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25 Comments on "The Phones Show 103 (Mobile World Congress, Smartphone operating systems)"

mahatasin on Wed, 24th Mar 2010 11:34 am 



liked it a lot…

stevelitchfield on Wed, 24th Mar 2010 11:59 am 



It’s a set of smartphone-like APIs over the top of Samsung’s proprietary OS. And it includes the TouchWiz UI front end that gets ported to most Samsung phones.

howee100 on Wed, 24th Mar 2010 12:10 pm 



Dear Mr Lichfield
Is Bada an o.s.
I have read heaps about it and I am still confused.
They say is runs on a linux kernel and can run on top of another os.
My head hurts please help.
Thanks

vastenmielinen on Wed, 24th Mar 2010 12:55 pm 



hmm.. im thinking of posting my video after i get the n86..

sparky191 on Wed, 24th Mar 2010 1:33 pm 



Still a bad a camera. As does the 5800. But I agree with you all things considered its better than the E71. Then again the E72 is kinda of the best of both. I’ve not seen what that camera is like though.

stevelitchfield on Wed, 24th Mar 2010 2:30 pm 



Well, even with latest firmware, the Xenon flash on my Satio is very poor. Miles behind the flash on the Nokia N82.

wideheadofknowledge on Wed, 24th Mar 2010 3:01 pm 



@andrewSBlues who ever rated your comment down needs a slap in the face.

limestonemedia on Wed, 24th Mar 2010 3:28 pm 



@Lvaneeda > Totally agree. Just bought an E63 for a friend. A little chunkier but the keyboard is very nice, and as you say, has the standard 3.5 mm jack. Screen is brighter too.

MultiKdizzle on Wed, 24th Mar 2010 3:55 pm 



windows Mobile 7 Series looks sick, what an awesome looking interface. They made the right decision by ditching legacy, the world is shifting to user friendliness. The new Symbian is not as impressive

Lvaneede on Wed, 24th Mar 2010 4:36 pm 



Im glad you agree

rizwan1983 on Wed, 24th Mar 2010 4:49 pm 



I think the user videos make your show very well rounded. Keep contributing everyone!

stevelitchfield on Wed, 24th Mar 2010 5:19 pm 



Yes, good point!

stevelitchfield on Wed, 24th Mar 2010 5:31 pm 



Definitely Nexus One

Lvaneede on Wed, 24th Mar 2010 6:13 pm 



That guy with the E71 should have been given the E63 instead. It doesnt have built in GPS, but it does have a 3.5mm headphone jack and a better keypad.

gosekinz on Wed, 24th Mar 2010 6:44 pm 



*cough* decent .. well I remain happy with my Satio .. if you want Xenon and a decent camera its hard to touch. They released it with immature firmware but that has been largely addressed.

govols1199 on Wed, 24th Mar 2010 7:20 pm 



I was thinking about getting the Palm Pre (I’m on verizon in the US) but there are also some android devices, what should I get?

andrewSBlues on Wed, 24th Mar 2010 7:58 pm 



trueee..! =)

stevelitchfield on Wed, 24th Mar 2010 8:42 pm 



Yes, the N86 is good – but it still can’t compete with Xenon down the pub!

redshovel on Wed, 24th Mar 2010 8:49 pm 



Mikes tragic story of his 5800 brought a tear to my eye, and the fact he was on a beach and I aint. His user opinion of the E71 was well put across too.
Your OS round up sort of confirms for me why a lot of ppl still shun the Smartphone world, just too dam complex still with too many competing platforms and variants of those platforms available. All to0 much for many non geeks!

andrewSBlues on Wed, 24th Mar 2010 9:44 pm 



what about the n86? its got a powerful flash, and having it as my personal phone, photo quality in the dark easily comes close to my stand alone camera. The flash can also be used for video recording which the n82 doesnt have.

stevelitchfield on Wed, 24th Mar 2010 10:42 pm 



Sadly, there’s simply nothing decent with Xenon flash in the smartphone world. Personally, I’d still go for a second hand N82….

stevelitchfield on Wed, 24th Mar 2010 11:07 pm 



Tough choice. iPhone 3G then.

jstrjstr on Wed, 24th Mar 2010 11:30 pm 



Sorry if I’m a little bit “off-topic” here but I was considering which Xenon phone to buy, and since we both share the love for proper flash I thought I’d ask you The n82 is hard to come by these days (unless you buy it used) but the SE C901 comes in at a nice price. Any thoughts on this device Steve? Thanks for a great show by the way.

jagerhorn on Thu, 25th Mar 2010 12:14 am 



Yes, that would’ve been great, but he gets one of the three from work, so he can’t choose anyone else unfortunatley.

stevelitchfield on Thu, 25th Mar 2010 12:30 am 



Get Google Nexus One or wait for HTC Desire.

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