Well... After 9 days of waiting for an OVERNIGHT package... I got the N96 and it is amazing. To any iphone lovers out their, this phone can do it all and more. Its sleek and "cute" as the girls would put it and amazingly light, but yet its packed with 16gb internal and 32gb including the extra memory i bought and can play a range of videos and music. It also comes equipped with a carl zeiss 5mp camera which is basically just as good as any stand alone digital camera you'd buy. The service and talk quality is flawless and the buttons are easy to dial. It also comes with a nice turn by turn GPS (FREE) that can easily be used to navigate anywhere. (I used it last night to find my way to a restaurant, all I did was type the name and it found the restaurant and gave me turn by turn navi!!! It also comes with ridiculously loud speakers that can overpower a small computer stereo. ive already got 14 movies and 124 22minute long TV shows stored along with 20 Utube videos i saved to the phone. (yes you can save videos from youtube to the phone!) It also has a live TV tuner so that you can watch live TV, but this feature isnt supported in the US . Finally, it has N-gage so that you can download a whole list of awesome games at any time... As a matter of fact, Im gonna go put Super mario on it right now!!!! I RECOMMEND THIS PHONE 1000000000%
Wow. It is. Seriously...900 bucks? That's a ripoff. It would be better than the iPhone if it wasn't 700 dollars more. Seriously? The only difference is the look, the camera, and....that's it. For 900 bucks, you can buy the iPhone, and an amazing 9+ mp camera.
You obviously didnt read any of the features. This phone far surpasses the iphone in every aspect. dont you think I would have bought 4 iphones rather than spend the money? Iphones are garbage and skimp on everything important. Ive owned all: Iphone 3g, blackberry and N-series phones and let me tell you, the difference in quality is so clear. Not only is the touchscreen buggy and laggy, but the camera of the Iphone is useless and the 3G internet is not real 3g. The n96 comes 3.5g equipped and is fast as hell. videos from the n96 can be played on a computer in full screen and look clear and sound great. The iphone cant even video. Iphone has some sweet apps, but symbian wrecks it... I have super mario world on my phone... Also, you cant take out and replace your battery in an iphone, its locked to a service provider so you cant use it on trips out of the country. to the earlier questions: Yes its AT&T compatible (MAKE SURE U GET THE AMERICAN VERSION SO YOU CAN USE 3G!) I also only paid 700$ for it, which is nothing considering I had money reserved for a 200$ camera and a 300$ GPS which are now no longer needed.
Yeah but dude, 700 dollars for a phone? If it was like 400, then I would definately buy it because its hott.
Agreed. $900 or $700, its still too much to pay for a phone imo. The iphone is down to like $300 (without any wireless plan, of course), which is still less than half the price of the n96. Plus, I don't really care for the camera. It'd be cool to have, but it's definitely not a deal breaker for me. And I already have an $80 GPS that works fine.
Does the wireless service come with it aswell? I assume not. Plus, you don't have to pay extra for GPS on the iPhone if you already have the data plan. I'm sure you would have to buy the data plan for the n96 too.
The GPS service for it is free. I dont mind paying for something if its worth it. Why spend 3x the money to buy a lamborghini when you can buy a mercedes? Lamborghini is simply better. Why spend 3x the money to buy an n96 when you can buy an Iphone? n96 is simply better. Save up for it. buy it. enjoy it