ChrisFilter
Like a boss.
Odd you say that, I fucking hated nokia until I got the N95 8GB. It's the most solid phone I've had since the 6210 / SE K750i.
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Odd you say that, I fucking hated nokia until I got the N95 8GB. It's the most solid phone I've had since the 6210 / SE K750i.
Structaural
in Chatsubo
Purely anecdotal - I've had 3 screens bust on my various Nokias (twice with my last one) and the back keeps falling off my latest one. I've had to buy a solid plastic cover just to keep it all in one piece.
My mate acquired (he had to threaten to move carriers and wait a week) a N95 recently - I was quietly impressed, it's a nice phone. But I'm going the iPhone route now it's being released in Holland, I'll have trouble breaking that screen.
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hiraethified
I saw a bloke in the Albert with a broken iPhone screen last week. It was still (just about) usable but not worth the £120 to fix it he said.
My nephew managed to break his N95 screen. It's a bit annoying, but the recessed screen of the Centro does a good job of protecting the display.
Structaural
in Chatsubo
*ouch* - that must take some doing. My Nokia breaks with about 8 pounds of pressure on the middle of the screen but it's a particularly flimsy phone (the 6280)
Kid_Eternity
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
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hiraethified
The N96 is now expected in the UK in September.
It looks a lovely phone to my eyes.
It looks a lovely phone to my eyes.
http://www.t3.com/news/uk-mobile-ne...the-nokia-n96-will-launch-in-september?=36234
TitanSound
Mr Beardy Drummer
It does indeed look very sexeh. Upgrade due in October, think I know what I might be getting. Yes, I am a Nokia fanboy. All but one of my phones has been a Nokia 
elbows
Well-Known Member
Mmm it looks better than the N95, but there isnt quite enough of a spec leap from N95 to this. I hope the GPS is better than the one on the original N95, which I could rarely get to find satellites. The camera is so great, its the thing all th N95 users I know love, but they dont love the overall experience of using the device unfortunately. Battery life and UI are so important.
One thing I dislike about such phones is the way the network operators have responsibility for releasing new firmware. Being a geek I managed to use the generic Nokia firmware on my N95, so I could move to version 2 of the software which was loads better for battery life, but people at work are still struggling with some v1.xx orange version of firmware. At least Apple got this bit right with the iphone, alerting users to updates and encouraging them to install them.
One thing I dislike about such phones is the way the network operators have responsibility for releasing new firmware. Being a geek I managed to use the generic Nokia firmware on my N95, so I could move to version 2 of the software which was loads better for battery life, but people at work are still struggling with some v1.xx orange version of firmware. At least Apple got this bit right with the iphone, alerting users to updates and encouraging them to install them.
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
Does it have a lens cap?
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UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
Its a stupid mistake nokia keep making. What's the point of sticking a decent camera on it when its going to get shoved into pockets.
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hiraethified
Get a case if it bothers you that much..
dogmatique
merde alors
Looks seriously nice, but I'm not sure I could go back to number pad text entry.
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
Does it not bother you? Most cases are crap giving a balance between being able to use the camera and protecting the lens. I can deal with the rest of the phone a bit scratched, but no cap on the lens seems a fairly basic ommision on nokias part, when companies like sony manage it on most models.
Sunray
Its sunny somewhere.
Its just dirt, the lens is recessed, with a glass cover which you can clean.
No xenon flash for that, so the camera is more an afterthought tick box than anything you want to use loads. 5mp on such a small sensor is going to be grainy.
Still, even with all those spec's, its a meh from me. Its nice, esp the TV but that requires some legislation to go through parliament for the release of the radio spectrum as I believe its held by the military at the moment. Useless right now.
The 6220 is very similar if you look, with a better camera.
No xenon flash for that, so the camera is more an afterthought tick box than anything you want to use loads. 5mp on such a small sensor is going to be grainy.
Still, even with all those spec's, its a meh from me. Its nice, esp the TV but that requires some legislation to go through parliament for the release of the radio spectrum as I believe its held by the military at the moment. Useless right now.
The 6220 is very similar if you look, with a better camera.
teuchter
je suis teuchter
I fail to see how it's a significant improvement on the N95, other than looking a bit nicer.
For me, the one single thing they could do to improve the N95 is sort out the battery life. If I use the camera a lot on mine, it's dead in three or four hours.
The lack of a lens cover would worry me slightly too.
For me, the one single thing they could do to improve the N95 is sort out the battery life. If I use the camera a lot on mine, it's dead in three or four hours.
The lack of a lens cover would worry me slightly too.
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hiraethified
Still waaaaay better than a weedy 2MP one though.
Some people have reported better battery life on the N95 after upgrading the firmware. Not sure if you've done that already.
FWIW, the N96 has a surprisingly low capacity battery, as has been noted earlier. 950mAh, vs. 1250mAh for the N95 8GB, IIRC. Although of course it's possible they are using lower power components, so it may not have a shorter battery life.
It's a loathing of mine too. My GF's 6300 has a vile Orange version of the normally very elegant latest S40 software. I know T-Mobile do this aswell... but I had the impression (based on my 6300) that O2 shipped standard software.
(sorry, sidetracking there from the N96)
teuchter
je suis teuchter
Yes, I've upgraded the firmware. If there was an improvement it wasn't very significant.
The other thing that would be a useful upgrade would be an improved camera. Not necessarily more megapixels - optical zoom would be very nice.
AnnO'Neemus
Is so vanilla
The thing that annoys me about Nokia (and I've only ever had Nokia phones because the menus and useability is idiot proof, just what I need) is that they don't do dual sim phones.
This is really bloody well annoying, because my home is in one country but I live and work in another, which means I swap out my sim cards when moving from one country to the other and back again. And when I do that it knocks out all the settings for internet stuff, so I have to download and reset things. Not to mention that I don't get calls from the number that isn't in my phone. Grrrr! I wish they'd get with the programme and offer up a dual sim phone.
I guess it relates to ties with contract providers but nowadays so many people go from one country to another and need both phone numbers to work.
Anyone have any contacts in Nokia R&D so I can tell them this?
This is really bloody well annoying, because my home is in one country but I live and work in another, which means I swap out my sim cards when moving from one country to the other and back again. And when I do that it knocks out all the settings for internet stuff, so I have to download and reset things. Not to mention that I don't get calls from the number that isn't in my phone. Grrrr! I wish they'd get with the programme and offer up a dual sim phone.
I guess it relates to ties with contract providers but nowadays so many people go from one country to another and need both phone numbers to work.
Anyone have any contacts in Nokia R&D so I can tell them this?
AnnO'Neemus
Is so vanilla
Fo' real?
This is your first post here and you're bigging up Nokia's N96?!?!? Sure you're not some pathetic guerilla marketeer who's paid to big it up? Sad. Very sad. Two words for you: FUCK OFF.AnnO'Neemus
Is so vanilla
How long do you expect to get out of your battery? You say you get two days using wifi gps etc, to me that sounds quite good. I plug my phone in every night.WTF?
Nokia need to make a decent battery, I having a feeling this one is gonna have a battery life just as poor as the N95. Its only slightly more powerful than the last with a load more power hungry chips.
Just to give you an idea my 18-month old htc trinity has a 1500 mAh battery capacity and I only just get two days out of it, and thats using wifi,gps,3g,ect regularly! (I get a lot longer if I don't use any of that, but I didnt get this device to not use things!)
teuchter
je suis teuchter
My N95 doesn't last anywhere near as long as one day if I'm using it heavily. Particularly if I'm using it for taking photos, in which case it can be dead in a few hours if I'm not careful. If they are going to promote it as being a "multimedia computer" and all the rest of it, then it seems reasonable to expect the battery to be able to cope with all these extra functions being used.
Meanwhile, I notice this has just been announced by Samsung and looks like it will give the N96 a run for its money. I shall be keeping an eye out for reviews, and if its battery life outperforms the Nokia (and the camera is better) then I will be tempted to go for that instead.
dlx1
Well-Known Member
as it N96
BBC iPlayer offered on Nokia N96
The BBC said the deal with Nokia was essential to reach out to audiences
Users of the Nokia N96 are to be among the first with the ability to run the BBC's iPlayer on their mobile phones.
From 1 October a purpose-built application will be available to download via the BBC website and will also be pre-loaded on some handsets.
BBC
how big is the screen, still don't get watching telly on a small screen (phone)
BBC iPlayer offered on Nokia N96
The BBC said the deal with Nokia was essential to reach out to audiences
Users of the Nokia N96 are to be among the first with the ability to run the BBC's iPlayer on their mobile phones.
From 1 October a purpose-built application will be available to download via the BBC website and will also be pre-loaded on some handsets.
BBC
how big is the screen, still don't get watching telly on a small screen (phone)
I'm fairly sure all Nokias are maxed at 320x240. The iPlayer was debuted at 480x320 (iPhone) so this is good news for Nokia owners, but not an advancement for iPlayer. I find video at the double (480) res ok for a bit of bed time watching. I think half that res would be... Half as good?
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