Nokia N9 - user opinions and reviews
- Claro
- 7q5
AnonD-26593, 12 Nov 2011The Nokia N9 comes in two versions - 16 GB and 64 GB - which is the size of its internal stora... more...Guy! to be honest if the fone have maximum inbuilt memory says GB64, its only 1/3 the price of external memory if purchase separately.
I think you re a new comer in computer world.
- Tecnocraft
- 7q5
AnonD-23045, 12 Nov 2011yeah....but the problem is i still dint get micro sim card.... still confused whether to apply... moreHai fan, don't worry about micro sim, just browsing the networks to know how to cut normal sim to micro sim without losing any functionality.
Using simple scissor or razor blade and scale.........very safe to prepare self micro sim as we all did for......
- AnonD-26593
- t}Y
AnonD-29453, 11 Nov 2011hey three things...
1) whats the internal free available memory of a brand new n9 16gb...mine... moreThe Nokia N9 comes in two versions - 16 GB and 64 GB - which is the size of its internal storage memory, i.e. space available for user installable applications and data (e.g. documents, music files, videos, etc).
As the N9 does not have a memory card slot and therefore it is not possible to further expand its storage space should you at some point need more, it is very important to choose the right version.
Obviously, the 64 GB version is better, period. But it is also more expensive. Therefore, we suggest that you carefully calculate how much space you usually need on your smartphone for storing your data, taking into consideration some important facts described below.
What majority of people planning to buy the N9 don't really know is that while the 16 GB and 64 GB versions indeed contain 16 and 64 GB of storage memory respectively, it is not a contiguous block and cannot be used directly to store THIS MUCH of any kind of data.
The advertised 16 or 64 GB is the total size and as such it is true, but (what is not clearly mentioned) it is PARTITIONED (divided) into several separate filesystems (or partitions), serving different purposes and allowing the user to put there different kind of data:
rootfs (/dev/root/): contains the operating system and it's also where all 3rd party applications get installed. Its size is 4 GB
home (/home/): used by the operating system to store various kinds of config files, databases (e.g. contacts or messages), etc. Even though many of these files contain user data, users don't have direct access to this file system; it is used by the operating system. Its size is 2 GB.
MyDocs (/home/user/MyDocs/): that's the partition where you can freely place your files like pictures, music, videos, documents, etc. It's the ONLY filesystem made available to the user and directly accessible for him, where any kind of files can be stored without any restrictions. That's the disk you see when you connect your N9 to your PC via USB. Its size on the N9 16 GB is about 9 GB and on the 64 GB version it is around 57 GB.
some other filesystems (e.g. tmp) which are just several hundred MB in total, i.e. not really important.
As you can see from the above, the N9 16 GB actually offers you a 4 GB partition for installing software (of which ~ 1 GB is already used by the operating system, so around 3 GB remains free for installable apps) and a 9 GB partition for storing data (pictures, videos, music, etc). In case of the 64 GB version it is 4 GB and 57 GB, respectively.
Long story short, on both the 16 GB and 64 GB version you can install up to around 3 GB of 3rd party apps, which means that the 64 GB version does NOT offer any advantages in this regard. It is space for user data (pictures, music, videos, ...) that's considerably larger on the 64 MB version: 57 GB vs. 9 GB, i.e. 48 GB more. And that's the most important thing to take into consideration when choosing the right version of the device. For the additional money you pay for the 64 GB version you get 48 GB more for your data. If you decide to pay less and get the 16 GB version, be aware that for your MP3's and video clips you will get not more than 9 GB. On the other hand, paying considerably more for the 64 GB variant, you will NOT be able to install on it more apps than on the 16 GB model, i.e. up to around 3 GB in both cases.
Hopefully it's clear now :-)
- eric
- PSx
the PR 1.1 update is available on the market..& now the phone is cool.. MeeGo is so awsome.. I have never seen such an OS..! moreover the android can't be compared to this MeeGo.. its a lot better than android..! i just done a hands on experience from the Nokia centre..and am satisfied..
- daisuke white winter
- tug
i like n9,luv nokia!
- AnonD-29433
- KFQ
AnonD-23045, 12 Nov 2011tats cool..... jus take the Dubai metro and get down at Mall of the Emirates station...the mom... moreThnx sallubhai, i guess its probably on the left side before Jumbo electronics.... Neways will buy the beast soon. and its good that PR 1.1 is already out with huge changes and updates.. And request to alll guys... dont leave the support for this phone... Its a new revolutionary device in toddays world..
- AnonD-23045
- 3xL
AnonD-13986, 12 Nov 2011You're just in time for the PR 1.1 updateyeah....but the problem is i still dint get micro sim card.... still confused whether to apply for new number or to jus cut the existin sim card into micro sim card
- AnonD-13986
- IWb
AnonD-23045, 12 Nov 2011tats cool..... jus take the Dubai metro and get down at Mall of the Emirates station...the mom... moreYou're just in time for the PR 1.1 update
- AnonD-5927
- i55
if there a way of turning off screen auto brightness?
- AnonD-23045
- 3xL
AnonD-26593, 12 Nov 2011thank u so much sallu for the information. I just checkd here at nokia store in India. They sa... morewell... tat definitely is a good news....but am sure its gonna cost more than 30,000 in India
- AnonD-23045
- 3xL
AnonD-29433, 12 Nov 2011Thanx sallu.. then mall of emirates is the place to be.. and 2600 aed is ok with me too. Kinda... moretats cool..... jus take the Dubai metro and get down at Mall of the Emirates station...the moment u enter tat mall through tat station, u will find the nokia store
Good luck pal.... Insha Allah...
- AnonD-12237
- v69
AnonD-26593, 11 Nov 2011dear mr james, although nokia(to b precise mr elop) said that n9 will b nokias last device on ... moreone problem i fnd with meego is you don'T get notified on the updates. you like in symbian. u have to uninstall the app and install thr new version manually
- AnonD-26593
- YT1
thank u so much sallu for the information. I just checkd here at nokia store in India. They say that this phone may hit the indian stores hopefully in the end of the year.. Finger crossed.!
- AnonD-29433
- 7tF
AnonD-23045, 12 Nov 2011@Ruplee76 @Blazing Bird I bought it from "Mall Of The Emirates". They have Nokia... moreThanx sallu.. then mall of emirates is the place to be.. and 2600 aed is ok with me too. Kinda decent price as expected for such a popular loved device... Will buy it soon Inshallah..
- AnonD-29433
- 7tF
AnonD-26593, 12 Nov 2011sallubhai, where EXACTLY in Dubai did u get this phone from? Any detail address? I hav a frien... moreyah Mr. Ruplee i am in damn crazy need of this phone after watching review videos and software tour vids.. I madly want this phone soon.. Hope that the developers support is as much as the support of Lovers Of N9.. Cheers..
- AnonD-12237
- v69
AnonD-29453, 11 Nov 2011hey three things... 1) whats the internal free available memory of a brand new n9 16gb...mine... morethe total memory 15.79gb its partitioned into into 3 parts. 4.2gb for apps installed, 2.1gb for app data, and 9.5gb for user data
- Ltd.
- Xuf
next time I play NFC games with my gf.
- papawinx
- Hxd
all stores, mostly i see here in uae on the demo unit of the N9 the usb port plastic cover get easily damaged, is it a low quality made plastic or the sales people don't know how to open that cover, or maybe lack of instructions, or maybe different material on the actual retail unit. nokia plans to include swipe UI in the future NWP handsets and some stuffs the N9 meego-harmattan have, this could be the last N-series meego-harmattan device? we hope all N9 lovers that nokia would continue to develop 1 or 2 meego-harmattan handset every year with great innovations and useful applications. release the potential of N9 show to the world what it got. on the camera dept maybe this is the same as the nokia N950 devkit, it is held to only 8Mp by the software, and by gradual SW updates it's getting better. i think N9 now is really a hit, more and more people are adopting and loving this beast-beauty phone. nokia connecting people wake up!!! listen to us consumers-lovers of N9 meego-harmattan, keep supporting N9 have a community now.
- AnonD-23045
- 3xL
AnonD-26593, 12 Nov 2011sallubhai, where EXACTLY in Dubai did u get this phone from? Any detail address? I hav a frien... more@Ruplee76
@Blazing Bird
I bought it from "Mall Of The Emirates". They have Nokia Store... and the sales lady there told me that 64GB version is exclusively available only at Nokia Stores....
If am correct then Nokia Store is also available at Dubai Mall, Mirdiff City Center and Burjuman Center....
- high
- Xuf
...edge/gprs networks class-33 made Nokia phone always superior in any platform it operate.
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