The Nokia N90, $900 Camera Phone Reviewed

Lord_of_Tech writes "CoolTechZone.com has reviewed Nokia's N90 cell phones that comes with 2 megapixel camera and a host of other features, and it costs a solid $900 per unit. "The minute you set your eyes on the N90, the first thing that springs to your mind is 'it looks a lot slimmer in photos...' but as you take it out of the packaging, you realize the heaviness of it. To be very clear at the outset though, this is not Nokia's attempt to produce as sleek a phone as the Motorola Razr. What it is designed to be is a feature packed phone that doesn't mind compromising on the ergonomics to pack in every last bit of functionality you could ever want on a camera phone."

Comments

oblig

[Anonymous Coward]

Yeah, but can it make phone calls?

Re:oblig

[DarkVader]

Well, I was never one of the people who really wanted a camera in my phone. I did want bluetooth, so I could use it as a modem with my iBook.

So, I got a motorola v551 - which happened to have a camera. I didn't object to a camera enough to bother finding a phone without one.

And then, I was at my girlfriend's business one night - and an eagle decided to eat a pigeon in the doorway.

Without a camera phone, I'd have missed getting pictures of that. So, I guess I'm glad my phone had one.

Re:oblig

[scovetta]

And then, I was at my girlfriend's...

A hundred thousand /.ers expected a different ending to that sentence.

It's Free

[Anonymous Coward]

I hear its going to be free with a 10 Year contract

From the Whoops department...

[xtracto]

"does-it-ome-with-a-million-minutes "

OME as in Otitis Media with Effusion?

I thing you could get it after a million minutes of continuous speaking :)

This phone is a travesty.

[generic-man]

I will absolutely not buy this so-called "phone." For $900 I can get:

1. A Nintendo DS on which to play games
2. A small 4-megapixel camera with which to take photos
3. An Archos PXF-78-MNpL-1 Personal Media Player Jukebox that will extract the photos, sew them into a DivX movie, synchronize with all seven of my Linux boxen, and perform many other tasks that an iPod cannot do
4. A free cellular phone from any carrier I wish
5. A portable DVD player on which I will watch movies
6. A large backpack to haul this around

As is common in these discussions, I believe I speak for everyone in this forum when I state that because I do not want this product, none of you should ever even consider purchasing it.

</coffee>

Re:This phone is a travesty.

[killmenow]

I will absolutely not buy this so-called "phone." For $900 I can get:

1. Hookers
2. Blow

I already have a digital camera and a cellphone and if my digital camera's batteries die after I photograph myself with the hooker, I can still use my phone to call my dealer for blow.

Rubic's Phone?

[Maavin]

How long does it take to fold the thing correctly?

Is there an algorithm out, yet?

Weight Issue

[canfirman]

CoolTechZone.com has reviewed Nokia's N90 cell phones that comes with 2 megapixel camera and a host of other features, and it costs a solid $900 per unit. "The minute you set your eyes on the N90, the first thing that springs to your mind is 'it looks a lot slimmer in photos...' but as you take it out of the packaging, you realize the heaviness of it..."

However, at $900, the weight issue can be easily compensated by the lightness you now feel in your wallet.

Obviously

[Comatose51]

Obviously this is more than just a camera phone. It's a camera, phone, plus a transformer that transforms into a hole in your wallet!

Safety

[HermanAB]

Talking on a phone is dangerous while driving, so Nokia decided to drop that feature...

Re:Safety

[BushCheney08]

But it's always a good idea to get photos of that guy yapping on the phone just before he crashes into you...

Re:Tiny quibble with the review

[Anonymous Coward]

Wow that joke sounds hilarious. Let's hear it, idoit.

Re:Tiny quibble with the review

[Anonymous Coward]

...or having a camera in it...

Uhhhh...