Nokia N95 or iPhone

Hahaha, we concluded that in the first page itself, this discussion can never end. Its personal preference at the end of the day, but for some reason I see people reducing the Iphone to a touchscreen Ipod only, since for now atleast EDGE isnt the fastest thing out, and well, ofcourse there's the tightly locked phone as well.
 
Where have we established this? Haven't you "just checked" the numerous complaints on the N95 battery life yet?

Please show me a major review that says the iphone battery life is a problem, and I'll show you 5 that say the N95's battery life is the biggest downfall of the device.

24 hours vs 4 hours when playing music. Should I just carry 6 extra batteries for my N95?
 
N95 Upside = feature rich... one of the most ULTIMATE convergence device in the market... what more can you expect... UNLOCKED Phone for approx. $100 more than iphone with 2 years plan lol, Push email, MP3 player with ID3 support, video recorder at VGA resolution and 30fps (dvd like quality), TV-Out, 5 megapixel camera, real GPS, expendable memory, documents viewer, Fast Symbian web browser (based on WebCore just like Safari), and the best feature of all... MASSIVE 3RD PARTY APPLICATIONS library

N95 downside = non-qwerty keyboard (personal preference really), smaller screen than iphone, no touchscreen (again, personal preference)

iPhone upside = cool looking, great interface (usual apple's), good browser, nice google maps API developed by apple (the one developed by google is clunky but has exactly the same feature), visual voicemail, pretty interface (uh... again yeah), cover flow, cool looking (and again)...

iPhone downside = lack of major current gen feature, unable to install 3rd party apps natively (only through safari AJAX/Web2.0), unable to set mp3 as ringtones, no video recorder, very little flexibility, locked with AT&T for 2 years, bluetooth CANNOT connect with laptop (neither Mac nor PC) or other iPhone... basically the BT can only be used for the headset

N95 has my vote!
 
ive used both....

n95 is a little laggy ok, but not as bad as folks say it is. niether is the battery life. the iphone has its own world of features and setups, good build quality, its preference, so lets just leave it at that.
 
get yourself the n95 as it's much more practical. the iPhone has lots of missing functionality and some issues. the iPhone is more like a novelty phone than anything else, and is more suitable for those wanting the latest gadget rather than having anything that is going to be useful to them in the long run.
 
I'd still like to carry more batteries with the option of 'replacing' them without sending it back to Nokia, unlike apple. So you can go on and on abt 24 hrs of playback, but in the end, they've both got their flaws.
 
IMO, iPhone is lacking in capablities compared to not just only N95.

The only advantage of iPhone to me is it's big touchscreen, which makes it works nicer as a video player. (but with such big screen, you cannot do video recording?)
However, you won't get much good video streaming using the EDGE network, it's only useful when you're on Wifi. I seldom use Wifi on my N93i because outside home or office, Wifi is rarealy avaialble and the EDGE connection can do all browsing and email I need.

Other than that, you can find much cheaper PDA phones or Smart phones w/ the same or better capabilities.

And my friends always critisize those PDA phones are too big (you can't avoid it because PDA needs a big screen), but they never complain iPhone is big
 
Handling a phone before purchase is important. This is why I haven't bought an N75 yet...I'm trying to find a place around here that carries one.

However, why should someone "trust you" about it getting better with apps? Are you developing apps for it? Is anyone verifiably developing apps that will be installed on the iPhone? The N95 already has an established software library, as does any major computing device when it's first released (Windows Mobile, PalmOS, Symbian, PS3, X-Box). If the iPhone was going to have a software library, it'd already exist.
 
Rufus, I felt like typing alot as well.

10. Sure, Iphone is pretty slim but its FRIGGING LONG at 115mm its not the smallest thing. N95 is under 100mm, and believe me, it makes a HUGE difference, basic math.
9. Sure, a shorter, miniscule battery life sucks, but guess what, you get to replace it without a hassle. BIG plus point.
8. N95?s crappy camera is still eons ahead of Iphone?s camera, as made evident with the pictures already posted up using that. And no, N95?s lenses cannot be compared to stand alone cameras for very obvious reasons
7. My P3300 takes QCIF video which is good enough to be emailed, and VGA quality, which is most definitely superior is WAY better then QCIF, which doesn?t exist on Iphone.
6. S60 is a smartphone OS, Iphone?s Mac OSXish operating system is pretty far behind in terms to usability considering there are no profiles offered, no active standby screen etc etc. Lets not make the Iphone a smartphone, its not. It?s a glossy ipod.
5. No arguments there. It does have miniscule memory. Iphone wins.
4. GPS is an awesome feature and on a 2.6inch screen, while it may be small, navigation is navigation, rather than relying on a stationary google map, I?d rather take real time GPS over it, any day any time, This isn?t personal preference, it?s the logical choice.
3. Again, no keyboard arguments there, due to lack of tactile feedback you gota look at the screen. Who mentioned anything about carrying a keyboard anyway? Anyways, quite a few HTC?s/Imates have slideout keyboards which are by far the best to use, the standard keypad on N95 doesn?t make it less of a smartphone.
2. North America is a big market, but its not the ONLY market targeted by Nokia. N95 gives the option of using 3G if you plan to take your phone in countries that support 3G, i.e Practically anywhere outside North America. This once again trumps the fact that, well EVEN if the iphone can be unlocked (nobody knows as yet) it?ll be useless in 3G networks well simply because it doesn?t have it, plus it has no hope of survival outside North America, especially South/East Asia and almost all of Europe that rely extensively on 3G, but then again, this phone is only in US, so that?s like comparing two cars, one with 600BHP and another with 200BHP, but due to 65mph limit, doesn?t matter what you drive on the highway, time taken will be the same.
1. If you?ve read professional review?s on S60?s browser, you?ll know its one of the most stable and desirable browsers out in the market.

Now, feel free to refute/flame me

PS: I dont even own the N95 and I can spot these differences out.
 
Considering how many components to make up all those functions in N95, I believe the Nokia engineers did a much better job than Apple engieneers.

Every useful components add to it, the memory card reader, autofocus lens, dual-core processor, 3D accelerator, replaceable battery and etc, and even the keypad (which I think is a plus, I've tried different touch screen dialpad, I still much prefer the physical click-feeling of a real keypad which I can use without watching it and know I have pressed a key.)
The iPhone is a closed system which make it cheaper, easier to make and to be smaller.

Also, if you have seen those 3G phones in last 2 or 3 years, they're 20% larger than a non-3G phones. Even though now 3G phones can be made smaller, I'm certain if without 3G, the phone can be made thinner.
 
Well, this review did battery test comparison.

http://www.wirelessinfo.com/content/Apple-iPhone-Cell-Phone-Review/Battery-Life.htm

Music playback is good but other usage may not be so good.
 
I got an N95 in the mail today and have been contemplating getting rid of my P4350 to keep it. If only TomTom utilized the internal GPS!

Let's see...

It's not bulky as so many people keep saying it is.

Good build quality. Loose slider but that's easily fixable.

Storage? I can get a 4GB card so I'm good. I can actually get 100 of them if I really wanted to. Sucks to be stuck without expandable memory like every iPhone buyer and maybe 35% of the phone population. Lack of a memory card slot? How 2003

The battery life is decent. Probably comparable to others' actual iPhone battery life. Apparently Apple lied.

The camera is amazing. It's the best cell camera I've ever used, and I've used the top rated ones.

All-in-all the N95 is an awesome device with tons of features and a smallish style.
 
Any reason TomTom will not make a new version to use the internal GPS? There are a few PDA and Smartphones already have built-in GPS and the N95 supports not only Symbian application but also Java application to make use of the internal GPS, so I would expect more applications and even games will be built to use that.
 
Wow. It appears Apple lied their *** off with the battery times. And all the fanboys were saying the numbers were likely conservative
 
In my area, WiFi is more available than AT&T's 3G (it is not available here yet).

Also, unless you are on Sprint, the plans for PDAs and smartphones are more expensive. The cheapest plan for a Treo or a Blackjack or a Q with AT&T and Verizon is $80 per month with data. That's $480 more over two years. Even with a free phone, it's a wash. Personally, I'd pay more anyway to NOT have to deal with Windows Mobile software.
 
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