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Nokia unveils flagship N97 phone
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on Apple's heals
Perhaps this will motivate Apple to increase the iPhone's capacity and offer some expandability. I am skeptical, however, of an OS from anyone but Apple. Elegance counts when it come to usability, which is where Apple excels. If hackers can bring video recording, copy & paste, and themes to the iPhone, then Apple can too. Holding out for GPS will drive me to seriously consider the N97 when it is released. Pick up the pace there, Steve!
Perhaps this will motivate Apple to increase the iPhone's capacity and offer some expandability. I am skeptical, however, of an OS from anyone but Apple. Elegance counts when it come to usability, which is where Apple excels. If hackers can bring video recording, copy & paste, and themes to the iPhone, then Apple can too. Holding out for GPS will drive me to seriously consider the N97 when it is released. Pick up the pace there, Steve!
Wow ,nice phone ... but the interface looks like all Nokia´s I´ve owned before : I hate them
Saludos
Saludos
Lesser Evets
macrumors 68040
That looks like some throwback, to me. That keyboard is klunky, the shape is klunky, the function is silly. I suppose it will sell to Nokia fans, but my old Nokia wasn't good enough to make me crave another.
Sweetfeld28
macrumors 65816
Just the thickness alone is the turn off for me. Though i must admit the OS does look nice.
iPhone vs. N97 Thickness Comparison via Engadget.
iPhone vs. N97 Thickness Comparison via Engadget.
The hardware looks very nice, particularly the higher resolution screen. The problem is that the Symbian OS tends to suck. Also, is the screen multi-touch compatible, or just a typical resistive digitizer?
For the iPhone R3 (not 3G), the new hardware that Apple should adopt would be:
Higher resolution/DPI screen, say 800*480
Better camera, 3.2-5MP with a better lens.
For the iPhone R3 (not 3G), the new hardware that Apple should adopt would be:
Higher resolution/DPI screen, say 800*480
Better camera, 3.2-5MP with a better lens.
If the phone is actually as good as the ad makes it seem, and the price is right, I'd switch from iPhone to it.
The user experience that I've had isn't as good as the hype made it seem. Maybe I'm on of the odd ones out but the experience hasn't been that great.
I'm going without things that I'm used to, yet I could find in another phone easily (it's been talked about for ages, the slew of stuff the iPhone is missing).
The iPhone OS is crashing all the time for me. Everything from Safari and the New York Times to lightsaber. Ever update promises more stability yet it doesn't seem to do anything (yes, I'm on 2.2).
A bunch of reasons I won't bore you with, but yeah, that's a sweet phone. Hope it launches in Canada soonish. Ebay is always an option though I guess.
The user experience that I've had isn't as good as the hype made it seem. Maybe I'm on of the odd ones out but the experience hasn't been that great.
I'm going without things that I'm used to, yet I could find in another phone easily (it's been talked about for ages, the slew of stuff the iPhone is missing).
The iPhone OS is crashing all the time for me. Everything from Safari and the New York Times to lightsaber. Ever update promises more stability yet it doesn't seem to do anything (yes, I'm on 2.2).
A bunch of reasons I won't bore you with, but yeah, that's a sweet phone. Hope it launches in Canada soonish. Ebay is always an option though I guess.
CADer
macrumors 6502
So it isn't windows mobile 9good cause that sucks anyway) and it isn't the iPhone OS, and it isn't Palm Based, is it Symbian Based?
I guess I am trying to figure out if it will have an apps or programs to run on besides what nokia puts on it?
Is it actually a "smart phone" or just another wolf in sheep's clothing? My definition of smart phone is a phone that can run programs besides the built-in watered down apps that come with the OS, programs that can be written by any company or anyone.
I guess I am trying to figure out if it will have an apps or programs to run on besides what nokia puts on it?
Is it actually a "smart phone" or just another wolf in sheep's clothing? My definition of smart phone is a phone that can run programs besides the built-in watered down apps that come with the OS, programs that can be written by any company or anyone.
TheOrioles33
macrumors 6502
100% agree. Its gonna take a lot more than that to make me give up my iPhone. Beside, are there 10,000 apps to choose from to install on it. 🙂
fleshman03
macrumors 68000
No US timetable yet!!!
I don't ever wanna hear people say we get the best stuff first. You get better Phones, we get better computers (sometimes).
Thinkness isn't as big of a deal if you factor in the slide out keyboard. I really do like that they used it to give a better viewing angle to the screen. That was cool.
UI is crap though. Maybe it was a prototype? Not enough for prime time consumption but enough to show it?
I don't ever wanna hear people say we get the best stuff first. You get better Phones, we get better computers (sometimes).
Thinkness isn't as big of a deal if you factor in the slide out keyboard. I really do like that they used it to give a better viewing angle to the screen. That was cool.
UI is crap though. Maybe it was a prototype? Not enough for prime time consumption but enough to show it?
mattwolfmatt
macrumors 65816
I instinctively marked this story as "negative" because it discusses an Apple-competitor (I like my Kool-aid strawberry flavor, thank you very much.)
On second thought this is a good thing. Competition is always a good thing; ultimately this will make the iphone - and in the end everything Apple - a stronger product.
On second thought this is a good thing. Competition is always a good thing; ultimately this will make the iphone - and in the end everything Apple - a stronger product.
You are right. I' ve heard many times that Symbian operating system gets very slow with time so it takes lots of time to access your inbox or phonebook.
4.3 seconds is slower all right
Looking at the linked video, it took 4.3 seconds from the button press to the home screen. It won't take but a few days of this to piss off anyone who buys it.
Looking at the linked video, it took 4.3 seconds from the button press to the home screen. It won't take but a few days of this to piss off anyone who buys it.
fowler.
macrumors 6502a
It's s60.... There are thousands of apps out there for it... How many of them are useful or good is debateable.. But then again, you could say the same of the app store 😛
for the lulz?!
Is it just me, or does the UI look like one big cluster f***? The graphical performance in the movement of dashboard-like items and overall performance of the UI appears to be typical of low-end phones.
I missed the part where they actually dial or receive a phone call...afterall, it is a PHONE, right?
I think these companies fail to realize several things. Touchscreen is so 90's. Multi-touch is today. You see it in the iPhone/iPod and now the MacBook products. Even Microsoft has pushed a similar technology as part of their Surface computing device.
If you can touch one location on the screen at one time, you might as well just put a button on the thing.
Is it just me, or does the UI look like one big cluster f***? The graphical performance in the movement of dashboard-like items and overall performance of the UI appears to be typical of low-end phones.
I missed the part where they actually dial or receive a phone call...afterall, it is a PHONE, right?
I think these companies fail to realize several things. Touchscreen is so 90's. Multi-touch is today. You see it in the iPhone/iPod and now the MacBook products. Even Microsoft has pushed a similar technology as part of their Surface computing device.
If you can touch one location on the screen at one time, you might as well just put a button on the thing.
holy cow. that's really a phone I would like. I already love the specs..slideout keyboard, 5 mp camera (though I wouldn't really need that), EXPANSION SLOT (to change data on the go without cables), 32GB! If the music player is comparable to the iPhone's than I could really see me buying this. Only advantage of the iPhone would be the app store and of course how it works together with the Mac.
I have a feeling rev. 3 of the iPhone will be significantly better than the current 3g version. If you consider the only difference between rev. 1 and rev. 2, in terms of hardware, is GPS and 3g, Apple has a lot of room to work.
my friend and i were talking about this phone before it got put on here... hes thinkin about getting it... I personally think its nice but there were a few things i told him i wasnt to sure about...
those are a few things i mentioned to him... he said hes just tired of the iphone...
im hoping that apple will see these videos and pics of there future comp. and take in to consideration what they need to do to the next iphone to stay on top
- I dont think the OS is gonna be as smooth as the iphone is or the video shows it to be...
- I dont like phones with moving parts (slides phones, flip phones, twist phones, etc.) cause they always break no matter how gentle u are with the phone...
- nokia most likely isnt gonna update as often as the iphone does...
- if it breaks or something happens to it, i cant just walk into a store and they'll switch it out on the spot...
those are a few things i mentioned to him... he said hes just tired of the iphone...
im hoping that apple will see these videos and pics of there future comp. and take in to consideration what they need to do to the next iphone to stay on top
I own an impressive sony ericsson K610i 😛, which i bought for 100€. It has web access when i need it (3G), with opera browser the best. Buying me a nice Ipod touch will be sustantially less expensive than buying any all in one object, even like the iphone. I don't have anything against people who own one, but in Belgium we cannot have combined subscriptions with phones, so the iphone costs here about 525 euro, wonder what this Nokia will cost, normally around 850€ for new ones. That is just crazy in my opinion, i can almost buy a macbook for that price with my education discount. And i don't really like to take my superexpensive phone everywhere and lose it, so a cheap one will do in my opinion. So in the end I have the same functions only not in one for much less; except for GPS, but ok, in Belgium, everything is smaller 😛