frankmehta
Forerunner
Hey Guys, this is a short review of the things that have changed with the Nokia 5800XM. It's running very well now.
Here's an unofficial changelog that I have made, depending on my daily use of the phone.
1. Much faster to use: Folders open quicker, applications open in a jiffy. Attributed to the overclocked ARM processor in the new firmware.
2. Usable screen rotation: The ASR works well now, and faster than before. Rotating the menus is seamless, and rotating images is much faster and i daresay i can keep the sensor enabled now
3. Gallery: Images used to take a long time opening and zooming, esp the ones i have, since i have a Pana Lumix fz-28k that makes 1.75 mb images at full 10.1 mp resolution. These images open quite smoothly now and zooming into them is quicker.
4. A couple of new icons and screen transitions. New tabs in places where the tabs were small, hence aiding in navigation with the finger.
5. Video playback is very smooth now.
6. Caller image is nicely blended into the contact pane, after the call is picked up by either of the parties. Earlier the image would disappear once the call was picked up. nice touch.
7. Messaging application, when opened sometimes, showed some keys of the active standby (ie dialler and contacts). Thank god that is corrected.
8. Touch Screen sensitivity is much better.
9. Download application updated.
10. Camera: Quality now has to be seen to be believed. Now on par with N73, which is a good thing. Added Benefit: Geotagging
11. Front camera has been enabled via menus, and photos and videos can be taken off the front camera.
12. Search Feature now searches for messages and files. Hence search file content function has been added.
13. Active standby screen is more customizable and now one can decide what they want and what they want to remove off the standby screen.
14. Messaging Application doesnt become slow anymore. at any given point i have about 1500 inbox and 500 outbox messages stored. Still works as fast as when the inbox was empty.
15. Battery life: Same for me, because i charge my phone daily. Use a lot of WI fi and gprs though. Send about 150 smses a day and 3 hours of calling!
16. Dictionary and Application Update applications added in the applications folder. Dictionary identical to the E series.
17. Menu Transitions are very smooth now, and actually can be enabled and the phone is no longer choppy with them on.
18. Log application doesnt slow down even while viewing the log for 10 days.
19. Video centre is now usable, and speed is decent. I dont use it anyways. the same videos can be accessed from the gallery.
20. Slight change to the calendar application and makes it even better to use now!
21. While calling, the proximity sensor only switches off the screen when the call is active. Putting the phone to the ear doesnt turn off the screen anymore when the bell is still ringing. Very convenient
22. Delivery reports: Earlier, the reports wouldnt show up on the screen after the screen was locked. Now the report shows even after the screen is switched off. Very convenient here too. Esp in silent mode, when you cannot hear the beep of the report delivery,
Here's an unofficial changelog that I have made, depending on my daily use of the phone.
1. Much faster to use: Folders open quicker, applications open in a jiffy. Attributed to the overclocked ARM processor in the new firmware.
2. Usable screen rotation: The ASR works well now, and faster than before. Rotating the menus is seamless, and rotating images is much faster and i daresay i can keep the sensor enabled now
3. Gallery: Images used to take a long time opening and zooming, esp the ones i have, since i have a Pana Lumix fz-28k that makes 1.75 mb images at full 10.1 mp resolution. These images open quite smoothly now and zooming into them is quicker.
4. A couple of new icons and screen transitions. New tabs in places where the tabs were small, hence aiding in navigation with the finger.
5. Video playback is very smooth now.
6. Caller image is nicely blended into the contact pane, after the call is picked up by either of the parties. Earlier the image would disappear once the call was picked up. nice touch.
7. Messaging application, when opened sometimes, showed some keys of the active standby (ie dialler and contacts). Thank god that is corrected.
8. Touch Screen sensitivity is much better.
9. Download application updated.
10. Camera: Quality now has to be seen to be believed. Now on par with N73, which is a good thing. Added Benefit: Geotagging
11. Front camera has been enabled via menus, and photos and videos can be taken off the front camera.
12. Search Feature now searches for messages and files. Hence search file content function has been added.
13. Active standby screen is more customizable and now one can decide what they want and what they want to remove off the standby screen.
14. Messaging Application doesnt become slow anymore. at any given point i have about 1500 inbox and 500 outbox messages stored. Still works as fast as when the inbox was empty.
15. Battery life: Same for me, because i charge my phone daily. Use a lot of WI fi and gprs though. Send about 150 smses a day and 3 hours of calling!
16. Dictionary and Application Update applications added in the applications folder. Dictionary identical to the E series.
17. Menu Transitions are very smooth now, and actually can be enabled and the phone is no longer choppy with them on.
18. Log application doesnt slow down even while viewing the log for 10 days.
19. Video centre is now usable, and speed is decent. I dont use it anyways. the same videos can be accessed from the gallery.
20. Slight change to the calendar application and makes it even better to use now!
21. While calling, the proximity sensor only switches off the screen when the call is active. Putting the phone to the ear doesnt turn off the screen anymore when the bell is still ringing. Very convenient
22. Delivery reports: Earlier, the reports wouldnt show up on the screen after the screen was locked. Now the report shows even after the screen is switched off. Very convenient here too. Esp in silent mode, when you cannot hear the beep of the report delivery,
