Lets get this straight – I am with 100% conviction completely biased against all things APPLE inc. However, unlike Apple, i adore all things Nokia.
Now, since i’ve made that statment, lets get on with this review. I’ve had the Iphone 3G ever since launch date in Canada, and i only bothered to get it because my phone provider was giving it to me for free as long as i paid the broadband access fee. It was a good deal, andwith all the hoopla surrounding the phone back then i said to myself, “why not try it out and see what all this commotion is about?”
The nokia n97, i received as gift almost 3 months ago while i was in Saudi Arabia, and is my primary phone currently.
Verdict: If you are going to choose between buying these phone’s hands down choice: Apply Iphone 3Gs.
OMG?WTF?WHY? so many of you may say.
The reason the Iphone wins in my opinion is because the phone is just..much better in all ways. Firstly, the phone is built with quality materials. Now i don’t know exactly what the damn phone is made out of but i do know when you hold the Iphone, it feels nice, sturdy, and strong. When you drop the Iphone, as you will do on many occasions unless your an alien or Oprah, the phone will not shatter, or break into tiny pieces, nor get scratched. Its a solid phone. The Nokia n97, even after its cost of 1000$ during launch, will fall, and the battery will go flying one way, while the back casing another, and you WILL have a dent in its soft plastic shell. Its pathetic. How can Nokia explain such a cheap construction when someone pays such a high price for a phone?
What ticks me off most, is the touch screen on the Nokia. Its complete junk, and non responsive. Often times your phone will lag, you won’t be able click, freezes, wrong programs opening up when your clicking, very frustrating. The Iphone, in my 1 year of use, has got to be the best touch screen interface i have ever used, and i’ve used a lot. Especially because of a dual input interface, which is very accurate (two fingers registered on the screen as separate points). Nokia does not support this.
Iphone 3G vs. Nokia n97 ?Nokia shipped the n97 with a faulty operating system. Those launch phone’s are glitchy beyond hell. For those of you who have one, the unlocking function on the phone will drive you mad. Even with the new firmware update, problems are still evident in the phone.
I have to say, I have never bought another manufacture’s phone except Nokia since day 1. I loved Nokia, but then, i knew about no one else. Once the Iphone came into my life, there was no turning back. I know many of you will get into the specifications and say Nokia blasts the Iphone out of the water, but to be fair, no one even uses half those features on a day to day basis, and when its hard enough making calls, those other features become useless. In addition the new flagship Iphone 3Gs, comes pretty close to matching most if not exceeding most of the specifications of the n97.
A cellphone should not frustrate you, but rather support you, and the Iphone supports me.
Click here for Specs on the two phones.
Signing off,
StoreKeeper
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