I am in no doubt that Nokia's hardware had been far above and beyond it's rivals for many years, but recently, their foray into the touch screen phenomenon has been lacking. Symbian v5 was woeful, but the hardware on the N97 was pretty good. Similarly the E7 looks a very nicely made phone - again, the OS will let it down.
On the other hand, the HTC Android phones, whilst running beautifully, still do feel a little flimsy, so great software, but not as confidence inspiring when in the hand.
Nokia's problem was that they could not get to match the OS with the hardware. On one occasion they got it right , it was wonderful ( after a few FW updates ) - the N95. Perhaps their masterpiece. It's been downhill since then.
Happily for Apple , they have had the right mix of hardware and OS. But, it's never been a phone to inspire me, as much as I like Apple ( I've used Mac computers for over ten years now ) .
Anyway, it's an interesting debate and no doubt, many more interesting moments ahead.
I am in no doubt that Nokia's hardware had been far above and beyond it's rivals for many years, but recently, their foray into the touch screen phenomenon has been lacking. Symbian v5 was woeful, but the hardware on the N97 was pretty good. Similarly the E7 looks a very nicely made phone - again, the OS will let it down.
On the other hand, the HTC Android phones, whilst running beautifully, still do feel a little flimsy, so great software, but not as confidence inspiring when in the hand.
Nokia's problem was that they could not get to match the OS with the hardware. On one occasion they got it right , it was wonderful ( after a few FW updates ) - the N95. Perhaps their masterpiece. It's been downhill since then.
Happily for Apple , they have had the right mix of hardware and OS. But, it's never been a phone to inspire me, as much as I like Apple ( I've used Mac computers for over ten years now ) .
Anyway, it's an interesting debate and no doubt, many more interesting moments ahead.