symbian VS linux on smartphone

[lungun]

guys I know that you all linux lover...
me too
but i need your opinion guys
as we know that syimbian os has a lot third party apps and lot of game that work under this os.
but i sure that linux (especially on smartphone) is trying to develop just like symbian os.
but why motorola a1000 and a1010 using symbian??
hmmm is it a kind of pesimistic to linux????

thanx

[ycyas]

the moto A1000 and A1010 are smartphones and the moto E680/i/A780 are feature phones, so motorola not want that we could install native linux programms on thier linux phones, exept Java, because many other older and smaler phones can run java app's.

when i looked for a new phone after using a nokia 7650, i wanted one that has enough mem with a mem-card and a mp3 player, so i looked around and found the e680 as the best choice for me on that time(last december). also i was surprised when i saw its a linux phone and then i really wanted it, because nearly nobody has this phone in new zealand and switzerland and also it looks nice, so i bought it in singapore. in that time i never tought that is hackable and we can install apps natively and tune it.

the P910 with an big duo-mem-card was too expensive in last december that we could buy the e680 twice with 2 sd-cards for just one P910.

but is your decition to choose an A1000 or A1010 it debends wht you need or like. more native app's for symbian too. also i think these symbian phones are more for the business, the linux phones more for fun

one thing is that the e680/i has a 312Mhz cpu and that is good for watching movies with up to 30FPS by 320x240res(fullscreen) Divx with mp3 stereo sound without problems by using the ePlayer(mPlayer) natively. thats maybe not possible on these symbian and the rest of other phones.

i love my e680(not i) -with w-lan, UTMS and a better cam would it be perfect for me.

[inijohan]

You know what? Nokia is now looking at using Linux on their phones (they are already using it on their internet tablet). And also other brands. That means anything to you?

[ycyas]

yeah...

i m just wondering when nokia would produce thier first linux phone after the 770 tablet.

..so far i know that philips, panasonic, TCL, Haier, NEC, Samsung, Siemens/BenQ and other asia brands wants produce linux phones.

http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT9423084269.html

[inijohan]

Linux mobile phone is like the dawn of a new era ... hehehe ...

[ycyas]

yeah....

1999 = symbian start on the phones.

2000 = linux start on the phones.

2001 = windows mobile starts on the phones

2002 = palm starts on the phone

[lungun]

but is your decition to choose an A1000 or A1010 it debends wht you need or like. more native app's for symbian too. also i think these symbian phones are more for the business, the linux phones more for fun

one thing is that the e680/i has a 312Mhz cpu and that is good for watching movies with up to 30FPS by 320x240res(fullscreen) Divx with mp3 stereo sound without problems by using the ePlayer(mPlayer) natively. thats maybe not possible on these symbian and the rest of other phones.

Thanx guys, I think i'm going to buy a smartphone, but i'm not going to give up my magnificent e680i !!!

[ycyas]

oh, you wanna use both, a Smartphone (A1010) and e680i? you are rich?

[lungun]

@y-cyas
don't ya think like that lol, i try to find some underground product, which could be cheaper... =)

[ycyas]

hehe.. also the cheapest price for a moto smartphone... hmm.. that takes a while...

if i see a "must have" phone so i will buy it for the normal price.

the next one is the SE P990 for me at momment...

i m compare the technic, design, software and maybe the OS, then nevermind how about the costs of the phone. if i can not buy it so i will buy it later or then the next better one.