Help me choose between two phones....

[beanzontoast]

I'm torn between the Sony Ericsson C902 or the Nokia 6303 for my next payg mobile. Have put off replacing the existing Nokia as long as possible, but now is the time, and I've narrowed it down to these two.

Any thoughts? Each seems to have pros and cons. I've got as far as gleaning from internet comments that the battery maybe won't last as long on the C902 but the camera is better. I quite fancy having a camera option as my current mobile hasn't got one. Would be great if someone who's actually got either of these could offer an opinion.

 

[2Loose]

I odn't know the 6303, but the C902 is like a fairly good camera with a built in phone, rather than a phone with a built in camera. Batteries likely to need charging at least every 3 days with normal use which is a bit to quick for me.

 

[woohoo]

I would try them both in a shop. I've got similar phones in the family and I reckon that the Sony has the better camera but that the Nokia menu system and short cuts make it easier to use.

 

[beanzontoast]

2Loose - yes, that's about what I'd heard, plus the Nokia only needs a charge once a week according to some folk.

Woohoo - I do like the Nokia menus. I've occasionally pressed the wrong button when using a Sony E and lost a whole text that I'd been half way through writing. At least on the Nokias, if I go wrong, the text is more often than not still there when you go back.

One slightly nagging thought I have about the Nokia, apart from the camera, is the design: I can't make my mind up whether it's neat or a bit ugly. Everything else about it seems ok.

 

[Rhythm Thief]

As someone who has a phone purely for its telephoning capabilities, I'd say go with the Nokia. Once you've got used to the way Nokias work, it's quite hard to switch to anything else. I've tried it two or three times and I always get another Nokia after two or three weeks with something else.

 

[yenrod]

I'm torn between the Sony Ericsson C902 or the Nokia 6303 for my next payg mobile. Have put off replacing the existing Nokia as long as possible, but now is the time, and I've narrowed it down to these two.

Any thoughts? Each seems to have pros and cons. I've got as far as gleaning from internet comments that the battery maybe won't last as long on the C902 but the camera is better. I quite fancy having a camera option as my current mobile hasn't got one. Would be great if someone who's actually got either of these could offer an opinion.

I personally would have the 6303 ! - the memory cards are more expensive on SE's !

...nice little phone is the 6303

 

[yenrod]

I was on for one of these and tried a few and ended up with a 5800

 

[beanzontoast]

As someone who has a phone purely for its telephoning capabilities, I'd say go with the Nokia. Once you've got used to the way Nokias work, it's quite hard to switch to anything else. I've tried it two or three times and I always get another Nokia after two or three weeks with something else.

I'm kinda leaning that way. I've used a borrowed SE for 6 months in the past, and I did get to like it over time - apart from the annoying 'where's my text gone?' issue above. The Nokia's a wee bit cheaper than the SE too, which is not to be ignored. Another funny thing about the Nokia though is that the top row of buttons slope upwards towards the screen. I've never come across a pad that does this before. Doesn't seem to affect keystrokes on the ones I've tried out in shops, but still a bit strange. Why do phone manufacturers have to change specs on things like keypads all the time? The 6300 that this one replaced had a much better look to it, I think.

 

[Rhythm Thief]

Why not get another 6300 off Ebay?

 

[Speck]

I have had Nokia's for about 18 years, 6310i type of thing, however my last phone is a Sony Ericsson K850i with a 5mp camera.

Not impressed, prefer my old Nokia's, far easier to use apart from the E60 which wasn't too brilliant!

 

[beanzontoast]

Why not get another 6300 off Ebay?

The 6300, I read, had poor battery life compared to the 6303 that replaced it. I guess they took the opportunity to restyle the case at the same time - not for the better IMO.

 

[jay clock]

Nokia. I once tried sending a text message from a SOny Ericsson - nver again

 

[Rhythm Thief]

Nokia. I once tried sending a text message from a SOny Ericsson - nver again

That's my experience. Nokias are pretty intuitive to use, and that's really saying something for a mobile phone.

 

[Proto]

I've had a 6300 for a while (very pleased with it) and would have gone for a Nokia 6700 on upgrade but Vodafone don't list them! Grrrr.

 

[beanzontoast]

Well, it's looking like the Nokia at the moment!