Thread: The "perfect" phone companion
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Milhouse is offline Milhouse
2007-05-30 , 12:53
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Originally Posted by rheve View Post
- All functions accessible through the N800: making / receiving calls and SMS, managing contacts (sync with N800 contact list), and other configuration (i.e. network selection / configuration).

No camera, no music, no video, no games, no calendar, no PIM, no nothing. I have the N800 for that purpose.

I would also consider a more expensive model that would integrate a GPS receiver (bundled with Navicore )

What would be yours?
As for the making/receiving calls, I would agree that the N800 should be able to initiate a call or answer a call but the call itself should be handed over to a bluetooth headset paired with the phone - I don't want to talk into the N800 or hold it to my ear!

I never watch video on my phone, although I do listen to audio as it supports A2DP - but I agree, if the N800 supported A2DP I'd use the N800 instead and the phone could ditch audio/video playback.

I think Nokia missed a *massive* trick by not allowing the GPS coordinates in the N95 to be utilised by an external device (as Nokia didn't provide the Bluetooth SPP profile). Any future Nokia phone with GPS should be usable with the N800 for sure.

I mentioned in the Palm thread that longer term, I see future smartphones having reduced screen and keyboard functionality as these features will be provided by companion (and even desktop) devices. The smartphone becomes the ultimate network device offering the compute, communication and storage services whilst screen and keyboard is provided by network clients (companion, desktop etc.). It could work!