Nokia N9 Review

Abe Olandres Editor-in-chief October 23, 2011 · 10 min read

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Nokia N9는 핀란드 회사에서 수년 만에 나온 가장 흥미로운 휴대폰입니다. 완전히 다른 OS가 탑재된 것뿐만 아니라, 이 전략을 훨씬 일찍 실행했더라면 Nokia가 어떤 모습이었을지를 보여주기 때문입니다. 점프 이후 Nokia N9에 대한 전체 리뷰를 확인해 보세요.

노키아 N9의 디자인은 놀라운 것이 아니었습니다. N시리즈 라인업에서 나온 N9는 노키아 N8과 꽤 비슷해 보이지만, 약간 다듬어졌으며 더 견고한 알루미늄 대신 폴리카보네이트 바디를 사용합니다.

일체형 폴리카보네이트(플라스틱) 케이스는 알루미늄 케이스만큼 견고하고 내구성이 뛰어나지는 않지만(N8처럼), 가벼운 폼 팩터와 부드러운 무광 마감이라는 장점을 얻습니다. 그럼에도 불구하고 N9의 구조는 폴리카보네이트 바디임에도 불구하고 꽤 만족스럽게 느껴집니다.

마이크로 USB 포트는 한쪽을 살짝 눌러서 튀어나오는 작은 인클로저 안에 상단에 숨겨져 있습니다. 마이크로 SIM 카드 슬롯은 그 옆에 있으며, 커버를 왼쪽으로 슬라이드하면 크래들이 끌어내려집니다(이를 위해서는 USB 구획을 먼저 열어야 합니다). 3.5mm 오디오 포트는 반대쪽 끝에 배치되어 있습니다.

볼륨 조절은 전원/잠금/깨우기 버튼과 함께 오른쪽에 배치되어 있습니다. 그 외에는 장치에 다른 포트나 버튼이 없습니다.

전면 카메라가 전면 패널 오른쪽 하단에 이상하게 배치되어 있어, 카메라를 세로 모드로 영상 통화에 사용하고 왼손으로 잡게 된다는 것을 의미합니다.

뒷면은 평평하고 매끄러우며 8MP 카메라가 중앙에 정확히 위치하고 금속 스트립으로 둘러싸여 있습니다. 카메라 플래시는 그 옆에 있지만 약간 왼쪽으로 치우쳐 있습니다.

전면 디스플레이는 약간 양각 처리되었거나 본체에서 돌출된(곡선 가장자리) 단단하고 견고한 유리로 만들어졌습니다. 이는 UI 탐색에 필수적이기 때문에 노키아가 의도적으로 설계한 것입니다(이후에 다시 다루겠습니다).

디스플레이 화면이 화려하고, 깊은 대비와 깨끗하고 선명한 그래픽을 제공합니다. AMOLED와 Nokia의 자체 CBD(클리어 블랙 디스플레이)가 N9에서 놀라운 효과를 발휘했습니다.

우리가 처음으로 Meego가 전화기에서 실행되는 것을 시도하고 본 것입니다. Nokia N9에서는 Meego 1.2 Harmattan입니다. 꽤 매끄럽고 간단한 UI를 가지고 있습니다. BlackBerry Playbook OS와 Android Honeycomb, 그리고 Apple의 iOS가 결합된 느낌입니다.

세 개의 패널이 있습니다 — 피드 스트림, 앱 서랍 또는 런처, 그리고 실행 중인 앱 데크. 왼쪽이나 오른쪽으로 스와이프하여 패널/창을 스크롤합니다.

스크린에 물리적인 버튼이 없으며, 필요한 모든 탐색은 유리 디스플레이 가장자리에서 제스처로 이루어집니다(유리의 곡선 가장자리가 촉각 피드백을 제공하는 데 도움이 됩니다).

열린 모든 앱은 실행 중인 앱 패널에 표시되며, 창을 누른 뒤 닫기 (x) 아이콘을 탭하여 각 앱을 개별적으로 닫을 수 있습니다. 모든 실행 중인 앱을 한 번에 종료하려면 하단에 있는 "전체 닫기" 버튼을 사용하세요.

일반적인 제스처 명령 중 일부는 다음과 같습니다:

- 위로 스와이프하면 홈 화면(앱 서랍)으로 돌아갑니다.
- 아래로 스와이프하면 앱을 닫습니다.
- 화면을 더블탭하면 디스플레이가 켜집니다(잠금 버튼 대신).
- 좌우로 스와이프하면 화면/창을 전환합니다.
- 화면 상단 중앙을 탭하면 상태와 알림을 표시합니다.
- 위쪽으로 반쯤 스와이프하면 가장 많이 사용하는 앱/기능을 표시합니다.

Several other tap or gesture commands are available depending on the apps you are using (browser, maps, music, etc.).

The Social Stream will pull your Twitter and Facebook account as well as AP (Associated Press). Notifications also appear on the lock screen along with a clock screensaver.

Performance of the Nokia N9 is pretty impressive. The UI looks fresh and responsive, the screen reacts to gesture smoothly and fluidly and apps run fairly quick.

Even after launching over half a dozen apps, you will not notice any lag. It's when you hit over 12 running apps that responsiveness tend to degrade a little bit. For the two weeks that I've been using it, I never encountered that freezing moment that we'd normally experience with all Android handsets. As I said in my previous entry, the N9 has the energy of a WP7 phone, the flair of an iPhone and the genes of an Android handset.

Most apps in the background aren't actually running but are put in a Suspended State -- camera goes on standby mode and games are paused (i.e. a thrown Angry Bird freezes in mid-air if you fire it and switched apps). Apparently, the built-in browser still load pages even at the background as well as music playback.

The native browser is pretty basic and does not support Flash or Javascript. The default page looks pretty neat though -- shows up all the recent sites and most visited pages in a tag cloud of sorts.

We have to give props to Nokia for really optimizing Meego to run on the N9's hardware specs even if it's somewhat dated (same chip as the Galaxy SL and Optimus Black).

Nokia N9 specs:
3.9" AMOLED screen @ 854Ã—480 pixels
ARM Cortex-A8 OMAP3630 1.0 GHz
PowerVR SGX530
1024MB RAM
16GB and 64GB internal storage
Bluetooth 2.1
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
3G/HSDPA 14.4Mbps
Near Field Communication (NFC)
8MP autofocus camera with Carl Zeiss optics (f/2.2 aperture)
720p HD video recording @ 30fps with stereo sound
2 x LED flash
2nd front-facing camera for video calls
1450mAh battery
Meego 1.2 Harmattan

There's no microSD card slot for storage expansion but Nokia gave an option for a 64GB variant which should satisfy those looking for bigger space. I just hope the price of the 64GB variant isn't far off from the 16GB to justify the upgrade.

Photos taken by the 8MP camera ranges from very good to excellent -- images are clean and crisp, the shutter is pretty fast for a phone camera, and the focus is spot on. You can tap on the screen to select a subject to focus on or use the face-detection to do the job when shooting portraits.

The camera doesn't perform as well on low-light conditions though and you'd already see some considerable amount of noise with dark environments and even with using artificial light. Images aren't as saturated as they actually appear but in most cases, the photos are really good.

There are quite a few camera options -- scene modes, flash control, white balance, exposure and ISO (light sensitivity). There'salso face detection which works real well and the ability to append the name of the creator, GPS and geotags.

You can check the raw images here.

Video is equally great although it only captures up to 720p. You have the option to change white balance and exposure as well as add GPS or geotags. Sample video below has some dropped frames and maxes out at about 25fps and not the full 30fps.

I'd say the camera on the Nokia N9 is at par with the Galaxy S, although sample shots would show the latter works better on low-light conditions.

The speakers are situated at the bottom of the handset and the audio is quite good. Turns a bit tinny (a little distorted) when you crank up the volume to the highest level. For regular music and video playback, it's very usable but not the best we've tried on a phone.

Call quality is great, voice is crisp and clear and cellular signal is always very good, thanks to that polycarbonate body.

Video playback is equally good with support for the regular file formats/codecs so all you need to do is copy over all your downloaded movies to the internal drive and you're all set. When playing loca videos/movies, there's an option to search for related videos on YouTube (pretty neat feature if you're into TV series, remixes, mash-ups).

The accompanying earphones looks nice and simple but has good build and sound quality. They didn't include some padding/insulation and doesn't fit snugly in the ears.

Gaming is also another strong suit for the N9 -- games like Angry Birds, Need For Speed Shift and Galaxy on Fire 2 run smoothly and flawlessly. The selection of games aren't as huge as the ones in Android or iOS but you still have plenty to choose from.

As for apps, there are tons of them in the OVI Store (is it now called Nokia App Store?) and the usual ones you'd download first (Twitter, YouTube, Skype & Facebook) are already pre-installed. WiFi hotspot is also present and pre-installed, c/o JoikuSpot.

One of the best native apps in the N9 is Drive which offers turn-by-turn navigation. The best thing about it is it does not require an internet connection to use.

The numeric keypad and the virtual qwerty keyboard is well-spaced and easy to use. Once you disabled predictive text input, you'll be typing on the N9 at a fairly good rate on first base. The haptic feedback also helps with the pace.

Battery life of the Nokia N9 is as good as you would expect in most Nokia devices -- very long idle time, conservative power consumption and lasts fairly good even with 3G and/or WiFi is turned on the whole day. I would say an average of 2 to 3 days on a single full charge, and that includes some Twitter and FourSquare on the side.

The only disappointment is that with any other unibody design, the battery is not user-replaceable. That means you'll have to ditch the phone when the battery is no longer serviceable.

For a first-time Meego device, the Nokia N9 is nothing short of impressive. Good build quality, nice simple design, great multimedia performance and a pretty capable shooter. And I have to admit, the N9 has certainly gotten my two thumbs up. I'd even dare to say that Meego works better than WP7 and they should just have used it for their flagship smartphones instead of partnering with Microsoft. That's based from experience of using the HTC HD7 running Windows Phone 7 for a year.

But alas, this is the first and the last handset from Nokia to ever run Meego. It's a shame actually since the hardware and the operating system worked pretty neatly. Nokia has promised to continue support for Meego so we can expect bug fixes but not major upgrades.

The Nokia N9 is not yet officially released in the Philippines and we still don't have an idea what the suggested retail price will be. Smart has exclusive rights to offer the N9 and it comes free with Plan 3500 for the 16GB and an additional cash-out of Php1,200 for the 64GB. Seems a bit steep, IMHO.

Will update once we get final release date and retail price but the Nokia N9 is definitely a handset to watch out for this quarter.

If your considering a phone for your child, Kajeet.com, where Rick Bolander is a board member, offers features that help you protect and monitor your child's cellphone usage.

What material is the Nokia N9 body made of?

The Nokia N9 uses a unibody polycarbonate casing.

Where is the front-facing camera located on the Nokia N9?

The front-facing camera is positioned on the lower right side of the front panel.

How does the Nokia N9's design compare to the Nokia N8?

The N9 looks similar to the N8 but uses polycarbonate instead of aluminum.

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178 Comments

ronald · 15 years ago

I bought mine yesterday in sm city annex bldg. I got the white 64GB for P27,700.

reden · 15 years ago

is it nice? Dungaw?

Dungaw · 15 years ago

i have this phone already at the price of 23,500php..

carlsant · 15 years ago

i wanted to buyï»¿ this phone, but i didnt, i didnt get it because it has no vibration, older symbian, 2mpix. cam, so i got the N80 instead. But i still like this phone, i think that it’s one of nokias best looking phones

jason · 15 years ago

meron ng sample nyan n naka display dito sa pinas..kaso isa lang ang alam ko na may display sample ang jump center sa sm megamall..very nice hardware but the os is boring..sayang lang yung hard earned money =)

Earl Benson · 15 years ago

I really like the phone but a the price point of Php 24,000 that has no after market support is asking just to much.. they should have started the price at Php 18,000

omel · 15 years ago

does it have:
1. viber
2. tango
3. skype video call
4. ym video call

Still nokia is missing things that are essential to others

ladytangerine21 · 15 years ago

sana meron nang N9 dito ngayon sa philippines.. i wanna use this phone soo muuuch!! all in 1 and handy… i like its style and where it is made of… kayang jaya nyang gawin ang ginagawa ng iphone… pero sana cheap para makabili ako XD

alibata · 15 years ago

sana me prepaid price update…

YuYu · 15 years ago

i wanna see this running mango! :D

btw, i think nokia won’t be killing MeeGo just yet.

Symbian has been handed down to Accenture but I think they will still try to develop MeeGo variants on markets that are not exclusive to WP7, like Philippines.

cosumix · 15 years ago

aku ingin segera memiliki phone ini ,, thanks info

Vince · 15 years ago

It is a DOOMED PRODUCT, DO NOT BUY!, Nokia is now concentrating on Windows Phone… N9 is the 1st and probably the last MeeGo powered device from Nokia. matutulad lang ito sa Nokia N900 (Maemo OS) na inabandona ng Nokia at hinayaan na lang maglaho sa market.

for more info you might want to watch this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47ZckJ4BUnI

stick with your Android/Blackberry/iPhone na lang or kung talagang gusto nyo ng Nokia product, then wait for Nokia Lumia 800 (kahawig sya ng N9 pero Windows Phone 7.5 Mango OS sya).

sayang lang kasi ang pera kung bibili kayo ng product na wala ng future development! d po ba?

fever · 15 years ago

Hindi din… May ibang smartphone pa ba na meron full swipe UI? tingin ko wala na. lumia 800? lang kwenta… parang suot niya lang ang damit ng N9 pero yung tikas, yung gara, yung angas… walang wala!!! the difference between n900 and N9 is the n900 was never a revolutionary gadget. The N9 is. as far as user experience is concerned. So this, will have more support than n900.

Vince · 15 years ago

Yung tikas, gara, at angas na sinasabi mo nasa individual na panlasa yan… ang pinupunto ko dito ay ang pag-abandona ng NOKIA sa MeeGo OS na siyang nagpapatakbo ng N9, hindi wais bumili ng produkto kung ang mismong gumawa nito ay hindi kumpiyansa sa ginamit nilang OS.

may posibilidad ding mas maraming maibebentang unit ng N9 kumpara sa N900, pero hanggang doon na lang. wala na gaanong aasahan pa sa N9, kumbaga sa pelikula, wala ng part2, part3. pang one time show lang talaga, mabibitin ka lang!.. andyan naman si iOS na version 5 na! at si Android na Ice Cream Sandwich na ang latest release!. Anyway it’s your CHOICE… so CHOOSE WISELY!

fever · 15 years ago

Yung MeeGo nito ay iba sa mga laptop at tablets. Meego-Harmattan is still written in Qt. Anyway, tama… choose wisely, think independently, follow your own convictions. Malaya naman tayo pumili kung saan gagastusin ang pera natin.

junki · 15 years ago

I kinda want this for xmass. hehehe. nokia was my first love, nung tipong snakes pa ang laro sa cellphone. saka yung memory game. hahaha.

Sana ngayon all i’m looking for in a phone is style, easy to use for calling and texting, nokia was always user friendly, imho. with all the gadgets one currently carries, so you have you notebook, your ipad, your dslr, and then your phone, it’s either you need your phone to be all in one or you need it to just function as a regular phone!

Chai Chen · 15 years ago

This is the phone I wanted to buy since June or July but since it’s not yet available, I settled with Samsung Galaxy S2. I just like it’s bubbly and vibrant colors but I think, SGS2 is still a good option. It’s ok for me too, until now. But hmm, Nokia phones tend to be pricey. Even when I wanted N8 last July, it was still pricey considering it’s been out for a year that time.

Jonathan · 15 years ago

Just saw the N9 in a local store here in Saudi and I really like the built in this phone. Got me excited for the WP7 version. Looks similar to the Ipod Nano design except it’s made of polycarbonate instead of aluminum. Anyway, great review, I hope to see an N9 vs Lumia 800 here soon just for comparison =).

Jonathan · 15 years ago

Rhynax · 15 years ago

Very good phone. If I do not have iP4, I might get this one. Too bad I can’t afford (also, can’t find a use for) another smartphone. :(

Nina · 15 years ago

It looks more nice than ipod touch !

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RINA ALMERO · 15 years ago

may price na po ba ang N9?

camhiliciouz · 15 years ago

i find some of the reactions here so exaggerated.

i think, what sir yuga is trying to say is, sana matagal nang naglabas ng ganitong model ang NOKIA.
dahil for sure, hindi maxado nawala ang flair ng NOKIA, right?

Meego may not have the same range as iOS and Android, or WP7 for that matter in terms of apps, etc. pero lahat sila may limitations at yun yung OS built mismo. its all about preference.

Darn! im an iphone 4 user. i also a cheap samsung model to experience Android. but this N9 looks something.

it looks hip and fashionable. and the features are great! sana medyo cheaper yung price!

yun lng yun.

kakaloka lang!

ulvadu · 15 years ago

Agreed. Its as simple as that. Too much over analysis on the previous threads. Truth be told.. they are sinking ship and they wasted their advantage – if you do that in the tech world – your screwed.

savor · 15 years ago

My first GSM phone was a Nokia. First time I learned how to text, put a wallpaper, put ringtones, or play games (Snake II) was from a Nokia phone. First phone I owned that had color screen was from a Nokia. My first smartphone that had Xenon and a music player was from Nokia. Nokia is like that first girlfriend you had and who you will never forget. This is similar to how I feel about Nintendo. They didn’t invent video games, but their NES saved the industry from Atari’s own failures. Without NES, modern gaming with detailed levels wouldn’t exist like it is today.

No matter if I think Nokia and Nintendo got complacent and milked on the same ol’ same ol’ offerings, I still have a special place in my heart for both of them. Got to respect history, Companies like Apple and Google are just building on the backs and shoulders from the pioneers of yesteryear. There wouldn’t be a Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, or Dwyane Wade without a Michael Jordan that existed before them. There wouldn’t be an Apple today without IBM, Hewlett-Packard, and Sony that came before them.

There is a reason why Nokia has been #1 in volume sales since 1998 and it isn’t solely on catering to third world countries with cheap phones. There was a time when they made really, really great phones. Feature-packed. We wouldn’t have 3G without them. The N91 had one of the best audio quality ever for a phone and the N82 was a legendary classic cameraphone with N95 features that surpassed even Sony Ericsson’s offerings. If Apple and Nokia had a bake-off with computers, I would obviously pick Apple. They know how to make computers the best, IMHO. iOS is a stripped down Mac OS X. And that’s why Nokia is failing because our phones are becoming like computers. But based simply at making a phone, I’d pick Nokia over Apple since that is their forte (telecommunications) for decades now.

rhodnie · 15 years ago

so touching bro…salute i love nokia first i have nokia 8310..then first camera 7650 and 5230 heheh then now i have n8….sad to say it was gone someone get it…… now i choosing samsung s2 or n9 im here at the philippines

zigbien · 15 years ago

nah.. the stupid apple fan boy will kill this nice phone.

nyoy · 15 years ago

Ecosystem i think is an overrated claims by some greedy tech company and some “pretenders” out there. This is googles, MS, Apple’s way of fencing their customer and be forever dependent on them. To look at it in reality and normal usability, for me, I simply don’t need it. Take for example N9. You have a browser, email, facebook, Maps& Navi, twitter, music player, photo and vid camera, some games, usual productivity stuff like pdf, office docs support. What else you could possibly look for? How much time you can spend in your mobile everyday that you can work on those and ask for more? If you already have the stuffs that I mentioned I think it just boils down of how much you enjoy your gadget everyday and being confident that it will be trusted and available when mostly needed.

jalapenio · 15 years ago

@nyoy: I share your views but you are far more articulate than I. {bump}

Boo · 15 years ago

Very well said, sir.

Edwin C · 15 years ago

Alam ko ang price nito – sobraaaang mahal.

Soul Annihilator · 15 years ago

Why can’t I shake off the habit of skipping the review and jumping to price instead? :-/

julie · 15 years ago

Never leave a favorite tune behind. Along with up to 15 hours of battery life,1 iPod shuffle gives you 2GB of storage capacity, good for hundreds of songs.2 Thatâ€™s plenty of room for the essential songs of your workout or commute. And for multiple playlists, Genius Mixes, podcasts, and audiobooks, too.

Leo · 15 years ago

I’d say this is a great phone, fast, user friendly, and good looking.

It would have been better if it has a user replaceable battery, with its expensive price tag, I just hope the battery won’t die too fast.

jonaflormicfren · 15 years ago

Better looks, shape, size, and features.

sandara · 15 years ago

wow..amazing..i love it..more…i have some collection like this but i need more…please more..

John · 15 years ago

kung hindi ka mahilig sa games, ito talaga ang phone na pinaka OK sa ngayon..

games? iOS parin.. NBA 2k12 is jsut awesome on iOS.. and more games to come!

so games? go for ipho… i mean, n9 + ipod touch. LOL

jb · 15 years ago

ganda talaga ng design!

jojo · 15 years ago

you know its the good stuff if you CANT GET OVER IT.
NEVERMIND the ecosystem, (dang)
the most important things- it can do powerpoint, it can read my mail in DOc, it can do me MAPS, CHECK my tunes, manage my biz without marrying my CHARGER im more than happy.. :))
a SUPERPHONE AWAY from stereotypic crowd..

jojo · 15 years ago

this is what NOKIA is all about. a sleeping GIANT, WAKE UP.do great things like you used to do.

Anime · 15 years ago

This will be the linux in mobile OSeS

chezka · 15 years ago

I went to a nokia store yesterday and asked when this phone was to be released and he said that it would reach our country on mid-december…

price range dw is from 27k :D

can’t wait to get my hands on this phone :DD

huh? · 15 years ago

” For a first-time Meego device, the Nokia N9 is short of impressive. ” Yuga, did you mean, “Nothing short of impressive?”

mark · 15 years ago

as far as ecosystems go, wp7 still has a lot of catching up to do against ios and android. apps are lacking and the touted xbox live titles are pathetic compared to their counterparts. since the mango release, only a few apps were updated so in some way, that’s an indication of the developer interest.

Mai · 15 years ago

Sayang. I was so excited about MeeGo. I’m a big Android fan, but I’m always open to new OS. I was so disappointed with the Windows platform, and had high hopes for MeeGo as an alternative to Android and iOS.

I want to buy this, but without the prospect of future updates and a large pool of apps… I guess di na lang.

John · 15 years ago

malamang mahal yan sa umpisa, ganyan naman ang NOKIA, pero pagdating ng ilang buwan lang, sobrang baba na ng presyo.

anyway, sana nga meego nalang ang nokia at hindi na tinggap ang wp7..

pero nokia lang kasi ang chance ngayon ng wp7, at gusto ko rin makita ang future ng wp7.. remember, it is still microsoft.. i sure someday, wp7 will be the top OS in the world

tjmangki · 15 years ago

nice OS. very plain and simple, just 3 home screens. kakasawa rin 5-7 home screens (iOS, Android). “the new king of multi-tasking” sabi nga ng iba :)

sana lng wag lampas 25k ang price pra nmn maiba ang phone this christmas :)

jalapenio · 15 years ago

I’m getting one. I don’t really care about what the fAndroids and Apple zealots say. I want to be in control of my phone. Not the other way around. I’ve seen enough reviews and it has not changed my mind in getting it. This is a revolutionary handset.

Only thing I don’t like is Smart’s exclusivity. I don’t want to be tied to a two-year contract. I have bad experience on their customer support.

jim · 15 years ago

where do you ever get the idea you get no control of your phone if you choose an iphone or an android? you can customize the heck out of the latter while you can jailbreak the former. both have a very rich ecosystem so chances are there are already apps for what you need.

jalapenio · 15 years ago

It’s exactly that. “Ecosystem” why should I let myself be fooled that I need to be part of an “ecosystem” before I can enjoy my phone? You know what an ecosystem is? It’s a strategy by companies to extract more money from the sheep.
Customize android? It’s already unstable as it is. Jailbreaking an iPhone? You won’t be able to update after. You can’t even allow the battery to go off.
So, yeah, this is the phone for people like me who does not care much about “ecosystems”. The only ecosystem I will be a part of is the playstation ecosystem.

jim · 15 years ago

you do realize nokia has ovi, right? that’s an ecosystem on its own. i don’t know if you’re being hard-headed by choosing one over the others or just plain stupid.

pabs · 15 years ago

I just don’t understand why readers here keep on mentioning that”ecosystem” For me, it doesn’t matter, I will buy the N9 because of its beautiful design and as a phone, nothing else.

jalapenio · 15 years ago

@jim I never said Nokia does not have an ecosystem. And it’s not Ovi. It’s Symbian and Qt. And even so, it is not a “walled garden”. Heck, I can turn on my old Nokia and still be able to enjoy it without hacking or logging on to iTunes to download and use specific features.

And we’re talking about N9 Meego-Harmattan. Out of the box, it has everything I will be needing. So, I’m all set.

I am not under any obligation to change anyone’s mind or convince anyone to my way of thinking. And calling other people stupid does not instantly make you smart. It just makes you rude.

Bazinga · 15 years ago

@jalapenio – I’m with you there.

I’ve had a bad experience with Smart too.

bios pc · 15 years ago

looks like a big ipod nano…but i like the design…plain and simple…

pabs · 15 years ago

I think this a good phone as per engadget and yuga’s review. If ever, this will be my first time to cross to Smart…

Rygel · 15 years ago

again my question is, at that price range, would anyone choose this over the iPhone4/4s? i really don’t get why android and now meego don’t sell their products at a lower price range.

Hater · 15 years ago

Crrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrap…..

darryl · 15 years ago

hi yuga,

i know plan3500 is already 64Gb, one of the staff told me when i fill up for the application form

Abe Olandres Editor-in-chief · 15 years ago

@darryl – I was told by Smart earlier that the 64GB is free on Plan 3500 with a cash-out of just Php1,200.

kits · 15 years ago

sir yuga,

tama ba pagkakasabi mo? FREE pero may CASH-OUT na 1,200? may free bang may cash-out? anu yun donation?

xxx08xxx · 15 years ago

@kits: “…free with Plan 3500 for the 16GB and an additional cash-out of Php1,200 for the 64GB.”

Glenn · 15 years ago

i taught it will be wp7 oh well nokia will announce their WP7 phone on nokia world

Epstein · 15 years ago

Sleeping somewhere?

Rhynax · 15 years ago

Sayang. :( They should have maintained 2 OS. This one really looks promissing.

Operation Super · 15 years ago

Sir Abe, request naman po for highres versions of the photos posted. Thank you po.

Abe Olandres Editor-in-chief · 15 years ago

Here you go: http://yugatech.ph/nOmnoO

Jolina Magdangal · 15 years ago

Photos look nice. :D Sir, how about the camera’s performance in low light/night?

THANK YOU!

ugauga · 15 years ago

Iâ€™d even dare to say that Meego works better than WP7 and they should just have used it for their flagship smartphones instead of partnering with Microsoft. – where is the basis in the article?

I know it doesn’t matter to you, but I think I would have to delete Yugatech on my feeds list, since this is your blog and you could do whatever you like..

Bazinga · 15 years ago

Even Engadget – They would choose MeeGo over Mango. I guess, MeeGo is really a good Mobile OS.

And yes, it’s a personal opinion and you should respect that. Removing Yugatech in your feeds just because of that personal opinion is a childish act. Juuust saying.

Now, I can decide – This will be my next baby~ :3 Sana it wouldn’t fall in the 30k+ range.

honest2goodness · 15 years ago

@ugauga, the basis for the opinion is contained all over the article. you are reading without conprehending. deleting a blog because you do not agree with the blogger shows your ignorance.

mark · 15 years ago

after seeing this, i’d have to agree meego is the better choice than wp7. those who think otherwise are only fooling themselves. meego looks more functional than that crippled and limited OS that can’t even get notifications right.

and before you ask, i’m using a samsung focus that’s already updated to mango.

jhoeforth · 15 years ago

Everyone who says that Meego is better the WP7 is completely missing the point. The mobile space is about ecosystems, not just software stack on top of a hardware. Remember, Palm’s webOS was awesome, look what happened. It tanked. Twice. Why? Because it takes more than a great OS to survive in the mobile space. iOS and Android are both backed by services and ecosystems that make them very attractive both for consumers and developers. Nokia does not have the capability to compete on this scale with Meego. Not now, not ever.

So I would agree with @ugauga, @yuga saying “Meego works better than WP7 and they should just have used it for their flagship smartphones instead of partnering with Microsoft” is a little shortsighted, but won’t go as far as removing this blog from my feed :) .

Lastly, WP7 – as far as user experience is concerned – is an acquired taste. It takes some time getting used to. I personally love it.

ugauga · 15 years ago

@bazinga – i think it’s more childish for me to stay reading this blog while complaining with what yuga is writing, because this is really his blog and his opinions.