Suggest a new phone

[PlutonianEmpire]

I'm seeking a new cell phone. What I'm looking for is one that doubles as a smartphone and a mobile wi-fi hotspot, preferably one that can connect both 32 bit and 64 bit laptops, and has an "unlimited internet" plan available.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

 

[Zelig]

Samsung Focus S

 

[Synobun]

Whatever you do, avoid the Nokia N series. I'm not even sure if that's in the area you are seeking, but it is terrible.

 

[Zelig]

Whatever you do, avoid the Nokia N series. I'm not even sure if that's in the area you are seeking, but it is terrible.

That's not really fair, there's a huge difference between the N70 and the N9, bigger than between the original iphone and the iphone 4S.

In any case, it's not really relevant, Nokia has jumped onto the Windows Phone wagon, and Meego isn't shipping at all in North America.

 

[Synobun]

That's not really fair, there's a huge difference between the N70 and the N9, bigger than between the original iphone and the iphone 4S.

In any case, it's not really relevant, Nokia has jumped onto the Windows Phone wagon, and Meego isn't shipping at all in North America.

I have a Nokia N8, and it is sub-par at best, not to mention that the battery quickly loses its quality, and getting a full day out of it before it needs to be recharged is now a lucky thing.

 

[PlutonianEmpire]

Samsung Focus S

Does this phone have the option of being carried with AT&T?

 

[Zelig]

I have a Nokia N8, and it is sub-par at best, not to mention that the battery quickly loses its quality, and getting a full day out of it before it needs to be recharged is now a lucky thing.

"It" is sub-par?

It's a year-old phone with a discontinued operating system that had weak cpu/ram specs on release.

Regardless, it has fantastic build quality and the best camera available in any phone.

The battery life is in large part a function of the OS, and Nokia is dropping Symbian for Windows Phone.

Does this phone have the option of being carried with AT&T?

It's on their website?

http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-ph...?device=Samsung+Focus+(TM)+S&q_sku=sku5400268

 

[Synobun]

Regardless, it has fantastic build quality and the best camera available in any phone.

The camera on mine is blurrier than a 4 year old webcam.

 

[illram]

Maybe a dumb question, but did you remove the thin, almost invisible plastic sticker on the camera lens?

I am not trying to be insulting, I swear. I actually had this problem with my EVO 4G when I got it. I thought there was something wrong with the camera for about a week because it was so fuzzy, and lo and behold I had not noticed there was a tiny, almost invisible and tiny circular sticker just covering the lens... felt like a dummy.

 

[Zelig]

The camera on mine is blurrier than a 4 year old webcam.

A few shots from reviews:

 

[Synobun]

Maybe a dumb question, but did you remove the thin, almost invisible plastic sticker on the camera lens?

I am not trying to be insulting, I swear. I actually had this problem with my EVO 4G when I got it. I thought there was something wrong with the camera for about a week because it was so fuzzy, and lo and behold I had not noticed there was a tiny, almost invisible and tiny circular sticker just covering the lens... felt like a dummy.

I left it on there for a long time, and it had been blurry with it on. Whenever I decided I wanted to actually take some serious pictures with it, I took the sticker off. It hardly got improved, if at all.

I may just have a faulty phone. But in my experience, the N series is very disappointing.

 

[mdwh]

Whatever you do, avoid the Nokia N series. I'm not even sure if that's in the area you are seeking, but it is terrible.

I love my 5800, and the new N8/N9 phones ought to be significantly better than this. If you're getting blurry pictures, it suggests there is a fault, and you should take it back or get it checked out.

I have a Nokia N8, and it is sub-par at best, not to mention that the battery quickly loses its quality, and getting a full day out of it before it needs to be recharged is now a lucky thing.

Isn't this the case with just about every smartphone? I especially hear this from Apple phone and Android users (no idea about Blackberry, WP, etc). Interestingly, my 5800 keeps its battery life for days. The specs of the N8 seem great to me - maybe you could pick on some things, but then there are things I would miss in Android (and don't get me started on Apple phones); similarly there are plenty of good things about it too.

Nokia's new strategy seems to be Windows Phone 7 at the high end, and possibly a new Linux based OS (Meltemi) to create a new range of low end smartphones.

 

[PlutonianEmpire]

Thanks for the suggestions.