(poll) Nokia n9 : are you buying one ?

[elie-7]

the its clear by now that the n9 is the n900 story all over again, well **** it i'll sure enjoy taking that wave all over again, it was an awesome ride with the n900, and i bet its going to be way better with the n9 ......

now after you vote, please vote here for the same poll on engadget.com (http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/26/nokia-n9-are-you-buying-one/), thousands of users already voted ......

now, before we start don't forget that meego is far away from dead, and it will still be the main os for intel devices, so apps will always be coming :D and software updates as well, meego isn't even close to death ........

the n9 will hit certain places only, and it will miss major markets arround the world, what does that means ? Elop is trying to cover up for his mistakes, we all know that the n9 is going to be a hit, but Elop is trying his best to prevent it from beeing one, because he now knows that meego is way way way way better than WP7, and windows was a bad choice, but he can't go back now, and now he's trying to cover up his mistakes .......

well we all know that the n900 isn't a smartphone, its a computer that fits in your pocket, the n9 is both a smartphone and a mobile computer, its the best of both words, think about it for a sec, it handles multitasking better than a pc, and it fully works in single hand mode.............

the device is fully open sourced so yes there is a terminal, and the events view is open sourced so we are going to end up with widgets over there , the device is themable, fennec with flash 10.x will be avaible (note that fennec is the main browser for meego :D ), it can run android apps, its smooth as ****, and you can manage your tasks on it faster than any other device ........

look at the n900 now ( after pr1.2, pr 1.3, cssu, swappolube, all the speed patches, theme customizer, and overclocking....... ) and think for a moment, if the n9 started with that awesome os, imaging how is it going to end up :D

and its way too hard for me to leave this awesome community :D

cheers guys .

[chase15]

yes, keeping my n900 as primary web browser and messaging(might change with Fennec on n9)..

[marxian]

I'm getting one. It will look nice next to my N950. :D :p

[chase15]

I'm getting one. It will look nice next to my N950. :D :p

You have the n950 dev kit? Do guys have permission to tell it's specs?? or sell it??

[marxian]

You have the n950 dev kit? Do guys have permission to tell it's specs?? or sell it??

I don't have it yet. Only a few devs have received them so far (jaffa, atilla77, maybe some others). I think the specs are fairly well known, so I don't see any problem discussing them. They cannot be sold. Click the link in my sig if you want to know how to get one. :D ;)

[droll]

i will not buy it simply because i am not the target market for that device.

[RobbieThe1st]

I'll keep my N900 and if possible get an N950 dev kit.
If I *don't* get chosen as one of the lucky few to get a N950, I'll keep with my n900 for a few years, till something else decent comes around, something with:
720p display
Preferably x86 processor
Hardware keyboard
Open bootloader
Linux-based OS: Debian based is preferably(Kubuntu mobile maby?), Meego, or(as a backup option) Android.
(wp7, ios are both *completely* off the table).

[gerbick]

Doubtful now. Lack of Flash support even in Fennec, potential lack of distribution in my market (North America is still unconfirmed) and I think the people in our office have decided that Maemo is no longer an viable OS - iOS, Android, WP7 so far are confirmed to be supported by us in the near future.

Intel AppUp is on my personal radar, which might mean x86 MeeGo development in the future.

And due to my total disbelief that Nokia would have gone to WP7 that I have to purchase a Nokia WP7 device. Great... me and my big mouth.

[nicholes]

@elie-7
i did not know it can run android apps!! are you sure ???

[bsd1101]

there's no maybe option in there. I really want the n9 for its power and all but I need to test out its keyboard. Its also pissing me off a little that the n8 had hdmi out and n9 doesn't, and finally the price issue and HUGE issue. I want the 64gb boy do I want it; but 750 for a phone is insanity. Not only is it insanity it's not coming to the US. I'm not paying close to a grand for a phone when unless I can buy it in the US and hopefully play with it at the Nokia store here in NY. I love my n900 and will gladly stay with it if I have to wait. Hopefully cssu updates keep coming and i'll be ok.

[anim1]

I would definately consider buying one if it had a hw keyboard. Blend the n9's ui with the body of the e7 and stick a fork in me.

[philh]

Keeping N900 until it dies. If it ain't broke don't fix it!

[Metsämies]

Yes, I have pre-ordered it already. N9 is now in number 5 in Finnish retailer verkkokauppa.com!

http://www.verkkokauppa.com/fi/catalog/22a/Puhelimet

Suosituimmat = Most popular !

[Rauha]

Propably not. Elop trashing Meego just one day after N9 announcement killed the little enthusiasm I had left after February 11th.

500€+ is a lot of money to waste on something abandoned on release by manufacturer.

[msa]

i dont think so.
physical hardware seems to be fantastic, but software-wise it looks like a downgrade from the n900.

[elie-7]

@elie-7
i did not know it can run android apps!! are you sure ???

yes via alian dalvik .....

[kingoddball]

I want a meego based phone, but I dont want another damn OMAP3.. its rubbish! I have an omap @1ghz... Why not bring out an omap4!? (unless I am mistaken)

[jo21]

if i can find affordable n950.

worse case n9.

worstest case. galaxy s2

omap4 its not ready production looks quite limited.

only devices i seen playbook, and galaxy s3 its rumored to run in it. devices we wont see til q3-q4 and widely available til 2012

[Dhicky]

i dont like unibody phone like n9, i need hardware keyboard...n950 is for developer right???? is it mean its being developed before released?, if so i will wait for n950 :D

[elie-7]

some say that not having the option to customize the homescreens on the n9 is a drawback, but in my opinion i think thats somehow a good thing, because with my n900 and the huge editing options, i find my self reediting my homescreens over and over again all day long....... that won's be a problem with the n9.......

[chase15]

Nokia to support n9 "for years"

http://thehandheldblog.com/2011/07/06/nokia-n9-updates/

[fasza2]

Too bad you can't vote on 2.:( Let me explain; I'll get 1 for the mrs indeed, I'll however keep my N900 for now and wait. Might consider an N9 over time if no HWKB device reaches the sheves. Or get some Droid and replace the OS with MeeGo. 2 fingers up:P

[jpfsn]

yes via alian dalvik .....

It's not 100% certain yet. See the link for an interview with Myriad on the same subject. http://tinyurl.com/6gqkpwk

I think most consumers (even early adopters) would want a Nokia commitment that they would provide ongoing support and back this up with future devices.

I'm not a developer, but if I were, I'd say it lacks a hardware keyboard.

BUT...what an amazing UI !!! I want one, even though everyone with any sense tells me I'm completely mad. :eek:

[jpfsn]

Oh, whilst I'm on a roll (and apologies for being off topic slightly) but if anyone knows where the camera button is located to take a picture (presumably on the screen?), I'd love to know.

[jpfsn]

Nokia to support n9 "for years"

http://thehandheldblog.com/2011/07/06/nokia-n9-updates/

I didn't read a definition of 'support'. Are we talking one, possible two firmware updates.

I want the N9/N950 to be as successful as the next guy, but let's face it, unless you're a developer who gets his hands on a N950 (or doesn't mind writing code on a virtual keyboard), there's little hope of a commercial success here.

On the upside, the N9 demonstrates to other mobile manufacturers what fantastic potential Meego has!! However, for anyone who loves Nokia devices; their quality and heritage, it's truly sad that they (Nokia) have turned their back on such a wonderful opportunity.

[elie-7]

no much apps, no strong support, and no guarenties, u have to be bonkers to buy the n9, and thats why we should :D

[stickymick]

Won't be getting one myself. UK dweller so the only thing hitting these shores will be the look-alikes with the WP7 cr@p.
Absolutely nothing else out there that I like. I'd look at a HP/Palm device if things weren't so quiet over there, and their design office stopped producing things that looked like Samsung PAYG phones.
I believe MeeGo is going places, but not on the Nokia train. So I'm just gonna sit back with my trusty N900 and watch for a while.

[Dave999]

Yes. I will probably buy one. But not from nokia. I will buy one on second hand. I will not support nokia in any way since they kicked meego on their high-end phones. If it's a great phone? Too early to tell. But don't think this will be my main phone. Several things missing or not good enough. But hey, nokia still have time to improve sw before release.

[stickymick]

Yes. I will probably buy one. But not from nokia. I will buy one on second hand. I will not support nokia in any way since they kicked meego on their high-end phones. If it's a great phone? Too early to tell. But don't think this will be my main phone. Several things missing or not good enough. But hey, nokia still have time to improve sw before release.

MeeGo has got the potential to succeed in a big way, but you need to look further afield than Nokia. MS simply would not allow Nokia to market MeeGo in a big way. With Nokia's superior innovation and manufacturing it can rocket skyward. But with Puppetboy Elop pandering to Monkeyboy Ballmer, it's destined to failure under the Nokia flag.

[Dave999]

True. Let's hope for LG and Intel

[Uxi]

Not interested in another slab touch only phone. N950 would have been near perfect after the community got cracking at fixing some of Nokia's failure with it, but meh.

Android would be the biggest hope, but they're too focused on CPU/RAM and not enough on storage and convergence.

[nwerneck]

It still strikes me how Maemo/MeeGo consumers have to be so much concerned about the product being a success or not, and getting angry with N9 having or not a keyboard... Do Android forums and Iphone forums have discussions anything remotely similar to that?

[laasonen]

It still strikes me how Maemo/MeeGo consumers have to be so much concerned about the product being a success or not, and getting angry with N9 having or not a keyboard... Do Android forums and Iphone forums have discussions anything remotely similar to that?

Maybe Android and iOS users are not worried about their platforms future, because neither Apple's or Google's CEO has said that they will discontinue their own platforms no matter what happens.

And there are multiple android devices with keyboard and iphone is mainly used for just calling and playing games where keyboard is not vital.

[jo21]

It still strikes me how Maemo/MeeGo consumers have to be so much concerned about the product being a success or not, and getting angry with N9 having or not a keyboard... Do Android forums and Iphone forums have discussions anything remotely similar to that?
yes they do, but google and apple do support their platform , wrong way but they do.
selop pretty much killed maemo updates, i dont know how he managed to do this since the support should be AT LEAST 2 years for devices. n900 barely 2 year old in november.

destroyed symbian resurgence, they try fix it with support until 2016.

and now sabotaging n9 sales too.

and yes people with android and iphone do like keyboards too >_>

[kobold]

Two scenarios possible:
1.) Will the N9 be the only Meego phone in the near future? If yes I'll buy one.
2.) Will there be alternatives to the N9 running Meego? Then I'll check those out and not buy from Nokia anymore.

The N9 does have all the disadvantages already stated several times. But yesterday I gave Android on my HD2 a try and was shocked a GPS app asks me for permission to take pictures and videoa on the camera. NO way I would allow that, which denies the chance to install. As Andrdoid without applications seem to be not a smart, but rather a dumbphone, I'll stick to Meego.

Replace Android by iOS or WP7 as required.

[elie-7]

you know what, i'm going for android, there is some apps that i just need and will never get to meego, such as whatsapp, zynga poker, all the 3d ea games, ........... yes the n9 still has the best ui, and one of the best hardware, but the nexus s will still have a better os .......
open source is the future, and it looks like google is driving the train ....

[verrnum]

hi,

i am really interesting by N9 , but only if the most application N900 are migrated on Meego plateform.

i would prefer a keyboard...but no choice.

Best Regards

[mikecomputing]

Doubtful now. Lack of Flash support even in Fennec, potential lack of distribution in my market (North America is still unconfirmed) and I think the people in our office have decided that Maemo is no longer an viable OS - iOS, Android, WP7 so far are confirmed to be supported by us in the near future.

Intel AppUp is on my personal radar, which might mean x86 MeeGo development in the future.

And due to my total disbelief that Nokia would have gone to WP7 that I have to purchase a Nokia WP7 device. Great... me and my big mouth.

I am still doubtfull buying Sasmung Galaxy SII, the only valid Android competitior. But it has no NFC and i dislike the frontbutton and i HATE flash and I dont want a stupid "ecosystem" I want a fully Linux not some crippled Linux from Google. But I must admit that it would be great to havce hdmi like SII :-(

But yes I will buy N9.

[mikecomputing]

It still strikes me how Maemo/MeeGo consumers have to be so much concerned about the product being a success or not, and getting angry with N9 having or not a keyboard... Do Android forums and Iphone forums have discussions anything remotely similar to that?

This endless discussion about lack of hwkb is pointless. Harmattan UI is portraitmode OS.

Even on many videos with the devphone(N950) people use vkbd cause many apps is portrait.

[violentgoomba]

I'll get one if the price is right

[mikecomputing]

I'll get one if the price is right

My guess it it will not :(

My guess is: 600€ for 16Gb and 700€ for 64Gb

MrFlop dont want it to sell well...

[Dave999]

It still strikes me how Maemo/MeeGo consumers have to be so much concerned about the product being a success or not, and getting angry with N9 having or not a keyboard... Do Android forums and Iphone forums have discussions anything remotely similar to that?

Yes they do, plus if you looking for android you often have atleast 3 or 4 devices to choose fr.o.m. Maemo/meego have one. So the situation is different. And even we like m&m, most of us have several devices so i guess you could say that we are android users at the same time. And when I think about that. I don't understand what you mean anymore.

[mikecomputing]

at the end this seems to be that we all is angry on Nokia. Thing is in some years android is dead and everyone have to buy WPx or Iphone


So why care? If you like N9 buy it! If not buy something else.

this endless discussions about ekosystem flash or what is just pointless in some years everything is gone anyway and people buy WP from Nokia...

Except some Linux people like me that have to stick with non newest hw...

Cause linux seems to be a prototypplatform on the mobilemarket. Not even Andoid will sucess as mainstream nongeeks OS many andoisphones is still to buggy and it end with people go buys IOS or in some years Nokia WP phones.

I dislike to say this but its the truth... Seen it before..

[bandora]

You need another choice (Other).. Because for me, I am going to wait and see how it goes (How Nokia will support MeeGo).. and if I see that it's being properly supported then I will definately think of getting one.

[Dave999]

And how do you see that?

[bandora]

And how do you see that?

I am literally going to wait a year after the release of the N9.. lol! Because as much as I love MeeGo, I don't want to get screwed over by Nokia again. After I got screwed over a couple of times (starting with the N97).

[mikecomputing]

I am literally going to wait a year after the release of the N9.. lol! Because as much as I love MeeGo, I don't want to get screwed over by Nokia again. After I got screwed over a couple of times (starting with the N97).

Wait, LOL, That's exact what Elop want everyone todo.

If none or few one:s buy the device, they will for sure stop support it for the few who bought it. Simple is that. Bussiness as always same goes for other companys.

Personally I dont buy a phone to get support 3 years or 1000000 apps, I buy if I think its right for me.

But at the same time I see no reason we doesntr see apps cause now both Symbian and Harmattan will use QtQuick and most the same UI layer (qt-components with a few differences)

[Dave999]

I am literally going to wait a year after the release of the N9.. lol! Because as much as I love MeeGo, I don't want to get screwed over by Nokia again. After I got screwed over a couple of times (starting with the N97).

I can already see what will happen to you. You wait a year during that time nokia will release several updates. After a year you descide to buy the device and BOOM nokia drop the support :)

I will also wait. Always some android kid the get a n9 as a gift and wants to sell it.

[ankurs]

Yes.

Only if they manage to release it before iP5.

[stew-b]

i think i will be buying one yes..basically i want a phone to do the 5 or 6 daily tasks very well and from what i can see the N9 will do all these extremely well...thats if the UK gets it...

[MyNokiaN9]

Well, I am aiming to win a Nokia N9 instead of buying one. I have entered the Sweden Nokia - Test pilot a Nokia N9 competition (http://n9pilot.se/deltagare/mike-bowen#) and hope to finish in the top 30 by the 21st August 2011.

Please visit my Sweden Nokia N9 website (http://n9pilot.se/deltagare/mike-bowen#) and add a recommendation or comment as to why I should be one of the 30 lucky people to Test Pilot a Nokia N9.

:D

[Cod3rror]

lol, no, are you kidding?

It's a dead phone with a dead OS that will not receive any support, any third party apps.

N9 is literally a waste of money. I would not pay 100 euros for it, 50 maybe.

This phone is useless.

I like to buy the best so I'll be getting the iPhone or a Galaxy S.

[stew-b]

i just pre-ordered a black 64gb at expansys :)

[Estel]

Who would be interested in N9, if soon enough, we will have THIS (http://cordiatab.com/)?!

[HELLASISGREECE]

lol, no, are you kidding?

It's a dead phone with a dead OS that will not receive any support, any third party apps.

N9 is literally a waste of money. I would not pay 100 euros for it, 50 maybe.

This phone is useless.

I like to buy the best so I'll be getting the iPhone or a Galaxy S.

GOOM you troll

[Amboss]

I am literally going to wait a year after the release of the N9.. lol! Because as much as I love MeeGo, I don't want to get screwed over by Nokia again. After I got screwed over a couple of times (starting with the N97).

I am not sure, what timescale would be enough for the waiting period. But for some of us, the screwing started way earlier somewhere along the line of Communicators N9500 or N9300i and there S80 being dumped.

[tuxsavvy]

I definitely wouldn't say N9 is an awesome device hence I would purchase one as a result. However I may most likely purchase one just to keep myself happy with meego developments (no, not interested in Nokia in any sense or form, much like my reasons with purchasing N900).

N9 without a proper QWERTY keyboard like its history of maemo devices which had one is as useful as <insert any Nokia Symbian crippled touchscreen device here>.

I really don't care if Nokia in the long run drops meego and disowns N9 like it did with maemo. The bottom line is that one cannot get a device that has a more fully featured linux based platform compared to the likes of Android, Bada, etc. One can spend days on end bashing meego, android, iphone, mango, etc, etc, etc but at the end of the day one still has to choose a device which obviously suits him/her the best. There's really no sense in all these rants about N9 being the last phone from Nokia when one is a real linux enthusiast. You buy it, you keep it and there's your memoir of happy moments with embedded linux developments. That's all there is to it.

[unfuccwittable]

I definitely wouldn't say N9 is an awesome device hence I'm going to purchase one.

this sentence makes absolutely ZERO sense.

your definition of hence may need updating in your internal dictionary.

[BigBadGuber!]

this sentence makes absolutely ZERO sense.

your definition of hence may need updating in your internal dictionary.

He doesn't speak English. He is Australian :)

[BigBadGuber!]

I was going to say big YES initially,'but will wait for 4-6 weeks to see reviews from the first users. I will not accept a virtual keyboard that is not As good as iPhone, and email needs full provisioning support

[tuxsavvy]

He doesn't speak English. He is Australian :)
I was going to say big YES initially,'but will wait for 4-6 weeks to see reviews from the first users. I will not accept a virtual keyboard that is not As good as iPhone, and email needs full provisioning support

This then proves you could speak English whilst slandering others for being Australian?

[tissot]

Already pre-ordered(blue 16GB) 2 days after announcement, so yes.

I got enough of phones to not fear that if N9 fails horribly at being phone, email, txt messaging machine that i don't have any device able to do all that. ;)

[JamesBond@ge]

I was dead against getting one at first, mainly because of no keyboard. But I'm slowly starting to change my mind. I kind of want to keep up with the times and to keep up with what is going on in Maemo / Meego.

Just by getting an N9 doesn't mean my 2 N900's are going to magically disappear. I will never get rid of them, ever.



To OP:

Can you edit the poll to include the option "Yes, but I'm keeping my N900 too"? It would be interesting to see how many feel the same as I. Thanks.

[marxian]

16GB? Does it not have 32GB built in? SD Slot?

I think the two available capacities are 16GB and 64GB, but the availability of the 64GB will probably be a bit more limited. Plus they will no doubt shaft you on the price of the 64GB. No expansion via SD card, which I think is inexcusable these days. I'm already down to less that 6GB free on the N950 and there's hardly anything on there. I suppose an extra 1mm of thickness is too big a price to pay for useful functionality. :/

[JamesBond@ge]

This then proves you could speak English whilst slandering others for being Australian?

Eh? This doesn't make sense either.

Anyway, I guess it proves he has a sense of humour and you don't. He is only joking mate.

[JamesBond@ge]

I think the two available capacities are 16GB and 64GB, but the availability of the 64GB will probably be a bit more limited. Plus they will no doubt shaft you on the price of the 64GB. No expansion via SD card, which I think is inexcusable these days. I'm already down to less that 6GB free on the N950 and there's hardly anything on there. I suppose an extra 1mm of thickness is too big a price to pay for useful functionality. :/

Cheers Marx.

I just deleted that post. I thought I should get off my lazy arse and research it lol.

I got in a panic when I saw that he wrote 16GB. I can't even consider that.

64GB with no expansion slot? Hmm. I guess it makes it equal to what my N900 has. I won't have lose any of my music and YouTube videos ;-)

But you reckon the 64GB will come at a premium price? Argh.

I agree with you that no SD slot is a step backwards.

What to do? What to do? lol

I reckon I'm gonna wait AT LEAST 6 months after release to see what sort of prices they are.

[/Thinking out loud]

[JamesBond@ge]

I'm already down to less that 6GB free on the N950

Marx, how much total storage do these have?

[erendorn]

Marx, how much total storage do these have?

16 Gb
But apparently Harmattan takes a loooot of space.

[elie-7]

hey hey hey who's ****ing around with the aussies ?? :D

[jmrk]

Probably 6 months after its release

[jcar302]

I plan on getting one, how soon depends on a few things.
If a real US version is coming within a reasonable time, i'd wait for that.
I'd also put my max dollar at $600 US for the 64gb.

Question though, if i were to get an import here in the US, am i just totally screwed with the warranty? Do i have to find someone overseas to send it in if it breaks?

[erzhik]

If all goes according to plan, I shall have one in first week of September. Most likely black 64GB or maybe cyan. Or is cyan too girly?

The reason why I am not going Android is because I want something different, something new. And I am not a heavy app user, I was raised by old gen Nokia devices, so I don't care about how many apps it has, 10 native or 10,000 3rd party, as long as the phone works and looks good. Exact reason why I got N900 and never regretted it.

[robbiec]

My N900 has broken its USB port and I got an N8 when they could not fix it. I put a preorder in this afternoon after 2-3 hours with the N8. 16GB Black one, price will be in the region of €600-€700. I need integrated contacts (i.e. sms, mms, skype, social...fb, g+, email) ala N900 Conversations, anything else is a waste of space and time. F^&** apps!, my mobile is my gateway to my family, friends and colleagues, via talking... chat, mail or video sometimes. The medium does not matter but having it in one location does. Its a pity it does not have a working fm transmittor but the mapping / directions will make up for that with me.

[geneven]

Too bad polls like this don't show changing opinions. I would guess that Nokia is successfully dissuading users who intended to buy the N9. I for example now expect the price to be higher than I can afford.

[robbiec]

Of course Nokia is successfully dissuading users, they're not selling it in their best markets. Price wise, its gonna hurt for sure but thats the price to pay for not following the herd. Tis a pity that the whole app thing has got out of control... app for this app for that. Bah!, what people need is something that works, picks up a call in bad reception areas, is focussed around contacts instead of apps, is focussed on doing a job instead of playing games. But thats not sexy is it? Browsing around the forums, one of the main things that strikes me is that our fellow forum members are loath to get rid of their N900s, some have tried and come back, some are buying up 2nd hand models. Why is that? because it works. It is smooth, it handles everything a mobile should do well with the possible exception of mapping. it does a job and does it well. I am hoping the N9 might be another Nokia that works as well.

[niqbal]

38% NOT getting an N9 and this poll is on nokia fanboys website, worrying signs indeed. Lets see how well wp7 device does, a cheaper N9 with a cheaper OS .. yawning, ya definitely nokia is nearly toast.

[catbus]

my precious - nothing more to say...

[cnadarajah]

http://www.amazon.com/Nokia-16GB-Black-Cyan-Magenta/dp/B005HA4W7K/ref=sr_1_4?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1313350286&sr=1-4



http://www.amazon.com/Nokia-64GB-Black-Cyan-Magenta/dp/B005HA3Y2O/ref=sr_1_1?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1313350297&sr=1-1





anyone wanna call shenaigans?


i see 500 and 650 as the price.

[ladoga]

Propably not. Elop trashing Meego just one day after N9 announcement killed the little enthusiasm I had left after February 11th.

500€+ is a lot of money to waste on something abandoned on release by manufacturer.

Well, that seems to be Elop's strategy and looks like it's working.

[Joseph.skb]

I voted "no, i'm staying with my n900"

But if something happens to my N900, I probably would consider either the N9 or the E7.

[zarkokn]

i already passed at android, but i'll keep n900 also because it is a good device with hardware keyboard to play with emulator... I'm interested in buy a n950 if it will be released (second hand if possible), i'll never buy another nokia while elop is nokia's ceo...

[JamesBond@ge]

i already passed at android, but i'll keep n900 also because it is a good device with hardware keyboard to play with emulator... I'm interested in buy a n950 if it will be released (second hand if possible), i'll never buy another nokia while elop is nokia's ceo...

See, in an effort to preserve my N900, I bought a little Dingoo A320 handheld device to play emulators because I didn't wanna mash up my N900 keyboard playing emulators.

Also, running Neo Geo roms is about 100% more simpler on the Dingoo than it is on the N900 lol.

[benny1967]

I'm missing the option "it's a somewhat limited device, but the only choice for me ATM" :)

[usmansyed23]

Not sure if I'm buying, when I think of buying it I say "What about apps?" and I look at Galaxy S II. When I think of buying THAT I say "What about swipe UI"?
Please help me decide? I'm going mad!

[elie-7]

@usansyed23 same here mate, **** ! i can't decide .....

[BigBadGuber!]

Get an iphone and start a new life.

[gerbick]

Get an iphone and start a new life.

Or... get an iPhone and keep posting here. Yeah, that's the life.

[cincibluer6]

http://www.amazon.com/Nokia-16GB-Black-Cyan-Magenta/dp/B005HA4W7K/ref=sr_1_4?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1313350286&sr=1-4



http://www.amazon.com/Nokia-64GB-Black-Cyan-Magenta/dp/B005HA3Y2O/ref=sr_1_1?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1313350297&sr=1-1





anyone wanna call shenaigans?


i see 500 and 650 as the price.
I could only hope for something like this.

[gerbick]

I could only hope for something like this.

Keep hoping. It's a fake.

[jakiman]

I'll be getting one for free. So not really "buying". Close enough. =P
But if I wasn't being given one, I will buy one out of my own pocket still.

[elie-7]

why didn't nokia put a dual core in the n9 ?

[ekzwolfe]

i want to buy one... heavily depends on the price though

[razefox]

HELL NO!

It's not even comming out where I live and I would need to spend 900$ for an phone with an aged hardware without qwerty, that will probably lose it's support in a short period of time. NO THANKS!

I will wait for the next open source qwerty phone,
but until then I will just keep my lovely N900.

Edit: And why would I need a n9/n950 if I can just overclock my n900
to 1ghz? Is nokia this dumb?

[elie-7]

HELL NO!

It's not even comming out where I live and I would need to spend 900$ for an phone with an aged hardware without qwerty, that will probably lose it's support in a short period of time. NO THANKS!

I will wait for the next open source qwerty phone,
but until then I will just keep my lovely N900.

Edit: And why would I need a n9/n950 if I can just overclock my n900
to 1ghz? Is nokia this dumb?

i agree with most of what u sair exept the last part, yu can have a 1.5 ghz n900 but the swype ui will always do things faster .....

[SneakyC4]

I voted Yes, 'cause I wan that bloody awesome device !

But there is not even 1 re-seller in France :|

Anyway I'll get it, sure it will be the soonest if it 's sold around here !

[AndiThebest]

why didn't nokia put a dual core in the n9 ?

Because they aren't awesome anymore.

[elie-7]

u know what **** it i wanna stylish device with a stylish os and decent hardware just decent yeah i know the e66 fits here, but screw it i'm going for the desire s

[chiron]

its taking too long to be released worldwide... can't wait to get my hands on it in states!

[pete_]

Already have one, the swipe UI is great, highly recommended.

Picked up a Magic Cube laser bluetooth HID compliant keyboard.

Unfortunately the N9 doesn't support bluetooth keyboards:

HID has not been disabled by default in /etc/bluetooth/main.conf

The hid and hidp modules are present, but cannot be loaded manually, developer mode provides terminal access, but permission is restricted, there is no root account access, so you can't manually load modules etc, or have them loaded at boot time by editing /etc/modules

Also owning the N900, as much as I like the N9, it's more a users phone than a developers phone.

Still this thing would be damn cool with a pico projector and laser keyboard, if it worked.

The on screen keyboard lacks the navigation arrow buttons, which is a bit frustrating.

I hope the Mer project can carry on with the Swipe UI and make some cool releases. Maybe Nokia will make the new Window's phones flashable as well so we can install our favourite Maemo based releases on those phones too.

[shallimus]

Absolutely. As soon as I can find a sane and reliable method of getting a 64GB to me in Toronto (no thanks whatsoever to Nokia, I am sad to say), I will do exactly that.

Why wouldn't I? Based on everything I have read and seen, I consider that the N9 closest thing to the phone I actually want that will exist during the foreseeable future.

<tone id="fanboy" lines-duration="1">If nothing else, it'll piss off my buddy who just splashed out on a 4S.</tone>

;)

[lma]

I asked myself: do I really want a portrait-oriented phone that runs a relatively open GNU/Linux core but a completely closed swipe-y "UX", has been declared dead by the manufacturer before its release and isn't even officially available where I live?

It was mostly an impulse thing, but I pulled the trigger. Although it's no replacement for my N810, my new Prē 3 turned out to be much better than I expected and a great companion to it. And at least it has a physical keyboard, and was priced very reasonably for what it is.

[ste-phan]

Buy? Yes. Bloody awesome? To be seen.

I will carry it like a missionary tool to convert some iPhone 4S and Androids (especially the vulnerable ones that use their device as a phone) :)

On the other hand I make myself no illusions that going back to the N900 after a couple of weeks N9 will feel as a true relief.

[slai]

don't forget that meego is far away from dead, and it will still be the main os for intel devices, so apps will always be coming

Did I miss something? How will MeeGo (which is totally ****ed since Tizen announcement) affect ANYTHING with the Maemo6 system found on the N9?

Personally Im enjoying my N9 much more than my SGS2. Or my N900. Or N8. But the last isnt a real shocker to anyone.