Nokia N91

Nokia N91 features and specs:
* dual mode WCDMA/GSM
* triband GSM (EDGE/GSM 900/1800/1900 + WCDMA 2100 MHz networks)
* 4GB hard drive
* weight:: 180 g
* dimensions: 118. 2 x 55.5 x 28.2 mm (LxWxD)
* 2.0 megapixel camera
* 262,000 colors, 176 x 208 pixel LCD display
* talk/standby time: 4 hours/190 hours
* Bluetooth
* WiFi
Nokia N91 Reviews
LaptopMag reviews the Nokia N91, and finds it to be a decent music phone, but other features, such as the boot time, its multitasking abilities, its weight (more than 3.5 times heavier than a 4GB iPod nano) and its high price tag keep it from being a great phone. From the review: “The N91 delivered average voice quality with the occasional drop using a Cingular SIM card. We clocked close to four hours of talk time and about ten hours of music time before needing a recharge. However, those who plan on heavy Web browsing will experience shorter battery life.” Link.
IT Reviews reviews the Nokia N91 and writes, “Running the Symbian Series 60 software has not stopped Nokia catering for media synchronisation through Windows Media Player 10. You can also use Nokia’s own PC Suite to share music and synchronise with Outlook, or simply connect the N91 to your PC with the provided USB cable and drag and drop files between handset and computer.” Link.
3G has a review of Nokia N91 and writes, “beyond the audio world, the N91 is a more than capable Symbian smartphone. However, for such a high profile phone, it sports some disappointing discrepancies. The first notable blemish is the screen. At 176×208-pixel resolution, the quality is poor when compared to fellow Nseries members, the N80 and N90. If you’re buying into Nokia’s whole Nseries multimedia experience, you would expect a better display, QVGA quality at least. It may seem a petty observation, especially when the onus is on its music talents, but at this level, attention to detail is everything. … It’s business as usual for the Symbian Series 60 operating system and interface. It’s straightforward to navigate around and we found it very stable and, for Symbian standards, relatively speedy. However, it was undoubtedly a lot slower than non-Symbian phones.” the Link.
CNET has a review of the Nokia N91, and writes, “Running S60 software on the Symbian OS, the Nokia N91’s PIM functionality goes beyond the Contacts list. The phone can access IMAP4, POP3, and SMTP e-mail accounts, but there is no push e-mail solution for the N91. … The Nokia N91 offers some great features, such as an integrated hard drive and music player, but its sluggish performance and high price tag keep it behind the competition.” Link.
Bios Magazine has a review up of the Nokia N91, and writes, “Nokia’s latest smartphone is a bit of a powerhouse. Not only does the N91 (around £370 without contract) include a 4GB hard disk drive (HDD) for storing thousands of songs, but it also includes a 2-Megapixel digital camera (supports video too), 802.11b/g Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Wowzers! … Still, it’s not much more than an iPod (with a contract), and if you consider the fact that it replaces two devices (three if you include a digital camera) then it may be worth it. Besides the size, we don’t have any other complaints, except that we’d like to have seen a self-facing camera for 3G videocalls. Nevertheless, the N91 is definitely worth a look if music plays a key part in your life and you’re looking to ditch one of the many gizmos you carry around every day.” Link.
MobileBurn has a review up of the Nokia N91 and writes, “The N91 delivered excellent voice quality during calls. I did not experience any dropped calls or poor reception. The volume of the earpiece was adequate - not deafening and not too soft. … I love the Nokia N91. Although its ease of use and the need to convert files into WMA before synchronization might still be lacking behind the iPod in terms of user friendliness, it has everything that a phone should have. With a 4GB hard drive and a well implemented music player, the N91 becomes a very powerful music jukebox. With all that said, the Nokia N91 earns a highly recommended rating from me, and I dare say it’s worth leaving my iPod at home for.” Link.
OhGizmo has a review up of the Nokia N91 and writes, “the phone is prone to freezing randomly. In the two months I’ve been testing it, I’ve had to reboot it a good half a dozen times. It does this mainly when you begin multitasking, and I suspect the amount of RAM onboard to be insufficient. Given that it IS a smartphone, running Symbian v.9, users will want to be able to do multiple things at once: surf the web, while listening to music for example. … These are minor flaws, in my opinion, that could easily be fixed with a software update. They are not fundamental design issues (such things would be, for example, the lack of Bluetooth, or the lack of a 3.5mm socket, etc.). Still, they mar what would otherwise be a flawless experience.” Link.
PDAStreet has a review up of the Nokia N91 and writes, “The N91’s biggest problem is probably its high cost. At the time of this writing no US carrier is offering it- you can get one direct from Nokia, albeit at full sticker price. (Interestingly enough, the N91 seems to cost even more at independent sources like Amazon.com.) In any event, $600+ will buy you almost any advanced smartphone of your choice and a 4GB iPod Nano to boot nowadays. In spite of its bulk and some flaws, there’s still a lot to like about the Nokia N91 (not the least of which is its voluminous capacity and built-in 802.11g Wi-Fi) but we’d like it a lot more if it had a lower carrier-subsidized price tag. Still, if you don’t want to carry two devices around and are looking for a music-centric phone with lots of capacity, the N91 is worth a look.” Link.
PCAuthority reviews the Nokia N91 and is impressed with this richly featured smartphone: “Staggeringly, the N91 also makes phone calls. It’s a 3G phone and so offers all of the video messaging that you’d expect – although there isn’t a front-facing camera for direct video calls. Our only real gripes are that it’s not the most intuitive phone and navigating isn’t as slick as with Sony Ericsson, but these foibles you can get used to. At over 11cm long and 162g it’s undeniably big, but if you want the features, and can find a suitable price cap, it’s a feature-packed marvel.” Link.







