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Sounds like the 5230 might be a bit limiting though since it swaps wifi for 3G - and you have no 3G! Assuming you have easy/free access to wifi, I'd pay the extra for the 5530.
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Posted: 2009-09-09 15:14:30
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when 5530 releases if its reasonably priced i will get it ..since already here 5800 retails for 15,000/- so hopefully 5530's price will be adjusted according to that ....
and on the other hand my friend is trying to convince me to get a BB8520
..which I was also interested in ....
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Posted: 2009-09-09 15:32:46
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Stick with the 5530xm, i agree with Boinng.
Getting the BB wouldnt be a bad idea but will it be in your price range? Still think you should stick with 5530xm it offers more at a lower price.
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Posted: 2009-09-09 19:33:36
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I don't want to hack this thread but what are the major differences between dumb and smart?
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Posted: 2009-09-10 00:57:25
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On 2009-09-09 19:33:36, GUCCI.011 wrote:
Stick with the 5530xm, i agree with Boinng.
Getting the BB wouldnt be a bad idea but will it be in your price range? Still think you should stick with 5530xm it offers more at a lower price.
Hopefully it will be 5530xm .....BB seems too costly to own and use
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Posted: 2009-09-10 06:39:53
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On 2009-09-10 00:57:25, hihihans wrote:
I don't want to hack this thread but what are the major differences between dumb and smart?
There is no hard and fast definition. I think the easiest way to think of it is the difference between a phone dedicated to one specific purpose (ie a basic mobile phone) and a more powerful pocket computer that happens to also have phone functionality. That's the traditional view, but of course it's gotten confused as basic phones have become "feature phones" and accumulated a whole array of other functionality too like cameras, music players, internet browsers etc.
Smartphones are still, generally, a more "open" platform though. While a feature phone may have access to Java apps, a smartphone will generally be able to run much more powerful native apps that are written specifically for the phone's own OS (eg Winmo, Symbian, Android, iPhone OS) - these apps are more powerful because they have much greater access to the device's full capabilities. Someone will no doubt argue here that the iPhone OS doesn't qualify because it's a lot more locked down than the others, doesn't allow multitasking etc, but in fairness it does allow apps to be much more integrated into the phone and access hardware etc that java wouldn't get near.
There are various arbritary qualifications that people use to describe a smartphone - eg, it must have email, it must multitask, it must have a touchscreen, it must have a qwerty etc - but in reality its very rare to find even one phone that satisfies all these supposed requirements. The true smartphone is some approximation of all these things, and whatever works for you, IMHO.
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Posted: 2009-09-10 08:59:54
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Well said!
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Posted: 2009-09-10 10:34:33
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my friend who is using a htc touch viva for the past month has really trashed the viva
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in short he doesn't recommend it
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Posted: 2009-09-10 13:52:57
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Sorry but how can a non 3G phone have full You Tube support? You Tube is useless without 3G its even sometimes crap on 3G.
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Posted: 2009-09-10 14:40:00
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@bonovox - via wifi I guess. 3G's good too, and obviously a lot more useful on the move, but if I could only have one or the other I'd go for the phone with wifi.
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Posted: 2009-09-10 14:45:29
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