Nokia N800 - First Impressions
So, I got the N800 yesterday and have been using it for one evening. First of all, I was really impressed on the way that it “feels” when I’m holding it in my hand. It has definitely more “high-tech” feel to it than the Nokia 770. Also, the touch screen feels a bit better and the stylus is somewhat thicker which is good in my opinion.
It is definitely somewhat faster than its predecessor. But maybe not as much improvement on that area as I expected. Of course, you see the difference when you e.g., browse to some large websites, but overall the operating system is not that much faster than the old one. Yes, the OS on Nokia 770 improved quite a lot in terms of performance during the one year I used it, so I’m expecting some performance improvements here as well, if possible.
The biggest improvement in terms of browsing is the updated Opera browser with Flash 7 support. Basically, this could mean that definitely the coolest service on the web currently, YouTube, should work on this baby. It does, but the frame-rate is definitely too low. It is close to satisfying when the video quality in Flash settings is set to the lowest possible, but still it is not usable in longer term. The area where I’m looking forward for the performance improvements the most is definitely here.
So far, the features that I’ve enjoyed the most is the new “stand” that is attached to the device now. Even on the sofa, where I probably use this device the most, I don’t have to hold it on my hand since the stand is always with me. Also, the possibility to use two memory cards and basically all the variations or SD and MMC is a great addition. I also like that I can use the device now with my native language (Finnish). I was a bit surprised when I installed the FreeCiv game and noticed that it is now also in Finnish. But yeah, that’s the way it goes when localization is done properly. Yes, and of course I like the improved performance although I’m expecting something more in that area in the future.
I’m quite confident that I haven’t figured out all the cool improvements on N800, so I can’t give my final judgement yet. But so far I’m very satisfied.
January 10th, 2007 at 11:55 am
Please post again when you have tried the video calling feature, I\’d like to hear some other impressions of it besides my own!
January 12th, 2007 at 6:30 pm
Hey nice to hear about N800!
I would be happy if you could give more experiences these days.
I bought my 770 last year in november and i feel bad because i wanna have n800, but 400 EUR/$ again. That’s hard for me.
January 12th, 2007 at 7:47 pm
Hi,
I’ll probably post more of my experiences about the N800 during this weekend. Yes, €400 is quite a lot, but remember that you can always sell the N770 you have. I’m sure that there are lots of interested buyers out there with a relatively decent price since it is quite a nice device still. It beats many other “mobile internet devices” by far.
- Teemu
January 18th, 2007 at 2:38 am
Can you tell me if www.netvibes.com works in N800?
January 18th, 2007 at 12:27 pm
Hi,
If I remember right, I tried it briefly and it got stuck to the “loading…” screen. I might give it another try this evening when I get home. But don’t get your hopes up.
- Teemu
January 18th, 2007 at 10:21 pm
Just checked… Netvibes does not work on N800. At least not with the default Opera bowser.
January 22nd, 2007 at 3:54 pm
Bad bad! Thanks anyway for trying.
August 4th, 2007 at 6:54 am
Bad bad! Thanks anyway for trying.
August 6th, 2007 at 1:35 pm
hi men!… I have a question.. you know if its possible upload photos from mounted SD card in the N800 to Flickr or Picasa?.. I mean… in the same way that upload from the HD in a laptop.
Thanxs and sorry if I mistake… English is not my primary language :-)… Hello from México!!.
August 6th, 2007 at 1:40 pm
Hi Jalil,
Yes, it is possible to upload photos from the SD card of N800 to Flickr. The latest software update added Flash 9.0 to N800 so you can use the Flickr website to upload photos. I used it briefly a while back and it worked fine. Although, it was a bit slow since it is a Flash application.
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