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New Phone Help... I can't do it any longer...
Hey guys, I am going to have to put my Nokia N900 to rest pretty soon. It just isn't working out for me anymore (I am sure a lot of you guys understand, the N900 will always hold a very special place in my heart).
When the first iPhone came out I purchased it, and returned it 4 days later. I am NOT an Apple fan. But I am having some problems... This is what I would love: -Dual core @ 1GHz (let's be honest, quad core phones are going to be out by Q4) -Android 4.0 -Full QWERTY -Resolution & Camera as good as iPhone 4S However I don't think there is such a beast out there, let alone coming ANYTIME SOON. So when looking at competitors the iPhone 4S wins over the Samsung Galaxy S II (Gingerbread still) in terms of camera quality, screen resolution, and newer OS. And I will be honest - I have plaid around with Siri and it could quite possibly make up for the lack of a psychical keyboard, to an extent. Also with the new iCloud I don't have to deal with crappy iTunes (to the best of my understanding). And let's be honest - it will be "jailbroken" before I even use it. Am I missing something? I need to upgrade, the N900 is just not fast enough, camera quality is not there, and since I have AT&T I am always using 2.5G (that's how much I loved you N900!) I don't know how much longer I can wait... please give me your input guys! |
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iPhone 4S Cons:
#1 It's an iPhone #2 It does not have a QWERTY keyboard #3 I rather spend a night in a Mexican prison than an hour with an "Apple Genius" #4 It does not have voice guided navigation like Android does. #5 It does not have a removable battery. #6 It is not an open OS and not nearly as cool as Maemo but almost rivals Android... #7 No Flash |
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galaxy note, captivate glide, sgs2, or maybe nexus
p.s sgs2>iP4s(my opinion) |
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Also, take a look at the Nuu Minikey or Boxwave for the iphone which might be an option. |
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wasnt a new motorola droid with a full qwerty just released?
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Why not an N9? It's quick enough without a dual core and my N900 looks positivley pedestrian in comparison.
I too wanted a full keyboard but after 3 days using Swype the need has gone. Give it a try. |
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I recommend to buy a nokia N9. For you it's easy to move from N900 to N9. Like bockersjv said " It's quick enough without a dual core" and that's true. N9 has very smooth user interface. I could not use any other phone right now than my N9.
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Certainly you should get rid of that piece-of-junk N900. I'll do you a favor and take it off your hands for $100. Just send me a PM and we can arrange the transfer. My current N900 is lonely and needs companionship...
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To sum up why no on the N9: Dead OS, single core processor (vs iPhone's dual core), 251ppi (vs iPhone's 330ppi), 720 video (vs iPhone's 1080), and I don't think it is sold in the states with a warranty. I really wish that this device was better, with a living OS - it would be real nice to see me proven wrong. |
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But the n9 has something unique, something that you can't see in other phones. I really really suggest you get N9. I promise you wont miss any other phone when you get this on your hands.
I was owner of N900 too, and i like everything on it. Most of N900 owners next phone is N9, so within little time, N9 will come a better N900. Only thing what i really miss in my n900 is keyboard, but you get used to it. Of course it is your own decision what phone you will get. I just wrote my own opinions here :D, so don't get mad at me :D |
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http://www.zdnet.com/blog/cell-phone...onths-ago/5197 I am not disillusion - I don't expect any major updates for the N9, especially anytime soon, I MeeGo simply isn't enough for me. As I said, it is a still birth OS, a first gen at that. |
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Really guys, no one here is going to try to talk me out of buying an iPhone???
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(Honestly, what do you want to do with the phone that the n900 can't do? Sure, the hardware keeps improving, but the only thing I've seen that used for is an increased ability to play movies and games. Why do you want a phone for that? Just get an iPod Touch instead, or even better, a tablet.) |
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honestly, if I wasn't buying an N9 soon, I would go for an iPhone (sad, but true). There are no other highends with a different OS than Android, which personally I can't recommend and the rather-not-to-mention one (:D), which is relatively new too.
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My Phone History the Last years
SE p1 Nokia e61 iPhone 2G iPhone 3G iPhone 3GS iPhone 4 Htc HD2 Palm pre 2 iPhone 4 Htc trophy N900 iPhone 3GS Hp pre 3 (at the Moment) So i had every OS and now i'm looking for a cheap n9 (300€) and will give meego a Chance ( the Last Chance) After that i'm home Baby and will get my x iPhone 4 device gg Why? Because it works, works, Works ;) |
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Most of us reading these messages have an N900 or N9. I don't care if someone moans that they are going to buy an iPhone or whatever. I'm very happy with my phone; buy what you want to buy. I don't mind...
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Why don't you buy a fridge?
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If you want an iPhone, go ahead.
But if you want a really really nice phone that works really well as a phone, look at what's called a Pre 3. |
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I had the n900 and loved it.
Tried the iphone 4s thought it was boring. Cant explain why really. Had my sisters sgs2 for a week and i liked it but didnt feel right. On the n9 now and loving it. Sure it would be good with a dualcore in it but thats just for future stuff. Ics port looks promising and is damn fast now with hw acc according to E-yes. |
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isn't there only one phone available on the market market with android 4.0??
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if you by a new battery for the n900 and reflash it, there's no reason to buy another..
to date.. there's still nothing that comes close to it..and that's fact. |
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I think you should really look at what you want to do with a phone....what you think is really relevant..
i now own a n900 and i still find it awesome...the maemo community (and cssu) made the n900 to what it is today... I can remember people saying maemo is DEAD but to me it,s very much alive (thanks to cssu) so to say meego is dead i am not sure about that...pr 1.2 just came out maybe the nokia n9 will get some support from tizen in the future(who knows) maybe the meego/maemo devs will also whip up something...(you never know) it's all possible why cause it's a open source OS.. i also think that alot of linux heads(aka us geeks) will pick up a n9 over any closed OS we love to play around with it...so my guess/hope is that we get as much love for the n9 as we did for the n900 Ps i'm also getting a nokia n9 |
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maemo5 run on quadcore and 1gig of ram, whoooaaaaa, nokia please make it real, :D
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dare I say this, motorola milestone 3?
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On another note I've heard roumers about Sony is making a wp7 with a hw keyboard, prolly look like their x1/2 models? Ohh if you like 4S get that one and one of those hard cases with a bluetooth slideout hw keyboards in them. Get's a bit chunky but not more than the N900 and you can get one of those stylus's for capacitive screens. Regards Dousan... |
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nokia 808
best camera best gpu best smartphone os best dsp |
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http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3...&idPhone2=4212 I don't think that works as well on AT&T network, I might be mistaken though... Will that be receiving Android Ice Cream Sandwich? It really pisses me off that Nokia doesn't have a device that even comes close to rivaling the iPhone 4S or Android using an open Linux OS. |
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I never was claiming N9 being open. AEGIS from the little I read about it (not yet researching whether buying N9 is a good idea - price tag) by accident seems disgusting. But, marxian, you also complain in other threads that N900 is closed (which it is, but in comparison to other devices is still awesomely open, at least for me). If I can get my own dev environment running on it (gcc-4.6, all the libs, access to components -GPS I guess): and even better yet, N900 as hwk for it, it does seem like an interesting option. Plus all the little gadgets from my N900 should be easily portable/recompilable (though pentesting seems out of the question sadly)
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How dare you claim N900 is open? What about battery monitoring? Tried recoding modest??? and so on, and so forth :D |
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