TechCrunch’s Nokia N9 Review: “so beautiful and works so smoothly that I’m actually having a hard time putting the N9 down”

Robin Wauters from TechCrunch published his Nokia N9 review titling it, “The most amazing phone you’ll never buy”.

http://techcrunch.com/2011/10/15/nokia-n9-the-most-amazing-phone-youll-never-buy/

• easily one of the most pleasant, fast and thoughtfully designed phones he’s ever used
• Lots of things liked in the N9:
• touchscreen responsiveness
• nifty swiping
• unibody design, curved glass, lack of buttons
• Maps
• Camera quality
• Notification
• NFC
• Didn’t like the browser (no tabs, no favourites, no read it later, odd rendering at times).
• Didn’t like lack of personalisable backgrounds.
• Lol, iPhone users will apparently miss their folders. How odd to see such simple Nokia standard things that were never in iPhone come as a shortcoming for a Nokia and a pro for the competition.
• Too expensive
• Lack of apps
• phone is so beautiful and works so smoothly that I’m actually having a hard time putting the N9 down
• Realistically though, he wouldn’t recommend it – says phones out there are cheaper, offer more choices (aka apps). How sad. Is apps really all that should matter?

The Nokia N9′s hardware, operating system and pre-installed applications are almost all exceptionally good, and a tight integration between them makes for a top notch user experience. Unfortunately, the price is far too steep, and there just aren’t enough apps on the marketplace.

Category: Maemo, MeeGo, Nokia, Nseries