The Samsung Innov8 I ordered yesterday from Proshop.dk arrived today.
If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!
My not very successful purchase of the new Nokia N85 made me consider trying something a little different. Before ordering up the N85 I had been eyeing the Samsung i8510 Innov8 and since it became available in Denmark today, I decided to get one.
The Innov8 is something of a spec monster – (my) highlights being the 8 megapixel camera, GPS, Symbian S603rd Feature Pack 2 OS, 16 GB internal memory + microSD card slot, “2.8 display, 7.2 mbps HSDPA, optical trackpad, TV-out and a 1200 mAh battery.
It has been favorably reviewed at both GSMArena, All About Symbian and MobileBurn, and did very well in a recent 8 megapixel shootout. The shootout pitched the Innov8 against the Sony Ericsson C905, Samsung M8800 Pixon and LG KC910 Renoir.
If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!
Ever come across this error?
As shown on the image to the left, the full error message is actually: “Maximum number of connections in use. Please close an active connection first.”.
It is fairly common and is caused by a restriction on the number of network connections a S60 handset will handle simultaneously. The site where I picked up the image shown on the left, suggests to press and hold the red “End Call” key, until the handset asks you if you want to “End packet data connection?”.
However, I recently managed to run into it in circumstances where the actual cause of the error was less obvious.
If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!
I was going to gather some initial impressions of the Nokia N85 I received yesterday, but the first impression – besides noticing how sleek and good looking the N85 is – kind of stopped me cold: The N85 unit I have purchased has a wobbly slider.
The wobbliness appears to be very similar to that which plagued initial shipments of the original N95 (as I recall it). I will provide some more details further down, but first I would like to ask anyone reading this, what should I do about it?
Because I really do not know – I am stunned. Until I received the N85 I was convinced Nokia would make absolutely-100%-beyond-any-doubt sure not to release another handset with a wobbly slider. Given the history of the original N95’s wobbly slider - and the general criticism of Nseries sliders – there is just no way awareness of the problem has not made it to the right people inside Nokia. That the problem persists can only be chalked up to either extreme arrogance or negligence on Nokia’s part. I can see it no other way – I mean, the problem was fixed in later shipments of the original N95 so there must be information about how to deal with it inside Nokia’s organization.
But I do not know. My gut reaction is to return the N85 and get my money back. Wait for Nokia to address the problem as they did with the original N95, and then get another, more mature unit – or simply get some other phone now, like the Samsung i8510 Innov8.
So, that is option #1: Return the N85 and claim a refund.
On the other hand, Nokia did address the problem with the original N95. I had mine repaired (slider was replaced) under the warranty – I still have it and it is a much trusted, cherished and all-time favorite of mine.
So option #2: Keep the N85 and hope to have it repaired as soon as Nokia comes up with better slide mechanisms.
What do you think? What would you do? Do you own a N85 and does its slider wobble?
If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!
I have been given the privilege to present at the upcoming Mobile Monday Denmark meetup.
The theme for November’s Mobile Monday Denmark is “Traffic and Mobility” and my employer, mobile service provider OnlineCity, has been asked to present the SMS-based bus ticketing system we have developed – and operate – for the regional public bus transportation company, FynBus.
In my presentation I plan to focus on business models for mobile payment based on premium charged SMS.
If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!
I have been very busy today and have not any time to seriously check out my new Nokia N85 that arrived this morning.
I did manage to shoot a quick unboxing video and some images, included below.
If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!
The N85 I ordered yesterday arrived at my workplace this morning – I took the above picture just after opening the box.
I will post initial thoughts and impressions; more images and video as soon as possible…
If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!
