Making cell phone comparison can be tricky. Most of the time when comparing two phones, unless you are comparing both phones on the same service provider, and both phones have the same intended objective, you are really comparing apples to oranges. For example, comparing the brand-new iPhone 3G to a two-year-old basic Nokia phone doesn’t make any sense. Obviously the iPhone would be way more expensive, but at the same time would provide more features. The Nokia phone would be much cheaper, but Would provide much less functionality. So what would be the better buy? That is not an easy question to answer. Read more…
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Ever wondered wondered how it is that your phone can sit in your pocket, day after day, taking all the abuse that you could possibly dish out and not flinching? What about the time your phone got dropped in the toilet and still worked(after the smell went away)? Let’s face it, cell phones take a lot of abuse day after day, and somehow they manage to not roll over and die most of the time. Of course, every once in a while there are some real duds that make it through quality control, but on the whole, cell phones are pretty reliable little devices.
If you’ve ever wondered how they got there, you should check out a fascinating series of videos over on Techcrunch Mobile. They got access to nokia’s hardware testing labs and took a series of videos. It’s extremely cool and will give you a new respect for what your phone goes through before it ever even touches your hands.
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NokNok is reporting a rather interesting rumor — Apple will be releasing a version of iTunes for S60 in January. Â It’s a very intriguing thought.
On one hand, it’s completely illogical. Â Why would they support other phones? Â Why not just drive more users to the iPhone?
On the other hand, it will increase the reach of the iTunes Store, resulting in more sales. Â Anything to drive more sales to the store must be a good thing, right?
I tend to agree with NokNok that this won’t really happen, but you never know. Â Here are a couple of teaser screenshots for you:
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We posted previously about when the Nokia N96 might ship (July? October?) and we were wrong both times — it’s shipping now!  The phone will cost 550€ before taxes and subsidies, which seems a bit steep to me.  Maybe I’m missing something, but isn’t it just an N95 with more memory and a slightly larger screen?  Don’t get me wrong, I loved my N95, but the cost seems a bit steep.
Still, if you’ve got the money, this is a great phone to have.
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Despite all of the buzz we’ve seen lately, including a hastily-assembled firmware update, it seems that that hardware in the iPhone 3G is pretty solid.
A Swedish company decided to find out, and took their iPhone to a test facility made for this kind of thing. They ran a variety of tests on the phone, as well as on a Sony Ericsson P1 and a Nokia N73. The testing confirms that they’re all about equal.
So what to make of it? It seems to me that we might be looking at some software issues, a fact that Apple essentially gave away when pushing out the 2.0.2 update. Hopefully their next update can continue to improve on it, since the hardware appears to be in good shape.
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According to The Symbian Blog, Nokia’s N96 will begin shipping in early October. The phone is the follow-up to their very popular N95, and it remains largely the same. The main changes are an increase in memory (16GB) and a polished, black exterior.
I had an N95 for a while and it was a great phone. The N96 looks to make it even more attractive.
If money wasn’t an option, would you rather have a 3G iPhone or the N96?
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The first screenshots from Nokia’s upcoming S60 “touch” UI have been leaked, and they’re looking pretty good. Check ‘em out below:
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We knew it was coming sometime this year, but according to Unwired View the Nokia N96 might start shipping on July 31.
The only big surprise so far is the price. It’s going to be an awesome phone, but the price is going to be somewhere around $1200! I love my N95 and would surely like to have an N96, but that price might put it out of reach for a lot of people. Hopefully they’ll revise it down by a few hundred before it’s released.
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We thought it would be sometime next month, but the updated firmware for the N95-3 has been released today. Version 20.2.011 brings us:
- Demand paging
- Flash Lite 3 (in the browser!)
- Web Run Time
- Idle Screen Nokia Search
- “Significant performace improvements”
I’ve played with it for a few minutes, and I can certainly vouch for the performance improvements. As others have said, the camera is much faster.
Be sure to perform a full backup before the update, as everything is going to be wiped clean.
More details on Finest Fones and Howard Forums.
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It’s long overdue, but it appears that the firmware update for the Nokia N95-3 will be here sometime within the next five weeks.
There’s no word on new features, but it’s presumed that it will have Flash Lite 3, Demand Paging, Web Runtime support, etc. Here is the official word from Nokia:
Nokia N95 US version (also known as N95-3)
Nokia is aware of consumers’ demand for a new software release, and our development teams are working to produce the new software as soon as possible. We estimate that the new software should be available early June.
Please note that your mobile service provider, operator, or carrier may not have approved the latest Nokia device firmware available. Nokia produces many different variants of each product (for different countries and languages) and not all variants will have the latest Nokia device firmware. It is our priority to update all variants as quickly as possible, and we apologize for any delay.
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