The never ending search

The Samsung Jet and the Samsung Corby

After I decided to put my mobile phone to rest, I started the search for a brand new one to enter into a fresh partnership, a relationship that will be different to the last. As a journalist studying new media, I want a mobile phone that would be a useful tool for journalism, a phone with a decent camera, recording functions, a reasonably fast web browser and a keypad easy to use.

I thought ending my relationship with my last mobile phone was the hard part but I was soon mistaken. A search that I believed would take five minutes took what felt like a life time, slowly eating away at my bandwidth. I was more confused than ever with the variety of mobile phones to choose from, ranging from Motorolas to Nokias and Samsungs to Iphones. It was like trying to choose between a Jenni Button suit and a Gucci bag, you want them both. It was overwhelming but my search did not end there.

I then stumbled across journalist, Galen Schultz's blog, Witness This, which provided more than just a list of the mobile phones functions but also his personal opinion on each mobile phone he describes. It drew my attention to two mobile phones in particular, the Samsung Jet and the Samsung Corby.

The Samsung Jet was almost exactly what I was looking for, with a web browser at a high performance, a spotlight search, a video recorder, strong battery life, memory like an elephant and a 5.0 mega pixel camera. Shultz explains that the Jet phone is highly versatile but unfortunately you pay for what you get as the Jet costs between R2800 to R5000.

On the other hand, the Corby, not only holds a Facebook application BUT Twitter and Myspace applications to. It also includes live feeds via Facebook and Twitter. This is perfect for the type of life I lead, surrounded by social networks.

The mobile phone included 27 pre-installed widgets, a fast pace web browser, large external storage, and strong battery life and at a relatively cheap price. The price of the phone is between R1500 to R2000, perfect for a student like me but I was disappointed to discover there was no QWERTY keyboard and the camera was only 2 mega pixels. I was still not convinced and my search continues, a search that might lead me to revert back to fixing those beats in my box.

Thanks to Nimbuzz for the picture of the Samsung Jet. Follow Nimbuzz's photostream for more images.
Thanks to Svartling for the picture of the Samsung Corby. Follow Svartling's photostream for more images.