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Hey everyone!!!
Most of u must b familiar wid my previous thread bout the n81.. if nt,check this *www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=114328
I'l continue from where i hd left in the previous thread.
So,after considering everyone's opinions, i set out to see for myself the truth...
SO Guys, here it goes......
I went to my trusted wholeseller yesterday.. The price they quoted for the N81 ws Rs14100(lesser if negotiated)..I asked for a demo and they opened up a new n81 pack for me to check... it ws a blue(micro sd slot)one..There ws a 2gb micro sd card included along with the normal contents,ie charger,headset,cable etc.
The initial looks of the fone were vry unimpressive..the front n back were shiny plasticky n lukd cheap.. i cn stil remembr 3 yrs back wen i hd first held my n70M in my hands.. how firm n solid it hd felt..even its body ws made of plastic,yet it lukd n felt so gud.. surely, nokia hs degraded its quality nw a days..
moving on...
the back flap hd a small peice of foam placed inside at the centre(to stop it from being pressed in i sup) bt did nt work out that way.the back cover ws creaking a bit(typical nokia).Even my old n70's back cover used to creak,wen pressed,bt it had started to happen after a year and 3-4 hard falls from the bed,stairs etc.. Bt such creaking on a brand new fone??
The slider hd the same problem dat i hd already heard a million times.Wen opened,it ws shaking a lot both up-down n sideways.It felt very delicate.. This shaking made me imagine wat a user had said in the previous thread,"imagine the cell in ur tight jeans pocket". It really felt like it wud break easily. But wen completely shut,it felt firm n secure..
Now, coming on to the navi wheel.I activated it from the settings as it ws set to off by default.it worked in music menu n gallery.. the motion wasn't smooth like that of an ipod.moving to the next track/pic wud take 3-4 attempts.bt once the motion started,the movement became smooth.I mean to say that,skipping a lot of fotos/tracks ws easy,bt moving tracks/fotos one by one ws vry jerky.. Again,not satisfied.bt i sup that updating the firmware wud hav solved this problem..
All these things worried me a lot..specially the slider..
I then askd fr the N78,quoted at 15k exactly.They hadnt got it in stock,so they suggested me to check out the fone demo at a nokia priority dealer...
So,i went to the Nokia Priority Dealer next.The people there had a totally different story to tell..
There were no demos,nt even dummies,of the N81 n N78.Whereas,all other N-Series models were there.I askd the person incharge about it n he said that the company hd stopped the production of both handsets around three months before..Startled at the news, i said that the fones were still available at maximum stores, n pat cam the reply,
"Aray Bhaiya,Hum log to nokia k official dealers hain,hum aapko galat baat kyun batayenge?? Aur shops pe to aapko aur purane fones bhi mil jayenge,pr company ne ye fone banane band kar diye hain.."
More confused than ever before,i felt it ws best to confirm the news with a third dealer..
Moving on, the third dealer i went to was again, a wholeseller.. i askd him for the 2 fones,n78 n n81, n he too said the same thing as the showroom person hd said.In addition he said that if i buy that fone, by warranty wud get lapsed to only 6 months.. Again,shocked as i ws,i askd for alternative models. To that, he suggesed me to go for the 6220 classic(5 mp, xenon flash,wifi etc etc) priced at 16200. This ws way out of the budget of <15k that i hd set out wid... time to move on from nokia,i muttered, and went ovr to the ericsson counter..
The lady there,as usual, brought out the c510 as soon as i opened my mouth..more on its features later..i askd her for the price of the w705 n the best price she cud giv ws 16200rs..Damn,i cud get a 6220 for that price!! c510 ws quoted at 11200..Bt she had only the dummies of the two fones..So,after thanking the lady for her help, i set out on my journey again, to the sony ericsson showroom this time..
At the SE showroom,the c510 ws the highlight(no surprises here).. the fones i checked were w910i,t700,c510,g700,w705,c905.. the xperia ws also on display,a real beauty... *day dreaming*....
Ok,back to real world,the best fone under 15k that i felt ws(ne guesses?) the C510.. gud luks,firm n sturdy,feature packed,3.2mp cam,cool lens cover flap,smile shutter,accelrometer for auto rotate,geo-tagging (cell-id),TrackID music recognition,YouTube service in Media Center,Voice memo/dial,Motion gaming... all for 11.5k showroom price..a 1gb m2 card ws included.. Bass Reflex earphones were also bundled in the pack..
It wasn't that hard to decide now, i went for the C510+2gb m2 card+in ear active series earbuds(those with a loop that fits around the ear)..after all the negotiations,i managed to get it at around 13.5k...
Here, i would clearly like to metion that i am a complete nokia guy who hs grown up wid series 60 n never held a sony fone for more than 3 minutes in my hand..Therefore,i am not,in any way a SE freak n am not going to favour it in any way.. the next few hours at home wid the new sony were the toughest..no symbian OS ws driving me crazy.even putting in the charger pin into the the fone felt so odd n challenging.i still wonder y cant they make single pin chargers like nokia.. No Symbian OS meant no cool softwares cracked by the gr8 ppl lyk BINPDA... even thinking that made me sick.I started feeling that i hd made a blunder in not sticking to symbian n nokia..Bt this odd feeling lasted only for these few hours,after that, I felt i had made the right choice..
So far, the only drawback i felt ws the loudspeaker volume of the C510.it ws quite strange that wen i played a song thru loudspeakers at max volume, it ws pretty low, bt if i set it as a ringtone wid max volume n then call my number, the song/ringtone wud play at a higher volume..as to y dis happens,im still not clear..
other than this,i pretty much love the fone.The flash themes are pretty cool.The motion sensors work in the default theme too..the default 'dusk' theme's wallpaper still amazes me... the trees in the shadow move in the direction i tilt my fone wen its in the standby mode..feels pretty awesome.the motion gaming is really gud..music playback is top notch wen using headsets.i've already told u bout the loudspeaker problem..camera works great which is no surprise as it is a cybershot fone..smile shutter,face recognition,panorama, all are gr8 along wid plenty of customizations..
These are jst some of the features i hv mentioned.I wont go into detail as it is not a review thread..just wanted to share how much disappointed i was with nokia.When comparing both nokia and sony ericsson, ireally feel that nokia has really gone down quality wise in the past 2 years.my frnd got a new n70m around a year back, n it felt poorer built than my 3 yr old fone.. I only wish that rather than bringing down the prices of their fones every few days,nokia shud utilize the extra bucks at making the quality of its products better..
+1 for Sony Ericsson from my side from now on...
Most of u must b familiar wid my previous thread bout the n81.. if nt,check this *www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=114328
I'l continue from where i hd left in the previous thread.
So,after considering everyone's opinions, i set out to see for myself the truth...
SO Guys, here it goes......
I went to my trusted wholeseller yesterday.. The price they quoted for the N81 ws Rs14100(lesser if negotiated)..I asked for a demo and they opened up a new n81 pack for me to check... it ws a blue(micro sd slot)one..There ws a 2gb micro sd card included along with the normal contents,ie charger,headset,cable etc.
The initial looks of the fone were vry unimpressive..the front n back were shiny plasticky n lukd cheap.. i cn stil remembr 3 yrs back wen i hd first held my n70M in my hands.. how firm n solid it hd felt..even its body ws made of plastic,yet it lukd n felt so gud.. surely, nokia hs degraded its quality nw a days..
moving on...
the back flap hd a small peice of foam placed inside at the centre(to stop it from being pressed in i sup) bt did nt work out that way.the back cover ws creaking a bit(typical nokia).Even my old n70's back cover used to creak,wen pressed,bt it had started to happen after a year and 3-4 hard falls from the bed,stairs etc.. Bt such creaking on a brand new fone??
The slider hd the same problem dat i hd already heard a million times.Wen opened,it ws shaking a lot both up-down n sideways.It felt very delicate.. This shaking made me imagine wat a user had said in the previous thread,"imagine the cell in ur tight jeans pocket". It really felt like it wud break easily. But wen completely shut,it felt firm n secure..
Now, coming on to the navi wheel.I activated it from the settings as it ws set to off by default.it worked in music menu n gallery.. the motion wasn't smooth like that of an ipod.moving to the next track/pic wud take 3-4 attempts.bt once the motion started,the movement became smooth.I mean to say that,skipping a lot of fotos/tracks ws easy,bt moving tracks/fotos one by one ws vry jerky.. Again,not satisfied.bt i sup that updating the firmware wud hav solved this problem..
All these things worried me a lot..specially the slider..
I then askd fr the N78,quoted at 15k exactly.They hadnt got it in stock,so they suggested me to check out the fone demo at a nokia priority dealer...
So,i went to the Nokia Priority Dealer next.The people there had a totally different story to tell..
There were no demos,nt even dummies,of the N81 n N78.Whereas,all other N-Series models were there.I askd the person incharge about it n he said that the company hd stopped the production of both handsets around three months before..Startled at the news, i said that the fones were still available at maximum stores, n pat cam the reply,
"Aray Bhaiya,Hum log to nokia k official dealers hain,hum aapko galat baat kyun batayenge?? Aur shops pe to aapko aur purane fones bhi mil jayenge,pr company ne ye fone banane band kar diye hain.."
More confused than ever before,i felt it ws best to confirm the news with a third dealer..
Moving on, the third dealer i went to was again, a wholeseller.. i askd him for the 2 fones,n78 n n81, n he too said the same thing as the showroom person hd said.In addition he said that if i buy that fone, by warranty wud get lapsed to only 6 months.. Again,shocked as i ws,i askd for alternative models. To that, he suggesed me to go for the 6220 classic(5 mp, xenon flash,wifi etc etc) priced at 16200. This ws way out of the budget of <15k that i hd set out wid... time to move on from nokia,i muttered, and went ovr to the ericsson counter..
The lady there,as usual, brought out the c510 as soon as i opened my mouth..more on its features later..i askd her for the price of the w705 n the best price she cud giv ws 16200rs..Damn,i cud get a 6220 for that price!! c510 ws quoted at 11200..Bt she had only the dummies of the two fones..So,after thanking the lady for her help, i set out on my journey again, to the sony ericsson showroom this time..
At the SE showroom,the c510 ws the highlight(no surprises here).. the fones i checked were w910i,t700,c510,g700,w705,c905.. the xperia ws also on display,a real beauty... *day dreaming*....
Ok,back to real world,the best fone under 15k that i felt ws(ne guesses?) the C510.. gud luks,firm n sturdy,feature packed,3.2mp cam,cool lens cover flap,smile shutter,accelrometer for auto rotate,geo-tagging (cell-id),TrackID music recognition,YouTube service in Media Center,Voice memo/dial,Motion gaming... all for 11.5k showroom price..a 1gb m2 card ws included.. Bass Reflex earphones were also bundled in the pack..
It wasn't that hard to decide now, i went for the C510+2gb m2 card+in ear active series earbuds(those with a loop that fits around the ear)..after all the negotiations,i managed to get it at around 13.5k...
Here, i would clearly like to metion that i am a complete nokia guy who hs grown up wid series 60 n never held a sony fone for more than 3 minutes in my hand..Therefore,i am not,in any way a SE freak n am not going to favour it in any way.. the next few hours at home wid the new sony were the toughest..no symbian OS ws driving me crazy.even putting in the charger pin into the the fone felt so odd n challenging.i still wonder y cant they make single pin chargers like nokia.. No Symbian OS meant no cool softwares cracked by the gr8 ppl lyk BINPDA... even thinking that made me sick.I started feeling that i hd made a blunder in not sticking to symbian n nokia..Bt this odd feeling lasted only for these few hours,after that, I felt i had made the right choice..
So far, the only drawback i felt ws the loudspeaker volume of the C510.it ws quite strange that wen i played a song thru loudspeakers at max volume, it ws pretty low, bt if i set it as a ringtone wid max volume n then call my number, the song/ringtone wud play at a higher volume..as to y dis happens,im still not clear..
other than this,i pretty much love the fone.The flash themes are pretty cool.The motion sensors work in the default theme too..the default 'dusk' theme's wallpaper still amazes me... the trees in the shadow move in the direction i tilt my fone wen its in the standby mode..feels pretty awesome.the motion gaming is really gud..music playback is top notch wen using headsets.i've already told u bout the loudspeaker problem..camera works great which is no surprise as it is a cybershot fone..smile shutter,face recognition,panorama, all are gr8 along wid plenty of customizations..
These are jst some of the features i hv mentioned.I wont go into detail as it is not a review thread..just wanted to share how much disappointed i was with nokia.When comparing both nokia and sony ericsson, ireally feel that nokia has really gone down quality wise in the past 2 years.my frnd got a new n70m around a year back, n it felt poorer built than my 3 yr old fone.. I only wish that rather than bringing down the prices of their fones every few days,nokia shud utilize the extra bucks at making the quality of its products better..
+1 for Sony Ericsson from my side from now on...
) with an awesome OS @ Sky-high price 
