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11 March 2010

Nokia and iPhone side-by-side

Honestly, I did not think it would come to this. But here’s photographic proof that I do indeed carry around two mobiles (as of this week) — my rather-new Nokia E72, which I love, and a brand spanking new (I assume it’s not a refurb) iPhone 3G.

Thoughts so far:

  • I no longer have to pay for work-related calls on my mobile. Wahey!
  • Why is there no manual? I wanted to RTFM. Quick Start Guides are boring.
  • It doesn’t feel particularly robust.
  • I object to having to save credit card details on the iTunes store just so I can sync it up.
  • It’s ever-so-slightly wider than the E72.
  • Having the email set to Push while I’m in the office, sitting at my PC, is highly annoying (it’s off now).
  • A physical QWERTY keyboard is just so much more satisfying to use compared to a touchscreen haptic one.
  • ‘Sent from my iPhone’ is so boring; how about ‘Sent from my iPhone, apologies for the spelling mistakes because I can’t use a touchscreen’?
  • I’m not too bothered about having access to hundreds of thousands of apps. It’s for communicating, not games.
  • That said, I can now download any book-related app. Market intelligence, I call it.

(Shot with a Nokia E51 in night mode.)

4 Comments

  1. Towkay in training!
    Now you need to buy an orange/brown comb for your back pocket and start collecting keys. All the keys. It doesn’t matter if they are actually yours, or what they open, you must collect them. On a belt clip. Branded ‘Rich Boss’.

    heehee

    Comment by choufangpi — 11 March 2010 @ 9:51 am

  2. No prizes for guessing who that is.

    Comment by Andrea — 11 March 2010 @ 5:37 pm

  3. "I object to having to save credit card details on the iTunes store…"

    I agree. A friend bought me an iTunes gift cert and I can't use it without opening my credit info to them. I wonder if a gift debit card number would work? Thin edge of the wedge, they want you to be able to charge 2000 apps any time, €1000 even if they are only €0.50 each.

    Comment by Terry — 12 March 2010 @ 7:51 pm

  4. Another reason why I've never used iTunes and never will. Except for work.

    Comment by Andrea — 15 March 2010 @ 4:16 pm

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