I got my first mobile phone at the end of my 3rd year of engineering. It was Nokia 2600. It was a basic phone (not even Radio in that set), which cost me around 5k. Though I had chance of buying a better model that time, I was satisfied with the lower end model for a simple reason I held - "Let me buy a better and higher end mobile when I start earning".
My first mobile was good and I had it for 3 years. When I was into work for almost a year, I proposed an idea of buying a mobile worth 15 k to my dad. He was shocked to hear and yelled at me saying that it was equivalent to his monthly income! But I was adamant. I bought a cool Sony Ericsson w610i. This phone was not that popular, thought it is sleek, faster than its cousin w810i, good web browser, auto-focus, RSS reader.... but it has its own glitches, for example photos taken are not proper under poor light ambiance. When I started to look for online reviews of w610i , I can see one comment that pervaded everywhere - the unconventional keys. In fact, I went for this phone for its keys. 'Be unique' is my policy!
After seeing the Apple iPhone, man, that phone I want to possess like my wife. My genetic math tells me to continue with the current one, until the current investment worth stretching and till sufficient surplus have been accrued to possess the beauty.
I think, Apple changed the way phones would be looked by people in the future. Now, people will start to look more & more for data & video apps & services than just voice calls. And the recent developments from Apple iPhone to Google's Android OS to LiMo, excites me like anything. Why Google suddenly jumping and investing hugely in mobile space ( read Robert Cringley write-ups), simply made me awe-struck. Now, I am starting to digest vaguely the whole idea that our lives in future will revolve in & around Mobile phone. The newly introduced smart phones by LG, Sony Ericsson et all in the recently concluded GSMA World Mobile Congress, Barcelona, are just mind blowing. I love SE phones and I already picked my upgrade (specs here) before changing to the coolest one - Apple's iPhone.
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