Phone thoughts January 9, 2007
Posted by mark in : Design, Device, Personal, Wireless , trackbackDesirable features for my next mobile handset (without wanting it to $satisfy all). Currently use a Palm Treo 650 (which doesn’t have 3G/ wifi/ gps/ multitasking OS), and not a landline. Grouped, but no particular order :
- Wireless : Wifi – for free SIP calls and browsing
- Wireless : Wifi – for better indoor data reception and call quality
- Wireless : 3G cellular – for SIP client (cf. GPRS is insufficient)
- Wireless : GPS – for tracklog, geotagging
- Plan : Flat rate data plan? For PC modem?
- No walled garden : Open to small 3rd party application developers
- PIM (addresses, calendar) : Handles thousands of records
- PIM : Sync’s with a desktop/ internet app
- Music : Plays FLAC files, and MP3/ ogg streamed from server
- Music : 3.5mm socket, for ‘proper’ headphones without an adaptor
- Bluetooth : Not crippled, so phone can be used as a modem
- Bluetooth : For headset and syncing with PC
- Usability : Easy to set up/ configure
- Usability : Easy to change (volume, bluetooth on/off, wifi/cellular, etc)
- Usability : Instant (ie. not clamshell) v’s accidental dialling in pocket
- Usability : Reliable, sturdy, compact, light
- Usability : Strong signal, long battery life
- Usability : Bright screen, that can be seen in sunlight
- Usability : Touch-sensitive screen?
- Usability : Keyboard – for typing (tag, blog)
- Usability : File manager to add/remove apps
- Usability : Multitasking OS
- SMS : Saveable, sync with desktop upon backup
- SMS : Threaded conversation option
- Memory : Non-volatile, in case battery fails
- Memory : Removable (expandable) card for media
- Security
Things that I don’t really care about :
- Game playing
- Reading/writing Microsoft documents
- Integration with Microsoft Exchange
- Push email
- Speakerphone …used occasionally, when on hold or hands-free
- 3G services and media from a telco
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