Geo Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 with all the Hype about the Iphone and HTC, iv been looking at other options for phones?? The Nokia N8 seems pretty good, just wanting peoples thoughts on it?? http://events.nokia.com/NokiaN8/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 No it won't. Crap OS, poor app store, limited support outside of Nokia. On the plus side it will take nice photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted August 5, 2010 Author Share Posted August 5, 2010 No it won't. Crap OS, poor app store, limited support outside of Nokia. On the plus side it will take nice photos. cool, im gona get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt H Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 It certainly has the hardware potential. It has all those things that I felt were missing from the iPhone 4. It's about time Nokia got back in the game. I've not had one since the 6100. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallshinyant Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Got to admit i do love my nokia N95, and have been putting off my upgrade until all the big brands bring out there new phone OS's. Would like to try this one out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted August 5, 2010 Author Share Posted August 5, 2010 It certainly has the hardware potential. It has all those things that I felt were missing from the iPhone 4. It's about time Nokia got back in the game. I've not had one since the 6100. thats what im thinking Matt, Nokia has been forgotten about, all the hype was around the iphone, HTC so nokia has been left along to work there magic, i suppose when its released we can see if its crap or good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbourner Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Will the pictures be as good as the Satio? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShamelessTT Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 I sense fail, camera looks good. The OS looks a bit clunky to me in the videos and the games very jittery and the graphics pretty crap lol, atleast in the promo video. They are always 1 step behind the leaders, they will have to do something special to get the market to shift back. The N8 doesnt even look sexy, it looks dull..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt H Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 It's like somone's mated my Iphone with my old Satio, added a bit of evolution in and out popped the N8. One thing that works about the iPhone, even though the Hardware in the 4 is really dissappointing, is it's so user friendly (bar f*&cking iTunes that is). Will the N8 be as good in that department? We'll have to wait and see, but on paper, that is a very tasty phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 thats what im thinking Matt, Nokia has been forgotten about, all the hype was around the iphone, HTC so nokia has been left along to work there magic, i suppose when its released we can see if its crap or good? Nokia hasn't been forgotten about, they have just lost their way - Symbian is a poor platform for nerd phones. They should concentrate on the hardware side of things and go with Android IMO, it would be a great combo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny g Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Agree with Michael - the evolution that Android has taken from R1.5 through to the current R2.2 is pretty dramatic. If Nokia can provide a good, rooted rom on their N8, then they're right back in the game. Nokia was always let down by three things - Symbian, Bluetooth car kit compatability and price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martini Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Another boring 'candy bar' phone. Average people just want the iPhone as it's so fashionable to have one these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aman00123 Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Nokia came close with the N900, bit chunky but great OS (not as good as Apple OS though) runs on Maemo which is based on Linux and is therefore very open source and there is a growing app store for it too. Has all the functions of the iPhone too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 I have a N900 and it is an excellent phone,the best phone I have had yet.No complaints here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt H Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 I don't get all excited about 'app' stores. However many thosand apps the iTunes store has, I still only have a handful of useful ones. Probably the same collection (give or take a few), that everyone else has on their phones. I usually log onto the app store every few days and find nothing new of interest. Quality not quantity. The reduced number of apps available for the Nokia won't be a contract breaker for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martini Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 I don't get all excited about 'app' stores. However many thosand apps the iTunes store has, I still only have a handful of useful ones. Probably the same collection (give or take a few), that everyone else has on their phones. I usually log onto the app store every few days and find nothing new of interest. Quality not quantity. The reduced number of apps available for the Nokia won't be a contract breaker for me. Agreed - but people want "apps" these days, and average joe doesn't understand quality, only large numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewen Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 I think it looks nice. Not as nice as an iPhone4, but nice anyway. Looks a bit like an older iPhone wearing an anodised bumper ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 I don't get all excited about 'app' stores. However many thosand apps the iTunes store has, I still only have a handful of useful ones. Probably the same collection (give or take a few), that everyone else has on their phones. I usually log onto the app store every few days and find nothing new of interest. Quality not quantity. The reduced number of apps available for the Nokia won't be a contract breaker for me. You know those "handful of useful ones" you have now? They won't be available in Ovi. If you want a basic offering that works out of the box and does what you need then the N8 might be a decent option, if you want a phone that you can adjust to meet other needs then I suspect Symbian will prevent this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt H Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 You know those "handful of useful ones" you have now? They won't be available in Ovi. I presume for the fundemental ones there will be an equivelent, or I'll just have to result in doing in the old fashion way and use the brower and bookmark stuff. Like I said, it's not a deal breaker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aman00123 Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 N900 uses Ovi store aswell as a whole load of other open source ones so pretty much most of the apps are "useful ones" If there's one that you want there are actually forums you can post on to request and someone, somewhere will most likely write the app for you! Now I love Apple products, so will probably end up going back to an iPhone but.... the good thing about Maemo 5 is that it's open source so you can do a lot more with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 The demo video on the orginal link looks like a rip off of the way the HTC home screen works. The problem with copying a rival is the individuality is gone. I doubt the Nokia will have anything over the HTC/Iphone, other than shiney trinkets. Cue Geo & Harry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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