Andreas Kostyrka wrote: > Sven Neuhaus wrote: >> here's the size and weight of a few touchscreen mobile phones: > >> Neo1973 iPhone M600i LG Prada >> length (mm) 120.7 115 107 98.8 >> width 62 61 57 54 >> height 18.5 11.6 15 12 >> weight (g) 184 135 112 85 >> screen (inch) 2.8 3.5 2.6 3.0 > > It's a smartphone, so let's compare it to smartphones: > Nokia 9500: 56.9mm x 148.1mm x 23.9mm 229.9g > T-mobile Vario II: 58.0mm x 113.0mm x 22.0mm 160.0g > Nokia E61 69.7mm x 117.0mm x 14.0mm 144.0g
I wouldn't compare the Neo1973 to these three phones because they have large keyboards which is why they are so heavy. But isn't the Vario II 176g? > T-mobile MDA compact III: 58.0mm x 108.0mm x 17.0mm 127.0g That one is a case in point: It's a lot lighter and somewhat smaller. > Sorry, that doesn't look that bad to me. Actually, these are all devices > without GPS, OTOH, they do have a better GSM/UMTS module. > Btw, no matter how it's discussed, the iPhone is not a smartphone, it > misses the category defining extensibility. AFAIK you can install new applications on it as long as they are approved by Apple. Sounds like a smartphone to me, albeit with limitations. I don't see how this has anything to do with its size and weight though. Apple could theoretically change a few bits in the software and this limitation would be gone without increasing the size or weight of the phone. > And when we are at the topic > of the iPhone. It's technically even more vaporware then Neo => it's > just announced, ... Journalists already played with prototype units. Sounds like its in the same stage as the Neo1973. Marcin Juszkiewicz brought up the HTC Artemis which is also a lot lighter and got flamed because it runs Windows Mobile. I don't see how this is relevant to this discussion. The OS doesn't make a phone thicker or heavier - remember, originally the Neo1973 was also capable of running Windows. All I'm saying is that the Neo1973 is awfully thick and heavy and I'm asking FIC to please consider making a thinner and lighter phone soon. We all want OpenMoko to succeed - I am sure there is a significant amount of people who will not buy this phone because it's just too bulky for them. Regards, -Sven Neuhaus _______________________________________________ OpenMoko community mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
