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Nokia 3650 Released in US Market
A Swing Dancing Dork writes "Check out the new Nokia 3650! Video and still imaging, MMS support,Bluetooth,Triband, and polyphonic bliss all wraped up in a uber-modern package." I was looking phones all morning so I'm glad this showed up. Anyone have advice on cel phones? I'd like IMAP, HTTP, and IM, as well as PDA functionality that can sync via bluetooth to a Mac. I was looking at the Sony Ericsons, but this may work as well.
So here is my quick review of it.
It can be annoying as hell to talk on until you get used to it. Most phones have a natural sweet spot that just feels right when you hold it to you head. The screen of the Sidekick gets pressed on your check while the ear piece is not so close to your ear. Once you get used to it is not a big deal. Also, pressing that phone up to your greasy ass cheek gets smudges on it.
Not a great PDA but if you use your PDA for what a lot of people do, as an address book and appointment book, it will do just fine.
The ring tones are gay. People will all look when it rings to see who the ass is. Then they think you are crazy when you press a 'Gameboy' to you head and start talking. Once they see you get off the phone, flip the screen, and start browsing the web or checking email they think it is the most kick ass thing they have seen.
It is better than any phone at browing the web. You actually get decent pictues and number of lines per page. Some site are designed kind of weird though and you have to scroll. Also not so good for site that use a lot of cookies to store data, but then no phones are good at that.
Games are lame, but sometimes you get desperate.
Email is great. If you get a web based account with pop access you are pretty much set for home and while on the road.
Wish they have more than just AIM but it works pretty good. Just have to convince your friends they need AIM accounts and to stay logged into them.
Some people have said it feels cheap. Well compared to the Motorola Pagewriter is does a little bit. But I had a lot more problems with the Pagewriter and it was not a phone nor did it have games. It does not feel any cheaper than most lightweight mobile phones.
The design is great. The flip screen that hides the keyboard when not in use works perfectly. The only bad part is if you have to dial a number not in your address book you have to flip the screen, dial, then flip back..well I suppose you could leave the screen out but that would just be weird.
It lacks good syncing. Kind of scary, if you store a lot on it, but I hear they are working on it. I would also wait for color if it is going ot be out soon, although their greyscale is pretty damn good.
...pressing that phone up to your greasy ass cheek gets smudges on it.
I don't think you're using it properly.
I don't need no instructions to know how to rock!!!!
They use the same scripts that Amazon.com uses, so that they can market to people based upon their prior purchases. Kinda sucks that you can't go back and edit your post, doesn't it?