Comments on: Review: Nokia N78 Smartphone

By: James

James — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:12:57 +0000

And bugs galore! Mine reboots occasionally all by itself. The email program crashes or shows me blank emails so often it’s not usable. Web browser crashes alot too. I might be able to overcome the crappy interface and controls but for now I’m going back to my 6120 Classic.

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 02:13:55 +0000

I think you need more performance metrics. Nothing complex. After all.. these phones are computers now and one thing that continually bothers me about new models (particularly Nokia’s) is how freakin slow they are when u push them a little.

By: Tariq

Tariq — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:13:45 +0000

@StevoTheDevo, go for the N82, much better, specially if you want a better camera. I got mine a few days back and its the best phone that I have used so far.

By: Geoffrey

Geoffrey — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:02:49 +0000

You know what, i hated it too! Pointlessly fiddly buttons - really easy to mis-enter things. Way too many menus and submenus - just looking up a contact or sending a text could be a four or five step process.

Nokia have crammed loads of features into the phone but at the expense of the user experience. I found myself rushing back to the simple satisfaction of my Nokia 6300, even if it can't tell me how to locate my arse or my elbow.

An iphone competitor it ain't...

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:04:25 +0000

This is what Giz AU needs - More comprehensive and informative reviews like this one.. Good work Nick!

I myself am pretty narcy about the button layout and feel on phones, but hey, after living through an N70, I can go almost anywhere!

I think Nick summed it up pretty much - Awesome phone with B-grade controllers.. Will have to have a few visits to the stores to try it out before I go put my name down for anything. For now however, my 6500 slide does the job very nicely.

By: StevoTheDevo

StevoTheDevo — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:28:45 +0000

Sucks to be the winners of the competitions then!! :-)
Seriously though, I'm shopping around for a new phone and the N78 punches every feature button, but is a dismal failure in usability which isn't normally a "feature" you consider. It should be a given..
How on earth did Nokia release such a functional phone with such a non-functional interface??