Oh.. and on the clips i saw, they were referring to the phone as a SmartPhone,.. Probably no stylus either.
and I need a Symbol to do Barcodes.. when you get tired of it.. let me know.
Shea Ill be sure to do that bro Yea right. I don't see myself buying a pricey device like that, but if I did, Id draw bar codes on the things I own, just so I could feel like I bought it for a reason Cnet doesn't know the difference between a Pocket PC, Smartphone, or twinkies..we'll they know what twinkees are. Seriously, they called the i730 a smartphone too, when its not, so when they call it that that doesnt necessarily mean anything. For proof just look up i730 on cnet and youll hear it for yourself. Just a heads up.
From his report, its best 'feature' could be the now-embedded access to...Windows (Mobile) Update.
If this system works as suggested--and we're probably dreaming--the era of AKUs denied by carrier stonewalling could end and WM users will avoid a tradition of orphanage and Balkanization. (Of course, carriers can presumably maintain control over what updates are offered to users on a device-by-device basis.)
Overall, though, taking carriers out of the S/W maintenance business is a big plus.
From his report, its best 'feature' could be the now-embedded access to...Windows (Mobile) Update.
If this system works as suggested--and we're probably dreaming--the era of AKUs denied by carrier stonewalling could end and WM users will avoid a tradition of orphanage and Balkanization. (Of course, carriers can presumably maintain control over what updates are offered to users on a device-by-device basis.)
Overall, though, taking carriers out of the S/W maintenance business is a big plus.
--BAM
I have been waiting for this to come!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I noticed the VZW website has a "While supplies last" banner on the I730. They probably won't bring out the i760 until sometime after they firesale the remaining i730's
According to the video, it's an mp3 player and has 64 megs ram. Certainly doesn't sound like this is aimed at the high end business market. Is it really the successor to the i730?
You're thinking ROM. The i730 has the same 64 megs of RAM.
Also I agree with the previous comments, most sites refer to all Windows Mobile phones as "smartphones". Even Engadget, who you'd think would know better, once said there was no reason for the Treos bulk when there were thin Windows Mobile devices out there, like the Q. Talk about apples and oranges. The specs of the i760 definitely suggest a full blown Windows Mobile phone, not a smartphone edition phone.
Yeah, I liked the GSM version of the phone better myself. The 6800 has better specs (better memory/ram), better camera (2MP), and EVDO revA capable. However it is reportedly being released with WM5 while the i760 is reportedly going to have Crossbow on it. The i760 looks longer than the i730, but thinner. (no jokes here.... ) I'm going to have to play with both to see what I'll go with. We'll have to see the official release of both devices to know the exact specs, OS, EVDO capabilities (rev A or not)... And with MediaFLO coming out on VzW soon, will these devices be able to access that? (I don't know the ins and outs of MediaFLO...maybe someone can enlighten me?)
Yeah, I liked the GSM version of the phone better myself. The 6800 has better specs (better memory/ram), better camera (2MP), and EVDO revA capable. However it is reportedly being released with WM5 while the i760 is reportedly going to have Crossbow on it. The i760 looks longer than the i730, but thinner. (no jokes here.... ) I'm going to have to play with both to see what I'll go with. We'll have to see the official release of both devices to know the exact specs, OS, EVDO capabilities (rev A or not)... And with MediaFLO coming out on VzW soon, will these devices be able to access that? (I don't know the ins and outs of MediaFLO...maybe someone can enlighten me?)
What exactly is MediaFLO? The GSM can't be used for phone functions here right? Or I guess if a sim card is used with it, does that mean one can use the GSM version with another network other than Verizon or no?
From his report, its best 'feature' could be the now-embedded access to...Windows (Mobile) Update.
If this system works as suggested--and we're probably dreaming--the era of AKUs denied by carrier stonewalling could end and WM users will avoid a tradition of orphanage and Balkanization. (Of course, carriers can presumably maintain control over what updates are offered to users on a device-by-device basis.)
Overall, though, taking carriers out of the S/W maintenance business is a big plus.
--BAM
That would be great. Any chance to download updates like an upgrade to a portrait slider & a higher megapixel cam?
That would be great. Any chance to download updates like an upgrade to a portrait slider & a higher megapixel cam?
Sorry been a long day, end sarcasm.
Hahaha. That was something I was definitely in the mood to hear This thread used to make me excited, curious, and eager..now with their shift in design, it frankly kinda ticks me off. Then again, Mrailings pointed out several models with the same model number, so mayby its .. a mix up in what were looking forward to...perhaps? The real one is under wraps?? I hope so. Mayby as someone mentioned..a smokescreen to get all the rumor peeps off their back?
Hahaha. That was something I was definitely in the mood to hear This thread used to make me excited, curious, and eager..now with their shift in design, it frankly kinda ticks me off. Then again, Mrailings pointed out several models with the same model number, so mayby its .. a mix up in what were looking forward to...perhaps? The real one is under wraps?? I hope so. Mayby as someone mentioned..a smokescreen to get all the rumor peeps off their back?
Not a smokescreen. The one we were all drooling over was the Euro/Asian model of the i760, not scheduled for an American release, and was GSM only. As I mentioned before it looks like Samsung scheduled two different models with the same number, or the original Engadget article with the nicer looking model had the wrong number on it.
Everything points to the "new" model being the one released in the US for Verizon. The Verizon slideshow pic, the vids and articles saying CDMA radio, the fact they can't turn on the unit because of a 'new' OS (as we already know it's Crossbow). This new horizontal, keypad on front, 1.3 MP camera model is the new release for Verizon in Q2 with a model number of i760.
Samsung just dropped the ball and did a complete redesign, and decided that since everyone else was going horizontal, they should too. I prefer a vertical slider, and since Samsung went with what everyone is doing, I am now going to look at the model with the best specs and size. I don't care about the OS on the phone, as long as it's AKU3.X, which the HTC 6800 will have, and I am willing to bet that the HTC model will get Crossbow in the future, or might even be hacked in the future to have crossbow on it, so it's all going to come down to features/specs on the phone.
So only time is going to tell about which model will be the best, for size and specs, but the i760 with the horizontal slider is the model that Verizon and Samsung are releasing in the US, and branded with the V...
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So now that we know the i760 is what I *don't want* in a form factor design:
What is *this phone* as it's what I was lead to believe the i760 was going to be? From a form factor, I had such high hopes that this would replace my 6700 one day soon. It seems too good of picture to be a fake IMO but could be wrong.
Does anyone know any other phones at CES or elsewhere that have a vertical keyboard and 320x240 screens coming down the pipe?
So now that we know the i760 is what I *don't want* in a form factor design:
What is *this phone* as it's what I was lead to believe the i760 was going to be? From a form factor, I had such high hopes that this would replace my 6700 one day soon. It seems too good of picture to be a fake IMO but could be wrong.
Does anyone know any other phones at CES or elsewhere that have a vertical keyboard and 320x240 screens coming down the pipe?
That phone is the Euro/Asian i760 that I just mentioned above, and in a previous post. It will be GSM only, and not available in the US...
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Yea right. I don't see myself buying a pricey device like that, but if I did, Id draw bar codes on the things I own, just so I could feel like I bought it for a reason
) I'm going to have to play with both to see what I'll go with. We'll have to see the official release of both devices to know the exact specs, OS, EVDO capabilities (rev A or not)... And with MediaFLO coming out on VzW soon, will these devices be able to access that? (I don't know the ins and outs of MediaFLO...maybe someone can enlighten me?)
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