They must have Sold the Serenata out by now? Or given away as a free gift? (no core business anymore now)

Well they are giving them away as gifts if you spend £3,000 or more at my local dealer and I think you are right that it is not a core product anymore.

Simon.

Hi Simon,

Congratulations! Last sales where good value. (I was offered one 8 weeks ago for 400 euro incl. the A8 earphones. And did not buy.)

Enjoy!

Regards, Robert

I think the Serenata is where it belongs: In the trash can 😁

In my opinion it is still a designer joke and not a usable phone compared to Blackberry, iPhone, Palm PRE, etc.

I wouldn't have bought it for 50 Euro ;-)

But don't take my opinion to serious, just my 2 cents :-)

TWG wrote:

I think the Serenata is where it belongs: In the trash can 😁

In my opinion it is still a designer joke and not a usable phone compared to Blackberry, iPhone, Palm PRE, etc.

I wouldn't have bought it for 50 Euro ;-)

But don't take my opinion to serious, just my 2 cents :-)

Actually, I have been really admiring it since I bought it (as I tend to do with new B&O products) and I am really getting into it! Perhaps the mistake you are making is comparing it to other products and looking for similarities. When has B&O ever designed something that looks or behaves like anything else? It was never a product that I took much interest in but it certainly doesn't belong in a trash can! I don't agree that its a designer joke; I think its very well designed and it compliments the BeoSound 5 nicely. The idea and use of red and blue sections (phone or music) is rather clever I think. Blackberry's, iPhones and Palms have too many unnecessary features for me. I didn't see the point of buying any of them, neither did I want to be lumbered with a contract. I didn't pay a lot more than 50 euros for it brand new and believe me, for that price its an unbelievable product! Have a nice day!

Simon.

Simon - I think you are totally right - I recently called into the Tag Heuer UK flagship store and noticed they have mobile phones for sale at B&O (PLUS) prices. The Tag Heuer assistant was telling me about the amazing design (looked very ordinary to me!) and the fact you can have models with diamonds in (yuk!). The assistant asked me what phone I currently used, so I showed them my Serenata - he was absolutely amazed and LOVED the design and sound quality. He's hoping to get one now!

It is easy to misunderstand the Serenata, but it is a totally unique design and it gets lots of positive attention whenver I go out!

Cheers,

Tom

Thomas wrote:

Simon - I think you are totally right - I recently called into the Tag Heuer UK flagship store and noticed they have mobile phones for sale at B&O (PLUS) prices. The Tag Heuer assistant was telling me about the amazing design (looked very ordinary to me!) and the fact you can have models with diamonds in (yuk!). The assistant asked me what phone I currently used, so I showed them my Serenata - he was absolutely amazed and LOVED the design and sound quality. He's hoping to get one now!

It is easy to misunderstand the Serenata, but it is a totally unique design and it gets lots of positive attention whenver I go out!

 

Cheers,

Tom

I think you have hit the nail on the head Tom, it is easy to misunderstand the Serenata and now that I own one I realise I made that very mistake when it was first released. In fact I misunderstood it right up until yesterday when I was buying it as I always thought it was a phone with an mp3 player, but I now realise it is a top of the range portable music player (and it really is) with the addition of a phone. I have been walking around my home today with the A8s on listening to tracks with the phone in my pocket. The sound quality is out of this world. I am playing lossless mp3 tracks and I cannot fault the sound reproduction at all, its quite incredible. As I listen I am reminded that this is where B&O have always excelled as a company, they truly are one of the best out there for sound reproduction and speaker development. I haven't used the phone yet and I don't think at this rate I will much! I am getting far too carried away with the music side of it. I am rather pleased about this purchase because I was going to buy a Beosound 2, a Beosound 6 or other portable music player anyway so now I feel i have killed 2 birds with 1 stone and got a top of the range music player along with a phone which is going to be very useful until my Serene comes back.

Simon.

Hey,

I didn't want to put you off the Serenata. If you are happy with it thant it's more than okay :)

I tried the Serenata for myself a week or so and I hate it. For me it is a perfect example of a "c'mon, we must have a super special design, no matter if it's useful or not!" ;)

If all your contacts are in the phone and you don't read Email, SMS etc. than it might be okay but it is a disaster if you want to do more than just make phone calls!

Btw: Is there an option to use your own ringtones in the meantime? While I tested the Serenata there was no such option!? Or perhaps I'm blind :)

It's a matter of personal taste to use that phone but I think the sales figures of iPhone, Blackberry etc. are speaking for themselves ;)

So Simon, if you don't mind me asking, what did you pay for your Serenata? I ask because you seem like you see great value in your piece.

Evan