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> If anyone made a decent Symbian device My personal favourite was my E90 Communicator. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_E90_Communicator https://en.wikipe
by lproven 3y ago
> If anyone made a decent Symbian device
My personal favourite was my E90 Communicator.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_E90_Communicator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_E90_Communicator
In terms of hardware form factor was the best smartphone I have ever owed.
What was good about it:
– Metal case, metal hinge, rock-solid clamshell design
– But small enough to use closed as a candybar phone with T9 text input;
– Good 1-handed and two-handed operation;
– Able to view A4 width PDFs at readable size on internal screen;
– Fast accurate thumb typing on internal QWERTY keyboard;
– Data port plus charging port plus headphone socket.
It wasn't perfect. The external numeric keypad needed better spacing, like a 6310i keypad. The internal QWERTY one the same. It needed USB instead of a Nokia port, and a standard-sized headphone jack. It needed an internal touchscreen. It needed more RAM and speed and battery.
But the gestalt, the whole, was better than any Apple minimalist thing.
Second favourite:
Nokia 7710.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_7710 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_7710
My first true smartphone.
What was good about it:
– Landscape touchscreen smartphone, with a design that made that the primary orientation, although perfectly usable one-handed in landscape;
– Usable physical buttons for up/down/left/right/select in one hand, call/cancel/hangup in the other hand. So, usable in gloves or without access to stylus and fingertips, with tactile feedback, with both hands. Meaning also ideal for gamers;
– Removable battery;
– Last device with the Psion EIKON UI.
Third favourite:
Sony Ericsson P910
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Ericsson_P910 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Ericsson_P910
Very much oriented to touchscreen operation like an iPhone or something.
What was good about it:
– Familiar and accessible to non-techies;
– With a handy physical T9 keypad, covering part of the screen;
– Flipped down to reveal a bigger screen and tiny QWERTY keyboard. Not much use but clever.