Originally Posted by finbaar:
“Indeed each to there own. I just see Nokia being left with Symbian on their own as both SE & Samsung have now dropped it. They could easily put out the best Android phone and Android is now a selling plus for phones. Nokia do risk being left outside the party. However I will wait and see what this new OS is like they are developing when I get a new phone next year.
As for the Blade (£99) aginst the N8 (~£400) well there SHOULD be no competition. While the Orange San Francisco is OK I have rooted, debranded and flashed a FroYo rom and it is a super smooth fast device and does, for me (apps & web), way more than the N8. However the camera is crap and the battery could be better.”
Why should their be no competition between them? The OS on the Android is the vanilla version of one of the main competitors .... but the Blade is just too slow for any decent apps (or at least some of them ran truly lousy). But it was a useful comparsion of the OS and basic features.
Just like you, I was extremely unimpressed with the battery life, and the camera was probably left off - it was completely incapable of taking a picture of anything that was even slightly moving.
Yes, Android has more apps and a better browsing experience, but for me at least the main phone functionality (and battery life) is way ahead on Symbian - which is (again, for me at least) the main function of a phone ....