Comments on: Opera Mobile 10 beta now available for Windows Mobile

By: Oluniyi David Ajao

Oluniyi David Ajao — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:49:31 +0000

I enjoyed the long debate and “Mr MobiNaija” wrapped things up nicely.

I maintain both Nokia E75 and Nokia 5800 XpressMusic. The former for serious business and the latter just for entertainment.

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By: Yom

Yom — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:41:56 +0000

Hopefully, we can get back on topic from here?

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By: kay123

kay123 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:41:25 +0000

Thanks eyebeekay. I just want to be sure b4 i spend money. Kindly brief me more about ur mola 5800 xpress music or post a link that will show the features. I hope it’s not a touch screen cos i believe touch screens are fragile. The 5800xm i saw online is a touch screen.

Guys, you can continue the 5800 discussion under an appropriate topic or create a post for it in the forums. Thanks – Admin

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By: Yom

Yom — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:31:19 +0000

Kayode,

The 5800 is a bargain for its price, but if EyeBeeKay does not let sentiments cloud what he learnt about IT, he should be able to confirm to you that such bargains come at the cost of some form of compromise in functionality cum performance or the other.

If all you need is a smartphone – at least to test the waters of the smartphone world, go with the 5800. It is a great device. Excellent music player. Very loud loudspeakers. Not bad touchscreen experience. Plus, you get the standard S60 on-board software and features.

But…

if for example you need to type a lot of text (like I do), you should be looking at an E63 or E71, or other smartphone with QWERTY keyboard
if you need more than average camera pictures, you should be looking for something else
if you need more than average audio and video recording, shop for something else too
if you need to create and/or edit office documents without having to pay for an upgrade to the built-in viewer, do examine alternatives, preferably E-series devices

While I may not be a computer science graduate, I do know phones like the back of my hands, and I can tell you authoritatively that no amount of software added to the 5800 will make it give you a better text-entry experience, produce better pictures, or produce better videos than some premium devices I know of.

The key is, look at exactly what you need vis-a-vis your budget, find the phone that best fits and buy that. If the 5800 is that phone, that’s what you need to buy then.

Cheers.

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By: EyeBeeKay (Ibukun Olaoya)

EyeBeeKay (Ibukun Olaoya) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:52:15 +0000

@kayode. I am a Computer Science graduate. Been into IT for years. I should know, more than the average user, the power of software as a vital component of a system.

Go for the Mola 5800 ExpressMusic. Do not waste your money on unnecessarily expensive phones. My definition of premium is the level of SERVICE I get from a phone (software + hardware). As I said earlier, I will like to be shown just one functionality that can be got from ANY phone that is not available with my software -EMPOWERED Nokia 5800.

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By: kayode

kayode — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:15:04 +0000

@eye bee kay
All that interest in this discussion is the nokia 5800.

I was at slot last monday for window shoping and on seeing the price tag of the 5800 it kept me wondering about the capability of the phone.

Is it a smart or dumb phone.

I’m think steping to a smart phone and the 5800 is quite affordable.

Kindly advise if i should go for it. I’ve not seen enough info about the phone online. I only have info about 5800xpress music which i think is a different phone.

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By: EyeBeeKay (Ibukun Olaoya)

EyeBeeKay (Ibukun Olaoya) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:36:44 +0000

I guess you are into Judo as well ? (where you attempt to use your opponents’ strength to defeat them).

It is either you are bad Student, or I am a bad Teacher. Let me just drop my persuasive arguments on this one!

My regards Sir!

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By: martinkem

martinkem — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:55:00 +0000

To me i think what makes any device premium should be based on the hardware and not the software. Any application not pre-installed go the device originally can be installed later and the good news of it all is that some of these applications are freeware. But if you so called premium device is lacking a hardware feature like suppose in built flash, gps or wifi. You have no other option than to buy another device that has those features. A practical example are the original owners of iphone 2G who had to buy another iphone (3G) to use 3G connection and subsequently to 3GS due to its better camera, speed and GPS

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By: Yom

Yom — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:48:00 +0000

EyeBeeKay,

You said:

Seriously, what makes a phone PREMIUM?. I challenge you to tell me one single thing that your Nokia E90 can do that a software-assisted NON-premium Nokia 5800 can NOT!

That’s the point I’m making that you’ve just reinforced with your statement.

Cheers.

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By: EyeBeeKay (Ibukun Olaoya)

EyeBeeKay (Ibukun Olaoya) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:00:46 +0000

Of course I know the meaning of ‘premium’. Remember I have a capable dictionary in both my head and that my non-PREMIUM Nokia5800. I am aware of dictionary.com too. Just joking!

Seriously, what makes a phone PREMIUM?. I challenge you to tell me one single thing that your Nokia E90 can do that a software-assisted NON-premium Nokia 5800 can NOT!

Sorry if it looks like I am going off topic, but I am just trying to get a point across – that it is false to believe that a bare.bones phone can NOT be as functional (or even more so!) than an expensive and loaded ‘premium’ device..

Do not forget the challenge!

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