Just a recommendation since people reading this may be in the market for similar phones...
I have had the HTC S710 for over a month now. Owned the SE p910i and p990i before that. I think everyone here probably knows all the problems p990 users experienced. Played with my friends' iPhones. Cool but impractical for a device i use for business and pleasure at least 20x a day. I only read reviews of the N95. built in GPS feature 5 mp camera almost did it for me, but no qwerty was a deal breaker.
I can honestly say that I'm totally pleased with my decision to go with the htc s710. I'm sure many people here will bash windows mobile 6, but (especially compared to all the troubles i had with the symbian os on my past p9xx phones) it really does do the job (the MS exchange sync works perfectly, great for corporate types looking for blackberry alternative). there are a couple minor quirks (which smart/pda phone os doesn't have quirks?) but i think it really is the best product in it's class out there. oh. and for $60, i picked up a bluetooth gps receiver for the car. Google Maps and MSN Live work perfectly with it. No need to drop $500 extra on that Garmin i was planning to get.
hope this helps the smart/pda phone shoppers out there.
I would personally recommend the N73 music edition to anyone looking for a new phone, It doesnt have the GPS but that can be added on (with a better chipset than the N95)..
You can add tomtom go mobile to it, so you wont need a conection to look at maps (like you would with google maps), the maps will be on the phone, You will be able to listen to your music, it has a good camera, You will be able to install msn live, gmail, or indeed google maps if you prefer, whatever you want on it.
Its also not the top model so is a bit cheaper, however it is new enough to look impressive, and it will look impressive enough for about another year and half i would think.
Saying that, I have never needed a qwerty keyboard on a mobile device.
I usually bounce between Nokia, Samsung, and sony ericsson.. I find them all to have their benefits, and can understand the allure between people liking different operating systems, and brands.
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Just a recommendation since people reading this may be in the market for similar phones...
I have had the HTC S710 for over a month now. Owned the SE p910i and p990i before that. I think everyone here probably knows all the problems p990 users experienced. Played with my friends' iPhones. Cool but impractical for a device i use for business and pleasure at least 20x a day. I only read reviews of the N95. built in GPS feature 5 mp camera almost did it for me, but no qwerty was a deal breaker.
I can honestly say that I'm totally pleased with my decision to go with the htc s710. I'm sure many people here will bash windows mobile 6, but (especially compared to all the troubles i had with the symbian os on my past p9xx phones) it really does do the job (the MS exchange sync works perfectly, great for corporate types looking for blackberry alternative). there are a couple minor quirks (which smart/pda phone os doesn't have quirks?) but i think it really is the best product in it's class out there. oh. and for $60, i picked up a bluetooth gps receiver for the car. Google Maps and MSN Live work perfectly with it. No need to drop $500 extra on that Garmin i was planning to get.
hope this helps the smart/pda phone shoppers out there.
peace.
I would personally recommend the N73 music edition to anyone looking for a new phone, It doesnt have the GPS but that can be added on (with a better chipset than the N95)..
You can add tomtom go mobile to it, so you wont need a conection to look at maps (like you would with google maps), the maps will be on the phone, You will be able to listen to your music, it has a good camera, You will be able to install msn live, gmail, or indeed google maps if you prefer, whatever you want on it.
Its also not the top model so is a bit cheaper, however it is new enough to look impressive, and it will look impressive enough for about another year and half i would think.
Saying that, I have never needed a qwerty keyboard on a mobile device.
I usually bounce between Nokia, Samsung, and sony ericsson.. I find them all to have their benefits, and can understand the allure between people liking different operating systems, and brands.