The Trouble with iPhones

So Apple has unveiled new features for its iPhone. The main one is for advertising within apps – I read that as intrusive targeted ads that you need to click past before using the app or whilst using it.

This means the final nail in the coffin for me ever getting one: my Nokia N97 is due for replacement this summer and I thought about getting an iPhone but quite honestly its size puts me off. Likewise I’m becoming more and more annoyed with touchscreens and having a filthy, greasy screen to read. There’s no way I’ll be putting up with intrusive ads either.

More and more, I’ve been thinking that the only thing that makes my other phone, a Sony Ericsson W595, less than perfect is its lack of GPS. And guess what? Their W995 has that. SE also do a great-looking touchscreen model running Android, but Google’s implementation of Bluetooth hands-free is such that you can’t actually make the call from a car kit but you need to do it from the phone. Which means it’s not good enough for use in the car (much like Nokia’s N97 then…).

The Sony Ericsson W595 Just Works. If their W995 is as easy then that’s a no-brainer for me: a small phone with all the features I want and none of the features I don’t.

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