Nokia 3650 vs Sony Ericsson P800 Review Author: Daniel Topler Date Posted: September 2nd, 2003 SLRating:Nokia 3650 SLRating: Sony Ericsson P800 Bottom Line: Mobile Phone technology moves on at a fast rate, most come with cameras and some with video, SLCentral compared the latest heavyweights from Nokia and Sony Ericsson. Which one is worth your money, Is it better to go with the cheaper 3650, Or is it wiser to spend the extra cash and grab the P800? Read on to find out in our official review..... Article Navigation Introduction 3650 Design P800 Design 3650 Features P800 Features 3650 Operating System Camera/Performance Conclusions Nokia 3650: Sony Ericsson P800: Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 6a 7 8 >> Discuss This Article

Operating System (3650)

The 3650 OS, like I said already, is the Symbian 60. While it is one step below the P800, I found the 3650 easier to use then the P800, and the interface was much, much cleaner. Pressing the menu button brings you to 20 different icons, each going to it’s separate menu (except for the first one, which brings you back to the standby screen).

First up is the Contacts menu. Here, you’ll be able to add contacts, set up groups, add caller ID pictures, etc. Adding a contact is very easy to do. Just follow the steps and it’ll be done in literally seconds. There are many different options you can set per contact, such as Company, Job Title, E-Mail, Fax, etc. Pretty darn impressive.

Next is Calender. You can set up appointments, and view upcoming events here. The layout is nice and very simple to use.

The 4^th option is Messaging. Here, you can check e-mail, send both SMS and MMS messages, view reports, write drafts, and view older messages. Very easy to use, and very useful. In the past two days, I’ve sent a whopping 58 text messages.

Next is the Camera. Hold your excitement! It takes about 2-3 seconds to load up the camera program. Once it’s loaded, you’ll see the "viewfinder’ right on the LCD screen. There are three different picture modes; Standard, Portriat (for Caller ID pictures), and Night. All are self-explanatory. The Standard picture on Fine mode saves a image at appx. 45KB per image.

The 6^th option is Images. Here, you can view your already-taken images, sound clips, and video clips.

There’s even RealOne on this phone! The next selection is the RealOne player, to play your video clips.

Services is next. Use this option to connect to the internet via GPRS.

Next is Video Recorder. Like I said, you can take a video up to 15 seconds in length. Quality is pretty bad.

Games, everyone’s favorite, is next. Included is Snake EX, and Mix Pix, a puzzle game.

Apps is the 11^th option. Nothing comes preloaded, but in case you ever download something, it’ll go here.

Profiles is the next icon. You can select different profiles for your phone to use to change the settings. The options are Normal, Silent, Meeting, Outdoor, and Pager. All you can pretty much figure out on your own. You can set up for each profile the ring, ring volume, vibrate, message volume, and alerts.

Next is Favorites. Set up shortcuts to often used programs here. Sort of pointless.

To-Do is a great organizing tool. Just write what you have to do, and check it off when you’re done with it!

Help is next. Useful if you ever have any questions. I think the entire manual is on this!

Next you have Connect, to set up Bluetooth, Infrared, and Modem. Very easy to use.

Extras is up next. You’ve got Notes, Calculator, Converter (money), Recorder, Composer (rings), Clock, Memory (info), and About (info).

SIM is the next menu. You’ve got the SIM directory, Service Numbers, and Fixed Dial here.

Log is the next one. You can check how much time you’ve used on the phone, online, and how many text messages you’ve sent, as well as how much data has been transferred. You can also see incoming and outgoing calls.

Lastly, you’ve got the Tools menu. You’ll find Settings, Manager, Voice Mail, and 1-Touch (quick dial). In Settings, you’ll find Phone (set up the Standby mode), Call (set up Caller ID, Call Waiting, Redial, etc), Connection (access points, etc), Date and Time, Security, System (network selection), and finally, accessory settings.

Whew.

P800 Operating System

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