Engadget
I was just reading
Engadget’s rather unique Nokia N97 review. To be honest with you I think that it is the best review I have ever read as it provides a true representation of how one may feel about the phone, going past all the little details and referring to the entire package. I enjoyed the review’s two sides, one from long-time Symbian user, and another from a user who cares more about the elegance and overall usefulness of the phone.
Nokia N97
There are a number of aspects of N97 and S60 5th that the review brings to light, however I must say that I disagree with one side of the review relating to the sameness of S60. The reviewer noted that Symbian and S60 have a solid following, numbering in the tens if not hundreds of millions, and abandoning that following by completely redesigning the software would be foolish. I am not sure whether I agree with that. I consider myself a die-hard Symbian follower, and even I would like to see something different. I would like to see a UI which implores gestures, a UI that is finger friendly, whether using a resistive or capacitive touch screen. And I strongly believe that S60 5th could have been a great opportunity for Nokia to completely redesign the UI. Symbian in and of itself is a solid operating system, needing little updating, it is the S60 shell that is build on top of that OS that I believe could use an upgrade.
But don’t take my word for it, go ahead and read the review, if nothing else it is entertaining to watch close friends squabble over something so insignificant.
Your’s truly and always,
-Nokia FanBoy
