On Thursday 18 December 2008 12:29:08 you wrote: > On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:24:52 +0100 Michael Zanetti > babbled: > i have. and millions of japanese have. in japan the mobile is pretty much > replacing the low-to-mid-end camera. for "happy time" snaps. why? their > lenses and cameras are GOOD. 5+mpixel was available years ago.
Yep... unfortunately that millions of japanese people won't use the GTA03 without UMTS support... Anyways, I haven't said that it is impossible to create mobile phones with good camers. I have said that good cameras are expensive and we should first use that money for 3G connectivity. > > > - 3G connectivity: Although it is very expensive, I think we _really_ > > need this one. I know so many people who would like to buy a Freerunner, > > but they don't do so because of the missing UMTS connectivity. > > - The rest could stay just as it is in GTA 02. Im perfectly happy with > > it. Perhaps the slow Glamo could be exchanged... But afaik this is done > > already... > > > > Cheers, > > Michael > > > > On Wednesday 17 December 2008 10:39:21 Laszlo KREKACS wrote: > > > > Depending on the feature set that can cut both ways. It could also be > > > > a case of "I was going to wait for gta03, but I absolutely can't have > > > > a phone with a camera so I may as well get gta02 now" for example. A > > > > must have for one person can be a deal breaker for another. I pick > > > > the camera as an example as I used to work on a site where cameras > > > > weren't allowed, but keypads and screen resolution have polarised > > > > opinions before too. > > > > > > Hi! > > > > > > I'm interesting only in two things: > > > - camera (I assume yes, because of the camera interface of cpu; > > > would be rather dumb not using it) > > > - better case design (the current one is not even in the league with > > > other phones;-|) > > > > > > For case design, I find these (among others) great: > > > - http://www.om.vptt.ch/site/?page_id=53 > > > - http://www.rasterman.com/files/gta03-idea-1.png > > > - iphone > > > > > > In short: not make anything as stupid as a lanyard hole. > > > > > > I hope these features will be untouched: > > > - vga screen > > > - touchscreen > > > - wifi > > > - gps > > > - usb host > > > - sd card > > > > > > I expect these bugfixes: > > > - better rfi design (no echo/buzz and ugly workarounds around them) > > > - better audio quality > > > - no glamo > > > - better battery management (change the current PCF50633 PMU unit) > > > - better 2D performance (should be achievable with the new samsung > > > s3c6410 cpu) - better SD handling (straightforward, if you remove the > > > glamo) > > > > > > For me the release date is not important. I can wait one year without > > > buying a freerunner, > > > if it takes 1-2 year I will consider freerunner as an option, but > > > likely I will buy an another > > > phone. > > > > > > Best regards, > > > Laszlo > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Openmoko community mailing list > > > community@lists.openmoko.org > > > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Openmoko community mailing list > > community@lists.openmoko.org > > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community