http://www.osnews.com/story/18330/Review_Nokia_E90 Exploring the Future of Computing en-us Copyright 2001-2009, David Adams adam+nospam@osnews.com Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:47:40 GMT http://www.osnews.com/images/osnews.gif http://www.osnews.com http://osnews.com/thread?258215 http://osnews.com/thread?258215 It sounds good, but it's over $1000 @ PureMobile. I can't imagine it's good enough to justify that... Thu, 26 Jul 2007 00:38:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (TrueDis) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?258251 http://osnews.com/thread?258251 That MP4 video clip quality is crap!
I would expect WAY better quality for a $1000+ phone! Thu, 26 Jul 2007 04:13:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (kwag) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?258254 http://osnews.com/thread?258254 Nice smart phone with a distinctive look. want one plz :-) Thu, 26 Jul 2007 04:27:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (netpython) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?258255 http://osnews.com/thread?258255 The video quality is pretty good for a cellphone. There are very few phones that do VGA video recording, and the ones that do, don't do it for more than 15 fps. The E90 grabs 24fps. Thu, 26 Jul 2007 04:30:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Eugenia) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?258257 http://osnews.com/thread?258257 Eugenia,

For a 640x480 video, at a stream bitrate of ~2,400BPS (3,000 peak!), that's VERY aweful quality (for the price) Thu, 26 Jul 2007 04:55:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (kwag) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?258260 http://osnews.com/thread?258260 The bitrate is usually the same percentage for all phones. It's always mjpeg you see. Also, as you saw, picture quality is not bad, which means that video quality might get better with upcoming firmware upgrades. Thu, 26 Jul 2007 05:29:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Eugenia) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?258262 http://osnews.com/thread?258262 I remember when Ballmer commented that "That is the most expensive phone in the world!" regarding the iPhone. See the clip here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5oGaZIKYvo&eurl= Honestly, the E90 does seem like a very nice phone, but I don't see anything that revolutionary, anything to justify $1,084 (unlocked finally!). Although, I don't even have an iPhone, so I'm probably a bit more cautious than most technophiles. Maybe someone can try and convince me.Edited 2007-07-26 06:16 Thu, 26 Jul 2007 05:56:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (exigentsky) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?258264 http://osnews.com/thread?258264 Being unlocked is a feature btw. I would never, as long as I live, get a locked phone. Thu, 26 Jul 2007 06:14:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Eugenia) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?258274 http://osnews.com/thread?258274 I would get a locked phone well before I paid over a $1000 for a phone. What I will pay for is small(but not too small) WiFi device for IM, mail, web, along with some PDAish media functionality, but I don't really want a phone to do that. The Nokia N800 looks interesting, but isn't quite there yet, and while the iPhone looks nice I want the iPhone without the phone, and maybe a slightly larger screen. Thu, 26 Jul 2007 07:09:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (bsharitt) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?258280 http://osnews.com/thread?258280 How does this compare to the E70, which also has a nice keyboard and SSH features?

I won't buy either - they don't work with Verizon - but if the E90 looks neat but is too pricey, the E70 might be a nicer alternative for some. Thu, 26 Jul 2007 07:35:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (elanthis) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?258283 http://osnews.com/thread?258283 The E70 is not quad-band, so if you travel a lot, it's not a great solution. More over, the E70 runs an older version of the OS, and it's not supported via firmware upgrade anymore (it only had 2 firmware upgrades, its life was short). Changing from landscape to portrait was taking up to 3 seconds, while it's instantaneous between the two screens on the E90. Thu, 26 Jul 2007 07:57:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Eugenia) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?258294 http://osnews.com/thread?258294 Eugenia, did you try HTC Advantage? I'm a sysadmin looking for something to replace my current Blackberry, the Advantage seems quite nice with its giant TFT, and feature and price wise it's comparable to the E90 (better for the 8GB HD and worst for the OS ) Thu, 26 Jul 2007 09:24:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Vide) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?258303 http://osnews.com/thread?258303 I don't have any HTC devices except the QTek 9100. However, AFAIK, there is no *stable* SSH client for Windows Mobile. There are 4-5 of them out there, but none working well. More over, there is no good, stable VoIP SIP client for WinMob either. So if you ware interested just in SSH and VoIP, the E90 is a better choice. If you are interested in lots and lots of apps and UI flexibility, then the WinMob is a better choice. Thu, 26 Jul 2007 10:09:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Eugenia) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?258318 http://osnews.com/thread?258318 Recently announced HTC Kaiser seems to be much more interesting. Honestly, I am a big fan of Symbian and using Nokia N80 myself, but this time I must confess that Kaiser running Windows Mobile 6 is likely to be much more proffesional solution.
Also regarding SSH and VOiP: Windows Mobile 6 comes with VOiP integrated. Also, there are few more SSH applications for WM, some of them featuring port forwarding which none of the AFIK two available Symbian ssh clients can do.

http://www.codebrowser.org/index.php - zaTunnel and zaTelnet. haven't used them, but they seem to be actively developed so might be worth a try.Edited 2007-07-26 12:20 Thu, 26 Jul 2007 12:19:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (cromo) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?258324 http://osnews.com/thread?258324 What Eugenia said.. and the fact that it's harder to find I ordered one but the site hasn't shipped it yet and it's been 5 days. It's not easy to find cheap. Thu, 26 Jul 2007 13:29:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (sappyvcv) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?258332 http://osnews.com/thread?258332 Size really doesn't matter to me.

I love Nokia E61i, it really worth the price, IMHO. Thu, 26 Jul 2007 15:23:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (turrini) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?258488 http://osnews.com/thread?258488 I have the Nokia e70. While I love the phone, I often get problems with the RAM. I hit the "Memory Full" message all the time for a lot of sites. Does the e90 have better RAM memory? Thu, 26 Jul 2007 21:16:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (ChiliJ) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?258504 http://osnews.com/thread?258504 Yes, it is has 128 MBs of RAM instead of 64. I have heard about the "memory full" problem on the E70 btw. It was fixed on future upgrades for most of the other 3.0 phones, but the E70 only had few firmware upgrades. Thu, 26 Jul 2007 21:44:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Eugenia) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?258613 http://osnews.com/thread?258613 Hey,
I'm curious on how compatible the whole Series 60 is with Linux. Is it e.g. possible to sync contacts and calendars? Is it possible to read sms messages from the phone and to access the phone's file system or flash cards?

Cheers,
apalacheno Fri, 27 Jul 2007 07:03:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (apalacheno) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?258782 http://osnews.com/thread?258782 I don't think so, but I think it has SyncML support. Fri, 27 Jul 2007 19:42:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Eugenia) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?259159 http://osnews.com/thread?259159 Maybe take this aspect in future reviews into consideration?
Smart gadgets are no longer stand-alone devices, but (this is even more true for Symbian) are built to be interoperable with computers, so IMO this is an important feature, in particular for us Linux enthusiasts. Sun, 29 Jul 2007 08:08:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (apalacheno) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?259200 http://osnews.com/thread?259200 they are full compatible, I use my E65 (S60 3rd) to sync PIM with Evolution, works great with contacts (even with pictures both sides), calendar entries and task, better even than my old palm. I can also send .txt and recieve it as a note on the phone and send as a SMS, MMS or an EMAIL, is perfect the integration with linux and a bluetooth device (never tried with the cable).

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=260676

there are some instruction how to do that, however, the author says its only for contacts but works for everything . Sun, 29 Jul 2007 17:46:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (DrAk0) Comments