LOS ANGELES
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yes thenokiablog is always spot on with release date, every1 kept denying release date of Nokia 5800 nam,even flagship stores in Chicago/Ny had no clue.
*OFFICIAL THREAD: Nokia N97
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nickelbee500
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Well, technically the network slows down for that device only and only when the g device is transmitting and receiving.
I would be very surprised if we actually saw 802.11n in the iPhone due to spatial requirements of the antennas. A mobile device isn't really large enough to provide enough antenna separation to really effectively use the 802.11n standard.
I would be very surprised if we actually saw 802.11n in the iPhone due to spatial requirements of the antennas. A mobile device isn't really large enough to provide enough antenna separation to really effectively use the 802.11n standard.
Movie Star In Training
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does it MMS and copy/paste?
Noriel Justine Q
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debating on anti-glare...which should i get?
Also, gonna be using a belt case as well...overkill?
Also, gonna be using a belt case as well...overkill?
Luigione 70
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http://nokiaexperts.com/ctia-09-handson-impressions-nokia-n97/
"One thing I did not know about that I discovered at CTIA is there is currently no support for software keyboards like the two found on the Nokia 5800 (mini QWERTY and full screen QWERTY). This means that you will have to open and slide the keyboard out to enter any text on the device, similar to what we see on the Palm Pre...I think there were a couple of options (handwriting and a phone keypad) that were supported though and am now wondering if the particular software build on the devices I saw just had the two other keyboard modes removed or if this is what we will see when the device ships out in a month or so. I?ll have to keep my eye on this functionality."
Can anyone dispute this?
"One thing I did not know about that I discovered at CTIA is there is currently no support for software keyboards like the two found on the Nokia 5800 (mini QWERTY and full screen QWERTY). This means that you will have to open and slide the keyboard out to enter any text on the device, similar to what we see on the Palm Pre...I think there were a couple of options (handwriting and a phone keypad) that were supported though and am now wondering if the particular software build on the devices I saw just had the two other keyboard modes removed or if this is what we will see when the device ships out in a month or so. I?ll have to keep my eye on this functionality."
Can anyone dispute this?
soooo... http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/22271/23295/nokia-n97-on-sale-june.phtml
N97 available in June in Europe, so probably sometime between September or December we'll have it here. MWC showased some nice phones from other manufaturers, that essentially trumped Nokia's offering.
I think BGR summed up the N97 best for me at least... (http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009...at-mwc-four-new-phones-ovi-store-n97-in-june/)
"N97 - What can?t we say about this thing? It probably would?ve been a serious contender for the greatest phone of all time had it been released, say, last year - but its ship may have already sailed. Up for more bad news? Today we learned that despite a rumored release slated for the end of March, the N97 will be available in June. Sad, we know."
Oh well... my E71 still rocks!
N97 available in June in Europe, so probably sometime between September or December we'll have it here. MWC showased some nice phones from other manufaturers, that essentially trumped Nokia's offering.
I think BGR summed up the N97 best for me at least... (http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009...at-mwc-four-new-phones-ovi-store-n97-in-june/)
"N97 - What can?t we say about this thing? It probably would?ve been a serious contender for the greatest phone of all time had it been released, say, last year - but its ship may have already sailed. Up for more bad news? Today we learned that despite a rumored release slated for the end of March, the N97 will be available in June. Sad, we know."
Oh well... my E71 still rocks!
A lot of people are trying to scare you off from buying it because they are afraid that if this device is very successful, Nokia will feel that they won't have to innovate anymore and will keep using "outdated" hardware. For all the people complaining that the processor is 2 years old, do you throw out your PC every time a new Pentium chip comes out because you're using "outdated" hardware? (BTW, anybody check out the complete aboutface that GSMArena did on the N97? I can't wait for their review because it's going to be positively negative.)
The spec whores and blog sites seem to think that if Nokia doesn't use 1GHz CPUs and 394MB of RAM in a cell phone, everyone will stop developing for S60 and Symbian, and they'll fall behind operating systems that stack their devices with tech but don't support multitasking (Apple) or are so mired in their Enterprise roots that they have to trick people into thinking that they are making devices that aren't business tools (RIM), never mind the fact that there are more S60 powered devices in the hands of people than any other OS. Although I still kinda believe that Windows doesn't belong anywhere near my phone, I like what you can do with WinMo. I haven't used WebOS yet and played with Android for about 5 minutes in a Rogers store yesterday so I can't comment.
You wanna know why the S60 community feels like a cult and gets little to no press and most people around the world don't know what the hell S60 is? Because it doesn't have a fancy name with no meaning? It's strictly business when it comes to the OS version names and updates. No cute names like Android and updates like Cupcake and Donut (the non-sensical Google marketing machine people). Good OS's are like porn, it sells itself based on its consumers' taste. But I digress
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The spec whores and blog sites seem to think that if Nokia doesn't use 1GHz CPUs and 394MB of RAM in a cell phone, everyone will stop developing for S60 and Symbian, and they'll fall behind operating systems that stack their devices with tech but don't support multitasking (Apple) or are so mired in their Enterprise roots that they have to trick people into thinking that they are making devices that aren't business tools (RIM), never mind the fact that there are more S60 powered devices in the hands of people than any other OS. Although I still kinda believe that Windows doesn't belong anywhere near my phone, I like what you can do with WinMo. I haven't used WebOS yet and played with Android for about 5 minutes in a Rogers store yesterday so I can't comment.
You wanna know why the S60 community feels like a cult and gets little to no press and most people around the world don't know what the hell S60 is? Because it doesn't have a fancy name with no meaning? It's strictly business when it comes to the OS version names and updates. No cute names like Android and updates like Cupcake and Donut (the non-sensical Google marketing machine people). Good OS's are like porn, it sells itself based on its consumers' taste. But I digress
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1700 MHz??! You T-Mo guys kill me! I used to be one of you, but I got sick of waiting for them to actually release AWS and for someone to support AWS in a handset. It's in a handful of markets now, and there are about 4 mobiles that support AWS. None of them are very compelling. I remember hoping against hope that the E71 would have a version supporting AWS. When it became clear that AWS in a Nokia N-series or E-series was just not happening I bailed on T-Mo and went to AT&T. Best move I ever made too.
The customizable home screen is a killer feature for me. Coupled with the touch screen, this feature will let users work exactly how they want. Contacts, email, calendar, whatever, all laid out on a 3.5" screen. Yummy!
As for the phone, I think 5MP is plenty. Bumping it up to 8MP won't help unless you do something with the optics. I would have liked a xenon flash, but I think this will be just fine and dandy for me. Anyway, for serious pics I have a Canon digital Rebel. A phone camera is fine for casual shooting, and 5MP should be plenty for casual photography. I wouldn't complain about 8MP, but in reality 5 MP is going to get me the same pics.
The customizable home screen is a killer feature for me. Coupled with the touch screen, this feature will let users work exactly how they want. Contacts, email, calendar, whatever, all laid out on a 3.5" screen. Yummy!
As for the phone, I think 5MP is plenty. Bumping it up to 8MP won't help unless you do something with the optics. I would have liked a xenon flash, but I think this will be just fine and dandy for me. Anyway, for serious pics I have a Canon digital Rebel. A phone camera is fine for casual shooting, and 5MP should be plenty for casual photography. I wouldn't complain about 8MP, but in reality 5 MP is going to get me the same pics.
levineeddie
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LMAO , above picture is funny, but it's actually factual!
Watch this, may be old for some of you
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1899978
Watch this, may be old for some of you
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1899978
caramel wafer
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Why would they do that..do you make daily orders with Nokia?
lilmissdisorganised
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Don't forget the phones need to support quad band GSM as well.
I wrote this post a while ago in this thread.
http://www.howardforums.com/showpost.php?p=12469227&postcount=1556
Let me say that antenna design is a black art. As an RF engineer that has done some antenna design it's not near as easy as everyone here makes it seem. There's a lot of modeling that goes into getting the correct frequency response and getting the antenna to pass the signal that you want to pass and rejecting the signals that you don't. Adding extra bands adds complexity and compromises the performance of the bands you already support in quad band GSM. The performance of the antenna that is modeled will be different than what you get back from initial fabrication. Even the material of the plastic and/or metal used in the housing will change the performance of your antenna depending on the materials used. Just a change in the type of plastic used in initial housing builds can effect the antenna performance.
Then you need the antenna to radiate all that power away from the person's head so you meet SAR levels. And the antenna needs to be small enough to fit into a normal sized handset. Adding another antenna requires you to reduce the size of the antenna you already have in place so you get two crappy performing antennas instead of one decent performing one.
I wrote this post a while ago in this thread.
http://www.howardforums.com/showpost.php?p=12469227&postcount=1556
Let me say that antenna design is a black art. As an RF engineer that has done some antenna design it's not near as easy as everyone here makes it seem. There's a lot of modeling that goes into getting the correct frequency response and getting the antenna to pass the signal that you want to pass and rejecting the signals that you don't. Adding extra bands adds complexity and compromises the performance of the bands you already support in quad band GSM. The performance of the antenna that is modeled will be different than what you get back from initial fabrication. Even the material of the plastic and/or metal used in the housing will change the performance of your antenna depending on the materials used. Just a change in the type of plastic used in initial housing builds can effect the antenna performance.
Then you need the antenna to radiate all that power away from the person's head so you meet SAR levels. And the antenna needs to be small enough to fit into a normal sized handset. Adding another antenna requires you to reduce the size of the antenna you already have in place so you get two crappy performing antennas instead of one decent performing one.