Topic Review (Newest First)
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| 28-09-2008 05:44 AM |
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Durability and repair.
My sister has an Iphone and one fine day, while getting off the car, it slipped out of her purse and hit the garage floor screen-first. A massive crack appeared on the screen of her phone. She went around Dubai trying to see if she could get it fixed- but that was in vain.
I own a n95 8gb. I'm quite reckless with it too. It hits the ground many times a month, but all it has to show for it, are a few hideous scratches. One night while drinking, my phone fell in to a glass of wine. Since then, it doesn't charge the usual way i.e via ac input in the bottom. I went to get it repaired at some asian shop in Melbourne and they said they'd charge AUD $90 to repair it- but I saved money and bought an external Chinese-made battery charger and battery for $60 instead . The phone still works fine otherwise.
As for the music player, the N95 has a far superior delivery as it supports all 3.5mm headphones, stereo Bluetooth headphones AND has stereo speakers that are about 10 times louder than the feeble ones on the iphone.
The video camera is amazing. I frequent a lot of concerts and I've made some videos on my phone that would put vhs camcorders to shame. The iphone lacks video recording all together.
My verdict? The Iphone is for the fashion savvy, while the n95 8gb- a smart investment for the cognitively blessed. 
And lets not forget that : "fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that one has to alter it every six months" - Oscar Wilde.
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| 24-08-2008 07:28 PM |
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Another Apple vs Everthing!!
Well thats true no wonder apple DRM sucks, but no wonder they make beautifull products. I mean if u say that iphone is better because it has better feature that u r just another SJS(Steve Jobs Sucker), it looks better that is it. I mean who pathetic a phone would be without video recording. ths for 900$
Now herecomes in N95.. I dont mind its beaulti that is all black body.. Feature are at best.
I mean at end it depends if u want to be controlled by DRM or u would like to go for space where u would like to think for ur use, u would like to make things happen or wait for someone to do that for u like apple adding something basic like flash support.
I hope u understant my point..
(My Personal openion: Apple has easy interface cause they dont have much to do on there products.. DOnt waste money on apple.. Its for those who want to showoff..)
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| 29-06-2008 02:21 PM |
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I found this to be a reasonable enough comp. however there is one area thatall reviews seem to miss out on and that is CALL quality. After all it is a "phone".
I will be buying one or other in the next month or so, however for all the bells and whistles, the first priority for me is call quality and my own choice of network. Given apples liking for putting their stuff out on one network initially, I will in all probability go with the N95 8 GB
I have also looked at the htc stuff but a m8 uses one and says call quality is dire compared to all his previous devices
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| 07-06-2008 03:05 PM |
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Sound
Iphone's sound SUCKS, my brother has one and when we take the headphones out and put it on hands free we can barely hear anything
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| 20-05-2008 08:08 PM |
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Just dumped my iphone
Unfortunately, I was taken in by the iPhone hype and bought one last November. By April, I was regretting it! Today I threw the towel in and signed up a new contract with an N95 8GB. Ironically, I dumped the original N95 for the iPhone...
My main gripes with the iPhone are:
1. Everything is web based – nothing can be installed on the 8GB iphone
2. The EDGE internet connection is rubbish.
3. No outgoing MMS messaging.
4. O2's not so cleverly laid out MMS site. Combine this with the rubbish EDGE connection and double frustration sets in.
5. I hated I-Tunes and the way it decided to re-organise my 250,000 + track audio library. A lot of my collection is audio books and I-Tunes decided to re-order the tracks for each audio book.
(At this point, I now have a personal prejudice against my iPhone and iTunes)
6. I was pretty disgusted by the fact that you couldn't send a text message to multiple recipients until the next update came out! Duh. Hello, this is 2007/8, not 1998
7. The camera is a true disaster. Your photographic subject must be perfectly motionless and in a well-lit environment, and not too far away from you.
8. Bluetooth is limited to audio only – no file transfer.
The iPhone is NOT a revolutionary device – granted that the touch screen is quite remarkable, but what most reviewers have overlooked is that it generally requires two hands to operate the damn thing. Also a touch screen gives no tactile feedback.
In my opinion, as a victim of Apple and now recovering survivor, and who has done the N95 - iPHONE - N95 8GB manoeuvre, I'll stick with the N95 every time.
As a final goodbye to my apple woe’s, imagine reading a specification list in 2007 for a “great” new device to be released later in the year that reads something like this…
a) Revolutionary touch screen.
b) Desirable design.
c) No 3G connection.
d) Partial Bluetooth (no file transfer)
e) 2mb camera, no flash, no zoom and slow reaction times.
f) No multimedia messaging.
g) No SMS messaging to multiple recipients
h) No installation of third party applications.
and the list goes on....
Would you buy one?
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| 15-04-2008 08:12 PM |
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N95 8gb
The nokia is a better phone alround. In Ireland the iPhone is locked to one network. HUH great idea Apple. I have a N95 and I would like it even more if it had a touch screen and had the 3.5-inch display......So all we need to do is tell nokia.... and there you go...you'll have the best phone ever.
The only good thing about Apple is OS10, and only if your using Pro-tools.
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| 14-04-2008 01:50 PM |
| matt jones |
Terrible ,
I love reading about how 'terrible' the iphone is
For those that can't see past the spec sheet - then yes , the N95 8GB or even the N95 are far 'better' ...
...but how often do you see a simple case of 'Highest spec wins' ? - the user experience of the iPhone is amazing IMO , my previous recent handsets include 2 x N95's , E61, E90 ,N80 , plus a T-mobile Ameo , each of these handsets has bored me after a honeymoon period of a couple of months at most , whereas the iPhone is still pleasing me after 5 months
The aesthetics, build quality , usability and general 'wow' factor are over and above that of any other handset I've ever used , and going back to an S60 or a WM6 device feels like stepping back in time 5 years
I was talking to a mate the other day who was as obsessed with the iphones lack of 3G as the majority of the 'iphone sucks' brigade are , we had a little race - ( his N95 on Orange 3G) versus my iPhone (o2 EDGE ) , and although he undoubtedly had a FASTER data connection - my iphone was happily displaying the BBC's homepage while his N95's browser was playing the S60 game of Render ,pause, render a bit more, pause , then , just as you think the browser has finished rendering ... the screen goes blank and starts again (if you are fortunate enough to have got this far without getting a memory error and being told to 'close some apps' )
Plain and simple , the iphone simply is better thought out
If it wasn't - then answer me this ....
How come Nokia are working on this 'tube' thing ? - which is quite obviously BASED on the iphone and even dubbed Nokia's 'iPhone Killer'
....Surely if the N95 8GB were 'Better' - then Apple would be the ones working on an 'N95 8GB' Killer ?
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| 29-02-2008 12:53 AM |
| koalorka |
This is not a fair comparison, the iPhone is mercilessly trampled.
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| 04-02-2008 06:06 AM |
| stuart2271 |
Apple Iphone Vs Nokia N95 8gb
I own both an I-phone and a N95 8gb. Apart from software apps the basics are the Nokia has better Mike and speaker reception. The i-phone is better for TXT. While the Iphone has only 2mp camera, the Nokias 5mp is by no means better quality wise.
I would suggest if you have had several Nokias and have had good service from Nokia buy Nokia! I have been very happy with lack of warranty recall with Nokia phones I have had.
The first Apple i had locked me out with 3 minutes of going into Australias network. I now have the next version of software in a new phone,works fine.
Touchscreen Vs keys. Ask that question in a years time and see how many I-phone users are throwing their phones in the bin. I was disillusioned when after the first I-phone I received bricked itself. I went online into the forums then found out that more than a few people had the same problems I had experienced. The more I read the more I realised i had bought a dud and went straight out and bought the Nokia. New I-phone or new Nokia, get both and stop wasting time wondering which one to get...
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| 21-01-2008 05:30 AM |
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just being practical
i am not a very technical person when it comes to S60 and OS X stuff. but all i can think of is the practical use of these devices. i think it is very hard to use the iphone cause we have to wash our hands before we tap on the screen. what if i am eating some kind of finger food then somebody called, do i have enough time to go the the wash room and wash up before the call gets dropped?
another factor is, how can i replace the battery if it starts cutting out on my use time. would wallmart carry such stuff or equipment?
also, do i really have enough money to subscribe with all of these applications so i can fully use them and if i do have the money, is it worth it?
see...i dont disagree that the iphone is a revolutionary piece of technology but for the money that it costs i strongly believe that it should do a lot more than it suppose to do.
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| 03-01-2008 09:52 PM |
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N95 8GB on 3
The Nokia N95 8GB has finally been released on the 3 network, great news if like me you don't like paying too much ro your minutes and text!
http://www.phoneslimited.co.uk/Nokia/N95+8GB.html
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| 01-01-2008 01:58 PM |
| beyarecords |
Oh I see now,
Quote:
Originally Posted by J R Bob Dobbs
I see. I propose a comparison test in real-world use, and the best you can do is, "Bluetooth sync and MMS! Nyeah!" ? So jailbreak your iPhone and install a few apps.
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You're saying that if I jailbreak my iPhone I can have HSDPA support, a properly implemented bluetooth stack and MMS support?
Really?!!?
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| 01-01-2008 01:48 PM |
| J R Bob Dobbs |
mmmyep
I see. I propose a comparison test in real-world use, and the best you can do is, "Bluetooth sync and MMS! Nyeah!" ? So jailbreak your iPhone and install a few apps.
Now, as I was saying: How long does that list take on your Nokia?
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| 29-12-2007 02:52 PM |
| beyarecords |
Quote:
Originally Posted by J R Bob Dobbs
Try this for "Real World Experience". Take out an iPhone and an N95 and lay them side by side. Then, pick up each one, in turn, and do the following exercise:
1. Start listening to a random song.
2. Take a picture of your feet.
2. Show your address (which you should have entered as a contact in the phone) on Google Maps.
3. Search for "donuts" in your vicinity
4. Get directions from your place to the donut shop.
5. Call them up and ask if they have Cruller donuts. As you're talking to them, go to their website and see for yourself.
6. Tell the person, "Thanks for answering my question. To show my gratitude, I'm sending you guys a picture of my feet." Hang up.
7. Find the 'contact' email address for the donut shop, and email them the picture of your feet.
8. Stop the song, and note how many seconds have passed.
On an iPhone, I can do this in about two minutes.
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That's all well and dandy. I tell you something you can try:
1. Synchronize devices to your iPhone via bluetooth and use it as a hsdpa modem.
2. And while you're at it, those feet of yours, forget emailing it, send it to me as an MMS message, and if you do fathom how to send it as an MMS, wait a moment or two and I'll return an MMS back to you!
How long do you think it would take you to do those two simple tasks on an iPhone?
Happy New Year all.
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| 29-12-2007 11:42 AM |
| J R Bob Dobbs |
"Let's try to be totally objective." Hrmm.
Well, I'd like to point a few things out.
You claim the web browsing experience is "similarly good" for the Nokia -- but spend any time using the browser in the iPhone, with the two-finger and double-tap zooming and the instantaneous switching between upright and landscape - plus the onscreen landscape-mode keyboard and extra UI for using web forms - and it quickly becomes no contest. The web browsing experience for the iPhone is "good" - and a mere good because of the lack of Flash and Java - while the web browsing experience for the Nokia is "crap"; the same "crap" that web browsing on a phone has been slogging along in for years. Even the way the iPhone _tracks_scrolling_ as you move around the page, and the framerate of that scrolling, are factors that add to the difference.
You also claim that text entry for the Nokia is "relatively inconvenient". It's not just "inconvenient". It's absolute [expletive] torture. Especially compared to a predictive-text keyboard, whose "buttons" are pressed with the lightest tap of a finger instead of the relatively slow application of force with a thumb. Yeah, you could buy a bluetooth keyboard and wedge that in your back pocket, if it will fit, ... but now you've gone and tripled the form factor. Yeech.
But probably the biggest issue I have with your comparison is that you say the iPhone needs to be "pouched/cased by necessity, to protect the touch-screen". I dunno what planet you live on, but around here, iPhone screens are very hard to scratch. Google "iphone scratch" for a pile of videos demonstrating this. (As an aside, the glass plating also helps the clarity of the screen.)
Also, "Real World Experience" does not boil simply down to "Can you use it with one hand." You say that on the Nokia "Almost all operations are easy to accomplish one-handed" ... but seriously, aside from when you are actually talking on the phone (operations that both devices support with one hand just fine) or poking at your music player controls (once again, quite possible with both hands, now that the iPhone defaults to the music interface in various conditions thanks to a firmware upgrade) ... what good is one-handed use? It's agonizing for entering text, crappy for web surfing, crappy for managing your contacts, crappy for searching a map... Which sure as hell doesn't equate with "easy to accomplish", in my book.
Try this for "Real World Experience". Take out an iPhone and an N95 and lay them side by side. Then, pick up each one, in turn, and do the following exercise:
1. Start listening to a random song.
2. Take a picture of your feet.
2. Show your address (which you should have entered as a contact in the phone) on Google Maps.
3. Search for "donuts" in your vicinity
4. Get directions from your place to the donut shop.
5. Call them up and ask if they have Cruller donuts. As you're talking to them, go to their website and see for yourself.
6. Tell the person, "Thanks for answering my question. To show my gratitude, I'm sending you guys a picture of my feet." Hang up.
7. Find the 'contact' email address for the donut shop, and email them the picture of your feet.
8. Stop the song, and note how many seconds have passed.
On an iPhone, I can do this in about two minutes.
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