Nokia dumps Symbian and gets into bed be with Microsoft.

[OwlHoot]

Bad move IMO. Had a Windows phone a few years ago and really did not get on with it. Appreciate Windows Mobile has probably moved on a few versions since my dabble but it would take a heck of a lot to get me near one again. ...

WHS

I'm toying with the idea of either a Galaxy S 4G or Blackberry Torch (9800), used prepaid.

Which would people recommend out of those two?

The Nokia N8, with its 12 Megapixel camera, looks tempting; but if Nokia are throwing Symbian overboard one has to think twice.

[BoredBloke]

I have a desire (for germany) & and an N97 (for the UK).

Before that I had a lot of Nokias, some were excellent, and most of them were decent phones. None of them was nearly as tulip as the N97. It is embarrassingly crap, sometimes I switch it off then on to reset it, then try and send an SMS and it tells me it's out of memory. WTF?

If I want to take photos, I have a DSLR, a little compact digicam, two film SLRs and a decent (SD) video camera. If one of them could make phone calls I would carry it in preference to the N97.

That out of memory is a common fault on the N97 - I take it you have moved your apps to the big drive and unistalled all the crappy demos that you get. I uninstalled loads of stuff, including Nokia Maps to give about 20mb free on C: and told the internet part not to store anything. It's pretty stable now. Still rubbish, but pretty stable!

[xoggoth]

Is it just a problem of software? Brought a new cheapish (no suprise) phone a few months back and was put off Nokia by comments on the poor keypads.

[Platypus]

I'm toying with the idea of either a Galaxy S 4G or Blackberry Torch (9800), used prepaid.

You've dismissed getting a Nexus S then?

I'm loving mine

Much much better signal than my iPhone buddies.

I'd recommend it but then everyone will end up with one, like the iPhone !

[AtW]

Idiots, should have went Android all the way.

[doodab]

That out of memory is a common fault on the N97 - I take it you have moved your apps to the big drive and unistalled all the crappy demos that you get. I uninstalled loads of stuff, including Nokia Maps to give about 20mb free on C: and told the internet part not to store anything. It's pretty stable now. Still rubbish, but pretty stable!

Actually, I think I did sort a lot of stuff out in the dim and distant past but since then it has broken and been "repaired" which of course means it's been filled up with crap again.

I shall look into that.

Ta.

[TheFaQQer]

WHS

I'm toying with the idea of either a Galaxy S 4G or Blackberry Torch (9800), used prepaid.

Which would people recommend out of those two?

The Nokia N8, with its 12 Megapixel camera, looks tempting; but if Nokia are throwing Symbian overboard one has to think twice.

I'm waiting for price point for the phone and accessories for the Motorola Atrix - looks well tasty

[TheFaQQer]

Idiots, should have went Android all the way.

gone

HTH

[d000hg]

From my point of view, Nokia has gone down hill since they stopped building reliable phones. Ten years ago I could use my Nokia for five days without a charge and the calls were very clear. Now I can barely get two use and the signal is crap.

All the reviews and articles on Nokia I read say build quality, call quality and the actual hardware are still where Nokia stand out, let down by their clunky old OS. However, any smartphone is going to suck on batteries, so don't buy a smartphone.

Bad move IMO. Had a Windows phone a few years ago and really did not get on with it.

That's like saying you wouldn't try W7 because Millenium was no good.

[amcdonald]

You've dismissed getting a Nexus S then?

I'm loving mine

Much much better signal than my iPhone buddies.

I'd recommend it but then everyone will end up with one, like the iPhone !

Doesn't it have a fixed memory ?, so you can't fill your boots with MP3s, movies and porn