{"id":4449,"date":"2010-08-14T22:00:42","date_gmt":"2010-08-14T14:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/?p=4449"},"modified":"2010-08-14T22:20:51","modified_gmt":"2010-08-14T14:20:51","slug":"best-phone-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/2010\/08\/14\/best-phone-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"Best. Phone. Ever."},"content":{"rendered":"

I recently bought Heidi a Nokia 2710 Navigation Edition<\/a> mobile phone. It’s a basic feature phone with GPS and turn-by-turn (voiced) navigation.<\/p>\n

Here are some promotional pictures:
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\nIt’s probably the best value phone we’ve ever had between us, and the perfect\u00a0balance between features and price.<\/p>\n

Everyone seems to be buying smartphones (such as the iPhone and Android handsets), but a feature phone still has many advantages:<\/p>\n

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  1. Price<\/strong>: The 2710 is $177 outright in Australia.<\/li>\n
  2. Durability<\/strong>: Heidi has already dropped this thing a few times.<\/li>\n
  3. Size and weight<\/strong>: This phone is tiny and light.<\/li>\n
  4. Battery life<\/strong>: One charge lasts a few days of pretty heavy usage.<\/li>\n
  5. Tactile<\/strong>: Real buttons that go click. (Okay, this is subjective.)<\/li>\n
  6. Functionality<\/strong>: Contentious assertion?… I’ll write more about this below!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Clearly smart phones have a lot of potential <\/em>functionality (according to the iPhone catch phrase: “there’s an app for that”), but feature phones are more directed in their actual <\/em>functionality.<\/p>\n

    The 2710 is a perfect example of directed functionality. It’s succinctly designed for maps and navigation on a low-cost phone.\u00a0It doesn’t just include an under-utilised GPS sensor and a choice of (paid) navigation apps. Maps and navigation are well-integrated and purposeful features, and it’s clear that a lot of thought has gone into integrating the phone’s software and hardware with this focus.<\/p>\n

    Here are a few notable features:<\/p>\n