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P990 or N93? |
Waka
Joined: Mar 01, 2004
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I'm interested in both of these phones - mainly because they are both 'feature rich' and they (hopefully) will be released next month or July! 
I'm looking for a page like this:
http://www.esato.com/phones/index.php/phone=185,cp=184
to compare the P990 and the N93. Maybe with a bit more detail - like what kind of wireless connectivity each has (e.g. b and/or g).
On a releated note, can a phone with just wireless b connect to a wireless g network; or can a wireless g network refuse connections from b clients?
Anyone else buying one of these phones - if so, why not the other one?
Thanks for looking,
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DickySnapples
Joined: Dec 05, 2003
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most people will say the P990 as this is a SE forum.
but ill be getting both!  |
bbasra
Joined: May 22, 2002
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You just hit the nail on the head for me, I am also not sure which one to go with.
I don't mind having a PDA Phone as i had the p800 and p900 before but since then i have the Nokia 8800 since i always loved the Metal Feel of the 8000 Series Phones and it does more or less everything for me, except for one thing, the TomTom.
I need a Tomtom device, ie All in one or tomtom compatable phone, and i opted for the phone, as it is less things to carry.
I belive both the p990i and n93 will support the tomtom software and i dont really miss the p800 or p900 apart from it's games and how much can you really surf on a phone even if it has wifi.
so i am also still rather confused. maybe the size will decide for me once both models are out. |
jbm888
Joined: Sep 26, 2005
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For me its the nokia N80, 3mp cam, plus wifi, quadband, plus 3g, size is good compared to p990, slider form factor is a killer for me!
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bugsiiy
Joined: Jan 10, 2006
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ok this one is a hard one,if you don't need touchscreen you should definitely go for Nokia N93,if you want touchscreen then you should choose P990.Let's just say that P990 has it all but not the best,N93 lacks the touchscreen but the other components are way better than nokia's
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tindo196
Joined: Mar 10, 2004
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i would probably say N93 becoz atthe rateatwhich SE is going the N93 might just be released earlier than the p990 |
jack77777
Joined: Apr 11, 2006
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p990i cos the n73 has bad battery life and is just a poor phone alltogether.
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daloon
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Good question.
I was originally going for N93 since I'm tired of waiting for P990 and actually I find it more time consuming and impractical to use a touchscreen.. And besides, the first impression of N93 is like WOW! .. BUT! when I looked at the size and weight of N93, I quickly changed my mind.. It's going to be really rellay huge. Especially when unfolded. IMO a mobile phone can't be any bigger than the P series.. They are at the outer limit..
So, the N80 for me then.. the best allround phone I've found so far..
Oh, the best page for comparing mobiles is this one btw:
www.gsmarena.com |
kinnth
Joined: Mar 25, 2006
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tbh I have just compared all of nokia's new N series against the p990i, there are not many differences but some are major.
1. the biggest difference by far is...... BATTERY LIFE, I couldnt believe it, if you look at nokia's n80 they expect it to have a talk time of 3hours! The p990 is expected to be 9hours. If you actually expect to use these phones for more than just taking pics i suggest you buy lots of chargers.
2. The other difference is weight, the n93 is almost 40g heavier than the p990, that significantly more power available if a would be mugger attempts to steal it, however the only other benefit is to your leg muscles!
3. The other difference which works in favour of nokia is the wireless g that they have and SE dont. This is the only real feature that is likly to have any real effect.
my minds made up, sit it out, bitch about SE untill p990 comes out, then sit with smug grin. |
daloon
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Yeah I've noticed that too. The battery life is shit on Nokia in general but one can always buy a spare one. I don't think that it should be a concern for a regular user charging the phone every night anyways. A business man or salesman may think otherwise though.. It's all down to personal taste. |
Waka
Joined: Mar 01, 2004
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@daloon
thanks for the link, very useful.
It says the N93 is 25 grams heavier - not 40 grams.
The overall size of the two phones is very similar - but as the Nokia has a 3.2MP camera with a 3x optical zoom, i can forgive it being a few mm bigger!
Although both phones have the same resolution screens, I think the slightly larger size of the N93 screen is another plus point.
Battery life is going to be a problem, I'm impressed with how long my P900 lasts between charges - but any 3G phone with bluetooth and wirless lan is going to eat batteries - talk time is one thing, but these phones are going to do a lot more than talk! I wouldn't be suprised if both phones needed charging every day.
I guess I really need to get both phones in my hand before I make up my mind.
Decisions, decisions...
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adnhk1
Joined: May 23, 2002
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Waka,
N93 screen size is 2.4 inch while P990i is 2.8 inch. How can N93's screen be bigger than P990i? Apart from the 3.2MP cam and 802.11g, the other main advantage of N93 over P990i is its VGA MPEG4 recording feature, which should be the world's first. However, I just realised yesterday that SE's official developer's document released in Feb 06 stated that P990i has the capability to record videos at up to VGA resolution too (just hope it is not a typo error).
http://press.nokia.com/PR/200604/1046557_5.html
http://www.allaboutsymbian.co[....]/Sony_Ericsson_unveil_P990.php
http://developer.sonyericsson.com/getDocument.do?docId=75265
I am not sure about others, but to me, touch sensitive screen and HWR is a must to acheive any decent PDA usages. |
Residentevil
Joined: Feb 29, 2004
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Personally I could not live without a touch screen. So it will be the P990 for me when it ever comes out.
Tough times don't last, tough people do!
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amawanqa
Joined: May 08, 2004
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From: Hornchurch UK & East London SA
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Yeah, same here; I've been spoilt with my long-suffering P900's touch screen over the past 2 years. I had a Motorola A008 Accompli before that, amongst other phones, and enjoy the stylus input on phones.
I'll continue to wait patiently (although it's getting more and more difficult!) for the P990... |
rambo47
Joined: Jul 03, 2005
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I've been using a Treo 650 and Audiovox SMT5600 lately so you can imagine how desperately I'm awaiting the P990. I'll probably take a peek at the Nokia E61 as they added EDGE support, something that was originally to be left out. But the one phone I'm anxiously awaiting is the SE P990. Yeah, I'll be all over it! |
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