So that other Facebook mobile phone which is already out has just received a pretty bad kick in the teeth it sounds like. - Simon Wicks
nokia should use that! the N97 -get to your parties faster! genius - martin ollman
Hence my comment earlier on their lead Social Networks guy being at the Palo Alto Facebook Dev Garage. Based on my conversation with him this will only get better. Nokia will be the ultimate social phone if Apple doesn't compete. - Jesse Stay
Microsoft? Give me a break. Does Microsoft's own phones have Silverlight? No. Until they do, can't expect anyone else to have it either. - Robert Scoble
Looks very promising. Now we only need some cool apps for it ;) I think that's one of the major advantages with iPhone. There aren't many apps for Symbian around. - Dennis Bjørn Petersen
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i think there are PLENTY of good symbian apps around. the interface isn't as great for them, but you can pretty much find a program for anything you'd want to do. pedometer a la fitbit, geocaching your runs, twitter clients, push email, flash lite 3 to play video in browser, irc, etc.. - henry
I would choose it over the iPhone based on your description of the features I think. Is it due to be released into the wild anytime soon? - Matthew Bennett
I don't think there is enough choice of quality apps for symbian, and as Henry says the interface is often poor. The lack of a central store does make app discovery very difficult as well. - Graeme Shaw
Looks pretty good but not revolutionary and, as ever, until there is real world usage we won't know the small but very important things - yanwoo
agreed matthew. but then i'd choose a lot over the iphone. i can't stand its restrictions..symbian blows it out of the water in terms of openness. - henry
Is it me or is this really not a good presentation/delivery? The device warrants better. - yanwoo
just the fact that we are all here, we are pretty big geeks. i think the majority of us would give up a little interface for more features and potential. - henry
Unfortunately it's not even remotely available in China, even not listed in upcoming models. :( - Jianjun Zhang
Aw man, the N96 was launched just 3 months ago and I just got it. I can't help feeling screwed now. I swear this will be the last Nokia I own. - Carolyn Chan
Iphone has the best mobile browser, also the OS is so much better than Symbian. Symbian might be open, but it just feels clunky and messy, especially when trying to get/use most apps. Android ft - Sam
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I was going to say - Android ftwmaybe? - Sam
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robert, any word on the processor? nokia's processors have typically topped out pretty low in the 350mhz range but have still been able to handle tons. would love to see an uber processor in a symbian fone - henry
