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2012-03-04
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2012-03-04
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Who cares how open it is if it is SO BEHIND THE CURVE in terms of cellular technology? No maps program that even comes, very little use of the front camera, no speech recognition, spell check, a decent map application, these are not new concepts - these are things that are a must in modern day mobile phones.
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2012-03-04
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@ Bratislava, Slovakia
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Sounds like the 4s is the phone for you.. Why not? It's an awesome phone...
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2012-03-04
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Who cares how open it is if it is SO BEHIND THE CURVE in terms of cellular technology? No maps program that even comes, very little use of the front camera, no speech recognition, spell check, a decent map application, these are not new concepts - these are things that are a must in modern day mobile phones.
#1 The N900 is not 100% open source, not even close, anyone who claims that to be true is a liar.
#2 We cannot program these things mentioned above into the operating system, because those parts of the OS are CLOSED.
So in reality - who cares how "open it is" - I am more concerned with what it can and can't do. My N900 can't do a lot of things an iPhone 4S or Android phone can. To flip the question - what can my N900 do that an iPhone 4S or Android cannot? True Linux OS with root access? Cool!
Now what can't a Jailbroken iPhone 4s or "rooted" Android do that the N900 can?
If anything I am a Nokia fanboy - I had the 1st gen iPhone, returned it in a few days. Set up a few Android tablets for my friends, but I am just being a realist.
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2012-03-04
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Well well well. I don't care at all, but if you want something different get the 808 PureView (if you can) or an N8. They are both rather "old school" Nokia with HW features (usb2go, HDMI, FM RX/TX etc and of course Camera + real satnav) you simply don't find anywhere else.
Othervise there is only one alternative, the SGSII. One more actually, the G Note.
Either way, the iPhone, SGSII/Note and N8/808 are firmly placed on each corner. They cannot be compared IMO. Then you could also get a Lumia, 800 or 900. Supersmooth phones, so they say. And the N9 is also there.
I don't understand the iPhone is an alternative at all. Whenever I hold one and use one, I just feel disgusted. Realistically my next phone will be a Lumia 800/900. I may end up disliking it, I don't know, but I'm not overly excited over my N9 either. There will be nothing like the N900 ever again, might as well get used to it.
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2012-03-04
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2012-03-04
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2012-03-04
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Lumia is just as bad as an iphone if you ask me. Think about it, what is actually less disgusting about the Lumia? Same closed system but even less apps and even less capable out of the box.
#1 The N900 is not 100% open source, not even close, anyone who claims that to be true is a liar.
#2 We cannot program these things mentioned above into the operating system, because those parts of the OS are CLOSED.
So in reality - who cares how "open it is" - I am more concerned with what it can and can't do. My N900 can't do a lot of things an iPhone 4S or Android phone can. To flip the question - what can my N900 do that an iPhone 4S or Android cannot? True Linux OS with root access? Cool!
Now what can't a Jailbroken iPhone 4s or "rooted" Android do that the N900 can?
If anything I am a Nokia fanboy - I had the 1st gen iPhone, returned it in a few days. Set up a few Android tablets for my friends, but I am just being a realist.