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Copied and pasted this from my post on a mobile phone site, but since the OC forums are so good, I thought I'd ask here too 
Hi, the contract is about to end on my Samsung D500, and I've been looking at the following 3 replacements: Samsung D600; Samsung E900; and the Sony Ericsson w810i. However, while making this post, I have almost eliminated the D600 from selection, as the e900 is cheaper and seems to have a better spec. If anyone can tell me otherwise, please do so.
I really liked my D500, the only thing I would have preferred was better video capturing capability, and more memory.
I can get each phone on the same O2 250 contract:
However, I will receive cashback on each deal:
E900 - £280 cashback - works out at £19.44/month overall
w810i - £245 cashback - works out at £21.39/month overall
(These good deals for what I'd be getting?)
Obviously this puts the E900 into an early lead, saving me £35. I'm assuming that the E900 has a similar menu system/shortcuts to the D500 - so that's another pluspoint. I'm not familiar with Sony Ericsson menu systems, but I loved the system on my D500. The E900 also seems to have a better display - bigger and more colour depth.
However, the Samsung only has 80Mb internal memory, whereas the w810i has a huge 512mb; this is a big plus for me. (EDIT: It seems I'm a bit confused about this, I was having a look on a different site but it said the internal memory on the phone was only 20mb - does this mean a 512mb memory card would have to be purchased separately? EDIT2: Nevermind, the site says it comes supplied with a 512mb memory stick PRO) I also slightly prefer the design of the w810i, and it has better battery life.
At this point, the 2 phones seem to be around even in my mind, so the deciding factor will probably be the camera/video capabilities. Clarity of video would be the main thing, since they both have the same 2megapixel camera. So which phone is better in the camera/video department?
Also, have a question about my contract. My current one, which is just coming to an end, I got with O2 via dialaphone a year ago. Can I just cancel this current contract with O2, and take up one of the above with Carphone Warehouse?
Sorry for the huge post, I wanted to be as detailed as possible, I don't make these decisions lightly Any help would be great, thanks. 
Hi, the contract is about to end on my Samsung D500, and I've been looking at the following 3 replacements: Samsung D600; Samsung E900; and the Sony Ericsson w810i. However, while making this post, I have almost eliminated the D600 from selection, as the e900 is cheaper and seems to have a better spec. If anyone can tell me otherwise, please do so.
I really liked my D500, the only thing I would have preferred was better video capturing capability, and more memory.
I can get each phone on the same O2 250 contract:
- 18month contract
- 250 anytime x-network minutes/month (+ double minutes for 1st 6 months)
- 100 txts/month (+ double txts for 1st 6 months
- £35/month
However, I will receive cashback on each deal:
E900 - £280 cashback - works out at £19.44/month overall
w810i - £245 cashback - works out at £21.39/month overall
(These good deals for what I'd be getting?)
Obviously this puts the E900 into an early lead, saving me £35. I'm assuming that the E900 has a similar menu system/shortcuts to the D500 - so that's another pluspoint. I'm not familiar with Sony Ericsson menu systems, but I loved the system on my D500. The E900 also seems to have a better display - bigger and more colour depth.
However, the Samsung only has 80Mb internal memory, whereas the w810i has a huge 512mb; this is a big plus for me. (EDIT: It seems I'm a bit confused about this, I was having a look on a different site but it said the internal memory on the phone was only 20mb - does this mean a 512mb memory card would have to be purchased separately? EDIT2: Nevermind, the site says it comes supplied with a 512mb memory stick PRO) I also slightly prefer the design of the w810i, and it has better battery life.
At this point, the 2 phones seem to be around even in my mind, so the deciding factor will probably be the camera/video capabilities. Clarity of video would be the main thing, since they both have the same 2megapixel camera. So which phone is better in the camera/video department?
Also, have a question about my contract. My current one, which is just coming to an end, I got with O2 via dialaphone a year ago. Can I just cancel this current contract with O2, and take up one of the above with Carphone Warehouse?
Sorry for the huge post, I wanted to be as detailed as possible, I don't make these decisions lightly
Any help would be great, thanks. 
