Nokia hits back in smart phone market

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Nokia strikes back

Nokia plans to launch a slew of new products this year but it faces a tough battle to hold on to its position as the top mobile phone manufacturer.
 
Drop the price of the N97.

Question: Is it available on all packages (incl. entry level) with a pay-in if neccessary?
 
Forget the N97, if you want to beat the crap out of the iPhone, look no further than the Nokia N900... It's pure awesomeness.
 
cb22 said:
Forget the N97, if you want to beat the crap out of the iPhone, look no further than the Nokia N900... It's pure awesomeness.
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Have to agree. The N97 was/is a big flop in my mind (speaking as one who currenly owns one). In fact, I'd avoid Nokia completely while they experiment with touch GUI's and new OS's for the next year or two.

Rather go for Android or new WM 6.5 phone (or iPhone - stil the best touch GUI available).
 
Have you guys worked on an N900 yet? It was only announced recently, so I won't call it awesome just yet.

Similar to the N97, it's still a resistive touch, but is slightly bigger. To make up for that it's got a higher resolution screen, and faster processor, but it's got a smaller battery.

Why do you expect it to be that much better than a N97? Just because they've had a bit of time to improve the software?
 
with new(and hopefully with ALOT fixes) firmware, the N97 will be a good smartphone to get. Currently have N97, and just 2 days ago updated my firmware from v10 to v12, its just too good, MUCH more stable... Hopefully, better fixes to come...

Cheers
Don
 
I think the problem with Nokia is the sheer number of phones.

Despite being pretty clued up for the most part on phones, I have no clue as to what Nokia's flagship smartphone currently is, what is the top of the range model etc.

They need to consolidate their line-up and market their phones as status symbols more if they want people to latch on to them. I mean look at the iPhone - it's a whole lota hype to be honest. Nokia need to try to ride that wave and make themselves a cool brand, as they're slipping from the pedestal they used to be on compared to other manufacturers.
 
In a bid to restore the company to profitability, a cost-cutting programme was launched in January aimed at reducing Nokia's workforce by some 4,000.
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Typical bean counter solution to a problem - we're not losing money because we offer an inferior product, we're losing money because we have too many people :/
 
jammie said:
Have to agree. The N97 was/is a big flop in my mind (speaking as one who currenly owns one).
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Not a flop as far as Nokia are concerned (and with 2 million sold in a matter of months, actually quite a success).

http://www.mobilenewscwp.co.uk/News/313619/n97_defies_critics_with_2m_sales.html

Combined sales of N97 and 5800 Xpress totalled 10 million in the last 10 months, as consumers vote with feet

Nokia has announced it has sold two million Nokia N97 handsets globally since launch three months ago.

Combined sales of N97 and 5800 Xpress totalled 10 million in the last 10 months, half of which were generated in the last three months, spurred by N97 sales.

Nokia said global sales of the N97 have surpassed expectations. It claimed to have gained more sales of the N97 at launch than of its predecessor the N95.

Nokia currently has 1.1 billion customers globally using its devices.

Nokia chief executive Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo said: “We have a unique position in the smartphone market. Nokia is the undisputed leading player in the smartphones space.”
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I think Nokia became complacent, and yes, try to have too many phones on the market. Ericsson was top of the pile years ago and went the same way
 
Lydon said:
I think the problem with Nokia is the sheer number of phones.

Despite being pretty clued up for the most part on phones, I have no clue as to what Nokia's flagship smartphone currently is, what is the top of the range model etc.

They need to consolidate their line-up and market their phones as status symbols more if they want people to latch on to them. I mean look at the iPhone - it's a whole lota hype to be honest. Nokia need to try to ride that wave and make themselves a cool brand, as they're slipping from the pedestal they used to be on compared to other manufacturers.
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+1

The numbers they use are confusing as well. Most of their phones seem to be very similar with only 1 or 2 tweaks. I have no idea what the high end Nokia phone for me would be and the average user also can't keep up.
 
N900 Local Availability?

I've wanted an N810 for some time now, mainly as a couchside web browser/ebook reader, but was terribly put off by the netbook-like price and apparent lack of local availability. This N900 seems to combine all the desirable attributes of the N810 along with real phone functionality, which makes it seem pretty sweet.

I'm on the brink of signing up for a new mobile contract - anybody got any ideas as to local availability of this beast within the next 3 months or so? Happy to be a beta tester if anybody knows people in the right circles who might need such a person, nudge nudge wink wink.
 
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