| If you think that a watered down version of the | | | | priced alternative available. We may be lining up for the |
| Vodafone 360 H1 is pretty disappointing, then the | | | | better model once the 360 comes out, but we can |
| Vodafone 360 M1 is pretty much already beyond | | | | also expect the line for the M1 to be even longer, if not |
| expectations. Seriously speaking, this mobile phone is | | | | on launch date, then on the succeeding weekly sales. |
| not getting the right attention it deserves because of | | | | The bottom line is that the 360 M1 is a very |
| the fact that it is being released at the same time as | | | | marketable phone. |
| its more powerful brother. Granted that these two | | | | What Makes the 360 M1 |
| mobile phones are being released at the launch of the | | | | Just like the 360 H1, the 360 M1 shares similar features. |
| 360 service as service compatible devices, it still hurts | | | | The first line description for the H1 holds true, it is a |
| the image of the M1. | | | | Linux Mobile smart phone manufactured by Samsung |
| Still, the bottom line with buyers is practicality. We can | | | | and carried by Vodafone with the 360 service support. |
| still expect to see a lot people lining up for the 360 M1 | | | | That in itself makes the M1 a good phone. Throw in a |
| while we tech-heads will be in line for the 360 H1. The | | | | 3.2 inch touch screen display, a 3 mega pixel camera, |
| reason is simple, not that many people see the reason | | | | GPS, HSDPA and a very slim package and you have |
| to shell out so much cash for a mobile device that has | | | | got yourself a practically made smart phone. |
| too much features that they probably are not going to | | | | What the M1 lacks that the bigger phone has is the 3.5 |
| use. | | | | in AMOLED touch screen; from the looks of it, it will be |
| The Niche Crowd | | | | quite some time before we see a budget phone with |
| If you are thinking that the practical phone market is | | | | the same high definition AMOLED display. WiFi is not |
| the niche crown, you are very mistaken. Buyers of the | | | | present, which is pretty disturbing since wireless LAN |
| top tier mobile devices such as the Vodafone 360 H1, | | | | access seems to be a standard that smart phones |
| Sony Xperia X3 and the HTC HD2 are actually the | | | | should have. |
| smaller market. For the same reason that Nokia is | | | | Switching Carriers |
| reaping millions with their line of hundreds of GSM | | | | The fact that Vodafone exclusively carries the 360 |
| models, the market for a simple affordable phone is | | | | means that users would have to consider switching |
| just too large to ignore. | | | | carriers if they are currently under a plan. This is not |
| The same is true for the mobile smart phone market. | | | | that tempting if you are looking at just the Vodafone |
| Even for people who require a lot of functionality in | | | | 360 M1. So we should expect that switchers will be |
| their device, it still helps a lot to have a practically | | | | opting to get the H1 model instead. |