Nokia vs. Sony Erricson

Maria (Miss Alpinestarhero) is thinking of getting the following phones, but she can't decide one over the other - .orger's, its up to you!

What would you choose, and why - in terms of performance and usability and, importantly, reliability?

Matt

Sam's got a Sony Erricson 810i. It's a good phone, nice screen, good camera. Haven't seen the Nokia, but I'm not a big fan of the Nokia software, so I'd probably chose the 810i.

When I got my last phone, it was a choice between these two. The chap 'selling' the phone said that they were ' much of a muchness', but the Nokia was very unreliable. I was suprised by this, as I have had Nokias in the past and quite liked them. Just as I was due to make up my mind, a bloke came in with his Nokia saying that it had broken again, for the fifth time.
That about clinched it for me.
Been very happy with the Sony so far.
HTH

The best features of each...

Sony Erricson:
Fast web - 384kbps transfer. This will depend on price plan though. The phone can talk at 384kbps, can the provider talk back this fast? What pricing plan is she looking at?
3.2mp camera with 16x zoom.
More built in memory (64mb).

Nokia:
Takes microSD cards, so memory is cheaper than the k810i.
Smaller (just) and lighter.
FM Radio.
MP3s definitely supported (k810i specs don't mention file format), as are MP4s (video).
"Flight mode" - would be potentially useful for me personally, for Maria, not unless she goes on planes a lot.
k810i has NO statistics on the official website for talk/standby time!!

So to sum it up, the Nokia!

Nokia firmware faults are usually fixed pretty fast, hardware (design) faults on the other hand, could be a complete nightmare. What were the faults?

Sony Ericsson are easier to use for me. That is all.

Originally Posted by plowsie

Sony Ericsson are easier to use for me. That is all.

Wot he said, plus I think they are bit sexier

none of the above,

nokias have long term issues steming from crappy design and even crappyer build quilitys.

sony ericsons i dont know much about in all honesty but i wouldnt get one of those either....

in fact i have been considering getting shot of the mobile. its not like we really need them.

Originally Posted by Baph

The best features of each...

Nokia:
Takes microSD cards, so memory is cheaper than the k810i.
Smaller (just) and lighter.
FM Radio. SE K810i has this too
MP3s definitely supported (k810i specs don't mention file format), as are MP4s (video). MP3 are supported, not sure about MP4 on the 810i
"Flight mode" - would be potentially useful for me personally, for Maria, not unless she goes on planes a lot. SE K810i has this as well
k810i has NO statistics on the official website for talk/standby time!!
400 Hours Standby, 10 Hours Talk Time

Baph, still the Nokia?

Originally Posted by wyntrblue

none of the above,



.

in fact i have been considering getting shot of the mobile. its not like we really need them.

Totally agree, but obviously I am not man enough to do it.

Originally Posted by rigor

Baph, still the Nokia?

Honestly, yes. Granted battery life exceeds that of the Nokia.

However, so long as there's no hardware faults (eg, it falls to bits) then the memory issue would swing it for me as most of the rest of the features are identical, the k810i only beating the Nokia on camera quality/zoom.

I like the Nokia interface, and being an IT type, no matter what phone I buy, it never stays on standard firmware for long.

Horses for courses, and I currently own a Motorola SLVR 7