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Phone(s):
1: White NAM Nokia N97 + Sony DR-BT50
2: Nokia N95-3 + Just Mobile RoKy˛ + iGo BT Stowaway
3: SE z710i + Sony CMTHX5BT, Nokia 6265i, RAZR v3c, Moto v60ci, Samsung 8580, Sony CMB1207
AAS *still* can't recommend the v20-improved N97. but they love the Mini. more to come from them in the next part of the review. that fat C: is looking nice, though.
From: LA area, CA / Levittown, PA / Lawrenceville, NJ , USA
Posts: 14,689
i keep saying it, the n97 mini is the winner, all the way.
__________________ Current Device: Nokia 5800 (Loving it; something about it is just such a solid, classic device) Phone History: |E71-2| |N95-4| |N95-3| |N75| |6131| |SE T616|
Phone(s):
1: N97 N82 (backup)
2: Sold Nokia N73, N80, E71, 5800
3: TMobile SDA
Provider(s):
AT&T Tmobile
Joined: Aug 2006
From: Omaha
Posts: 825
I think the mini is just another example of Nokia making you choose. The only things that I see the mini having over the original is the size and the memory.
I dont think the the loss of battery life is worth the reduction of size.
I can see Mini users complaining about poor battery life in a few months. (after all, the more memory you have, the more applications people will have running all the time, burning battery)
I also dont want to lose my FM transmitter feature. I didnt think this was a big deal when I bought it. I had used other FM transmitters with ipods, etc. and had mixed experiences with them. But the N97 transmitter works really well in both my car and my truck. I use it more than I thought.
Phone(s):
1: Nokia N97 NAM (white) - happy!
2: Sony Ericsson P900 - backup
3: Apple iPhone 3G 8GB (black) - work
Provider(s):
T-Mobile, AT&T
Joined: May 2009
From: Southern California
Posts: 1,726
My N97 poos on the Mini. I do like that C: better, but it's a non-issue since v20. Have added a bunch more apps, had a heavy email weekend and haven't cleared the cache since the update and still at 43M free. I've even installed a few ringtones and themes to C: since I felt that was a better spot.
Don't ignore the other end of the spectrum, nokia. Gimme the N97 Mega (N810 sized) with the N86 camera module, please.
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Originally Posted by RaLX
It's boring watch people constantly coming to a thread about Oranges to say that Oranges sucks and that they prefer Lemons because they are more acids....
Why don't buy Lemons and post how goods are lemons in their own thread or post about why more acid is nicer in the debate thread.
Phone(s):
1: White NAM Nokia N97 + Sony DR-BT50
2: Nokia N95-3 + Just Mobile RoKy˛ + iGo BT Stowaway
3: SE z710i + Sony CMTHX5BT, Nokia 6265i, RAZR v3c, Moto v60ci, Samsung 8580, Sony CMB1207
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6GB doggie-style
Joined: Mar 2003
From: the 604
Posts: 4,151
Quote:
Originally Posted by Snotick
I think the mini is just another example of Nokia making you choose. The only things that I see the mini having over the original is the size and the memory.
I dont think the the loss of battery life is worth the reduction of size.
I can see Mini users complaining about poor battery life in a few months. (after all, the more memory you have, the more applications people will have running all the time, burning battery)
I also dont want to lose my FM transmitter feature. I didnt think this was a big deal when I bought it. I had used other FM transmitters with ipods, etc. and had mixed experiences with them. But the N97 transmitter works really well in both my car and my truck. I use it more than I thought.
+1 on all.
totally agree about the FM trans. it's really incredible, actually, that they managed to get it to work so well. and unlike other apps, it's integrated quite well, don't have to dig through menus to get it.
also agree on the battery. the N97 battery is already, as i've discovered, not that long-lasting at 1500mHa. if i were to use a Mini the same way i'm using the N97, i'd have to charge *before* the day is out. for anyone considering themselves "power users" w/the Mini, this is going to be a problem, i predict.
size-wise: just lemme say the N97 screen is nice -- but it ain't huge. can't imagine browsing on any touchscreen smaller than the N97. maybe you'd get used to it? but not me.
Phone(s):
1: White NAM Nokia N97 + Sony DR-BT50
2: Nokia N95-3 + Just Mobile RoKy˛ + iGo BT Stowaway
3: SE z710i + Sony CMTHX5BT, Nokia 6265i, RAZR v3c, Moto v60ci, Samsung 8580, Sony CMB1207
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6GB doggie-style
Joined: Mar 2003
From: the 604
Posts: 4,151
Quote:
Originally Posted by josesxi
I can believe some of you guys are falling for this again.
Take a look at what the competition is offering now, and has coming down the pipe.
LOL!! hey, i like s60 and i've learned to live with the quirks of s60v5, but there is actually MUCH wisdom in your post.
everyone is bringing bigger and badder guns to the what promises to be a last-man-standing shootout. Nokia is bringing a slightly sharper, though smaller, knife.
ill put my money on the n97 just because its alittle more mature. for the people that bought the n97 in the first days u guys had many bugs to deal with. same with the mini. what ever happen to n96 its like the fall of the king.
11-08-2009, 21:55
I do like that C: better, but it's a non-issue since v20. Have added a bunch more apps, had a heavy email weekend and haven't cleared the cache since the update and still at 43M free. I've even installed a few ringtones and themes to C: since I felt that was a better spot.
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