I Need Your Opinion :|
Which do you think will I buy?
I wanted to buy a new phone for myself eversince I landed this job, but I can't seem to buy one because I think my money will not be worth it. But since my phone is kind of hard to deal with -- long time to load the messages, family and the boyf say that they don't receive my messages and all.
Because of all these, I want to get a decent phone. Remember how I raved about the Samsung Galaxy Ace? The thing is, it costs Php13,000 plus and I don't think I will be able to utilize all its features. (When I started earning my own money, I want to make sure that every cent is worth it, well, most of the time, anyway.) And Php13,000 for a cellphone is pretty much off my budget. I still need to buy an external hard disk.
So, today, I have this brilliant idea that would enable me to buy a new cellphone anytime soon. And today, I scourged the internet for the perfect and practical phone for me. I thought Nokia C5-03 was the thing, but nope, after seeing it in a mall store earlier, I said this isn't worth Php8,000 plus. I am very particular with the physical appearance of the things that I want to have.
Anyway, the two contenders are: Samsung S3580 Corby II and Samsung S5250 Wave525. (Though the latter already has a more improved version, which is the Samsung Wave 735.) So, here are the ultimate face-to-face of these two models:
Samsung S5250 Wave525
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Samsung S3580 Corby II
I wanted to buy a new phone for myself eversince I landed this job, but I can't seem to buy one because I think my money will not be worth it. But since my phone is kind of hard to deal with -- long time to load the messages, family and the boyf say that they don't receive my messages and all.
Because of all these, I want to get a decent phone. Remember how I raved about the Samsung Galaxy Ace? The thing is, it costs Php13,000 plus and I don't think I will be able to utilize all its features. (When I started earning my own money, I want to make sure that every cent is worth it, well, most of the time, anyway.) And Php13,000 for a cellphone is pretty much off my budget. I still need to buy an external hard disk.
So, today, I have this brilliant idea that would enable me to buy a new cellphone anytime soon. And today, I scourged the internet for the perfect and practical phone for me. I thought Nokia C5-03 was the thing, but nope, after seeing it in a mall store earlier, I said this isn't worth Php8,000 plus. I am very particular with the physical appearance of the things that I want to have.
Anyway, the two contenders are: Samsung S3580 Corby II and Samsung S5250 Wave525. (Though the latter already has a more improved version, which is the Samsung Wave 735.) So, here are the ultimate face-to-face of these two models:
Manufacturer | Brand | Samsung | Samsung |
Availability | Announced | June 2010 | March 2011 |
Available | October 2010 | March 2011 | |
Battery | Capacity | 1200 mAh | 1000 mAh |
Standby Time | 900 hours | 620 hours | |
Talk Time | 15 hours | 10 hours | |
Type | Lithium Ion | Lithum Ion | |
Camera | Main | 3mp (2048x1536) | 2mp (1600x1200) |
Video | yes | VGA | |
Connectivity & Data | Bluetooth | v3.0 A2DP | 3.0 (A2DP) |
EDGE | Class 12 | Class 10, 236.8 kbps | |
GPRS | Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps | Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps | |
GPS | |||
USB | microUSB v2.0 | 2.0 microUSB | |
Wireless | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n | |
Display | Colors | 256K colors | 262.1 thousand |
Resolution | 240x400 pixels | 240x320 pixels | |
Size | 3.2 inches | 3.2 inches | |
Type | TFT capacitive touchscreen | TFT capacitive touchscreen | |
General | 2G Network | GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 | GSM / EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 |
Alias | S5253, GT-S5253 | Corby 2, S3850, GT-S3850, GT-S3853, S3850L | |
Form Factor | Slate | Slate | |
Price Range | |||
Memory | Call record | yes | |
Card Slot | microSD, up to 16GB | microSD, up to 16GB | |
Internal | 100 MB | 25 MB | |
Phonebook | Photocall entries | ||
Operating System | Type | Bada OS | |
Other Features | Misc Features | Accelerometer | Accelerometer, TouchWiz UI |
Web Browser | WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML | WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML | |
Size and Weight | Width | 55.0 mm (2.15 inches) | 60.6 mm (2.36 inches) |
Height | 109.5 mm (4.27 inches) | 109.9 mm (4.29 inches) | |
Depth | 11.9 mm (0.46 inches) | 11.7 mm (0.46 inches) | |
Weight | 100 grams (3.5 ounces) | 102 grams (3.6 ounces) | |
Okay, so I don't care about the camera megapixels, I have Adalie for that. I am now concerned of these things: (1) Price, (2) Color and appearance, (3) Practicality and (4) Satisfaction.
Price: Samsung Corby II - only Php 4,000 plus (almost Php5,000) vs. Samsung Wave 525 - Php 6, 790
Color and Appearance: Samsung Corby II appears more hip and has a young gen feel, while Samsung Wave 525 seems like it was made for professionals. One thing is for sure though, I want my new cellphone to be white.
Practicality: Both can text, call and can take pictures. Corby II and Wave 525 are WiFi ready. That's all I'm after, but Corby is almost Php2000 cheaper than Wave 525. :((((
Satisfaction: Honestly, I want a plain, white, rectangle phone, but when I saw the pink Corby II, I kind of liked it. However, I know so well that in terms of display, Wave 525 has an edge. I saw a Corby display before and it's not crisp-looking.
Soooo, what do you think will I choose? Will the Php2000 be worth it? I can make up for it here online, right? But I am not earning much. Sigh. And to help me (and you) decide, here is a comparison made by Compare Cellphones. (Just click on the picture and please open it in a new tab. ;} )
Okay, okay, I get it. Samsung Wave 525 is way better. After watching this video review of Samsung Wave 525 on YouTube, I was finally convinced that Php2000 will be worth it. See the vid below. This is a great review.
Hope I wouldn't change my mind. And hope my plan works. :) Wish me luck. And thanks for your inputs in advance!
