Nokia refreshes the N800
In a world of iPhones, is the venerable Nokia N800 growing obsolete? It’s probably too early to call it, but Nokia has just released a significant system update in an attempt to keep their high-end "Internet Communicator" relevant. The firmware revision brings Skype and Flash 9 support, increased touchscreen sensitivity, support for up to 8 GB of external memory, and a proprietary Rhapsody client. The native Skype support is pretty exciting, giving N800 users built-in access to VoIP whenever they’re in range of a Wi-Fi hotspot. An iPhone it’s not, but it also doesn’t come with the burden of a 2 year AT&T service agreement…compromises, compromises.
at least nokia is smart enough to have the virtual keyboard work in Landscape…
Ive installed the latest F/W on my N800 and it works wonders. If anyone ask me if my N800 is the iphone one more time im gonna punch them in the face. The n800 makes the iphone look like crap, the only thing missing is the actual phone part.
On my N800 I have a media program similar to windows media center, which lets me play movies, look at images, and play MP3’s. I like my N800 cause it cause view files in a actual file viewer, install widgets for weather and such, and view the internet over wifi or my EVDO bluetooth connection with my phone. Full screen touch keyboard as shown above. Plus its made by a company who leads in the industry for communications, not a startup “let me try my hand in this” company. Iphone its not, but I prefer this more.
but it also doesn’t come with the burden of a 2 year AT&T service agreement…compromises, compromises.
Well thats all well and good, but its a GSM phone, so here in the states that leaves you with ATT and T Mobile. Some choice.
I much prefer my N800 over some gimmick-laden, smartphone wannabe.
Depending on how much I can get this for I would even concider this as a mini laptop(although its not) to use when not at home. Has anyone done this? Is it worth it?
I use my N800 pretty much everywhere I go, plus theres lots of OPEN SOURCE software out there for it. A N800 will set you back $400 or cheaper online.
Yea it’s not an iPhone cuz it’s better than a stupid iPhone…cheaper too.
Not attractive phone wise..
@Matt S what phone do you have? Do you know if there is a list of all the phones it works with. Also does it work with a 3G ATT phone since if i get it I want it to be able to work with those and maybe even expand my contacts or even try to use it as a mobile desktop (pending the release of a inexpensive yet good UMPC). Also do you know of any open source programs that work with word or excel files and the others.
I certainly hope the new FW helped since my initial testing of this one left a lot to be desired. SO laggy!
Just an FYI, the n800 bears the snot out of the iphone. I don’t see open source iphones with IM clients, forward facing cameras, buttons of any kind, memory expandable to 32gb, no contract, text editors, video recording, let alone chatting, built in stands, universal connectors, flash player, pdf readers or anything particularly useful on iphones. Why compare it to a fanboy-magnetic plaything?