There’s a thing in my pocket…
… and it’s a Nokia n95!
My Sony Ericsson stopped working yesterday and I still had 5 months left on my 2 year contract with 3. It caused me a lot of problems yesterday as nobody could contact me, and I was even stranded at the airport because of this. Luckily when I got home I found a leaflet from 3 notifying me of a free upgrade. The upgrade meant that I didn’t have to pay out the rest of my existing contract, but only if I sign on again for another 2 years with a new phone. Talk about perfect timing!
After a quick review of the latest and greatest phones in Australia, I made my way to a 3 store to check out the Nokia n95 and the e65. The e65 seemed to be a decent phone, and many of its features were targeted towards business users. It has a smaller form factor than the n95 and I think I would have been happy with the e65. The reason I went with the n95 was that it converges a number of different devices into a single package. It has a phone, a web browser, digital camera, video camera, voice recorder, music player, and GPS all in one.
The 5 MP camera in the n95 was what sealed the deal. I wanted a new camera to replace my aging Nikon Minolta, and having a decent camera built into the phone saves having to purchase another device. Also there have been many moments when I wished I had a camera with me, and at one point I started carrying around a camera, just in case I stumbled across something that was worth turning into a happy snap. This phase soon wore off when the extra baggage kept weighing down my pants so much so that I almost got caught flashing my budgy smugglers. So with the n95 I am glad that I don’t have to carry around a camera, mp3 player, video camera, along with my mobile phone anymore. Happy days!
I also feel at ease with the news that Australia won’t be seeing the iPhone until 2008. But if this comparison between the iPhone and the n95 at CNET is anything to go by, then I’m sure that I have a phone that is as good, if not better than the current iPhone. So now I can sit back until my current mobile contract expires in 2 years, and wait for a better iPhone to arrive. Hopefully the iPhone in two years will have a replaceable battery, a better camera, GPS; and can support IM, MMS, and 3G.
