Nokia N9 : MeeGo Phone

Yeah its great if its a single core and optimized well so that it does all its work smoothly but then maybe it should be priced as a single core, anyway since this is the 1st meego phone, we can compare the pricing only if nokia releases more meego phones in the future.
 
Meh. It's all because Android isn't well optimized with their hardware that we're seeing crazy configs on phones. Seriously, no one needs a dual core on their frigging phone. I don't care what you do with your phone, but you sure as hell don't need a dual core. :|

Android can't be entirely blamed though. The problem lies in no specific hardware limitations. And if manufacturers are releasing android phones with all different kinds of hardware, they better have optimized it to run well on their phones. But they're just trying to release as many phones as they can. :|

Anyways, not to derail the N9 discussion, I hope Nokia doesn't make this their last Meego phone and I personally think it's not possible at all for it to be the last. If they aren't intending to launch more Meego phones, they would have just scrapped the whole project. Doesn't make any sense just releasing one phone.
 
^^ +1 to that.

Nokia is not sure of success of Meego right now. Hence, they're trying to push it as the only Meego phone. Nobody would bet that Nokia wouldn't make an 180 degree turn if this becomes a success.
 
dhruvrock2000 said:
That's what you'll get here. Great integration with services , a fantastic communications platform , desktop level browser and multimedia aspects. If you're looking for loads of games, this is not it.
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Thats all I want from my phone...only confirmation I need is - whether the Skype client on it can do video calls over 3G/WiFi and is the codec suppport as good as (or better :p) the N8..like 720p mkv's...if yes, then I am gonna buy the Black 64Gig version :eek:hyeah:

also need someone to review the onscreen qwerty...is it as good as the hype? I remember reading dsmobile comments on MR forum and he said you don't need physical qwerty once you use N9's onscreen qwerty
 
RVK2488 said:
Thats all I want from my phone...only confirmation I need is - whether the Skype client on it can do video calls over 3G/WiFi and is the codec suppport as good as (or better :p) the N8..like 720p mkv's...if yes, then I am gonna buy the Black 64Gig version :eek:hyeah:

also need someone to review the onscreen qwerty...is it as good as the hype? I remember reading dsmobile comments on MR forum and he said you don't need physical qwerty once you use N9's onscreen qwerty
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Not sure about video calls but normal calls yes. Codec support is great , better than the N8's ... HD MKV's work well. Very good keyboard, i'd say its close iPhone / WP7 level.. maybe even better.

And yes , Black 64GB version .... cannot wait till it is in my hands :D
 
You might be able to get it via Nokia Launchpad's Device Distri Prog. Its not available there as of now though. Price , i have no clue. Anyways , why would you want it ?

Just read this post for the differences..

Nokia N9 vs N950 : Whats The Difference ?

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TechHead said:
Just like Google's OS releases are named after confectionaries, Symbian releases are named after girls (Anna,Belle), and Meego / Maemo releases are named after winds.
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When I read about the meaning of the name initially, I thought the name signifies that N9 will disappear like a wind...:D

Maybe it will indeed disappear, due to demand...

comp@ddict said:
there isn't any point of high end hardware if it isn't optimized and tapped to it's full extent.

Take X360 as the biggest example
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I didn't mean that they should come up with a dual core or something. What I meant was since Nokia is going WP, they didn't want to launch it with better hardware. But the link posted above (My disagreement with Elop on MeeGo « Felipe Contreras) says why this hardware was chosen.

From Engadget:

The screen is easily one of this new phone's great strengths, though we'd argue the intuitive UI, responsiveness, and eye-catching industrial design are pretty high up on that list too. All in all, we're highly impressed by what Nokia has put together here, though the N9 does prompt us to ask why the company has opted against making MeeGo its long-term smartphone OS of choice. What we've seen today is a damn fine smartphone with some very neat ideas, one which certainly merits the title of being Nokia's flagship. Or it will do, when it launches later in the year.
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RVK2488 said:
Thats all I want from my phone...only confirmation I need is - whether the Skype client on it can do video calls over 3G/WiFi and is the codec suppport as good as (or better :p) the N8..like 720p mkv's...if yes, then I am gonna buy the Black 64Gig version :eek:hyeah:

also need someone to review the onscreen qwerty...is it as good as the hype? I remember reading dsmobile comments on MR forum and he said you don't need physical qwerty once you use N9's onscreen qwerty
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Their website shows only voice calls. If it were video calls, I'm sure they would have mentioned it as well. I guess video calling in Skype would be enabled later with updates.
As of now Skype doesn't support video calling even on Android. Only iOS has got video calling as of now.
 
viralbug said:
Meh. I don't care what you do with your phone, but you sure as hell don't need a dual core. :|
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Try playing a 1080P high-bit rate clip (X264) with a single core phone

If I need a phone to make calls and send SMS, I will get a Rs 3,000 phone. I want to show it off I will buy an iPhone. But if I want to do something more, what are my options. Show me a single core phone that can:

- Play flash videos on youtube in 1080P

- Record decent quality HD videos

- Allow me to multi-task without any lag

- Allow me to open 10 tabs in a browser with full flash with no jitters

High-end phones are extension of our digital lives. Many people hook them to TVs, music systems etc... play videos, games on larger screens. It all requires lots of horsepower.

Yes, iPhone and Windows Phone have super smooth UI. But they are also limited and crippled in their usage.
 
dhruvrock2000 said:
You might be able to get it via Nokia Launchpad's Device Distri Prog. Its not available there as of now though. Price , i have no clue. Anyways , why would you want it ?
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Actually I am going to buy a phone for my sister in next 2-3 months. And as I already asked you in the E6 thread, she texts / chats a lot and hence wants a phone with hardware qwerty. So I was gonna buy E6-00 for her. But now seeing the N9 demos, I am thinking N950 will also be good (better) considering her needs - sms / facebook / music / videos / photos.

viralbug said:
Their website shows only voice calls. If it were video calls, I'm sure they would have mentioned it as well. I guess video calling in Skype would be enabled later with updates.
As of now Skype doesn't support video calling even on Android. Only iOS has got video calling as of now.
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yeah..but I thought that since N900 had the functionality..maybe N9 also has it OOTB.

hatter said:
Yes, iPhone and Windows Phone have super smooth UI. But they are also limited and crippled in their usage.
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You know, this is what I fear. When Nokia comes out with WP later this year, if it lacks basic functionalities like USB mass storage mode, HDMI out and advanced features like USB OTG - which even current S^3 devices have...then people are gonna think twice before buying the high-end phones. And if I am not wrong, the WP at launch will have 20k+ price tag
 
Now some good news:

Nokia N9 Android app support promised with Alien Dalvik

Nokia may have flagged up the vast number of Qt apps available for the Nokia N9 (and its developer sibling, the N950), but the catalog doesn’t necessarily end there. Myriad has already demonstrated its Alien Dalvik system for running unmodified Android apps on MeeGo devices, developer Steve Troughton-Smith reminded us, as seamless to the end-user as the join between the N9′s display and the polycarbonate housing, and promising the same performance as native software.

Alien Dalvik allows app stores and developers to simply repackage the Android .apk installation files and then have those apps run on MeeGo hardware like the N9. Hardware capabilities of the device are accessible to the original Android app, and any more complex integrations can be tweaked to suit using the Android SDK plugin Myriad offers.

It’s not the first time we’ve heard about cross-platform Android app support, of course; RIM announced earlier this year that the BlackBerry PlayBook would support Android software later in the year. Our first impressions of the Nokia N9 were very positive, and we can’t help but imagine Android apps on the sturdy Finnish hardware would be a compelling combination.

According to Myriad, Alien Dalvik will be commercially available for MeeGo sometime this year. The company announced last month that it was in talks with car companies to use the system on vehicle computers, an area MeeGo is already targeting, with BMW, GM, Hyundai, Renault, Delphi and Peugeot-Citroen all signed up to use the platform in future vehicles.
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blkrb0t said:
What will be the cost of this phone on launch? Any guesses, for both the 16GB and 64GB that is?
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Dhruv mentioned that it will be mostly less than what SGS2 costs so expect 25-29k for the 16GB model.

comp@ddict said:
I don't understand WHY you want to play 1080p videos, when the screen resolution is less than 720p. It makes no sense.
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I second this but i guess he means that when we connect the phone to a Full HD capable HDTV then it should be able to play them properly. So it is not only limited to being played on the phone. Because i too have a PMP which is capable of 720p rmvb but the screen resolution of that player is 800 x 400 which means it is no brainer to play them on PMP screen at least.
 
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