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Nokia 3650 Symbian Imaging-phone
Ch_Omega writes "Nokia have announced a new cameraphone in the, traditionally low-cost, 3xxx-series. Surprisingly enough, it seems to have the same functionality as the Nokia 7650, as well as tri-band, MMC-expansion slot, and abillity to capture video as well as still images. The new smartphone has been given the name Nokia 3650, which, according to this article indicates that it will be much cheaper than the 7650, while actually being superior feature-wise!"
I don't know about you, but I've droped my cell phone into lakes too often to want an expensive one. (it was in my pocket when I fell overboard last time) Sure I recover it, but I haven't had success getting them to work after than.
Combine that with new features coming out all the time, and I'm not sure I want an expensive one. As others have noted, this cheap phone looks better feature wise than a more expensive older model.
Or to put it a different way: why spend money on an expensive phone when I can get a cheap one, and the next model will be better?
I just got a 3410, and to my grief, I shortly figured the only way to transfer apps to the 3xxx series is through WAP. Unlike the 7xxx series or even the 6xxx series. That is a real drawback for us midlet java programmers :(.