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Can someone help me choose my next phone?

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Old 26-10-2008, 9:55 PM   #1
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Question Can someone help me choose my next phone?

Evening all.
Since I've been a good boy all year, Santa's gonna get me a new phone.

I currently have an N95, and I'm looking for something similar but different.
I was thinking about a 3g iPhone, but then by doing a bit of reading here, I'm torn between:
iPhone
Samsung Omnia
SE Xperia
SE C905

I don't want an N96, as I'd like to change from Nokia for a while.
I think I want to go touchscreen, and I like what I've read about the Xperia, but the Omnia seems pretty good too.

So as you can see, I'm all kinds of confused.
All suggestions/comments are welcomed.

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Old 26-10-2008, 10:06 PM   #2
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Re: Can someone help me choose my next phone?

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Evening all.
Since I've been a good boy all year, Santa's gonna get me a new phone.

I currently have an N95, and I'm looking for something similar but different.
I was thinking about a 3g iPhone, but then by doing a bit of reading here, I'm torn between:
iPhone
Samsung Omnia
SE Xperia
SE C905

I don't want an N96, as I'd like to change from Nokia for a while.
I think I want to go touchscreen, and I like what I've read about the Xperia, but the Omnia seems pretty good too.

So as you can see, I'm all kinds of confused.
All suggestions/comments are welcomed.

TT.
I say get the iPhone its a change from all the rest of the phones out there. People say the touchscreen on the omnia is slow and I have heard a lot of people saying the Xperia isn't that good.
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Old 27-10-2008, 10:55 AM   #3
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Re: Can someone help me choose my next phone?

When i rang Vodafone they told me they had a 60 percent return rate with the Omnia due to faults
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Old 27-10-2008, 11:29 AM   #4
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Re: Can someone help me choose my next phone?

Thanks for the reply hsr08. The one problem I have with the iphone is their popularity. There's a fair few of them around....even my buddy has one! I've always tried to get something that nobody I know has.
So even though the iphone seems to tick all the boxes for me, I'd be reluctant to get one. It's a nice fall back phone though!

Any other suggestions/comments?

P.s. This is my first post with my N95!

Edit: Thanks for the info JSW. I guess that rules out the Omnia for me!

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Old 27-10-2008, 11:57 AM   #5
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Re: Can someone help me choose my next phone?

been looking a new handset myself and know what you mean on the iphone..

the nokia 5800 does look the business.. But its not out yet

seen the 6600 slide there in a local phone shop does not really have anything great on there tho it really looks the part and deff thinking about getting myself it, loving the metal casing also its a little different in that respect
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Old 27-10-2008, 4:30 PM   #6
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Re: Can someone help me choose my next phone?

I went for the X1 but the C905 was a very close second and the Omnia was third till voda said how poor it was.
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Old 27-10-2008, 9:25 PM   #7
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Re: Can someone help me choose my next phone?

I'm drawn to the X1 myself, so might just go for that.
It's something out of the ordinary...not just a "standard" touchscreen.
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