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2009-09-20
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#52
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Originally Posted by ARJWright
nokia should really have played that up, maybe even made a E-series complete with a "turn to desktop" dock of sorts...
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I've done this with my N95 for a year, and now the same with my N97 on a regular basis. Since 2007, I've done computing like this, sans laptop.
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2009-09-20
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Originally Posted by GeneralAntilles
No it does not. I already hold the N810 too close for comfort for some web pages. I also hold it at the exact closest comfortable range when reading books. There is no way that I will hold the N900 15% closer, so there is no way that it will have the same amount of text on the screen as the N810.
This has more to do with DPI than anything else.
Did you notice that even though there it is possible to print at a resolution equivalent to 3000DPI, no books are printed with a font of size 2 points, no matter how expensive paper is?
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2009-09-20
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Originally Posted by Matan
Well, it does have the same amount of text onscreen as the N810 and because the screen is just that much better than the N810s, there's no need to hold it any closer. Everything's perfectly readable at book range.
No it does not. I already hold the N810 too close for comfort for some web pages. I also hold it at the exact closest comfortable range when reading books. There is no way that I will hold the N900 15% closer, so there is no way that it will have the same amount of text on the screen as the N810.
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2009-09-20
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@zerojay: well there's the obvious issue of a physically SMALLER screen.
I can definitely feel the difference (less comfortable, reduced accuracy, etc) going to HTC G1 (3.2") from the iPhone (3.5") even when they both have capacitive screen with the same resolution.
I can definitely feel the difference (less comfortable, reduced accuracy, etc) going to HTC G1 (3.2") from the iPhone (3.5") even when they both have capacitive screen with the same resolution.
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2009-09-20
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Originally Posted by ysss
Try it before simply shooting it down. G1 and iphone don't run the same apps so of course you'll feel a difference there anyways.
@zerojay: well there's the obvious issue of a physically SMALLER screen.
I can definitely feel the difference (less comfortable, reduced accuracy, etc) going to HTC G1 (3.2") from the iPhone (3.5") even when they both have capacitive screen with the same resolution.
Take an app you've used a lot on your old tablet and run it on the N900. Try it.
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2009-09-20
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Originally Posted by zerojay
FYI, I didn't shoot anything down. I just pointed the obvious (About the physical difference of 4.13" vs 3.5") and illustrated MY experience of comparing 3.5" vs 3.2". In my case: Yes, they the difference of 0.3" was noticeable with similar apps (browsing same websites, reading same ebooks with similar font setting\sizes). I don't personally know how the 0.63" difference between N900 vs the previous NITs which I have (the N800) would pan out.
Try it before simply shooting it down. G1 and iphone don't run the same apps so of course you'll feel a difference there anyways.
Take an app you've used a lot on your old tablet and run it on the N900. Try it.
I didn't make any specific claims about N900.
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2009-09-20
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Originally Posted by zerojay
People keep overlooking the fact that "book range" varies from person to person.
Everything's perfectly readable at book range.
A couple of years ago (at 46) my eyes changed dramatically in a short time. I suddenly had difficulty sometimes reading text on my N800 at typical distances. You guys who have not encountered this yet are in for a rude shock.
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2009-09-20
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Originally Posted by Matan
I'm not talking about web pages, I'm talking about books.
No it does not. I already hold the N810 too close for comfort for some web pages. I also hold it at the exact closest comfortable range when reading books. There is no way that I will hold the N900 15% closer, so there is no way that it will have the same amount of text on the screen as the N810.
An iPhone is hobbled in readability by its DPI, so saying the N900's 3.5-inches isn't going to be usable for book reading based on your experience with the iPhone isn't necessarily a valid conclusion to come to to.
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2009-09-20
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Originally Posted by GeneralAntilles
I'd agree with that argument if you were talking about displaying non-zoomed-in web page display against the iphone:
I'm not talking about web pages, I'm talking about books.
An iPhone is hobbled in readability by its DPI, so saying the N900's 3.5-inches isn't going to be usable for book reading based on your experience with the iPhone isn't necessarily a valid conclusion to come to to.
A 480x320 screen does not have the sufficient resolution to display a 800x600 website with full clarity.
But when you mention ebook reading, which are generally done with big fonts on the screen (maybe 40-60 lines on the screen, portrait mode)... I don't understand how the higher DPI on the N900 matters, when the iPhone's lower DPI is already sufficient to render the text clearly at the required text display size.
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Exhibit (a):
Last edited by ysss; 2009-09-20 at 18:51.
i don't know whether the n900 is nokias best ever smartphone, because i have never cared for smartphones in the least, what i do know is that nokia is the first company to market a mobile computer at me which also happens to do a bit of telephony, and I'm completely sucked in.