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Nokia N8 has hdmi function. Why Not the N9? Is it possible?

Lumia has hdmi function. Why Not the N9? Is it possible?

Re: Lumia has hdmi function. Why Not the N9? Is it possible?

You mean HDMI out of microUSB, MHL?

Well, why there is no dual-core CPU in N9, although it was announced almost 1 year after Samsung Galaxy S2 was announced?

Why N9 has 1.4 Ghz CPU and Lumia has 1.5 Ghz CPU?

The answer to those, is Microsoft and Elop.
Full potential of Maemo/Meego was not even wanted to be demonstrated. N9 is about absolute minimum what was required in the Meego-contract between Intel and Nokia.

Re: Lumia has hdmi function. Why Not the N9? Is it possible?

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Originally Posted by zimon (Post 1206121)

You mean HDMI out of microUSB, MHL?

Seems like folks thought composite out of the N9 was good enough. In this HD world, it wasn't. It was barely acceptable on the N900.

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Well, why there is no dual-core CPU in N9, although it was announced almost 1 year after Samsung Galaxy S2 was announced?

Because Nokia chose that chipset as part of their step 5 of 5 in regards to Maemo. Blaming Microsoft is easy, but that decision existed before Elop. He'd rather have it killed.

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Why N9 has 1.4 Ghz CPU and Lumia has 1.5 Ghz CPU?

N9 has a 1.0ghz CPU. Lumia 900 has 1.4ghz.

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The answer to those, is Microsoft and Elop.

Maemo was in motion... no, Maemo and MeeGo was in motion before Elop was put in place. Blame the right people.

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Full potential of Maemo/Meego was not even wanted to be demonstrated. N9 is about absolute minimum what was required in the Meego-contract between Intel and Nokia.

No proof of a contractual agreement exists that Nokia had to produce a product. Tons of other players that were in the MeeGo licensees and developers have not produced anything.

Re: Lumia has hdmi function. Why Not the N9? Is it possible?

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Originally Posted by gerbick (Post 1206131)

Seems like folks thought composite out of the N9 was good enough. In this HD world, it wasn't. It was barely acceptable on the N900.

Because Nokia chose that chipset as part of their step 5 of 5 in regards to Maemo. Blaming Microsoft is easy, but that decision existed before Elop. He'd rather have it killed.

N9 has a 1.0ghz CPU. Lumia 900 has 1.4ghz.

Maemo was in motion... no, Maemo and MeeGo was in motion before Elop was put in place. Blame the right people.

No proof of a contractual agreement exists that Nokia had to produce a product. Tons of other players that were in the MeeGo licensees and developers have not produced anything.

composite is more than enough in a device that doesnt properly play even some 720p videos....

Re: Lumia has hdmi function. Why Not the N9? Is it possible?

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Originally Posted by GrimyHR (Post 1206133)

composite is more than enough in a device that doesnt properly play even some 720p videos....

Therein lies another issue.

Even mid-tier level phones can output via HDMI/720p and can play 720p. What I don't get though, the N9's SoC should be more than capable of playing that level of video without issues.

Not the case.

Re: Lumia has hdmi function. Why Not the N9? Is it possible?

So two questions arise
(I have not purchased an N9 yet but am planning too)

So the Nokia n9 defiantly cannot play hd movies (even without possible software mod)?

Also so the ability to output to hd is not going to happen then?
(As I thought some clever coder would be able to mod the OS like the community updates for the Nokia n900)

Re: Lumia has hdmi function. Why Not the N9? Is it possible?

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Originally Posted by gerbick (Post 1206131)

N9 has a 1.0ghz CPU. Lumia 900 has 1.4ghz.

Ah, it was even that much worse. Oh well, no surprise.

Re: Lumia has hdmi function. Why Not the N9? Is it possible?

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Originally Posted by zimon (Post 1206138)

Ah, it was even that much worse. Oh well, no surprise.

The N9 has 1GB RAM, the Lumia 900 a mere 512MB. IMO, nothing was a bigger show stopper on the N900 than insufficient RAM.

Re: Lumia has hdmi function. Why Not the N9? Is it possible?

It's a phone and not a vacuum cleaner.

Get raspberry pi if you want hdmi mediaplayer for your TV.

Re: Lumia has hdmi function. Why Not the N9? Is it possible?

Or Samsung Galaxy S2. You can get second hand for ~ 200 $/£/€ already. Install Cyanogen to it and forget Nokia. SGS2 has MHL.