the article is title N97 vs. iPhone, yet the article just appears to talk about the N97. Other than one quick comment about the touch-screen, there are ZERO comparisons to the iPhone. You need a new title.
the article is title N97 vs. iPhone, yet the article just appears to talk about the N97. Other than one quick comment about the touch-screen, there are ZERO comparisons to the iPhone. You need a new title.
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Who Cares
I will care about all these phones when they are available in the US. Most of the phones mentioned don't even have a release date in the US.
could you be any more parochial?
honestly, people wonder why people think Americans are insular twits. I submit "who cares" as exhibit A.
Whether or not you ever see the phone, it represents an interesting attempt to replicate the success of the iPhone. It seems as though it's not quite there. Since you can buy an iPhone in the US, you should have comfort that in doing so you're able to buy the world's best smartphone (so far).
illegal?
ive seen websites where you can buy this phone. would it be illegal to buy this before it is released?
Mobile Video Conferencing
It seems like this phone might be good for mobile video conferencing. I'm interested to see whether http://www.octro.com and http://www.ivisit.com support it.
Cream of the crop
I've never really liked Nokias, but out of all the touchscreen phones I've seen, this looks by far and away the best. It seems to rule in terms of features as well. That price reflects it's quality, I'd be happy to get my hands on one.
Regarding the comparison to the iphone: It gets readers. LG was by far the first with the touchscreen trend, but the hype surrounding Apple's only foray into mobile phone technology has ensured it a lot of enduring public interest and constant press coverage.
trash......
lower life forms....
Nokia
Nokia dominates technology in the phone market. If only everyone would realize. They practically made the iPhone 2 years ago, it just wasn't touch screen.
My Nokia N73 could hold and play hundreds if not a thousand songs. Pictures taken in 3.2 megapixels, far better than the iPhone. You can browse the internet. Connect it to your comp and update it with schedules. Take hour long videos if you wanted to. Nokia is amazing and i have always been a fan. People should check out what they offer. =P
It could be interesting
From what I've read of it, it seems like a powerful phone. It has to be better than the Storm smartphone. However, in the US, I think most people will stick with the previous smartphones for a while, especially given the brandnames of Apple and Google on two of them. It could take a bit before the N97 becomes popular, and that's only if it is a competitive phone.
again a 5 mega pixel
i wonder why nokia stick on its 5 megapixel cameras and why still dosent use a xenon flash.
but i will buy this beuty without any doubt
"Vs?"
John W. Cox senior editor Network World
My original headline was a bit different, and "it got changed by the editor."
As is clear, this introductory story was NOT intended as a detailed, point-by-point comparison with the iPhone. Instead, it took note of Nokia's own positioning, welcoming such a comparison. In that sense, Nokia clearly sees the N97 as an iPhone rival.
I did mention a few of the similarities and differences, including the Big One noted by one reader -- the N97 isn't available in the US and won't be until much later in 2009. But I also agree with another reader point: the N97 shows the strengths and weaknesses of Nokia's user assumptions, design decisions, and implementation.
One area that's intriguing to me: both the iPhone and the N97 are tied into service infrastructures -- Apple's App Store for one, and Nokia's more developed and possibly more open Ovi gateway.
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