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Originally Posted by Mike Temporale
After just six months Nokia is releasing a new version?! They must have really messed up the first version to have it's successor announced so close after.
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Nokia do this a lot with their handsets, usually the first model comes out and then a few months later they bring out a new refined/enhanced version (i.e. after market feedback / adding new technology enhancements is feasible) - this can be seen for various models referring to examples with an
i added to the model number e.g. 6310 > 6310i, 7250 > 7250i, 8910 > 8910i, 9210 > 9210i
So this isn't really that major a change from what they have practised for some time now. Although the N-Gage needed refining more than most
having a handset that is updated quickly isn't that rare (over here in Europe anyhow) I also remember the HTC Voyager (SPV E200) coming out only a few months after the HTC Tanager (SPV E100) was released. Both fine handsets, in fact I've stuck with the Tanager for now... waiting to see the new crop of WM Smartphones to appear before the next upgrade...
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Originally Posted by Mike Temporale
I've also heard that they pulled a couple key features from the device like FM Tuner, and MP3 playback.
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I think their strategy is to focus more on the Gaming elements this time around, and also to drive the retail price down so these two features were culled. They should have kept the radio as standard - and those that really want MP3s might be able to install a 3rd party MP3 Series 60 app (albeit listening in dual-mono rather than stereo) - the device aparently has also lost it's USB connecition so Bluetooth is the only means of PC connectivity now allaboutngage.com
covered the launch and first impressions [link]...
BrianG