Nokia
N90 Review
Phone
rating: 
The
Nokia N90 is designed to offer the best imaging capabilities on
the market. It's a Series 60 Symbian smartphone with full 3G functionality,
including video calling and fast downloads. Its key selling points
are its camera and camcorder functions.
The
Nokia N90 has the best camera on any Nokia phone so far released
- arguably better than any rival camera phone. The closest competitor
at the time of release is the Sony
Ericsson W900i. The N90 has a 2 megapixel camera with autofocus,
20x digital zoom, a flash and a macro mode (for close-ups). It uses
Carl Zeiss optics (an impressive name in the photographic world)
to deliver photos that are far superior to those found on other
camera phones, even those with a 2 megapixel resolution. This is
a print quality camera, and for the first time you can reasonably
consider a camera phone to be a replacement for a dedicated digital
camera, although it clearly can't compete with the more expensive
digital cameras with several times more megapixels. The camcorder
capability is equally impressive.
The
Nokia N90 has an innovative design - a variation on the clamshell
form factor. In addition to opening and closing, the screen can
be rotated, rather like a camcorder. In reality this is of marginal
benefit. However, we are pleased to see that Nokia are at last making
best use of the clamshell form by making the inner screen as large
as physically possible (2.1 inches) - a big improvement over the
old Nokia 6260 which shared the same
form factor, but failed to make good use of it. The main display
on the Nokia N90 is of outstanding quality.
Although it's the camera & camcorder functions
that are the focus of the N90, there is also an excellent MP3 player.
A stereo headset is supplied as part of the sales package. There's
plenty of memory in the N90, which is needed to make use of all
the features. A reduced size MultiMediaCard provides 64 Mbytes of
storage - enough to hold a good selection of MP3 tracks, or a full-size
movie.
The
N90 supports viewing of email attachments in the following formats:
jpg, 3gp, MP3, .ppt, .doc, excel and .pdf files. As already mentioned,
the operating system is Symbian, and this has both advantages and
disadvantages. The advantage is that a wide range of Symbian applications
can be downloaded and installed on the device. The disadvantages
are threefold: 1) the user interface is more complex; 2) the user
interface can be slow, sometimes too slow; and 3) series 60 phones
tend to be prone to bugs, although this doesn't seem to be a major
issue with the N90. Overall it's a very powerful device, although
sometimes slow to respond and clunky to use.
The
one major problem with the N90 is of course its size and weight.
It's even heavier than the Sony
Ericsson P910i. This is inevitable of course, and if you compare
the N90 with a typical camcorder you can convince yourself that
actually it's not that bulky at all! It's horses for courses. Now
replaced by the Nokia N93.
Features
of the Nokia N90 include:
- 3G functionality including video calling
- 2 megapixel camera (1600 x 1200 pixels) with
autofocus, flash and 20x digital zoom
- Video and still image editors
- Print photos directly to a PictBridge compatible
printer
- Video capture in MPEG4 CIF format (352 x 288
pixels)
- Main display: TFT, 262,144 colours, 352 x 416
pixels
- External display: TFT, 65,536 colours, 128 x
128 pixels
- RealPlayer Media Player (supports MPEG4, MP3,
AAC, Real Audio & other formats)
- Integrated handsfree speaker
- Voice recorder
- Ringtones: True Tones, polyphonic ringtones
- Messaging: SMS, MMS, instant
messaging, email
- Compatible with Nokia Wireless Keyboard (sold
separately)
- Java & Symbian applications
- Graphics, icons, animations, logos, themes
- Push to talk
- Voice commands
- Speaker Independent Name Dialling
- Speed dialling
- Advanced contacts database with support for
multiple phone and email details per entry, thumbnail pictures
and groups
- Personal Information Management (PIM)
- Memory: 27 Mbytes plus 64 Mbyte memory card
(MMC)
- Connectivity: Bluetooth 1.2, USB 2.0
- WAP 2.0 XHTML/HTML multimode browser
- Triband plus 3G (WCDMA 2100)
- Size: 112 x 51 x 24 mm
- Weight: 173g
- Talktime: 3 hours
- Battery standby: 288 hours
Nokia N90 Consumer
Reviews
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Average
rating from 100 reviews: 
Reviewed by TOBY from ENGLAND on
21st Jul 2007
GREAT PHONE PICS GOOD MUSIC GOOD PUT IN A 2 GIG CARD AND NOW ITS
EVEN BETTER
Rating: 
Reviewed by Jamrocboy from England on
30th Jun 2007
I own the Nokia N90 & its a good phone, abit too fragile but its
a good phone. You have to pet it up in order for it to last long,
its not a heavy duty phone.
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Reviewed by James Applebee from united
kingdom on 23rd Jun 2007
sorry alex Mcnight not good enough to beat the rokr? as in the itunes
phone? it had a vga camera, limited memory, was very slow when filled
with music and being an old style motorola had the worst menu system
to grace the planet? the only thing the n90 lacks is wi-fi? its
a symbian running smartphone, it is still to this day one of best
phones you can buy.
Rating:
Reviewed by Rohana Rajapakshe from Sri
Lanka on 21st Jun 2007
good
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Reviewed by Alex Mcnight from United
States on 15th Jun 2007
I really think that it is a really cool phone and all but just is
not good enough to beat the motorola rokr. to my pal Rhondel 'what's
up' call me.
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Reviewed by jacqueline from scotland
on 2nd Jun 2007
i love my nokia n90 its had a few probs though camera stopped working
and so did videoing then suddenly video started recording on its
own 1 day and worked since camera still not working and also every
now & then the volume goes and i need to put it onto load speaker
to hear but nobody wanted to help company i bought it from, who
i pay for my contract or nokia themselves. but i still love my phone
i now want the n93
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Reviewed by Clare from UK on
15th May 2007
I love the N90. My only real problem is the silver colour coes off
around the very edges and makes it look shabby. This started about
4 months after I got mine. I'll never again buy a phone with a similar
silver coating. The battery standby isn't great but otherwise it's
a great phone!
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Reviewed by Emma Ehiemere from Nigeria
on 28th Apr 2007
This phone is indeed a smartphone. i love the phone.
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Reviewed by ANDY from UK on 21st
Mar 2007
I love this phone. When a friend got his,I got one too. I'm so glad
I did, the camera, and video are outstanding. I have a few complaints,
the biggest being is that it turns itself off, at really annoying
times, i.e. half way through writting a text or scrolling through
contacts, then takes ages to turn back on. Sometimes it only half
turns off, so I'm often finding myself removing the battery so I
can re-boot it, which is not good. The other complaint is the music
player, I cant get mine to work either, no matter what format of
song I try to download, and one of the reasons I got this phone
was to use a music player. Apart from that, the phone is very very
good, lots of cool functions that I have not even found about yet.
The battery charges really quickly as well, and seems to last a
decent amount of time before needing re-charging. I can upgrade
soon, and I'm thinking of going for newer version of this (forget
what its called)as I really like the twisting screen and cam functions.I'm
not to bothered about no vibrating function, as I find this annoying,
but each to their own. I would recomend this phone, but would also
warn people of the problems they may have.
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Reviewed by claire from bootle on
18th Mar 2007
hi am 15 an my dad bought me this phone as a gift at first i thought
it was big but the amount of things the nokia n90 can do is amazing
the quality of the pictures aswelll are outstandingly cool and its
every teenagers dream to have a phone that everyone cant stop starring
at...
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Reviewed by Khaled Iqbal from Kuwait
on 3rd Mar 2007
I got this phone 5 months ago n its gr8...its easy in use n the
cam is gud too..but my music player doesnt work...But the cell is
1 of the best from n series
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Reviewed by Jones Anto from India on
6th Feb 2007
I don’t understand why many people saying it’s a bad
phone . let me say first it’s self there is no phone meets
100% . Different people have different taste . this phone is meant
for high profile . I am using this for two months and I am happy
with it . Its true that its big and heavy more over no vibration
, other than that I don’t find any problems . I takes good
pictures and videos . price has also come down now . The people
who say its bad I don’t think they even have this phone .
if you can afford buy it and enjoy !!!
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Reviewed by Anne K. Harrison from Kenya
on 2nd Feb 2007
My Nokia N90 is cool but my top screen is off and cant get it on
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Reviewed by lydiaa from united states
on 17th Jan 2007
this phone is a w e s o m e !! pros- good camera, long lasting battery,
recorder && videos are clear, has ALOT of cool features on it.!
cons- too big, no vibration andd thats pretty much it..... overall,
coool phone [: im impressed..
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Reviewed by hamid from Afghanistan on
15th Jan 2007
I bought this mobile ( n90) one month before it is a fantastic mobile
wiht everything nice camra and nice design i like it very much.
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Reviewed by Dinah from Grenada on
12th Jan 2007
Nokia N90 phone is very powerful and I like it alot.
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Reviewed by J from Uk on 10th
Jan 2007
had this phone for a month or so (got it for xmas) and its still
not failing to impress! my friends all love the twisty screen and
think its the coolest thing even though its over a year old!! Love
it!!!
Rating:
Reviewed by Jake from UK on 10th
Jan 2007
had this phone for 3 mths now. solid as a rock. has never failed
me to do its job. the camera is amazing. this is much better than
my old 3650. highly recommended.
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Reviewed by jak from gud ol'england
on 21st Dec 2006
got this phone a year ago and finaly writing review! absolutlry
love this phone! amazing! picture quality is fantastic! i waited
for this phone for months (im only 13 so my mum had to buy it :'(
) wen i got it wow! i opend the box and just looked at it and thought,
your mine! every other phone ive had have been used by 1 family
member at least, so when i got this 1 of my own it was great! people
comlain because its big, but why would you want a small flimsy phone?
not namine any names cough krazr cough its a mans phone! well a
thirteen year old in my case but im tall and man sized. the design
is flawles! the screen is grate! but thats not all! the things you
can do with it, i surf the internet almost every day, and all i
can say is WOW GRATE FONE! get this phone get it now! sadly im saying
goodbye to it soon as im getting the n91 but heck, i didnt mind
£430 for this beast!
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Reviewed by Danny D from Scotland on
7th Nov 2006
Hey, I have had this phone for 11 hours and I am in love with it.
Sadly of course the previous post was right, it does not have Vibration
and it does have a slow interface but hey, we can't have it perfect
can we? The buttons are well spaced, the camera is superb, the features
are excellent and the style is out of this world. D ^^;
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Reviewed by Oli from UK on 5th
Nov 2006
The camera is pretty immense, and is only beaten by the samsung
D900 and sony erricson K800i. The design, although big, is very
nice and a much better effort by nokia on producing a decent clamshell
look. And smartphones are unreliable, yes, but I have owned two
in the past and I have had no problems with either. The reason it
loses 5 stars is for me the slow user interface, but all in all
a very good phone!!!
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Reviewed by myki from - on 29th
Oct 2006
good mobile but 1 thing i didnt understand a nokia n series without
vibration !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by Gary T. from - on
28th Sep 2006
This phone is great, i'm Disabled and i find the phone very good,
the buttons are well spaced and of a good size, it is easy to hold
and easy to use, but the battery is so good, it needs more LIFE!
The camera is first rate and the sound quality is good but a bit
tinny. Thanks Nokia for a great phone!!!
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Reviewed by kate from england on
31st Aug 2006
The phone is just great. It has loads of good stuff on it and it
looks s cool. You must have it.The front looks the best.
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Reviewed by Vanessa from Philippines
on 27th Aug 2006
this phone has been on the market here in the philippines for a
long time now and it has really been my dream phone.. now, I lost
interest in it.. TOTALLY.. people say it's cool because of the twisting
screen.. all I can say is: if that is the feature you want then
just buy a nokia 6260. it has a twisting screen too. and it works
a lot better. N90 is very, and I mean VERY, hard to work with. like
it has a mind of its own.. it switces on even if you dont want it
too.. i hate it. now I have a 6260.. it doean't have much internal
memory.. but I think it's the best.
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Reviewed by Shahaban from india on
11th Aug 2006
carl zeiss camera makes N90 more appealing.It has good functions
like auto focus but it lacks vibration and radio but still i love
this phone cuz of its image quality.
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Reviewed by Ivan from Croatia on
28th Jul 2006
This phone is awesome.The best camera on the phones ever. 3,2 mpx,
Cral Zeiss optics. Really awesome.
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Reviewed by Mr. Peterson from UK on
24th Jul 2006
This phone is alright but it's very annoying! The camera is quite
alright but when I'm on the underground, the camera twists, thus
launching the viewfinder app. It even happens when your on keypad
lock. The menus and all are ultra-slow, the battery is drained so
fast, a 970mh runs out in about 5 days on standby. It's very large
and bulky, it weighs a ton. Not very impressed here. I wouldn't
buy it, I'm returning it as soon as I get a better phone.
Rating: 
Reviewed by Faisal Ramzi from Malaysia
on 13th Jul 2006
I've been using the N90 for 3 months. I had the option of purchsing
an N91, but opted for this phone instead for it's imaging features
and the addition of Carl-Zeiss lenses as well as auto-focus. Man,
I'm glad I chose this phone coz the images are crystal clear, image
mode and video mode. The audio speakers are acceptable although
I think the Samsung X700's is better. The reliable camera is useful
for those instant moments where you want to take photos of those
rare moments. Camera response time is acceptable. In bright and
sunny conditions, the camera is superb! It practically replaced
my 7.1MP digital camera, although the phone is not the best substitute.
In poor lighting conditions, the photos are blurry and the in flash-mode,
there tends to be a yellow spot, especially objects at close-range.
User interface is good and the keypad is great for typing messages.
The bad side is it lacks vibrating mode so I have to crank up the
ringtone volume to maximum and I miss calls while in silent mode.
It's pretty big too, so I have to use both hands to open it. Luckily
I can answer the phone using the speakerphone which saves half the
trouble. It occasioanlly hangs and there are limited applications
for its series 60 platform. And the photos's tend to be yellowish
at times. Besides these drawbacks, the phone is definately a state-of-the-art
imaging phone which was the true purpose I purchased it. Get it
for the camera functions. Aside that, it's impressive, but there's
some tings left to be desired. Still, I give it 5 stars coz I love
it!
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Reviewed by leony cruz from philippines
on 11th Jul 2006
the performance of nokia n 90 was excellent. i love to use it everyday
specially in parties you can take picture or video and you dont
have to bring big camera to have a souvenir in different occasion.
i reall satisfied with the performance of my celphone .use nokia
n 90 then tell me if i am saying is true. god bless the inventors
of nokia n 90
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Reviewed by Unhappy from UK on
27th Jun 2006
Only one word needs to be said ... BRICK
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Reviewed by bill twinkle from england
on 25th Jun 2006
i av ad this phone 4 1 day and its GREAT!!! go and get it NOW!!!
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Reviewed by Sid from Bangladesh on
23rd Jun 2006
i almost gave this phone 1 star but I will consider giving it 2
stars only for its camera.Right now I have This brick of a phone,A
SE K750i and a Moto V3i.The V3i is the smartest looking of them
all and the K750i fetures the best functionality and Mp3 Player.The
N90 only has a very good camera,besides that,its soo soo heavy and
worst of all it doesent even have a vibrator.Even the cheapest chineese
phones in the market have a vibrator these days n this phone reminds
you of the time when vibrators were considered a luxury,I am still
trying to sell my N90 off to some poor sucker like me,Stay Away,ITS
NOT WORTH IT!Go for SE K750i or W810 if you can afford it
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Reviewed by tam b from scotland edinburgh
on 23rd Jun 2006
Phone was good to start with,but 6mnths down the line,buttons stopped
working due to main board malfunction,had replaced,1 day later same
again,awaiting the return of phone. very poor
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Reviewed by Mark from uk on 20th
May 2006
I got this phone 2 days ago and it is AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!. It has
a 2 megapixel camera, beautiful camera quality and a very good MP3
player two. I love it. I advise you to get one staright away
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Reviewed by Joshua King-Smith from Australia
on 20th May 2006
Hi everyone, I have had this phone now for around 3 months. This
phone is quite possibly the best phone i have ever had. The camera
is outstanding, good enough that it replaced my dedicated digital
camera. Video recording is good too, it it great for quick videos,
but not good enough for actual movie making. The screen is definately
the BEST on the market, you can barely even se the pixels they ar
that fine. I reccomend this phone to anyone who wants the best phone
available at the moment.
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Reviewed by saddam dogar from pakistan
on 18th May 2006
Hi my name is saddam.i have this phone since 4 months and this phone
still ROCKS!!.This is the greatest mobile in every angle specially
CARL ZEISS optics.
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Reviewed by Kelly from Japan on
30th Apr 2006
Not a very good phone at all. extremely disappointed with the sytle
and its features
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Reviewed by Johon from France on
30th Apr 2006
This is a good phone, but the price tag on it is not so good. I've
had this phone for 6 months and its done reasonable service, Nokia
have actually got something right for once. The only bad thing is
that occasionally, the swivel system does get a bit jammed, but
overal a good 3 stars!
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Reviewed by Aisling from England on
30th Apr 2006
This is the best phone i have ever had! It looks great and its'
features are brill! recommend u get 1 coz u'll fall straight in
love wiv it like i have!
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Reviewed by gwendoline from indonesia
on 26th Apr 2006
I've used d fone a month! It's totally cool!!
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Reviewed by Tom Lord from England on
24th Apr 2006
Best phone in the world. Amazing camera and so unigue
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Reviewed by Kristofer Ramkisson from
trinidad and tobago on 24th Apr 2006
this phone is dred.this is d best buy you can get jed.
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Reviewed by Miss P from UK on
17th Apr 2006
Ive had the phone a few weeks now and i love it! The camera is amazing,lots
of memory space plus memory card, Yes its a bit of a handful/rubex
cube! It is slow on starting up,but what mobile isnt?!definately
worth all the pennies i paid for it!
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Reviewed by trish from England on
12th Apr 2006
Had this phone 1st March was ok 2start with then the problems started!
It takes ages boot up when you've turned it on, then the Camera
comes on whenever it feels like it and you have2 turn it off 2get
the camera off display. Slow on opening Applications, Memory is
not very big in this day an age, gotta 1gig Dual MMC great now.
Otherwise great pic, video, sound etc. Hopefully the N91 is better
have already pre-ordered it.
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Reviewed by sepb from england on
9th Apr 2006
very poor phone. i had it only for 3 days before selling it for
a nokia 8800. the n90 is far to big, slow and awkward to use. you
cant even open the phone with one hand. but possibly the biggest
fall back is when in your pocket, the camera is easily turned on,
draining battery life very quickly. on the plus side....not much.
excellent camera but i would rather have a decent phone plus a digital
camera....(the two taped together would probably still be smaller)
anyway....get a p910i! best phone ever!
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Reviewed by Ovie from Omoku, Nigeria
on 3rd Apr 2006
i think that I have written one or two reviews here, but I wonder
why it wasn't placed on this site. Nevermind, the Nokia N90 is a
phone to behold and experience. It is not okay to just see it. My
experience when i beholded it was that it took my breath away. I
had to pause to catch my breath before proceeding. The screen display
is something from the future. bright and vivid with a cool saturation
of colours. The main screen display is 352 by 416pixels, 256k colours,
I thought nokia had poor colour display until i saw this. It could
match any from samsung. i use a samsung d600 with vivid colours,
but this N90 matches it in coulour display. the odd point here is
the weight. It is too heavy even for a man!! Could you imagine that
it is even heavier than the Sony ericsson P910? Apart from this
it has perfect qualities. Document viewer, Crstal clear video In
CIF (352 x 288 pixels) resolution. Which is as good as many camcorders.
voice dialling, Wap, Edge, Bluetooth, speaker independent voice
dialling, integrated hands free is some of its features. And then
Java and symbian operating system; version 60... If you do not mind
the weight, then the Nokia N90 is a phone that I would prescribe
for any high end high tech phone users who believe in a good phone!
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Reviewed by debs from england on
3rd Apr 2006
This phone is really cool, lots of people have went and bought one
because they've tested mine, its outstanding, nad so many people
want it! if you're planning to get this hurry up because the amount
of people who've told me they're getting 1 are pretty high!!!! i'm
sure they'll run out so hurry up and get the best phone of the year!!!
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Reviewed by McGuirk from UK on
30th Mar 2006
I have had many many phones over the past couple of years (i get
very bored VERY quick) for months i have waited for the N90 and
when i finally i got it i got that rush down your spine of cold,
ice cold fear WHAT HAVE I SPENT £400+ pounds on!!!!! The only things
i can say thats good is the camera is class,the loudspeakers fab,the
movie editor is cool and NOKIA is the only phones that allows your
MP3 ringtone to be played in your ear via bluetooth headset but
other than that all i can say is ITS TOO BIG,WAY TOO SLOW,DOES NOT
VIBRATE,CAMERA CRASHES REGULAR,TEXTING IS A NIGHTMARE AND DONT EVEEERRRRRRRRRRRR
GET ME STARTED on the worst thing of all ENHANCED VOICE DIALLING
is going to cost Nokia a lot of custom because i bet in 24hours
the phone has got about 250 voice commands WRONG, you have to sound
like Stephen Hawkins to get it to understand you and if you have
people in your phonebook like i have called dean,jean,lee then boy
you will have fun explaining why you have called them. Anyway the
phone is going back and im reverting back to my D600 or W800i all
i want is a cool looking phone that has Voice Tags,2mp+camera,plays
mp3's with good memory and has Nokia's ability to play your ringtone
in your ear, does anybody know of this handset????
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Reviewed by Andrew Burton from Australia
on 27th Mar 2006
dis fone is class, great display and camera sure it is a bit bulky
but that makes space for all dis classy stuff, da twisting screen
is amazing
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Reviewed by SHAHYRAJ MAHMUD from BANGLADESH
on 16th Mar 2006
O! WAHT A SET NOKIA N90'S PHONE RATING IS 6 STAR NOT FIVE STAR.
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Reviewed by joel Townley from uk on
14th Mar 2006
hi this phone is overall a good phone, it has some things that i
love, like the camra an mp3. but the 1 thing i hate is that when
u open it it dosent flip all the way, and u carnt open it with 1
hand but im not complaining as i only payed 50 pound 4 it anyway.
i would be gutterd if i went out and payed 450 pound 4 it
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Reviewed by Rhondel Lewis from Trinidad
&Tobago on 11th Mar 2006
big up to my boys in trinidad and tobago. yo this fone is da bomb
. it has everything . everything about the fone is totally the best.
bandnessssssssssssssss !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by Amna Saleem Ahmed from Pakistan
on 7th Mar 2006
Very very sexyyy...i love the phone....has the craziest picture
quality ever....i dont think im ever getting bored with it...one
of nokia's best phones....simply the coolest...
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Reviewed by Kane Butters from UK on
27th Feb 2006
I have had the Nokia N90 2 week now and it is outstanding it is
a lot better then the Samsung D600 very good Video Capture and MP3
AN the Screen is Outstanding XX I LUV IT XX
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Reviewed by skull horse from england
on 24th Feb 2006
brilliant phone and the best nokia in the market the nokia n70 is
good but this is better! it has all the features you need. but there
is one downside the camera it is fantastic at times but sometimes
i wish i got the panasonic vs6 because my mate has it and the camera
is better in my point of view. Also this goes to all new phones-
the technology on them are getting better and better and soon you
dont need to get a digital camera because you got the phones megapixels.
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Reviewed by john from UK on 24th
Feb 2006
iT IS AN EXTRAORDINARY PHONE. well Done NOKIA... whO'S THE BEST?
NOKIA...
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Reviewed by 3styler from Romania on
24th Feb 2006
Wow! What a magnificent phone. I think this is the best phone money
can buy at this moment! It's camera is fantastic, the main screen
is huge (you can watch movies without a problem) and the S60 OS
is pretty good (no problem with it yet).
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Reviewed by asfand from pakistan on
17th Feb 2006
this is da best fone ive ever had....even better dan motorazer v3i
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Reviewed by david from austrlia on
17th Feb 2006
THIS FONE ROCKS I LOVE IT. i got as a present the camera in A+++++
it is the best fone out by nokia
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Reviewed by maisy from pakistan on
16th Feb 2006
n90 has many advantages and disadvantages.firstly all the features
are worth its price but the design of n90 is not recomended by many
buyers.They say that it is not easy to open it and when talking
on phone you have to turn the phone so features are good but design
is not recomended.n70 is more good than n90
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Reviewed by Alexis from UK on
15th Feb 2006
Had the phone over a week now. Other examples of the poorly designed
interface (to add to those below). If you play music in the background
with ear-phones on, the button on your headpiece wire does nothing
and neither do the external buttons on the phone. So to change -
say - the volume you must take the phone out of your pocket, open
it, scroll through and find gallery, open the music player and then
lower the volume. There is honestly no other way! And that's not
all. If someone speaks to you, you have to go through this procedure
to switch off the music. Even if you pull out the headset, the just
music blares out loudly from the phone's speaker. In fact, the quickest
way to shut off the music player is to shut down the phone or start
making a call. What a basic design flaw. Another example: when you
get to a letter on your address book, you cannot move on to the
next letter by backspacing the name - this takes you back to 'A'.
So to call "Simon" you have to press '7' four times to get to 'S'
and then wade through a longer list that includes all second names
and first names beginning with 'S'. On old nokias you press '8'
for 'T' backspace and scroll up a few. Making a call, like most
simple things, now takes longer with this phone. They haven't spent
much time designing this. It's a shame basic operations are less
intuitive when you otherwise might enjoy the amazing features and
great video camera. Nokia have got complacent in their operating
system designs, just when others like Sony Eriksson have improved
theirs. I suspect Nokia's sales will suffer sooner or later.
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Reviewed by RIFKI from indonesia on
14th Feb 2006
i bought this phone 5 days ago, and i'm very disappoint to this
ponsel, because the feature is not complete compare the price, this
phone can't give me vibrate tone to know incoming calls
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Reviewed by G MAN from SCOTLAND on
13th Feb 2006
HI FOLKS GOT MY N90 WAY BEFORE ANYONE IN THE UK,THATS LAST YEAR
AUGUST WHICH I WAS QUITE LUCKY AND I MUST SAY GREAT PHONE.OK THERE
ARE DRAWBACKS BUT I CAN SAY THERE IS NO PHONE OUT THERE WITHOUT
DRAWBACKS.FEW FOLK COMPLAINT ABOUT SIZE AND WEIGHT BUT I SAY GET
ANOTHER PHONE AS IT SUITS ALOT OF PEOPLE AND I DON'T MIND IT SIZE
AS IT CAN DO QUITE ALOT MORE THAN THE POPULAR PHONES OUT THERE.SONY
K750I,W800I,W900I ALL RUBBISH AS I TESTED EACH ONE OF THEM.NOKIA
RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by alfonso from Jamaica on
13th Feb 2006
Yow mi lie di phone bad star it kinda (huge / big) but u dun know
it really bring out the qualities in a phone a yesterday mi buy
mine and trust mi, i man nuh sleep yet bcuz mi stay up all night
a play wid it jus 2 know it inside out straight a one a di badess
phone bout the place big up nokia fi life u rule nuh phone wicket
like a u al sey dat real way, proper way bless up.
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Reviewed by Alex from UK on 12th
Feb 2006
This phone is to bulky and too big!Nokia seem too be makin really
big and bulking phones at the moment which i hate! Nokia should
try harder and think a bit more before releasing any more phones!But
i still like using nokias but if they keep on making them like this
then i will change. The only good thing about it is the camera quality!
Poor:(
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Reviewed by Samantha from UK on
11th Feb 2006
I felt this fone was not good because i soon as i got it home practically
and tryed out the facilitys on it the screen when it twists snaped
on me i was very disapointed so took it back! it was sorted but
i was still very disapointed...
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Reviewed by Alexis from UK on
8th Feb 2006
On, balance I am glad I splashed out on this phone. But this purely
a function of the video facility - it is advanced, flexible and,
most importantly, excellent quality (even on a computer at full-screen
the video pixilation is minor). This makes the phone. Otherwise,
other basic features are poor for the money paid (though I readily
accept I am not using this phone anything like close to its specification
limits, so if you are a web-surfing, chat-room junky fond of video-conferencing
you will probably get a lot more out of it than I). Otherwise the
secular decline in Nokia's operating system continues. More and
more key pressing is required for basic acts earlier nokia phones
were cleverly programmed to anticipate. Part if this is due to the
fact that the phone does more, but part of it is Nokia's deteriorating
operating system design. Examples - No quick link possible to my
text inbox wihch I use all the time. To reply to text I can't press
reply, write and send like old phones. With this phone it's click
\scroll down to and click\select \write
message\select \select . For too long for such a
basic action. And there are many examples like this. (It reminds
me of an old sony eriksson I had, which made me swear never to leave
Nokia, now I think SE have come a long way and probably overtaken
nokia on their opperating systems!) The compatiability of symbian
with the nokia pc suite is poor. Transfering contacts from my pc
was a nightmare. Writing text messages from my pc is not allowed.
It's a great phone for the video and camera technology, that can't
be denied. It is also packed with features (some more useful than
others) But on the basics, I think Nokia continue to loose their
lead.
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Reviewed by Acidr8yne from UK on
7th Feb 2006
In 1 word toilet!! I got mine a few days ago, and had to send it
back....... This thing is huge!! and severe problems with connectivity
on bluetooth and usb cable. This thing has lots of bugs in the o/s,
and the nokia software which it needs to run on has lots more....!
i'm a qualified pc technician it took me 3 days to even try and
get this running somewhere near ok..... didn't happen!! Dissapointing
from nokia......!
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Reviewed by Saqib from UK on
4th Feb 2006
OK I know this phone is a little new so it might not work best first
time but hey this is the best camera phone on the market over here.But
if anyone thinks its not then ok.Come on guys, nokia took a lot
of time to make this fone. Its not just a 2 minute job like the
old nokia phones. EG Nokia 3310. I know the new nokia n80 is going
to be 3 megapixels but in my opinion id rather go for this one because
of the stylish design and carl zeiss optics. Nokia needs some respect
for this thing. Long live nokia!!!!! Long live Nokia!!!!!
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Reviewed by Amie from uk on 3rd
Feb 2006
Great way of opening! Like a digital camera! Great phone, I was
jumping for joy when I received it for my birthday last week. Great
phone, I recommend it, but it dosn't come cheap!
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Reviewed by Saqqs from England on
2nd Feb 2006
come on! whats the matter with you? havent you heard this is a really
popular phone in the us and it came here Jan 06. come on guys give
nokia some respect for this fone. also include respect on the carl
zeiss lense. Just prove me wrong by telling me a phone which is
already released which has that type of lense. Cant find 1? well
thats because its the first foe to have it. ps. sony camcorders
have this lense so it should be something similar to those
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Reviewed by AFAQ YOUSAFZAI from PAKISTAN
on 1st Feb 2006
I M AFAQ FROM PAKISTAN AND I M USING THIS CELL PHONE FROM ATLEAST
3 MONTHS.AND IT IS VERY GOOD FUNCTION
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Reviewed by fernando from portugal on
31st Jan 2006
it´s the best phone.
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Reviewed by Peter from UK on
24th Jan 2006
After receiving the N90, I was compelled to return the phone after
trying it out for 1 day. Although the phone is media functionality
packed, with a great camera lens. The negative points that forced
me to return the N90 was the bulkiness of the phone and the lack
of the vibrating call-alert. For such a large phone, I would have
expected such feature to be available.
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Reviewed by BigT from Wales on
19th Jan 2006
I have had the N90 for three months and i hate it..It is just to
big and chuncky.Sure the camera is A1 but i have problems using
the blue tooth it does not want to find other phones and you can
not save that many long ring tones..... back to using my old 6670.
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Reviewed by Nicholas from Kwek on
14th Jan 2006
I love my bestie's phone! It's so kool! It's so twisty and all!
I love u dear..!
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Reviewed by Elliot from - on
4th Jan 2006
NOT IMPRESSED!!! It just keeps on failing on me.......i heve already
sent it back twice in 3 weeks. The Sony Ericssons are alot better.
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Reviewed by Varun from India on
1st Jan 2006
Excellent! amazing! the rotating screen and the extra-ordinary image
quality with the Carl Zeiss Lens just makes all the difference.
Although the phone lacks memory space, and the absence of a vibrator
are some drawbacks. Its elegant looks make it even more attractive
to mobile snatchers, so possession of a phone like this in third
world countries like India is a big risk. It is also really expensive,
and comes with no security software. If you can protect your phone,
get it ASAP!
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Reviewed by RT from UK on 29th
Dec 2005
This phone is great when it comes to images and videos, it looks
great too. the idea of the twistable camera is awsome. but the main
disadvantage about the n90 is the size and the price. they both
need to be a little bit smaller!!!!!
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Reviewed by Dr Sujathan Somadas from
England on 23rd Dec 2005
this is the best phone out now.
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Reviewed by Kieran from U.K on
23rd Dec 2005
SO COOL + FEATURE PACKED CAM NOT AS GOOD AS K750i BUT SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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Reviewed by Vivek Kumar Rohra from Pakistan
on 21st Dec 2005
This phone was gifted to me by me uncle, because I got the highest
percentage in my class. I would like to state advantages and disadvantages
of this phone in separate categories. Advantages: 1. It has a twisting
screen, which impresses your friends too much. Its an excellent
screen with high-quality Graphics. 2. The camera quality that is
2 megapixel (1200 X 1600 pixels), seemes more than it. As compared
with the Sony Ericsson's K750i (2 Megapixel Camera)or W800i (2 Megapixel
Camera), the quality is better because of Carl Zeiss optics. 3.
It has a very impressive and stunning design, which makes you proud
that you have this smartphone. As stated in other reviews that it
is very heavy, I do not think so, because it is not heavier than
Nokia's 3310. 4. It is also stated in one of the reviews that it
has 542 MB memory, but for your kind information there isn't any
memory unit like that. The memory varies from, 2 MB-4 MB-8 MB-16
MB-32 MB-64 MB-128 MB-256 MB-512 MB-1 GB-2GB-3GB. N-90 has 512 MB
of the memory, but if you want more memory than it is extendable
by inserting Multimedia Cards in it. 5. It has Symbian Operating
System, which is famous for its Software Support. Disadvatanges:
1. Its Symbian Operaating System, when used quickly becomes slow.
It feels like that you are running Microsoft Windows XP on the 64
MB RAM Computer. But it does slow downs forever, its the matter
of just not operating it for 1 minute. 2. As stated in other reviews
that it has an Integrated Flash, but for your kind information,
it is of use in Dark areas not for complete Dark. When you take
a picture at any Dark area, where is some light not completely dark,
with the help of Flash, it is difficult to recognize that it has
been taken at any dark area. But if its completely dark, there is
no use of Flash, because the Flash has a limited light to produce,
and in completely dark area you can see the person or thing whose
photo you are taking but it looks like a dull picture. 3. I agree
that its heavier and larger than the competitor mobiles. 4. Its
keys are difficult to use because they are just like Nokia's 6610
or 6610i. But when you will touch them, you will feel very comfortable.
5. Because it is an expensive Handset, there is a danger of being
stolen the phone, in Third World Countries such as Pakistan. Even
people who are very much wealthy, use very cheap handsets such as
Nokia's 1100, Samsung's X100, Sony Ericsson's T290, etc. If you
are capable of taking care of an expensive set, then Nokia is welcoming
you to buy its set.
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Reviewed by Malcolm Christie from UK
on 21st Dec 2005
This phone is totally amazing. The Carl Zeiss optics certainly set
this phone much higher than the rest of them on the market at present.
I usually get a new mobile every year and my last phone was a Samsung
D500 which was good until all the chavs got hold of em. This man
hand sized mobile is bulkier than the norm which puts it in good
stead for a robust and adventurous session of snaps. The pre-loaded
memory card (64mb) has some very usefull files and for a symbian
60 phone this really does rock.
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Reviewed by Mia from UK on 19th
Dec 2005
i bought it last week and it is already acting funny it isnt the
best for the price i paid for it....i should have bought the 6260...it
looks better but the picture is great on the N90 but i would not
recommend it
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Reviewed by virgoptrex from India on
9th Dec 2005
Got to say the phone has astonishing looks with movable dynamic
screen "Twist and Shoot" Technology.OS bit slower and needs to be
improved dramatically.Excellent photo quality with Carl Zeiss Lens
comparable to SONY Camcorder DCR-42E.Good optical zoom 20X.Basically
meant for high end users and dedicated to photography.2 megapixel
camera (1600 x 1200 pixels) with autofocus 20x digital zoom.Integrated
flash (operating range up to 1.5m).MS Office and PDF files support.
No VIB SYNC function.Won't recommend this handset for regular railway
commuters in INDIA, Since the handset is extremely delicate and
bulky too.MP3 player good.But nothing to beat the O/P quality of
MOTOROLA E398 and SONY Walkman phone D500 [One in its CLass -> The
purity of acoustics]. Conclusion: High end users have it.Not meant
for layman.
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Reviewed by Rohan Seth from India on
6th Dec 2005
This is the best phone nokia has taken out.. i mean ive had this
phone for a week and no problems yet..the carl zeiss lens is stunning
and plus the battery life is good .. the only reger is the laidout
of buttons it takes a while to get used to them .. a stunning smart
phone
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Reviewed by Arvind from UK on
2nd Dec 2005
A very good phone I would say. But its slow. The operating system
is slower than the other nokia smartphones. Takes quite some time
to preview images and about the same time to open them - so 4/5.
Looks 5/5. With a Carl Zeiss lens and 20x zoom, photo quality is
good. Doesnt come with security software while other N-series phones
do - 4/5.
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Reviewed by Ben from Uk on 25th
Nov 2005
Good phone, but shame about the size and no vibration function,
quality phone, camera and music player tho :-)
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Reviewed by Farish from Mauritius on
12th Nov 2005
I have used this phone and its really good. Its got a lot of features
and a really good and stable smartphone. It takes high quality pictures,
even in low light conditions. Its got advanced camera features(Carl
Zeiss Optics). Main disadvantages:Quite heavy and biq. THE NOKIA
N90 IS THE BEST!
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Reviewed by Tom from England on
12th Nov 2005
Cool phone. Everything about it is cool. Not the best phone in my
opinion, though. It still gets 5 stars though, cos it' such an outstanding
phone
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Reviewed by rastaphari from uk on
4th Nov 2005
The nokia n90 is a superb phone. I recommend this phone to persons
who like to take pictures short movies and also want the flexability
of a cellular phone. The n90 takes gr8 fotos and also nice quality
videos. Having a phone like this u can afford to leave the digital
camera and the video camera at home. The downside is the battery
life which only holds up for about 2days depending on the usage,
and the fact that it dont vibrate but with all the wonderful features
packed into it u will be able to live with it. Nokia as usual on
top of the market.
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Reviewed by jacen from virgin islands/uk
on 3rd Nov 2005
I've had this fone now for 2wks, and I find this fone to an awesome
fone. From taking pictures and movies and everything else in between
it performs on a high standard. Nokia has again taken the mobile
standard to another level. The only negative remark about the n90
is its battery life, but I can live with charging it every 2days.
If u can afford it then go for it u will not regret that u did
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Reviewed by neil from england on
22nd Oct 2005
hey its me again. sorry for all the spelling mistakes from last
time. but anyway i have acualy purchesed the phone now . so i want
to edit my last review. i thught it was exellent but i found that
it was outstanding. thepicture quality is very good i have compered
it to alot of other phones. i think the only other on i would choose
instead of this is the motorola ravr v3.i loved the desighn(mostly
the thinness). but its a little weak on the memory factor.
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Reviewed by Emanuele from Italy on
9th Sep 2005
I saw the phone for the first time today... It it a really good
phone and in tha hand is not so big. Only write sms you will need
two hands. In the reality the phone is smaller and more fat..
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Reviewed by Ricky from South Africa
on 7th Sep 2005
The N90 is one awesome handset. Size to me does not really matter,
I have always used many handsets which are big in size, the only
disappointment of teh N90 is Nokia forgot to put in a vibrator,
which I really miss. The camera is what it says to be, excellent.
I have loaded many series sixty apps on the handset which works
awesome. All I can say for people who don't worry about size, it's
the phone to get.
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Reviewed by Jon Notts from England on
6th Sep 2005
Quality phone although very large. The main problem, which in fact
stops it really being a phone is its battery life. If you take 20
odd pics and a movie clip you can pretty much bet that the battery
will NOT last a day. Using the phone for a phone will allow the
battery to last approx 2 days before a charge is needed. At the
time of writing Nokia have no plans for an increased life battery
- WHICH THIS PHONE NEEDS. This is the only fault, but unfortunately
its quite a big one which is why I have to give it 4/5
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Reviewed by Calvin from UK on
24th Jul 2005
This phone simply rocks! It has everything that i was ever looking
out for in my phone.It's AWESOMe. Even my girlfriend likes or should
i say Loves it.
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Reviewed by Jason from Greece on
15th Jul 2005
the phone is very good . it's sympian OS , has an excellent camera
and an amazing screen (a lot of pixels) it also has a big memory
(up to 542mb) . you can download applications easy, as it,s 3g with
384kb modem.
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