Reviews on the Nokia N800
Eugenia of OSNews writes a nice lengthy review on the Nokia N800. It has many improvements compared to its predecessor. Some things they got right:
- Good Battery life (10-15 hrs standby, 3-5 hours in actual usage)
- Faster processor
- Great Wi-Fi reception
- Some support for VoIP (GoogleTalk, Gizmo?)
- Future Skype Support
- Opera Web Browser version handles Flash now
- Sure support for SD cards >1GB
- Reasonable price (~$400 USD)
However there are some flaws:
- They broke backwards compatibility with the previous N770 apps
- Flash can’t handle Google Videos or Youtube
- Craptastic MPEG-4 support
I have to say no Youtube and crappy MPEG-4 support for me is a dealbuster. There are a gazillion of these small devices that playback video however none of them play back ENOUGH video formats for me to be compelling. Although the N800 this time comes much closer. I guess I’ll wait for the N900 to roll about.
Other Reviews
There are other reviews floating on the net… here’s a list. I didn’t bother reading them as Eugenia’s was thorough enough to not require sifting through tons of probably useless fanboy lushing in order to find how it stacks up.