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N97 - firmware upgrades should not have been the answer to bad and sluggish UI
amitkankani | 25 August, 2009 12:30
Nokia N97 indeed is one of the best devices around in terms of the vaious features it provides. It can be easily categorized under Premium Device anyone would want to own. However not matching to its stature is the software built into it, specially the UI.
Nokia has been known for improving the software with newer firmware updates, and has been successfully doing it for all devices including N95, N96, 5800 XpressMusic, and others.
However, for a device like N97, I truly think it was not the right approach to launch the device with a firmware not so good and then release better firmware. The device software, as most of you would agree has UI not appreciable, in-fact it coming 2 years or more later to iPhone, should have matched if not bettered the UI. I do assume that the future firmware for N97 will have better responsive UI and better RAM utilization, however, the initial launch is what hits me.
My friends to whom I recommended the N97 say that the UI is really bad and the phone keeps hanging, because the firmware was old one, and then finally he returned the device and chose another one. However, after paying more than 33,000 Rs in India (and I am sure the price is equally high in all currencies around the globe), he was not expecting to be told to wait for the right firmware.
So my main worry is that, while it is a great idea to keep updating the firmwares to improve the software on phone for devices, it is not the case with devices which cost so much. Nokia needs to understand the different user bases it has and server the different User types differently. I hope Nokia would in future pay special attention to Premium devices it offers.
P.S. I am a die-hard fan of Nokia and would prefer a Nokia device even with this problem I mentioned earlier, as I am aware of the firmware updates. But I wanted Nokia not to make descisions which could drive users away.
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I guess there´s more that FW bugs
marlboro35 | 03/09/2009, 19:19
Hi,
I completelly agree with you. I´ve been a Nokia fan for years since I bought my first N95. That was a major step in the smartphone race and I was a proud owner of a flagship device.
Even when I consider myself a trained Symbian user (a not for everyone cellphone OS) after producing USD800.- out of my pocket I was expecting a sensible better product.
I spent a year debating with colleagues, family and friends trying to explain them "why they shouldn´t buy an IPhone" and "Why a smartphone is a different thing" an the same time popping my N95-8GB out of my pocket and saying "And wait for the next N97 !!! It will rock you !!!"
Well... I finnally bought an N97. And in the only way it "rocks me" is becoming a brick once a week in average. Those people no longer take my opinions seriously and I can not blame them.
I´ve used it for 40 days and had to reflash (upgrade) twice. It stills has a lot of issues, so I´m desperately waiting for the rumored "great upgrade" coming in September.
I guess I´ll not wait for that. Local operators in Argentina are offering the IPhone 3GS at less than a half what I paid for the N97.
I guess I´m abandoning the ship... what a pity !
i guess wait would still be worth it...
amitkankani | 04/09/2009, 08:30
Hi,
I guess iPhone is no good either, except that it has great UI and good browsing, but if you compare features, then N97 is the thing, however, you might have to wait for another 2-3 months and 2-3 firmware upgrades...
i would still wait.. as I still want more features .... just UI is no good for me :)
However, I guess Nokia would have already noticed this, and would make the future device releases with better firmware atleast for the high end ones :)
Still having bugs
برامج نوكيا | 28/08/2009, 20:02
Hello ,
I have done the update , but my N97 still have bugs , I hope Nokia to provide us with highly improved firmware , so it can fix all the bugs .
Thanks ,
برامج نوكيا