Scoble loves the N95. Calls it the 'better iPhone'

[salada2k]

The better iPhone: Nokia N95? « Scobleizer

[sebringer]

Originally Posted by salada2k

The better iPhone: Nokia N95? « Scobleizer

I'm sure he's right, but then again how would he know if he's never actually used an iPhone? On paper its inferior in almost every aspect but as you can see with HTC devices, spec aren't everything... design, aethetics, build quality, speed and software have a large part to play... which is why I swapped my buggy pile of crap MDA Vario II for a Palm Treo 750 (far lower spec but a much better smartphone).

[pseudofinn]

Read the comments?

Number 11 is classic-

I wouldn’t trade my Moto RAZR for anything.
I would have hoped you’d review the Nokia N800 instead.
Actually, I would trade my RAZR for something, the iPhone, but that’s about it.

All kinds of jems in there...

haha makes me laugh these fools who keep going on about 5MP cams in a PHONE!
What a joke. Get a camera.
It’s just a numbers game. the iPhone’s 2MP is more than enough for quick snapshots and internet use which is all anyone with half a brain would be doing with a phone anyway.
iPhone will make the N95 look like an amateur toy.

I like to think I have a little more than half a brain. I don't use my n95 for just internet passable snaps... I actually think some of them are quite decent. I've got a couple I'm planning on printing out 8x10s at kinkos or something, from the looks of some of them- I think I might get some good prints at even larger sizes.

But who knows- I've apparently got less than half the brain of an apple fanboy.

[gadgetman]

It'll be like most things. people rush to be the first to get one, then ***** about it when they have probs - and they will.

You'll have those that are realistic at the boundries being pushed so expect some probs. Then those which only harp on about how much it costs, and that there shouldn't be f'ing problems with a £/$xxxx device.

[salada2k]

Those Apple fanboys have got big brains, so we shouldnt feel too bad. How else would they be able to cram so much **** in there?

[pseudofinn]

LOL!

Well said, brother.

[salada2k]

WOW. That thread is hot over there.

All the apple fanboys have come out in droves but every single one of their comments in unsubstantiated and seems to try and 'insult' every N95 user. There is of course nothing but intelligent comments coming back from N95 users.

Apple Fanboy comment:

haha makes me laugh these fools who keep going on about 5MP cams in a PHONE!
What a joke. Get a camera.
It’s just a numbers game. the iPhone’s 2MP is more than enough for quick snapshots and internet use which is all anyone with half a brain would be doing with a phone anyway.
iPhone will make the N95 look like an amateur toy.
What you will realise soon is that the iPhone is just a Mac that makes phonecalls.
Watch and learn.

Another one:

There is a better product, and it’s the iPhone. I’ve taken it upon myself to attack every anti-iPhone post, even the most subtle critiques, in the blogosphere, so here I am.

While the Nokia N95 may have a more megapixels, they definitely don’t determine the quality of the camera. My camera has 7 megapixels, and the photo quality is generally awful. And yes, I’ve optimized it myself, and had a professional help me get the most out of my MPs. Still crap.

Not to mention the fact that based on what the Nokia N95 looks like, the entire concept of it seems to center around the camera feature. The iPhone has a solid camera, and that isn’t even one of its strongest feature.

So the Nokia N95 has GPS. That’s great, but the iPhone has Google Maps, which is not only the best navigational software on the planet (available to the general public), it is also the best phonebook in the world.

3G is a feature a future model of the iPhone is sure to have. I won’t give the iPhone any credit here, the lack of 3G is disappointing, but the capabilities the iPhone has makes it better than any other phone, including the Nokia N95, on 3G.

Your keyboard complaints are speculative at best. The iPhone has more versatility in keyboards than any other phone of any intelligence on the market. After a week or so of using it, one should be able to use the keyboards without looking at them if they so desire, considering the fact that, as Jobs said in his keynote, “they’re there when you need them.”

User interface isn’t a problem, we agree on iPhone’s complete and total dominance over the N95’s interface.

Media - music, movies, and video - are also dominated by the iPhone. There’s just no question. It’s revolutionary, and it’s something to drool over, even for people who’ve loathed Apple for years.

Finally, the price. You can get an iPhone, clearly the better product, for $250 less than a Nokia N95.

Call me crazy, or wrong, or just plain stupid. But all in all, I’m right. The iPhone is the clear winner here, and while the N95 is a nice piece of technology, it doesn’t come close to competing with the iPhone.

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Well, geeeeeeee. I think that guy just sums it up now doesnt he? I mean all those unsubstantiated arguments.. I mean I cant even think of ONE rebuttal.. No, no, not with my half size brain - I just cant do it.

But anyway, here is my forgone conclusion:

Nokia N95 -

Schmapple iPhone -

Dont blame me for the maths, I only have half a brain thats all.


Apple fanboys for rest of life:

[gadgetman]

Smart phones have done this for years - take the XDA.

Apple simply stick a logo, and a large price tag, some clever ads, and every 13yr old will want one, and be robbed of it on the street.

[salada2k]

I know. Seriously, I cant figure out if they've got peas for brains, or if they're just vegetables.

[Mechdon]

It's strange they're (the apple fanboys) comparing the N95 with something which has yet been launched...u mean just from the specs and ads?