I'm not wanting to knock the tablet but it's no N9.
The N9 set Nokia's design direction for years and was a beautiful piece of original design that won awards when all phones were tending to look the same. IMHO it's up there with the original iMac as a piece of design.
Sticking 'Jolla' on the back of an Aigo tablet isn't.
Good lord no! I said sort of. It's a lovely device that could have been a huge success if things had gone differently. I can understand why it won those awards at the show.
Ever wondered how much that N9 design actually cost?
Good lord no! I said sort of. It's a lovely device that could have been a huge success if things had gone differently. I can understand why it won those awards at the show.
Ever wondered how much that N9 design actually cost?
Next to nothing I suppose. One of the reasons Nokia was so successiful on the mobile sector was that the production machinery was very well geared to produce acceptable-quality devices unbelievably cheap. The BOM cost of a N9 was pretty sure something on the order of 30 euros max.
Next to nothing I suppose. One of the reasons Nokia was so successiful on the mobile sector was that the production machinery was very well geared to produce acceptable-quality devices unbelievably cheap. The BOM cost of a N9 was pretty sure something on the order of 30 euros max.
I mean how much did Nokia invest in designing the N9, including all of the prototypes along the way. Compared to 'sticking a Jolla sticker on the back of an Aigo tablet'
You ordered the android version then?
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Jordi, did you pay via paypal? yoybuy charged me 4.4% for that and i can not see that amount in your listing. thx
No, I ordered the Sailfish version and received it
As already stated by other buyers, It came with an old FW version and I had to update before being able to download anything from the store.
I payed using a credit card thus, standard charges applies.
Regarding the VAT, I think I won't pay too much as the seller indicated that the product is a gift, with a value of 12 USD!
Let me add that I find the tablet pretty well made and the screen is clear and crisp. I like it.
Roberto, Please how much did you pay, shipping and tax included ?
I've bought in this TaoBao site, Sailfish version for CNY1.298 (US$212.79) in February 10th. EMS shipping in 18/02 returned to the sender in 20/02. So only option was to use DHL, more expensive. Costs from YoyBuy : DHL Express Shipping (China->Brazil) US$67.38 + Service Fee US$21.28 + Customs Charge US$1.31 + Insurance fee US$8.24. Minus US$5 of new user credit from YoyBuy. YoyBuy service is very practical, accepting PayPal (its use by YoyBuy has a tax).
DHL shipping from China in 23/02 arrived in 29/02 in Brazil.
Import taxes in Brazil were cheap (about US$23, including DHL tax) because the sender said it was a US$10 gift, so I was lucky.
Very satisfied with the Jolla Tablet. Installed some softwares, including Warehouse for Tablets.
I did order also JTab from the same Taobao seller as so many others here and used Youbuy but differend carrier to Finland. I took my chance with Chinapost because I haven't had any problems it in the past. So it took 10 days and parcel was arrived. No import taxes me neither.
Products fee: $212,79
International shipping: $13.23
Service fee: $21.28
Customs Fee: $1.31
Insurance Fee: $7.49
Just to say there is also other working possibilities than DHL or EMS if you don't have to know every hour where shipment is going...
wow, yoybuy sent me refund after ~7h, because the seller from first attempt (correct name was "digital tabby-cat", confused the zhou blau which is no seller name) reports to be out of stock.
Gonna try with the next seller (han-yi telephone) and report.
Next to nothing I suppose. One of the reasons Nokia was so successful on the mobile sector was that the production machinery was very well geared to produce acceptable-quality devices unbelievably cheap. The BOM cost of a N9 was pretty sure something on the order of 30 euros max.
Exactly my idea. Nokia went into ultra cheap modus with N9 / Lumia 800. People think that the Lumia has borrowed from the N9 design but it must have been the other way around. Two devices with uncertain future in dummy test cases.
Just good enough and new enough to attract gadget lovers.
The N9 while it had reviewers with sharp eyes for aesthetics raving about certain industrial design features, to me it looked more like a dummy case.
And how this beautiful design example tried hard to slip out of your hands and hit the ground, for example when taking a picture holding it landscape like an average camera.
Not to speak about the pentile matrix display that has been the main reason why I have sold my N9 64GB after about 1 month of trial. In my user case the display quality was too irritating to the eye to allow for long reading.
The Jolla looks not too good either. This tablet is nice on paper but reportedly the screen cannot be dimmed to allow comfortable reading in low light.
Good enough for gadget lovers but hardly usable in my scenario.
So I may add that a refund seems more desirable to me than actually be one of the privileged to hold the tablet.
If this was Nokia they would call it the music and multimedia tablet and then release another version with reading and business features missing for example quality sound.
Exception on the rule was maybe the nice goodbye device that was the Nokia 808 which was the real gem compared to the Nokia N9.
Jolla with one device shots should aim do what Nokia in their arrogance has always refused to do: cover all desirable hardware specs in one single device.
Just an opinion, not saying that they can do it easily with Taiwanese OEM partners.
Having replaced the battery in a Nokia N8 just two weeks ago I can only respect lasting and easy serviceable design, especially when the company decides to quit the market two years after release.
Drop a Nokia N8 on its ends: just replace the plastic ends..
That is good design that gets appreciated most when its gone forever.
), i just ordered at "Zhuo blau" via yoybuy and will report if its the real deal.
