GreenSnapper

bendix, on Today, 11:56 , said:

Your aggressive reply says more about yourself than about book reading Thais.

Semper is right. It is very rare that Thais read books. Of course, in a country of 60 million, there are some exceptions. But Mrs Bendix and a few others don't count when most Thais don't own books and don't read .

The last time I saw a Thai reading a book in BTS was a woman reading the bible. All other "Thais" reading in the BTS are foreigners - Japanese, Korean, Chinese etc.

ThaiLife, on 2012-05-09 18:19:24, said:

Yep, but the N8 has still the best camera of any mobile phone. No other phone comes near, and even many p/s cameras perform worse. So if a proper camera is important to you, the N8 is still an option, even if it is now nearly 2 years old.

But in a few months the 808 will arrive and that will be another dimension of camera phone. Check the reports and pics in the net! But I believe, that the 808 will not be that cheap, probably in the high end range.

Anyway, N8, C7 and some others are still the older generation with a slower processor. Today I would go for the 701 or 603, which have a faster processor and are quite slick. The camera of the 701 is also quite good, but no macro photos, everything less than approx 40cm will not be sharp.

PS: in my posting above I said that midrange Androids cannot compete with similar priced Nokias. There may be one exception: "HTC One V" which has 3-band 3G - necessary in Thailand - and quite nice specs. It is around 10K and you may check it out and read the reviews.

ThaiLife, on 2012-05-08 20:08:54, said:

With the recent models you will get updates until 2016. That will certainly be sufficient. Most Androids are supported for one year only, after that the "support" comes from the hacker-community.....

Only buy the latest Nokia models, best is at the moment the 701.

These are still "phones", so they are not running on quadcore and other "I have the biggest"-contests. They still can get most jobs done, and I really don't miss the 1 million apps others brag about. Get the Opera browser which is far superior to Nokia's own.

Regarding Nokia Maps versus Google Maps: there is really no comparision. Google is just not a proper "turn-by-turn" navigation system. But it depends, of course, on the maps. And like everything in Thailand, the Navteq maps are not always very accurate. Acceptable in Bangkok, but not perfect. They are great in Europe, and you also get traffic information to move around traffic jams. Good in Malaysia, Singapore. OK in Vietnam. No maps for Japan.

For around 10K Baht, you cannot do wrong with a recent Nokia. Androids in this price range are far inferior, they even don't support all Thai 3G-frequencies. If you want better specs, plan to invest around 20K and get a decent Android/iPhone. But you will miss Nokia maps.

The Lumias (Windows Phone) are a totally different picture. Based on the "iphone-model" of closed-shop, but easy as a microwave. Quite a hype in Singapore where people were queuing for hours. I'd rather wait until next year and see. They have great potential for sure.

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Utter nonsense.

A man who abuses boys is a gay. Some people here should get a glimpse of logic. But when ideology comes into play, thinking often stops. Not that it surprises me, having lived many years in the West.

Nice story, blether, but allow me some correction:

theblether, on 2012-05-07 18:42:26, said:

My answer would have been: "Sure darling, you are not a bad girl, but stay with me a few more days and I promise you, you will be one.

Much better than being apologetic.

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This answer was perfect. Nothing to add!