Comments on Rubbernecking.info: N97 takes lessons from Maemo

I asked for a comparison with the N96 but should h...

2009-06-11T02:54:31.296-05:00

I asked for a comparison with the N96 but should have actually reformulated and said something like the other N series devices. My impression is that the browser on the E series is a bit snappier to begin with. For some reason it feels that my wife's E66 is a bit faster rendering pages then either my N78 or N96. Yes, totally agree that the media-rich sites kill any joy of browsing on a cell phone. For the most part I have javascript set to off and I never download flash content. That speeds up the thing a bit.
Thanks for the answer. :)

I can't really compare those, sorry. Never used a...

2009-06-10T10:46:19.960-05:00

I can't really compare those, sorry. Never used an N96 and I mostly just played with the interface for a few minutes.

They didn't have SIMs in them, but I popped mine in (These were EUR versions, so I had only Edge) and used the Facebook app. It was a bit snappier than on the 5800, but that is not a real test.

I think (but am not positive) that the webkit version is the same on FP2 phones, so it should operate similar to an N96. My E75 (also 3rd ed, FP2) runs webpages pretty quickly if there is not too much flash on them. The fact that it supports flash, and many websites don't "tone it down" on media-rich sites, can be a real slowdown sometimes.

:-)..I would have totally chosen the same had I be...

2009-06-10T03:38:40.916-05:00

:-)..I would have totally chosen the same had I been given the choice (Bourbon). Speaking of the N97, what is the browser speed like compared to the browser on the N96 for example? That's always my main concern since I use my phones for web browsing a lot.

Haha, the Voss was someone else's (a Nokia employe...

2009-06-09T13:14:20.329-05:00

Haha, the Voss was someone else's (a Nokia employee, actually). I stuck with Bourbon and ginger for the evening (which happens to be made and sold in the US :)

A nice and expensive bottle of water goes well wit...

2009-06-09T09:14:18.749-05:00

A nice and expensive bottle of water goes well with a nice and also very expensive device! ;-)...Interestingly enough Voss is a Norwegian export product and is not sold here (Oslo, Norway), at least the first N97s are hopefully showing up in the stores here soon.