3 INQ1 is the best handset for 2009, GSMA awards announced

18 Feb, 2009
3 UK's INQ1 is top of the list of winners of the 14th Global Mobile Awards basking in their glory. Last night at the National Palace in Barcelona the vote of a wide panel of judges from within the world of mobile...

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  • archangle
  • tVs
  • 20 Feb 2009

arch, 19 Feb 2009thats the point! i didnt even know that this unit is existi... more>3G employee
u want to know his was a test unit.. not a finalised one.. i know cause i have one.. why i kept supporting it? cause i'm one of the painstaking developers of this project.. see it's finally got attention and won the best mobile award

yeah.. poor marketing will make a phone feature go bad.. where'd u get that?? Please.. if u haven't experience this phone, or atleast understand its features.. don't throw comments like "oh i can have facebook on my winmo, or se or watever.." browsing the internet is different than living with it.. TRY

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    • Anonymous
    • 4vh
    • 19 Feb 2009

    Well, I think the award is for innovation. I believe that social network integration will be the next big thing. I would love to have Facebook, MSN, Yahoo, Skype all comes as default on my mobile phone. I have both the E71 and the Xperia, and to be honest, both lack the support for all social networks like facebook and MSN. Xperia supports MSN messenger, but not Yahoo Messenger. E71 supports either unless you download a 3rd party software. It would be nice to see all of these instant messaging software come as default apps in the future. I love my E71 and my Xperia tho. They are amazing smartphones. I am looking forward to the N97 tho. Flagship touchscreen monster from Nokia this spring. It has to be amazing if it wants to cut into the iPhone & WinMo device market. HTC should get a nod for its insanely cool phones too. Touch HD is too good, yet too expensive at the same time.

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      • Anonymous
      • mx{
      • 19 Feb 2009

      Ignorance really is bliss - sometimes!!!

      If you guys used this phone? you'll know how it beats the pants off all other phones in terms of staying connected.

      it's only competition is the palm pre (and it's not even out).

      The battery is crap (1 .5 days standby)
      The camera is crappy to.
      It has a usb headset jack.

      The rest is excellent

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        • arch
        • PDP
        • 19 Feb 2009

        archangle, 19 Feb 2009U ever known INQ1?? know its features?? from the nominees p... morethats the point! i didnt even know that this unit is existing. poor marketing strategies. and whats new with this INQ1? just bcoz of integrated with Facebook? messengers like Skype and Windows Live Messenger? granted for the sake of argument. but how bout the design, popularity, and other feature like MP, bat life, etc.?

        and have you seen 3G employee post? he's one of the developer of this crapy unit. the question is..did he like it?
        same with me, ill rather choose Nokia N97, or se idou, than this unit

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          • Anonymous
          • PDP
          • 19 Feb 2009

          archangle, 19 Feb 2009U ever known INQ1?? know its features?? from the nominees p... morethats the point! i didnt even know that this unit is existing. poor marketing strategies. and whats new with this INQ1? just bcoz of integrated with Facebook? messengers like Skype and Windows Live Messenger? granted for the sake of argument. but how bout the design, popularity, and other feature like MP, etc.?

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            • archangle
            • tVs
            • 19 Feb 2009

            arch, 19 Feb 2009i dont know whre the hell they got these judges, this was t... moreU ever known INQ1?? know its features?? from the nominees people have been expecting INQ1 to win. People pls dun display ur stup- lack of knowledge here. Read before u say!!

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              • Thy LorD
              • tVs
              • 19 Feb 2009

              The Lord, 19 Feb 2009 These Awards don’t mean anything. It is the same that in ... moreYou know what ur talking? What is the car of the year for 2009? U know it's Nissan GTR? Nissan GTR a crap? Who's the bulls**t now? INQ1 is totally the next big thing.. Expect other phones to follow its footstep in social networking integration.. Readers please dig in the INQ1 before making any comments.. Know the device first.. Not knowing is forgivable.. Ignorance is BS!!!

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                • arch
                • PDP
                • 19 Feb 2009

                i dont know whre the hell they got these judges, this was the worst awarding event ive ever seen. non sense awarding!

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                  • The Lord
                  • M3g
                  • 19 Feb 2009

                  These Awards don’t mean anything. It is the same that in the car industry. The car of the year is usually some crap Fiat. Everybody knows that German and Japanese cars are the best.
                  So we don’t need to get upset about this. This is simple buls**t. We must judge for ourselves.

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                    • The Lord
                    • M3g
                    • 19 Feb 2009

                    Sahara Dessert Envir, 18 Feb 2009What bulsht, in the middle east and all of asia which is mo... moreSo what? It is Europe and US what it is important.

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                      • gerard
                      • tVs
                      • 19 Feb 2009

                      yep. i second. finally someone make sense. we will see nokia se samsung n others to follow. integrated facebook is the next in thing. way to go INQ1!! being a pioneer and setting others to follow is an honor. as is the award. cool

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                        • victor of manila
                        • PEG
                        • 19 Feb 2009

                        they should consider cellphones that are really user friendly and not bcoz its expensive.tke notwe of dat

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                          • Be_gentle
                          • tVs
                          • 19 Feb 2009

                          Hey guys.. This award is absolutely.. The judges are very wise for their selection.. Omnia? Diamond? Xperia? N-series? Same old boring stuff.. This award shud go for something new, something breakthru.. In this case the complete integration of facebook on a phone.. INQ1 really deserve the award.. Quit whining and start thinking.. Hey, even iphone was best phone once ;p

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                            • ronP1
                            • whB
                            • 19 Feb 2009

                            haha'. seems everybody is in 'hypertension'mode.lol.
                            where is N97!, xperia, omnia !!! etc... damn...

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                              • Ryo Jin
                              • ji{
                              • 19 Feb 2009

                              Guys, please tell me more about 3 INQ1. This is the best phone in the world. GSMArena must review it.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • w0Q
                                • 19 Feb 2009

                                i never heard these phones before. . . strange

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                                  • Allan
                                  • q{U
                                  • 19 Feb 2009

                                  Please don't put these judges in the judicial system. They would probably let murderers and child molesters go free!

                                  Thats how dumb they are!

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                                    • 3G Employee
                                    • pw2
                                    • 19 Feb 2009

                                    Hi everyone. I work for 3G myself (INQ1 developers). I was quite surprised to hear tht a phone like this can win. The jidges shoudlve used it them selves to findout about it.

                                    FACTS:
                                    1.The integration of FACEBOOK makes the phone slower as hell.
                                    2.The contact adds to the phone from the MSN messenger and facebook automatically if u select yes to synchronize it with facebook, Skype and MSN.
                                    3. The phone is a good source of heat for the winters, as it get way to hot and keeps my pockets warm.
                                    4. Battery last not more than one day.
                                    5.No groups functionality option ( cannot send one message to a group of people).
                                    6.No 3G video calling front cam ( thats a joke, 3G shouldve been more considerate enough to add video calling to its device as they are to be the best at it).
                                    7. Bogus user interface which makes u feel like using an arcade game.
                                    8. Push email which works fine to be honest, but keeps asking me for my password randomly even after saving it.

                                    Ive got this phone for free, Ive been using it for 3 weeks now. I have goneback to my E71.

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                                      • BB Storm is suck
                                      • wr9
                                      • 19 Feb 2009

                                      How come BB Storm get an award, it touchscreen is very awful, not accurate...to touch....

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                                        • anonymous
                                        • upH
                                        • 19 Feb 2009

                                        whatever the judges are smoking, i wanna smoke it too......