Why couldnt they put at least a VGA display on it?
QVGA is lame .. you can get an iPhone with much better resolution and a 10x better browsing experience for much less thatn $657 ... with money left over to buy a quality GPS.
Except that there are no quality GPS software, wait, no native GPS software on the Iphone is there? There is no 5Mp AF camera too. Apart from the resolution browsing on a Nokia is equivalent to the Iphone. If your whole idea of better browsing equals higher res then you should invest in a WVGA Windows Mobile with Opera/NetFront browser.
And $657 is for the unlocked sim-free no contract price. Expect it to be sold here on contract for much much less than the Iphone. The Nokia N95 for example is free on a £35 tariff on O2.
*At least* VGA? You do realise that the iPhone isn't even VGA, right?
Also, the price comparison is stupid. You're comparing Nokia's unlocked price to Apple's locked price. In the UK, the iPhone retails for £269. This phone will be free. You could buy an 16GB iPod touch with the difference in money.
the N80 isnt its predecessor, its just the way the numbers have worked out. I'd see this as the N73 successor. And the N80 resolution sucked for developers ive heard.
There is all that nasty 3rd party application stuff to be concerned with. Since the iPhone is not supporting any standard application environment (such as J2ME or Symbian), this was not an issue; however the Nokia N80 ran into some problems with 3rd party applications due to its non-standard screen resolution.
(There is of course the Nokia E90 Communicator as well; though this does not support U.S. 3G bands. Not that the iPhone supports ANY 3G, but still...)
As far as the N95 vs. the iPhone - give it up. The iPhone does not even have some of the features you would expect in a standard low-end phone (e.g. basic bluetooth profiles such as DUN, A2DP, etc, or being able to connect to an external bluetooth GPS receiver. Even if you were able to do so, and to run 3rd party GPS-aware map applications such as MGMaps or AmazeGPS, the EDGE speed would simply be too slow to update the maps while you are driving...). Once you compare against any 3G phone, let alone the N95, you'll find the iPhone lacking in a lot of respects.
The iPhone's strenghts is not in features. It is in its UI (including, of course, the multi-touch interaction and the half-VGA screen). Enjoy it for that.
(BTW, as a portable internet device, I find the Nokia N800/N810 internet tablets far superior to the iPhone/iPod Touch. For starters, they have flash support, and are able to see YouTube on the "real" internet. And unlike the iPhone's half-VGA screen, they sport a WVGA (800x480) resolution screen. They have real bluetooth support (for connectivity to internet via your phone, wireless audio devices, even bluetooth keyboard and mice..) Finally, the N810 has a built-in hardware keyboard).
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Why couldnt they put at least a VGA display on it?
QVGA is lame .. you can get an iPhone with much better resolution and a 10x better browsing experience for much less thatn $657 ... with money left over to buy a quality GPS.
Wow, that was quick.
Except that there are no quality GPS software, wait, no native GPS software on the Iphone is there? There is no 5Mp AF camera too. Apart from the resolution browsing on a Nokia is equivalent to the Iphone. If your whole idea of better browsing equals higher res then you should invest in a WVGA Windows Mobile with Opera/NetFront browser.
And $657 is for the unlocked sim-free no contract price. Expect it to be sold here on contract for much much less than the Iphone. The Nokia N95 for example is free on a £35 tariff on O2.
*At least* VGA? You do realise that the iPhone isn't even VGA, right?
Also, the price comparison is stupid. You're comparing Nokia's unlocked price to Apple's locked price. In the UK, the iPhone retails for £269. This phone will be free. You could buy an 16GB iPod touch with the difference in money.
Interestingly, its predecessor the N80 has a 352 x 416 resolution display.
I don't know why Nokia appear to have gone backwards, but I don't think I will be 'upgrading' my ancient N80 (to this model).
the N80 isnt its predecessor, its just the way the numbers have worked out.
I'd see this as the N73 successor. And the N80 resolution sucked for developers ive heard.
There is all that nasty 3rd party application stuff to be concerned with. Since the iPhone is not supporting any standard application environment (such as J2ME or Symbian), this was not an issue; however the Nokia N80 ran into some problems with 3rd party applications due to its non-standard screen resolution.
(There is of course the Nokia E90 Communicator as well; though this does not support U.S. 3G bands. Not that the iPhone supports ANY 3G, but still...)
As far as the N95 vs. the iPhone - give it up. The iPhone does not even have some of the features you would expect in a standard low-end phone (e.g. basic bluetooth profiles such as DUN, A2DP, etc, or being able to connect to an external bluetooth GPS receiver. Even if you were able to do so, and to run 3rd party GPS-aware map applications such as MGMaps or AmazeGPS, the EDGE speed would simply be too slow to update the maps while you are driving...). Once you compare against any 3G phone, let alone the N95, you'll find the iPhone lacking in a lot of respects.
The iPhone's strenghts is not in features. It is in its UI (including, of course, the multi-touch interaction and the half-VGA screen). Enjoy it for that.
(BTW, as a portable internet device, I find the Nokia N800/N810 internet tablets far superior to the iPhone/iPod Touch. For starters, they have flash support, and are able to see YouTube on the "real" internet. And unlike the iPhone's half-VGA screen, they sport a WVGA (800x480) resolution screen. They have real bluetooth support (for connectivity to internet via your phone, wireless audio devices, even bluetooth keyboard and mice..) Finally, the N810 has a built-in hardware keyboard).