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Played with the Sharp GX10 today at the Vodafone store on Regent St in London.
I'm not gonna go overboard, because I only had it for 2 mins, but it is very classy.
I knew beforehand that it had Class 10 GPRS, Wap 2.0, 65k TFT screen, MMS, Java, IrDa, 110k camera and all the other flash stuff, but I wanted to know if it did all the basic stuff before I made my purchase.
The Vodafone Live service is the best WAP service I have seen, with almost seemless integration with the handset. At first I couldn't tell that I had gone online, the icons are all the same!
Then the first big test, does it add words in T9? The manufacturers from the Far East all tend to implement this in different ways, but I couldn't find how it was done on this phone. Major disappointment for me, as it makes T9 pretty pointless. The camera was good quality, but I dont think it takes pictures in VGA (640x480) quality. The polyphonic ringtones were very much what I expected, just like the Samsung T100's. Sending an MMS looked pretty easy (easier than my T68i anyway), and I managed to get in a game of air hockey before the sales guy took it away from me. Its a great phone, which I'm pretty sure I will get, even though it has not one, but TWO Vodafone simcard logos on it. The guy in the store said it will be out later this month, and I told him I want a free upgrade!!
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Posted: 2002-10-01 23:35:00
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wow.... looks amazing...
how much was it going to be then?
which one that or the panasonic
though panasonic doesnt have java.... does it have bluetooth?
ill get it on upgrade too
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Posted: 2002-10-02 00:28:00
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wow.... looks amazing...
how much was it going to be then?
which one that or the panasonic
though panasonic doesnt have java.... does it have bluetooth?
ill get it on upgrade too
I am faced with the exact same dilemna, but I am leaning towards the sharp because of their soaring profile in Japan, and the Java in the GX10.
Wait til they come out, play with them both, but I can honestly say the integration between the menus of the Sharp and the Vodafone Live service blew me away. and apparently Namco and Taito are signed up to provide Java games for Voda, from classics like Pacman and Space invaders to a mobile version of Tekken!
It will be £199.99, but with the money me and my girlfriend have spent on Voda in the last year, I want it for free!!
No bluetooth on the GD87, although it is not beyond any manufacturer to have a bluetooth battery as an accessory, like Nokia did with the 6210.
As for the design, I like the GX10 when it is open, but prefer the GD87 when it is closed, it is very well designed and symetrical...
Tha choice is yours..
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Posted: 2002-10-02 00:36:00
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you sure out by end of october?? sounds like a bargain
Java will swing it that way for me.... for the sharp - were they big to hold? ie compared to motorola v66?
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Posted: 2002-10-02 00:42:00
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you sure out by end of october?? sounds like a bargain
Java will swing it that way for me.... for the sharp - were they big to hold? ie compared to motorola v66?
I have heard different dates, ranging from the 14th to the 25th, but I dont think it will be much later than that.
I havent held the panasonic, but the Sharp was a tiny bit bigger to hold than a v66, the top half is especially long because of the bigger screen and the camera, but its not noticable.
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Posted: 2002-10-02 01:08:00
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Played with the SHARP GX10 today at a Vodafone store as well with Vodafone live. This phone is cooool. I loved the 65K colour screen. Personally, I do not care at all about polyphonic ringtones. The 120 seconds time limit to play with the phone was not enough at all however I explored as much as I could have. The camera takes pictures just good to be shown on the screen but not to be printed (same as the Panasonic GD87). Bluetooth is missing which is a disappointment and it is not Tri-band either. However, IrDA functionality is present. The icons are the same everywhere and its confusing when you have got just two minutes to find your way round the phone. The GPRS service on Vodafone live WAP was excellent. So all in all, the phone is pretty cooool as I said before but I cannot stand two Vodafone logos staring at me. A good alternative to Panasonic GD87 though.
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Posted: 2002-10-02 12:12:00
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OK guys which store are you playing with the phone at?
you think it will be in the vodafone store in the city as thats where Im currently working/
Sounds pretty cool - shame about the lack of bluetooth.... but then ive not even used bluetooth once on my T68
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Posted: 2002-10-02 12:22:00
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@ lingart
I was playing with it at Vodafone store in Wimbledon. I am damn sure that it is available in every branch of Vodafone; especially in Greater London, so you should be able to find it in any Vodafone store nearby your workplace.
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Posted: 2002-10-02 12:26:00
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cheers might pop down at lunch and have a look.... could be interesting... bit expensive at 200 squid though.... so might wait a while...
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Posted: 2002-10-02 12:34:00
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Bluetooth is missing which is a disappointment
Huge disappointment, although 'The Link' catalogue reckons it has bluetooth and mp3 support. 'Powered by knowledge' my arse!!
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The icons are the same everywhere and its confusing when you have got just two minutes to find your way round the phone.
I think they have done that to try and make the online experience more seamless, and make themselves more money in the process, when confused newbies can't tell that they are online, eating up kb's in the process.
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I cannot stand two Vodafone logos staring at me. A good alternative to Panasonic GD87 though.
I don't know, I'm normally dead against the branding of phones (orange style), but this ones different. I love the idea of having a phone that you can not only get only one network, but I dont even think it will be avaiable to buy sim-free. That sort of exclusivity means I can put up with the logos..
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Posted: 2002-10-02 12:48:00
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