The N97 isn't even better than the almost 3 year old N95 hardware wise. Let's put the N95's GPU advantage aside, and we'll still be able see how poor the N97 compares.
First off, the N95 8GB and the N97 both have the same amount of RAM, while the N97 has much more pixels to display on the screen. Of course S60v5 is better optimized for power use per pixel than S60v3, but that isn't enough.
Secondly, the N95 had a dual-CPU architecture, and despite the higher clock frequency, the N97 with its single-CPU can't compare with the N95's multi-tasking and overall performance. Now it's unfair to say that the N95's CPU was dual-core, as it wasn't, kind of. One of the cores was solely used for communication data, while the other was "free" to do all the other stuff. On the N97, the slightly more powerful single-CPU has to do all that alone, which often leads to slower performance.
Last but not least, the N95 had an impressive GPU, while the N97 completely lacked it.
maybe you are right , however for common consumers ,they do not have a lot of professional knowledge like you! they just know n97 is new model and have a touch screen!
So, in some cases N900 will negatively impact the sale amount of n97
But in the end my question stands: why can't we take nokia at their word? They say they are finalising firmware after feedback from the 300... which sounds perfectly reasonable to me.
"Our future lies in the hands of the 300". Sounds like a good movie
Another thing worth mentioning is that the vast majority of the new people to Maemo won't visit Maemo Talk at all, which means it won't be noticed here.
I disagree, I found my way here looking for info and I suspect that alot of others will be as well as there is nothing on the nokia site..
Maemo and the N900 are linked, though if you are on the Nokia site you would never know it...
My suspicion is that the numbers pre-orders made them realise it need to be more 'Joe Public ready' than they initially planned, and the 300 reflected that it's not. Yet.
I rather wish we could order two different versions from the Nokia shops; a "ship it when it's ready" version and a "ship it now and I'll take my chances with the bugs" one.
The N95 user base is overwhelmingly coming. I think the N900/N9xx will be the equivalent of the N95/N82, just on a smaller scale. Its up to the American market. If we like it, and carriers start carrying it here, and Silicon Valley gets their heads out of their arses and recognize the app potential, we could have a breakaway success. We may never see Symbian on a large scale here if the N900 is as successful as it looks to be.
It is not a marketing concern at all. Nokia have an expected inventory of Simbian phone for years to come (and Laggards who will buy those phones) Symbian being the bread and butter OS allows Nokia to take there time to perfect there Maemo phone. The early adopter crowd "us" know there is no other phone on the market like this so are prepared to wait. So i agree with Nokia get it right, a flop is not an option and well being in the market 3 weeks early with a buggy product, can jeopardize its success. so wait.
I rather wish we could order two different versions from the Nokia shops; a "ship it when it's ready" version and a "ship it now and I'll take my chances with the bugs" one.
That's funny - I was wishing for the same thing (in reverse) after I bought my n97...
It is not a marketing concern at all. Nokia have an expected inventory of Simbian phone for years to come (and Laggards who will buy those phones) Symbian being the bread and butter OS allows Nokia to take there time to perfect there Maemo phone. The early adopter crowd "us" know there is no other phone on the market like this so are prepared to wait. So i agree with Nokia get it right, a flop is not an option and well being in the market 3 weeks early with a buggy product, can jeopardize its success. so wait.
Totally agree. I dont think Nokia would want to pull an Archos 5 /w Android. They released a buggy as heck product and took them a while to patch it to a useable state. It sure gave them a bad image, but then again, Archos is known for releasing buggy products although they're sleek.
