I know it can be a bit confusing chasing internet discussions related to the N9, and keeping track of features/apps without a device in hand, but Opera Mobile 11.5 and Firefox 12.0 are both available for the N9 in the Nokia/Ovi Store now.

Also, I agree with the N8 vs N9 camera drawbacks, but I think that's more of a testament to how great the N8 camera still is, compared to almost any other mobile device.

The latest round of Microsoft Mobile Apps on Symbian^3 are a nice perk for document viewing and editing (I have Documents To Go on my n900), but I haven't really verified what's viewable with the read-only Documents app on the N9.

I mostly use the N9 (daily) for light email reading, keeping track of calendars/meetings, playing some games at lunch, watching a couple of video podcasts, limited web browsing, and a few phone calls. Funny thing, I still use my N900 at home as a dedicated Skype phone over wifi, since my cell reception is really horrible at home, even though I generally have a great (T-Mobile) data connection on my N9 the rest of the day for everything else.

I'm still curious about the 808, and I could still see buying an 808 as a dedicated camera and media/internet device, but probably not as a phone or device for work (mostly because of the current calendar deficiencies vs the N9).

All that said, I'm still thrilled with the Qt support across all of the Symbian^3 and Maemo/Meego devices, and I've built and tested platform-neutral packages on the N810, N900, N950, and N9 (and desktop linux and OS X)... and it's always nice to see the UI bits translated to the native UIs for each phone, with the same code. Of course there are benefits to using the N900-specific UI stacks, QML, etc... but it's still possible to reuse a ton of Qt code and target several platforms with minimal tweaks.

that's only the 2nd time floppy tries this...
Symbian will still be around when it'll be gone
that is, when m$ will have folded its mobile phone planes & decided... to buy Blackberry
or WebOS
just like they bought

• QDOS (Quick and Dirty Operating System) rebranded as DOS for IBM
• mosaic to create IE
• SQL-Server from Sybase©
• hired out an engineer from DEC to write Neanderthal Technology
  (aka NT, now version 6.10 in se7en )

that bunch of m0##0ns never created anything of value
if they are serious about getting into the mobile phone market, they'll have to buy an OS...
or let the NOKIA engineers rewrite it completely ¦-)))))))))))))))))

to the OP
i'll get a 808 PV with my contract renewal this summer & wait for the N9 (N950?) successor
probably for the contract renewal in two years

i hate symbian, n9 is much better.
i never used symbian^3 but i couldnt after n97.
i would get the European version of the lumia 900. i have been using the lumia 900 for att and the screen is so nice. its easy on the eyes. typing is better (faster, more accurate) if you have big hands. overall, besides Bluetooth sharing and multitasking, its a great phone.
when will nokia come with a business windows phone? All i ever wanted was an e7 with harmattan.

It really depends on whether you actually are interested in photography, if you are and snap quite a lot then I'd say pureview(rather, i'd suggest you can buy a proper cam itself )

In either case, have you tried using pureview?
I find holding the devices in either hand will help you make the right decision

Thanks for looking out for a fellow traveler. I did try both of these when I had an N9. Firefox Mobile is still too sluggish for me (something that hasn't improved since my days of using it on the N900; perhaps people are having better luck with it on Android devices with multicore processors). Also, I really do need great text reflow support on a mobile browser, and Opera Mobile aces that. I was surprised to discover how much of an improvement I find Opera Mobile 12 (which I'm running on my N8) to be over 11.5; it was too hard to go back. If I knew Opera were going to make semi-regular releases on MeeGo, that would mean a lot.

All the hands-on reports of 808 camera use that hit the web in the last day or so have now really piqued my curiosity for the 808.

Got my lumia 800 yesterday. What strikes me, and is rather surprising is how similar it is to the N9. Better or worse, I honestly don't know. Much better email, contacts, browser, but swipe and multitasking sort of stick in my head.

Nokia comes with several pureview phones now, and they hah confirmed Carla is coming. I have decided to pass the 808 for now. Except for the camera, it's minimal upgrading from the N8.

Yes, but Symbian^3 (especially FP1), is nothing close to S60v5...

Also Pureview 808 is nothing close to N97.. The N97 didn't even have a gpu!... You can't really judge the 808 pureview because of your N97 experience..

Btw, I had an N97 (and still have it turned off in the drawer).. And I have an N8, and they are both VERY different phones (software-wise and hardware-wise of course)...

Nokia confirms that Carla update for Symbian is not cancelled

Carla...


The Belle FP1 update is supposed to bring features such as new set of widgets, improved browser with HTML5 support, Dolby Headphone, new version of Nokia Maps, improved notification bar and multitasking view, and the Microsoft Apps. The update will also increase the clock speed on the Nokia 700 and 701 from 1GHz to 1.3GHz.

That's one hell of an update pack if true

nokia belle has many great apps from n9!