i’ve been buying symbian phones for 5 years, and left them because literally nothing has changed, the user interface is almost the same as my N3330, which i got as a present from my gf in 2001, the interface is the same today with a bit of padding.

not to call you stupid or anything

but nokia is going to probs just going to clone the iPhone as soon as it works out which patents it can get away with stealing

to be honest, nothing is different between sonys, nokias, samsungs, they just look a bit different

software is the same

useless, unproductive, baby software thats a good few years behind the iPhone

so happy i switched :D

“Apple users are generally more successful and intelligent then purchasers of other consumer electronics”

They are under the impression they are buying into a more intelligent brand when people who actually know about technology know that they are actually buying into a load of overpriced underspecced fluff. Sean never owned a Nokia N95 8gb. Not because it isnt a better product than the iPhone but because it isnt as cool as the iPhone and it wont make him look as good to the kind of pathetic gimps he hangs around with. Sean doesn’t care how good a product is, he cares how he looks using it. In short, Sean is the perfect Apple customer.

In reality there are 2 types of people who buy the iPhone. Stupid and really stupid. The stupid ones buy it because they arent aware of the Nokia N95 8gb, while the really stupid ones buy it despite being aware of it.

can i fiddle with focal length and aperture on an N95? no. I think if you look hard past the hardware crap, most mobiles haven’t changed that much since 1999

all they do is lop a new function on, and don’t improve the old ones, so much baggage.

in fairness, i don’t notice the difference between 2.5G and 3G, well 3G is slightly faster i guess, but kills all my battery life…yea nice trade off, thats why you need a replaceable battery on the nokia and i can cope just fine with 4 days standby and 6 hours talk time

oh, lets not forget the internet and maps are so average on the N95 that it doesn’t even matter that it has 3G, because i wouldn’t use the functions anyway

and you can add video recording, so you are well briefed, there is an app to turn it into a webcam, i wouldn’t bother using it, because i don’t think anyone with any sense buys a phone for its optics qualities.

what would i prefer? hmm, how about

the best internet on a mobile device, the best iPod on the planet and a fantastic phone, and the reason it all works so perfectly, and what you don’t understand, is that everything is integrated to complete perfection

Is that going to add a 5mp camera? video recording? DNLA compliance? 3G? Removable battery? Integral TV out?

The N95 is a far supiriour piece of kit. If you disagree you either work for Apple or you are lying about owning an N95.

Here is a nice little side by side comparison of features for anyone stupid enough to consider getting an iPhone instead of an N95;

http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/features/item/Black_Beauties_-the_Nokia_N95_8GB_versus_the_Apple_iPhone.php

i can understand if some people can’t afford it, but the fact is, the internet/iPod and phone experience are just so much better than anything on the market, it lacks certain features, but with the software developer kit coming in February, the phone is going to have endless possibilities

this article is pretty unprofessional as it is biased in a rather childish way of someone who didn’t get an iPhone for christmas, so decides to have a good rant about it.

Apple users are generally more successful and intelligent then purchasers of other consumer electronics, and i don’t think i have met one person unhappy with their iPhone, its just the most amazing experience ever. Its like moving from windows to mac os x, you feel like an idiot for being a sheep for years

The iphone costs £269 ($538 USD) and the cheapest tariff in the UK is £35 per month ($70 USD) which is £420 per year ($840USD).

To buy the iphone and use it for a year will cost you at least £689 ($1378 USD).

Why would anyone with a brain do that you can buy an unlocked and far supiriour Nokia N95 8gb and use it on any network you want for far less money?

After all the hyperbole has died down, the emperor’s new clothes are revealed for what they are. This is just another smart phone. There is nothing that it does that has not been done by another device competing it the same marketplace.

Sure, the interface may be much nicer, but that is merely refinement, not the revolutionary leap that Apple keeps wanking on about.

I don’t think it will do any better in Australia either, for the same reasons as apply in the UK.