Hi ndi

I've just sent my N900 to repair under warranty, and being wary I may only be offerred a N8/E7 in return thought I'd give this thread a read.

Thank you for your detailed review, it's nice to have a alternate viewpoint, and with the (likely) reveal of Belle tomorrow I am tempted to try out a Symbian model myself after seeing the impressive youtube clips of it in action.

Just a few questions - hope they haven't been asked already!

1. Have you any experience with the N8? If so, any comparisons to the E7?

2. You praise the camera of the E7, I did as you said and googled it and the results where underwhelming to what I was expecting e.g. http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/revie...ra_and_mul.php

Do you have a link/examples of the camera excelling I could look at? Or are there camera apps that help the lack of short focus?

3. Was your review based on Symbian Anna? If not, have you since updated to Anna? Any significant improvements?

Whilst I'm sure I'll miss the removable battery, FM transmitter, macro function, SD card, larger internal memory: the advantages you have listed do seem enticing.

Thanks again for the in-depth analysis, hope you have time to answer my queries.