Not sure about other problems, but the above 2, has been addressed in the latest firmware. Navigation is quite speedy and it seldom restarts compared to previous firmwares. So I guess its really improving by the day.

I've got no problems at all with my W950i.

Apparently phones with a metal finishing is the rage nowadays.

The pics are not showing anyway, so here goes.



And yes, I agree with sunauto, the M600i is much better looking at this stage.

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Most apps cannot be used on UIQ 3 due to Symbian signed requirement on UIQ 3.

I used Agile Messenger while using my W950i / P990i.

OK I admit I haven't been following Symbian UIQ's news lately, but is there compatible maps for UIQ already?

Which Issue of PDA Essentials?

There's no supporting Malaysian maps for Symbian UIQ yet. So even if you buy an external GPSr, you can't utilize GPS.


Malsingmaps does not support Symbian UIQ.

In Europe, yes. TomTom is one of them IIANM.

I'd suggest that if GPS is your priority, drop Nokia from your list. It does not use the latest SiRF III Star GPS chipset which is the best in the market. And it does make a difference in what chipset is being used.

WM5 devices has a wider support in terms of GPS.

It's written on the packaging, that it's actually meant for Sony Clie PDAs which supported Memory Sticks.

W950i is sold.

Which bluetooth headset are they bundling with the P990i now?

HBH-PV705?

Wow! HBH-GV435. Not a bad offer!

The headset itself costs RM 3xx IIANM.

He doesn't own a shop.

Price quoted is from Ericserve, at Amcorp Mall, PJ.

Ericserve is one of Sony Ericsson's service centre.

IIRC, that feature is only available in M600i and W950i.

It wasn't there in my ex-P990i.

Yeah I sold it off after one month of usage.

Well, after years of using SE, I'm turning back to Nokia.

I once had the same thinking as you.

This I agree. But WM has more 3rd party apps support and that made me switch to WM and left the UIQ 3.0 scene.

The reason I left UIQ 3.0, is the instability of the OS (at the time I owned the P990i), and also the lack of 3rd party applications, as compared to WM and also Symbian Series 60, whereby continuously you can find new apps being developed.

I don't agree that SE's OS is much more pleasing on the eyes, as I feel both are almost the same, just that it's an individual preference and I happen to like both. Functionality, UIQ 3.0 wins only because it has touchscreen. Other than that, Series 60's functionality is no less functional than UIQ 3.0, and in fact I find a lot of apps very useful, and that's absent from UIQ 3.0.

And I've said it above, instability of UIQ 3.0 is the reason I left it. Having tried both the P990i and W950i convinced me that I had to switch.

The above is my personal reason for going to Nokia, after leaving it for >2 years. I'm starting to get disappointed at SE phones for churning out phone after phone bearing similiar features with no significant breakthrough, like they're going Nokia's way some years back. Nokia, although no significant breakthrough as well, but still managed to introduce new stuff into the market sooner than other brands, like a 5MP camera phone, and integrated GPS like in the N95. Form factor wise, the N93i is a very stunning looking, yet no less functional Symbian phone. Look at the K810i, it's almost the same as the K800i, albeit the slimmer casing. Why can't they come out with something with more differences? Change a casing and market it as a new model? I believe they can do better than that.

The above is just my opinion, and is not meant to offend any Symbian UIQ users. Hey, I was once a Symbian UIQ 3.0 user too.

Where did you get it at RM 1,175?

You're using the N95 and P990i concurrently? Not bad.