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Samsung T100 or Nokia 7210 (which is better?) |
virtualtears
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Hi people. I have the choice of getting either the T100 or Nokia 7210. Which do you think is better and which should I buy and why? Thanks in advance.
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jack078
Joined: Mar 10, 2002
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I would perfer samsung
brighter screen, better menu and better looking
I hate 7210 kinda plastic feel.... |
Super G
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T100 is only dual-band, has no GPRS, no MMS, no radio, no Java... In brief, it's naked. Too expensive for what you get, in my mind. It's outdated.
It's main advantage is a 65336 color screen [CORRECTION: It's 4096 colors]... but what do you wanna do with this when the phone doesn't get any MMS, Java??? Well, you only get an expensive color user interface.
7210 has kinda plastic feel, but it looks great and feature wise beats T100 by far. Also you can customize it at will. I've got already 9 games and applications, a load of pics and ringtones.
It's triband, GPRS, MMS, has got a radio, Java... 
The screen is 4096 colors, and it's quite enough, at least for me 
Though, the choice is yours... And it depends what you use your phone for
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Eulogy
Joined: Sep 24, 2002
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And the battery capacity on the samsung sucks!!!!!!!
Drop samsung and nokia and buy yourself a panasonic gd87 |
2tangy
Joined: Oct 26, 2002
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I don't own either of those phones nor have i used them but i would have to agree with super g regarding the astonishing lack of features on the T100.
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haki
Joined: May 14, 2002
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Incidentally, the T100's screen has only 4096 but what makes it excellent is the fact that it is TFT. Its sounds and its quality are way ahead of the Nokia but it lacks features. The GD87 seems to be an ideal combination!
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Raven
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@super g, the t100 supports 4096 colours, it's the s100 that has 65k colours in addition to gprs, java and better battery capacity. Now, if the choice was between a s100 and a 7210, i would definatly choose the s100. But between t100 and 7210, the 7210 is the best choice by far imo.
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Super G
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Raven: yes you're absolutely right It has 4k colors. My mistake.
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ppcrockar
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The 7210 is a better buy for sure. The T100 has almost no features and lousy standbytimes. But it does have a much better screen. It is a TFT screen on the T100 and an STN screen on the Nokia.
But if you want a better phone that is almost like the T100 go for the Panasonic GD87... It is also a much better than Nokia 7210. |
mattan
Joined: Dec 13, 2002
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As others have said - go for the Nokia. My flatmate bought the Samsung T100 as soon as it was released here... soon realising that it has only basic features and nil connectivity options, except for the ability to customise the ringtones and wallpaper using the supplied cable (which is NOT a data cable!).
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virtualtears
Joined: Mar 24, 2002
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Hi people, thanks for all of your replies. I have decided to go with the Nokia 7210 after all of your opinions, and you are right, having done some research it seems I will get a lot more for my money with the Nokia. I have a few questions concerning it, I would be greateful if you could please answer...
1. Can I use GSM WAP to download Java applications/games rather than GPRS?
2. Where can I get these applications/games from for free?
3. What is the battery life like on the phone?
4. Are there any known problems with it?
Thanks in advance.
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Super G
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@ virtualtears:
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1. Can I use GSM WAP to download Java applications/games rather than GPRS?
2. Where can I get these applications/games from for free?
3. What is the battery life like on the phone?
4. Are there any known problems with it?
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1. Yes, you can WAP as you feel to get Java applets, using GPRS, or (HS)CSD.
2. The phone already have so called "Applications Services" and "Games Services" in the applications and games menus respectively. You will find free applications and games from these: go to "software market" or "Club Nokia". In software market, it will first propose you softwares for 7210 only on the wap page. But if you browse down in the wap page, you will see "Back". Click on it, and you will see a bunch of Nokia phones listed. You can go to any of them to get your applets, they will work (it's Java), except for 7650's ones (the screen is bigger on 7650). E.g. 3510i applets work.
3. Using GPRS, IrDA and rather frequent voice calls, I can use my phone some 4-5 days without recharge. Quite good!
4. I don't have any problem with it except the one of max volume when I listen to the ringing tones in the gallery. Otherwise, it works very well. There is also a small "shhhhh" noise in the speaker, but I don't hear it anymore.
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edam
Joined: Dec 07, 2002
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you will be get 7210 because T100 does not have GPRS and in these days, buy a phone without GPRS it will be not useless but i think if you like 7210 |
bart
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the 7210 is better because it has got more function like GPRS and MMS!
but the T68 is still better. i like those samsung phones too, the V100 is great but i need bluetooth and MMS. and i don't need a phone that sucks like nokia! |
virtualtears
Joined: Mar 24, 2002
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I have never had any big problems with Nokia phones, besides, I do a lot of texting and se's suck for that. |
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Posted: 2002-12-12 20:41
