User: caseybea
These are the most recent forum messages posted by caseybea:
Re: Smartphone
To *me*, this is a smartphone - because it has support for applications, email, web, etc.
Hardcore phone people too often only classify a phone as a "smartphone" if it's running either IOS (iphone), Android, or Windows Mobile.
The vendors often refer to a phone like this as a "feature phone" instead of a "smartphone".
It all depends on your view. If you like it, it does what you want and can run multiple applications, yeah-- smartphone in my book.
Finally
Been waiting for a phone like this for a very long time. I've tried android, it's OK, but in the end, I seriously distrust google, and really don't care for all the data they're collecting from me as an android user.
For me, this nokia has it all--- really solid form factor, great camera, and just enough apps for the 'casual' user-- letting me check email if I need, etc.
T-mobile even ...
OK, but what about the PHONE? Battery??
I'm impressed with the reviews - but would like to see a bit more about the uh, fact that this IS a phone, right?
* No screenshot(s) of the phone dialer / keypad
* One brief screenshot of the voice dialing
* One brief sentence about voice quality
I would like to see the PHONE's qualities reviewed a bit more here. yes yes yes, we all know it can scan barcodes with the camera, and all that cool nifty stuff.
But ...
Re: When???
Tmobile? Well, if they behave like they have in the past, they won't have THIS phone until about 2009.
Re: Not Really Impressed
I'm not impressed either.
While far too many people are sold on phone LOOKS alone, I am fussy enough to actually want function and flexibility in the phone I use.
The fact that they did NOT include a microsd slot in the V8 is well, a deal killer for me. A phone with any kind of multimedia capability (mp3, video, whatever) needs to have removeable storage to be useful and flexible.
Internal memory only? That's *so* "razr". (Oh ...