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After over three years, I replaced my trusty Nokia 6131 flip phone (you know, the model that opens with like a ST:TOS communicator at the press of a button) with a shiny new Samsung Wave smartphone. Squee!
So why the squee?
1. the in-built mp3 player (together with my Sennheiser in-ears) produces actually a clearer, more balanced sound than my Sony Walkman E443 mp3-player! (Tested with KAT-TUN's No More Pain and the X OST I and II)
2. the video player handles HD files & softsubs (and the stuff looks good despite the small display!) - finally, I have the TB- and X anime references literally at hand!
3. it can be charged via a power cord *or* an USB cable. The latter also allows to access phone memory and micro SD card (I currently have 16 GBs in, but it can handle up to 32 GB) like a memory stick. Today, I actually ran the portableapps suite from the micro SD on my work comp. Perfect! And the short USB wire is a lot easier to carry than the power cord!
4. battery is replaceable and - under heavy use (it came with a free game that's almost as addictive as block-out; is permanently connected to my own (or my university's) WiFi, and plays X-Destiny again (and again (and...())), you get the picture) - lasts roughly 2.5 days. I expect longer once the novelty-squee-induced prodding slows down.
5. It has Java, allowing for countless phone applications to run on it, until native apps are developed, and Flash is supported as well - YouTube on the train is fun!
6. The phone OS is open, the SDKs are freely distributed.
and
7. I don't have half as many troubles with the touchscreen than I thought I would have. :)
And what does that mean?
The Wave replaces...
...my old phone, my mp3 player, my scheduler (adding the benefit of automatic synch between the three different calendar systems I use), and my 2nd USB stick. Now I have my mails on-the-go (ditto i-net & chat), which were always more important than calls for me, and and a usable PDF & Doc viewer for commuting times.
Overall, it reduces my average tech load by 258 g (and three devices), while increasing performance (see above). Not bad. Not bad at all. SQUEEEE!
The Wave will not replace...
...my Sony eReader, because eInk screens are more eye-friendly and the device gives my own stories this decidedly "bookish" feeling!
...my work & travel laptop, becauseHow am I supposed to take over the world with just a single 1GHz processor? ;) - obvious!
So why the squee?
1. the in-built mp3 player (together with my Sennheiser in-ears) produces actually a clearer, more balanced sound than my Sony Walkman E443 mp3-player! (Tested with KAT-TUN's No More Pain and the X OST I and II)
2. the video player handles HD files & softsubs (and the stuff looks good despite the small display!) - finally, I have the TB- and X anime references literally at hand!
3. it can be charged via a power cord *or* an USB cable. The latter also allows to access phone memory and micro SD card (I currently have 16 GBs in, but it can handle up to 32 GB) like a memory stick. Today, I actually ran the portableapps suite from the micro SD on my work comp. Perfect! And the short USB wire is a lot easier to carry than the power cord!
4. battery is replaceable and - under heavy use (it came with a free game that's almost as addictive as block-out; is permanently connected to my own (or my university's) WiFi, and plays X-Destiny again (and again (and...())), you get the picture) - lasts roughly 2.5 days. I expect longer once the novelty-squee-induced prodding slows down.
5. It has Java, allowing for countless phone applications to run on it, until native apps are developed, and Flash is supported as well - YouTube on the train is fun!
6. The phone OS is open, the SDKs are freely distributed.
and
7. I don't have half as many troubles with the touchscreen than I thought I would have. :)
And what does that mean?
The Wave replaces...
...my old phone, my mp3 player, my scheduler (adding the benefit of automatic synch between the three different calendar systems I use), and my 2nd USB stick. Now I have my mails on-the-go (ditto i-net & chat), which were always more important than calls for me, and and a usable PDF & Doc viewer for commuting times.
Overall, it reduces my average tech load by 258 g (and three devices), while increasing performance (see above). Not bad. Not bad at all. SQUEEEE!
The Wave will not replace...
...my Sony eReader, because eInk screens are more eye-friendly and the device gives my own stories this decidedly "bookish" feeling!
...my work & travel laptop, because
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Date: 2010-08-12 15:35 (UTC)From: (Anonymous)im curious did they sell it include of all accesories?
and if you heard about samsung galaxy S, did you gt a chance comparing them?
Wave aren't released in my country D: *cries
They prefer to launch expensive Galaxy instead ):
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Date: 2010-08-12 15:47 (UTC)From:Of course, on the other hand, the Android OS has a lot more apps right now (though I expect Bada OS to catch up because it's free to program for), and since most of the stuff I require in a phone is already built-in, the larger app number wasn't a sales argument for me.
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Date: 2010-08-12 16:43 (UTC)From: (Anonymous)that means google will remembering my position everywhere i carry/online on the phone?
scary O_O|||
So galaxy is older than wave? ...that may means my country is late by months or even year TT_TT Galaxy has even yet to launch here *cries*
yeah the price so high most likely i wont buy galaxy S XD
humm larger apps preferences sounds interesting... i'll try to ask around about apps available for android n bada. thanks so much for your kind info :D
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Date: 2010-08-12 16:56 (UTC)From:Regarding the app situation: Bada is a brand new OS, so developers didn't have much time to come up with cool stuff, and in the meantime, almost all the java programs that work on the Samsung Jet phone work nicely on the Wave. So even if there isn't an OS specified app yet, there's often a mobile java based variant. :)
Good luck on your hunt for your perfect phone. I chased mine for over 2 years.
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Date: 2010-08-12 17:57 (UTC)From: (Anonymous)OH some guy at Singapore already discounting Wave to restock on Wave 2 n Wave 2 pro
it's been a while since i was drooling over Jet promotion last year, and i already forgot about it (sorry Jet XO )
You are.. so faithfull and patient *cries
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Date: 2010-08-12 18:24 (UTC)From: (Anonymous)no subject
Date: 2010-08-12 19:28 (UTC)From:Regarding quality: It's probably best to make yourself a list of "must have"-features for your phone, and a second one of "would be nice to have, too" - and then go and check what's out there in your price range.
I had a set of must haves that weren't available for years (not even in the really expensive stuff), so... :)
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Date: 2010-08-12 15:58 (UTC)From:It came in a box with the battery, the USB charging cable, the recharger with a power cord to go into a wall outlet, a tiny 1 GB micro-SD card (which was almost full with preinstalled maps for a test version of Route 66 navigation), and a headset with in-ear phones and a tiny mike (the headset doubles as antenna for UKW radio reception, which I don't use, because I want to keep my Sennheiser in-ears).
I had to get myself a tiny sleeve/bag for carrying the phone in my purse and a decent sized micro-SD card (I could have used the one in my old phone, but I wanted something bigger to hold also the X anime series, otherwise, I would have been fine), but that's all. Overall, it was a sound package, esp. considering the price. I might add, I bought mine from Amazon.de instead of financing it via my mobile phone contract, because I didn't want a locked or branded phone again.
I'm esp. fond of the USB charging option, because the tiny cable can be kept in the bag and if I forget recharging in the evening, I can do it at the office - or somewhere else with a trusty computer. In my business, computer-free spaces are rare anyway. :)
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Date: 2010-08-12 17:16 (UTC)From: (Anonymous)I never see/try Sennheiser but im sure its very precious for you
Bigger microSD card to switch like a flashdisk? i read at the site you recommend at, looks like too much work to remove the battery then change again.. well 16 gigs sound enough for me :)
I agree, locked phone are annoying. too bad we done have amazon here.. maybe i can try hard enough to buy online, but it wont have any guarantee :( sigh i can only wait..
Once i heard USB charging may damage a phone, or the micro data card inside.
once even mine was broken, the repairman said it bc of different in ampere/volt or something.. and i use data cable to copy music from laptop-phone -_-|| never again i did that <>
But mine wasn't an international brand, so i shouldn't mention it anyway XD
oh btw, http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/27/interpads-10-inch-tegra-2-toting-android-tablet-may-make-german/ cus it include word 'german' in there lol
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Date: 2010-08-12 19:34 (UTC)From:I also don't have to remove the card. I put it in and when I have to access its content, I can hook the Wave via USB to the computer and all I have to do is tell the Wave that I want to access the memory. :)
Don't remind me of all the Android-tablets-in-the-making out there by who knows when. Every week there's a new rumor of some more or less obscure company coming up with "the iPad killer gadget". I've yet to see a working prototype. It's just ruckus about the tablet-PC hype. I ignore it as best I can. It drives you nuts, otherwise.