Nokia with QWERTY keyboard...

[marwan]

so i heard a while back that Nokia is going to release a phone with a QWERTY keyboard(besides the 9500 and 9300), hopefully based on series 60, something to go head to head(and kill) the Treo

also what are the chances of Nokia making a UIQ phone?(like the se p900 and moto a1000)?

[jolo]

so i heard a while back that Nokia is going to release a phone with a QWERTY keyboard(besides the 9500 and 9300), hopefully based on series 60, something to go head to head(and kill) the Treo

also what are the chances of Nokia making a UIQ phone?(like the se p900 and moto a1000)?
There are the Nokia 6800, 6810, 6820 and 6822 already for sale, but if you want one that is Symbian, I think you need to wait.

0% chance of a Nokia UIQ.

[Dynamoo]

There's been a couple of rumors about some additional phones in the 9000 and 6800 series though, and I would be suprised if Nokia *didn't* have more releases planned, because at the moment it's not competing too well with Blackberries. We might well see something interesting next month.

[shaheen]

50 phones coming from nokia this year. hold your pants its going to be a rough ride. im sure theres somethign with qwerty among them

[marwan]

50 phones coming from nokia this year. hold your pants its going to be a rough ride. im sure theres somethign with qwerty among them


is that 50 going to be announced or released?

[Domas]

is that 50 going to be announced or released?

only 40 not 50 ;)

[marwan]

like that's not enough already! ;0

[shaheen]

i remembered 40 as well then i just found a site that said 52. i forgot the site thuogh :(

[Domas]

i remembered 40 as well then i just found a site that said 52. i forgot the site thuogh :(

i think its a stupid site :D

[shaheen]

just remembered. i saw that info on

www.esato.com www.secentral.net and a few forums.

[McHale]

the 6800 was innovative, but in true Nokia fashion, they change the color, fix one user complaint and call it a new model. The 6810 is a 6800 (in gold). The 6822 is a 6820 (minus the blue).

Come on Nokia, we've seen these already. If you're going to release a new model don't make it the old phone with a little tinkering. Give us something new for a change. I own the 6800 and the 6820. No way am I considering another phone with the same form factor unless there's a real difference (better color screen and a marginally better camera doesn't make my phone experience any different and it certainly doesn't add any features I don't already have).

-sigh-

Look at Motorola... quadband, MS SMartphones, the RAZR, the MPx (assuming they really release it). Nokia's best attempt at something innovative is the side-talkin' N-Gage. Every other phone is the same as every other phone with the addition or deletion of some little feature.

If they were to take the 6822, gave it more than a couple megs of storage, throw in an MP3 player and the FM tuner with a miniSD slot, that would be a new phone. Since it has a keyboard, it would be nice if the phone could open and allow changing of Word/Excel docs. Make it a series whatever. But taking the 6820 and putting in a camera that was never considered adequate and calling it a new phone is insulting.

-Mc

[marwan]

just remembered. i saw that info on

www.esato.com www.secentral.net and a few forums.

what exactly should i be looking for in those links?

[jah]

Nokia have a 3G version of the 9500 under test at the moment. Also there has been talk of the next Communicator having a touch screen. Sony Ericsson have had a new evolution of their UIQ phone every 10/11 months - I can't see Nokia couldn't do the same. I am sure lots of 9500 & 9300 users would replace their phones for a new model in say 10 months if it had a touch screen and perhaps 3G. I also suspect a 9300 with WiFi would be a killer device.

[kris_pk]

qwerty keybs for phones??? i don't really know..cuz i mean it's really way out of NOKIA's leauge..sure, they might come up with any phone cram in a qwerty keyb and say QWERTY phone..but come on!!..i'm taking integration here..the feel must be good and stuff and productive..no point having a keyb if it hampers productivity..i really didn't like the 6800..they keyb is nice and all, but i don't really see myself typing stuff on that..it's just not ok.. as far as UIQ from NOKIA..not happening soon guys..

[marwan]

i want a symbian phone with a 6800 keyboard like, with 3G 1.3MP+ cam

then im a happy camper!

[Michalis_10]

Nokia have a 3G version of the 9500 under test at the moment. Also there has been talk of the next Communicator having a touch screen. Sony Ericsson have had a new evolution of their UIQ phone every 10/11 months - I can't see Nokia couldn't do the same. I am sure lots of 9500 & 9300 users would replace their phones for a new model in say 10 months if it had a touch screen and perhaps 3G. I also suspect a 9300 with WiFi would be a killer device.

I would be one of them...But i would prefer a touchpad(like the one of 4700) instead of a touch screen.
I would also liked a bigger 640X240 screen,3g will be nice,some UI changes(e.g full screen wallpaper) etc, surely a better poccessor, an Xscale one,also an SD/io slot also would be great. :D

[marwan]

can someone tell me what's up with the touchscreen facination? i find them inconvinient and a pain in the butt to use!

P910 was the only touchscreen device i enjoyed since it has a numeric keypad for dialing atleast.