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Subject:    Re: Freerunner v. HTC v. ....
From:       "Steven Le Roux" <steven () le-roux ! info>
Date:       2008-05-24 14:05:50
Message-ID: 5f6db60d0805240705u55693a0cy54c4269b9ee5712e () mail ! gmail ! com
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On Sat, May 24, 2008 at 1:39 PM, Federico Lorenzi <florenzi@gmail.com>
wrote:

> On Sat, May 24, 2008 at 12:45 PM, Al Johnson
> <openmoko@mazikeen.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> > Comparing with the FreeRunner hardware wiki page:
> > http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Neo_FreeRunner_GTA02_Hardware
> >
> > Comms: Freerunner only has GSM/GPRS triband.
> > Connectivity: WiFi equal, Freerunner has Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR
> > CPU: same core and clock
> > Camera: Freerunner doesn't have one
> > Memory: Freerunner has double the RAM and double the ROM
> > Memory card: Equal
> > Screen: same size, Freerunner is 480x640 but has no keyboard.
> > Weight: Similar? Freerunner 110g without battery, battery weight not
> quoted.
> > Size: Similar, but different shape. Freerunner is 120.7 x 62 x 18.5 mm
> > Battery: Freerunner has 1200mAh
> >
> > USB host mode: only Freerunner. I don't know of another phone that has
> this.
> > GPS: only Freerunner
> >
> > media decode/3D: both have the hardware and neither do much with it yet.
> > Openmoko have been open about exactly what the capabilities are, while
> HTC
> > were rather evasive when customers started questioning the media
> performance.
> > There are other phones that are better in this area.
> You left out the ability to connect to a phone that has HSDPA / 3g (in
> my case the Nokia E51) via Bluetooth or USB, and use it as a modem :)
>
> Cheers,
> Federico
>

and we are talking about a "phone"... so the camera... is clearly NOT a
priority for a first phone;..

fortunately there is no keyboard ;) ! or where's the point with the
touchscreen...



-- 
Steven Le Roux
Jabber-ID : Steven@jabber.fr

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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, May 24, 2008 at 1:39 PM, Federico Lorenzi \
&lt;<a href="mailto:florenzi@gmail.com">florenzi@gmail.com</a>&gt; \
wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, \
204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div class="Ih2E3d">On Sat, May \
24, 2008 at 12:45 PM, Al Johnson<br> &lt;<a \
href="mailto:openmoko@mazikeen.demon.co.uk">openmoko@mazikeen.demon.co.uk</a>&gt; \
wrote:<br> &gt; Comparing with the FreeRunner hardware wiki page:<br>
&gt; <a href="http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Neo_FreeRunner_GTA02_Hardware" \
target="_blank">http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Neo_FreeRunner_GTA02_Hardware</a><br> \
&gt;<br> &gt; Comms: Freerunner only has GSM/GPRS triband.<br>
&gt; Connectivity: WiFi equal, Freerunner has Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR<br>
&gt; CPU: same core and clock<br>
&gt; Camera: Freerunner doesn&#39;t have one<br>
&gt; Memory: Freerunner has double the RAM and double the ROM<br>
&gt; Memory card: Equal<br>
&gt; Screen: same size, Freerunner is 480x640 but has no keyboard.<br>
&gt; Weight: Similar? Freerunner 110g without battery, battery weight not quoted.<br>
&gt; Size: Similar, but different shape. Freerunner is 120.7 x 62 x 18.5 mm<br>
&gt; Battery: Freerunner has 1200mAh<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; USB host mode: only Freerunner. I don&#39;t know of another phone that has \
this.<br> &gt; GPS: only Freerunner<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; media decode/3D: both have the hardware and neither do much with it yet.<br>
&gt; Openmoko have been open about exactly what the capabilities are, while HTC<br>
&gt; were rather evasive when customers started questioning the media \
performance.<br> &gt; There are other phones that are better in this area.<br>
</div>You left out the ability to connect to a phone that has HSDPA / 3g (in<br>
my case the Nokia E51) via Bluetooth or USB, and use it as a modem :)<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
<font color="#888888">Federico<br>
</font><div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c"></div></div></blockquote><div><br>and we \
are talking about a &quot;phone&quot;... so the camera... is clearly NOT a priority \
for a first phone;..<br><br>fortunately there is no keyboard ;) ! or where&#39;s the \
point with the touchscreen... <br> </div></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Steven \
Le Roux<br>Jabber-ID : <a href="mailto:Steven@jabber.fr">Steven@jabber.fr</a>



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