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Talk about ridiculousness. Mobile-Review managed to get hold of a prototype Nokia N96 (due out in Q3 2008) a couple of months early.
While using my Nokia N81, I've come across a number of bugs, oddities, and general annoyances that make using this slider a less than pleasant experience. Here's hoping that some of these get addressed someday.
Here's some photos I dug out from my trip to Miami, taken with three different cameras: a Nokia N82, Nokia N95, and FujiFilm Z5fd. You probably already know that the N82/N95 are 5 megapixel CMOS cameras with Carl Zeiss optics, but the Z5fd is a relative unknown 6 megapixel ultraportable with a SuperCCD sensor.
Okay, so I've been carrying around a Nokia N81 (2GB expandable memory version) for a couple of days. It's small, it's sleek, and it's a Nokia smartphone - so it must be a winner, right?
Inside: firsthand impressions of the "phone that feels like a Chinese toy that kills small children due to excessive lead contamination." According to IntoMobile, anyway.
Right now I'm sitting in a hotel room graciously provided by WOMWorld (sponsored by Nokia!), holding a Nokia N82 also graciously provided by WOMWorld. Alas, I'm only borrowing it for the duration of the trip, but it's long enough to answer some burning questions about Nokia's latest and greatest candy bar.
Anyway, a special thanks to Donna and Lucy for hooking me up and getting me out here. (here being Florida)
Stefan at IntoMobile wrote up an in-depth review of the Nokia N81 slider (8GB version). He's got a hell of a lot of gripes with the phone, but his bottom line is don't buy it, it ain't worth the price.
Thanks to alert reader Rick for this one: Head on over to Sybarites, a site dedicated to reviewing the finer things in life - which is a nice way of saying the things you'll *probably* never see in your lifetime, unless you make it as a famous rapper or something - for their exclusive review of the Vertu Ascent Ti.
Compared to previous phones in the Vertu line, the Ascent Ti actually has a very impressive feature set: 3G, 3 megapixel camera with autofocus and flash, 4 gigabytes of internal storage, stereo speakers, and access to the "Vertu Fortress", an underground bunker that can store your personal information. It's also handmade with a nice, hearty mix of sapphire glass, leather, and titanium.
Oh yeah, you also get a complimentary year of Vertu Concierge service.
Sybarites' Exclusive Vertu Ascent Ti Review
The Nseries line is known for fully-featured mobile phones that just happen to ignore normal size restraints. Handsets such as the N90, N93, and N80 set the bar with impressive feature sets but took some criticism for being just way too BIG.
With the N76, Nokia's aiming to get into the thin market, one that's been long dominated by the RAZR. Touted as a music smartphone, the N76 combines the Symbian operating system with stereo speakers and a 2 megapixel camera in a device that's actually thinner than the RAZR.
So how does it fare? More inside.
An Associated Press writer "reviewed" the iPhone, N95, and Ocean (Helio) - all at the same time. The result is the article titled "Review: Apple's IPhone Takes Other Luxury Cell Phones to School".
The bottom line of the guy's argument is that the iPhone is incredibly easy to use, while the N95's user interface is horrendous. And any mention of the Ocean seems to have been done as an afterthought. Actually, why the Ocean is even included in the review is beyond me. I definitely wouldn't call it a luxury phone.
The Nokia Flagship Store lies at the heart of New York City, somewhere around 57th and 5th and surrounded by Louis Vuitton, Tiffany & Co., and Nike Town stores. It's blue, it's small, and it's probably the only store to have its own bouncer.
Thanks to WOMWorld's Trial Program, I now have a shiny red N76 at my command, at least for the next 2 weeks anyway.
If you're a blogger (or a pretty well-known forum power user), you can sign up for the program and get the chance to test out/trial some newer Nseries phones. Check it out.
And now for my initial impressions of the Nokia N76. Full review coming soon.
I had the chance to play with the Nokia N95 for a bit yesterday. My first impressions, only three months late! (full review coming soon)
A BusinessWeek columnist put the N95 through its paces for about 2 months and published his results. Here's his findings.
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