moto E398 or ngage

speedfreak · 5th July 2005, 10:28

guys just wanna kno which is a better fone.myself prefer the moto coz its smaller than da nokia.....

help me out in this....both the advantages and disadvantages of both fones.

devarshi84 · 5th July 2005, 12:29

Go for the motorola e398. the mp3 player capabilities are great and n-gage maybe good as a gaming machine but is not as good a phone.

Motorola e398 sounds amazing and has a great display too.

pros of e398

good display
stereo speakers
ability to connect external speakers
leds (I love them)
mp3 player

cons

a bit slow
no smart phone
uses transflash that is harder to obtain

pros of ngage

older ngage had the best mp3 player available
symbian series 60 smart phone(old version)
small
nokia name may help get better resale
hot swap for memory card

cons

no mp3 player built in
display only 4k
will be discontinued soon
odd shape
less battery life

hence
1 .motorola e398
2. old n-gage(if music is a priority)
3. new n-gage.

khanak · 5th July 2005, 12:33

Get the classic Ngage. I have one and trust me its damn goood. Plus you get 10000s of softwares for it tht u can download from the net. Dont worry about it being discontinued or anything cos its resale is damn good

vandan · 5th July 2005, 12:54

hey isnt the old n-gage discontinued since it was hampering the sales of the new n-gage¿ BTW does the e398 have bluetooth or infrared¿

khanak · 5th July 2005, 14:55

yea the ngage qd was supposed to the improved version of ngage but frankly the qd is a pretty **** phone to buy. stick to the ngage man. it has everything

speedfreak · 5th July 2005, 15:59

thnx for helpin out.btw where am i gonna gtet da old n gage......any ideas.

khanak · 5th July 2005, 16:46

youll have to look around cos its avaialble only through the gray market. if you are buying a new one make sure its new cos its been out of production for some time now

vandan · 5th July 2005, 16:51

as i have said before i dont think it is available anymore,i was lookin for it myself then gave up,speedfreak if you find it please pm me the shop and add

devarshi84 · 5th July 2005, 21:33

Motorola has bluetooth.

I wud like to go with motorols due to its superb display, stereo speakers, camera with flash and leds .

Ngage doesnt last more than a day on full charge and is a bit big.

have a look at the e398 at a store. Just becasue the old n-gage may be hard to get and being a grey market piece it is risky.

devarshi84 · 5th July 2005, 22:43

ngage qd sucks.

old ngage .I have used personally. excellent phone. lacks a camera and big in size. battery life is short.

motorola e398

excellent all the way. buy it.

you may find it a bit slow and the transflash cards they use are not easy to find and buy.

vandan · 6th July 2005, 00:02

hey devarishi,how much is it for(e398)any idea¿

devarshi84 · 6th July 2005, 09:09

I have not been in India for some months. Though the last price I heard was 10,000. Maybe even less now.

Haque · 10th July 2005, 21:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by vandan

hey devarishi,how much is it for(e398)any idea¿

E398 in Bangalore is around 14K.

I am one happy user of this phone.

Vikas Mawandia · 10th July 2005, 22:58

ngage is good coz its cheap & moto can b expensive plus u never know when moto can reduce prices anytime so there is no point feeling bad later when they slash d prices

merve_extreme · 11th July 2005, 01:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Haque

E398 in Bangalore is around 14K.

I am one happy user of this phone.

it costs about 10.5K in mumbai.

5th July 2005, 10:28	#1
speedfreak BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: bangalore Posts: 105 Thanked: 204 Times View My Garage	moto E398 or ngage guys just wanna kno which is a better fone.myself prefer the moto coz its smaller than da nokia..... help me out in this....both the advantages and disadvantages of both fones.
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5th July 2005, 12:29	#2
devarshi84 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ahmedabad - Tor Posts: 4,024 Thanked: 211 Times View My Garage	Go for the motorola e398. the mp3 player capabilities are great and n-gage maybe good as a gaming machine but is not as good a phone. Motorola e398 sounds amazing and has a great display too. pros of e398 good display stereo speakers ability to connect external speakers leds (I love them) mp3 player cons a bit slow no smart phone uses transflash that is harder to obtain pros of ngage older ngage had the best mp3 player available symbian series 60 smart phone(old version) small nokia name may help get better resale hot swap for memory card cons no mp3 player built in display only 4k will be discontinued soon odd shape less battery life hence 1 .motorola e398 2. old n-gage(if music is a priority) 3. new n-gage. Last edited by devarshi84 : 5th July 2005 at 12:31.
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5th July 2005, 12:33	#3
khanak Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mumbai/Toronto Posts: 2,799 Thanked: 268 Times View My Garage	Get the classic Ngage. I have one and trust me its damn goood. Plus you get 10000s of softwares for it tht u can download from the net. Dont worry about it being discontinued or anything cos its resale is damn good
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5th July 2005, 12:54	#4
vandan BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 179 Thanked: Once	hey isnt the old n-gage discontinued since it was hampering the sales of the new n-gage¿ BTW does the e398 have bluetooth or infrared¿
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5th July 2005, 14:55	#5
khanak Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mumbai/Toronto Posts: 2,799 Thanked: 268 Times View My Garage	yea the ngage qd was supposed to the improved version of ngage but frankly the qd is a pretty **** phone to buy. stick to the ngage man. it has everything
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5th July 2005, 15:59	#6
speedfreak BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: bangalore Posts: 105 Thanked: 204 Times View My Garage	thnx for helpin out.btw where am i gonna gtet da old n gage......any ideas.
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5th July 2005, 16:46	#7
khanak Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mumbai/Toronto Posts: 2,799 Thanked: 268 Times View My Garage	youll have to look around cos its avaialble only through the gray market. if you are buying a new one make sure its new cos its been out of production for some time now
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5th July 2005, 16:51	#8
vandan BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 179 Thanked: Once	as i have said before i dont think it is available anymore,i was lookin for it myself then gave up,speedfreak if you find it please pm me the shop and add Last edited by vandan : 5th July 2005 at 16:52.
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5th July 2005, 21:33	#9
devarshi84 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ahmedabad - Tor Posts: 4,024 Thanked: 211 Times View My Garage	Motorola has bluetooth. I wud like to go with motorols due to its superb display, stereo speakers, camera with flash and leds . Ngage doesnt last more than a day on full charge and is a bit big. have a look at the e398 at a store. Just becasue the old n-gage may be hard to get and being a grey market piece it is risky.
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5th July 2005, 22:43	#10
devarshi84 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ahmedabad - Tor Posts: 4,024 Thanked: 211 Times View My Garage	ngage qd sucks. old ngage .I have used personally. excellent phone. lacks a camera and big in size. battery life is short. motorola e398 excellent all the way. buy it. you may find it a bit slow and the transflash cards they use are not easy to find and buy.
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6th July 2005, 00:02	#11
vandan BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 179 Thanked: Once	hey devarishi,how much is it for(e398)any idea¿
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6th July 2005, 09:09	#12
devarshi84 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ahmedabad - Tor Posts: 4,024 Thanked: 211 Times View My Garage	I have not been in India for some months. Though the last price I heard was 10,000. Maybe even less now.
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10th July 2005, 22:58	#14
Vikas Mawandia BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Delhi Posts: 41 Thanked: Once View My Garage	ngage is good coz its cheap & moto can b expensive plus u never know when moto can reduce prices anytime so there is no point feeling bad later when they slash d prices
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