Now that I've been able to test a production Nokia N93i, along with the continuous focus video I reported on last week, I thought it appropriate to both update the AllAboutSymbian review and also summarise the relative advantages of each device. Read on for text and video.
The N93i is certainly not a head and shoulders upgrade over the N93. Lifted from the review, here's my summary table:
Nokia N93
Nokia N93i
Longer battery life Clearer sound on video recordings Better stereo separation on video recordings More legible and tactile numeric keypad Much clearer display in sunlight
Slimmer, sleeker, shorter Better on-board optical noise reduction on still images Faster auto-focus Option of continuous focus in video recordings 16 million colour display Better Pop port and card covers Better side joystick
The central test, for me, was how the two device compare at shooting video. I set up my tripod and filmed the same scene (of me video blogging) on each device, rendering the clips down to the standard 320 by 240 resolution used on most web pages. Here's the result: n93n93i.mp4, 8.6MB - right click it to save and watch etc. Comments welcome!
And here's the link to the updated review itself, now with many small text changes from my initial review of the N93i pre-production hardware.
