N79 vs. N85 – and the winner is?…

The Nokia N79 and N85 devices are basically identical, because both bring S60 (3rd Edition FP2), 5 mp cameras, between other features, but there are still some differences between both.

The N85 is a solid phone, with an OLED display, but as far as “The Guru” says at Symbian-Guru.com, the Euro variant started showing some build quality issues within about 2 weeks of use. Nokia sent him an N85 NAM to play with. On that NAM unit he was sent, which was factory-sealed, the build quality was much better. So it would appear that the Nokia N85 NAM has a better built quality than the Euro variant.

“TheGuru” have tried both and he says that he drawn back to the N79 continually. A solid phone and every buttons easy to press are some of the reasons he finds the N79 the best of the two. He also says that the “standard” 2mm Nokia charging port is a must, while the N85 becomes frustrating. The N85 navigation keys are very stiff, while the N79 is much softer when you get used to the raised softkeys and end/send buttons.

Finally, the N79 seems to be the winner. A better built quality, an offer of more customization options, with it’s user-changeable XpressOn covers are the main reasons why we advice to choose this one if you can’t decide which one to choose.  The N85 (Euro variant) is also being reviewed here at adityasphones.wordpress.com.

Source: Symbian-Guru

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Gravity, the new Twitter S60 client

It has been launched, the Gravity application, the new Twitter S60 client.

Gravity allows you to send a Direct Message to another member and it also let’s you to add several Search items.

Like we have said in the beginning, the Gravity app is for S60 devices and it has been tested by the guys at Symbian Guru. You can watch a video above showing how it works.

Source: Symbian-Guru

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The ‘Tube’ Finally official!

The 5800 Xpressmusic

Today at a function in London, Nokia finally unveiled the Nokia ‘Tube’ i.e 5800 Xpressmusic. This is the first ‘touchscreen’ phone based on the S60 platform. This however, is not the first touchscreen phone from Nokia.

The phone is running the S60v5 user interface. The new version is bringing in a huge truckload of features with this phone. Below is a list of the things that the 5800 will be sporting.
1.) 640×360 screen resolution.
2.) 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss lens and dual LED flash
3.) Recording at the above resolution at 30 FPS.
4.) 3.5mm headset jack serving the dual purpose of headphone and TV out.
5.) GPS
6.) Resistive touchscreen
7.) Stylus and a guitar pick for tapping onto the screen!
8.) 8GB Micro SDHC

The Guru says that 90% of the times you won’t need it, when navigating the UI.
How this unit will fare in the market, considering the lukewarm response Nokia touchscreen phones have got in the past, is something of concern. But I have a feeling that this time Nokia has provided a good solution which will please the consumers. Below is the specs sheet, courtesy ‘Symbian-guru.com’.
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Technical Specs

Operating System: S60 5th Edition
Band: GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz, WCDMA 900/2100MHz or 850/1900MHz
Data: GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSDPA/WiFi
Size: 111mm x 51.7mm x 15.5mm (4.4″ x 2″ x .6″)
Weight: 109g (3.8oz)
Battery Life:
1320mAh capacity
Estimated 17 days standby time
Estimated 9/5 hours talk time (GSM/UMTS)
Display: 3.2″ 16 million color nHD, 640×360 pixel resolution
Camera: 3.2 megapixel autofocus with Carl Zeiss optics and dual-LED flash
Video: VGA resolution 640×360 record at up to 30 frames per second
Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP
Memory: 81MB internal, microSD memory card slot with 8GB card included
Other: Built-in GPS receiver, TV-Out, 3.5mm audio port, Accelerometer
Availability: Planned Q4 2008
Pricing: EUR279 (US$390) before taxes and subsidies

The 5800 Xpressmusic

5800 Xpressmusic

What is $5 worth?

Hello there people… its been really long since my last post. I have been busy with college…anyways, On the 20th of August, Dotsisx on Symbian Guru, posted an article about the Ngage game pricing structure. you can find the link here.

She has posted an interesting comparison on what you can buy in $5 anywhere in the world. You can head out there too and compare for yourselves what you can get for $5.

Also if you are an Ngage gamer, i suggest you go comment!

Ngage Forum is up. Go Comment!

Dotsisx on the website symbian-guru, has an interesting piece of information regarding Ngage. The Ngage feedback forum is up and running. Now quite a few of us have experienced the new Ngage, be it with the demo games or full versions. After our brush with the platform, many of us must have had questions and suggestions. Well here is your chance to put it across to the Ngage developers. You can go to the Ngage Feedback Forum and put across your views. A thing to note here is that one has to register in order to comment. Relax! no lengthy forms to be filled, it hardly takes 45 seconds.

Now a few things that have come to my mind with regard to Ngage. When I first went through the article by Dotsisx I was compelled to put my views across. You can view them here. As you might have seen, it is relating to the prices of Ngage games and about the buying procedure. Honestly, Nokia’s people on top have given little thought on how to make these games and the platform more accessible to the consumer. A company that does not understand its customers will lose them to its competitors. Nokia seems to be on the same path.

Pricing needs to be more realistic and keeping in mind the country and its economics. Do something to stop the piracy of the games. More piracy means less revenue to the company, which means high prices for the person who wants an original version. Updates and bug fixes should be distributed free of cost to the users (those who have the game on their devices) and not charged extra. There is a whole list of things that should be. But I’d rather stop here. Please go to the Ngage Feedback Forum and voice your opinion. You have a chance at improving something to your expectations. Go Comment!