| Two mobile phones are easily the most anticipated in | | | | other mobile phones, the Nokia N96 comes, as |
| the country, as I sit here and type this: the Sony | | | | standard, with BBC iPlayer, right out of the box, as well |
| Ericsson X1 and the Nokia N96. But which one should | | | | as a massive 16Gb of memory to store videos on. |
| you get? Read on to find out! | | | | The Nokia N96, if I'm honest, pretty much has the video |
| A history of not-violence - Sony Ericsson vs Nokia in | | | | realm al to itself, as not many mobile phones even |
| history | | | | come close to the sheer brilliance on display here! |
| The tussle between Sony Ericsson and Nokia goes | | | | The Nokia N96 doesn't have everything it's own way, |
| back a long way, with their top-end mobile phones | | | | though, as the Sony Ericsson X1 is here to take it on! |
| being the main weapons. right from the days of the | | | | Sony Ericsson X1 - a brutal powerhouse in a sensible |
| Sony Ericsson P800, that rivalry's been there, but | | | | suit |
| nowhere is it more obvious than in the Nseries mobile | | | | A quick glance at the specs of the Sony Ericsson X1 |
| phones by Nokia. You see, Sony Ericsson took an | | | | seems to imply that it's nowhere near as good as it's |
| early lead in the smartphone battle, using Symbian. Erm, | | | | Nokia rival. However, as is usually the case with mobile |
| but then, Nokia did the same, and they overtook their | | | | phones, things are a bit more complex than that. You |
| rivals. Well, the rivalry still holds today, and their two top | | | | see, whilst the Nokia N96 may well take the crown for |
| mobile phones, the big hitters in their respective | | | | multimedia and the camera, it's my honest and sincere |
| arsenals, are going to war. | | | | opinion that the Sony Ericsson takes the crown for, |
| Nokia N96 - master of multimedia | | | | well, everything else. It's got a bigger screen (and it's a |
| Following on from the much-loved N95, the Nokia N96 | | | | touchscreen, at that) than most other mobile phones, |
| picks up the torch in admirable style, and it's clear that | | | | it's got GPS and HSDPA to rival the Nokia N96, and |
| this baby is intent on being perfect at one particular | | | | the Sony Ericsson X1 just feels smarter. With that |
| feature: multimedia. The Nokia N96 wants to do better | | | | slide-out QWERTY keyboard, the Sony Ericsson X1 |
| multimedia than its rivals in the world of mobile phones, | | | | feels like a proper, full-on, PC-like smartphone. So, it |
| its as simple as that. And, to be honest, it may very | | | | really depends on what you want. If you want the best |
| well be on course to succeed in that goal! Not only do | | | | multimedia, the Nokia N96 is the phone for you. But if |
| you get a 5 megapixel camera, with brilliant video | | | | you want the best all-round mobile phones, then the |
| capture, but it has superb music playback, access to | | | | Sony Ericsson X1 is your man! |
| Nokia's Ovi Portal (for media content), and unlike any | | | | |