Full screen caller S60 v3 applications comparison
Nowadays that almost everyone has at least one mobile phone, simple everyday screens of incoming and outgoing calls have become routine and dull.
Some companies specializing in mobile software noticed this and decided to make the mobile usage more pleasant and comfortable. They exchanged the calling screen during the mobile call and made it customizable. Our article contains detailed analysis about already existing applications for Series 60.3 of that kind.
In the process of this analysis we tried to look at the applications as a simple user, and try every feature the application offers.
We hope that this information will be helpful for you especially when you don’t know which application to select.
The following applications were analyzed:
| App name | Vendor | Price | Size, Kb |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Full Screen Caller | Smartphoneware | Buy $11.95 | 363 |
| SkyeCallerPro – Full Screen Caller Display + Video Ringtone Player! | SKYESTREAM LTD | Buy $16.95 | 306 |
| SkyeCallerPro – Full Screen Caller Display | SKYESTREAM LTD | Buy $10.95 | 267 |
Testing procedure
For our tests we have used Nokia E60, as it is one of the most spread phones of Series 60.3 range. We have installed the applications using Bluetooth or data cable. After that we have evaluated the application how it looks and feels, if it can be used without reading the manual and if the help is there at all.
After that we have changed the applications settings and made phone calls in order to see how the settings change impacts the caller screen.
When analyzing, we compared different aspects and application details, giving them the corresponding scores from 10 (the best) to 1 (the poorest). We analyzed:
• Installation
• Trial period
• Interface
• Settings
• Help and Support
• Application in action
• Special features
• Summery of the test results
• Conclusion
More about our scoring procedure you can read here
Installation
Best Full Screen Caller for S60 3rd – the application is easily installed when following the instructions on screen.
Score given: 10
SkyeCaller – Full Screen Caller Display + Video Ringtone Player! – S60 3rd Edition – the application for S 60.3 is easily installed; just follow the instructions on the screen of the phone.
Score given: 10
SkyeCaller – Full Screen Caller Display – S60 3rd Edition – the application is easily installed; the problem is that though the information given says that the application has trial and can be downloaded, after the SIS file is installed on the phone, it turns out to be not a trial, as the screen on the phone says to enter the license code directly after install. That is why we have taken the application out from our further analysis.
Score given: 0
Best Full Screen Caller for S60 3rd – this application has a 15 days trial version.
Score given: 9
SkyeCaller – Full Screen Caller Display + Video Ringtone Player! – S60 3rd Edition – very sorry that the application offers just a 1 day trial version.
Score given: 2
Best Full Screen Caller for S60 3rd – this application has a user friendly theme aware interface with a comprehensible menu. The main screen shows three menu items: Activated/Deactivated, Pictures and Settings.
Score given: 7
SkyeCallerPro – FullScreen Caller Display + Video Ringtone Player! – S60 3rd Edition – main screen shows list of buttons. They are:
• Download
• Images (set an image to a contact or profile)
• Video clips (set any video ringtone to a contact or profile)
• Sound clips (set any ringtone to a contact or profile)
If you feel more convenient to use these buttons as tabs in one screen, you can click any of the buttons, after what you will see next:
The interface of Skye Caller Pro is more powerful then it is in Best Full Screen Caller, so we scored it pretty high.
Score given: 9
Best Full Screen Caller for S60 3rd – in this application user can configure the following settings:
• Show on – defines whether to show the screen during outgoing and incoming calls
• Show messages on
• Backlight – normal or always on during a call
• Sort order – defines sorting order for pictures in Picture dialog and name order format
• Picture quality – defines quality of big photo
• Text font – choose the type of the font
• Show title – allows showing or hiding the title pane, when the title is hidden, caller’s picture can be a little bigger
• Picture size – defines the size of the photo; maximum photo size is calculated as screen size minus the size of buttons bar and minus the size of title pane (if it is shown)
Score given: 8
SkyeCallerPro – FullScreen Caller Display + Video Ringtone Player! – S60 3rd Edition – this application allows to configure the following settings:
• Incoming call – enabling or disabling the application on the incoming call
• Outgoing call – enabling or disabling the application on the outgoing call
• Incoming text – enabling or disabling the incoming text
• Outgoing text– enabling or disabling the outgoing text
• Name display – choosing the contact name order
Score given: 6
We think that any application of any kind should contain the help file for user’s convenience, not to mention the user manual, which should include detailed information about the application and its settings.
One more important factor is the efficiency of the support department. To check this, we sent an e-mail with just one question about the application on the mail stated as a support mail.
Best Full Screen Caller for S60 3rd – the application has no Help file, which is rather uncomfortable; but it has an e-mail (support@smartphoneware.com) to contact a developer in case of any questions or suggestions.
No problems with receiving an answer to the asked question. Everything was explained in comprehensible and polite manner. Thank you!!!
Score given: 5
SkyeCallerPro – FullScreen Caller Display + Video Ringtone Player! – S60 3rd Edition – the application has no Help file; but it has an e-mail (support@skyestream.com) for customers’ support.
The support department answered in the course of just one day. The answer was detailed and well-grounded.
Score given: 5
Best Full Screen Caller for S60 3rd – due to the app’s settings the screen may have different sort order, quality of picture, text font, picture size, you can edit the layout of the screen and choose the display mode.
Thanks to such settings the application is very convenient in adjusting the screen on the display of the phone.
Score given: 9
SkyeCallerPro – FullScreen Caller Display + Video Ringtone Player! – S60 3rd Edition – this app’s set of settings is rather poor and contains just enabling or disabling the incoming/outgoing call, incoming/outgoing text and order of the contact name.
And because of no help or user manual files, at once it is not easy to orient oneself in the application. It is advisable to supply users with such instructions.
Score given: 4
Best Full Screen Caller for S60 3rd – this application has its specific features, what makes it different from the others, they are:
• Backlight
• Picture quality
• Picture size
• Photo h-align
• Photo v-align
• Caption v-align
Score given: 8
SkyeCallerPro – FullScreen Caller Display + Video Ringtone Player! – S60 3rd Edition – the application has special features, which can attract a subtle user:
• Incoming calls will play any video on your device as a Video Ringtone
• Incoming & Outgoing calls will display contact Image and Details full screen
• Incoming & Outgoing text messages will display contact Image & Details full screen
• Unique and special feature: the application allows to play a video during incoming call, so it is a full screen caller and video ring tone player at the same time. The player works correctly and is a very interesting feature. It allows to play video or some special audio file simultaneously with the incoming call. No need in some special format of video or audio file.
Score given: 9
Having analyzed all components and settings and given them the scores from 1 to 10, we have multiplied the scores by a corresponding importance factor in order to get the total score value of the application.
We have used the following Importance factor (IF) values:
• Installation: IF 1
• Trial period: IF 3
• Interface: IF 5
• Settings: IF 4
• Help and Support: IF 3
• Application in action: IF 10
• Special features: IF 4
The total possible score for an application would be 300 points.
Multiplying the score by Importance factors we have got the following table:
| Best Full Screen Caller for S60 3rd | SkyeCallerPro – FullScreen Caller Display + Video Ringtone Player! – S60 3rd Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Installation | 10 | 10 |
| Trial period | 27 | 6 |
| Interface | 35 | 45 |
| Settings | 32 | 24 |
| Application in action | 90 | 40 |
| Help/Support | 15 | 15 |
| Special features | 32 | 36 |
| Total | 241 | 176 |
Test winner according to the overall application test is Best Full Screen Caller for S60 3rd. This result was expected, as this application is easy in use, with its special and interesting features and peculiarities.
Comparing the application price we can see that Best Full Screen Caller is not only the best in its features, but is also much cheaper in price. That is why we grant the Best Full Screen Caller the title of comparison winner and Symbian-Rewiew.com choice.
Usability of the application was also taken into consideration by us as simple users. Everything we can say about this factor is that even here Best Full Screen Caller is remarkable, as the variety of settings and the main menu attract users to try everything the application offers.
Conclusion
As you could already see, the choice is not big. Perhaps soon the situation will change. The test winner is Best Full Screen Caller from Smartphoneware in terms both of applications features and application price.
Nevertheless both applications are worth of your attention. And if you decide to make your everyday phone calls more interesting, use the information above and make the right choice.