Internet Tablets still have that sweet 800x480 display. They're still more hackable and customizable. They still are focused on being a SECONDARY DEVICE that can be left home while a cheaper phone goes traveling. Personally, I'd think twice before I brought an N97 to a rowdy concert or any event where it could be in danger. Would you go rock climbing with a US $700 phone? My older N95-3, while expensive when I purchased it a year ago, is much less of a "loss" if I were to damage it. My iPhone 3G is even less important to me. I keep that around as my "just kicking around" phone.
While the convergence market is trying to cram everything into a single device - sometimes it's just better to have two. The N810 is far closer to a "laptop substitute" than the N97 and that's where it should stay.
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That's exactly how I feel. When I saw the N97 this morning my first thought was that I had to have it. After just a bit of thinking I've realized that actualy the N78/N800 combo does an awesome job for me. Though I would probably prefer the N810 instead of the N800 due to its hardware keyboard. The N97 looks sweet but I'm more than happy with what I've got.
Hmm, not sure.
After Nokia's latest comment about Maemo on high end smartphones, we might just see an alternative install for the N97.
It looks great, and I think it has enough convergence, along with a decent screen to be a really good IT replacement.
I gave up using my N800 with my N95 8GB, and I now use an E71, as emails are much easier to type etc.
I think there is a market for standalone IT devices, I just think it would be alot bigger if the IT's were alot more like the N97.
Does anyone know what chipset the N97 uses? Wouldn't be the OMAP3530 by any chance?
@Philip
No, Nokia will never use an OMAP35x in any of their devices. . . . The OMAP35x targets a different market, and lacks some of the features necessary for cellular usage. When Nokia uses an OMAP3 SoC it'll be an OMAP34x. :)
It seems the N97 uses a fast ARM11, so, no, it's not an OMAP3.
I've got a N70 and a N810, and since I can't ever find a public/free WiFi outside of my home, my N810 is useless (I bought it last year, when I had access to WiFi nearly all the time, but now it's different).
Also, in every case, I have to carry a phone, so it means that if I want to carry my N810 too, I have two devices in my pocket. I'd rather have only one device that fulfills both the phone use and the browsing + light geeking use.
The N810 is great, I love it, but it does not fulfill all my needs, even in term of geeking on-the-go. It is great if you want to use it while waiting somewhere, but it isn't if you are moving/walking. It is too big to be a one-hand held device, so you need to hold it with two hands. Its lack of 3G support also is a big problem, you can't really geek "on-the-go" with no internet connection (and if i want to geek at home, i can do it on my main computer, it's easier).
Concerning it's price and the risks you could expose it to, I'd rather have an N97 for 95% of the time, and keep my old phone for risky situations. In both cases (yours and mine) you can't have your advanced internet device when it's risky.
Last important consideration is the price… N97 is going to be expensive (the device and its monthly bills), but i think it is less expensive than one basic phone, its basic monthly bill, one internet tablet, its advanced 3G or WiMax monthly bill, and a cheap 5 MP camera. And you get to have only one device in your pocket instead of three.
Ok, I admit that if you allready have a phone, an n810/800, good wifi coverage wherever you go, you might hesitate to invest in an n97.
Maybe it won't replace the internet tables but they must be up to something.
The tablet and phone hardware are becoming more and more similar.
When/if they opensource symbian they will have two similar devices both running open source operating systems.
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