Sunday, November 4, 2007

N95 Vs iPhone (seriously!)

few days back I had posted a video clip from CNet giving a comparison betweenNokia N95 and the iPhone. It looked like a pretty close call. But there is this guy named Steve Litchfield who is considered some sort of an online legend when it comes to testing mobile phones. And I gotta say, his recent comparison of the two smartphones is quite detailed with some really interesting preceding discussion on the comparison as well. In Steve's own words "Nokia N95 8GB is simply awesome as a piece of technology, winning by a landslide (over the iPod) on data connectivity, camera, video camera, GPS and application openness".

Nokia N95 Apple iPod

In a nuttshell, in his comparison it does seem like that the iPhone sure is a pretty cool device... but not really for a smartphone user. Its not as useful or even convenient compared to a serious smartphone like the N95 in terms of functionality and interface. I am sure once the SDK is launched in february there could be a lot of cool software available for the iPhone, but that still may not help alot because that is something already quite elementry and should have been available from the start and yet would not around for another 2 quarters. Secondly, without the tactile feedback (or "hetptics" as they are being called), the iPod is really not as user friendly for any serious smartphone user. Cant waite to see what sort of phones Nokia would come out with the new heptic Symbian 60 phones! Windows Mobile phones are not even on the scene yet. Imagine comparing an upgrade to the N95 with touch screen and heptics with the iPhone or any other smartphone. Now THAT would be totally kick ass!

Bilal Zaheer
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3 comments:

naveeda said...

So how are they managing to sell so many iphones? this guy makes it look pretty over priced. Is it just marketeering? How come i never heard of N95 earlier? Every other mail i get these days is "sent from my iphone" that i'm thinking of adding a "not send from my iphone" sig to my mails.

November 06, 2007 12:37 AM
Buzz Word! said...

thats the thing Naveed, his comparison is of two products in terms of form, functionality and value for money. particularly for a general smart phone users. how they sell and to whom is a different matter. Interesting point though. You've got me curios to see what would happen if every smartphone user signed off with the model or OS of the smartphone they are using!

November 06, 2007 12:55 AM
Buzz Word! said...

you really might wanna check this comparison from Popular Science also, quite detailed: http://www.popsci.com/popsci/whatsnew/d67a76b033265110vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html

November 06, 2007 10:30 PM

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