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Think it’s just the same old N91 with more capacity? Think again.
Lots of screen shots, immense amounts of detail: Check out the complete review over at Mobile Review
Some snippets:
For this article we got our hands on the N91 8 Gb’s commercial version, meant for retailing, in other words the very final edition of the smartphone and I do hope that after this review’s release date, no further updates to the software will be made.
The most important, craved-for and hyped update – support for A2DP.
And those currently having the original N91, just like me, will have to face the dilemma – to switch or not to switch. Let’s look at what benefits the new version brings along:
- 8 Gb instead of 4
- A2DP.
- Enhanced gallery and sound recorder (can be achieved via third-party applications).
- Subjectively speaking, the device feels better built, but on one of the snaps you can see that the coating on the back cover locker has come off. On my intensively used N91 the paint is still on.
As you see, the advantages are few, and on top of that some of them are minor. As regards the A2DP, it is more of a toy rather than a vital feature – if the battery was more capacious, then we would have no problems listening to tunes wirelessly, without having to check battery status every five minutes. Hard drive capacity – a big change, but do you really need that much? Personally, I listen to every new 4 Gb of music about 2-3 weeks before I get all-round new library. Overall, the choice is up to you, and as for me, I am waiting for the next fashion music-heavy solution by Nokia, and if there won’t be any, well, I will be down to buy the N91 8 Gb. Regrettably, in a color that I really don’t like.
I personally think this phone looks awful. That’s just my opinion.
Maybe Nokia should get the guy who designed the 8800 to design a music phone?
About The Author
Stefan Constantinescu
Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.
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