December 6, 2008 at 22:03How I bought Nokia 5800
It all started a couple of weeks ago. My wife's sister has a birthday (after all, a round date of 25 years) and she asked to give her an iPhone. Here we should not forget to clarify that she has been living and working in Egypt for 5 years, where they are also sold, of course, but more expensive than ours.
Word for word, but I persuaded her to try the Nokia 5800, especially since it had been officially sold with us for a week now and you could try and twist it. I read reviews on the Internet, looked at LJ reports of the lucky ones and more and more became convinced that “we should take it”.
It is Saturday. On this Wednesday we fly to Charm, so you can’t pull anymore. He took his wife as adviser (after all, she knows her sister better than me) and went to the nearest M.Video store. We come - no! How? Why? Vendors (one of whom, as it turned out, was not from this department at all) vaguely reply that, they say, Nokia brought in very few devices, and there aren’t enough for all. I ask how much? They answer - 10, they bought everything in 2 days. We turn around, leave.
We arrived in Eldorado. We were met by a huge queue for a washing machine, sold for 3,000 rubles. Barely pushing, we rise to the second floor and immediately to the department with telephones. No Nokia is here either. I ask, how so? They answer - they brought in very little, they all sold out for 3 days.
They spat and went to IT. We arrive - the same cholera as Eldorado, only a side view. At the department of mobile phones there are 6 people selling and smiling. The Nokia 5800 lies on the display case. I pick it up, look around ... Easier than an iPhone, the screen is smaller and unusually elongated. The interface is pretty fast, not instant, of course, but bearable. The contrasting black and red theme is convenient, but in general the interface is very confusing and loses in comparison with the iPhone in terms of convenience (intuitiveness) of work and speed of response. The accelerometer works like a clock. While standing, the phone found a Wi-Fi network. I took a picture on the camera, the flash is killer, it dazzles and the quality of the photos is not very good. The same problems of built-in cameras in phones.
I poke my fingers and ask the seller:
- What, nothing such a device? ..
“Very good,” the girl replies, “we must take it.”
- I take it. I say. - Wrap it up!
“To sell,” the young lady says, “I will sell it, but you will receive it only after 4 days.” Not enough for everyone.
In, I think, the hype. And at least advertising - banners in the subway, banners and lightboxes. I twist the Nokia 5800 in thoughtfulness in my hands, I ask the seller again:
“Will they bring it to the environment exactly?”
- Well, the deadline is Thursday.
Another seller girl comes up here and whispers first:
“Are you sure they won’t be on Thursday yet, on Friday say they’ll come.
“They'll be on Friday for sure,” the first responded cheerfully.
“Not,” I say, “too long.” What else is there with similar features?
- iPhone. Are available. But I advise you to take Nokia. iPhone is unreasonably expensive.
- And what is wrong with it, when compared with Nokia? I ask.
“The camera is worse, there is no flash ...” she hesitated, “... and more expensive.”
- They definitely won’t bring Nokia to the environment? - I give myself and the store the last chance.
“They definitely won’t bring it.” Maybe look at HTC Diamond and Samsung i900?
Watching Diamond. In all respects, it loses both Nokia and iPhone. I give back with a misunderstanding where the price for it is 21 thousand rubles. I look politely slipped my Samsung i900. 17,000 rubles and it seems the same set of functions. I stuck a finger in it too - I hold it out with a sigh.
- Let's get the iPhone.
Word for word, but I persuaded her to try the Nokia 5800, especially since it had been officially sold with us for a week now and you could try and twist it. I read reviews on the Internet, looked at LJ reports of the lucky ones and more and more became convinced that “we should take it”.
It is Saturday. On this Wednesday we fly to Charm, so you can’t pull anymore. He took his wife as adviser (after all, she knows her sister better than me) and went to the nearest M.Video store. We come - no! How? Why? Vendors (one of whom, as it turned out, was not from this department at all) vaguely reply that, they say, Nokia brought in very few devices, and there aren’t enough for all. I ask how much? They answer - 10, they bought everything in 2 days. We turn around, leave.
We arrived in Eldorado. We were met by a huge queue for a washing machine, sold for 3,000 rubles. Barely pushing, we rise to the second floor and immediately to the department with telephones. No Nokia is here either. I ask, how so? They answer - they brought in very little, they all sold out for 3 days.
They spat and went to IT. We arrive - the same cholera as Eldorado, only a side view. At the department of mobile phones there are 6 people selling and smiling. The Nokia 5800 lies on the display case. I pick it up, look around ... Easier than an iPhone, the screen is smaller and unusually elongated. The interface is pretty fast, not instant, of course, but bearable. The contrasting black and red theme is convenient, but in general the interface is very confusing and loses in comparison with the iPhone in terms of convenience (intuitiveness) of work and speed of response. The accelerometer works like a clock. While standing, the phone found a Wi-Fi network. I took a picture on the camera, the flash is killer, it dazzles and the quality of the photos is not very good. The same problems of built-in cameras in phones.
I poke my fingers and ask the seller:
- What, nothing such a device? ..
“Very good,” the girl replies, “we must take it.”
- I take it. I say. - Wrap it up!
“To sell,” the young lady says, “I will sell it, but you will receive it only after 4 days.” Not enough for everyone.
In, I think, the hype. And at least advertising - banners in the subway, banners and lightboxes. I twist the Nokia 5800 in thoughtfulness in my hands, I ask the seller again:
“Will they bring it to the environment exactly?”
- Well, the deadline is Thursday.
Another seller girl comes up here and whispers first:
“Are you sure they won’t be on Thursday yet, on Friday say they’ll come.
“They'll be on Friday for sure,” the first responded cheerfully.
“Not,” I say, “too long.” What else is there with similar features?
- iPhone. Are available. But I advise you to take Nokia. iPhone is unreasonably expensive.
- And what is wrong with it, when compared with Nokia? I ask.
“The camera is worse, there is no flash ...” she hesitated, “... and more expensive.”
- They definitely won’t bring Nokia to the environment? - I give myself and the store the last chance.
“They definitely won’t bring it.” Maybe look at HTC Diamond and Samsung i900?
Watching Diamond. In all respects, it loses both Nokia and iPhone. I give back with a misunderstanding where the price for it is 21 thousand rubles. I look politely slipped my Samsung i900. 17,000 rubles and it seems the same set of functions. I stuck a finger in it too - I hold it out with a sigh.
- Let's get the iPhone.