MIO 8380 vs O2 X Phone

[Guest djdurance]

Could someone go through the differences? I am thinking of going back to the smartphone afer selling my MIO 8380. I really dislike this phone for a number of reason...

1. RF/Sound Quality was absolutely terrible. No matter how much the X phone is better in every other way, the RF and Sound Quality NEED to be MUCH better.

2. T9 was a little tough to get used to

3. Very poor plasticy feel to it

4. Was a little buggy

5. Very poor battery life

Some of the differences that I was able to find:

The X phones has:

- Better Camera

- Smartphone 2003 vr 2002 (What does this add?)

- Has a slower processer

- Has 32 MB of RAM vrs 16 MB

- Bluetooth

Here are my questions:

Does the X phone have way better reception? Is it one of my best choices for a Smartphone concerning reception and sound quality? This is a must. I live in Canada and live in a poor reception area.

What does 2003 do that 2002 does not?

Is there improved T9?

Does it usually come application unlocked? (Am looking at buying it from www.plemix.com)

Is battery life much better?

Thanks for all your help.