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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."
For one, compromising ergonomics for everyone for features that only a subset of owners might use isn't a good idea.
And another, a phone that costs as much as a mid-range laptop (laptops start at $500 now) but smaller and easier to steal or lose doesn't seem to be a good idea. Even with a hefty service plan subsidy, it's not going to be as cheap as a low end laptop.
Which isn't to say there isn't a market for these but a $900 phone looks like a niche item to me.
I certainly won't be buying this, I thought the RAZR was too expensive.
Bah! I want low signal boosting and Verizon service stabilization technology!!!
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...who is disappointed that the screen doesn't flip all the way around so that the phone could close with the main display exposed? it could have been a cool little phone/PDA convertible. ...alas...
I travel one hour per day, and since my SE K750i is so powerful, I watch re-encoded episodes of American Dad and Family Guy to kill some time. The quality is acceptable. I basically see the phone as a cool gadget to kill some time while travelling or attending a very boring class.
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Whatever happened to reading a book?
I'm starting to feel like some weird throwback to some bygone age with my newspapers and paperback books - and I'm only 26!
Tedious Bloggy Stuff - hooray?
It has a Zeiss Lens . . .
You also get: 5 different chargers, USB or connector cables. Do you have room on your desk for all that shit? Not to mention the great convenience of having to carry a freaking backback around to do all these things with.
With the success of the iPod which does basically nothing but play music how come no one has figured out that there could well be a market for a phone that does little more than make calls. While some may be interested in a phone with hundreds of extra features I would like a phone that basically just lets me make calls. Adding a camera to a mobile phone has, IMHO, got to be one of the worst combinations of technology since someone combined chocolate and fireguards.
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The E-Series phones are being made to compete with the BlackBerry line. I currently own a Nokia 6820 which is the text messaging phone with a fold-out keyboard. I absolutely love it. It seems they have improved on this design with an enhanced screen and BlackBerry mail support.
Check out the E-Series line: http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000193062973/
What are you talking about man? The lens is actually one of their selling points. I even know the name, it's a Carl Zeiss lens. Isn't that supposed to be high quality? Your comment needs some explanation.
reliable calls.
Seems to be a problem in the US. Can't say I had this problem in Europe, no matter the phone, network or location (I've been to places in Norway where I couldn't get reliable radio signal, but the phone still worked).
I keep hearing the argument that we can just buy a phone if that's all we want. But, I'm not finding that to be true.
Again, this is a problem in US. In Europe, since all providers use the same network, I can go to the store (not related to the network providers) and buy a cell phone without a mobile plan. Or I can get a mobile plan without a cellphone. In the US, you basically have a choice between the cellphones that the provider gives you (which is always incredible limited).
Besides, Nokia is coming out with there E-series of phone, which will be without mp3 player and camera (but will have stuff like POP3 and IMAP support)
Je ne parle pas francais.
Should be "...you never really wanted on a phone."
That is all.