nokia tube question

Really depends on how you use your N95.

Use the camera a lot?

Like third party apps?

The tube will not be able to run S60 V3 apps, not any that rely on keypresses anyway.

Also, do you prefer touchscreens?

Bear in mind theres more touchscreens coming from Nokia, including higher end ones. So very likely one with a better camera in.

The nokia tube runs on s60 v5, so I don't think every app will run on it.

ya i have a lot of apps on mine and want a touchscreen phone that can run and has alot available as well... I was also thinking about the xperia, but dont no if there are many apps out there for it

The Xperia is a Windows 6.1 device, so it has move available apps than any other platform I believe. But from what I understand, Windows Mobile devices are alot more business orientated than Symbian or the Iphone. Although I have never used a windows phone before so don't quote me on that!

I'd personally give it a year or so before buying a symbian touchscreen phone, give it time for developers to bring out new apps for it.

Do we know if Garmin or any other GPS nav will run on the Tube?

In theory (ha!), everything S60 V3 will work, but obviously will not support touchscreen, and will be pretty much useless since you dont actually have many (3?) buttons to use.

I suspect there will be problem with the resolution used as well.

does windows mobile really have the most available apps for it? i try to search for some and good windows mobile forums like this one but cant really find anything....does anyone no of any good places?

Yeah theres loads of Windows Mobile communities out there. And to see some of the apps try Handango. 4WinMobile is a good windows mobile site too.

adz07 wrote:The Xperia is a Windows 6.1 device, so it has move available apps than any other platform I believe. But from what I understand, Windows Mobile devices are alot more business orientated than Symbian or the Iphone. Although I have never used a windows phone before so don't quote me on that!

I'd personally give it a year or so before buying a symbian touchscreen phone, give it time for developers to bring out new apps for it.

if not the xperia than what other phone out there would you suggest? with capabilities close to the n95 but pretty cool looking and fun like the iphone

after reading reviews on the xperia id stay well away from it speacially for the price of it mate

i like the n85 , n82 , n79 , all are going to be or are great devices

the n85 is probs going to be the best nokia out for a few months at least it will have much better battery life beause of the new screen (oled) add that with the much smaller/slimmer design of it compared to the n95 and the fm transmitter and you have a phone that can do nearly evrything out there you could want , grab a 16gb card for it and it would trounce most phones mate

the tube looks ok but as bart said if you like your pics very much id be cautios of the 3.2mp camera and again as abart said the apps will be scarce for a few months but they will start rolling out just like they did for the ipod and you can gurantee that the symbian developers will be gagging to design a touch interace killer game or app for it 😉

I've heard good things about the HTC phones too, something like the HTC Touch Pro looks good, the HD comes out at the end of november too. The Omnia is also ment to be very media orientated, eg supports DivX playback and comes with up to 16gb built in memory. Again they're all windows based though.

I'll probably be going for something like the HTC Touch HD for my next phone.

adz07 wrote:I've heard good things about the HTC phones too, something like the HTC Touch Pro looks good, the HD comes out at the end of november too. .

I would definitely go for the HTC touch HD. It looks very cool and has got good specs. What remains is just to actually try it out. It's going to give the Iphone a good run for it's money

I read that the n85 is only gonna have 74mb of RAM, is that true? is it gonna be able to run resource consuming apps like ngage and gps and still have a few other apps open and be ok? Also, does anyone no if it has a 3d graphics accelerator? im thinking of trading in my n95 8gb for the n85 but i wanna be sure its better in almost every way

l1nknp4rk wrote:if not the xperia than what other phone out there would you suggest? with capabilities close to the n95 but pretty cool looking and fun like the iphone

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but why not just get an iPhone? Which capabilities specifically does the iPhone lack that the N95 has?

Reason I ask is that I'm also going to be looking to replace my N95, probably early 2009, and as far as I can see the iPhone is looking like the best option.

Sure, the camera's not up to much on iPhone, but to be honest I've always found the camera interface on the N95 slow and clunky, and the picture quality not quite good enough to be able to leave my proper camera at home. Likewise the satnav, not quite good enough to replace the dedicated unit that sits in my car, N95 screen is too small and the subscription for voice guidance is just an expensive hassle.

Don't get me wrong, I have loved the N95 for the year I've had it, and likewise the N80 for 18 months before that, but it seems to me that all the things that were such a revelation for me on a phone (web browsing, email, music and all kinds of useful apps and additions) are all done more smoothly on a great UI on the iPhone.

I know it's very likely that Nokia will come up with the goods and are the true innovators in this field, but at present the Tube is basically an iClone with no great innovation, and tbh the N85 just looks like a slightly better version of that.

No doubt in a year or so's (possibly less) time, Nokia will come out with the next innovation that all the others copy, but at the moment surely all these phones do basically the same thing, and the choice is based on personal preference of looks and usability?

The iPhone is pretty well specced but misses out on alot of basic functionality thats standard on most phones, eg MMS and video recording. Under the right conditions the camera can produce fairly decent pics, but the underlying technologies are fairly standard. The iPhone is easier to use than most and the App store makes finding games easier, but its expensice for what you get.

Something like the HT Touch HD I mentioned before is a much better all rounder and will be the phone to beat. It doesn't have any of the limitations like the iPhone, eg no itunes. It does have a massive amount off apps for it (its windows after all), althought the touch screen isn't as good as Apples.

Could always wait a couple of months too, see what other new phones are coming?

Thanks, adz07. MMS and video recording do seem to be 2 major things missing on the iPhone, MMS in particular I didn't realise it couldn't do.

You mention 2 plus points for iPhone being the touch screen is better and the apps/games are easier to find. I know these are really superficial positives, but they make all the difference to me, especially web browsing on the touch screen. Moreso than being forced to use iTunes, as that's what I use for my music anyway (although I can see that's a massive limitation for non-iTunes users).

You're right, I will sit tight and see what's around when I come to upgrade. HTC Touch HD, iPhone and N85 seem the best out there at the moment.

bartmanekul wrote:Really depends on how you use your N95.

Use the camera a lot?

Like third party apps?

The tube will not be able to run S60 V3 apps, not any that rely on keypresses anyway.

Also, do you prefer touchscreens?

Bear in mind theres more touchscreens coming from Nokia, including higher end ones. So very likely one with a better camera in.

Hi
I want to buy N95 ...whats the features of N95?