First and foremost, we (the mods for this section) are tired of cleaning threads that are asking for suggestions for which is a better phone model and etc. Thus, I'm opening this thread here to compile all your enquiries and valuable suggestions. Any model vs. model thread that comes after today (13.02.09) will either be closed or nuked with no reason given.

For those who are asking for suggestions, please make sure you ask them nicely, clearly and politely. For suggestions givers, please reply in sensible ways and state reason(s) for the model(s) that you suggested. Else, we will treat it as spam. For e.g.:
1) I suggest you to choose this <model> because it has WiFi, 3G and etc... (Accepted)
2) Take this <model>, it is good! (Spam)

Also, suggestions givers please take note that:
It is encouraged and advised to quote the suggestions seekers' post whenever you to try to give suggestions. This is to avoid confusion and for better reference to the other users in the future.

Please be alert too that this thread is only for model vs. model suggestion and not for phones recommendation. For that, we have a catered thread for it. Head over to this thread: http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/872196

Thanks for reading and please do not abuse this thread with unnecessary posts a.k.a. spam.


*I'll update this post from time to time if it is necessary.

Which two phones that you meant?

Both are running on different OS. Please bear in mind SE P1i is using Symbian UIQ which has declared bankruptcy recently, that means no more development will be done to UIQ.
The pros of SE P1i is the QWERTY keypad + touchscreen.

Nokia 5800 XM is still new and has large room of expansion. Though it is fully touchscreen but it has several input methods that will ease your SMS-ing process. Lots of applications can be installed to it.

Though I'm a user of SE P1i but I would recommend Nokia 5800 XM in this case.

It depends on your requirements. Both have their pros and cons.

If you need it for camera purpose, SE K850i wins because of the 5MP with auto focus and Xenon flash. SE K850i has HSDPA while Nokia N81 is with UMTS. If you are using only 3G video call, then it makes no difference. If you are using it to act as modem, HSDPA is a better choice.

As for N81, it runs on Symbian S60. Though it comes with UMTS but it has WiFi capability, very handy if you frequently use WiFi service. The drawback it has is the 2MP camera but 3.5mm audio jack is cool. You can buy any cool earphones that available in market and just plug it in, you are off to good.

So, it is still up to you for which features you prioritise.

This is the comparison made by GSM Arena: http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPho...4&idPhone1=2003

You make take it as reference, it may be bias.

Probably it is the time for a new thread, kinda heavy to continue with this lengthy thread. Someone can just create a new thread and I shall pin it up tomorrow's morning (if it is created by then). I prefer the person to be an active poster for this thread and not any random person. This may create inconvenience for the regulars and moderating team to update the first post (if any).

Hopefully this thread has served a good purpose and helped many of you out there to choose for a better phone.

Let the good thing continue.

Thread closed for this version and let's hop on to the next version.