Comments on: Are You Ditching Nokia for Android?

By: LienDTK

LienDTK — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 03:22:00 +0000

Well, interesting post, thanks!

By: LienDTK

LienDTK — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 03:21:00 +0000

Well, interesting post, thanks!

By: AndroidForNokia

AndroidForNokia — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 17:51:00 +0000

Nokia should try selling some Android phones… Introducing a whole new OS (i.e. Meego) will make things even worse..

By: David

David — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 12:52:00 +0000

it’s stupid
why can’t nokia release phone with android? It could be amazing experience. Meego and Symbian are good platforms… but they haven’t as many apps as android and they would never have i think… that’s the way how you can make your phone perfectly personalized.

By: annies

annies — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 19:45:07 +0000

I've had the Evo for a month and I am loving it. I've been a 100% Nokia user since the 90s and my last Nokia phone was the N900. I really wanted it to be so much more useful for me. I was initially just going to try the Evo and ended up keeping it specifically because of the UI experience and connectivity to social networking as well as other useful applications. I will say though that Nokia still makes the best hardware. I miss the solid Nokia feel and especially the camera! The camera on the Evo is pretty disappointing. Sorry for sounding dramatic but it really broke my heart that I was leaving Nokia. I'm not going to insinuate what Nokia must do for their business but believe me, the moment they run Android I will go back in a heartbeat!

By: Karmacoola

Karmacoola — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 00:45:13 +0000

Yes, after being a Nokia guy for a decade, I will say that I am tired of the sloppy Symbian OS, tired of all the “Unable to” messages, tired of nearly every Symbian app either not working or working poorly, tired of memorizing the labyrinth of a menu to achieve simple things such as turning off or on Bluetooth, tired of not being able to use spiffy new apps that my friends can on their Android phones. Nokia can not even get half way close to where Android already is with Symbian. Sooner or later they will need to scrap Symbian.

By: Broke J

Broke J — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 20:21:00 +0000

for me the n8 took too long, they’re been pushing it back like 3 month.. current estimated release is october.. i suppose it’s some kind of joke.. i went android

By: androidude

androidude — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 13:10:12 +0000

HTC's EVO already completely won me over Nokia and iPhone!

By: Tiberie

Tiberie — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:24:19 +0000

You took my words! I feel the same!

Shame on you Nokia! You disappointed me ;( ((

By: Epgomez

Epgomez — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 18:57:12 +0000

The Nokia I had was the 5800. The main thing that pushed me to go to android was the lack of support from Nokia. It took more than a year to get the firmware update in north America while the rest of the world was already enjoying it. I waited but sorry one year is too long…I'm not going back. Android is better.

By: Mark Guim

Mark Guim — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:17:10 +0000

Nokia didn't post this survey.

By: Formulawork

Formulawork — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:06:09 +0000

Well, i am in the category of busy searching for an android. I have used 6820, E70, E71, N97, N97 mini…. and many earlier versions of Nokia. I cant find myself any good reason to stay loyal to Nokia. I am bad but i hope to find happiness in Android like many others. That may include Symbian Guru.

Nokia had its chance for 2-3 years since iPhone came out. We were all patience but Nokia blew it away. It is like a microsoft of handphones.

By: Apealpha

Apealpha — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:45:39 +0000

folks at Nokia !
how f. desperate are you to post such a survey?
You must be really scared. Where's your confidence?
But most important. Where is Nokia?

By: HookahGuru

HookahGuru — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 02:15:25 +0000

I will be ditching Nokia after a decade of phones if the N8 is not up to snuff. Their OVI store is sad but getting better. I played with a friend's Android phone and really will make the jump. I hope they get it right with the N8. It's quite worrying that this may or break Nokia.

What scares me is their complete lack of dedication to one OS. No wonder no one is jumping to make apps. How may different OS's do they need to try to get it right? Developers are all over iOS4 and Android. If Nokia can barely get them on Symbian 3, then what shot do they possibly have at Symbian^4 or MeeGo?

By: Baz Don

Baz Don — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:24:43 +0000

I'm currently switching between the N900 and HTC desire. Using the latter more cos of the quicker response time and greater app availability. The N900 is amazingly and could be more but Nokia have undeservedly abandoned it. Until they are sure of their final OS to use, meego 1, symbian 3 or 4 or 5, I'm sticking with android for now. At least I know I won't need a new handset to use the latest OS version with major changes

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:40:00 +0000

I agree with you Mike. The N8 is their last chance. I’ve been drooling over Android for awhile but will see what the N8 does for me. (If it ever gets released this decade.) I’m not giving MeeGo or Symbian4 a chance. My N97 is FINALLY stable after the last firmware update. Nokia takes far to long from announcement to launch. The N8 may be my last Nokia phone. And I’ve had more than I can count.

By: daniel

daniel — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:22:06 +0000

no offence guys. This is like my 7-th nokia phone. Entierly in my family we had around 30 nokia's . In my companies i have only nokia phones also, that is around 50 at the moment.
But right this month i decided to upgrade my phone and unfortunetly i decided to grab a Samsung Galaxy S …. Couldn't find something from nokia that is close to this.

Really sorry guys . You should bring on the market ASAP a android device . I know you invested aloth in OVI , heck i even know most of the guys that are working on your phone sync software , because i used to work there . I beg you put an Android device on the market. for example N8

By: Cadmeister

Cadmeister — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:32:50 +0000

I have Nokia e71. Very often, Calendar locks and refuses to accept any more entries with”system error” message. I have to do a full system reset. Nice work NOkia!!?

By: Giridhar

Giridhar — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:42:23 +0000

I have already moved out of the Nokia Family and have been adopted graciously and happy into the Android Clan, and it been a “Milestone” in my mobile life…

By: Darryl Drury

Darryl Drury — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:30:27 +0000

Other Option: I've already ditched Nokia (-after 10 year of servitude), and have gone to the Samsung Galaxy S (Android 2.1).
Just had to. Nokia have forgotten how make a clean and simple interface
The Galaxy S is just the dog danglies.
I'm now locked into two year of joy.

By: Guest

Guest — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:15:51 +0000

I am planning to replace my N95-1 at the end of the year (keypad is completely worn off) after almost 4 years of use. I am going to wait for the N8 and the reports of the “early adopters”. Sounds like a rock-solid hardware with a great camera. BUT even if the user reports are positive there is this little kid within me that wants to play. And looking over the fence seeing that huge shiny adventure playground (Android market), while I am sitting in a 2 square meter dirty sandbox with plastic toys (OVI market) makes me really want to jump to the other side of the fence. Let's see how the situation is at the end of the year. If I switch to Android I would go for the Galaxy S with the Android 2.2 update.

By: Jeromeo

Jeromeo — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:05:13 +0000

Seems more & more will not re-up on Nokia. 6months ago 46% surveyed would consider buying a Nokia for their next phone; today only 34% and dropping...
http://www.mobiletoday.co.uk/Mobile_Exec/Nokia_...

By: Maciek

Maciek — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 11:56:07 +0000

Vamsi,
I'm not really disappointed with N900 as it is… what I am disappointed with is just what you said… the applications. Imagine getting Windows PC without ANYTHING on it…just the barebones (MS Paint, Outlook Express and the browser)…it would be pretty much useless. That's my feeling about N900. The developers are not doing anything. One example could be Have player…it was available on a less powerful N800/N810 and yet Monsoon decided not to port it to N900 which in my opinion is a HUGE fail. I am sure N900 user base is much larger than that of N800/810. I emailed them and their reply was that there are no plans to work on N900 version… MAYBE at the end of the year. No thank you… Same goes for other apps… Facebook etc…they're just not there.

By: Matt Vogt

Matt Vogt — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:19:03 +0000

No, I'm not switching to Android – but I'm very close! I think that the next iteration of Maemo/Meego will be almost the ideal smartphone platform (I say this as a linux user; it may not be true for other people!), and I am very much looking forward to the point where Nokia brings this OS to fruition.

OTOH, I look at the advanced hardware that is coming to market from the many Android-using vendors, and wonder if the best platform on a single N-series device per year is going to be an acceptable choice for me… Perhaps I should just come to terms with Android's imperfections and forget the possibilities that Meego potentially offers.

Also, I suspect the timing of the Meego merger is very unfortunate – it may well result in a better platform overall than Maemo could have delivered alone, but Nokia can hardly afford the delays and the inevitable cost to fit-and-polish that will result from this move. Hopefully the setback will be temporary, and the benefits will accrue rapidly.

By: Frankie Bloise

Frankie Bloise — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:10:05 +0000

Well… I was tempted to get the N1 but my needs are simple: fring to videocall my buddies, a good Twitter client (gravity) and a virtual 3g-2-wifi app like joiku… so I better stay with my Nokia 5800 in the meantime the N8 gets released.

Btw, I'm using a custom firmware and let me tell you my 5800 feels way better than a G1 with 2.1 cyanogen…

By: Labalbi

Labalbi — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 08:04:59 +0000

Nokia are luring people into N8 trap ! Symbian^3 already birth dead !
You want a GTD app for Symbian ? Wont have it
You want a hp 12c calculator for Symbian ? Wont have it
Augmented reality app ? Wont have it

What they did in the last 2 years ? Destroyed Ngage community ! Crowded OVI with RSS feeds and called them user-made-apps . Sad.

They released 2000 versions of 5800 . One without wifi, other without GPS , other without 3g , other with wifi but no 3g.An Endeless combos of 5800 features in others mobiles ? Whats that ? A joke ? The N97 ? Whats that ? A joke too ?

Meanwhile Android is pushing hard ...if things keep going this way Nokia will be threatened by Bada OS from Samsung !!!

By: Hexman50

Hexman50 — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 04:08:51 +0000

Bought an E72 last December to replace my E63. The E72 arrived buggy and unstable out of the box. Two firmware updates months later stabilized it to a point. Bought a Nexus One last month. What a difference. Everything just worked. Updated to FROYO last week OTA and the phone got even better. Unless Nokia can kick butt with MeeGo, I will never look back.

By: Guy Ratcliffe

Guy Ratcliffe — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:45:23 +0000

I would love to stay Nokia, the software on my N900 rocks…BUT…the platform is dead, I can't see all the nice options living through to Meego plus the platform is unfinished. Add that to the dated hardware design (too thick, dated looking) and I have taken the plung….sorry Nokia, I may come back, let's see.

By: Josealb_5

Josealb_5 — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:33:37 +0000

I ditched my old N95 8 Gb for a Nexus one and I couldn't be happier.

I have to give credit to the N95s hardware for being much older than the Nexus' and still comparable. But the user experience you get from the nexus just isnt comparable

By: E51

E51 — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 23:30:21 +0000

Phone OS history the last ten years:
Symbian
WM 6.1
WM 6.5
OS 2.0
OS 3.0
Android
Symbian

I went back to Symbian (E51) because the iPad came out. As a basic communication OS (text, call, basic web, mobile hotspot - Joiku) it works well. Not pretty, not an adundance of "free" apps, but stable and works well on my phone. (No crashes so far)

The overriding thing for me has always been to have a good mobile web experience and after the iPhone and also various 3.2-4" Android phones, I've discovered I fit into that niche that wants a readable size (aka old) Right now iPad is the best option, but I'm hoping for a good 7" alternative (Android?) to come out soon.

I just wish Nokia would focus and 3-4 core phones and innovate like crazy. How can a company that big not have enough resources?