Symbian in Motion

With the announcement of the Nokia N85 has Nokia killed the N96 before it’s even taken a breath?

There’s a great post over at The Nokia Blog by Mark, which brings up a few points on why the N85 is better than the N96, most of which I myself agree with.

Looking at this from a consumer point of view, why would anyone get the N96 if they have the N85 to compare it with? Is it because of the bigger screen? If so then why does the N96 come with a smaller capacity battery? It surely can’t be because of the DVB-H tuner, that would drain the battery even quicker!
The fact is the N96 is aimed at the high-end of the market, but it has features which more or less are weaker than the N85 and misses many the N85 has.

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For those interested in a pretty detailed battle of the corporate handsets (and some hot qwerty pr0n to boot) definitely head over to BGR to check out a great comparison post assembled by BG himself. The Bold definitely looks like a beast next to the slim and sexy E71 but is a slender physique and a solid build enough to take on the upcoming flagship BlackBerry?

So was I asleep when they announced this bad boy or is this news to you as well? In verifying an E71 spec this morning I noticed the block above on the E71 product page. WCDMA 850/2100? An in, a version that will work in the US and in Europe? As in, WCDMA Band V (Australia, Canada, USA, parts of South America, parts of Asia) and WCDMA Band I (Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania, Brazil)? Between this and the recent revelation that the N85 will have a tri-band WCDMA radio, it almost looks like Nokia is starting to like us over here on this side of the pond…

See for yourself.

It’s been pretty sunny in London for the last few weeks, while this may have been idle conditions to go out and take some pictures with my N95, strangely I’ve done exactly that when it rained today! Looking at it now, it’s probably a better situation as it’s great to take pictures when things are wet, you can get some great reflections with the water and the light bouncing off objects.

As soon as it had stopped raining I went out around my garden to capture some shots with my trusty old war horse - the N95. Even now after 2 years this old dog can still take some decent pictures. It just goes to show again how good this handset is overall - something even Nokia struggle to beat now. The N95 is a true legend in my eyes and will go down in my history as a defining moment in mobile handset history.

Well enough with the sentimental yapping and on with the show. Below are some of the pictures taken with the N95 using the close-up mode and everything else left to default. The pictures are untouched. (Look out for the wannabe famous Bee that flew in)

Looking back at my previous posts on the Nokia E71; The Initial Impression, The Lowdown and The Letdown it’s time to put the final thoughts and conclusion on this topsy turvy review of this device.

Firstly I’d like to point all the reviews I do are unbiased and I personally think you need to highlight both the positives of the device and the negatives equally, although there are levels of both that need to be taken into account. I’d like to finish this review on a positive note, because this is what the E71 deserves! Even with it’s downfalls of having a poor camera, 2.5mm jack and no support for Blackberry Connect it is still a fabulous device. It’s in my personal opinion the second best device Nokia have made (from which of those I’ve played with), my all time favourite is the N82 btw!

The Nokia E71 does many things with ease! With it’s fast processor you don’t get any lag in operation and comparing it to my N95 now it’s obviously clear how slow it is in comparison to the E71. The E71 has enough RAM installed to run multiple applications with ease, the battery life on it is extraordinary! Running SEVEN on my N95 now just shows how good that battery life is! I’ve had to charge the N95 twice today already because of SEVEN running. The E71 removed my inhibitions of watching out for battery life left, it was always there! I never had to think about charging it before going out, or how much was left on the trip home, it didn’t matter!

One other major thing the E71 does well and you’d never notice until it happened - a reboot! Yes, I had it for 3 weeks almost and had one crash on it, mainly due to installing some beta software on it, but other than that I took for granted the sheer stability of the device’s OS!

Physically it’s a great piece of machinery, it oozes class with touches of metal, the slenderness of it all, it’s the envy of anyone that saw it, always getting comments like “Wow, that is so thin!” “Ooh look how sleek it is!” These were but a few of the comments drawn from admiring the device without touching it or playing with it. Blackberry owners were jealous of the stunning E71, because that’s what it is - a stunner!

So who would this handset appeal to? Those that need a qwerty device - yes, those that want e-mail on the go - yes, those that want a sophisticated device - yes, those that want long battery life - yes, those that don’t want any hassle - yes, those that want to upgrade their E Series - yes, those that want to upgrade their N Series - perhaps. For those that want all the aforementioned - YES!
This device is awesome, just go out and buy it!