The itch
Every mobile enthusiasm has it. The itch to buy that next smartphone. To get the latest and greatest as soon as it comes out. I used to have it to. When I had my N73, I wished it would have wi-fi. I waited eagerly for the next, better phone to come out, that would be the perfect phone and have everything I need, in the form factor I want, at a decent price.
Every smartphone I had, I knew I would be upgrading it, sooner or later. I hoped sooner, because that meant a better mobile experience sooner. It’s not for no reason that at every new release, even at every rumor of a possible sighting of a phone that may someday be released, there’s thousands of forum posts, blog entries and discussions started. Everyone dreams of their own little version of the perfect device.
But now, I don’t have the itch anymore. Ever since I got my E51, I haven’t thought about upgrading, or that I may even want to upgrade someday to some new product. If you read my previous review you can see that I gave it a perfect score, and I still stand by it. For me it was and still is my dream phone. The perfect form factor, with every feature that I need, without any extra bloat, or anything to bring up the price past a very reasonable amount.
Now of course I still follow the threads, the discussions about new releases, and I see the new technologies being implemented, but I just don’t have a need for it. This isn’t to say I won’t ever upgrade to a newer phone, because as we all know, 640K of RAM isn’t what everyone will ever be needing in a PC. But now I hope it won’t be for several years. I don’t feel any part of this smartphone could be different or better. The itch is gone.
