As Symbian sales figures show, the market isn't dumb, just diversifying. Some want simple, others want extended features.

http://gigaom.com/2009/10/19/nokia-n900/

"How does it function as a phone? It is unbelievably great and I experienced no dropped calls on the T-Mobile network"


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http://gizmodo.com/5370493/apple-gen...al-in-new-york

iphone drops 30% of calls

Already posted in the n900 section - can we get a merge on this please.

Yes. Done.

hmm, i dont see anyone comparing the Viliv S5 to the iphone, so why the N900?

Its a different class of device and comparisons seem pointless.

I’ve been a harsh critic of Nokia’s inability to compete with Apple and Google’s Android-based smartphones. No one can accuse me of not making it clear that I think Nokia is on a very slippery slope and unless it fields a competitive device, it will continue to see its share of the smartphone market erode. In particular, I’m not a big fan of the company’s multiple operating system strategy, but it is becoming clear: Nokia needs to move away from its aging smartphone platform, Symbian.

Hm, you don't like Nokia? Then why review the N900 in the first place? You don't like that Nokia has a variety of multiple operating systems across their phones? Why? Because the iPhone has just one and you are jealous?

I’ve been playing around with an early version of this device...

Ah, ok, then don't call your article a review, but a preview, Mr. We review final products, not prototypes. For those we either have a preview or impression/thoughts. But wait, you are so blind by the iPhone that you don't know what a review is, nor how does it look.

The N900 resembles an old-fashioned cigarette pack; it’s not the prettiest device on the market.

Sure it's not. Everybody bow down to the sexiness of the iPhone!

So how does it stack up against the iPhone 3GS? It’s heavier and thicker and is missing the sleekness of the Apple device.

Sure it is. Ever heard of a hw keyboard? Oh wait, iPhone doesn't have one...

I only wish Nokia made commonly used keys such as @ easy to access.

So dumbed down people can sit on their shiny butts all the time and do nothing extra, because they are lazy and too comfortable. Yeah, makes sense.

I’m not a great fan of the resistive screen technologies and as such found interacting with the phone via touchscreen extremely painfully. Maybe it’s my brain, wired to look for an iPhone-like functionality, but N900’s touch features are extremely challenging.

Of course it's challenging for people with no muscles like you to swipe their fingers across the screen. The N900 clearly doesn't want you, it's afraid you would infect it with your iPhone ******ia - thus resistive. You do not posses the ancient gene to control this device.

Nokia has a long tradition of providing the best mobile cameras in its phones and N900 is no different. The 5.8-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss lens is phenomenal.

5.8 you say? I didn't know Nokia added an extra of 0.8 pixels to the camera. Thanks for letting me know, thank you indeed.

The battery power is adequate — better than any iPhone but much lower than classic Nokia phones.

So in other words: "I'm crying every day in the corner of my room, because the iPhone keeps on dying all the time." - Just like Kenny. Apple - those basterds! How could they?

The UI of Maemo is crisp and clear, though it does look dated in comparison to Apple’s iPhone. I’m going to go out on a limb here and claim that the UI is marginally better than that of Android. Both operating systems have one common fault, however: They look very much like a PC-inspired OS. That said, I think Nokia has still not mastered the art of “no.” Apple makes its things great by leaving features out; Nokia somehow believes that adding more makes its products great. Maemo suffers from that, but it isn’t something Nokia can’t fix — quickly.

Sure it is dated. What came first? Let me guess. Oh yes, iPhone. But that can't be dated, can it? With all the buggy OS updates it is shiny like new. Wait, Maemo 5 looks like a PC-inspired OS? Wow, who would have thought, right? It makes no sense at all, right? Yeah, Apple is so great, that for twice the price you get twice less features than with the N900. Magic! iPhone is so great for having less! Wait, did I just hear you say it's too much for your brain to handle? Better see a Doc, mate.

The biggest problem I had with the Maemo UI is that it isn’t unique enough. It’s coming late to the market, and as a result it looks somewhat like MotoBlur — a screen with a lot of widget-styled apps. It uses multiple desktops and also multiple screens, which makes the user experience a tad confusing.

Confusing you say? Or simply just better?

That's all from me I guess. One more thing though - learn how to write a review, will you? Your text is hardly a paragraph - we aren't in elementary anymore, you know?


Sorry guys, I just had to. This dude is a complete id*ot, from head to bottom lol.

The article is a microcosm of the market.

iPhone users will go straight to the end and read the 6/10.
N900 users will dissect the article for what it is, and come back for more but with a bigger microscope

Mike C

There really is no point arguing with the itards... i just leave them be now.

I agree, iTards are difficult individuals to deal with. I believe they may have an actual disease, a disease that is contracted via purchasing the iPhone.

We should report this to the surgeon general immediately

I have said this a few times I think, but to me the issue with iPhone can be summed up as "the iPhone is a pacifier". That's what it is used for, that what it was when it was released. When you try to take a pacifier from a baby suckling on one, we all know what happens next...
I've read a lot of posts in this whole forum that accurately note and explain (better than I) (and btw. this thread is repeating itself a lot) the design choices made by Apple that cripples the iPhone to the point where it drives those who actually want to multitask with their phones nuts.
Back when the iPhone was released it truly was 'ahead of it's time' technologically and ideologically too. The hw was right, and it was fast. It didn't matter that the hw was crippled by Apple with software, the (very smart) marketing was super-effective. Hell, even I did check it out, just to find out that it was what it really was. Something not for me.
As a side note, I personally think that Apple has a 'five-step plan' similar to Nokia's, and they eventually will release an iPhone that does the same thing than the N900 does today. They really cannot afford not to.
It's fun to notice how the reality starts to sink in with the iPhone fanboys. When they realize that they actually can't do too many things with a device that also costs a lot. Actually, any form of fanboyism seems entertaining to me. These phones... they're just tech devices that eventually get overtaken by evolution and time. It's stupid to worship a single device to the point that it blinds you from seeing anything else. It's good to share excitement over something new, but over a certain point it's too much.
Now Nokia has always had the idea of making phones that do a lot of things, even with the s40 'non-smartphones' have had a lot value for money. And those s40 phones that have an audio player, they can also play music in the background while doing other (non-multitasking) stuff. Well, Nokia did a lot of things way before the iPhone that Apple has copied over. There is nothing wrong with that, that's how things happen. But the iPhone fanbois.. Argh! It's suddenly a personal attack if I or somebody else tries to explain that there actually were phones before the One and there are other that do the same things and even phones that do more and better. They defend their choice of device with pride, but fail to have the courage to actually think.
But no-one should blame the individuals for their fanboyism. It's the carriers and their ways of doing business in USA that have created them. And Apple plays that game oh so very well. I mean, it's so simple. How else could it be? The marketing machines just roll over the average Joe. If you don't know of anything better... Whether this can be considered a conspiracy, I dare not to say.

Oh well. But I think the truth will out, as I believe they say. Personally, I don't mind these kind of reviews too much. Just give me what I want, and f*** the rest. So what if they can't see the light, just don't come to me *****in' about it.