Feeling up the Sony Ericsson W950i
Today I felt up the Sony Ericsson W950i (a mockup but they assured me that it is pretty accurate) at a mobile phone shop at Suntec. Before I go on to bitch about the moronic salesperson, let's talk a bit about the phone.
One of the rare non-camera phones that I can bring to work, the W950i has several wonderful features including Bluetooth connectivity, being a Smartphone that runs with the Symbian OS, a nice big touchscreen, a side scrolling wheel, and - get this - it is also a 4GB MP3 player with external speakers at the back!
Now only if it looks/feels as good as its features, but, alas! Like men, mobile phones are never perfect - for me at least. How do I loathe thee? Let me list the ways:
1) IT HAS NO BUTTONS! The keybad is all flat and are totally unstimulating in a tactile sense. I like to press buttons! I like to poke things that protrude! How can I SMS on a completely flat pad? One way that I can live with that is to do everything via the touchscreen.
2) IT FEELS LIKE A BRICK! Rectangular and heavy, it can serve as a pretty good missile when push comes to shove. But this is the brick that I will be carrying with me all the time - am I destined to carry bricks? First the nGage and now maybe this...
3) IT DOESN'T HAVE A HEADPHONE JACK! You'll need to use an adapter in order to connect an audiophilic pair of headphones to this thing, something that I have every intention to do. I invested on a good pair of Sennheissers for a good reason because I have fussy ears. Which makes the brick even larger now with a tail added to the bottom.
OK at this point, I have to bitch about the salesman with a bad attitude and zero product knowledge. I checked the rear end of the phone which clearly only has a jack for a charger / PC connection and no other jacks. So I asked him how one plugs in regular earphones. He kept saying "can, just plug into one of those holes" (he pointed to the bottom of the phone). So I asked which one, and he still pointed to one of the square holes flanking the sides of the charger jack. I mean, wouldn't it already be obvious that it wouldn't fit? Do I look like I don't know what a headphone jack looks like? Round vs square? Thankfully another salesman who knows his stuff quickly interjected and told me there is an adapter that comes with the phone for the headphones.
Conclusion: OK this guy does have a lot going for it except for its looks and weight - it ain't cheap at S$888 (w/o contract). But I do love the fact that it can do so much and has almost everything I want.
A complete opposite will be the Motorola L2 but it's not here yet. Check this dude out:
It's got less but looks great and is likely to be cheaper too. How about I get this and top it up with the Samsung MP3 player instead? Then I will have two sexy slim devices instead of one clunky unsexy device that does both things.
Conclusion: I don't know right now. Let's wait for the L2 and I'll feel it up then we'll decide.
Today I felt up the Sony Ericsson W950i (a mockup but they assured me that it is pretty accurate) at a mobile phone shop at Suntec. Before I go on to bitch about the moronic salesperson, let's talk a bit about the phone.
One of the rare non-camera phones that I can bring to work, the W950i has several wonderful features including Bluetooth connectivity, being a Smartphone that runs with the Symbian OS, a nice big touchscreen, a side scrolling wheel, and - get this - it is also a 4GB MP3 player with external speakers at the back!
Now only if it looks/feels as good as its features, but, alas! Like men, mobile phones are never perfect - for me at least. How do I loathe thee? Let me list the ways:
1) IT HAS NO BUTTONS! The keybad is all flat and are totally unstimulating in a tactile sense. I like to press buttons! I like to poke things that protrude! How can I SMS on a completely flat pad? One way that I can live with that is to do everything via the touchscreen.
2) IT FEELS LIKE A BRICK! Rectangular and heavy, it can serve as a pretty good missile when push comes to shove. But this is the brick that I will be carrying with me all the time - am I destined to carry bricks? First the nGage and now maybe this...
3) IT DOESN'T HAVE A HEADPHONE JACK! You'll need to use an adapter in order to connect an audiophilic pair of headphones to this thing, something that I have every intention to do. I invested on a good pair of Sennheissers for a good reason because I have fussy ears. Which makes the brick even larger now with a tail added to the bottom.
OK at this point, I have to bitch about the salesman with a bad attitude and zero product knowledge. I checked the rear end of the phone which clearly only has a jack for a charger / PC connection and no other jacks. So I asked him how one plugs in regular earphones. He kept saying "can, just plug into one of those holes" (he pointed to the bottom of the phone). So I asked which one, and he still pointed to one of the square holes flanking the sides of the charger jack. I mean, wouldn't it already be obvious that it wouldn't fit? Do I look like I don't know what a headphone jack looks like? Round vs square? Thankfully another salesman who knows his stuff quickly interjected and told me there is an adapter that comes with the phone for the headphones.
Conclusion: OK this guy does have a lot going for it except for its looks and weight - it ain't cheap at S$888 (w/o contract). But I do love the fact that it can do so much and has almost everything I want.
A complete opposite will be the Motorola L2 but it's not here yet. Check this dude out:
It's got less but looks great and is likely to be cheaper too. How about I get this and top it up with the Samsung MP3 player instead? Then I will have two sexy slim devices instead of one clunky unsexy device that does both things.
Conclusion: I don't know right now. Let's wait for the L2 and I'll feel it up then we'll decide.
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