Inconsistent features on Nokia phones

lsday

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Am I the only one that finds Nokia is putting out phones with very inconsistent specs? For example, what I'd like is a mid-range phone that has a headphone jack for decent mp3 playback, wi-fi for web browsing, bluetooth, a decent 1-2mpx camera and a small and thin form factor. You'd think one of the million models out there would do that but no. There's the high-end phones that do everything, like the E90 and N95 at $800+, with huge form factors, or there's the low cost phones that have all almost the exact same features like a VGA camera and bluetooth.

Then you come up to the mid-range phones like the 6300 which has a very nice form factor, all the basic features, but no wi-fi. Go one price bracket higher to the 6136: a mid-range phone with wi-fi! But it has no bluetooth and is using the most crappy screen ever... wtf! It's like there is no continuity in the features. Why can't you go from each $100 bracket to the next and find more and more feature added? Instead it's like they throw features in and out randomly. Some pretty old phones have wi-fi, yet many modern ones don't. Some 2007 mid-range phones have screens that shouldn't even be used on entry level phones. And how can bluetooth not be present across the board?
 
N76 doesn't have wi-fi. And I doubt it'll be in the 'mid-range' price range either. But the post was more about how the feature sets are so inconsistent from one price range to the next.
 
You could grab an N80 if you can also stomach carrying at least one extra battery and buy Nokia's AD-15 adapter for the 3.5 headphone jack.
 
Nokia always finds a way to keep you coming back..........just look at the n95 has everything right (at least feature-set wise)...wrong.........there is always FP2.....LOL
 
there is nothing inconsistent with the way nokia position its phone... its about how Nokia "group" the phones...

it is not about mid-range or low-end, but rather what is the phone for and the features are also very much varied, in order to serve a variety of budget ranges and in general to create diversity...


at the moment Nokia phones are divided into these categories:

1) N-series: all those with N first, with the exception of N-gage- for multimedia and have it all

2) E-series: all those with E first and the S80, basically for business and have it all as well

3) Imaging: these are 7610, 6681, 6680, 6670, 6630

4) Music & Media: 7710, 5300/5200

5) Premium: 8800, 8800SE, 8810

6) Fashion: 7380, 7370, 7360, 7270, etc

7) Classic: this range has the most # of phones- the 6xxx line, like 6280, 6230, 6070, 6030 etc

8) Active: 5210, 5140i, 5500 Sport

9) Expression: 3250, 3220

10) Entry: 1110, 1101, 2610, 2310 etc

11) Gaming- N-gage, QD (but this is already a dead range)


Source: Nokia Academy Device Comparison Chart

NOTE: the comparison chart i have is an old one, i added the 5300/5200 to the Music & Media category
 
Yes, I agree, the phones have a specific target as far as customer base is concerned.

Business phones for Business
Media phones for Media Geeks

And so forth. Sure they may leave something out for the next generation. It is all about a give and take. Market\Competition VS Customer Price\Availability VS bottom line.

Yes, very simply put but it covers the basics.
 
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