I've had them all including BB OS, Symbian UIQ, S60, Android, iOS, and Maemo and now at last tomorrow I'll be a proud owner of the MeeGo N9. It's just the next natural step on the hardware and software evolutionary lather. With HTML5 and Tizen, there sure is a future for the N9; THE FUTURE!
Former Microsoft guy Elop placed as the CEO of Nokia, and surprisingly they kill Meego and go for Windows phone.
The guy was a fucking Trojan horse I say, at last Nokia was dumping that horrific shit we know as Symbian in favor for something that was not damaged goods from the getgo.
i recently purchesed this handset, one week later i returned it, it's indeed a amazing piece of equipment, but its OS leaves a lot to be desired, the nokia market is very limited, it didnt have many of the apps i use like skype, messenger, nimbuzz etc, the front camera does not work, it only supports micro sim cards, amazing hardware, outdated software
I have both a Nokia N9, and an Apple iPhone 4. I use my iP4 more...but I LOVE my N9 more. The Nokia N900 missed the "shine" share as well, but still an amazing device. The thing is, the SOCIAL aspect of our lives has changed so much, that the attention the N9 (or even the N900) needs will be more of a strain than a benefit to the company...but that's why, as will ANY device...the best outcomes for devices on any OS/platform will come from the USERS.
I bought the Nokia N9. I think its a great phone. I have it almost two months now. If you want a smartphone and you consider the Nokia N9 then you wont be dissappointed.
There was nothing actually wrong with the review. The reviewer doesn't say that Nokia phones suck, just that the N9, with it's relatively unknown OS, cannot possibly compete against Apple's iOS and Google's Android. As the reviewer said: The N9 is a very beautiful and powerful device, unfortunately it entered the smartphone market a little too late to actually make a difference.
@WinterGale true. though meego looks nice. his device with windows phone would be more successful.
also, everyone who is hating this review probably didnt even watch it. he never insults the phone..if anything he was glorifying it. he just stated the obvious: the device will never get the shine it deserves..
These Nokia-WP7 haters are just nuts, they're stuck in a rut and refuse to believe than a company can change. Let's get one thing straight - Nokia have NEVER produced poor hardware, it's always been dodgy software - and now that's changed. Get down to a mobile shop and play with a Lumia 800, it's quick and capable and growing fast
1st time i watched this video, i was completly against it, i was even on of the 200 dislikers, but after some research, and trying out phones in store, this guy is actually right, nokia n9 is all looks, thats why everyone wants it, hell it made other phones look like 1990 bricks, but meego is just a horrid fail, its boring, has no swifty anmations when navigating around the phone, apart from the slides which i got over after 30 mins, nokia should of shoved a duel core in this + andoid= success
Nokia changed direction after it changed CEO (its former CEO brought Nokia to the brand's greatest glory during 1990s/early 2000 years but failed to update the brand thereafter thus losing its competitiveness in the phone market, and drop in shares).
The change in direction is good.
Nokia has always been known to me as being highly durable and resistant to falls (lol) and their metallic-finished shells/simple but classy designs.
Why would a device with free global maps, standalone GPS sat-nav, HTML5, great camera, video, social apps, speedy overall performance and a bunch of other stuff be "doomed"? This phone does a lot of cool things out of the box. It won't be hurt by the future direction of the OS. I've owned iPhone and Android, and after awhile you realise it's better to play games on bigger screens and not look at the phone all day. The ENTIRE HTML5 INTERNET can be explored on the N9. Web apps etc - future proof.
The king's back! i'm pretty sure that once this phone hits my country, i'm gonna get it! i mean...who wants to have 500,000 apps to download when you usually uses at most 4 or 5? Nokia rules!
@michael9678727 Well, that's your particular case, in my case, i just need a device with high quality media player and the possibility to comunicate myself with friends, relatives... etc. For my business matters i have my laptop, in which i work way better than in a smartphone. NOKIA RULEZ!!!period.
Just spoke to Bel company in Belgium - these are selling like hotcakes, even though bel company are importing them and selling the 16GB version at an inflated €599. Doomed? Destined to be a classic.
With the lack of the plethora of apps Google and Apple platforms have to offer, Nokia phones essentially aren't smart. Maemo showed great promise but Meego...... It's "perfect" fluidity is satisfying but it doesn't go any further beyond that.
@chongweixuan96 These phones are not for average "Dont know how" users who only buy phone because it connects to some app store selling 50 cent useless junk app.
this is opinion. and this is good opinion. several points made earlier in the video about how nokia has stumbled about and killed the maemo is very true.
This could have been one of the best things ever. At least we got a physical, tangible, usable glimpse of a world where open source and an open development model produce truly innovative products for mobile users, emphasizing its strengths.
It's sad that it may be a very long time before we get another chance like this. In fact, we may have missed the train entirely so far as consumers are concerned. Apparently the traditional approach isn't working, even with attention from tech giants.
You are afraid that Nokia would sucseed with the phone , and there is some wreally good sales , so poor you , who made this video . Its Only youre opinion .
...and you are right it is the most powerful Mobile phone and you are wrong that it will not sell or only in little numbers, the N9's are already sold out. Everyone want to have one including me... :) My one is on its way...yeahh...Best Phone ever! Well Done Nokia... Thank you for not treating us like stupid people and for giving us the opensource unlike apple.
WORST REVIEW EVER! I have had the pleasure to play with an N9 at a Nokia store and the thing makes the iPhone 4S look and feel like shit. Granted, it took me a while to get used to it (so used to using a iPhone) but when I got the hang of it the Nokie phone was honestly 100 times better then my Apple! MobileGazette needs to stop talking out of its ass. Anyone notice he didn't even have an actual phone to review? Only pictures, prolly stolen from another site on the net!
Nokia management have their heads up their ass. They are now in bed with Microsoft, and are always looking for ways to please their board and major shareholders. Short term thinking for quarter to quarter earnings. Idiots. They have no clue of the mistake they are making by dumbing Meego. This could be a contender to Android and iphone. Hey.. you can even get an app for the Nokia Meggo N9 so you can download Android apps! The are as disconnected to the real world as European bankers. Sad,
Get your facts straight, there is a demand for something else than the iPhone and the shitty Androids! The mighty iPhone is seemingly old-fashioned and the launch of the 4S left several people dissapointed. As for the Android there is not much to say, it sucks.
Seen that the apps from the andoid market can be used on the N9, there is not much going wrong with the phone!
@MrIronriver I saw. They ran out of phones from pre-orders alone in several countries, and the sales are rising as we speak. In fact, in Finland this baby sold more in the first 24 hours of release than iPhone 4 did in about a week.
@MrIronriver I could share few links to Finnish websites with you, but alas, what's the point? You don't speak/understand Finnish and a know-it-all prick like you has already made his mind.
@1993teemu Well, I'd like to see Nokia prevail, but why did they copy iPhone's bad sides: No dedicated button (was in N8) and no self changeable battery.
It's just so amateurish of Nokia... COME ON! Anybody could do better.
@jlmdfnbo 'doomed' and 'bad' are different things. i agree, this phone is brilliant, and it doesn't need a million apps to be good. i think its better then both android and ios, but its not the phone thats bad, its how nokia has managed it. so yeh the phone is doomed... the OS is dead, it will never be updated, it will be forgotten about and not be selling anymore in about 3-5 months.
@jlmdfnbo, that's no the point at all. The problem with Nokia is that they've always tried to do something else, but which does look good at first, always is a few steps behind all other OS's that exist, iOS, Android and so on.
Symbian OS for instant is old, very old, yet the only thing they've done is to update it and not very good updates at that. While this new OS does look good, I'm afraid that it might not be able to compete with the higher standards of phones that already exists.
@jlmdfnbo pretty much, you might not find apps as good as others but apps are a major selling point for OS's, if you dont realise this then you're pretty stupid
nokia rocks all ye pessimist understand nokia is the future of smartphones . n9 is the most beautiful sophisticated device which in looks dept beats all other smartphones.performance is good.
Thank you for this informative video. My Mum was thinking of getting an N9. I have a Samsung Android phone which I love and was trying to steer her in that direction. Upon checking for reviews I thought this seemed like a decent phone but perhaps I'll think twice. Mind you, she asks my opinion on electrical goods then always gets irate when I don't agree a device she likes is wonderful.
this device can run almost all android apps via "alien dalvik" apart from the apps that are designed for it.....................so its the best nokia device ever.....even nokia devices with windows wouldnt support so many apps....
Yes, it is born to fail! No sd card slot, lower pixel camera, pastic casing, everything is going backwards, degrading, why should someone buy a n9 if they have a n8? piece of junk. I will go for the Iphone 5 or the galaxy.
I've been using the N900 over a year now and absolutely love the opensource freedom. I can brick it, flash it, run multiple OSes and have it do all the needed tasks. I believe the future holds both Windows and Linux. Meego is great. Maemo as well. So why would I try and criticize other OSes when the one I use works for me? I live in South Africa and have to wait for this device for a long time....while people throw harsh words around. Choose one, buy it, use it and stop arguing over the others.
I currently use an iPhone 4 and I'm going to get iPhone 5 as well, but N9 sure is impressive. And I totally disagree with what's said here. All 64Gb models are already pre-ordered in Sweden and I can't see why Nokia will abandon the OS of such a successful device. Furthermore, developers are currently programing their apps for Meego and this OS is going to get much richer very soon. I think that your prediction is either biased or you have a sort of crystal ball that the rest of us don't have.
I currently use an iPhone 4 and I'm going to get iPhone 5 as well, but N9 sure is impressive. And I totally disagree with what's said here. All 64Gb models are already pre-ordered in Sweden and I can't see why Nokia will abandon the OS of such a successful device. Furthermore, developers are currently programing their apps for Meego and this OS is going to get much richer very soon. I think that your prediction is either biased or you have a sort of crystal ball that the rest of us don't have.
IT DOESN'T MATTER.. CAUSE IT 'WILL' SELL.. AND THAT'S ALL THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS! EVEN THAT SAD LITTLE GIRL WILL BUY IT, IT'LL PUT A SMILE ON HER FACE! ; ) nokia sells cause nokia makes us smile
Right now Microsoft is not in a very stable position with their new/update OS. I'm a big Nokia fan and was actually headed for the N900 but ended up getting a HTC Mozart WP7 device which i have now for about a month...and I want to get rid of it. I'm holding on because of Mango, but they keep pushing back the date and now i'm hearing 2012?! This can hurt Nokia Further Because this is who they've chose to partner with. But all that said...I'm Still Gettin' an N9 =)
@DJSEvEN72 Heh, you go wrong the instant you turn an Android device.... I've had 3 of them, but I've had enough of the force closes, buggy crashes, pitiful internal storage and poor battery life. Google has great map products and cloud services (apart from music). The WP7 Nokia will match those services with Ovi Maps, Sky Drive and integrated Skype courtesy of Microsoft. Add to that a Carl Zeiss lens, and you truly can't go wrong....
U cant predict the future of MeeGo OS .... we already said such predicting things in the past.... It wont make it...hahaha..... wrong time....wrong place.....however if people like it and mad about it.......... It will still be a success. Just look at android....people use to say it wont be a big thing now look at android.
XAXAXAXA, this just makes me laugh, the only problem with n9 is no qwerty KB, nokia newer truly supported maemo 5 or maemo 4 , n900 was a dev phone, thats why it was so successful
When companies (Samsung & Nokia) hint at better devices weeks b4 their flagship is to be released, they only damage sales of that device. All carriers should take a lesson from Apple. Release a slammin' device & allow it 2b the Grande Dame for a while, thereby realizing its full sales potential. This is basic marketing. Rumors of W7 will surely kill sales of N9 as will the release or more dual cores. MeeGo, Maemo, Symbian - dying. Why doesn't Nokia just stop until it releases Windows 7?
Good thing is that Meego is just an UI over Linux and Linux is going nowhere. Basically there is neverending supply of free software. :)
It's bit misleading to say MeeGo is an OS. In reality N9 runs normal Debian Linux (with apt-get and other nice stuff) and MeeGo (Harmattan) is just the user interface on top and it's all native code as well as apps. Porting Linux apps to this is childs play.
hopefully it will just take a few more years for this whole "app"-based platform racism trend to collapse as quickly as it had arisen...
HTML5 applications (both local and online) might help pushing the platform choice back to the user, based upon what feels better to use for them, and not what software they want to run on it...
I really like the idea of MeeGo stripping down all the "home buttons" and menus to 3 homescreens that can be reached from anywhere by just swiping from the edge...
I personally prefer platforms, that molt their skins every couple of years, instead of every year. I hate buying expensive gadgets only to see them go obsolete in few moths.
Its more than ready phone already, and it has enthusiastic coding scene, so for customers I think this "doomed-ness" is a good thing. The bad thing is the media. The consensus in the media is only good for supporting the currently dominating hegemony and homogenizing the already pretty unilateral phone market even further.
i dnt think so meego is the best system i ever find nokia will be always different frm android and apple and am really waiting 4 n9... nokia doest need android support to win the market..
it looks cute, but im happy with my nokia n8 :) i dont see a point of buying a phone every few months just because it's new and 'cool'. and what's up with the sizes?? getting bigger and bigger. ugh.
I don't think the N9 is doomed at all. In fact, there will be quite a scramble to get the devices in markets where Nokia are not launching it. Being open sourced, it will appeal to developers much in the same way that the N900 is still loved and well supported. There has been promises of updates from Nokia, and besides, these devices have a limited shelf life regardless of support - who still has a 1st gen iPhone launched in 2007? I'm dumping my dated Desire for this, and it's 1 year old!
Nokia was the best way before Android and IOS.But one bad call after another got them into a deep hole.It's very unfortunate that the N9 is 'doomed to die'.I changed my mind abt getting this phone cos it won't be further developed.So sad.
Nokia is good for releasing a high-end device & announcing 'something better' a month before. Horrible marketing. Symbian was all the rage in the days of the 6600, N93, N95 8gb & N82. Nokia didn't know when to ditch it... and when Nokia did, it flailed around from Maemo, to Symbian 3, to Symbian Anna, to MeeGo to Windows. A mess. If only Nokia could put its camera & hardware to a decent, modern OS. They should probably just go out of business.
@MobileGazelle Sounds Like You Guys Are Feeling Mighty Pessimistic Today Haha...
Nothing Is Set In Stone About Meego, I Mean Who's To Say That In A Few Months As More And More Awareness Builds About The N9 And Meego As A Whole, Nokia May Decide To Release 5 Or 10 Meego Devices Instead Of Just The N9.
I've had them all including BB OS, Symbian UIQ, S60, Android, iOS, and Maemo and now at last tomorrow I'll be a proud owner of the MeeGo N9. It's just the next natural step on the hardware and software evolutionary lather. With HTML5 and Tizen, there sure is a future for the N9; THE FUTURE!
Ahriman75 1 week ago
And be nice
122michael221 2 weeks ago
Get a ...L.I.F.E...
122michael221 2 weeks ago
I love this phone...maybe it will catch on in the US
DaarkRedeemer 1 month ago
Nokia is back.. Deal with it.
Penemuelish 1 month ago
hate it when people call it Windows Mobile. Windows Mobile is completely different. :(
DylanGermanotta 1 month ago
Former Microsoft guy Elop placed as the CEO of Nokia, and surprisingly they kill Meego and go for Windows phone.
The guy was a fucking Trojan horse I say, at last Nokia was dumping that horrific shit we know as Symbian in favor for something that was not damaged goods from the getgo.
daleprechaungold 1 month ago
LOL, angry Nokia fanboys.u
Blodofferion 1 month ago
NOT Windows Mobile. It's Windows PHONE.
MickDeRaad 1 month ago
@MickDeRaad :)
rolandixor 1 month ago
Get a lumia the look very similar I have a Nokia lumia myself there amazing
scooterkingbristol 1 month ago
i recently purchesed this handset, one week later i returned it, it's indeed a amazing piece of equipment, but its OS leaves a lot to be desired, the nokia market is very limited, it didnt have many of the apps i use like skype, messenger, nimbuzz etc, the front camera does not work, it only supports micro sim cards, amazing hardware, outdated software
bolialbo 1 month ago
i wonder if samsung or apple who paid for this shitt..or probably both!
Terryltk 2 months ago
i got a lumia 800....
WindowsXpExpert 2 months ago
Hello fanboys
i just got a N9 for a present and i have to say, the app store sucks
not enough apps are on it, and the ones that are don't really hold up
can't wait till alien dalvik brings android apps to it though
love the hardware, the software, well, is a little too soft
uilregit 2 months ago
I have both a Nokia N9, and an Apple iPhone 4. I use my iP4 more...but I LOVE my N9 more. The Nokia N900 missed the "shine" share as well, but still an amazing device. The thing is, the SOCIAL aspect of our lives has changed so much, that the attention the N9 (or even the N900) needs will be more of a strain than a benefit to the company...but that's why, as will ANY device...the best outcomes for devices on any OS/platform will come from the USERS.
2MenEQ 2 months ago
I bought the Nokia N9. I think its a great phone. I have it almost two months now. If you want a smartphone and you consider the Nokia N9 then you wont be dissappointed.
mickalin 2 months ago 2
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Panger901 2 months ago
This is a really crappy review
MrDregNET 2 months ago
There was nothing actually wrong with the review. The reviewer doesn't say that Nokia phones suck, just that the N9, with it's relatively unknown OS, cannot possibly compete against Apple's iOS and Google's Android. As the reviewer said: The N9 is a very beautiful and powerful device, unfortunately it entered the smartphone market a little too late to actually make a difference.
WinterGale 2 months ago 4
@WinterGale true. though meego looks nice. his device with windows phone would be more successful.
also, everyone who is hating this review probably didnt even watch it. he never insults the phone..if anything he was glorifying it. he just stated the obvious: the device will never get the shine it deserves..
PimpOfHTown 2 months ago 2
it's "windows PHONE"! , not "mobile". Jesus reviewers...get your facts str8
hellaisgreece 2 months ago
Fuck you bet your first phone is a motorolla talkabout you dick. Stop being jealous of this good phone.
dickydicklik 2 months ago 3
Some of the best phones I've ever owned have been Nokia phones. Never broke, crashed or froze. I'd definitely get a N9..
TEQTONYK 2 months ago
These Nokia-WP7 haters are just nuts, they're stuck in a rut and refuse to believe than a company can change. Let's get one thing straight - Nokia have NEVER produced poor hardware, it's always been dodgy software - and now that's changed. Get down to a mobile shop and play with a Lumia 800, it's quick and capable and growing fast
ukmitch86 2 months ago
oh man i would be so happy to get my hands on a Nokia Android! god damn it
timigaguy 2 months ago
nokia was so wrong to start with windows, by doing that they committed suicide
freeksregistration 2 months ago
It looks just like the Nokia Lumia 800...
MrJaminBen123 2 months ago
1st time i watched this video, i was completly against it, i was even on of the 200 dislikers, but after some research, and trying out phones in store, this guy is actually right, nokia n9 is all looks, thats why everyone wants it, hell it made other phones look like 1990 bricks, but meego is just a horrid fail, its boring, has no swifty anmations when navigating around the phone, apart from the slides which i got over after 30 mins, nokia should of shoved a duel core in this + andoid= success
toolsheddotcom 2 months ago 3
Nokia changed direction after it changed CEO (its former CEO brought Nokia to the brand's greatest glory during 1990s/early 2000 years but failed to update the brand thereafter thus losing its competitiveness in the phone market, and drop in shares).
The change in direction is good.
Nokia has always been known to me as being highly durable and resistant to falls (lol) and their metallic-finished shells/simple but classy designs.
I really like the Nokia N9. Applause for them.
VingraciaClaire 2 months ago
Damn iFags
1andriuxa 2 months ago
@1andriuxa Just like u said ... iFags ;)
dairkon 2 months ago
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@jaketechnical no, I just got my iPad 2 for Free, simply google for: freeipad2tablet.info
So I don't give a shit about the sound quality :)lovely review video video!!
Gotta Love the Ipad 2. Personally, I think this tablet is the best on the market and this review is even better. Nice Review!
@andersss as far as I got my iPad 2 for free, I can't complain:) Just Google for: freeipad2tablet.info
I'm typing using my iPad 2 right now ;)
great review video btw!
ezat9 2 months ago
THE PHONE IS UGLY!!!
allosvenne 2 months ago
@allosvenne Your mom was what in bed? Oh cool.
ReaperScythe666 2 months ago
ONCE IN A LIFE TIME PHONE
SINGHAUL007 2 months ago
Nokia was really never that good anyway. :-/
Imadeyourun 2 months ago
Why would a device with free global maps, standalone GPS sat-nav, HTML5, great camera, video, social apps, speedy overall performance and a bunch of other stuff be "doomed"? This phone does a lot of cool things out of the box. It won't be hurt by the future direction of the OS. I've owned iPhone and Android, and after awhile you realise it's better to play games on bigger screens and not look at the phone all day. The ENTIRE HTML5 INTERNET can be explored on the N9. Web apps etc - future proof.
chaiTV 3 months ago 3
I have this phone and its simply awesome. both with it's looks and functionality.
fuckthis312 3 months ago 3
it's such a gorgeous phone!!
BandmintonHeartFlute 3 months ago 2
The king's back! i'm pretty sure that once this phone hits my country, i'm gonna get it! i mean...who wants to have 500,000 apps to download when you usually uses at most 4 or 5? Nokia rules!
yehohanan66 3 months ago 17
@yehohanan66 not really I'm always looking for new apps to help me with my business.
If Nokia doesn't adapt android then it will keep falling behind.
michael9678727 1 month ago
@michael9678727 Well, that's your particular case, in my case, i just need a device with high quality media player and the possibility to comunicate myself with friends, relatives... etc. For my business matters i have my laptop, in which i work way better than in a smartphone. NOKIA RULEZ!!!period.
yehohanan66 1 month ago
@michael9678727 Besides, this phone it's gonna be known in the US as Lumia 700 which runs the Windows mobile OS.
yehohanan66 1 month ago
@yehohanan66 More like meego rules, but nokia is a true dissapointment.
MUSTDOS 19 hours ago
Just spoke to Bel company in Belgium - these are selling like hotcakes, even though bel company are importing them and selling the 16GB version at an inflated €599. Doomed? Destined to be a classic.
cirkusarena 3 months ago
With the lack of the plethora of apps Google and Apple platforms have to offer, Nokia phones essentially aren't smart. Maemo showed great promise but Meego...... It's "perfect" fluidity is satisfying but it doesn't go any further beyond that.
chongweixuan96 3 months ago
@chongweixuan96 These phones are not for average "Dont know how" users who only buy phone because it connects to some app store selling 50 cent useless junk app.
Pashatube 2 months ago
Nokia lumia 900
gunitzpqm 3 months ago
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lets do something to the nokia company to change nokia n9's meego OS to windows phone 7.
darktemplar80 3 months ago
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darktemplar80 3 months ago
I personally love the look of the N9, but I'll wait till they release it in Windows to buy it.
snipergirl21 3 months ago
this is opinion. and this is good opinion. several points made earlier in the video about how nokia has stumbled about and killed the maemo is very true.
firzennet 3 months ago
@firzennet
Sure.. It was Silly! But look at the N9!! Its fantastic!! It's a massive step for Nokia.
daavee03 3 months ago
Nokia n9 users got an update 2 their firmware. So meego won't be dead..
universebig 3 months ago
This could have been one of the best things ever. At least we got a physical, tangible, usable glimpse of a world where open source and an open development model produce truly innovative products for mobile users, emphasizing its strengths.
It's sad that it may be a very long time before we get another chance like this. In fact, we may have missed the train entirely so far as consumers are concerned. Apparently the traditional approach isn't working, even with attention from tech giants.
scionicspectre 3 months ago
Dude, the n950 is the successor to the n900 bot the n9.
Keithammond 3 months ago
UUUUUUGGGGLLLYYY
anteracmacash 3 months ago
nokia has not said at any point that they would drop meego.. that false information.
whiteapollo11 3 months ago
*blur*
shadawentz91 3 months ago
fag
LA19960330 3 months ago
take suicide!!!!!
LA19960330 3 months ago
You are afraid that Nokia would sucseed with the phone , and there is some wreally good sales , so poor you , who made this video . Its Only youre opinion .
MultiQuater 3 months ago
...and you are right it is the most powerful Mobile phone and you are wrong that it will not sell or only in little numbers, the N9's are already sold out. Everyone want to have one including me... :) My one is on its way...yeahh...Best Phone ever! Well Done Nokia... Thank you for not treating us like stupid people and for giving us the opensource unlike apple.
rachel080367 3 months ago
u r such an idiot , the Nokia N9 is the best cellphone i have ever seen .
HalaHamaki 3 months ago
YOU GOT A GOOD GOOD POINT
haider10 4 months ago
The future large screen
IAF7 4 months ago
Visionary review. After almost half a year since this video was posted everything is happening like they predicted :)
Anythingoreverything 4 months ago
So would it be possible to convert the N9 to Android?
lewisner 4 months ago
f*ck this review, f*ck mobile gazette !!
ryross80 4 months ago 31
WORST REVIEW EVER! I have had the pleasure to play with an N9 at a Nokia store and the thing makes the iPhone 4S look and feel like shit. Granted, it took me a while to get used to it (so used to using a iPhone) but when I got the hang of it the Nokie phone was honestly 100 times better then my Apple! MobileGazette needs to stop talking out of its ass. Anyone notice he didn't even have an actual phone to review? Only pictures, prolly stolen from another site on the net!
sdrawkcab96 4 months ago
I love this phone .
You are doomed !
altair475 4 months ago 4
looks like MIUI decided to make their own phone.
xThatGuyZ 4 months ago
lolz its doomed for u coz u cant afford it....lols,just got mine today,and i bet u cant have 1 :)
sexangel2007 4 months ago
Nokia management have their heads up their ass. They are now in bed with Microsoft, and are always looking for ways to please their board and major shareholders. Short term thinking for quarter to quarter earnings. Idiots. They have no clue of the mistake they are making by dumbing Meego. This could be a contender to Android and iphone. Hey.. you can even get an app for the Nokia Meggo N9 so you can download Android apps! The are as disconnected to the real world as European bankers. Sad,
ontribes 4 months ago
Get your facts straight, there is a demand for something else than the iPhone and the shitty Androids! The mighty iPhone is seemingly old-fashioned and the launch of the 4S left several people dissapointed. As for the Android there is not much to say, it sucks.
Seen that the apps from the andoid market can be used on the N9, there is not much going wrong with the phone!
caspervainio 4 months ago 2
beautiful but doomed then a picture of a little girl? you pedophile!
william1thebst 4 months ago
Youre such a failure, its already sold out
allu771 4 months ago
lol Meego > Symbian
Cr1ptlord 4 months ago
So, because you can't download 8475934 useless apps on your phone for 0.50$ each, it's doomed? I beg to differ.
jlmdfnbo 4 months ago 102
@jlmdfnbo very true
EDGAnimekai 4 months ago
@jlmdfnbo It is doomed. Just wait and see.
MrIronriver 4 months ago
@MrIronriver I saw. They ran out of phones from pre-orders alone in several countries, and the sales are rising as we speak. In fact, in Finland this baby sold more in the first 24 hours of release than iPhone 4 did in about a week.
jlmdfnbo 4 months ago
That's good news.
So, how do you know this? Where do you get your numbers. Please, share the numbers.
MrIronriver 4 months ago
@MrIronriver I could share few links to Finnish websites with you, but alas, what's the point? You don't speak/understand Finnish and a know-it-all prick like you has already made his mind.
jlmdfnbo 4 months ago
@jlmdfnbo You seem really angry.
MrIronriver 4 months ago
@MrIronriver I admit, lack of intelligence, when it comes to my conversation partners, tends to make me angry. Sorry.
jlmdfnbo 4 months ago
@jlmdfnbo It seems you have your period on. It's ok, fanboy.
MrIronriver 4 months ago
@jlmdfnbo Haha. What a loser. Share your sources if you have any.
MrIronriver 4 months ago
@MrIronriver haha ur a loser
1993teemu 3 months ago
@1993teemu Well, I'd like to see Nokia prevail, but why did they copy iPhone's bad sides: No dedicated button (was in N8) and no self changeable battery.
It's just so amateurish of Nokia... COME ON! Anybody could do better.
Doomed, because of idiotism.
MrIronriver 3 months ago
@MrIronriver dedicated button for taking photo ^
MrIronriver 3 months ago
@jlmdfnbo Too late, it's doomed!
chazjamesn 4 months ago
@jlmdfnbo 'doomed' and 'bad' are different things. i agree, this phone is brilliant, and it doesn't need a million apps to be good. i think its better then both android and ios, but its not the phone thats bad, its how nokia has managed it. so yeh the phone is doomed... the OS is dead, it will never be updated, it will be forgotten about and not be selling anymore in about 3-5 months.
rezzacool 4 months ago
@jlmdfnbo, that's no the point at all. The problem with Nokia is that they've always tried to do something else, but which does look good at first, always is a few steps behind all other OS's that exist, iOS, Android and so on.
Symbian OS for instant is old, very old, yet the only thing they've done is to update it and not very good updates at that. While this new OS does look good, I'm afraid that it might not be able to compete with the higher standards of phones that already exists.
Kalshnutz 3 months ago
@jlmdfnbo pretty much, you might not find apps as good as others but apps are a major selling point for OS's, if you dont realise this then you're pretty stupid
ThatGuyAgen 3 months ago
@jlmdfnbo useless or not is a subjective manner!!!
papcyrill 3 months ago
just picked up my n9 3 days ago and i can say is that im very happy i replaced my iphone
apigfish 4 months ago 3
I think your assessment that it is doomed to fail is too premature and biased...
kyrieeleison31 4 months ago
nokia rocks all ye pessimist understand nokia is the future of smartphones . n9 is the most beautiful sophisticated device which in looks dept beats all other smartphones.performance is good.
amitsen1972 4 months ago
Thank you for this informative video. My Mum was thinking of getting an N9. I have a Samsung Android phone which I love and was trying to steer her in that direction. Upon checking for reviews I thought this seemed like a decent phone but perhaps I'll think twice. Mind you, she asks my opinion on electrical goods then always gets irate when I don't agree a device she likes is wonderful.
lumabi25 4 months ago
this device can run almost all android apps via "alien dalvik" apart from the apps that are designed for it.....................so its the best nokia device ever.....even nokia devices with windows wouldnt support so many apps....
harishvarma21 4 months ago
iphone from nokia
wrangleroooo 4 months ago
Yes, it is born to fail! No sd card slot, lower pixel camera, pastic casing, everything is going backwards, degrading, why should someone buy a n9 if they have a n8? piece of junk. I will go for the Iphone 5 or the galaxy.
jefflowrock 4 months ago
nokia may aswell admit defeat and declare bankruptcy. ever since n96 it has gone downhill rapidly
rikkisfcwooldridge 4 months ago
falling in luv with this phone!
nazrinlola 4 months ago
iphone 5 gonna be doomed! N9 will be no1 phone!
milessydney 4 months ago
meego is very good
Adycool7600 4 months ago
It was very bad phone and fuckin shitty OS...it had to be doomed,well done Nokia.
MrRoughking 5 months ago
I bet u'll be doomed before n9 get so, SUCKA!!!
CheManiange 5 months ago
it hasnt even come out yet.. how can someone say its a dead end.. lol..
jayson11 5 months ago
I've been using the N900 over a year now and absolutely love the opensource freedom. I can brick it, flash it, run multiple OSes and have it do all the needed tasks. I believe the future holds both Windows and Linux. Meego is great. Maemo as well. So why would I try and criticize other OSes when the one I use works for me? I live in South Africa and have to wait for this device for a long time....while people throw harsh words around. Choose one, buy it, use it and stop arguing over the others.
JakesTheHake 5 months ago 36
besides,with myriad alien dalvik,N9 will be able to run all the android apps,so it's not a dead-end as you say
optimos93 5 months ago
this is so biased,I disagree with you.
optimos93 5 months ago 2
The N9 MeeGo makes me wanna punch Nokia's CEO's face really fucking hard. like Les Grossman.
Flipthatchicken321 5 months ago
Mmmmmmm HOAX!
patol7d 5 months ago
I think nokia is being smart, not putting all its eggs in one basket with windows.
articviking 5 months ago
I currently use an iPhone 4 and I'm going to get iPhone 5 as well, but N9 sure is impressive. And I totally disagree with what's said here. All 64Gb models are already pre-ordered in Sweden and I can't see why Nokia will abandon the OS of such a successful device. Furthermore, developers are currently programing their apps for Meego and this OS is going to get much richer very soon. I think that your prediction is either biased or you have a sort of crystal ball that the rest of us don't have.
markos741 5 months ago
I currently use an iPhone 4 and I'm going to get iPhone 5 as well, but N9 sure is impressive. And I totally disagree with what's said here. All 64Gb models are already pre-ordered in Sweden and I can't see why Nokia will abandon the OS of such a successful device. Furthermore, developers are currently programing their apps for Meego and this OS is going to get much richer very soon. I think that your prediction is either biased or you have a sort of crystal ball that the rest of us don't have.
markos741 5 months ago
very informative and thanks
area1128 5 months ago
Hey quit hating on linux mobile OS's
They're pretty decent!
If only people knew what the word kernel meant.
bizzlebizzle1994 5 months ago
@bizzlebizzle1994 lol
naveenc69 5 months ago
IT DOESN'T MATTER.. CAUSE IT 'WILL' SELL.. AND THAT'S ALL THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS! EVEN THAT SAD LITTLE GIRL WILL BUY IT, IT'LL PUT A SMILE ON HER FACE! ; ) nokia sells cause nokia makes us smile
sultainious 5 months ago
The n9 is not the successor of the n900, it's the successor of the nokia n8...
I think most ppl would agree on that.
Since... you know.. 9.. comes after 8...
corbraz 5 months ago
@corbraz You have no idea of what you're on about mate...
The N8 has a symbian OS.
The N9 has Meego-Harmaten 1.2 (Previously named Maemo 6, the successor of Maemo 5 which is the N900's OS)
So there.
bizzlebizzle1994 5 months ago
This video has very little to do with N9.
Stop trashing Nokia.
mickalin 5 months ago
Right now Microsoft is not in a very stable position with their new/update OS. I'm a big Nokia fan and was actually headed for the N900 but ended up getting a HTC Mozart WP7 device which i have now for about a month...and I want to get rid of it. I'm holding on because of Mango, but they keep pushing back the date and now i'm hearing 2012?! This can hurt Nokia Further Because this is who they've chose to partner with. But all that said...I'm Still Gettin' an N9 =)
HighCallin 5 months ago
@HighCallin Its likely to be this year sep 15. Not 2012!
MrKohlification 5 months ago
Too many iSheep..
myquill23 5 months ago
Nokia was good when N95 and X5800 was new, now?, i'll rather go SE, Jap/Swede killer design and ANDROID you cant go wrong!
Sorry Nokia youre FU*KED
DJSEvEN72 5 months ago
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@DJSEvEN72 Heh, you go wrong the instant you turn an Android device.... I've had 3 of them, but I've had enough of the force closes, buggy crashes, pitiful internal storage and poor battery life. Google has great map products and cloud services (apart from music). The WP7 Nokia will match those services with Ovi Maps, Sky Drive and integrated Skype courtesy of Microsoft. Add to that a Carl Zeiss lens, and you truly can't go wrong....
cirkusarena 5 months ago
U cant predict the future of MeeGo OS .... we already said such predicting things in the past.... It wont make it...hahaha..... wrong time....wrong place.....however if people like it and mad about it.......... It will still be a success. Just look at android....people use to say it wont be a big thing now look at android.
AeroPolice 5 months ago
apple fan.. -.-
andrija007 5 months ago
XAXAXAXA, this just makes me laugh, the only problem with n9 is no qwerty KB, nokia newer truly supported maemo 5 or maemo 4 , n900 was a dev phone, thats why it was so successful
eivis13 6 months ago
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Stupid, crap and usless video, thumbs up if you agree.
mercenaries1232 6 months ago
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mercenaries1232 6 months ago
stop the crap. meeGo is very good
georgealex17 6 months ago
who the fuck creates names for their os that sounds like some fucking Chinese crap
MalpaPL 6 months ago
When companies (Samsung & Nokia) hint at better devices weeks b4 their flagship is to be released, they only damage sales of that device. All carriers should take a lesson from Apple. Release a slammin' device & allow it 2b the Grande Dame for a while, thereby realizing its full sales potential. This is basic marketing. Rumors of W7 will surely kill sales of N9 as will the release or more dual cores. MeeGo, Maemo, Symbian - dying. Why doesn't Nokia just stop until it releases Windows 7?
proteanview 6 months ago
Good thing is that Meego is just an UI over Linux and Linux is going nowhere. Basically there is neverending supply of free software. :)
It's bit misleading to say MeeGo is an OS. In reality N9 runs normal Debian Linux (with apt-get and other nice stuff) and MeeGo (Harmattan) is just the user interface on top and it's all native code as well as apps. Porting Linux apps to this is childs play.
ladoga 6 months ago
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ladoga 6 months ago
Your inference of nokia being meego is totally incorrect...
you really should do a bit more homework before ...
try meego.com (who would have thought!) meego is much more than a phone OS
and the sooner people realise that and the integration that will provide. the sooner silly videos like this will stop.
look nokia will do wp7 for volume because it is the fastest for them right now
but meego is beyond the comprehension of most noobs who cannot see beyond next months phone.
whatsa12 6 months ago
hopefully it will just take a few more years for this whole "app"-based platform racism trend to collapse as quickly as it had arisen...
HTML5 applications (both local and online) might help pushing the platform choice back to the user, based upon what feels better to use for them, and not what software they want to run on it...
I really like the idea of MeeGo stripping down all the "home buttons" and menus to 3 homescreens that can be reached from anywhere by just swiping from the edge...
s2thepoweroftwo 6 months ago
Very informative video! Thanks!
topilopi123 6 months ago
first they spent so much money developing n9 . then with so many praising the n9, the company killed it.
weird
duffins2007 6 months ago
@duffins2007 Pessimistic society and culture, they chill so much they can't make solid decisions, I know this.
cortezforever 4 months ago
Im willing to bet the N9 will outsell ANY wp7.
neodark088 6 months ago 4
@neodark088 yes its called sea ray they look the same except keys and its os
TheEuclimedes 6 months ago
The only reason N9 sucks is because of lack of Physical Keyboard.
NOKIA please bring N950 to the Market!!!
The only reason I am not moving from n900
AllGs 6 months ago
@AllGs I am doing exactly the same thing. I really want the n950 and love my n900.
rudigameh 6 months ago
@rudigameh thats what I always say too, love my N900, and for me its still the best ever made!!
rdevil25 5 months ago
I personally prefer platforms, that molt their skins every couple of years, instead of every year. I hate buying expensive gadgets only to see them go obsolete in few moths.
Its more than ready phone already, and it has enthusiastic coding scene, so for customers I think this "doomed-ness" is a good thing. The bad thing is the media. The consensus in the media is only good for supporting the currently dominating hegemony and homogenizing the already pretty unilateral phone market even further.
varoennauraa 6 months ago
i dnt think so meego is the best system i ever find nokia will be always different frm android and apple and am really waiting 4 n9... nokia doest need android support to win the market..
99thanseer99 6 months ago
WHY ARE PEOPLE PRONOUNCING NOKIA WRONG?!
it is not "KNOCK-EEE-AH"
it's "NOH-KEE-AH"
as in, "OH, I GET IT NOW"
goddamnit. my OCD was going off the enitre time xD
choco33333333 6 months ago
@choco33333333
Soz bud, but you are wrong. Having a Finnish friend, i can confirm that it is in fact pronounced Knock-Kya
Also, if you Google "how should we pronounce nokia anyway" you should get some clarity
cameronmuller 6 months ago
it looks cute, but im happy with my nokia n8 :) i dont see a point of buying a phone every few months just because it's new and 'cool'. and what's up with the sizes?? getting bigger and bigger. ugh.
paleXbeauty666 6 months ago
I don't think the N9 is doomed at all. In fact, there will be quite a scramble to get the devices in markets where Nokia are not launching it. Being open sourced, it will appeal to developers much in the same way that the N900 is still loved and well supported. There has been promises of updates from Nokia, and besides, these devices have a limited shelf life regardless of support - who still has a 1st gen iPhone launched in 2007? I'm dumping my dated Desire for this, and it's 1 year old!
pspbricker1 6 months ago
Nokia was the best way before Android and IOS.But one bad call after another got them into a deep hole.It's very unfortunate that the N9 is 'doomed to die'.I changed my mind abt getting this phone cos it won't be further developed.So sad.
stomplunacy 6 months ago
It's gonna come to sale!!!!!
tuskuno 7 months ago
I think nokia should just stock with meego this phone is sick it just needs a front facing camera and 4g capability.
7777montey 8 months ago
@7777montey n9 have front facing camera
abuammrah 8 months ago
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exitiummagnum 8 months ago
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exitiummagnum 8 months ago
Your voice is so interesting. I always pictured it coming from a man named Alfred
osanilevich 8 months ago
please please please could you pronounce it correctly? its not webos, its webOS as in Oh Es
timppa600 8 months ago 30
@timppa600 Noted :)
MobileGazette 8 months ago 8
Why do ppl cant appreciate ! It looks awesome device.. Say it is awesome and close... Why history, ? Lol
franksyed1 8 months ago
Nokia is good for releasing a high-end device & announcing 'something better' a month before. Horrible marketing. Symbian was all the rage in the days of the 6600, N93, N95 8gb & N82. Nokia didn't know when to ditch it... and when Nokia did, it flailed around from Maemo, to Symbian 3, to Symbian Anna, to MeeGo to Windows. A mess. If only Nokia could put its camera & hardware to a decent, modern OS. They should probably just go out of business.
proteanview 8 months ago
@proteanview agree with you completly!!
well said.
happystar8081 8 months ago
@MobileGazelle Sounds Like You Guys Are Feeling Mighty Pessimistic Today Haha...
Nothing Is Set In Stone About Meego, I Mean Who's To Say That In A Few Months As More And More Awareness Builds About The N9 And Meego As A Whole, Nokia May Decide To Release 5 Or 10 Meego Devices Instead Of Just The N9.
07liberian 8 months ago 3