[OFB Cafe] My Droid Preview

[Jens Benecke]

Am 02.11.2009 um 10:28 schrieb saki:

> Jens Benecke wrote:
>
>> You�re right about the apps. There is some utility in having a  
>> phone that can do more than actually phone people. Even more so,  
>> since I don�t really use the phone that often. :-) Since moving to  
>> Mac OS and using Mac-centric applications more and more (I am now  
>> using iWork 09 more often than OpenOffice, for example), most small  
>> tools I have begun to like have *some* iPhone counterpart which  
>> makes life a little easier or is simple fun to use.
>> OTOH, the two people I know who have WM-based phones don�t use any  
>> extra software because �most of them are useless toys anyway�  
>> (quote).
>

Hi,

there’s something wrong about your or my character set although we  
both use UTF-8 (according to the mail headers). Can you see my  
„German style“ quoting (opening quotes look like two commas)? Or  
are they also mangled like I see them when you quote me? Screenshot  
for me:

	
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> I recently opted for the Nokia E71. It has the important things for  
> me: a very usable QWERTY keypad for fast and usually accurate input,  
> good sound quality, and a usable camera for the odd occasions I need  
> it (when a truck backed into me, for example!).

The E71 review I had read is here:
http://www.chip.de/artikel/Nokia-E71-Business-Handy-Test_32693887.html

They summarized:
very good business features, but small display, barely acceptable  
camera quality, and rather bad (phone) sound quality.

> I had ordered the HTC Hero, which was very impressive, but the  
> vendor's coverage in my village was virtually non-existent, so I had  
> to return it.

I had one phone bound to a contract once. Never again.
The iPhone I order now is not simlocked (at least they claim it isn’t)  
although it does come with a contract.

> I am sure, though, that my next 'phone will be Android based.


I’m looking at Android but it doesn’t make a finished, polished  
impression on me yet. Plus, the Android phones I was interested in  
were just as expensive as the iPhone.

But I’m very happy about the competition that the WM and iPhone world  
gets. This can only be good.

But I would like to hear about your daily experiences with the new  
phone.


Regards,


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