Top 10 mobile phones of September
Sony Ericsson's duo of 2-megapixel camera phones lead the charge this month, while a pair of recently announced O2 Xdas enter as upcoming contenders.
Sony Ericsson's duo of 2-megapixel camera phones lead the pack this month, while a pair of recently announced O2 Xdas enter as upcoming contenders.
Soaring up from fifth to first position over the month of September was Sony Ericsson's Walkman phone, the W800i, closely followed by the Editors' Choice award winning K750i. The jury is still out on first Motorola Rokr mobile that syncs with iTunes as the Australian version will only support 50 songs, although the handset seems to have the approval of the Black Eyed Peas. Between gigs on their Australian tour, the American hip-hop quartet has promoted the AU$499 Rokr, which Optus bundles with a TransFlash memory card pre-loaded with the band's latest album, Monkey Business.
Black Eyed Peas, Motorola Rokr Launch Party, Sydney |
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1. | Sony Ericsson W800i |
Reader Opinion
Even after reading everything about this phone I was still a little sceptical before buying it last week. Being a lifetime Nokia user, I was apprehensive about moving away from the Nokia UI ... absolutely no reason to be, the w800i is very easy to use. Also, with my wife using her iPod with our laptop, I was worried about having to re-rip all our music, but no issues there either, just copied the files straight onto the memorystick (ignoring disc2phone completely) and all works great!! Very impressed and very, very happy!
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Sony Ericsson K750i
With a 2-megapixel camera, MP3 playback, FM radio, video recording, Bluetooth, 32MB of internal memory and a 64MB Memory Stick thrown in, Sony Ericsson's K750i might be the hottest phone of 2005.
Reader Opinion
K750i is brilliant.
I love the phone Im an x Nokia user I love the interface the small size and its better then the samsung also has a incredible strong led light you can use at night time Yes it is a bit complicated to use lots of menus settings etc but syncs with my pc very well even download my videos on it. It's the best!!
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O2 Xda II Mini
If you want a smart phone but want to avoid unsightly pocket bulges, you could do well to consider O2's slimmed down XDA II mini.
Reader Opinion
Love at first sight! Really impressed with the way it syncs with pc. Only gripe I have is the phone functionality. A bit of a pain that you need to use stylus to dial a number not in contacts. And yes, the standard case is useless and should be withdrawn. Its day 4 of owing the unit and its already been dropped, with a couple of minor scratches. Not happy about this.
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Based on the design of the Motorola RAZR V3, the slightly thicker V3x is a 3G-enabled handset with a 2-megapixel camera, Bluetooth and an MP3 player. It is scheduled for release locally in the third quarter of 2005.
Reader Opinion
3G moves forward...
I've had a go of this phone and for a 3G handset is pretty small with a nice big screen. Shame that the Motorola interface is as easy to use as squeezing toothpaste back in to the tube.
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Samsung E730
Samsung has updated its popular E700 clamshell mobile phone, adding Bluetooth, a megapixel camera and support for MP3 playback.
Reader Opinion
Love my Samsung E730. I had been looking at this phone online & decided that I shouldn't need a new mobile phone... until I saw this baby in the shop -- very handsome. Had a Samsung phone 2 years ago, & it seems that Samsung have fixed all the things I didn't like about it. Definately recommended.
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6. | O2's Mini Pro takes everything that we liked about the Xda II Mini PDA-phone and adds Wi-Fi, a side-sliding QWERTY keyboard and Windows Mobile 5.0 Reader Opinion | ||||
7. | Motorola Razr V3 Reader Opinion | ||||
8. | The Xda Atom has Wi-Fi, a 2-megapixel camera and runs on Windows Mobile 5.0, yet shares the same dimensions as the Xda II Mini. Reader Opinion | ||||
9. | Sony Ericsson K300i Reader Opinion | ||||
10. | Nokia 8800 Reader Opinion | ||||
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