otumfour:

the Samsung Galaxy S 2 is the best smartphone out there according to ENGADJET. this makes me a proud owner of a Galaxy S

naijatoday:

Thanks. I was actually thinking of buying the Nokia N-8 or E-7 but the problem is there apps are not all that.

I am also looking at the xperia X10 but I am not sold on that one.

If I get an unlock phone (say samsung S2) in the U.S and bring it to Nigeria, will I be able to buy a power chord to fit Nija's system.

otumfour:

the Samsung Galaxy S 2 is the best smartphone out there according to ENGADJET. this makes me a proud owner of a Galaxy S

texazzpete:

How does a new smartphone make you the proud owner of the previous version?

texazzpete:

When you can get a new Galaxy S for around 76k, there's no reason to spring for the Desire for 60k.

belushi7:

@tex, give the guy a break, he is just happy that the successor to his sgs is getting such a huge credit even though it wasn't same for his sgs after launch. Though samsung's inability to provide updates on time for the sgs is disappointing, dev's support for the phone took care of all samsung's shortcomings. my gps locks under 3-5secs thanks to developers.

texazzpete:

How does a new smartphone make you the proud owner of the previous version?

texazzpete:

It's worth noting that a large proportion of Engadget Android commenters have expressed regret at buying the original Galaxy S, thanks to Samsung's pathetic strategy in rolling out updates and the poor GPS in the phone.

Maximip:

Samsung is still in the top 3 of android phone makers that are quick on updates. Above LG, SonyEricsson, Motorola, etc. They are only behind HTC

edoyad:

Andy, Andrew
ANDROID. Ok guys i'm planning to finally get a tab running on android by june june . I've been reading through and finally settled for the Motorola xoom. Any one know where i can get the best deal for that device in naija ?

lynxnoon:

i would advice u to stick to getting it online n find sm1 to ship it to u here; cos getting it in naija may be a big feat cos its new. . . i.e if u can find it; and even wenu do u may hv to pay too much for it
well just my two cents sha
cheers

texazzpete:

Why would you buy a Xoom when you can get the Asus eee transformer for far less? Same quality, much lower price. Even the upcoming 10 inch Galaxy Tab is a much better deal than the xoom!

otumfour:

the Samsung Galaxy S 2 is the best smartphone out there according to ENGADJET. this makes me a proud owner of a Galaxy S

ziccoit:

Now I am wondering how NOKIA will be able to favourably compete ( not to talk of beating the reach ) when it finally roles out the WP7. Android is now dislodging the remaining vestige of love and hope I have for Nokia Symbian.

texazzpete:

Why would you buy a Xoom when you can get the Asus eee transformer for far less? Same quality, much lower price. Even the upcoming 10 inch Galaxy Tab is a much better deal than the xoom!

naijatoday:

Nokia is in trouble, why did they pick windows instead of Android.

texazzpete:

Why do you people keep asking this same question when the answer is so obvious?

In Nokia's heydays, they had the hardware, solid cameras and a decent OS. Their flagship phones were easy winners when compared to the phones churned out by their rivals (chunky Winmo phones from LG and Samsung, crappy featurephones from the others, Slow and buggy Sony Ericcson phones)
In the post-iphone world, everyone has seemingly embraced excellent hardware design. Samsung now make their own top notch camera sensors that can rival anything Nokia brings out. LG and HTC phones are solidly built.

Moving to Android would have left Nokia just one of many. Imagine Nokia releasing an Android powered N9 in July. They'd have to compete with Samsung's Galaxy series, LG's Optimus 2X and Black dual core phones, HTC Sensation (and like 5 other high end HTC phones). And that's just in Europe!
In North America, they'd struggle to make any headway against the well entrenched players like Motorola, LG, Samsung etc.

Going with Win Phone 7 gives them a chance to stand out and impress. WP7 as it stands is already much sleeker and cooler looking than Android and iOS, all it needs is some more polish and some improvements to the OS. And I can see Nokia excelling with this.

Well thought out post . .if you combine the sleekness and fluidity of the WP7 OS and the sheer firepower and excellent hardware design of Nokia . . then you have an ultimate winner in the smartphone realm . .reminds me of that quote that states " Two Good Heads are Better Than One"