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Love at first sight – this is possibly the most beautiful phone ever made.
N9 is in a class of its own in terms of design
You’ve never seen anything like it, and if you think it’s attractive in pictures, wait until you see it in person — it’s completely and utterly irresistible
It manages to be elegant by virtue of its minimalism yet remains unmistakably Nokia.
Camera - no match for the legendary N8, the N9 takes wonderful pictures
camera interface is simple and intuitive
Some usability niggles, too — like most Nokia phones, the camera app returns the scene and flash settings to default each time it’s started, and there’s no automatic macro (you’ll have to remember to set it manually to snap closeups).
Software:
breath of fresh air it will leave you gasping — that is, until you remember that you’re dealing with a dead man walking.
It’s impossible to dismiss what’s been achieved here — a thoroughly modern, elegant, linux-based OS with inspired design that’s simple and intuitive to use, all developed in house by Nokia.
Sure, it’s at least a year too late, and it lacks a strong ecosystem, but still, it gives Windows Phone a serious run for its money
several major online services are seamlessly integrated into MeeGo.
Surfing the web on the N9 is a minimalistic affair
We’d be foolish not to mention the delightful virtual keyboard at this point — it offers unobtrusive (and defeatable) audible and tactile feedback, plus automatic word completion, when enabled.
MeeGo generally feels quite snappy considering it’s running on mid-range hardware.
Memory management and multitasking appear to be solid, even with upwards of 20 cards in the open applications view.
plenty of room left for optimizations.
As a point of reference, the retail build on our N9 is significantly faster than the developer build on our prototype N950
Wrap up
N9 delivers a double punch with gorgeous hardware and brilliant software
arguably the first competitive flagship phone to come out of Espoo since the launch of the original iPhone — a stunning feat when you consider how far behind the company was even just a year ago.
given the choice, we’d pick MeeGo over Mango, despite its weaker ecosystem.
MeeGo is dead – long live MeeGo. (Maybe, but watch out for Qt)
* side note Myriam is wrong about email searching with the N9 being missing; you can search your emails downloaded to the device and on the server by swiping down on the email screen (search field pops up)
Oh and side note the N9 is using new antenna tech + the plastic case is supposed to help with reception
operators and reviewers are saying the N9 has the best signal reception they've ever seen
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nice ^^ negrielectronics looks like it offers it cheaper than expansys by almost $100
and side note apparently all the N9s are Made in Finland @ the Salo plant and the N800/Searay (windows phone version) will be made by foxconn or some microsoft factory elsewhere
and remember me talking about Unity Games bringing their games to the N9?
Well just to show they're actually doing it; Samurai 2 will be out soon/now
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i imagine they had issues with the satin white hence why this one has a coat of gloss unlike the other 3
staining issues?
anyway i love it
the N9 is supposed to get its first firmware update by the end of the year (not sure if i mentioned) around the same time the white unit is released i imagine (since the white unit comes with the firmware update)
which deals with performance issues and unlocks some features (quite a few features are locked so far like the FM radio/transmitter; the FfacingCamera; bt4.0; etc)
^its got 1.4Ghz, but i don't think it will run as smooth as nokia n9
plus its not cheaper
plus plus! lumia has a smaller screen to fit the touch buttons, which is lame, makes it like ANY OTHER WP7 phone
firmware update (1.1) already begun to roll out for the N9, 304 fixes. plus a 1.2 update is already in the works to significantly improve the camera features
^its got 1.4Ghz, but i don't think it will run as smooth as nokia n9
plus its not cheaper
plus plus! lumia has a smaller screen to fit the touch buttons, which is lame, makes it like ANY OTHER WP7 phone
firmware update (1.1) already begun to roll out for the N9, 304 fixes. plus a 1.2 update is already in the works to significantly improve the camera features
mobyshop.com sells the 16gb for 730 SGD which is 550 canadian, plus shipping so under 600 canadian, plus taxes, thats the cheapest so far that i have found
^yes it is, i had a couple of friend buy a phone from them before
also, when i googled em, they didn't seem to have any bad reviews
the only issue i would have is that they do not have international warranty, they do however try and accommodate, they have 1 year factory warranty in singapore, as long as you pay for shipping they will get it fixed and send it back
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Originally Posted by wasabisashimi
is lumia 800 same in hardware spec,? I wonder if its possible to buy a lumia 800 for cheaper and flash it to N9 meego
no its not the same hardware aside from the bigger chip in the lumia 800 its missing a lot compared to the N9 (less ram, no nfc chip, no fm transmitter, no front facing camera, no pentaband radio, etc)
and about pricing yeah it looks like SG has the cheapest pricing, out of contract, for the N9 around
Side note New Camera King by Nokia is rumored to be coming out Q2 next year (finally dethroning the N8?) offering Optical Zoom etc and yes running Symbian
got it earlier today, using my n9 to write this message. i dont have a microsim till tomorrow, i will make my own review by the end of the week. im upgrading from a nokia n8 and i can difinately say its like comparing a duo core cpu with 1 gig of ram to a quad core with 8 gigs of ram Posted via RS Mobile
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^^ There's a software update btw ota or through software updater
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The following new features and updating options are available for your Nokia N9 when you upgrade to v20.2011.40-4.
NFC tag reading
Music controls on lock screen
Photo and video shooting with colour filters
More powerful multitasking
Swype for faster typing
Faster MfE, syncing only the active folders
Noise cancellation reduces background noise so your friends hear you better
Swipe down to close apps easily; now on by default
New notifications for the standby screen, such as charging and calendar
Multiple smaller improvements to operating system
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