Serenata Review #2 - Using Serenata in the Real World!!!

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Thanks Matt I loved your review very much, I see Lee has been a very good teacher to you.

 I also hope your girlfriends parents have forgiven you.😁

 

Cheers. 

And in the movie is a short discussion with CEO of Bang & Olufsen - Torben Ballegaard Sørensen.
I would advise you to take a look, even when most of it is in Dutch.


This is the girl i sat next to at the evening meal!  Her photographer/cameraman had an iPhone, but was very embarassed and careful not to show it off until i prized it out of his hands!

😂

Interesting point, the girl asked TBS if we could expect more from this collaboration (B&O + Samsung)
TBS intimated there could be "one every second year" Hmm.
Thanks for the link, Coolskin.

Andy T.

Thanks for the thorough review, although my partner is less impressed since my desire to buy this handset has skyrocketed!  I just hope Australia gets this one more hastily than the Serene.

There are several real worlds.  Although I can't buy the Serenata because I live in the US, I have been reading all the reviews and comments. When the Serene became available, I booked a flight to Paris and ordered the Serene even though there would be some problems using it in the US.  I have an iPhone now and the Serene is the standby phone.

To those who asked if the Serenata is Mac friendly, it is not.  You can export MP3 music from iTunes to be played on the Seranata but not the DRM protected songs.  That is changing because many EMI songs on iTunes are not DRM protected.  The contacts file on a Mac have to be copied manually.  The is also true on a Serene but is manageable.  Texting on a Serene and a Seranata is a painful experience.  Texting can be done but it is not easy.  I noticed on the Serenata, that dialing a number is cumbersome.  It is true most numbers are dialed from the contacts list but not always.

Do I like the Serenata?  Yes because that B&O person inside me thinks the design is great and the sound is wonderful. I am still going to Paris soon and will longingly look at the Serenata.  However I think this time I will resist buying the Serenata.

To those who are contemplating an iPhone or the latest Nokia phone and trying to compare them to a Serenata remember they are all very different.  Serenata is an affair of the heart! Hence the name.........it sings to your inner you. (This is somewhat silly but I think it is true of most B&O products.)

Bill 

You're points are absolutely true. Owning Serenata is more of a statement than just a phone.
Your points are absolutely correct, owning Serenata is not just having a phone, but a statement, or showing off a lifestyle. I love it so much.
What is the real market for Serenata I wonder. I still don't really get the phone. It's a phone that is more like a I dunno... Personally I think the concept is a bit off. I will much prefer If B&O produces a cellphone that is like their cordless phones, with buttons and all. What about producing a phone that emits the lowest radiation and just plain good reception and sound quality? That will totally be a phone I will buy.
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