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4.5 stars
"Best phone I've used to date"
Pros: Features, stability, performance, battery life
Cons: No accelerometer (auto-rotate), still so new not all S60 software works
Summary: So I've had my share of phones in the past - most recently a Blackberry Pearl 8100 and iPhone (2G). Got this phone because didn't want iPhone 3G and couldn't be happier. Rather than rehash Bonnie's review, here are where I disagree and other points:
- PQ is excellent if you ask me. Some shots I took people have a hard time believing were from a phone and the geotagging feature works great. If you upload to Flickr wirelessly and turn on the geotag import it will show them on a map too...very cool.
- Call quality is superb. The earpiece on the handset is not the loudest I've used but it's very clear and no one has complained about call quality with me nor have I noticed an issue.
- FM Transmitter works great for listening to my music and podcasts (which you can download wirelessly on the phone itself) through my car radio.
- Sound output through headphones is superb and on par if not better than iPhone/iPods.
- Battery life is great. I have it checking 2 email accounts every 5 mins, listening to music, phone calls, web surfing and it lasts from 8am to midnight easily.
- Little known feature that you can assign video caller IDs and it works flawlessly. You can shoot a video clip or copy one on the phone and then assign that as a caller ID. It'll play the video when the person calls. You can even set it so it plays the video but with a regular ringtone for sound!
- Front facing camera is excellent for recording video messages and self-portraits
- The wealth of S60 software out there (#1 smartphone OS globally) is great although not all of it works on the N78 yet since it has a brand new version of Symbian.
- Copy/Paste is there! I've used it even more than I thought I would after the iPhone. Maybe withdrawal?
- Some great apps are Fring (free VOIP calls), Google Maps S60 (native client that uses GPS), Opera Mini (works extremely fast on this phone),IM+ (great multi-IM client), JoikuSpot (turns your phone into a 3G Wifi Hotspot!) and many others.
- Bluetooth is ACTUALLY usable for things other than headsets unlike iPhone. You can sync your PIM info via Bluetooth, you can send files back and forth via Bluetooth, it has stereo bluetooth support for listening to music among many other things!
Most of all though this phone just works no matter what you throw it at...a true workhorse. Haven't had a single crash or slowdown no matter how many apps I have open (YES, GOOD MULTITASKING IS POSSIBLE APPLE).
In the end, it's a jack of all trades that actually does them all extremely well and is super stable and fast. What else can you ask for?
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