Because Maemo 5 is a variant of Linus OS

Guys, is n900 an easy-to-spoil aka fragile phone?

If u take it extra care like ur own baby, it wont crash or hardware problems wont occur right?

Mine havent crash yet.

Fragile depends what you mean like drop from very high? The phone weight is 181g so any extreme drop will cause some minor damage. But the build of the phone is very solid so medium drop , or knock will be alright

thanks all for your reply. but i am still thinking whether to wait for iphone 4g or n900 =/

how bout hardware's problem? there shldnt be any problem right?

Iphone just add bigger screen tiny upgrade then u gonna pay for full price again.

Nokia N900 is new and its running on linux so for softwares and games to come will be quick because there are alot of linux users even from before.

To me iphone is just overated.

eh btw, anyone has try installing tweego ? i kinda stuck at xterm. '

thanks for your input aspire.

which is why i think i might wait for 4g to release and 3gs drop price then i will get 3gs. hehe.

browsed through the apps in maemo.org but i still think apple apps are more fun.

maemo 5 is still new and currently most developer are trying to create apps for this.
but apple, iphone. they have apps just before the iphone came out. those apps where for ipod touch if you recall. by then, not many apps were created, not like today.

perhaps, maemo will be the same like apple. maybe now, not many apps. later on, they might create a site like apple store for maemo apps. who knows ?

@aspire2006 - Can N900 browser support directl download from rapidshare ?

If 4G is release, I doubt you will want 3gs?
3gs to 4g is like a total change afaik, unlike 2G->3G->3GS.
Who knows, later there is 4GS?

Anyway, more importantly,... one must know the iPhone battery is not easily replaceable... Watch YouTube, you need to dismantle everything, the LCD, the mainboard... Think about it... the battery probably might last up to 1.5 years, or even less, base don usage (or if lucky, longer).
I also found out the iPhone's LCD replacement cost over RM1000.

If you jb your iPhone, say goodbye to the warranty. If you don't jb and wait after 1 year (warranty over), then you have to worry when's the battery will give way just when you started enjoying jb.

But if you don't mind all that, then go for it. It does have a lot of nice apps, no doubt. I like the apps/games for iPhone, but the phone itself is simply too expensive, other competitors are far better yet priced a lot cheaper. I did consider getting one for the apps/games, but if I were to pay so much just for the apps/games, probably I just get myself a PSP + Nintendo DS and I still have money to spare. Besides, if it were not jb, I need to pay for the apps/games again, and imagine how much you've paid for the phone... and iPod Touch similar spec with 3GS can't be jb.
Headache, N900 better, no such thing as hack/jb. It's a REAL SMARTPHONE/COMPUTER, when you buy a computer, you don't have to jb/hack it to see the system files or install stuffs. Imagine you paid so much, but get so much "restriction", hm... doesn't sound right to me. Why am I charged so much for getting restricted access?

Every phone has it's pros and cons, most important is to know the pros as well as the cons, and if you accept it, happy with it.

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Added on April 1, 2010, 4:24 pmIt even have it's own bittorrent client.

This post has been edited by Andy214: Apr 1 2010, 04:24 PM

thank you.

but as i heard the 4g comes with replaceable battery. anyone know where to read about iphone 4g's specs? hmm, now i really dont know to get n900/3gs/4g.

headache headache

Just notice something from media player.
While I browsing my music album inside n900, I saw a lots unknown album and other albums where i got no idea where it come from(I didn't have all these song)??
And yes I'm listening right now. So when i go back to media player main screen, I saw 1 of my colleage pc name on bottom left.
So conclusion is my colleage sharing his songs/albums through the Windows Media Player and I'm connecting to the office WIFI now, so Maemo able to play/sync/share media files with PC without any lag.

N900 build is very solid especially when u hold it except the phone kinda heavy so extreme fall could cost minor damage so suggest to buy some casing or some kind of protection for the body.

FM transmitter is better than N97 and N79
Screen under sunlight visible compare to N97 and 5800XM cant see
Screen Resolution higher
Slide more solid feeling compare to N97 clumpsy feel

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Added on April 1, 2010, 5:06 pmI saw tat too but when i click on it. It shows empty folder . So i think N900 can play songs thru network.

This post has been edited by aspire2oo6: Apr 1 2010, 05:06 PM

LOL clumpsy haha

so even if i get AP there wouldnt be much problem if i take it with good care right?

You can so but the phone is so new in the market so we cant really be certain about tat. Example screen crack , Device malfunction or motherboard issue will cost u a bomb for AP due to lack of spare parts

ya... tats y i wanna double check whether the phone is stable through u users....

maemo 5 is new so u cant compare to iphone.their application can be reused since iphone 2G

seriously i dont get it, why do they keep comparing iphone and n900, the question have been repeated over and over again

IMHO, n900 wins hands down all the way through..

buying a phone is like buying a car.

just that buying an iphone,

u wan

seats - $$$
windows - $$$
Steering wheel - $$$

u get the idea

What razorboy said is true.

If you compare iphone vs n900 the phone beats Iphone anytime except for iphone capacitive technology and animation.

Example

Internet experience = Owns iphone
Camera = Owns iphone
Connectivity = Owns iphone
Video playback = Owns iphone
Price tag = Owns iphone
Battery = Owns iphone