[Gllug] OpenMoko Neo Freerunner

[James Laver]

On 1 May 2009, at 08:33, tid wrote:
>
> Hear hear.
>
> I've just replaced my nokia 6310i handset for another one
> costing £26. I've looked long and hard at iphonies and
> crackberries, but am now firmly back in the 'do one thing
> and do it well' camp. The phone runs for a week or so on
> one charge. It lost two bar's worth of power whilst I was
> at 2400 meters up an alp, whereas my colleagues' more
> modern phones all died after ~2 hours.

I used to have zip pockets on a jacket, and I had my nokia 3310 locked  
in there when the zip jammed, for nearly a fortnight. I took it out  
and it still had a bar of battery.

>
> Pictures? I've got a decent camera. Music? I've got a MP3
> player somewhere. Email? I've got a laptop.

I'd rather have the extra bulk for the extra quality for each of them.

>
> And I can strip it down to it's basic parts when I drop it in
> the bath, as I frequently do.

I had one phone survive the washing machine intact, and another did  
apart from the battery.

If that's not testament to quality engineering, what is?

--James
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