Nokia takes on the W810i

After many happy years with my Nokia 6600 I've just moved over to a Sony W810i (officially the Sony Ericsson W810i but with the Walkman brand attached... well, it's a Sony) and I have to say it's a great little phone, with the emphasis on the 'little'.

Now don't get me wrong - I love Nokia, and the Nokia 6600 is still a great phone even at three years old. Good though the W810i is, the Nokia interface still beats it hand down for ease of use on most of the tasks I do regularly, but then the 6600 is a business phone whereas the W810i is definately a fun phone. But now I'm using the W810i and I'm glad I chose it. The photography functions are great and well integrated, the music player is amazing and it's nice to have a phone that really does fit in my pocket without bruising my thigh. It's also black, which is way cool. Unless you want the white one. Which is also way cool, but white.

So why didn't I stay with Nokia? Well the simple reason was they hadn't yet released the N73... So at least I know what phone I want next! The Nokia N73 looks to be their answer to the Sony W810i. It's a similar size, there's a nicely integrated Carl Zeiss 3 megapixel phone and proper music integration. Of course not being Sony they use Mini sD cards rather than Sony's proprietary MemoryStick Duo and also the screen is bigger, which is better for showing photos and videos. I'm looking forward to having a proper play with this when I see one, especially now I've lived with the W810i for a while - I'll let you know my thoughts when that happens.