Which Mobile Phone?

[anonymous-user]

Just about to get a new contract with Vodafone..... Sony K750 or Nokia 6230??

Don't care about picture quality or any other added features...just want a reliable phone for calls and texting with a long battery life and small to fit in my pocket.

[ehyouwhat]

They're both going to be pretty similar in terms of battery life, call quality, etc. The Nokia is arguably a little easier to use straight away, whilst the Sony Ericsson is probably the better in terms of quality and build.

I have owned both and my personal favourite was definately the K750i, but then I did like the range of features it had (and I did use them). Either would be a fine choice, and if you charge the battery properly you should see 3-6 days of average use out of either (I got a full 5 days from the K750i, and about 4 days from the Nokia). K750i is the smaller of the two IIRC.

[anonymous-user]

Cheers ehyouwhat

Sony 750 it is then!! Prefer it's looks but wanted the opinion of a user just to be sure!!!!!

[ehyouwhat]

garyhun said:

Cheers ehyouwhat Sony 750 it is then!! Prefer it's looks but wanted the opinion of a user just to be sure!!!!!

No problem!

Some other people might post that they preferred the Nokia and, as I say, either choice will be fine. When I got my K750i I managed to convert just about everyone I knew, and the majority of my closest friends (both gadget-freaks and phobes) still use the K750i/W800i (same phone) as their daily choice. I've never seen a phone be universally accepted as the default choice so much in a fair few years, so it must be a realy good phone.

[oldskool]

Camera's much better in the K750i - auto focus. Had trouble telling the difference between shots taken by it and a proper digital camera...

I'm currently using the 6230i as my daily hack - great battery life, crap camera but beats the sony for usability.

[blueyes]

I'm only getting a day and a half out of my 6230i. I'm not using it that much either. I have to charge it every night because it won't make 2 full days. Am I doing something wrong?

[Lois]

I have the W800i (pretty much same as K750) and not had any problems with it. Really easy to use and the camera is really good.
No experience of the nokia though but would hesitate to recommend the sony.

[Rob_F]

blueyes said:

I'm only getting a day and a half out of my 6230i. I'm not using it that much either. I have to charge it every night because it won't make 2 full days. Am I doing something wrong?

Sounds like it to me, i use my phone a probably slightly more than average amount (about 150-200 minutes a week, plus texts) and get about 3-4 days.

I prefer the 6230i, i was very tempted by the sony, my brother has one and it is a nice phone. What is interesting however is that even with the Sonys flash the Nokia takes better pics at night time, and overall although people whack off about the autofocus and 2Mp it doesn't seem to have a higher quality. The user interface of the Nokia is nicer too IMHO, and i like the fact that everybody has a nokia charger etc so it's easy to borrow one.

This pic is from my 6230i and even though i resized it quite a bit smaller for putting on the internet i think the quality is the same as the Sony myself...



Cheers,
Rob.

[bigTee]

you can also upgrade the software in the K750i to be the same as the w800.

Still a Nokia man myself!

[bigTee]

blueyes said:

I'm only getting a day and a half out of my 6230i. I'm not using it that much either. I have to charge it every night because it won't make 2 full days. Am I doing something wrong?

Plug your charger into your phone overnight (but do not plug it in a the mains)

This will totaly flatten the battery. next day charge it up all day. (best for 16 hours)

should restore the battery.

[Nic Jones]

I'm now on my 3rd K750, first one the joystick broke which isn't very helpful when it is a fundamental part of the phone, and I know loads of people this has happened to.

2nd phone the camera wouldn't take pictures, third one is ok so far.

Still a great great phone though, the bogs dollocks when it first came out and still is in my opinion.

[ehyouwhat]

Rob_F said:

blueyes said: I'm only getting a day and a half out of my 6230i. I'm not using it that much either. I have to charge it every night because it won't make 2 full days. Am I doing something wrong? Sounds like it to me, i use my phone a probably slightly more than average amount (about 150-200 minutes a week, plus texts) and get about 3-4 days. I prefer the 6230i, i was very tempted by the sony, my brother has one and it is a nice phone. What is interesting however is that even with the Sonys flash the Nokia takes better pics at night time, and overall although people whack off about the autofocus and 2Mp it doesn't seem to have a higher quality. The user interface of the Nokia is nicer too IMHO, and i like the fact that everybody has a nokia charger etc so it's easy to borrow one. This pic is from my 6230i and even though i resized it quite a bit smaller for putting on the internet i think the quality is the same as the Sony myself... Cheers, Rob.

I totally agree with you about the user interface, the Nokia still has the best of any phone company. I also agree with the charger issue in that pretty much any Nokia charger works with any Nokia phone. However, the majority of my friends have the Sony Ericsson, so for me the K750i would still be fine.

As for picture quality, I cannot agree at all. So far I have yet to come across a mass-market mobile phone that can take pictures as well as the Sony Ericsson 2mp range. I have owned both the K750i and the 6230i and the Sony Ericsson did the better job. I have been using a Nokia N70 3G phone for the last 6 months and it still cannot take pictures as well as my friends K750i, in any light conditions and with or without the flash. I also have a Nokia N90 and, I would say, the picture quality of that and the K750i is very similar, especially when displayed on a computer monitor.

I bought a Samsung D600 when they first came out and I was very dissapointed with the image quality (as I had been with the D500), but in all honesty I would get far better results from the Sony Ericsson K750i than I would from the Nokia 6230i.

[anonymous-user]

anonymous said:

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I presume you meant to say that you would NOT hesitate to recommend the Sony?????

[8]

Nic Jones said:

I'm now on my 3rd K750, first one the joystick broke which isn't very helpful when it is a fundamental part of the phone, and I know loads of people this has happened to. 2nd phone the camera wouldn't take pictures, third one is ok so far. Still a great great phone though, the bogs dollocks when it first came out and still is in my opinion.

I know a number of people that have had the K750 and it has broken through normal use or no fault of their own. The joystick does indeed seem to be one of a few design flaws, not just on the K750 but on other sony ericssons too. My last phone was a 6230 and my dad has the 6230i and its an excellent phone. Unless you intend to take lots of pictures with your phone I would recommend the Nokia.


I actually sold my 6230 to a friend who had broken his K750 although it was mostly his own fault!


edited to add:

Just re-read your initial post and you clearly aren't bothered by the camera quality (Nokia is pretty good anyway) so I would definitely recommend the 6230. I'm on my 4th Nokia and I've never had a single problem.



>> Edited by 8 on Wednesday 1st March 17:17

[ehyouwhat]

8 said:

Nic Jones said: I'm now on my 3rd K750, first one the joystick broke which isn't very helpful when it is a fundamental part of the phone, and I know loads of people this has happened to. 2nd phone the camera wouldn't take pictures, third one is ok so far. Still a great great phone though, the bogs dollocks when it first came out and still is in my opinion. I know a number of people that have had the K750 and it has broken through normal use or no fault of their own. The joystick does indeed seem to be one of a few design flaws, not just on the K750 but on other sony ericssons too. My last phone was a 6230 and my dad has the 6230i and its an excellent phone. Unless you intend to take lots of pictures with your phone I would recommend the Nokia. edited to add: Just re-read your initial post and you clearly aren't bothered by the camera quality (Nokia is pretty good anyway) so I would definitely recommend the 6230. I'm on my 4th Nokia and I've never had a single problem. I actually sold my 6230 to a friend who had broken his K750 although it was mostly his own fault! >> Edited by 8 on Wednesday 1st March 17:17

I must admit to having had a problem with my K750i but then mine was from the first batch (got it on the first day of release). It was replaced within the first week, and I never had another problem. Perhaps 8 of my friends have a K750i and none have reported any problems. Having said that, I never had any problems with my Nokia 6230i either.

[Jnrjnr]

Sorry to hijack the thread, but I also need some advice.

I recently got my annual upgrade to the new Razor V3X (3g version), but sent it back becasue a) I couldnt get on with it b) didnt use all the features and c) it had poor coverage. I also wasnt keen on the blue finish it had.

Having sent it back, I'm still using my Samsung D600. I like they way the samsung works, and see they have some very smart phones now available. I cant seem to see any in stores at the momnet though.

Can you make any samsung reccomendations, and when are the new range of phones going to be around for me to get?

Thanks,

Ian

[ehyouwhat]

I really like the look of the Samsung SGH-Z710, which is a 3.2 megapixel phone that should be along in the next month or so. It's a good spec and, from the dummy model I've seen so far, a nice phone to hold.

Samsung SGH-Z600 is also a decent standard-spec phone that isn't a long-way away.

[wolves_wanderer]

Another hi-jack, does anyone know when the N91 is out?

[ehyouwhat]

wolves_wanderer said:

Another hi-jack, does anyone know when the N91 is out?

Middle of April I think, but they're never sure themselves until 5 mins beforehand!

[wiggy001]

It's funny how people are so loyal to a brand of phone!

FWIW, I always had Nokias, the last of which was a 6230. I've now moved onto a W800i with absolutely no regrets.

Pros and Cons:

6230 Pros - Easy to use (like all Nokias), good sound quality.
6230 Cons - Keys became tempremental to the point of not working, battery life went from 5/6 days to about 1.5 days between charges (as have all my Nokias after 4-6 months), very poor if you want to do anything more than make calls with it.

W800i Pros - Easy to use (but takes a bit of getting used to if used to a Nokia), excellent camera (the 6230 is dire in quality), good music player, loads of memory (for a phone - 0.5gb card supplied, can be upgraded), good battery life (still get 4-6 days depending on use)
W800i Cons - Call volume is a little low. K750i was subject to dodgy joystick, but this is rectified with the W800i.

As both are the same price on a contract (ie Free!), I'd take the Sony ovr the Nokia every day of the week.

Shame, Nokia ruled the roost for so long but they've really missed the boat with multimedia phones...