| As we head into the latter half of 2008, the world of | | | | whether you're a Nokia fan, or a Samsung fan, or |
| mobile phones is set for an epic showdown, between | | | | whether you want better gaming, or a better camera. |
| 3 of the big names in the arena of smartphones: Nokia, | | | | That's what are going to be the deciding factors |
| Samsung and Sony Ericsson. But who will win? | | | | between these two mobile phones. |
| Nokia N96 - the Nseries contender | | | | Since they’re so powerful, what else can even |
| Staring the list is an upcoming mobile phone from | | | | match them? |
| Nokia, the brand new N96, their newest flagship phone. | | | | Sony Ericsson X1 - the serious one |
| And what a phone it is, powered by Symbian Series | | | | On paper, the Sony Ericsson X1 can't come close to |
| 60, and packing a 5 megapixel camera, GPS, | | | | the other two mobile phones. It's camera's not as good, |
| awesome multimedia player, and with support for | | | | for a start (only 3 megapixels), but... it has something in |
| Mobile TV. The Nokia N96 even has a kickstand on | | | | its favour. The Sony Ericsson is the only mobile phone |
| the back, to hold up the phone up while you watch | | | | on this list to feature 2 crucial things: a MASSIVE, full |
| videos. How many mobile phones can you say that | | | | touchscreen and a QWERTY keyboard. So, in other |
| about? Oh, and it also comes with support for the new | | | | words, unlike the Nokia and Samsung mobile phones, |
| NGage gaming platform, from Nokia, something that | | | | this is more of a PC in your hand. And that's certainly |
| makes games on mobile phones as good as games | | | | accurate, as it's powered by Windows Mobile. And it |
| on their console counterparts (more or less). The Nokia | | | | has GPS, like the others, and HSDPA, in this case, up |
| N96 looks to have it all! | | | | to 7.2Mbps, and in the Sony Ericsson, you also get |
| Ah, but there's a problem, because this Nokia has | | | | WiFi. But it's the software that is the real draw, |
| some competition from Samsung... | | | | because of these 3 mobile phones, the Sony Ericsson |
| Samsung i8510 - the Nokia-Beater? | | | | is the closest to being a teeny tiny version of a full-on |
| Based on the same Symbian interface as the Nokia | | | | computer. Full internet using Internet Explorer, Outlook, |
| N96, the Samsung i8510 actually manages to pack | | | | full office support, easy sync to the PC, and tons upon |
| even more into its slim frame. Surprisingly, of these | | | | tons of third-party software set the Sony Ericsson X1 |
| two mobile phones, the Samsung one is actually the | | | | apart from the other mobile phones, in terms of useful |
| more powerful! It has just all the features of the Nokia | | | | functionality. And that leaves us at an interesting |
| N96 (minus the NGage stuff, although it still has | | | | conclusion. These 3 mobile phones might not actually |
| games), but it trumps it easily in the camera | | | | come into conflict, since they all excel at different |
| department, as the Samsung i8510 is one of the first | | | | things. The Samsung has the best camera. The Sony |
| mobile phones to have a huge 8 megapixel camera. | | | | Ericsson lets you do the most productive work on it. |
| Let's see the measly 5 megapixels (never thought I'd | | | | And the Nokia is the most fun. So, in a shocking |
| hear myself say that) on the Nokia try to compete! | | | | conclusion, they might all actually complement each |
| Other than that, the two mobile phones are pretty | | | | other! |
| evenly matched, so it's going to come down to | | | | |