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Posted by: adam917

Musts: 3G 1900 MHz (unless 2100-MHz phones will be supported in USA soon) support, at least tri-band 900/1800/1900-MHz GSM, good (2+MP camera), full HTML browser, unrestricted Java or other application support, non-branded/locked and versatile open/free interface, battery life above 3.5 hours talk time, and maybe good computer interfacing (UMS or removeable card would be nice).

Very nice but not required: GPS, keyboard, MP3 player, video recording, speaker phone.

So far, one of the Nokia N-series models seems to be quite nice, and the N95 seems right, but it seems to lack 3G coverage in North America with its 2100 MHz implementation. With this model, can I still get good speed on-line with T-Mobile or AT&T even without 3G utilisation or will speeds be sub-56K levels?

Another model I was considering (that is supported for 3G here) was the Nokia N75, though there is some negativity mentioned in the form of bad battery life on Wikipedia.

I may consider the HTC S710 (Vox; http://www.dynamism.com/htc-s710/main.shtml) if it's any good as well. Advertised 7-hour battery life & slim looks whilst still retaining the 'smartness' seems rather nice.

Anyone wish to give me the low-down on what would be good for me at this price range (around 400 to no more than 800 USD for the phone)?

Posted by: jontymisra

I'd recommend an E90, except it lacks 1900mhz 3G.

Posted by: Alias06

i like the n95 as well, but ive heard over and over the battery is useless and eventually the phone gets really slow in terms of processing..can anyone verify this?

Thanks

Posted by: Denver Max

Are you still on T-Mobile like your profile says? If so, forget about 3G support for the time being because it's not offered no matter what kind of phone you get.

If you're on AT&T, the N75 is definitely worth looking at. It has very fast internet and a full internet browser (not just xHTML or anything, the full web pages). Also has a pretty nice Mp3 player to work with.

You did your homework though, it has terrible battery life. I'm a pretty heavy user, and I can't get more than 13 hours out of mine. It depends on what you're doing with it, but on lighter days I have reached almost 2.5 days.

If you can live with the bad battery life it is one of the most reliable, feature rich, and fastest smartphones available.

Posted by: ace587

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Posted by: Denver Max

The other thing you could do if you're staying with T-Mobile is get a phone with what you want with EDGE for network internet, and also Wifi connectivity for when you're near a hotspot.

For many people this will give you faster speeds for when you're actually using your phone, which would be at work on your work Wifi and maybe at home on that Wifi network too.

There are a lot of great Nokia smartphones that fit this bill now. The E61, E61i, E90, N80, N95 all fit the bill for this purpose. Also the E70-2 is a great option, I'm selling one in the for sale forum if you're interested too. But take a look at a website like gsmarena.com and use the "phone finder" search feature for phones with what you're looking for, maybe you can get some good ideas.

Posted by: adam917

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Originally Posted by Denver Max

Are you still on T-Mobile like your profile says? If so, forget about 3G support for the time being because it's not offered no matter what kind of phone you get.

If you're on AT&T, the N75 is definitely worth looking at. It has very fast internet and a full internet browser (not just xHTML or anything, the full web pages). Also has a pretty nice Mp3 player to work with.

You did your homework though, it has terrible battery life. I'm a pretty heavy user, and I can't get more than 13 hours out of mine. It depends on what you're doing with it, but on lighter days I have reached almost 2.5 days.

If you can live with the bad battery life it is one of the most reliable, feature rich, and fastest smartphones available.

I am aware that I will not get 3G on T-Mobile at all (especially considering that their future implementation will not be on the UMTS 2100/1900 MHz frequency that's being used in most of the world). I may end up switching to AT&T/ex-Cingular anyway.

I wonder how the frequency game is going to play out & if we'll end up seeing 6- or 7-band phones (all GSM & all UMTS) or start seeing multi-band phones that work only in the Americas, phones that work only in most of the world, and others the work only in Japan & Korea. This is starting to get crazy.

Posted by: darkninja

Sony Ericsson k850i might be right up your way. Is quadband with edge plus the 3 3g bands used to date (850/1900/2100). You will be able to but any java app on it you wish, has a amazing camera, great music player (almost all formats supported), fisrt sony to have support for micro sd and m2 micro memory cards, and will have great battery life.

Posted by: adam917

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Originally Posted by darkninja

Sony Ericsson k850i might be right up your way. Is quadband with edge plus the 3 3g bands used to date (850/1900/2100). You will be able to but any java app on it you wish, has a amazing camera, great music player (almost all formats supported), fisrt sony to have support for micro sd and m2 micro memory cards, and will have great battery life.

OK. How customisable is it & where can I get it unlocked (& without any carrier-branding)?