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Didn't I already say that?



You can still do that with a 1-letter, 1-digit naming system: W8 is "better" than W2. K7 is "better" than K5. Etc.


[ This Message was edited by: Hlcn Twst on 2007-03-07 17:51 ]
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Posted: 2007-03-07 18:18:04
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I'm wondering if naming the phones would be better, like LG do with their Chocolate, Shine, etc., although they do still have model numbers.

I can envisage a time in the not too distant future where all the lower end numbers have been used up and we end up with W8800001i and K801001i - type numbers, which could start to get silly!

Speaking of Nokia, aren't they about to release a phone called the 6110 or 6210 or something - which is actually the same number as one of their older models? That would be getting confusing!
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Posted: 2007-03-07 19:09:42
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I guess use triple digits to indicate a new phone which may be a slight improvement or mid improvement of a phone as opposed to their flagship(perfected innovations) models ie K700 to K750 to K800. I also believe the naming may be way more complicated in the inner workings of the organization..

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[ This Message was edited by: milmino on 2007-03-07 18:26 ]
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Posted: 2007-03-07 19:24:16
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@Q - I don't think so dude . . . I remember Nokia havin' just all PLAIN numbers back then and NOTHIN' more . . . It is just ONLY now that they are releasing it's: E and N et al - series fone (E-90/communicator , E-50-E60 and E61) (N70, N71, N72, N73, N90, N91, N93 et al) . . .

If we are to compare 's latest models with those: say, K810i/W880 to N95 or E90 . . . Nokia will still have the SHORTEST model- fones to READ . . . shorter than those Motorolas bein' mentioned here by the author as well
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Posted: 2007-03-07 22:22:47
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Well if you reckon SE is confusing, look at Samsung. Their entire portfolio is a mess. And then there's Sony's mp3 players

And SE's numbering system is quite good IMO. For example:
-K3xx are low end phones.
-K5xx are mid range phones.
-K6xx is always going to be 3G phones.
-K7xx are 2G phones.
-K8xx are 4G phones.

You compare within each of the sub numbers.

By using a system like A1, B2 etc. you'd run out of numbers quite quickly. Even Nokia is going to have trouble soon with the N series.
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Posted: 2007-03-08 08:59:29
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Well, well have some examples shall we:

LG
KG245
KG800

Sagem
My-C5-2v
My-501c-x

Sony E
K800
Z550

Motorola
RAZR V3 ix

Nokia
Model names are all over the place, hard to follow eg they have N73 and they have 6101 quite diffrent, N93 and 7210



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Posted: 2007-03-08 09:09:12
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Much prefer 's current letterings than Nokia's.
lettering format is well organized as it is.

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Posted: 2007-03-08 09:13:29
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I know some of you guys like the codename for the SE phones. The "theme" now is female tenisplayer ranked in ATP.

I believe that when Motorola released Razr and started that trend, it was quite innovative. You could learn a lot from this since the name implies what the phone brings. The normal system now with a letter which does imply in some way what kind of phone it is, followed by numbers are too traditional.

I wouldn't mind having a name that I called Sophia
It is more personal and gives the phone a closer relationship with the users.

For instance I know people that call their dog
"carrot" it is weird but you can't argue the relationship between the owner and the dog.
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Posted: 2007-03-08 09:33:26
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I think nokia's nomenclature scores over se in that the higher you go the costlier (few exceptions) it gets. Whileas se has parallel branches. W, K ...
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Posted: 2007-03-08 15:06:00
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And also nokia has well defined series like s30, s40, s60 etc. and versions to aid in product description.
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Posted: 2007-03-08 15:09:00
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