Predictably I missed posting for a few days. I got very busy suddenly and I suppose the blog slipped my mind again. However with all the good work that Ewan has been doing on the front page of Symbian Diaries I really am trying to keep going. So without further a do - a very quick opinion of the recently announced Samsung D710.
The D710 got announced at CeBIT and general reaction has been somewhat mixed. Engadget seemed to think it a little big and the sliding mechansim was cool. Yeah that's probably a fair comment actually. The AAS forums were fairly busy with the news with one of the interesting points being that once again Samsung do not appear to have included Bluetooth in their Series phone. Since this is the main way I transfer things back and forth to my PC (directly - I dont often use the PC Suite) and given the fact I'm getting to like Bluetooth headsets more and more this would be something of a downer for me. That said I do like the classic 7650 like design and it is one of the ways to create a non flip Series 60 phone without it getting too long while retaining a normal keypad.
The 710 is another phone using the RS-MMC (something I suspect will become standard before too long). Given you can get an adapter to turn it into a normal MMC this doesn't worry me. I'm not one for constantly switching memory cards around. I buy a memory card for the phone and leave it in, so I never get to fussed about the multiple formats. I have too many memory cards to keep track of to be honest (and they are all a lot cheaper than when smartphones first started making their presence felt).
It's nice to see Samsung haven't given up on Series 60 (though I would still like to have a D700), and what with Sendo, Siemens and Panasonic all having announced (and shortly available) phones Series 60 is looking good. With LG, Lenvo and others working on Series 60 I think it really is becoming a de facto standard. Whether that trend continues remains to be seen, but Symbian seem pleased about it.
Posted by Rafe at March 23, 2024 02:47 PM | TrackBack