I am considering a new phone and I am not sure which one to buy. As of this week both phones are available on 3's (3G) $29 (or $49/$69/etc.) cap with $10 for the phone (minimum spend of $30 a month for 24 months). In the past I have always bought my phones outright (Sony Ericsson T630 & Z1010), but I am very intrigued by 3's unlimited email for $3 a month, and of the value of the above phones on this plan.
The V3x seems like a nicer phone, and I was greatly disappointed that the nVidia Geforce Go 4200 was not fully integrated (the camera is the only component to make use of the chip, apparently the phone was released unfinished). Now I don't play games on my phone, but I really do get tired of how slow the interface is on my Z1010. Mobile-Reviews.com offers some very comprehensive reviews of both phones in (provided you don?t mind the Russian translation), however although both phones are very similar in most aspects the Nokia wins outright as far as performance is concerned. This is definitely a disappointment that there is such a large disparity (Nokia beats the Motorola by 50-100% in most of the benchmarks) because I was definitely leaning towards the Motorola.
The main reason that I am replacing my current phone is because the Z1010 is way to thick for my liking (to the point that I don?t take it out when I go clubbing), at 28mm it is a very chunky phone. The V3x and 6280 by comparison are 19.5, and 21mm respectively ? this may not seem like much on paper, but the newer phones are rounded at the edges, whilst the Z1010 is basically a box and this adds to the bulk factor significantly. I am steering clear of phones like the Motorola V3 and L6, largely due to lack of features for their exuberant price (even if they are ~10.6 and 13mm thick).
The second issue is the battery life on my now 18 month (ok maybe not quite that old) phone is next to nil (40 hours max with light to no use / 16 hours under normal use).
V3x Advantages:
- V3x is approximately 1.5mm
- Clamshell design (I really like clamshells)
- Clamshell design protects the screen from scratches.
- Looks more stylish (particularly the red glowing keypad backlights)
- Larger keys
- Much greater rounding, particularly at base (this makes it more comfortable in your pocket.)
- Has a second screen
Nokia 6280 Advantages:
- Better performance, particularly Java
- Slide phone
- Possibly better battery life (I?m not sure though)
- Memory: Mini SD card (cheaper then micro SD (Transflash))
- Mini SD card can be swapped easily (the V3x allows hot swapping too, but the backplate has to be removed which means the battery could fall out).
- 6280 is 4.5mm narrower (46mm vs 50.5mm)
My concerns regarding the products:
- How does the interface on both models compare. I am quite used to Sony Ericsson and while I don?t think it is ideal I havn?t really found anything that I don?t like.
- How easy will the screen on the 6280 get scratched (very important issue!)
- Weird arse focussing on the V3x
- 6280 has only 7Mb of on-memory available memory whilst the V3x has 64Mb
- V3x access Micro SD memory more quickly than on-board memory
Links to reviews of both phones:
Nokia 6280http://www.mobile-review.com/review/nokia-6280-en.shtml
Motorola V3xhttp://www.mobile-review.com/review/motorola-v3x-en.shtml
The V3x seems like a nicer phone, and I was greatly disappointed that the nVidia Geforce Go 4200 was not fully integrated (the camera is the only component to make use of the chip, apparently the phone was released unfinished). Now I don't play games on my phone, but I really do get tired of how slow the interface is on my Z1010. Mobile-Reviews.com offers some very comprehensive reviews of both phones in (provided you don?t mind the Russian translation), however although both phones are very similar in most aspects the Nokia wins outright as far as performance is concerned. This is definitely a disappointment that there is such a large disparity (Nokia beats the Motorola by 50-100% in most of the benchmarks) because I was definitely leaning towards the Motorola.
The main reason that I am replacing my current phone is because the Z1010 is way to thick for my liking (to the point that I don?t take it out when I go clubbing), at 28mm it is a very chunky phone. The V3x and 6280 by comparison are 19.5, and 21mm respectively ? this may not seem like much on paper, but the newer phones are rounded at the edges, whilst the Z1010 is basically a box and this adds to the bulk factor significantly. I am steering clear of phones like the Motorola V3 and L6, largely due to lack of features for their exuberant price (even if they are ~10.6 and 13mm thick).
The second issue is the battery life on my now 18 month (ok maybe not quite that old) phone is next to nil (40 hours max with light to no use / 16 hours under normal use).
V3x Advantages:
- V3x is approximately 1.5mm
- Clamshell design (I really like clamshells)
- Clamshell design protects the screen from scratches.
- Looks more stylish (particularly the red glowing keypad backlights)
- Larger keys
- Much greater rounding, particularly at base (this makes it more comfortable in your pocket.)
- Has a second screen
Nokia 6280 Advantages:
- Better performance, particularly Java
- Slide phone
- Possibly better battery life (I?m not sure though)
- Memory: Mini SD card (cheaper then micro SD (Transflash))
- Mini SD card can be swapped easily (the V3x allows hot swapping too, but the backplate has to be removed which means the battery could fall out).
- 6280 is 4.5mm narrower (46mm vs 50.5mm)
My concerns regarding the products:
- How does the interface on both models compare. I am quite used to Sony Ericsson and while I don?t think it is ideal I havn?t really found anything that I don?t like.
- How easy will the screen on the 6280 get scratched (very important issue!)
- Weird arse focussing on the V3x
- 6280 has only 7Mb of on-memory available memory whilst the V3x has 64Mb
- V3x access Micro SD memory more quickly than on-board memory
Links to reviews of both phones:
Nokia 6280http://www.mobile-review.com/review/nokia-6280-en.shtml
Motorola V3xhttp://www.mobile-review.com/review/motorola-v3x-en.shtml
