N95 8GB wins the PDAE Real World and GPS Tests
Published by Steve Litchfield at 12:27 GMT, January 29th 2008
PDA Essentials magazine issue 71 is out today (in the UK) and is notable for a five page 'Real World Test' between the iPhone, the Nokia N95 8GB and a smattering of HTC, Palm and Blackberry models. Tests included 'Outdoors' (contrast in sunlight), 'Pub' (ease of use when err.... inebriated) and 'Bus' (ease of use on shaking transport, possibly one-handed). There was also a seven page 'Smartphones with GPS' round-up. Read on for results and comments!
The N95 8GB came out a comfortable winner in the 'Real World' test, producing the 'best all round results':
Later in issue 71 is a larger 'Smartphones with GPS' roundup, this time up against the HTC Advantage, the E-TEN glofiish X800 and the Blackberry 8820. The N95 8GB was pronounced 'a well deserved winner':
Also in issue 71 is a sumptuous double page spread of top S60 3rd Edition Tips, a glowing review of the Nokia E51 (9/10, "thin, neat and brimming with features") and a tutorial walkthrough of the Nokia Music Store.
Apologies for seeming like an advert for both Nokia and PDA Essential magazine, but if you're passing a newsagents then make sure get a copy of issue 71 before it sells out. 8-)
Steve Litchfield
Categories: Hardware, Links of Interest
Platforms: General, S60 3rd Edition
News Discussion
Certainly not my real world.
I do not think N95 8GB is suitable for everyone so the real world usuage is hard to determine. However, I agree with majority that it is the most phone like for most of their consumers. E51 is a brillant piece of kit and superb. I am very tempted to upgrade my beloved Palm Treo 750v WM6 for it plus a very cheap barigain Nokia N800. (Probably will be perfect with a folding bluetooth keyboard.)
And yeah. I really do understand kids sharing video in public and laugh out loud. However, its a way to express themselves than exchanging drugs or guns.
is this a joke?
Oh BOY! its official now. S60 fans have gone nutts!
and I blame the iPHONE.
But no one is going to sit at a salesperson's desk trying to choose between the Advantage and the N95 8Gb - the HTC choice delivers a review that they might not otherwise entertain doing, but the readers (whether they know it or not) would have been better served if the mag had chosen to put the Touch Cruise up against the N95.
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Originally Posted by uncle sammy
Messanging better than a Blackberry? Browsing and Music better than the IPHONE?
is this a joke? Oh BOY! its official now. S60 fans have gone nutts! and I blame the iPHONE. |
The thing that annoys me the most about the E51 isn't S60's fault, it's Nokia's bizarre product segmentation strategy where some things only work on Nxx devices and some things only work on Exx devices and some things only work on one particular Nxx device, and ... it's maddening. All the phones are running the same OS, give us the same programs! I shouldn't be penalized for choosing an E-series device with "no Share Online, no Geotagger, no $other_cool_nokia_app".
The phones are running the same OS, stop trying to create a market segment where none exists and give everyone the version that has everything. S60 seems to have taken a lot of design cues from Mac OS, but this is one that they took from Vista or something.
Why are connection groups missing on the E51, and why can't N series phones customise the plugins on active standby?
Still not as bad as Sony Erricson's Cybershot vs Walkman segmentation.
As for 3.5mm jack plugs, thank goodness Nokia went back to those, some designs just work and that is one of them.
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Originally Posted by Unregistered
What do you expect from a company where a standard 3.5mm jack socket that's been around for 30 odd years is considered a premium feature?
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