Posted by nicv27
My upgrade is due in 4 weeks and as a very happy n95 user the natural progression is to the n96, However with the release of the 3g iphone i am now thinking of going for that instead, the only thing that concerns me is i use the camera on my n95 a lot for work and photographing and videoing my daughters am i going to be disappointed by the camera considering it`s only 2mp.
Does anybody have experience of using both phones(orignal iphone/n95)?
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Posted by whizkidd
Well, if camera is a priority.. Maybe you should stick to the N96:-)... For the others, the iphone should do well.
Posted by nettl
The iPhone doesn't do video recording at all...another thing to think about.
Posted by nicv27
^ Not even the 3g version?
Posted by masseur
there are a couple of good free apps that do video recording quite well on the iphone, I use one call iphone video recorder and it takes the video first and then encodes to mp4 when the recording is finished
Posted by apolloa
IMO the iPhone is a waste of time. Get the N96, it's camera will be way better, the N95 always wins group tests in regards to camera's. Plus if you REALLY want to you can watch telly on the N96.
Posted by whizkidd
But, at what resolution/fps? qvga at 15fps is acceptable.. Nothing below that.. Also, you may consider the iphone only if you are not much into symbian 3rd party apps. Although now there are a variety of iphone apps as well:)
Posted by masseur
N96 is certainly the better spec'd device, no question. I'm probably getting one which my son will probably inherit (as well as the 3g iphone!)
@apolloa, who is broadcasting on DVB-H in UK? I don't think anyone is yet
Posted by nicv27
I really like symbian and i have added lots of applications to my n95 media safe python handy taskman etc.
thanks for the replies
Posted by apolloa
masseur,
Does it not pick up the normal digital telly signal? If not then I did read something about it being launched on UK networks. Not sure which though.
EDIT:
I just googled it, I didn't know it was a special signal ooopps. All I can see though are trials in the UK??? Ranging in dates from 2005 to this year.
[ This Message was edited by: apolloa on 2008-07-07 00:04 ]
Posted by nicv27
i think i have made my decision it`s got to be the n96
thanks for all your replies
Posted by whizkidd
Another satisfied Esato user..
Posted by Wuz
Between the two, I would definitely go for the 96.
However, I hope your upgrade will be free...from what I can tell, there is not a great difference between the n95 8gb and the n96. Not so much an upgrade as a tweaking imo.
Posted by JiSm
On 2008-07-07 00:58:35, apolloa wrote:
masseur,
Does it not pick up the normal digital telly signal? If not then I did read something about it being launched on UK networks. Not sure which though.
EDIT:
I just googled it, I didn't know it was a special signal ooopps. All I can see though are trials in the UK??? Ranging in dates from 2005 to this year.
[ This Message was edited by: apolloa on 2008-07-07 00:04 ]
The Virgin "Lobster" had mobile TV, Was this not using this signal? If not then it must have been using their mobile data service. BUGGER THAT! haha
Posted by fbloise
Go for the iPhone 3G, you won't regret!
Easy to use (very user friendly), you can sync your data from your Pc or mac, battery life is awesome (Blockias can't say the same), and everything works out the box.
Posted by Supa_Fly
On 2008-07-06 22:44:38, masseur wrote:
N96 is certainly the better spec'd device, no question. I'm probably getting one which my son will probably inherit (as well as the 3g iphone!)
@apolloa, who is broadcasting on DVB-H in UK? I don't think anyone is yet
Well from source:
http://www.dvb-h.org/services.htm
Shows:
AUSTRIA
Nationwide - MEDIA BROADCAST (Update June '08)
LAUNCHED[http://www.dvb-h.org/Services/services-austria.htm]
France
http://www.dvb-h.org/Services/services-france-nationwide.htm
(They'll be streaming 16channels in DVB-H & SH for the entire country using H.264 video codec
)
Metz (Trial - the others have finished their Trial not officially launched)
Paris (TDF) (Phase 2)
Paris (CANAL+)
Pau (DVB-SH)
GERMANY
Mobile 3.0 (Update June '08) http://www.dvb-h.org/Services/services-germany.htm
TEST LAUNCH - June 1st saw the launch of pre-commercial test transmissions in four cities (Hamburg, Munich, Frankfurt and Hanover). Nationwide rollout will not take place until licenses have been obtained from all state authorities - licenses have been granted already by the authorities in the following regions and cities:
Bremen
Hamburg
Hesse
Saxony
Schleswig-Holstein
Thüringen
ITALY
3 Italia (Update June '08) - LAUNCHED. http://www.dvb-h.org/Services/services-Italy-3Italia.htm . Italy (nationwide) – Roof coverage of 85% of population. Service Content: 12 channels (Mediaset, Rai, Sky, La3 Live, La3 Sport); Business Model: PayTV, Free-to-Air, Pay.per-view; Users: 600'000 up to May 2007! Audio/Video Format: H.264/AAC+ !
TIM TV - LAUNCHED http://www.dvb-h.org/Services/services-Italy-tim.htm
Vodafone - LAUNCHED http://www.dvb-h.org/Services/services-Italy-vodafone.htm (Specifics: All 8MHz used for DVB-H - network shared with TIM service).
UNITED KINGDOM
Cambridge - Arqiva / Microsoft Cambridge Trial - http://www.dvb-h.org/Services/services-cambridge.htm (WMV format / WMV-DRM; RECEIVER / TERMINAL EQUIPMENT PDAs, Windows "Smart Phone" Mobile Phones, and tablet PCs)
Oxford - TRIAL (with limited info) - Service Content: 16 linear TV services: BBC1, BBC2, ITV1, ITV2, Channel 4, Five TV, BBC News 24, Sky News, CNN, Cartoon Network, Discovery Channel, British Eurosport, Sky Sports News, British Shorts TV, Sky Travel, MTV custom channel. RECEIVER / TERMINAL EQUIPMENT: Nokia 7710 (at 6 months: October 2005 to March 2006 Trial Duration for 360 existing O2 Customers)
! Content Providers: BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Five TV, Turner Broadcasting, Shorts International, Discovery, Eurosport, MTV, BSkyB.
Posted by whizkidd
On 2008-07-09 01:21:47, fbloise wrote:
Go for the iPhone 3G, you won't regret!
Easy to use (very user friendly), you can sync your data from your Pc or mac, battery life is awesome (Blockias can't say the same), and everything works out the box.
Too late.. the poster seems to have made a the decision already..
Posted by masseur
its not really too late as neither phone is actually available today, and infact their current choice won't be available for a few more weeks, so any input has the potential to be important to nicv27 and is perhaps something previously not considered, which may change his mind (though I doubt it!)
Posted by whizkidd
Yeah.. I was talking about the decision to get one of these devices.. just maybe if he decides to go in for the User Experience of the Iphone. Personally, I think he will not find much of a difference in the usability factor if he decides to go in for the N96..
.. almost the same as the N95.
The Iphone, though down on features should be a (welcome) change.. if he can live with it.
Posted by nicv27
Once again thanks for all your replies, i have made a decision if it was purely on wow factor then the iphone would win, The major concern is that the iphone cant record video i know Masseur highlighted an application that can make this happen but in 2008 i think a top of the range phone should be able to do this out of the box.
I will be choosing the n96 i know it`s very similar to the n95 but i have been very happy with it and now i have an o2 data plan i can email my work pics/videos when i need to.
Although there is always the Xperia x1
This can be locked if no one else minds
Posted by scouser_75
Before it's locked, may I ask when the N96 will be released on the networks - especially T-Mobile?
Posted by nicv27
according to cpw it will be out oct but o2 said aug
So i am not sure
Posted by apolloa
Yeah, looking around the web you see varying timescales on it's launch. But I thought Nokia said towards the end of the year anyway? But I would imagine they want to take iPhone sales and the N96 will do it.