Possible image of next-generation Nokia touchscreen handset revealed
Just days after Nokia dropped a touchscreen bomb and revealed it upcoming flagship N97 handset, we may already be getting a first look at Nokia’s next order of touchscreen business – maybe. The above image is reportedly a marketing slide from Nokia Capital Markets Day in Brooklyn yesterday. It allegedly depicts an upcoming touchscreen-only handset with a UI that looks absolutely nothing like S60 and gesture support complex enough to warrant a notation beside the mock ups. We’re skeptical at best, but we do know that the Finns have some big plans for touchscreen devices in 2009 so it certainly is plausible. If this is in fact a handset we can look forward to in 2009, Nokia apparently has finally recognized Apple as a major competitor and given the mobile industry up-and-comer the best form of flattery. If not, meh, it was fun while it lasted.
[Via S-F]
Nokia wishes lol
Cant be true? This company takes 61% share off profits…
http://media.corporate-ir.net/media_files/irol/10/107224/cmd08/CMD08presentations.pdf
This could be real.
There is similar information on the leaked Nokia Roadmap for 2009:
http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/11/10/nokia-internal-smartphone-roadmap-revealed/
Nokia Codename “Eitri”
3.5-inch 640×350 display, pressure sensitive touch UI with tactile feedback and gestures, integrated compass and accelerometer, proximity sensor
Can you explain why is the multi-touch so useful? Because you can zoom with two fingers? How the hell do you zoom when you have just one free hand? You know, normal people use phones with just one hand because they are usually on the street, in the car, with a bag in the other hand, etc … they are not all staying at a desk when using the phone. To me, from all the features the iPhone has, multi-touch seems to be the most useless one … it’s ok to have it, but hardly something to complain about if it lacks. Sending SMS to multiple contacts is for sure much more useful. Or having the posibility to make VoIP calls over 3G network (Apple blocked fring over 3G connections so you cant do that). Or having bluetooth with A2DP. Or having a faster browser with Flash 9 and Java support (like Skyfire) capable of running the original clips from Youtube, not some reduced version. Or being able to run multitasking applications. Or even to be able to make copy-paste. Not even talking about using your phone as a modem for your laptop. Now these are things I find a lot more useful. There are others too, not so important to me, like MMS, radio, video recording, autofocus, etc. But hey, if multi-touch can replace all these for you … that’s great.
Nokia have confirmed it was just a mockup to frame some GUI concepts.
http://www.slashgear.com/next-gen-nokia-touchscreen-phone-leaked-0525382/
lovv it!! i hope it is real, but if it is, it will be so confusing for me to choose between the N97 and this 1. but thumbs up for it.