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Friday, September 12 2008

iPhone 3G vs N810

I recently acquired an 3G iPhone just to check it out and write some software. I must say I'm already totally addicted to it. I'm sorry to say that but the N810 is no real competition. Stuff that really get me excited: really mobile email, very fast GPS (and maps), excellent connectivity (WLAN + 3G). The N810 has all these features too but just not in the same quality. Maybe I would be less impressed if the N810 had GSM/UMTS connectivity. The I only have to carry one device and have connectivity in most places factor just kicks ass.

Some points where the N810 still is slightly ahead: web browsing (big screen, flash), the hardware keyboard (nothing beats this on a shell), and of course the open source platform.

I'm sure that I will continue using my N810 for specific tasks once in awhile.


Befreiphone

17:33 | /n770 | 5 comments | permanent link | Imprint/Disclaimer
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nononokia wrote


And yet so many commentators on the internet tablet websites insist that 2 devices are better than one. I'm sure Nokia has nothing to do with that.

Benny wrote

Mamma Mia! Here we go again ...
I wonder why people have to insist that device X is "no competition" to Y and A is so ahead of B etc. etc. The truth is: It's a different device for different people. See, even my N800 is "so ahead" of an iPhone: I can copy&paste, I can send files via bluetooth, I can do VoIP calls... And, most important: I can leave it at home and still carry my decent, small, lightweight 3G-phone with me that wasn't too expensive so I don't care about scratches or it getting stolen. So I'm glad I have what I have. I tried an iPhone for one week once, couldn't even use it properly for voice and text, returned it. So what? Is the iPhone worse than my N800? No. Is it better? No way! We're just different target groups, it seems. And as long as the iPhone-hype doesn't make Nokia believe I want want you have, everything's fine.

whystevewhy wrote


I assume you'll be paying your $99 to distribute closed-source freeware? I'm surprised you're not bothered by Apple's exclusive software distribution model, since they'd never allow most of the packages you've released for the tablets. Thanks for your efforts though, sad to see you go.

Collin wrote

I'm not leaving the Internet tablet crowd for ever
First: The comparison I wrote was my first impression after one week of using the iPhone. The point for me is that I totally love the "I only have to carry one device" thing. I didn't want to say the N810 sucks, because it doesn't I just found that the iPhone seems to better fit my needs. Second: Of course I'm going to jailbreak my iPhone, I already bought a SIM lock free version since I don't like to be suck with a operator. Software that was developed with the open toolchain is not under the NDA so people can publish the source. Third: if I come up with some good idea I might pay the $99 to get into the apple store. I think the apple store works well for the end users - for us hackers and developers there is jailbreak + alternative software repositories. I will not leave the open source tablet world!

Joe wrote

to tell..
is that a) Nokia is laughing about the iphones sold a day. The market leader is not apple! b) the 99$ closed-source approach: is apples attempt so much different than the app-signing approach which nokia comes by? I think the intent of both companys is the same. c) try to compare the development platform of nokia/symbian and the iphone - and then tell me which device is better from that point of view... There is no chance that you stay w/ nokia. symbian is old-fool crap!

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