If you have been watching the
mobile market lately, you'll know that the next big thing will be music (and other content) downloads over the air (OTA) to cell phones. This will require a lot of network bandwidth, for which advanced networks exist and are being built. What I want to know is when will we see a killer phone that has some kickin features, with one of them being at least a 1GB memory capacity. I think my RAZR has like 5MB, which to me (a chronic downloader) is quite an insult. That isn't enough to hold even one TV show. Yeah, I know what you're thinking, "normal people just take pictures"...whatever. The hardware will have to come soon, most likely with flash-based memory, but I will be waiting to see who comes out with this first. With my luck,
Engadget probably already has pictures of a 1GB phone, and I just missed it or something. I want a phone that is worthy of props and that I can call home about. One that will support my downloading habit anywhere, anytime, any file-size. How else am I supposed to be dependent on downloads 24/7? I mean, if I ever happen to end up on an African safari (fat chance), I want to be able to download the latest tunes from my favorite bands from the jeep!
Tags: cell, hardware, news, OTA, phone, RAZR
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Subscribe to commentssteveAug 11th 2006 1:43PM
lol. very true. my e815 motorolla has a 1gb micro sd car installed. but i was surprised to see it has 40 something mb's of storage.
jamAug 11th 2006 2:09PM
yes your a little behind, theres a samsung with 8gb of storage and three other phones which have 4gb each and then as the person above pointed out, you can add a card to a phone to make the storage over 1gb, i think the max is 2gb but im not certain
TimaayAug 11th 2006 2:15PM
The sony ericsson W series all come with up to 4gb on them guys they work with the sony memory stick pro duos i think even the k series phones work with it. The k750i does for certain.
alexmAug 11th 2006 2:31PM
There are quite a few phones now that have passed the gig limit. I haven't used any of them myself, but the Nokia N91 looks fantastic. 4gb hard drive and wifi, what more can you ask for?
Ryan CarterAug 11th 2006 2:34PM
Hey guys, thanks for the update.
gcpm89Aug 11th 2006 3:39PM
The Samsung SGH-i310 features 8gb of on board memory and has recently gotten FCC approval so we might be seeing it here soon.
Ryan CarterAug 11th 2006 5:11PM
If anyone has a name-taking phone with 1GB or more in it, on it, etc. what do you think of it. I mean, is it worth the hype?
DazAug 12th 2006 4:10AM
It is all very well adding hard drives to these phones but it absolutely kills the battery life. The Samsung i300 and i310 (4gb and 8gb) phones and the Nokia N91 (4gb) all have crappy battery life. Even though the N91 is one of the most gorgeous, slickest slice of technology I have ever used.
What's needed is a shedload of flash memory and, to my mind, the SonyEricsson W950i is the only one to do that (I think the HTC Muse had 4gb flash but that is dead by all reports). It comes with UMTS, Opera, touch sreen and manages to stay pretty small by ditching the camera altogether. Review at: http://www.mobile-review.com/review/sonyericsson-w950-en.shtml
Not at retail in Europe yet though, who knows when the USA will see it..
zuneAug 22nd 2006 1:22PM
I think a 30gb is feasible, who cares if it's a little chunky, I would love it.