Nokia N97 or Blackberry?

psd99 · 25 Oct 2009 at 16:58

Hi all

I'm looking to upgrade my old nokia phone

I was thinking either blackberry curve 8900 or the nokia n97
both on t-mobile.

which one would you go for?

Morba · 25 Oct 2009 at 17:02

which ever fits the things i need, if more than 1 phone matches my needs then i go on look and reliability

psd99 · 25 Oct 2009 at 17:05

well I am wondering whether a wait for the Nokia N900 would be worthwhile
but typically tmobile always get these newer phones last

Seft · 25 Oct 2009 at 18:00

The curve is an email phone and very little more. I'd go for the N97 (well, I did, actually) if you want your phone for multimedia and internet.

http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone2=2604&idPhone1=2615

Mobile Phones Direct sell the N900 on T Mobile

psd99 · 25 Oct 2009 at 19:41

thanks if only t-mobile would upgrade on to that phone too!

Seft · 25 Oct 2009 at 20:50

I know that MPD can do upgrades on behalf of Voda, I'm not sure about T Mob though.

Yas786 · 26 Oct 2009 at 13:05

Seft said:
The curve is an email phone and very little more.

Ermmm no its much more than just an email phone actually...it has fantastic multimedia capabilities but its bread and butter is communication though. I will say that the screen size on the 8900 is a drawback especially when browsing the internet and also it lacks 3G...if you want 3G capability then your looking at the 9000 Bold or the new 9700 Bold2 which is smaller than the 9000 Bold...similar to the 8900 curve but with 3G and a trackpad instead of a trackball for navigation purposes.

8900 curve is a fantastic little phone...id recommend one over any of the Nokia phones especially the n97...full of bugs and other issues.

The only Nokia that id be looking at is the new N900 which looks like a fantastic phone with a pretty good OS..something to keep your eye on if you can stretch to it.

Seft · 26 Oct 2009 at 13:22

Spawn said:
it has fantastic multimedia capabilities.

I completely agree that it's a good phone and more stable than the N97, but purely considering multimedia applications between the two:

N97 has a larger, better, widescreen screen.
N97 has 3G (for streaming video/downloading music/uploading photos)
N97 has a better camera
N97 has a longer battery life
N97 has excellent audio-out, although the 8900 isn't bad.
Neither has a particularly amazing media player, but they both do the job
Curve 8900 does, however, support XviD/DivX out-of-the box.

psd99 · 26 Oct 2009 at 19:27

yer the n900 looks sound but I really can't wait until is out on tmobile
it doesn't look like it it out soon

I've always gone so either

stick with nokia and get a n97

or

blackberry 8900 curve

p.s tmobile recently introduced the curve 8520 as well