Diamond, Omnia or something else?

Cyrus

Morning all, decided to try something different this time having had a long list of nokia s60 symbian devices.

Im struggling to decide between the touch diamond or the samsung omnia, iphone 3g is out i think as i hear 3g reception sucks and im with 3!

ive read all the reviews but im still none the wiser, storage isnt an issue, large res screen (but smaller physical size) on diamond sounds nice, crap battery doesnt,

that said lots of support and apps on xda dev.

what say ye boardsies? anyone got either?

mik_da_man

I have the diamond and it's a great device.
Battery is ok, I get about 2 days from mine.
But i have wi-fi and bluetooth turned off.
The interface is really slick and easy to use.
I'd highly recommend it

Cyrus

do you use gps much?

is the battery better or worse than say an n95?

hows the screen for browsing etc?

thank you

mik_da_man

Hi,
I don't use GPS at the moment.
I mainly use if dor browsing the net and listening to music.
And calls and txts
I have got 3 days out of the battery by not using the music player.
Not soo sure about how that compares to the N95, I'd say it's pretty similar.
The screen is fine for browsing, it comes with Opera 9 which is pretty nifty and has a good zoom function.

wheresmybeaver

another diamond user here. after a few days getting used to not having a regular keypad I have to say that its a pleasure to use for messaging, browsing and of course for phone calls as well. battery isn't an issue for me as I use the diamond as a gps for work so its plugged into the car most of the time. I was waiting for a windows mobile device to arrive that was this small and had a better interface. be sure to flash the latest rom if you go for it. highly recommended in general! wrote this browsing with the diamond by the way.

Cyrus

cheers for the info lads

WillyWonka

wheresmybeaver wrote: »

another diamond user here. after a few days getting used to not having a regular keypad I have to say that its a pleasure to use for messaging, browsing and of course for phone calls as well. battery isn't an issue for me as I use the diamond as a gps for work so its plugged into the car most of the time. I was waiting for a windows mobile device to arrive that was this small and had a better interface. be sure to flash the latest rom if you go for it. highly recommended in general! wrote this browsing with the diamond by the way.

Heard the battery and call quality were not the best:
http://reviews.cnet.com/smartphones/htc-touch-diamond/4505-6452_7-33089238.html?tag=prod.txt.1

was looking at the LG Secret myself but don't see a release date yet...
http://www.mobilegazette.com/lg-secret-kf750-08x04x24.htm

mik_da_man

I have to day the call quality is perfect on mine, and the battery is grand, mostly getting 2 days out of it.
And cheers to wheresmybeaver about the ROM upgrade - I flashed mine last night and it's noticably faster and smoother

WillyWonka

mik_da_man wrote: »

I have to day the call quality is perfect on mine, and the battery is grand, mostly getting 2 days out of it.
And cheers to wheresmybeaver about the ROM upgrade - I flashed mine last night and it's noticably faster and smoother

any idea when this phone is officially being released?

Cyrus

where?

here? might never be, or if it is something better will be aldready out :rolleyes:

that said o2 might have it?

WillyWonka

Cyrus wrote: »

where?

here? might never be, or if it is something better will be aldready out :rolleyes:

that said o2 might have it?

I don't get it, why would nobody take up a potential iphone killer here in Ireland?
From what I've read its been well accepted and priced pretty low in other countries.

Searched high and low for any mention of it in ireland but nothing only komplett or expansys?!?!

mik_da_man

The problem here is three fold.
There is not enough demand from the Irish consumers to get the latest phones.
There is not enough competition to encourage networks bringing out new phones to better each other.
The networks take so long testing the phones and branding them with crap software that by the time they are released something better is available sim free.

I have got my last few phones sim free - availed of a upgrade with my network - unlocked it and sold it to pay towards it.

I'm sure a lot of people do the same...

Mik