Nokia N9 hands-on: First look

22 June 2011
Today's smartphone scene is one of fierce competition and breakneck growth. Rarely though do announcements get any bigger than this. The Nokia N9 seemed forever stuck in rumorland, but never lost its grip on users' minds. The handset is rightfully enjoying as warm a reception...

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  • AnonD-1420
  • P13
  • 23 Jun 2011

seems it has the grunt to pull off Android apps, with emulation. And looks great IMHO. Loving the look of it!

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    • n900 ftw !
    • nDZ
    • 23 Jun 2011

    WTF is this ?

      • D
      • AnonD-5574
      • Lnc
      • 23 Jun 2011

      Meego is a nice os, however it came too late. If this were realesed in 2009 we would have a real player in the game, now it's just another dot in the Android/IOS ocean. One day maybe nokia will start to make sense again and use android.

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        • Gurpreet
        • 7tE
        • 23 Jun 2011

        plz note one thing gsmarena team....u r giving reviews on high end fresh smartphones...plz give review on low end smart phones like xperia mini....it will be quit helpful to people...plzz.

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          • shk
          • Hxh
          • 23 Jun 2011

          If meego is an experiment, then this could be the experiment in the world.

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            • MeWant
            • 39k
            • 23 Jun 2011

            AnonD-11675, 23 Jun 2011UI is pretty laggy. Specially pinch zoom and sometimes with... morelaggy ui? what?

            it can only be faster if you mind-control it or something... get real people!

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              • AnonD-11675
              • K6m
              • 23 Jun 2011

              UI is pretty laggy. Specially pinch zoom and sometimes with the swipe.... But rest is lots better than messed up android......

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                • yesss
                • LGt
                • 23 Jun 2011

                i have a smile any time that i see the new MeeGo 1.2. dont know what we re going to do. iOS 5 or harmattan!!

                  • r
                  • rtkomar
                  • uuh
                  • 23 Jun 2011

                  Hmm.. This is really cool.. And windows 7.5 looks damn cool too.. Only thing is NOKIA needs to fix that Zune thing to connect the phone to PC.. Replace symbian with MeeGo for lower end and WinMo for higher end.. That ll be awesome.. Go MeeGo..
                  http://gizmodo.com/5813901/the-next-windows-phone-its-pretty-great

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                    • Bytales
                    • SHX
                    • 23 Jun 2011

                    After owning the n900 and now the n8, i have reached the dreaded conclusion i cannot leave without a qwerty. Perhaps with this OS i could, if its implemented cool. THe fact is a phone made of a single piece is always better than one that opens or slides.
                    Having said this, im waiting for a 720p qwerty meego phone. That doesnt mean i would mind having a N9.
                    Like someone else said, perhaps nokia will add more meego devices.

                    The sweetest deal is it can run all android apps. Thats gotta be very cool.

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                      • AnonD-11767
                      • fpr
                      • 23 Jun 2011

                      Anonymous, 23 Jun 2011680 MHz phone in 1GHz era and now 1GHz phone in dual core era680mhz in a 1ghz era 1ghz in dual core era
                      i presume you don't know anything about mobile platforms
                      android is running on a virtual machine that why it needs higher cpu
                      meego is linux = no need for a dual core cpu 1ghz with a gpu is all that meego needs
                      (sorry for my english i'm french )

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                        • AnonD-11108
                        • v@H
                        • 23 Jun 2011

                        AnonD-11764, 23 Jun 2011Wow this phone is amazing. Nokia has been one giant sleepin... moreahahah! nice one my friend! i want that nokia n9! nice looks and pretty sexy!

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                          • simple user
                          • Sve
                          • 23 Jun 2011

                          matt, 23 Jun 2011May some1 please fire Elop. He keeps defending windows and ... moreactually Nokia CEO promised 1 meego device but produced 2.. that's strange.

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                            • simple user
                            • Sve
                            • 23 Jun 2011

                            jplayer01, 23 Jun 2011Wow, that's a sexy phone and an even sexier OS. Apparently,... morewell, i want fm radio... Qt support it. but apparently N9 misses that radio interface.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • IaH
                              • 23 Jun 2011

                              Anonymous, 23 Jun 2011LOL I can't believe what I'm reading LOL No MicroSD No Fu... moreI think we should call you MR IRRELEVENT, because your comment is just that. Most people disagree with you.

                              Is 64Gb of storage not enough for your collection of HD dwarf movies?

                              And full HD is hardly a deal breaker unless you are an creepy avid cameraman?

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                                • mark
                                • Jym
                                • 23 Jun 2011

                                nice, but 2 years too late.

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                                  • Tom866
                                  • s0N
                                  • 23 Jun 2011

                                  Well that is god apple shake nokia, just new starting a competition ...START

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                                    • TheArch
                                    • E$5
                                    • 23 Jun 2011

                                    Nokia is Just Brilliant!
                                    I was going to get the Samsung Galaxy S2, but with signal problems, wifi problems, GPS lock issues and OVER HEATING issues, its a NO GO.
                                    I'm staying with NOKIA!!

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                                      • AnonD-11764
                                      • pdg
                                      • 23 Jun 2011

                                      Wow this phone is amazing. Nokia has been one giant sleeping and this is certainly first sign of it waking.

                                      Damn it might be my first Nokia phone in 3 years.

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                                        • Mark
                                        • gJV
                                        • 23 Jun 2011

                                        Absolutely Brilliant. Best UI out there by far. Beats iOS hands down, not to mention it makes Android look hacked together. OMG!