Actually the SAR is a very confusing benchmark. The procedure of measuring SAR is tricky too. For example, if a mobile phone has its antenna located at the bottom of the phone away from the user's face, the resultant SAR value will be a lot lower. In comparison, if the antenna of the mobile phone is located on the top of the phone just below the mobile phone speaker, the SAR value will be higher.

Now the transmitting power from the phone must be high enough so that you get good reception and audio quality. Otherwise your phone will keep on searching for telco and end up using more battery power to stay connected to the telco base station. So most manufacturers will try to strike a balance between transmitting power, battery consumption and SAR value. They'll try to locate the best position to fit in the antenna without increasing SAR value too much.

We now have 50 years worth of history using wireless phones and so far we don't have a string of people dying of cancer yet. So I'm not concern. However, having said that we should practice good rationalism when it comes to these issues. Like reducing usage of mobile phone because they help us save money more than our health   

If SAR value of mobile phone is destructive, wait till you see gadget freaks sticking their bluetooth handsfree on their ears! Hahaha! 2.4GHz electromagnetic waves pounding to and fro their handsets next to their genitals. Wait till you see that SAR value. Also, what about people living below those base stations? What about people living close to high-tension electrical cables that also emits powerful electromagnetic waves? What about the car that you drive? The spark plugs emits high powered waves too. Your iPods, in-house WIFI with those high gain antennas, radio sets, and walking around the street where our air is filled with noisy communication wireless link?

yahoo good for u.. we must have more sony ericsson user.. then price more cheaper.. hahahah then pawn all the phone.. NO KIA will gone.. make it gone man... hahaha sony ericsson must get no 2 spot bak.... maybe in malaysia got no 3 sony ericsson.. tats my opinion. also usin w960 bigger screen more satisfied.. wit the 8gb hard disk

oh... ok. thnx 4 the info  
becoz, based on my experience....
i had played with my ori w800 n my fren ap w800, w580 n k550.
it seems that the ap units if some what "heavier" n have poor built quality... (maybe its only me)
i dun noe abt the software part though...   
my fren w580 hav this cracking sliding sound... making it sounds like it lack of oil or sumthing....
that really freak me out at ap built quality....
that is y i'd feel better stick to original. though it might be just that unit is faulty.

anyway, does the fone come with chinese input? i heard it doesn't hav it  

lol then must wait for se x1.. tat will be the animation tat would beat htc phones. lol

This thread is about G900 and G600 la.

All the same, I'm planning to buy the phone within the next few days. Why don't I go for the G900? Well, I'm a poor student so money is quite lacking, haha. Anyway, I foresee I won't use the WiFi a lot, and as for the camera, 3.2 is sufficient la I think. For everything else, I have a DSLR

So please, if anyone can give me feedback as to their experience with the G700, i'll be grateful.

Lol, I knew that was gonna bite me in the ass! Hehe. It's ok, thanx anyway

and yes Junz, I'm aware the G700 doesn't come with autofocus. But the test images I've seen on the web so far has been passable It's quite worrisome, though.

well...just take the N82 out 1st...my budget around rm1.2k-1.3k...n main purpose is the camera while wifi is optional but might be useful i think

Awesome idea bro. I'll be going over to Lowyat maybe this weekend. Did go to a shop in Wangsa Maju, offered me RM980 for the G700, AP set, comsat or telstra. Hehe, I don't hangout at Starbucks much la dude, more likely the local mamak shop Yes, the WiFi will be cool, but it's a luxury I don't need, I think. To tell you the truth, what swayed me so much towards the G700 is the fact that Eldar Murtazin of MobileReview.com has expressed his love for the G700 in at least 2 of his posts. The man sure knows a thing or two about handphones, I bet. Thanx doomx!

Can anyone tell me what's the latest firmware version for the G900? And how do I check it? Any combination of key presses? I'd like to check the firmware version of the sets they sell at the shops. Seems like the update service is a bit o trouble, judging from the feedback here.

Ty royalz, doomx and deathclaw for your valuable input!

doomx: I wonder if all the G900 and G700 they are selling at shops now have the latest firmware update? Not keen on doing the update myself hehe

I stumbled upon a video of the G900 on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pumrmEZIP4

Watch it from 00:16 to 00:24, can the G900 really do this (not the autofocus thingy)? I think it's called finger-based navigation...if can, wow so syok! Like iPhone, hehe. And what about the G700, can it do that too?

Ah, about time..thanx samurai1337!

Anyway, I finally took the plunge and bought a red G900 (AP) from Atlantis yesterday So far, the phone has only hanged on me twice or 3 times, usually when trying to connect to my wifi network (b standard)...I like the phone, but still getting used to it though.

I have quite a pressing problem now though...the volume buttons on the upper right hand side of the phone does not work!!! When I press it, nothing happens, nothing comes out on the screen and the loudness of the song I'm playing does not change!!! Arrrghh! I failed to check this at the shop So tell me, is anything supposed to be displayed on screen when u press the volume buttons...like a 'volume bar' or something?

Any help/feedback from u guys would be appreciated very much! Cheers!

here's my system information:

phone: 1203-6566 R9L004
Bluetooth: 1200-5567 R1D
Organizer: 1205-0647 R6H815
CDA: 1210-0066 R2A

Is that the latest firmware? I did ask Chris yesterday, and he said the phone I bought has the latest firmware. I'm not too convinced though

When I press either or both of my volume buttons, nothing happens and nothing appears!

No idea about the GPS though doomx, but I think there is an earlier post, by davidmak if i'm not mistaken, about how he uses his g900 for gps. mcm syok je.

Thanx demio.

Just came back from Atlantis around 2PM today. They replaced my faulty phone with a new one. I must say, the service there is superb! They gave me a replacement with no questions asked!

My replacement set looks to be ok, I hope it is ok...so far so good. have yet to check my firmware version, and also yet to really test the phone. will update once I have done so.

Thx bro doomx...and also thanx for your recommendation!

Here's the system information for my replacement set:

phone: 1203-6566 R9M003
Bluetooth: 1200-5567-R1F02
Organizer: 1205-0647-R6J825
CDA: 1210-0066-R4A

What's the difference between these 4 actually? I mean, which one is the most important one? the phone version or the CDA? I'm clueless

So far, after almost 1 day of usage, it hasn't hung on me yet...but the battery went dead real fast just now. hmm, and also, somehow...I get a good vibe about this new set, it somehow feels..."better".

haih.. G900 look so gay ly.. hahahaah.. the design jus out.. haih .. and paying for tat price.. for original someone get at Rm 1800..gosh . stupid..

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Added on September 10, 2008, 1:57 pmi will go for X1 .. waiting for it to launch . but ned to save a bunch of money .. first

I've charged my phone only with the std charger dude. Ever since yesterday, I've noticed that my G900 doesn't need to charge that often and also that the batt seems to last a bit longer, or perhaps it's just wishful thinking. 

Maybe it just needs a couple of cycles till the batt life stabilizes and achieves it's optimum? Btw, do u guys turn off your phone while it charges...or just leave it on?

Haha, good one demio! 

hey dude! my gee is fine...and I'm loving it more and more. now, when I fiddle around with any other phones, I find myself accidentally touching the screen..like it was a Gee too, lol!   

Hmm, so far, no luck yet la bro...no girl comes out when I touch it, haha...but I do have a 'gentlemen's game' installed on my gee, so yeah...when I play it, a girl comes out 

Have you gotten yours yet doom?

I'm seriously thinking about uninstalling the blackberry app from my G900 (refer to my post #814)...has anyone done so yet? is the blackberry app any use?

G900 and G900i is the same???