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Nokia N9 review: Once in a lifetime

14 October 2011 | Read the review | Post your comment
Nokia N9 review: Once in a lifetime - read the full textWhen the first touch-only OS debuts on one of the hottest pieces of hardware this year, you can bet we want a piece of the action. Windows Phone is where Nokia want your attention, but it might turn out that MeeGo is the place you want to be. Not shown much love by its own maker...

 

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> In reply to Fe @ 2011-10-24 16:21 from 8UWd - click to readJust downloaded my update :)

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  • 2011-11-08 13:27
  • mInh

gsmarena can always write so well. :)


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  • 2011-11-08 13:26
  • PS6j

atleast gsmarena shud have mentioned some bummers such as no alphanumeric keypad in messaging plus the biggest bummer is that the led flash cannot be used during video recording..i bought it... :(
now tell me its not a xenon its a dual led flash but i cant use it...whats the deal nokia
luckily enough ive found a led flashlight app that i run in the background then i open camera to shoot videos and it helps..otherwise the n9 videos rec is a letdown by not allowing the led light....
and sometimes the still camera doesnt focus on objects itself..not even when i touch to focus... :/ quite slow...
anybody got same issues????
comments???

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  • 2011-11-07 23:51
  • tt8x

> In reply to Anonymous @ 2011-11-02 10:09 from 0Cbi - click to readCan you elaborate please?

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  • 2011-11-07 15:30
  • vGMQ

> In reply to ACI @ 2011-10-31 10:04 from Ya9e - click to readno russian...and no alphanumeric..even i needed alphanumeric in portrait..but no... :(

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  • 2011-11-06 22:26
  • tt88

i work in a call center, for (microsoft), and i have fellow budies that work on the same place but for nokia... i look at the n9, and really fell sorry for him...


i will never,ever get a nokia with windows *****, prefer to sell my soul to the devil, that sftware is so *****, and there is almost no suport for it. everybody knows theyr software is bad, buggy and overpriced. just like the fruit one.


i will buy myself a E7, and the N9 as well, and i will take care of my N9 untill i die, that phone doesnt deserve to die in that way because of the Elop.

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  • 2011-11-05 10:15
  • LESe

> In reply to Savor @ 2011-10-24 04:11 from Y7Tr - click to readyou are right, once in a lifetime.
long life to the n9!

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  • 2011-11-05 10:11
  • LESe

can gsmarena correcT?

there is a fm radio, but its no ready, hardware is there.

flash is doable, firefox mobile can do it

document edition. google docs work, but freoffice should work

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  • 2011-11-04 04:57
  • Pv9c

> In reply to Anonymous @ 2011-10-28 23:45 from vCZK - click to readYes it is possible to connect to those networks

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  • 2011-11-03 12:32
  • LBHv

I think its a great phone regardless its imperfections... Cause People never cease on finding one.

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  • 2011-11-02 23:36
  • fu%U

i put on my n9 a software with manual equalizer. the sound improved dramatically, it sound as powerful as iphone 4 now

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  • 2011-11-02 10:09
  • 0Cbi
  • The Boy with Red Hat
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"Without users, developers won’t be too interested in MeeGo either. And the limited number of apps is the platform's biggest weakness."

Very true indeed....

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  • 2011-11-01 19:53
  • Pr@3

I'm one of the few lucky enough to own this phone. It is an absolutely pleasure to use and the feature and service integration is top notch. It is truly a horrible tragedy that more people won't get to experience this operating system. The phone truly is as close to perfect as it appears.

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  • 2011-10-31 20:43
  • eeuJ

Hi all! I have 2 quick, but important questions, at least to me: Does this phone have multi-language support out of the box(need Russian) and if this phone not only has Portrait QWERTY, but also Alphanumeric T9 as most Nokia phones have?

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  • 2011-10-31 10:04
  • Ya9e

> In reply to MJ @ 2011-10-30 09:36 from vjtF - click to readJust using swyping motions may seem innovative but it will get annoying when you're flicking through songs and keep closing the app. Metro UI is very nice. Windows Phone is smooth and simple. Not enough developer support for the N9 either. It was dommed even before its release.

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  • 2011-10-31 09:22
  • 2GaM

To many smartphone nowadays uses Windows for their Phone OS. NO more individual identity.

The N9 is very unique, it is a limited edition of elegance, simplicity, identity and one heck of an OS. And if you own one, you'll be the same.

I'd rather have this phone than those incoming Nokia Windows based OS phones (Nokia Lumia 800 and Lumia 710).

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  • 2011-10-30 09:36
  • vjtF

hi, may i please know whether is it possible for the Nokia N9 to connect to a wifi network in a school or uni where you'll need a username and password?
if i'm not mistaken it's PEAP+MSCHAPv2..

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  • 2011-10-28 23:45
  • vCZK

this is a great phone.. THIS IS MY DREAM PHONE.
i live here in the Philiippines.
my brother is working in Saudi Arabia and N9 is cheaper there.
so he would buy me one for my Birthday! :)

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  • 2011-10-28 08:05
  • RxnW

> In reply to Fe @ 2011-10-24 16:21 from 8UWd - click to readYou really need to get a clue...

[it will NOT have any support from nokia,]

Nokia has said officially several times now, from various levels of management, that there'll be support for "years".
They were even more explicit recently by saying: there'll be at least 2 major updates, & several minor updates/bug-fixes till 2015.
This is in stark contrast to the absence of similar such statements they made for the N900, which was always "step 5 of 6".
Where does all this misinformation come from, people are constantly repeating it.
Is it just assumptions people are making because Nokia's abandoned MeeGo?

[it will NOT sell million of units because less than 10000 will be produced in entire world.]

Reports about 1wk ago from 'main' factory cited 9000/day.
So much for Eldar's FUD about only 92k N9's being made.
He originally linked that figure to the N950, & then conveniently shifted it to the N9.
He then even tried to raise the no's a little.
The guy's a walking/talking FUD machine, no credibility whatsoever.

[Please, FEW, really FEW apps are in nokia store.]

See my earlier post on the previous page about apps.

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  • 2011-10-27 11:21
  • i2fM

i can't understand why people keep on comparing phones.
phones are just like human because they are made by human.
JUST LIKE ME AND YOU.
we are IMPERFECT! because nobody is perfect. right?
N9 (BLACK/MAGENTA) would be my dream phone always and forever.

so please just STOP comparing.
if you dont like it. FINE.
if you like it! FINE.

as simple as that!


~ Andrian

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  • 2011-10-27 11:00
  • RxnW
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