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I am actually eligible for an upgrade for an iPhone 5 but I like my 4S on 5.1.1 jailbroken.
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2012-10-23
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2012-10-23
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As far as N9 (no experience with the N9):
- It runs firefox. The only browser that allows JavaScript menus and flash. Considering that nearly every single webpage is now optimized for iOS, that point is pretty mute.
- Automatically connects me to my cars bluetooth with the scan of a tag - I don't understand the tag part, but my iPhone does the same
- Lets me Shake my phone to answer calls - What that a serious comment?
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2012-10-23
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Yes, that's a screen shot from my phone. SSH, VNC, etc. Is it as open as Maemo is? NO. But can you SSH into it and access the file directory and tinker? Yes, with ease.
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2012-10-23
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One cannot take those arguments seriously. They can't. The ability to proficiently do social networking, play media, online banking, the list can really go on and on for a long time can't possibly be compared to the practicality of the above argument for N900.
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2012-10-23
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This has turned into an iPhone vs N900 debate, that was not my intention never was.
I am very critical of my iPhone; the lack of an LED light is most likely my largest complaint, I miss the vibration from the N900 when a call was connected, actual multitasking, the amount of customization, I could go on for a while... but those are the major ones.
With my iPhone I can walk down the street and pay rent in under 1 min (while walking), that's just not something you could do with the N900. I have never had the need to
I am big into mobile computing... real big
History:
- Philips VELO 500 (Google it if you don't know what it is)
- Handful of Palm devices
- Samsung Q1U UMPC
- Nokia N900
- iPhone 4S
I am not going to include other "smart phones" that I have owned because they were simply not able to get the job done.
One thing you guys like to talk about is "I can do this" - in theory yes, it is possible. You can accomplish those tasks while on the go. I can read an eBook on my iPhone 4S, but let's be honest - no one who valued their eyesight would dare such an endeavor.
I have not had one crash on my [jailbroken] iPhone 4S, not one reboot, not one SQL malfunction with SMS messages (you Maemo 5 guys know what I'm talking about!), I never had to reboot it.
To make the argument "The iPhone is best for 99% of the population but not us" is kind of silly, if you do online banking, PayPal, have a GoogleVoice account, eBay, etc. the iPhone 4S would be more practical for you. But we (I am including myself in this) like the openness of Maemo, the fact that we are running Linux gives us a big fat chubby. We can "play" (if you wish to call it that) OpenArena (Quake) - but lets be realistic, those games aren't really playable - and even if they were, they drain the battery in under an hour.
So the list of things that the iPhone can't do (I am taking your word on it, I am not going to check for myself) vs the things the N900 can [theoretically] do from this thread are the following:
- Edit files in vim running in a shell
- Control a TV using IR (but not a Google TV, which I happen to own and have posted here about, a while back - which the iPhone can)
- LED Notification (I actually think that is one of the largest drawbacks of the iPhone from personal use)
- Running chrooted Linux (like Easy Debian)
- Compiling with gcc/g++
- FMTransmitter, which I know from personal experience doesn't work all that great.
As far as N9 (no experience with the N9):
- It runs firefox. The only browser that allows JavaScript menus and flash. Considering that nearly every single webpage is now optimized for iOS, that point is pretty mute.
- Automatically connects me to my cars bluetooth with the scan of a tag - I don't understand the tag part, but my iPhone does the same
- Lets me Shake my phone to answer calls - What that a serious comment?
One cannot take those arguments seriously. They can't. The ability to proficiently do social networking, play media, online banking, the list can really go on and on for a long time can't possibly be compared to the practicality of the above argument for N900.
The reason I created this thread is to look back, Maemo 5 kicks butt IMO, iOS 5.1.1 (I haven't tried 6, but I hear it is not much different, besides the obvious mapping problem) - I think it is drastically outdated and should take a hint from Maemo 5.
I owned the first iPhone and got kicked out of the store when I tired to return it 4 days later. I highly suggest to be educated on the subject of mobile technology and where it is heading - pick up an iPhone 4S, use iOS 5.1.1, jail break it, use it at your primary device for 30 days, if you feel like the pros of the iPhone 4S don't replace the N900, return it. That's what I was planning on doing it... I didn't return it. I am actually eligible for an upgrade for an iPhone 5 but I like my 4S on 5.1.1 jailbroken.
And for anyone who says, "I messed around with NITDroid on my N900 - I know what it's like" - give me a break, that's like going into a wind tunnel and saying, "I've been in a wind tunnel, I know what sky diving is like"
I don't wish to have a pissing contents about what is better, I just want to discuss mobile technology and the future of it from different points of view that aren't biased. You're mobile device does not define you as a person, it is not your religion, it is something we should scrutinize.