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sheeldz
12-10-2004, 05:52 PM
Last night i was at a Market Research group for Vodafone, got a good look at the Adverts (see other thread). But... I Also go to play with Four of the Newer 3G phones, Sharp 902, Nokia 6630, Motorola V980 and SonyEricsson V800. I got to use the phones each for about 5 - 10 mins, and my Impressions were taken... and here they Are!

Motorola V980
This is by far the least impressive of the handsets. A nice looking phone, it is let down by a rubbish camera, and a poor Motorola Menu system. Quite a bit thicker than a V600, it shares the screen but seems to be a bit small for all the features 9and compared to the other handsets) The camera was blurry, but had a good refresh rate. The second camre was easy to switch to 9easiest of all the handsets. The phone itself felt sturdy, but had the annoying hard to open Motorla flip design.
6/10

Nokia 6630
Highly anticipated, this effort from Nokia is excellent. Lacking the Video calling and the second camera, this puts down a bit. However, the overall feel of Nokia superiority defintly comes thourgh, with the Symbian OS working really well. The camera is marginally better than the 7610, and the screen is identical. It's best described as a Newer version of the 6600, with UMTS added.
7/10

SonyEricsson V800
This was a surprise as it is much larger than i though it would be, with all was forgotten by the amazing screen size and quaility! This blew me away, with a 3D Menu similar to the K700i, though this had 4x3 menu layout. The black and red theme was very impressive, as was the loudness of the MP3/4 player, which is on the front of the phone. This phone will be part of Vodafone's 3G Music download service i think. Camera quality was impressive also, with a nice refresh rate and good zoom.
8/10

Sharp 902
Simply, the best phone i have ever used in my life. The combination of sleek design, IPod colour, Largest Screen ever, GX30+ quality of screen, and the 2.0MP camrea is astounding. The function of the camera also puts this in a league of its own with the rotation auto changinh the screen to sideway view like an actual camera, and extra soft keys on the top for the Zoom and the options. When you zoom in you hear the Optical motor move the lens. *****! Nothing can prepare you for the screen though, i am still reeling from the sight! Absolutly incredible. I think i might be upgrading to this Bad boy!
9/10

Overall very impressed by Voda's attempt at trumping 3's chances. And, if this is anything to go by 3 must be wetting themselves, these really are the Killer phones, and i assume these will be the four we will see released. Accroding to the Voda rep who came to tell the others in the group the phones model names these will be out by November. So get ready, Vodafone 3G is rolling, and it aint going to stop!

Guest
12-10-2004, 05:59 PM
how dare you try out the phones!

now i want a sharp 902 but im too young for a contract :(:(:(

oh well

Gunner
12-10-2004, 06:09 PM
So excited!

Thank you very much for sharing that with us sheeldz. I'm greatly anticipating the Nokia... well I thought I was. The SE sounds tempting now too! No... Nokia...

Anyway, thanks again - fingers crossed for a launch some time soon.

dj1471
12-10-2004, 08:06 PM
Really like the sound of the Sharp phone. The specs (http://tinyurl.com/4woas) sound great as well: tri-band, infrared, bluetooth, memory card slot, the works :)

Hurry up Vodafone!!! I can't wait!

Gunner
12-10-2004, 08:11 PM
Hmm: Data speed 32 - 48 kbps

Is it Symbian?

Never liked Sharp.. Might have to try and have a play with one when they come out, see if I can get convinced otherwise.

sheeldz
13-10-2004, 03:52 PM
Re: Symbian

Didn't seem to share any menu's with the symbian os, though, as we know it is very customisable. However one thing i do remeber is that every menu function is called an 'Application' and if you want to go back to the home screen, it iwll ask you 'Do you want to quit the Application'. Seems a bit strange, though nice.

The Menu is similar to the Gx30, however alot nicer than said.

Taster
02-11-2004, 10:01 AM
48kbps ---- poor data speed .

jenkinsalun
02-11-2004, 10:03 AM
I coped with less than that on my old dialup connection! 576kbps now though - cruising....

Taster
02-11-2004, 10:04 AM
Hutch has 3g data speeds of 384 kbps on 616 , 228 , 338 , 313 NECs

jenkinsalun
02-11-2004, 10:07 AM
well I think if my nec e313 is surfing at 384kbps its more like 28.8k

A1c
02-11-2004, 10:08 AM
Those are the optimum rates the equipment is designed to be able to deliver but in reality the actual download speeds are nowhere near that! The further you are from the Node the lower the transfer rate etc. Generally you get between 60 and 150Kbs.

Tebbs
02-11-2004, 10:14 AM
and even then its slower. there is no way that text files shouldnt load instantly in the news section of the walled garden. they cant tell me that it takes 10 seconds to download 15 lines of text.

jenkinsalun
02-11-2004, 10:19 AM
Does anyone know whats wrong with 3mail at the moment, I used to use it as a quickfire free alternative to text with my mate but its silly now, can take up to an hour to receive replies now.

Gunner
02-11-2004, 12:33 PM
"I used to use it as a quickfire free alternative to text with my mate" <- You probably just answered your own question.

jenkinsalun
05-11-2004, 06:18 PM
lol yup, it seems to have repaired itself now - woohoo!

zircon
21-11-2004, 08:29 AM
is the sharp 902 capable of playing video files like the nokia.... letting the kids watch a film in the pub car park is a real plus for me..lol... It also kills them long boring nights at work