Need more evidence that Nokia just doesn’t get it? Here’s what UK General Manager for Nokia Mike Loughran says about the N97 versus the iPhone 3GS:
“The new iPhone is an evolution rather than a revolution and for people trying to decide whether to get a Nokia N97 or an iPhone, it comes down to a decision on performance and value for money… The new iPhone seems to have the same design and colour, upgrading from a sub-standard two-megapixel camera to a still low 3.2-megapixel camera, and is probably a disappointment for many people given the high tariff and lifetime ownership costs.”
It’s not about specs—and if we are going to go there, what’s up with the N97′s dinky processor—it’s about being usable. I had hope that the N97 is a stopgap until something better to keep Nokia’s head in the game, but quotes like this make me less sure. [Intomobile]
Christopher Ng
Thursday, July 9, 2009 at 9:38 AMnokia fail x2
Jen
Thursday, July 9, 2009 at 11:09 AMThe UK GM is so far up his behind, that he should have brought his new N97 with him, and call it, so that he’ll continue to get that tingly feeling. hehe
morgan hearst
Thursday, July 9, 2009 at 11:36 AMIf I was a social misfit that lived on Facebook I would get an iPhone, but I’m not so I don’t have one.
Jasen
Thursday, July 9, 2009 at 11:50 AMI find that nokia has crappy PC software . And that the Iphone is more accessible
Shane
Thursday, July 9, 2009 at 12:02 PMNokia GM doesn’t get what? So sick of the praise heaped on the iPhone. Not everyone wants an iPhone, there is nothing wrong with the N97. If I had just moved on from the Fisher Price activity centre, the iPhone would be a natural progression, but as I am an adult who doesn’t mind investing the time in learning how to use something, the iPhone is not for me and many others out there.
Platform and Phone Agnostic
Thursday, July 9, 2009 at 12:38 PMMorgan Hearst must own an N97 , I don’t use Facebook at all or any other social networking and I have three iPhones in our family . Why? Simple , they are used for both work and personal use, they do exactly what the manufacturer said they would without fail and are simple, easy to use and have great functionality and plenty of applications available easily which are useful day to day. Unfortunately , none of my previous phones , Motorola , Sony-Ericsson , iMate ,HTC , Blackberry or Nokia could do all of this as effectively and reliably. I use both Windows and Mac everyday and I not a brand or platform bigot.A bit of broadening of the mind is highly recommended.
John
Saturday, July 11, 2009 at 1:17 AMNokia sucked ever since it adopted Symbian as an OS.
merci
Sunday, July 12, 2009 at 5:04 PMare youz serious the i phone might have like touch screen and multimedia and all that but phones are made for calling and texting and te iphone keypad is sooo bad.you have to type in something heaps of times to get it right.while the nokia has more room for multimedia and a qwerty keybord you would have to be craaazy t get the iphone.
AdamHC
Monday, July 13, 2009 at 6:17 PMI think that the N97 would be getting great reviews if it was on Android. It has great features and design, just Symbian isn’t up to scratch to compete with Android and the iPhone.