bought on 2015, released on 2011, i bought this phone merely for collection. there are unique characteristics of this phone up to this day. sadly, i can no longer boot. so, no battery testing on this one, just remembering the experience when it was working.
the design on nokia n9 is one of the best until now, in my
opinion. the curve of the glass protecting the, actually, flat display is
complementing the curves of the plastic body. such curve does not distort the
images on the display because of enough bezels, which is not the case on newer
phones. it feels compact and sturdy, no flimsy part of the phone. good on hand,
on pocket or on the table.
the 3.9 inches amoled display is not that sharp, but images
look great on the device. there is an option to toned down the saturation and i
like it better than the default setting. i am not sure how bright it is under
the sun, but i never had any problem using it outdoors. i think that is the
purpose of the anti-glare polarizer. i do not know if any other phone has that.
i think, outdoor use does not only need brighter display, but also
anti-reflective filter.
meego os makes nokia n9 a unique smartphone, too, since no
other smartphone has it. i heard, meego can be installed on personal computers.
but, that version is still different to this phone. what is impressive, is the
snappy and seemingly lag-free experience i had with the phone despite the
chipset being weak on paper. and indeed, meego os is the one responsible for
the snappy experience. i watched some videos, where an android version was
installed into the device and it was laggy. perhaps, if nokia continued this
project, we will be able to experience lag-free experience early on. user
interface is so simple. it only has 3 panes – notification, all apps, opened
apps. likewise, gestures were impressive on this phone. on the lock screen, you
can easily show essential apps just by swiping up, from the bottom to the halfway
of the display. closing an app and switching can also be triggered by swipe.
even volume adjustment, a swipe on the upper part of the display triggers it.
there are some downside on spec sheets, though. the 16gb may
be good back then, but the lack of micro sd card slot forces users to transfer
photos and videos from time to time.
back to good stuff, nokia n9 has excellent camera system.
the 8mp rear camera may be inadequate, but the quality is excellent due to carl
zeiss optics and image processing. it also has front facing camera which is
below the display, but can only be used for video calling as the camera
interface does not show the option to use the front camera for selfie.
music? dolby takes care of that on this phone. i enjoy music
session with its own bottom-firing loudspeaker, 3.5mm audio and even wireless
audio. it also has fm tuner.
the 1450mah battery needs about 3 hours to charge back then.
it will last for almost a week since i only used it for some music and some
photo shoots back then. my main phone was still sony xperia miro since it is
heavily integrated with my social media accounts.
i just wished this phone still works as it is a joy to use.
sometimes, i am considering buying again – even the refurbished ones. but i
think, i should move forward and look for other collectibles. besides, the
refurbished ones and the original one are not equally made. i do not want to
ruin my experience with this excellent yet compact phone. and android is slowly
incorporating some swipe gestures anyway. it may not be as good as the gestures
on nokia n9, but it is a matter of time we can see more ways of operating our
smartphones as easy and enjoyable as the nokia n9.
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