Apr 09

VFM Walkman Phones - Contd….

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In keeping up with my previous post , I’ve left out two phones in the category which is very close to the earlier three. One is the hip and trendy W580i and other is the 3G variant of K550i/W610i called W660i . I haven’t come across it in real life but its major difference from W610i is its a 3G phone with a front facing camera and a more conventional keypad and is a real looker as you can see from the photo. But it has no EDGE connectivity and when compared to W580i its display is somewhat inferior at 176 x 220 whereas the walkman slider has a QVGA (240 x 320) resolution display.

For people looking for a clamshell walkman there is the new W380i out in town at almost 8,000/- rs (200 $) else if you want there is always the almost 100$ walkman phone W200i . So hopefully here is a comprehensive list of walkman phones under the 250$ dollar radar for you to choose from.

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Mar 17

6300 vs K550i

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Nokia 6300At the time, I considered buying K550i one of its major competitors was Nokia 6300. I got my hands on a black 6300 few days back and this is what I think are its pluses and minuses over K550i.

Pluses over K550i

  • Its solid build quality. The aluminium or metal finish makes it a phone with no creaks.
  • The 240 x 320 pixel 16 million color screen has a clear edge over k550i’s 176 x 220 262K screen.
  • As usual the Nokia phone’s speakerphone clarity and volume is excellent.
  • The S40 UI provides lots of customization options like changing menu view, icons, organizing icons. And its ability to play Macromedia flash lite files (swf format) directly on the phone is a definite plus.
  • In Flight mode the phone has the capability to operate without a SIM which is also a plus.

Minuses over K550i

  • As far as I have noticed its 2MP camera module is inferior to K550i camera, not only in its performance but also the camera interface.
  • Music quality is on par with K550i , but I feel K550i’s music quality like bass and treble are much better.
  • And finally i’ve been used to Sony Ericsson’s User Interface for so long (A100 platform), and I feel its much easier than Nokia S40 3rd edition UI.
  • The video playback codecs and framerate support is better in sony ericsson.
  • As you might have noticed there are many ways to tweak K550i

6300 and k550i is now almost at the same price of 7000/- rs (175$).  And from these list in CNet Asia and Krusell 6300 it is a proven best seller but I feel K550i is also a worthy competitor :-)

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