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despite da fact tht its a symbian, i dun fink ther r many outhere take its advantage as a smartphone on daily usage
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Posted: 2006-06-23 06:48:52
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I got the N80, had the T610, k700, k750 then w800. Was waiting for the K800 but finally took the N80 for free as an upgade (thought I would try it under the O2 14day guarantee).
Excellent phone, more of a computer in your pocket really. All the above + points are true, never had a memory issue (I am using a 2gb card - £35). the music is great, but I am not a music expert.
The WIFI is AMAXING, superb for when the laptop is in use, plus the email scheduler can download my emails when the WIFI is in range, plus the podcast software auto downloads when WiFi is in range.
It is more than a phone, it is a computer.
Just waiting for TomTom to be made available and then it will have full sat nav.
It does come with some GPS applications in the memory, they are hidden and you have to dig to find them but it gives basic sat nat info, speed, long/lat, alti, waypoints etc.
The camera is good but I am sure the k800 will be better, but I have now experimented enough and know the limitations of the camera so can now get the best from it and it is better than the w800 and also my 3mp 3 year old digi cam.
all in all I am really happy with it.
Nokia give you so much more with this phone than the w800. Hope SE do the same with the k800.
3.5mm jack converter as standard is just 1 thing.
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Posted: 2006-06-23 12:32:50
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The best thing you an do is try the phone first. I have the N80 and personally have had no issues with it since day one, I can average about two days worth of use from it.
My last phone was the Sony Ericsson W900i and to be honest I can find no real difference in the sound quality on the music players on both.
A couple of things to bear in mind, the SE K800 has autofocus so pixtures will be sharper, pictures taken outside on the N80 are on a par with the K800 having compared pictures circulating with the release firmware.
Also the SE K750 was notorious for dust collecting in and around the joystick which has caused problems and the joystick on the K800 is similar.
The K800 looks like a fantastic phone but at the end of the day what you want out of a phone is not necessarily the same as everyone else on here, the N80 has a lot of add on programmes which means you can do more with it.
The N80 is not marketed as a phone but as a multimedia device so think about what you want. If need be wait until the K800 is launched and then go to your local phone shop and ask to see demos of both phones.
Good luck in your choice
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Posted: 2006-06-23 13:05:27
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I'm currently thinking about upgrading to to the K800 too, but im now split weather I should have a look at te N80, I don't particularly need a smartphone and haven't had one since my P900 a few years ago, saying that I haven't had a nokia for 5 years, I think im more curious about the technological advances.
My SE's have served me well, and reluctant to go back, but im liking the sound of the features on the N80, but the battery life would annoy me.
Maybe I'll do the stupid thing and get both lol
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Posted: 2006-06-23 13:44:30
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Battery life is poor, but it is only week 2 and I am still "training" the batter. There is a 1400mah (twice the capacity of standard) battery about so I will wait for someone to feedback if it is better, but remembering what I am like with any new gadget I do play with them extensivley for the first couple of months until I get the best bits mastered then probably go to about 50% usage compared to the first months.
so all in all the battery will have been trained and I will have stabalised my usage.
At the moment I am getting 1 day but I am using it for the 2hours commute playing MP3, 2 hours in the evening of wifi, lan searching is always on, bluetooth is always on, offline web browsing about 1 hour a day, photo browsing about 20 minutes. Oh and about 10 minutes calls.
So not bad considering its not got a hugh big car battery.
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Posted: 2006-06-23 14:09:02
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I'll go for K800... I admire nokia but i love SE.
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Posted: 2006-06-23 15:06:36
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I do like SE but they really have nothing to wow me at the moment, i was waiting for the P990 but that is taking too long.
As long as the camera is "decent" i can cope and the battery well im using a 8800 at the moment and need to charge that every day so im used to it.
Hmm i think ill have to go into a shop and try both of them out when the K800 is out
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Posted: 2006-06-23 15:41:40
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Well I'm a lucky one and do have both phones.
Had the N80 for about 2 months and the K800 for 2 days,
N80 Plus Points,
Screen, Menu System, Ease of use, Features, video calling and video recording, size of phone, wifi, quad band, email, flash player, java, real player, music player, internet browsing, speed on 3g and what came with the phone in the box, 128mb memory card, phono jack and the compute software is fantastic, phone also told you in kb and mb what it had used on the wap and internet, ptt and edge.
Negative points,
Camera is crap no matter what day or night, In night just forget it. K700 takes better photos. phone randomly crashes, memory leaks with symbian, keeps loosing the memory card, internet will crash after a few pages and crash the phone, Battery is shocking 2 days at normal use and i mean normal use dont expect any more. File manager is not as good as Se and long winded, Bluetooth and WIFI can be both stubborn some times, phone is slow and sometimes unresponsive, for a software upgrade you have to take it into the shop and only 41mb of internal memory. This is not always good, if you send a file of bluetooth to the phone it wont accept it, you have to tell the sms system to work of the memory card, this then looses all your saved words.
SMS isnt as good as Se and no smilies in sms as this is a business phone.
K800 Plus Points
Camera is out standing, menus are fast, speed of 3g and web browsing, update phone over the air or through the computer, sms is much better and you can see what words you hav saved, sms counter and mms counter, phone is lighter and feels better in the hand, screen and handles the network better when transfering to and from 3g. hasnt crashed yet (lol)
Negative points,
Normal video camera poor, 3g videoing isnt as clear at the other end. People are saying that i look blured all the time and blocky.
No memory card in the box and no phono adapter.
no edge and no wifi(altho this is not a businedd phone i know) Quad band missing? phone doesnt play all mp4 videos which is a shame.
What would i choose.
well after owning the nokia for a while and the se for a couple of days, i would choose the se over the nokia.
Why!
Ease of use, camera and it looks nicer.
Battery is so much better, i dont have to charge every night and using the usb cable also chargers the phone.
Any more info then please ask or email me.
both phones have the latest firmware versions installed and both generic unlocked phones.
[ This Message was edited by: darrengf on 2006-07-09 00:15 ]
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Posted: 2006-07-09 00:45:38
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I just sold my N80 on eBay and got the K800i
it was all the little touches and the N80 does take its time to do things and seem to get it self confused etc.
So far my K800i is everything I expected, I wont be straying from SE again
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Posted: 2006-07-09 12:33:16
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Looks like Nokia N80 is nicer
Looks like I'll have a change-of-heart here
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Posted: 2006-07-10 02:59:28
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