SE is getting into GPS: they now have a plugin GPS unit with some rudimentary text-based directions, but Nokia really is ahead and I'm seriously thinking of getting a Nokia 6100 because of the GPS. But I suspect I'm in a minortiy. SE is head and shoulders above the rest when it comes to camera software and I think that might be slightly more important for the market.
As for battery life: if you think 3G is bad, try WiFi which has no power management or even channel conflict management capability. When it comes to transmitting data there are simple laws which govern how much power is used: you always require more power to transmit more data using a specific technology but 3G is a fuck of a lot more efficient than WiFi. I'm sitting here on a hotel wifi connection which might be suffering a teensy bit because I can see ten other networks. Not doing much for my battery life. :-(
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SE is getting into GPS: they now have a plugin GPS unit with some rudimentary text-based directions, but Nokia really is ahead and I'm seriously thinking of getting a Nokia 6100 because of the GPS. But I suspect I'm in a minortiy. SE is head and shoulders above the rest when it comes to camera software and I think that might be slightly more important for the market.
As for battery life: if you think 3G is bad, try WiFi which has no power management or even channel conflict management capability. When it comes to transmitting data there are simple laws which govern how much power is used: you always require more power to transmit more data using a specific technology but 3G is a fuck of a lot more efficient than WiFi. I'm sitting here on a hotel wifi connection which might be suffering a teensy bit because I can see ten other networks. Not doing much for my battery life. :-(