Stage of GTA03 development?

Michael Zanetti michael_zanetti at gmx.net
Thu Dec 18 12:38:27 CET 2008


On Thursday 18 December 2008 12:29:08 you wrote:
> On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:24:52 +0100 Michael Zanetti
> babbled:
> i have. and millions of japanese have. in japan the mobile is pretty much
> replacing the low-to-mid-end camera. for "happy time" snaps. why? their
> lenses and cameras are GOOD. 5+mpixel was available years ago.

Yep... unfortunately that millions of japanese people won't use the GTA03 
without UMTS support...

Anyways, I haven't said that it is impossible to create mobile phones with 
good camers. I have said that good cameras are expensive and we should first 
use that money for 3G connectivity.

>
> > - 3G connectivity: Although it is very expensive, I think we _really_
> > need this one. I know so many people who would like to buy a Freerunner,
> > but they don't do so because of the missing UMTS connectivity.
> > - The rest could stay just as it is in GTA 02. Im perfectly happy with
> > it. Perhaps the slow Glamo could be exchanged... But afaik this is done
> > already...
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Michael
> >
> > On Wednesday 17 December 2008 10:39:21 Laszlo KREKACS wrote:
> > > > Depending on the feature set that can cut both ways. It could also be
> > > > a case of "I was going to wait for gta03, but I absolutely can't have
> > > > a phone with a camera so I may as well get gta02 now" for example. A
> > > > must have for one person can be a deal breaker for another. I pick
> > > > the camera as an example as I used to work on a site where cameras
> > > > weren't allowed, but keypads and screen resolution have polarised
> > > > opinions before too.
> > >
> > > Hi!
> > >
> > > I'm interesting only in two things:
> > > - camera (I assume yes, because of the camera interface of cpu;
> > >   would be rather dumb not using it)
> > > - better case design (the current one is not even in the league with
> > > other phones;-|)
> > >
> > > For case design, I find these (among others) great:
> > > - http://www.om.vptt.ch/site/?page_id=53
> > > - http://www.rasterman.com/files/gta03-idea-1.png
> > > - iphone
> > >
> > > In short: not make anything as stupid as a lanyard hole.
> > >
> > > I hope these features will be untouched:
> > > - vga screen
> > > - touchscreen
> > > - wifi
> > > - gps
> > > - usb host
> > > - sd card
> > >
> > > I expect these bugfixes:
> > > - better rfi design (no echo/buzz and ugly workarounds around them)
> > > - better audio quality
> > > - no glamo
> > > - better battery management (change the current PCF50633 PMU unit)
> > > - better 2D performance (should be achievable with the new samsung
> > > s3c6410 cpu) - better SD handling (straightforward, if you remove the
> > > glamo)
> > >
> > > For me the release date is not important. I can wait one year without
> > > buying a freerunner,
> > > if it takes 1-2 year I will consider freerunner as an option, but
> > > likely I will buy an another
> > > phone.
> > >
> > > Best regards,
> > >  Laszlo
> > >
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