What a good move to start the year than to be stripping for a new phone to buy, yeah I know you were expecting me to grab the Nokia N97 Mini as I’ve been ranting about it for the past month but everything changed, must have been something to do with the year shift, now I’m not interested on it, I want something new, something that I haven’t tried.
I’m considering several factors and each factor comes with a score thus who comes up with the highest will become my next phone to own for the rest of the year.
First up, it must be QWERTY and was release in the past 6 months. Base on the said description, I will have three choices to ponder upon, Nokia N97, the elder brother of the Mini, N900 that I scuffled recently because of the absence of portrait mode but not anymore I believe, videos were now shown with the phone being use in Portrait Mode and the E72, the E71 upgrade. Scoreboard: All 3 phones gains 3 points.
Second, the Camera, it must be within or beyond the N82 capability, the 3 phones have a 5MP Camera on them, might not be as good as the N82 because of the absence of Xenon flash but they are the only phones in the Nokia line up that I can count on so I cannot ax them out, very unfortunate since I will only have to settle on an average LED quality but on the other hand I will be able to do video at night. Scorebord: All 3 phones gains 2 poimts.
Third, Games capable with N-Gage standard or beyond, N97 could easily top this up being the only phone with N-Gage Client but the problem is, it doesn’t have a 3D Graphics Accelerator making it a downgrade from N82 and will be less likely unfit for the next generation of mobile games so in this regard, the N900 scuffs of the lead, it doesn’t have an N-Gage client but its capable of playing 3D games which I suspect to dominate mobile gaming world this year. The E72 is at the bottom of this division since it doesn’t have both but with N-Gage being wrap up and posted to Ovi Store, it’s likely a two way tie for the second spot between the N97 and E72. Scoreborad: N900 - 3 points, N97 and E72 - 2 points.
Fourth, a Fast Processor, its technical but I want a phone that doesn’t log down or hang up, the E72 will take this up a mile since it has a 600Mhz processor and it’s not a touchscreen. N900 will comes second since it also have the same processor speed but the touchscreen interface will slow it down I suspect, then the N97 with a 467Mhz, though the N97 Mini is fast enough with the same processor speed, I still want the phone to be faster. Scoreboard: E72 - 3 points, N900 - 2 points, N97 - 1 point.
Fifth, solid and pocketable, N97 Mini feels sturdy enough but I’ve realized after my N97 Mini experience that sliders were not as solid as a candy bar phone making the E72 the overall winner of this division. I need a phone that can be use comfortably and any given situation and only a candy bar phone can surpass this. N900 takes the second position having a more framed and supported type of sliding mechanism while the N97 takes the bottom spot. Scoreboard: E72 - 3 points, N900 - 2 points, N97 - 1 point.
Then last but not the least, availability and price. The N900 is not yet available locally so it automatically takes the bottom position. It’s also the most expensive among the three so it’s a double cross. The E72 and the N97 is widely available while E72 comes out the cheapest but I’m now starting to see second hand N97 phones sold on eBay which were sold within the E72 range, some were even offered cheaper than E72. Scoreboard: E72 - 3 points, N97 - 2 points, N900 - 1 point.
Having summed up everything, the E72 takes the top spot but the N97 is only a point low to E72 making it also a viable upgrade while the N900 takes a 3 point deficit eliminating it for good. But then again, who has the most number of points wins, so its going to be an E72 year for me.
Jan 4, 2010
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