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My contract had recently expired and I was in the process of purchasing a new cell phone.
I was deciding between the Nokia N95, BlackBerry Curve and the iPhone.
Needless to say these are probably the top 3 most popular phones. Although I had also considered the Samsung Instinct.
Without further ado, I give my answer.
Absolutely the best phone to purchase that gives you the best value, has got to be the Nokia N95 8GB!
Why? You ask.
Here is why.
BlackBerry Curve
Cost: $150 with a 3 year plan, $500 without.
the BlackBerry Curve has fantastic E-mail features and the Qwerty keyboard. For those who uses e-mails often and send text messages, then this is the phone for you. Technically, BlackBerries are the best when it comes to those who send and receive e-mails often. This is the only advantage this phone has over the other two phones. The BlackBerries are designed for those who work 24hrs a day!
iPhone
Cost: $300-$600 with plan, $700 without.
I believe this phone is over-hyped. The phone looks nice and is a sell out, but what can it really do. Compare to the Nokia N95 and the BlackBerry Curve, it really offers no many features. It has a nice look and easy navigation because it is touch screen. The e-mail is nowhere nearly as good as the BlackBerry Curve because the iPhone uses a pull system rather than a push system. The iPhone doesn't have the Qwerty keyboard. You would only buy this iPhone because it is sleek looking and you want to be the coollest guy on the block. Since this phone is a sellout, there must be a lot of those.
Nokia N95 8GB
Cost $80-$150 with a 3 year plan, $700 without.
I purchased this and I was absolutely amazed with what it can offer.
First, it comes with the highest end camera any cell phone provides, 5.0 Megapixels by Carl Zeiss. Now the camera is obviously not better than the gadgets that only specialize in taking pictures. But I am decently satisfied with the picture this cell phone offers. Why spend the money to buy another camera when I don't have to.
Second, the GPS capability is much better then both the iPhone and BlackBerry. If you just want to use the GPS alone, it is free. It took me two days to figure out how to set it up, but that is just due to my lack of knowledge in how GPS works. If you want faster a response time to the GPS, enable A-GPS, and you'll receive the response time in seconds. However, Enabling A-GPS has network service cost, but this is still better then the iPhone and BlackBerry which doesn't that option.
(If you like more information on how to set up the GPS on your Nokia N95, simply respond to this topic)
Thirdly, the Nokia N95 has features that the other cell phones don't offer like radio, you can conveniently buy new batteries for this phone and a bunch of connection options like WLAN. This means you can connect to your router.
Dollar for Dollar, the Nokia N95 8GB offers more features and can cost less than the other phones. Although this is probably the least popular, it is, in my opinion the best out there, yet.
Having said that, each phone does cater to a target audience. The BlackBerry Curve is designed for workers who need to send and receive e-mails all the time. The iPhone is designed for people who want to be cool :) and at least, enjoy the ease of use the iPhone offers. The Nokia N95 are for those who want entertainment and personal use.
| 8/17/2008 11:53:46 PM |
