Droooooooooool (Part-2; with its logical, happy ending....)

When I saw you it was love at first sight

My breath stopped, my heart soared high like a fluttering kite

With a body that shines so bright

You kept me awake at night

Thinking "If only I could hold you tight!"

But now as I hold you in my hands

Way above anything else you stand

I'm in la-la land... dancing to the beats of a hip-hop band

And to think.... You came for as little as 16 grand!

Gosh, you're so sinful, you should be banned!

Except for me... that is. Now, before your devilish minds get into mode overdrive, let me clarify that it is my new mobile phone that I'm penning badly-rhyming-words about and not some chiseled-gorgeous-looking-hunk-types (err... can I get one of them too?).

Now I have been hunting for this particular piece of palm-candy for eons (I wrote a post about it way back in August '08 on this blog - http://avantishastri.blogspot.com/2008/08/droooooooooool.html). After pestering my local mobile-wallah, ringing up countless regional mobile-stores, even scouring Delhi & Chennai for it, all I came up with was a disappointing, frustrating blank.... the idiots didn't stock this beauty. But then a knight in shining armour (Arjun - this isn't meant to embarrass you) promises to get me one from Singapore..... and finally he does! If anyone's seen me dancing a merry little dance lately, don't blame me.... its the stunning W902 in my hand that's responsible!

The Killer

Now if this beauty comes out before end-09, I might just shift loyalties to Nokia from my current steadfast allegiance to Sony Ericsson (and the occasional longing glances at Apple). The Nokia 5800 is touted as the iPhone killer. Personally, I don't think the legendary iPhone is beatable... its in a league of its own. But the Nokia 5800 would certainly be a poor-man's substitute for its ridiculously expensive counterpart i.e. the iPhone; though Rs. 18000, before taxes, is not exactly 'poor' for the potential Nokia 5800 buyer. Still, I'm a little wary of the plastic band around the phone. Might pass off for a toddler's toy. Plus, from initial reviews, I've heard the touchscreen is not as intelligent (read, responsive) as the iPhone. Putting that aside (I hope Nokia resolve that!), gorge on some of the specs:

· 3.2-inch touchscreen display with 16 million colors
· 3.2 megapixel camera, includes a Carl Zeiss lens, autofocus and dual-LED flashQuad-band
· 3G UMTS/HSDPA
· Bluetooth 2.0
· WiFi
· GPS
· 3.5 mm headphone jack
· TV-out port
· 140MB on-board storage, upto 16 GB extendible memory
· 111 x 52 x 14.5 mm
· 104g
· S60 Fifth edition
· (850/900/1800/1900Mhz) GSM/EDGE radio

Can't hardly wait! A decision will be taken when the 5800 comes out. Either that, or the iPhone for me. After all, I've been a resourceful girl and been saving up for a rainy-day, haven't I?

Here's a visual comparison of the Samsung Omnia, the Nokia 5800 and the Apple iPhone:

Droooooooooool

Ok... I've always been biased towards Sony Ericsson.... frig the specs (I know, I know... I can hear howls of disbelief there, but I'm no technophile) But they come out with stunning phones! And with the SE W902, they have a beauty-pageant winner! I adore this one...cop a glance at it... lounging there like a slab of sinful, delicious chocolate (slurp!)... and its a 3G Walkman phone!! How bad can it be? Plus... for all those Walkman phone owners who whine 'bout their cameras... rejoice! Coz this 8GB stunner comes equipped with a 5 MP camera with autofocus & flash. YAY!

Must cost a bomb though.

BTW donations are most welcome. All proceeds will be humbly utilized to buy, covet and then ultimately trash (when a better one comes along) this phone.

Gee, I can't believe I yapped about greed, avarice & freedom from the same in my last post.

Hypocrisy as a style never goes out of fashion. Atleast for me!