User friendliness is nowdays understood as a synonym for stupid user compatibility. What I want to do is to be able to do my daily/hourly routines fluently. Even if it takes couple of days to figure out the best way of using the device. Of course optimal solution would support both stupid and power users, but such systems are rare if non-existent.

I just purchased a Galaxy Tab 10.1. I love it. The tablet I mean, not the OS. My daily routines are simple. I don't fancy lots of apps, just web, PDFs, email, random movies when travelling. I just want a god damn device that let's you do your stuff like you want. Android doesn't feel like it even though I haven't put lot's of effort to hacking it.

Not a fair comparison at all and unless you've just robbed somebody's phone and are trying to make a free call I don't see how useful these "tests" are. When you know that a swipe from off screen to on-screen unlocks and know that you don't have your friends number saved because it's your bloody phone I don't see the difference. Also to whoever made that video and without wanting to sound like a pedantic idiot, it's "Sending" unless Seding has become a verb, in which case I recommend Awking.

So in 2 out of 3 of these tests a Nokia 100 would win hands down! I'd like to add 2 more test:

Test 4: Gaining root access.

Test 5: Changing the ringtone.

How did the N9 do vs WP7 now?

This just shows we need Nokia bubbles like lock screen that's all, simple. Point taken it should be fixed or available as an app.

It is mostly a test of:
-How long users take to figure out to double-tap the screen (which IMHO is a better gesture, as it is less likely to be done accidentally than a swipe). On both platforms, users spent some time looking for a hardware button anyway ...
-How recognizable the icons for the 3 tested funcitons (with their size) are for first-time users. Inclusion of any more of the 21 functions on the default Harmattan app launcher screen would have changed the results significantly.

The 2nd test is skewed because the user seemed to be under the impression that their number was in the contacts on the phone (but this was not discounted ...).

In short, this is hardly a useful usability test at all. Of course, Nokia will probably take UI conventions/elements/icons to WP models anyway, so even if the tests were done well, they would be irrelevant regarding Nokia phones.

tests can be made to show what you want them to do, same with statistics. someone else may do a test and show a different story. take it for what it does for you not anyone else.

also on the whole tablet stuff. i don't see a point in them. it's like buying a moped when you can have a motorbike for the same price. or when you already have a motorbike. think only old Italian priest and nuns should use tablets just like mopeds

I heard rumor that N9 sw has/had still cpl realease blocking bugs and is close to release.

where'd you hear those rumors? anywhere reliable?

Looks like the N9 release has been put back to december.

HAHAHA this is rich........



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