Nokia N95 compares well with iPhone
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Nokia N95 compares well with iPhone
Timo Poropudas
13 Jan 2007 at 10:51
Apple goes with its strength: packing its success functions of iTunes, iPod MP3 payer and widgets into the iPhone. Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs drove the market, including investors, to frenzy with his MacWorld iPhone announcement. The actual data that is available right now, however, does not speak of real break through.
Nokia N95 compares quite well iPhone, as does HTC’s Windows Mobile 5 phone.
IPhone is still six month away, at least, and we have only the data that Apple has put out with a warning that technical qualities might change before the device hits the market.
Much of the promise and frenzy has to do with user interface and it is based on a multitouch screen. Apple is known for its interface design but we judge the end result only with final product. As always with interfaces, the proof of the pudding in eating.
Soft keyboard might or might not work well for mobile phone functions; at least it will take quite a bit to get used to for those of us that have used hard keys for years.
Nokia N95 will be available by the end of March and it specs have been published. HTC P3300 is already available.
The table below compares the technical data available of the three devices. The data we have of iPhone is actually quite sketchy. The main differences are in the operating systems, the screens/interfaces, network support and built in GPS-chips.
With N95, which is built on the same platform as N93, we have a fairly good of the screen and interface functions. With iPhone we have trust Jobs and flash-presentations. HTC P3300 is available and anyone can test it.
The big difference might be the fact than N95 is the only 3G-HSDPA device of the three. It has been said that it a 3G phgone is ten times more demanding to design and build than a GSM phone. It that is true, Apple and HTC have their work cut out for them.
| Comparing iPhone, N95, HTC P3300 Premium | ||||
| Screen | 3,5” | 2,6” | 2,8” | |
| Resolution | 320×480/160 pixel/inch | 240×320/16 mill. colors | 240×320/ 65 000 colors | |
| Input method | multi-touch | keyboard | touch screen | |
| Operating system | OS X | Symbian/S60 3.1 | Win Mobile 5 | |
| Storage | 4/8GB | 2 GB microSD | microSD-kortti | |
| GSM, 850, 900, 1800, 1900 | edge | 3g-hsdpa, edge | edge | |
| Other connectivity | wlan b/g, bluetooth 2.0 | wlan b/g, bluetooth 2.0, usb | wlan b/g, bluetooth 2.0, usb | |
| Camera | 2 megapixels | 5 ja 0,1 megapixels | 2 megapixels | |
| Talk time | 5 h | 2h40m/4h | 5 h | |
| Dimensions | 115×61x11,6 mm | 99×53x21 mm | 108×58x16,8 mm | |
| Weight | 135 grams | 120 grams | 130 grams | |
| Price EUR | 385/460 (USA, + VAT, + Cingular 2yr) | 650 | 730 | |
| Availbility | USA June, Eur. Q4, Asia 2008 | Q1 2007 | available | |
| Other | iPod, iTunes -compatible | 30 fps video, gps, fm-radio | fm-radio, gps | |
Source: Manufacturer’s websites
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