Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Nokia N95 vs Apple iPhone

I'll be looking to replace my Nokia N95 soon - it forgets the date every time that battery is disconnected and apparently there is nothing that can be done to permanently fix the problem.

I've always disliked the iPhone mainly due to its lack of features that I felt were necessary for me as a developer. Recently my wife got a 3G iPhone so I've been able to play with it and clarify exactly what I like and dislike about it.

In short, apart from the things listed below, the iPhone is vastly superior to the N95. It is nicer to use, has a far better designed interface, a better app store, is more fun, has a better screen, better browser etc etc.

Things I can do without that would only cause mild annoyance
  • mms
  • proper bluetooth
  • A2DP
  • better quality camera

Things that I could do without but which would really annoy me
  • running multiple applications at once
  • video calling

Things I can't do without
  • modem (or 'tethering' as the Americans call it)

I heard that there was an app that enabled 'tethering' but Apple yanked it from the app store for some reason. So until that one feature is available, I cannot buy an iPhone for myself.

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