Mobile for reading and surfing
Dear all,
Please help me decide. I have been transferred to a remote and rural place with no internet. I have an exam coming up for which I need to read up a lot. I do not have access to newspapers and magazines. I have a Samsung Metro S3310 which has Opera Mini installed on it. This is my primary internet device and my dear helpful friend.
I access the Hindu newspaper website and catch up on current affairs. I also browse through online editions of magazines. Besides this I also frequent Wikipedia.
My Samsung Metro is old and has many scratches on the screen. Besides reading at a stretch on the 2.1 inch screen is giving my eye strain and headaches.
I have tried to get the BSNL exchange to provide me with a landline and broadband connection but I am not sure as to when that would happen. Tata photon plus or Reliance Netconnect+ do not function here. The best that I can get is Vodafone EDGE. I do connect my cell phone to my laptop to access the internet (like I am doing now) but browsing is very slow compared to Opera Mini on the phone.
(I am sorry this is getting longer than I intended)
Besides, I also get time during work hours. I use it to read on my cell.
I am been thinking of buying a big screen phone. My budget as of now is around 10,000. The two models I have found suitable after browsing several threads on TE and the suggestions made therein are -
1. Dell XCD35
2. Lg Optimus One
Which one would be better for me needs?
I would also love to have doc and pdf support so I can access JSTOR articles.
Availability of mods would be a plus too. I have attempted to install and use several OS on my laptop - Ubuntu, Mint, Fedora and MacOSX86. As of now I would not have time for customization but would definitely love to after my exam in November. I have been waiting eagerly to get my first Android
The Dell has a 3.5 inch screen and a better resolution (480X800) while the O1 has 3.2 and 320X480 resolution. Dark Angel mentioned that the Optimus One would be faster because the processor has to drive lesser pixels but I maybe can give up a little speed for more readability.
I read up that the Dell XCD35 has 512 Mb Ram but letsbuy shows it as 256. Do the new models have 256 Mb ram?
I can also wait for a month, save up and buy the Defy or Nexus if you so suggest. But preferably I would like to get started right away.
Thanking you in anticipation,