Weekend Read: Engadget’s White Nokia N9 hands on
In case you missed it, here’s the mythical white Nokia N9, in the hands of Engadget’s Myriam Joire (tnkgrl).
Check out the link below for the gallery and video. It’s a shame picture on the box is of the black N9. As we’ve seen before, instead of a white case (that would match the colour of the N9), it comes in a classy leather case (which I think I’d use much more often as it protects the screen). The white plug makes the most sense as it’s shiny white like this unicorn N9.
It does look so much nicer in person. They somehow avoid making the shiny white gloss not look cheap or tacky. As Myriam said, it’s like some classy ivory white piano key. Why would you not want it? So true.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/08/white-nokia-n9-hands-on-behold-the-last-unicorn-video/
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Beauty king
Does this one uses polycarbonate body?
Yep, and its also colored through, but it has a glossy clear-coat on top so you’ll notice scratches far more easily – not due to discoloration but due to unglazed nature of the scratches.
Still, if you are a bit more careful you should not have troubles with it. I used a layer of tough clear varnish on my N9 on the chrome part around the camera to prevent those micro-scratches and so far it looks as it did on day one, so if the varnish was tough enough to prevent such scratches, a hard gloss glaze of the white N9 should be enough to protect it from everyday usage damage.
Did you see my suggestion of a retailer in Oz where you can get your white N9?
Cheers.
Yeah, thanks… Was busy atm. so forgot to answer you. There’s a guy at TMO who said that people at Verkkokauppa are willing to send the white N9 outside of Finland (they’ve sent him his to Bulgaria) so I’ll first wait for their response before trying to get it from the other side of the planet
Cool, share in one of the two main threads @TMO how you go.
I’m sure others would like more info/tips on how to get it.
I’m very close to finally getting mine too, so excited.
Its been such a painful gestation…
It’s the original box of the white N9. The box never shows a white n9 on top. It’s also confirmed when he takes out the leather pouch. Which only comes in the white versions packaging.
In this unboxing of a white n9:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iyg1-WJkadA
the top of the box is also black. Probably because of possible dirt when transporting.
Know your stuff..
Apologies, there seems to have been a misunderstanding. You see, I am aware that this is the original packaging, hence why I say, ‘as we’ve seen before…leather case’ as we have blogged before on a white N9 unboxing so I am aware of what the package looks like. All I was saying is that it would have been nice if the white N9 had a white N9 on its box.
http://mynokiablog.com/2011/12/17/video-first-white-nokia-n9-unboxing/
‘know your stuff’
Thanks for your advice.
No manners, class or excuses. And not welcome here. Clearly a strong right arm from extended play though.
Don’t lower MNB standards to your gutter level. Apologise and try not to be a tw4t all of your life.
Jay – hopefully he will be relying on your medical services and he can be a test case to see if you know your stuff on castration.
What do you want me to read when someone writes ”It’s a shame the box is of the black N9”. It can only be interpreted one way. The box is the black N9′s.
So I’m not apologising for anything because i am not to blame here. His writing is.
It’s no class and no manners to write nonsense and it’s even more rude when you refuse to be corrected.
LOL OMG, what a child, get a life.
“even more rude when you refuse to be corrected.”
True. I can see where the misinterpretation can arise. I have edited out for possible colloquial confusion.
Perhaps you should have read the other parts too where I wrote’as we’ve seen before’ doesn’t that indicate to you that we have indeed seen the white N9 before and are aware about the leather case instead of having a matching silicon cover and so know this is actually the N9 packaging?
The unboxing video you refer to is the same one we posted about in December.
Thank you for taking care of confusion. I read the whole post, so also the part of ”as we’ve seen before”.
It does indeed indicate that you’ve seen the white N9 packaging before. But it doesnt exclude one from thinking there is a N9 box with a white N9 on it.
You study meds, I study law. And law is all about letters and words and the way they were spoken or written. So yes I’m critical to what people write and state. Especially on the internet.
You have corrected it perfectly now that there is no room for confusion.
As for Jaruz, Im far from a child, kid.
To the writer, again thanks for understanding the view that it can and was misinterpreted. You might think I was trolling but I was not.
Still didn’t actually apologize but it’s better than nothing.
And I suspect it’s the best you’re gunna do.
I retract my child statement…
True, Jay. I had been feeling the same since long. Nokia should’ve done a white box for the unicorn.
But then, I guess, they want to stick to their blue branding, makes sense too. Why go the iPhone way?
Qorax
I just got N9 white in state side. I have to say it’s gorgeous. I just too scared to use it lol. I will post pics if you want me too. Only thing I don’t like about N9 is lack of FM transmitter which is huge let down for me since I use that a lot. Other than that no complains.
It has an FM transmitter – well, the chip that handles BT also handles FM – the problem is that it will be notoriously hard to interface it, just as it was the case with USB host mode / USB-OTG on the N900.
Still, I find the rant on lack of FM transmitter far overblown – I know it can find its usage in old cars, but apart from that… I find the lack of microSD slot, Pentile matrix display and the USB port cover (instead of cover on the 3.5mm hole) far more problematic with the N9 than the lack of usable FM transmitter…
64 gigs is good enough I guess. How much more do we need?
32 gigs are good enough for me – after all I have 10GB free on my N900 – but there are other things than plain memory expansion when it comes to microSD…
I know what you mean…
Hopefully USB host-mode will make up for lack of mSD though.
At least to some extent…
Been painfully quiet on that front though.
The dev doing it was given a N950 to deliver it.
But he’s been annoyingly quiet…
And it’s not like there hasn’t been good progress w/open-mode.
RE FM/TX, javispedro needs a N9 before he can be sure of doing it.
He’s already ruled-out the N950 many months ago.
But I agree, PenTile, & other missing hw features are more tragic IMO.
Can I ask where you purchased it, I’m in the U.S. as well.
I can confirm what she said about the Nexus.. it feels really cheap in hand, and it looks just like any other huge plastic phone out there.
The N9 is the best looking phone on the market.
It IS the best looking mobile device ever to appear, so far at least. I’m glad that Myriam compared it with the white iPhone 4 just to show how much better it looks compared to what was produced by a company that many people would people call ‘the king of design’ – Apple.
And if all goes well I’ll be finally grabbing my unicorn N9 in two weeks ^_^ Now, hate me!
i hate you! :p
Can’t find the white version where i live
Me either, which is why I tried to beg some of the Finn retailers to send it over, and if that doesn’t work I guess I’ll have to visit Helsinki.
Tho, if somebody could confirm that they’ll be selling their devices at MWC, specifically the unicorn N9, a trip to Barcelona would suit me better given that I know the city and I appreciate the weather there
One way or the other, after months of searching, I’ll be snatching it within two weeks!
Ya.. she actually went all quiet for a bit when she put the iphone 4 next to it… its kind of hard to admit, but it does look better..
‘rarest of rare, unicorn of white of rarest of beasts nokia n9, this is it who wouldn’t want that’
just listen to her describing it
i ****** hate you elop
Why the hell is the secondary camera on the bottom right corner?
I hope Nokia releases a Nokia N9 successor! No way I’m buying a sucky Windows Phone!
It has always been there on every Nokia N9 of this design.
Doesn’t the thumb/palm block it?
Why not on the top part?
ugh, gooogle.
You’re only realizing this now?
There’s been “many” lengthy debates as-to-why.
And why it’s not as bad as it may at 1st seem.
Happy Googling….
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My reply didn't end up under your post for some reason]
Something tells me, that they tested that quite carefully before putting it there, so .. no reason to worry, it works
You’re only realizing this now?
There’s been “many” lengthy debates as-to-why.
And why it’s not as bad as it may at 1st seem.
Happy Googling….
I have to admit, when I see the white phones on display Im drawn to them.
Speaking of my n9, hope everyone is using the the RSS feed.for mynokiablog. It works great on the notification page. Very nice read off there and very swanky.
Could you guys do an app review of btinput? Its for using a Bluetooth keyboard because Im going to smash my e7 keyboard off and superglue it to the n9 if I cant use a Bluetooth keyboard
btinput works just fine, but for now always defaults to US (or ISO) keyboard layout. I hope the next version will allow different layouts to be selected for each Bluetooth ID, as I have a UK keyboard.