looking for a new phone / brand loyalty

October 3, 2010 by paolo. | 1 Comment

Imagine my K850i: it has served me well over the last 2 years — job-landing calls, lovely flirtations, MMSin’, MP3-playing, taking pictures discretely, mobile internet and the thousands of SMS messages — I do love it, and I think maybe this year is the time to retire the thing.

It’s gotten its LCD screen replaced (hence the contrast is a little too much), the number 4 button sinks in a little too much, the shutter button doesn’t work sometimes, parts of the d-pad have since left and the unit is covered in battle-marks and scratches.

So for now, I’m actively looking at new phone options. I haven’t jumped to the Apple fence yet — and I want to be loyal to Sony Ericsson, but most of the units I want are getting phased out, and it’s getting much harder to find the old ones.

My needs for a phone are as follows: talk, text, vibrant display, at least a 5 MP camera with flash (or stunning picture quality) and maybe mobile internet or multimedia options. My mom thinks it’s silly that I want a proper (or more or less, better than average) camera on my phone, but there are just some times when you’re out, and you see something that you want to immortalize in image form. (then send to friends for the lulz)

If I’m to stick to Sony Ericsson, here are my current options:

Sony Ericsson Satio (Idou / U1i)

Sony Ericsson Aino (u10i2)

My only thing with the Aino is — it’s not a “fully”-touchscreen device — it’s a slider. The touchscreen may only be used with the media center/camera. Although the thing I like about it is: it comes with a dock, and a nifty-looking pair of bluetooth headset/earphones.

Any suggestions for my new hrudu-phone? Are you loyal to a brand when it comes to phones? I started sticking to Sony Ericsson during the time when Nokia dominated the scene. Now there are so much more options that it’s hard not to look elsewhere.

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