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more Linux phone whining...more Linux phone whining...Posted Dec 14, 2011 22:05 UTC (Wed) by boudewijn (subscriber, #14185)In reply to: more Linux phone whining... by geuder Parent article: 2011: The Year of Linux Disappointments (Datamation)
Yes, the n950 keyboard is in important reason for me to use that phone instead of the N9. But Harmattan MeeGo's virtual keyboard is really extremely good -- and I tend not to bother with the physical keyboard of the N950 even when using the terminal app a lot of the time!
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more Linux phone whining... Posted Dec 15, 2011 17:38 UTC (Thu) by sorpigal (subscriber, #36106) [Link]
The n9 keyboard is a fine soft keyboard, if any can be said to be, but it's no n900 hardware keyboard!
A lot of things in the n9 feel very "first release" and don't seem likely to get fixed. A related example: You normally don't have arrow keys on your keyboard and so there's no way to move the cursor without tapping, which means you're often left trying to stick your fat fingers in *just the right place* to delete a mis-typed character. At least the n900 had a stylus.
The n9 is a far more practical *phone* than the n900, but not nearly as nice a computer. From its "one big list of unsorted icons" launcher system, compared to four desktops of custom icons and a categorized menu, to the rather clunky way window management is handled, the n9 has a lot to disappoint an n900 fan.
At least it never takes me 20+ seconds to answer the ringing phone due to UI lag. That's something.
more Linux phone whining... Posted Dec 16, 2011 19:09 UTC (Fri) by mgedmin (subscriber, #34497) [Link]
4x the amount of RAM does that.
(Typed on my N9 with its wonderful software keyboard. The N950 with its hardware keyboard is lying in a drawer, forgotten. I know I'll get hate for this.)
more Linux phone whining... Posted Dec 16, 2011 20:05 UTC (Fri) by boudewijn (subscriber, #14185) [Link]
Not hate... But you might be able to sell your N950 for a considerable sum. When push comes to shove, these two devices really did deliver on their promise.
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