7610 or 6600?

I can upgarde my phone in a few weeks. I have been looking at the 6600 or
7610. What one would you reccomend?

"Mark" <nin:non.com> wrote in message
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> I can upgarde my phone in a few weeks. I have been looking at the 6600 or
> 7610. What one would you reccomend?

7610:
------
- In-built support for MP3's (using RealPlayer)
- Megapixel camera
- Better battery life (marginal)
- Changable facsias
- Better screen
- More responsive menus
- Upto 10mins of video recording

6600:
------
[None of the above]

Speaks for itself don't you think?

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Antz,
Part of the UKtm family

I also have this choice to make very shortly .


When you say "In-built support for MP3's (using RealPlayer)" I was told the
phone is unable to produce a stereo output is this incorrect?????.


thanks

dan

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">-©LuVbuG©-<" <anthony_deadabo@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Mark" <nin:non.com> wrote in message
> news:Xns956A8C863DE76Lam@195.149.20.147...
> > I can upgarde my phone in a few weeks. I have been looking at the 6600
or
> > 7610. What one would you reccomend?
>
> 7610:
> ------
> - In-built support for MP3's (using RealPlayer)
> - Megapixel camera
> - Better battery life (marginal)
> - Changable facsias
> - Better screen
> - More responsive menus
> - Upto 10mins of video recording
>
> 6600:
> ------
> [None of the above]
>
> Speaks for itself don't you think?
>
> --
> Antz,
> Part of the UKtm family
>
>

> When you say "In-built support for MP3's (using RealPlayer)" I was told
the
> phone is unable to produce a stereo output is this incorrect?????.
>
>
That is correct. MP3 support is bit of a gimmick. I hope no one buys the
phone expecting it to be a replacement for an IPOD. Stero output wouldn't of
been at all difficult to include. Just Nokia doing it so you have to
"upgrade" next time they release a smart phone with stereo.

Dan

>7610:
>------
>- In-built support for MP3's (using RealPlayer)

possible on the 6600 with 3rd party software, i.e. ultramp3.

>- Megapixel camera

pics at 1280*960 are possible on the 6600 with 3rd party software,
i.e. photoacute

>- Better battery life (marginal)

according to nokia, 7610 has up to 10 hours more battery life than
6600 but 1 hour less talktime than 6600

>- Changable facsias

nice if you want xpress-on covers

>- Better screen

how? 6600 and 7610 both have:

Bright active matrix TFT color display
65,536 colors
176 x 208 pixels

>- More responsive menus

the 6600 is pretty responsive, obviously takes longer than say a
series 40 6230 but its basically running an operating system.

>- Upto 10mins of video recording

with 3rd party software the 6600 is capable of lengthy video clips.


and if you're a user of infrared from time to time the 7610 doesn't
offer this.

"eggster2k" <eggster2k@nospambreathe.com> wrote in message
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>
> >7610:
> >------
> >- In-built support for MP3's (using RealPlayer)
>
> possible on the 6600 with 3rd party software, i.e. ultramp3.
>
> >- Megapixel camera
>

"In-built" being the operative phrase here, no extra hassle.

> pics at 1280*960 are possible on the 6600 with 3rd party software,
> i.e. photoacute
>

[As above]

> >- Better battery life (marginal)
>
> according to nokia, 7610 has up to 10 hours more battery life than
> 6600 but 1 hour less talktime than 6600
>

There you go then.

> >- Changable facsias
>
> nice if you want xpress-on covers
>

Exactly.

> >- Better screen
>
> how? 6600 and 7610 both have:
>
> Bright active matrix TFT color display
> 65,536 colors
> 176 x 208 pixels
>

Have you compared one against the other? The 6600's screen is nowhere near
as vibrant/colourful.

> >- More responsive menus
>
> the 6600 is pretty responsive, obviously takes longer than say a
> series 40 6230 but its basically running an operating system.
>

Again, comparing one against the other, the 7610 is more responsive and
better at multitasking; where the 6600 regularly crawls with more than one
task running.

> >- Upto 10mins of video recording
>
> with 3rd party software the 6600 is capable of lengthy video clips.
>
>

[See my first comment]

> and if you're a user of infrared from time to time the 7610 doesn't
> offer this.

Agreed on this, but in this day of BT coming as standard on mid-high range
handsets, it's time to upgrade!

So to summarise - 6600 = hassle with installing extra 3rd party software,
and a slower OS, 7610 = hassle-free functionality out of the box, and more
reliable.

--
Antz,
Part of the UKtm family

On Tue, 21 Sep 2004 14:02:15 +0100, ">-©LuVbuG©-<"
<anthony_deadabo@hotmail.com> wrote:

>"eggster2k" <eggster2k@nospambreathe.com> wrote in message
>newsa20l0dtbcli149b29mtddql0opjqteuuj@4ax.com.. .
>>
>> >7610:
>> >------
>> >- In-built support for MP3's (using RealPlayer)
>>
>> possible on the 6600 with 3rd party software, i.e. ultramp3.
>>
>> >- Megapixel camera
>>
>
>"In-built" being the operative phrase here, no extra hassle.

true. but my point was the 6600 is capable of this.

>
>> pics at 1280*960 are possible on the 6600 with 3rd party software,
>> i.e. photoacute
>>
>
>[As above]

as above.


>> >- Better screen
>>
>> how? 6600 and 7610 both have:
>>
>> Bright active matrix TFT color display
>> 65,536 colors
>> 176 x 208 pixels
>>
>
>Have you compared one against the other? The 6600's screen is nowhere near
>as vibrant/colourful.

no, i haven't compared these phones side by side, imho the 6600 is
perfect for me.

>
>> >- More responsive menus
>>
>> the 6600 is pretty responsive, obviously takes longer than say a
>> series 40 6230 but its basically running an operating system.
>>
>
>Again, comparing one against the other, the 7610 is more responsive and
>better at multitasking; where the 6600 regularly crawls with more than one
>task running.

i've had my 6600 muti-tasking several times, not noticed any
slowdowns. can run services, messaging and calendar and theres not
much delay.

>
>> >- Upto 10mins of video recording
>>
>> with 3rd party software the 6600 is capable of lengthy video clips.
>>
>>
>
>[See my first comment]

see my first comment reply.

On Mon, 20 Sep 2004 16:00:39 +0100, ">-©LuVbuG©-<" <anthony_deadabo@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>"Mark" <nin:non.com> wrote in message
>news:Xns956A8C863DE76Lam@195.149.20.147...
>> I can upgarde my phone in a few weeks. I have been looking at the 6600 or
>> 7610. What one would you reccomend?

>6600:
>------
>[None of the above]

But, sensible keyboard. Proper joystick rather than a cheesy 5 way button.


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"Christopher Pollard" <rubbish@cginternet.net> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 20 Sep 2004 16:00:39 +0100, ">-©LuVbuG©-<"
<anthony_deadabo@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >"Mark" <nin:non.com> wrote in message
> >news:Xns956A8C863DE76Lam@195.149.20.147...
> >> I can upgarde my phone in a few weeks. I have been looking at the 6600
or
> >> 7610. What one would you reccomend?
>
> >6600:
> >------
> >[None of the above]
>
> But, sensible keyboard. Proper joystick rather than a cheesy 5 way button.
>
>

These arguments could go on forever, so I'm going to be the adult in this
case!

I personally couldn't get on with the 6600's buttons, they're far too stiff
for my liking whereas the 7610's have better travel.

--
Antz,
Part of the UKtm family

On Wed, 22 Sep 2004 12:29:21 +0100, ">-©LuVbuG©-<"
<anthony_deadabo@hotmail.com> wrote:

>"Christopher Pollard" <rubbish@cginternet.net> wrote in message
>news:4qm1l0lf75s8aia8uptl9equ69d8bholp0@4ax.com.. .
>> On Mon, 20 Sep 2004 16:00:39 +0100, ">-©LuVbuG©-<"
><anthony_deadabo@hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >"Mark" <nin:non.com> wrote in message
>> >news:Xns956A8C863DE76Lam@195.149.20.147...
>> >> I can upgarde my phone in a few weeks. I have been looking at the 6600
>or
>> >> 7610. What one would you reccomend?
>>
>> >6600:
>> >------
>> >[None of the above]
>>
>> But, sensible keyboard. Proper joystick rather than a cheesy 5 way button.
>>
>>
>
>These arguments could go on forever

true. i'll defend the 6600 all i can!

>
>I personally couldn't get on with the 6600's buttons, they're far too stiff
>for my liking whereas the 7610's have better travel.

we all have different opinions on how easy a phone is to use.

Hi both of my friends have these phones and after seeing them and
using them I would say that the 7610 has much better graphics and
sound.

On Wed, 22 Sep 2004 09:55:06 +0800, Christopher Pollard
<rubbish@cginternet.net> wrote:

>On Mon, 20 Sep 2004 16:00:39 +0100, ">-©LuVbuG©-<" <anthony_deadabo@hotmail.com>
>wrote:
>
>>"Mark" <nin:non.com> wrote in message
>>news:Xns956A8C863DE76Lam@195.149.20.147...
>>> I can upgarde my phone in a few weeks. I have been looking at the 6600 or
>>> 7610. What one would you reccomend?
>
>>6600:
>>------
>>[None of the above]
>
>But, sensible keyboard. Proper joystick rather than a cheesy 5 way button.

I tend to agree, I just tested a 7610 for a week and have to say the
keypad is utterly **** (for want of a better word), and the joystick
is possibly the worst I have ever used.

The designer of this phone has clearly never heard the word
'ergonomic', which is a great shame as i feel the functionality of the
phone is just about right.

Anyone know if they intend to produce a similarly spec'd model with a
propper keypad anytime soon? I can't decide whether to persevere or
ditch.


Regards
Jay