We previously discussed why iPhone will bite the dust before Nokia N97 but can it beat the latest and more polished iPhone 3GS? Can Nokia N97 beat the iPhone 3GS with its shear elegance and monstrously powerful features? We have made a comparative study to find the answer. Read on to know who laughs the last.
Touchscreen and Display The displays are similar 3.5 inch in size but Nokia N97’s display looks clearer as it has higher resolution of 640 X 360 than iPhone’s 320 X 480 pixels display. The touchscreen technology used by the two devices are vastly different. The iPhone’s capacitive touchscreen has very good sensitivity than Nokia N97’s pressure sensitive resistive touchscreen which needs a little more pressure to ensure the touch action.
螢幕的比較:
N97 & iPhone 3G S ,有相近的3.5吋 touchscreen,但,N97的螢幕看似比較清楚,而且最高的解析度是640 x 360,這一點是高過於iPhone3G
S 的 320 x 480 解析度。 在 touchscreen 的科技上面,這兩支手機有著巨大的不一樣,iPhone 3GS有非常好的敏感度,但是N97,必需要多花一
點力量去完成去達成使用者的任務。
Storage Capacity The Nokia N97 has the largest storage capacity for any mobile phone. It has internal storage of 32 GB and which is expandable by 16 GB more with additional micro SDHC card making a total of 48 GB. The iPhone 3GS is available in two varieties of 16GB and 32 GB internal memory.
Processor, RAM The GPU used in both the devices are the same PowerVR SGX graphics supporting OPENGL ES 2.0. However N97 uses ARM 11 CPU which clocks at 434 MHz and 128 MB RAM compared to iPhone 3G S has ARM Cortex A8 processor clocking at 600 MHz and 256 MB RAM. This clearly states that iPhone 3G S packs more speed than N97.
處理器 & RAM的比較:
兩支手機使用了一樣的繪圖晶片PowerVR SGX graphics supporting OPENGL ES 2.0.(這一方面我不太懂,只能翻到這樣了。)但是,N97使用了
ARM 11 CPU的處理器,它的最高時脈只有到434M HZ and 128 MB RAM,可是iPhone 3GS,使用了ARM Cortex A8 的處理器,它最高的時脈是
600 MHZ and 256 MB RAM。很明顯地,iPhone 3G S 比 N97有著更快地處理速度。
Operating System Nokia N97 runs the Symbian v9.4 Series 60 rel 5 OS whereas iPhone OS 3.0 is available for iPhone 3GS. The iPhone OS apart from being a stable multitasking platform with ease of software development, is more internet ready than the N97 which hasn’t even got a decent browser. Every aspect of the iPhone OS is designed keeping in mind that today people live on internet. Configuring a new e-mail account, e-mailing pictures and general web surfing is a breeze on iPhone. The N97 is also claimed to be internet ready but doing things is not that pleasurable experience as the iPhone. To defend for Nokia I would only say that N97 supports Java but the Apple iPhone 3G S does not. Also iPhone 3G S still lacks the support of Flash.
作業系統的比教較:
N97 使用了, the Symbian v9.4 Series 60 rel 5 OS,相反地,iPhone 3GS,內建了,iPhone OS 3.0。 iPhone 的 OS,被設計為多任務的平台
App Store / Ovi Store Apple’s iPhone is known for its App Store. I know many people who bought iPhone because it has great apps to go with. On the other hand, the Nokia N97 comes with preloaded Ovi Store to easily pick up any apps. Also you can pick your programs from wherever you like online. So it is not like the beautiful walled garden of apps from iPhone where you cannot get access to apps outside the Apple garden! Thanks Nokia for providing the openness.
雙方的網路商店比較:
iPhone 知名的原因之一,在於Apple store。我知道有很多人買iPhone是因為apple store裡面有很多好用的軟體。另一方面,N97也有 Ovi Store 讓使用者輕鬆地下載到任何軟體。另外使用者可以在任何一個地方去下載到你想要的programs,所以Apple store不再只是一個漂亮的花園,只能看不能 用。感謝Nokia提供了科技。(這一句話,我猜是指Nokia也有了自己的網路商店)
Keyboard The Full QWERTY hardware keyboard is the winning feature of N97 over the iPhone. Anyone who have to type a lot for mailing or other purpose in their phone, simply hate the virtual keyboard of iPhone. Typing using a hardware keyboard is much more fast, accurate and easy.
Connectivity Both devices are Quad Band units capable of operating worldwide at GSM 850/900/1800/1900 bands. The 3G Bands are slightly different. iPhone uses HSDPA 850/1900/2100 bands whreas N97 uses 900/1900/2100 bands although there is an American version available which has 850/1900/2100 bands. The iPhone 3 G S also supports 7.2 Mbps whereas N97 supports 3.6 Mbps speed. Both devices support Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP but not infrared. EDGE, 3G and GPRS is supported and both devices are compatible with Wi-Fi 802.11b/g networks. The other connectivity
iPhone 3 G S 還支援 7.2 Mbps ,另一方面, N97 支援 3.6 Mbps speed. (這個應該是指最高的網路速度吧?)。兩支手機都使用Bluetooth 2.0
with A2DP,但沒有支援紅外線。3G 跟GPRS的網路都支援,而且都可以使用Wi-Fi 802.11b/g networks.
Camera Apple have improved their crappy 2MP camera module of the old version to incorporate autofocus and a higher 3 MP resolution but still N97’s camera with 5MP resolution and Carl Zeiss optics is a far better option. N97 can also shoot at low light using its LED flash but there is none for the iPhone. The DVD quality video captured by N97 looks far better than iPhone 3G S. Also the video and the photo editor is already available in N97.
照相機的比較:
Apple 將iPhone 3GS 的相機畫素提升到300萬加上自動對焦功能。但還是比不上N97上,五佰萬畫素的相機更別說,N97的卡爾蔡斯鏡頭,還有內建
GPS Both devices have built-in GPS receivers but the Apple iPhone 3G S uses a Google Map application while the Nokia N97 uses its own Nokia Maps 2.0 application with satnav turn-by-turn ready to go out of the box.
Battery The Nokia N97 is slated to have an 1500 mAh battery but there was no information on the battery of the Apple iPhone 3GS.
電池的比較:
N97始用1500 mAh 的電池,但是找不到有關iPhone 3GS,所使用電池的資料。
Size and Weight The devices are similar by volume, though N97 is thicker by a few mm than the iPhone 3GS and slides open to look a bit more thicker. The N97 is slightly heavier at 150g whereas iPhone 3GS weighs only 135g.
Other Features Both devices have the digital compass and TV Out port as well as a 3.5 mm headphone jack. But Nokia N97 has Stereo FM radio with RDS, Visual radio; FM transmitter which the iPhone 3GS lacks.
其它:
兩支手機都有電子羅盤,還有支援3.5mm的耳機接孔。但是N97支援TV out,立體音效的FM radio with RDS,還有 視覺radio。iPhone 3GS上面沒
有FM傳發器。
Where iPhone 3G S beats Nokia N97
iPhone 3GS優於N97
•Processor : Faster 600 MHz Cortex A8 processor than 434 MHz ARM 11 processor •RAM : 256 MB over 128 MB •Touchscreen : Better response and multitouch capabilities •HSDPA : Higher 7.2 Mbps speed •Thousands of App Store Apps •Light weight 135g over 150g of N97
Where Nokia N97 beats iPhone 3G S
N97優於iPhone 3GS
•Camera : 5 MP over 3 MP, High Res Video, Flash Light •Memory : 32 + 16 GB is maximum for a mobile •Wide Connectivity : – MicroSD, MicroUSB, Usb Mass Storage, Bluetooth File Transfer •FM Radio •Handwriting recognition
Conclusion At the end of the day it seems to be a tie between the two great phones from two reputed brands all over the globe. Apple shows the popularity of their iPhone is not a fad by removing all the drawbacks and adding more features to the device. Nokia N97 is also a unique device with its own lovers.
結論:
在最後一天,似乎讓我覺得,兩支手機其實是不分勝負的。兩支手機早就有它們好的名聲在世界上。 Apple 表現出它們的iPhone受歡迎不是只是短暫地心血來潮,因為Apple很認真的去該進它們的缺點進而提升功能。N97也是一支獨特的手機,在它的支持者心中。