Hello HowardForums folk. I live in the US and have had this nifty Sharp 903sh (aka sx833) for about a year now, and I've been looking rather kindly towards the up and coming Nokia N95. With it's public release finally upon us, I wanted to ask you, the phone experts of the net, what I should do now. Assuming money was not the concern, should I drop my Sharp 903sh off on ebay, grab what money it leaves me, and jump on the N95, or should I keep what I have? Here are my primary concerns regarding the phone I have and wish to buy:
1) Camera Quality. My 903sh's 3.2 Megapixel camera is grand to say the least, but it is still lacking among other things. I love its 2x optical zoom, but its night shots are absolutely awful, especially if I have nothing to stand it on. It does have autofocus, though, which I believe the N95 does not. I know a phone will never replace a quality digicam, but considering how often I actually want to carry an actual camera with me compared to how often I carry a phone, the phone wins out.
2) Interface speed. I know this is relatively low in most people's books, but few things annoy me more than a slow interface. I had a bottom line Nokia 6101 before with T-mobile's USA's interface, and it angered me to no end. I simply NEED a reactive interface. I've heard from some people that the N95's is acceptable, and others that it is not. Personally, I find the 903sh's perfect (aside from when using Opera), but a personal comparison would be great.
3) mp3 manager. Yes, both the 903sh and the N95 can play mp3s fine enough, but which makes them easier to get to? the 903sh's interface is absolutely atrocious. It organizes songs alphabetically, regardless of folder hierarchy or id3 tags, and then forces me to create playlists just to sort artists. Anything more than 4 or 5 albums would kill me. Can anyone comment on the N95's?
5) mp3 external audio. The 903sh's external speakers suck. Badly. I won't always be in reach of headphones, so will the N95 perform any better?
4) Proxy options. I'm hoping the N95 should be fine, but I can never be too sure. The 903sh has a huge array of options for putting all my digital connections via proxy, which is of great use since I still use the T-mobile USA proxy go-around for the $5.99 plan. I just need to verify that the N95 will too.
These things, though they may seem small to a lot of people, are VERY important to me. I already know that the N95 is GSM, so network problems should be nonexistent. The internal memory of the N95 is fine, as are its functions. I can't wait to be in Symbian OS instead of dealing with old MIDP and JAVA for all 3rd party functions though. If there are any other glaring dissimilarities that cause issues for anyone with the N95, please, feel free to tell me.
Thank you
1) Camera Quality. My 903sh's 3.2 Megapixel camera is grand to say the least, but it is still lacking among other things. I love its 2x optical zoom, but its night shots are absolutely awful, especially if I have nothing to stand it on. It does have autofocus, though, which I believe the N95 does not. I know a phone will never replace a quality digicam, but considering how often I actually want to carry an actual camera with me compared to how often I carry a phone, the phone wins out.
2) Interface speed. I know this is relatively low in most people's books, but few things annoy me more than a slow interface. I had a bottom line Nokia 6101 before with T-mobile's USA's interface, and it angered me to no end. I simply NEED a reactive interface. I've heard from some people that the N95's is acceptable, and others that it is not. Personally, I find the 903sh's perfect (aside from when using Opera), but a personal comparison would be great.
3) mp3 manager. Yes, both the 903sh and the N95 can play mp3s fine enough, but which makes them easier to get to? the 903sh's interface is absolutely atrocious. It organizes songs alphabetically, regardless of folder hierarchy or id3 tags, and then forces me to create playlists just to sort artists. Anything more than 4 or 5 albums would kill me. Can anyone comment on the N95's?
5) mp3 external audio. The 903sh's external speakers suck. Badly. I won't always be in reach of headphones, so will the N95 perform any better?
4) Proxy options. I'm hoping the N95 should be fine, but I can never be too sure. The 903sh has a huge array of options for putting all my digital connections via proxy, which is of great use since I still use the T-mobile USA proxy go-around for the $5.99 plan. I just need to verify that the N95 will too.
These things, though they may seem small to a lot of people, are VERY important to me. I already know that the N95 is GSM, so network problems should be nonexistent. The internal memory of the N95 is fine, as are its functions. I can't wait to be in Symbian OS instead of dealing with old MIDP and JAVA for all 3rd party functions though. If there are any other glaring dissimilarities that cause issues for anyone with the N95, please, feel free to tell me.
Thank you
