A mini me of me

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My phone Sony Ericsson W980 was "honorably discharged" after serving me for good a year and a half. It's not a bad phone at all, fantastic audio qualities, small, light, funky lights effects; the only thing that bugs me is the unstable firmware. When I attended my best gay friend Gloria's wedding, my phone went dead on me. This is a widely discussed problem that occurred in W980, while I still had my warranty back then, I sent the phone for firmware flashing(no pun intended). Then time went peaceful and great for another year, until not long after my birthday in October, it went dead again. I was so frustrated and upset I didn't bother to send it back again. Plus, this time they are going to charge me RM30 for flashing and another RM100 for non-existent motherboard malfunction.

Then I came across Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro and Nokia N900. Just click on the links if you want to know their hardwares and stuff, and there are many reviews out there about them, so I'm not going to waste bandwidth to repeat what's been said. Anyway, X10 mini pro being very small, cute, light and Android while Nokia being big, heavy, very capable and Maemo. What really made me undecided was, I managed to get offers of both devices at a very attractive price (under RM900). After a few days and hundreds hours spent asking opinions, I've finally settled with X10 Mini Me Pro (RM6XX) **my heart screams WOOOOHOOO!!!

picture from http://www.phone-guide-germany.com

Boy! Mini Me is indeed very small! It fits IN my palm! I'm a small built guy but can you imagine a phone (not to mention Android phone, 5MP autofocus with LED lights, capacitive touch screen, keyboard (in your face iPon 4) and replaceable battery) smaller than my palm!? #awesomeness overflow

The first thing I got my phone (after switched it on duh!), is to find a place with free wifi (yea I'm a cheapskate, AND my Maxis couldn't connect to the network for unknown reason), so I ended up in San Francisco Coffee in Sunway Tower (former Wisma Denmark), and to visit my friend there. Oh, side-tracked... Anyway, Mini Me Pro is still using Android Donut(1.6), the updates are definitely coming soon, as their blog said, I'm guessing month of November, we will be able to unleash the real potential of Mini Me Pro with version 2.1. Android Market in Malaysia kinda sucks, if you don't root your phone, we can only see the free apps in the market. So, no Angry Birds, no Barr no nothing.

With the internal memories, I'm surprised to see no lags at all when handling multiple applications, games, music playing and web surfing, amazing little bugger. But battery life suffers significantly. Currently I can only manage to use it for 3/4 day of heavy usage before heading for the charger. But one great thing is, this phone charge off the USB port, and the cable is standard mini USB to USB cable. It's the cable for my external hardrive anyway, so I have one with me most of the time.

The screen is fantastic, even though it's only 65K colours (it's firmware limited to 65K, actual hardware is 16 millions); but under the sunlight, I can't see sheep. On the other note, whoever using phone/play games when you're walking under the sunlight, you should be burnt to death by the reflection coming from your screen you anti-social ignorant idiot!!! The camera colours are a little bit washout though, but you can always fix it with Android apps Photoshop Express.

So, hardware wise, everything is great, except for the battery life. Software side if you're not heavy gamer/apps whore then you will do fine with the current apps on the market. Unlike Apple's Apps Store sure you have millions of apps, but discounting similar functions apps and hundred thousands other "Fart" apps you will get similar number of useful apps too. We want and we need apps that's functional, quantities come later.
***Ps: I've encountered a strange problem this morning, I couldn't end my call! I pressed/touched the end call button it keeps saying "Ending call" but it just stuck there, I looked at the timer goes from 50 secs to 1min 50 secs in horror! In the end I have to yank the battery out and restart again...

Okay, I admit I'm a bit against iPon, because there are so many people using it, and every time I see people (who don't own an iPon) borrowing iPon just to play Angry Bird my heart dies a little. I AM THAT MUCH OF A NONCOMFORMIST.

So, I have my first Android, what about you? (I had my iOS experience way back to the first generation of iPod Touch, so don't condemn me for comparing these 2 OSes and phones)

***PS: for couples/human beings who own iPhone/Android phones/any other phones, please put down your phones when you're dating/dinner/socializing, it's very disrespectful to your partner, friends or family members if you don't even understand the basic manners, not to mention I saw a couple in The Curve the other day, both were playing with their phones and no communication between 2 of them for at least half an hour (yes I love people watching) at all! DO you know how stupid you look!?

Milestone

Meh, simple introduction won't hurt and if you know what is this blog all about, you won't waste your time in the future. Name's Kelvin. Baa Baboon is the name of this blog, it's a blend of Baa Bra Brack Ship and Baboon (duh!). Initially I wanted Blue Baboon, but it seems someone else already using that name so I have to settle with Baa Baboon.

I wish for world peace, encouraging economy and all those BS that pageants recite on the TV; but deep down I just wish for simple happiness, joy. Hence, this blog will be everything from the sunny side, not rants (I'll try), no complaints (I hope), definitely no defamation or any of that sorts (Hahaha, I'll keep my fingers off the trigger).

Before I commence pouring in my thoughts, I have wide interest in anything and everything, so this will be a very messy blog and none professionally organized/written. In the end, it still serves as my own amusement pass time. And hey, don't be grammar police here, I'm very much self-aware and I'm aware my Engrish sucks and not as powderful as those talking head in TV.

This is month of October and it's a month of joyous birth of this blog, and Oktoberfest, Halloween, etc etc. CHEERS!