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im ordering mine when the hype dies down a bit..might be $50 cheaper by then (i hope, like the n8)
Same. However, I'm having a hard time deciding on whether I should hold off on ordering the Nokia E6 first (I'm using an E71.) Different phones but in the end, the OS and technology are significantly different.
What do you say, StylinRed?
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im ordering mine when the hype dies down a bit..might be $50 cheaper by then (i hope, like the n8)
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Same. However, I'm having a hard time deciding on whether I should hold off on ordering the Nokia E6 first (I'm using an E71.) Different phones but in the end, the OS and technology are significantly different.
What do you say, StylinRed?
Supposedly the N9 is limited to 90,000ish units its from a guy who sometimes has reliable intel on Nokia and also a lot of times has BS so who knows?
But considering the limited release its believed that if there is a limited stock its merely for the 1st batch but that would still mean its going to be hard to get the N9 without waiting forever
I've got my preorder @ expansys but who knows when they'll get them in? (as they dont even have a price up yet) it's not going to replace my N8 mind you
and to dukes about the e6 we talked already in chat the E6 is still a great phone extremely dense Pixels per Inch; 2nd brightest screen 900nits thats like 2X the Iphone4 (the Nokia 701 is the brightest screen out there 1000nits)
its going to be getting Belle which is "almost revolutionary" according to GSMArena
and the E6 is a lot cheaper than the N9
only downside with the phone as we discussed is updates which are already slow for Symbian are even slower for the E6 because of the 'out of norm' resolution
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Will nokia release wp7 model as sexy as this N9? loved it but worry about meego's longivity in smartphone market
supposedly the Nokia SeaRay (the WP7 that looks like the N9) will be delayed until next year
I know the OS is very cpu demanding, but will N9's hardware spec hurt its sale or resale value?, I mean I love the phone but my old nexus one has similar hardware and that is like 15 month ago.
^it's Linux based OS requires very little hardware specs to run smooth. I remember a nokia rep was saying that it could run up to 100 apps at once
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I know the OS is very cpu demanding, but will N9's hardware spec hurt its sale or resale value?, I mean I love the phone but my old nexus one has similar hardware and that is like 15 month ago.
people who have the dev phone (n950) have had 50+ apps running without issue
one thing about nokia phones be it symbian or maemo is their os's are very well optimized so they aren't demanding on the hardware
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So this next bit of news goes for Symbian as well (the N8 E6 C7 X7 etc etc etc) but since App support is a bigger concern for the N9 i thought i would put it in here
Nokia has released a QT API Mapping tool for iOS/Android/WP so that developers can easily port their apps on those other platforms to work in QT and as a result be available for Symbian and MeeGo/Maemo devices
now you might be thinking well it will still depend on developers to want to port their apps over
this is true however with the news that Developers are getting 160% more business from The Nokia Store (previously OVI store) than they are iTunes more developers are attracted to Nokia and now they can easily bring their apps over
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lol
a guy is developing a music player app for ppl who like more options its almost ready apparetly and he'll be porting it to other OS's im guessing Symbian since its in QT and maybe android etc
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you can also pre-order the N9 from Negri in the States
I never heard about them but a few people say they pre-ordered from them
but the pricing is a bit high on that site especially for the black one
Noks are usually cheaper in North America than elsewhere, going by this pricing it'd be cheaper to order the phone from Australia; Hell it'd be cheaper to order from Europe
his phone is farting here, on the next video, or struggling i dunno might be due to all the apps he has open etc etc (but he only has 21 apps open could just be stability issues with his social app cuz he says his other apps arent lagging nor is the system) edit: ah didnt notice he had some resource heavy apps running guess that kind of explains it but the reviewer feels that there is also some App/Software optimization needed
edit: he re-did the tests without the games running in the background (any apps for that matter) to show how well things are handled and its great but his video is completely out of focus so i didnt link it
he ends up having like all the games running in the background and there's no real lag issues as he moves on progressively so that leads me to believe that facebook app had some issues maybe because it was the first time running the app
This is easily one of the best looking phones we've seen. It’s not the slimmest and it doesn’t have an exceptional build or finish. But as soon as you look at it, how big and how tall become instantly irrelevant. For the record though, the Nokia N9 measures 116.5 x 61.2 x 12.1 mm and weighs 135g.
Unboxing the Nokia N9
The Nokia N9 comes in a box barely bigger than the device itself (Apple, anyone?), but the small size doesn’t mean it's not well-stocked.
Under the usual set of manuals, you'll find a compact, oddly shaped (though still good looking) charger that connects to the microUSB cable to charge the phone. The single piece headset looks quality too.
Design and construction
Now did we mention the Nokia N9 is a pleasure to look at. Equally impressive though, the design of the hardware complements the software and that's a big part of the fluid user experience.
If you like minimalist designs, the N9 is the ultimate. There are as little hardware controls as humanly possible. The whole thing is symmetrical, organically curved and beautifully simple to use.
The Nokia N9 has a unibody design, which usually implies metal, but the Finns went for premium-quality polycarbonate instead so we don't think too many people will mind.
The body seems very sturdy, it can take a few knocks and not show it. The Corning Gorilla glass over the display and the plastic itself make sure of that. The polycarbonate is colored itself rather than painted. No peeling paint issues and even a deep scratch won't reveal anything but the same color as the rest of the body.
Speaking of which, the Nokia N9 comes in black, cyan or magenta.
3.9" AMOLED display with PenTile matrix
The main attraction of the Nokia N9 is the display. In fact, it's more or less the only thing you interact with when using the N9.
Nokia's other AMOLED offerings are pretty good, but the nHD resolution is on the low side. The N9's screen boasts all of their advantages (namely, great contrast, colors and image quality) and pushes up the resolution.
It's a 3.9" AMOLED unit with FWVGA resolution (meaning 480 x 854 pixels). Our investigation revealed it uses a PenTile matrix - meaning each pixel has two subpixels instead of three - but the high 251ppi pixel density means that most people wouldn’t notice it.
Indoors, the viewing experience is great - the display is basically glued to the Gorilla Glass on top, which makes it look almost as if the icons are painted on the surface of the handset when you look from an extreme angle.
The screen continues to impress outdoors in the sun too - it remains perfectly visible, while the colors keep most of their punch too. The anti-glare polarizer is certainly working well as the N9 is probably the least-reflective screen we have seen.
The N9 screen is excellent
The Nokia N9 touchscreen is very responsive and the edges of the scratch-resistant glass that cover it are convex (the display itself is flat). This is essential to working with the MeeGo software as swipes usually start at the very edge of the screen. This is probably the most common gesture and the curved glass makes it nearly effortless.
One nice perk of Nokia AMOLED phones is present on the N9 too. The clock is visible even when the device is locked. The clock is perfectly visible in the dark and draws very little power.
We measured the maximum brightness of the N9's screen to see how it stacks up against other AMOLEDs and the LCDs. As usual, contrast is theoretically infinite though reflections mean it's practically some really high number. The low reflectivity of this particular screen makes it that much impressive.
As for the brightness, the Nokia N9 has one of the brightest AMOLEDs we have seen. In falls only marginally short of the X7 screen, which tops our charts.
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Soo.. remember Vlad from Engadget? and the whole crew who always dissed Nokia like they were being paid by Apple? and how Vlad near his end @ Engadget (hmm..) was in love with the Nokia N9?
Well he's on a new website now with Ex-Engadget employees and he's just reviewed the N9
it's a very long review so im not going to cut and paste it all just his conclusion but its mainly praise
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The N9 is flawed and doomed, but you have to understand, I don’t care. The universal experience of using this phone is one of delight and desire. Yes, it can get bamboozled and freeze up, and no, you won’t be finding an avalanche of awesome new apps for it, but those downsides fade in comparison to the abundance of positives. The Harmattan UI is fresh, slick, and as natural as anything the smartphone world has yet introduced, while the physical design is unmatched. Not even the shiny new iPhone 4S feels as luxurious in the hand as the N9.
I started off by comparing Nokia’s latest handset to a supercar and the parallels run deep. Like Italy’s finest mechanical produce, the N9 won’t be found in many shops, has a tendency to break down, and inspires an emotional rather than pragmatical response. There’s an added underdog charm in knowing it has been discarded by its maker and deemed unworthy to carry the Nokia crown. I’m unwilling to describe that decision as a mistake until I’ve seen Nokia’s Windows Phone range that will be introduced later this month, but one thing’s for sure: the N9 has delivered on Nokia’s promises of 2010. It’s just a shame that the Nokia of 2011 didn’t believe in itself enough to see them through.
Score: 7.9 / 10
Pros:
Utterly gorgeous
Innovative, fresh UI
Quick camera operation
Cons:
Doomed ecosystem
Old processor
Unstable software
as for the Cons in regards to the "unstable software" we've already heard from knottori that there's a 3500+ improvement firmware update coming
and if you're wondering how long will it be before we see that? well the N950 developer edition of the N9 just got an update
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the E6 is still a great phone extremely dense Pixels per Inch; 2nd brightest screen 900nits thats like 2X the Iphone4 (the Nokia 701 is the brightest screen out there 1000nits)
