BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : JUNE 26, 2000 ISSUE
INTERNATIONAL -- BUSINESSWEEK LIFESTYLE Europe's Mobile Madness ALCATEL VIEWPOINT WAP, $300* Small economy phone: should make WAP available to masses PROS Good battery life; two easy clicks to get on the Net CONS Clunky and slow; extremely hard to turn off ERICSSON R320, $480 Flat phone heeds spoken commands and slips neatly into a suit pocket PROS It tells you how many minutes of talk time the battery holds CONS Tough to understand how to use: board-like phone doesn't fit hand or face MITSUBISHI TRIUM GEO, $260 Entry-level phone with curvy design and basic WAP service PROS Price and look could appeal to kids; creative and fun graphics CONS Mushy control button and small screen make typing slow MOTOROLA P7389, $363 Tri-band phone works in both Europe and North America PROS Flat rounded phone, easily confused with Nokia; battery can last a week CONS A bit heavy at 128 grams NOKIA 9110, $650 Includes full computer with contact list, Web surfer, and agenda PROS Easy to send messages and e-mail; conference-call feature a plus CONS Bulky and heavy at 253 grams NOKIA 7110 , $436 First WAP phone on the market has most of the bugs ironed out PROS Nice design; big screen makes WAP surfing easier CONS A bit heavy at 141 grams; cover interferes with some buttons SIEMENS S35i, $367 Compact, sturdy, no antenna; designed for the road warrior PROS Light, with powerful radio signal, pre-configured for Yahoo! CONS Tough to figure out software; battery can fall out when phone is opened PHILIPS XENIUM 9@9, $500* Narrow, metallic design; WAP version not ready until fall PROS Easy navigation by icons, long battery life, lots of voice commands CONS Screen is small for WAP surfing; big antenna gets stuck in pockets GSONY CMDZ5 , $261 Metallic and ultra light PROS Only one click to the Net; larger screen than most WAP phones CONS Tiny keys are tough for big fingers, phone is short and squat, and the fold-down lid is flimsy * BW estimate _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ BACK TO TOP					RELATED ITEMS The Ripening of the Wireless Web (int'l edition) TABLE: Europe's Mobile Madness Wireless Web, Euro-style (int'l edition) TABLE: What You Can Do on Your Web Phone Phoneless in America? (int'l edition) INTERACT E-Mail to Business Week Online

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