the "infamous" SX1

[jase]

Just curious -- what do people think of the SX1 around these parts? Must-have fashionable piece of tech, or another bizarrely-styled Symbian phone?

Myself, I'm leaning towards a Nokia 6600 at some point, although the smaller size of the SX1 is tempting. I'll be anxious to read reviews when these phones are finally available. Whenever that may actually be!

[TheZodiac]

I love the look of the SX1 and the position of the keys of course. Based on the S60 Nokia spec, they are very similar. This is the phone I want (or P810) if I dont get my early nVoy. Its been priced at expansys recently. Got my preorder in

[jase]

I'm not familiar with the nVoy, so I looked it up. I gather is a MS Smartphone; but I don't see it listed at expansys.us.

I HAVE seen the SX1 listed there -- for a good $600USD!

Is expansys the best place to buy unlocked phones? It's the only source outside ebay that I've seen people use, which seems reputable. If pricey.

[sean]

It's cute, but the keyboard in my opinion is in the realm of unusable.
Funky -yes, but a terrible design. One handed dialing would be impossible

[Sid]

Apart from the 6600, I think the best series 60 phone will be the Samsung D700.

Te SX1 might be nice, but its styling is too wierd (even worse than the 3650).

[DAN55]

id go for the 6600 because the sx1 keys look a right pain. although the 6600 is a bit large for me - hope they bring out a smaller version of it v soon? (6610 or 6150 ?! guessing)

[sean]

If only the 6600 had a touchscreen. It would be on my "must get" list

[jase]

The 3650 kaypad isn't as bad as it looks. Have you guys tried one? It's actually fairly comfortable. Sadly, mine suffers the flaw I think Xpress-On phones all have, but I think the basic design works comfortably. (You can read my impressions if you're curious.)

The D700 looks a tad ugly to me. I'm not a big fan of flip-phones and its dpad didn't look as nice as a joystick would be. But I can see how it's smaller size is appealing.

That's why I think the 6600 seems like the best bet: non-flip and normal keys, and still smaller than my 3650.

(I saw some pics of the 6600, including an article I believe was hosted here at MobileBurn, and it looks nicely sized when held or compared to other phones.)

The main thing I like about the SX1 is it's sleek, slightly smaller size. People have raved about the stereo audio support, but I'm not sure I'd use one as an mp3 player -- I mean, it's a phone!

[bart]

i think the SX1 will be another bad phone on the market just like the siemens S55.

[DAN55]

i wouldnt say that the s55 was a bad phone, just not quite up to it on the quality side of things. i like the look and functionality of it - but hate the keypad!

[bart]

keypad, menu system, way of storing things, not much good standard sounds and backgrounds on the phone (remeber the S55 wasn't originaly made to be a colorscreen phone), battery isn't good when you use bluetooth and GRPS. there was this voice memo button on the right side, i kept pressing it everytime i was on a call! and for such a high price, there are alot of better phones on the market!

[DAN55]

interesting, i didnt realise it wasnt originally supposed to be a colour phone.
i think the menus are good though, and i like all the shortcuts you can setup. this is what i missed on the t68.

what is the p800 like? isnt that expensive?

im not sure anything really lives up to what it costs.

[Michael]

Originally posted by jase
The 3650 kaypad isn't as bad as it looks. Have you guys tried one? It's actually fairly comfortable. Sadly, mine suffers the flaw I think Xpress-On phones all have, but I think the basic design works comfortably.

I expected it to work fine for me - had high hopes for it, even. But it doesn't. The arc of buttons should go the other way, for one (like a frown, not a smile). That is the natural path your thumb takes.

That could be overlooked if the the phone wasn't so long, or there was more phone under the buttons to grip on to. As is, one-handed dialing is not all that secure since you are gripping onto the very bottom of the phone while trying to press keys also at the very bottom.

Originally posted by bart
keypad, menu system, way of storing things, not much good standard sounds and backgrounds on the phone (remeber the S55 wasn't originaly made to be a colorscreen phone)

And why would you say that? The platform the phone electronics are built on is a color platform. The electronics are not based on the S45 series, they were designed outside of Siemens.

[TheZodiac]

Originally posted by jase
I'm not familiar with the nVoy, so I looked it up. I gather is a MS Smartphone; but I don't see it listed at expansys.us.

I HAVE seen the SX1 listed there -- for a good $600USD!

Is expansys the best place to buy unlocked phones? It's the only source outside ebay that I've seen people use, which seems reputable. If pricey.

The nVoy uses its OS by Pogo-tech. Its proprietary.
Its not avail yet. But early adopters can get them through the program. www.pogomobile.com

I make regular trips to expansys.com and celluloco.com

Both great sites for factory unlocked phones

[jase]

Thanks! I wasn't able to successfully access the pogo site when I did my search, and from the search results that turned up I assumed it was an MS Smartphone. My mistake.

Looks like a neat little device, especially for 'net-focused use... but I'll stick with actual phones, myself.

--Jason