Cons-
No portrait mode Meego will support it !!
Crap battery life, It's enough.
Resistive touch screen, Don't u think it works perfect?!
Screen also very delicate (already have a slight indentation in the middle of the LCD not on the screen itself) I don't really think so.
Nightmare how to work out how to create a playlist, u have to learn moreNo equalizers There's a new software supporting it!!!!
Quite chunky device Smaller than N95 N96 N97, what do you want?!
Cheap camera cover So what?
Unstable OS What?! windows 7 is stable, so you?
New software updates don’t seem to do anything. Fix bugs!!
Can’t reformat device without flashing
Can’t move icons, reorganize menu or add folders
these are all just your opinions, infact i bet half the people dont think your cons are even cons
No portrait mode its a tablet.
Crap battery life.cits more than enough.
Resistive touch screen, some people like this better , +1 for stylus use
Cheap camera cover what other manufacturers have a camera cover besides maybe 1 or 2 phones?
point is .. go hop on an iphone bandwagon and get one to complain less , we really dont need people bashing the n900 on these forums. The n900 exceeds more expectations than any other phone
I was heading off for a walk in the countryside when I suggested we turn on the GPS to help us find our way. After ten minutes it still hadn't locked, and everyone lost patience and we started driving without the GPS.
Later we wanted a photo and I lined everyone up and clicked the shutter, only to get the dreaded "Operation Failed" alert. I tried again, same result. I said that I was going to try re-booting the phone, and by now everyone was laughing.
Of course, a re-boot did fix the problem, and also I am able to get a GPS fix sometimes. But I can understand why the others laugh, when some of them have phones that "just work". They don't understand that things like control-shift-X help to compensate for the deficiencies.
Rofl seriously why the hell did you buy the n900 then? Like there wouldnt be a load of reviews or user post about it so you could go and buy an iphone or some android htc or something other. It would save us those "stupid whine" posts. N900 isnt a normal phone tbh - it requires a bit more knowlege then other phones. So next time before you buy something jsut think what do you rly want and if the thing can provide it to you.
And btw the gps problem - with asistance from internet conection it locks instantly and without it needs 1-10mins to get a lock - so yeah i agree it could use some improvments but actualy it doesnt matter so much because there are no real navigations for the phone so far.
Cons-
No portrait mode Meego will support it !!
Crap battery life, It's enough.
Resistive touch screen, Don't u think it works perfect?!
Screen also very delicate (already have a slight indentation in the middle of the LCD not on the screen itself) I don't really think so.
Nightmare how to work out how to create a playlist, u have to learn moreNo equalizers There's a new software supporting it!!!!
Quite chunky device Smaller than N95 N96 N97, what do you want?!
Cheap camera cover So what?
Unstable OS What?! windows 7 is stable, so you?
New software updates don’t seem to do anything. Fix bugs!!
Can’t reformat device without flashing
Can’t move icons, reorganize menu or add folders
very good answer
The only con I don't like is the OS being unstable but then again that just could be coz of all the beta apps/widgets I have installed (how can i resist!) :-P
Apart from that its fine. Portrait mode I could live without im so used to it in landscape mode.
But yeah they couldve given it a better build quality as we all have spent a good wad of cash on this device, so im with ya on that 1 abt the cheap lens cover etc.
I spent a bit of time researching the N900 and alternatives and took the jump about 2 weeks ago. I was quite nervous about moving to a linux based "undeveloped" phone that was supposedly difficult to learn how to use and for geeks only! I really cannot understand much of the criticism of it frankly, or the difficulty in using it. My wife has a 3Gs iphone and I really don't find it anywhere near as useful as the N900 (duh, right?). Coming from a n95 this thing has been like phone nirvana despite the limited apps (compared to the iphoney) and I am absolutely loving it.
Cons-
No portrait mode No problem for me, your mileage may vary
Crap battery life, Crap not, but not as much as we dream of
Resistive touch screen, Can't see a problem with that
Screen also very delicate (already have a slight indentation in the middle of the LCD not on the screen itself) Bad luck, mine is quite sturdy, less scratches than others - and not as much a fingerprint magnet as the iPhone
Nightmare how to work out how to create a playlist, It took me 2 minutes to get it. Well worth the wait :-) If it would be a problem, someone could easily programm a playlist editor
No equalizers Ah but you can just install a plugin
Quite chunky device All these features need some space, especially the keyboard. It fits well into my trouser pockets. E.g. the iPhone is larger, but thinner
Cheap camera cover Would you prefer an expensive one? :-) Do you have any problems with the efunctionality
Unstable O S Any statistics and bugs? My experience as a 20years-developer is the opposite. Even if some bugs remain.
New software updates don’t seem to do anything. Grin, please!
Can’t reformat device without flashing How many phones do you know that could do that otherwise? How should this be done?
Can’t move icons, reorganize menu or add folders Indeed a missing feature, but seemingly coming soon in PR1.2
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I love my N900 so much that I'm willing to trade any dissatisfied N900 user in Europe my slightly used iPhone 3G for their used N900. I could use a second device for testing.
