Never owned an N9 but I still have a Lumia 1020 which was heavily inspired by its design. To this day, almost ten years later, I'm still waiting for a phone maker (HMD doesn't count) that makes phone designs this good and pays attention to small design details from the symmetry of the camera cutouts to something as minute as the alignment of the microphone hole with the SIM card tray. Nokia knew how to design.
While Nokia was making design masterpiece after design masterpiece, blowing everything out of the water with imaging, Apple was getting credit. US tech media :)
Apple also had amazing design the iPhone 4 and 5/5s are the most beautiful phones aver made together with the Nokia Lumia phones Nokia was only brand to make high and plastic phones that didn’t feel cheap like the Samsungs galax phones and lg phones
They have a roadmap at the moment. They seem to be doing very well with it. They are the 3rd largest vendor in UK and don’t take a genius to know who the first 2 are. They are 4th in Europe and they now have incredible growth in North America. I personally think within 2 years we will see a true premium phone from Nokia/HMD. The last 2 years have just been growth upon growth. Not small growth either but huge like increased sales of up to 200% in some regions. Honestly I think we are on the verge of seeing them once again being a dominant force in the mobile industry. Don’t forget they still have their network business which is also going from strength to strength. Major contract in the UK and now in India with Huawei being pulled in both markets.
I love this phone, I had when it was relevant and even in 2022 I bought it twice again so I can have the model. Amazing indeed and from the good old Nokia times, shame they lost the mojo…
I still have one and in black in my desk drawer. Battery is long past gone on it so it doesn't power up at all anymore, but it was an awesome phone in its day.
I still wishing that Nokia HMD Global launch this design phone with Android OS and this Meego UI. Totally 🔥🔥🔥🔥. This design is timeless 😍 My dream phone 💙
I could use it today. What a lovely software design. It's kinda a mix (or a grandfather) of Windows Phone and Samsungs OneUI with a proper character. I so much wanted one of these back in the day.
I still remember my first smartphone the mighty Nokia N9. I wanted to grab an N8 but fortunately, it was short at the time of my purchase. So ultimately I bought the legend. The smooth gestures, the notification screen, and the camera, the av output, every department of the N9 were superb.
Thanks for speaking my mind Abdulla... I wish people actually know what Nokia is capable of doing and have been doing. There were few more things which many companies brag now a days, which were initially done by Nokia in around 2012-14. This will be a hard activity but a video on Lumia Refocus camera app, which enhanced the use the potential of single lens in terms of Portraits, basis such features Pixel actually hyped their entire brand itself
Does it really matter? Squarespace is like Raid Shadow: Legends - throw money at anything and everything they see, just to get their name out and about.
I had to rewatch this video recently as I just finally picked up an N9. I had been wanting one for my Nokia collection for quite a while but they're not very common in the US. I have to say that it certainly did not disappoint! Such a beautiful phone and OS. Truly a timeless design, it still looks modern today and will continue to. I have large hands but I even prefer it's size. It feels much better in the hand than my Lumia 1020 that I've been using for the last several years too. I'm so glad that this channel exists. And you do such a great job as well. How we all yearn for the Nokia's of old!
Welcome To Another Episode Of Abdulla Fanboying For the N9. Jokes Aside, The N9 Is IMO The Most Underrated Phone Ever. It's Crazy How Few People Even Know About This Gem Of A Phone.
Nokia wrote its own obituary. They completely ignored the market they could have dominated had they reacted earlier, when their name still meant something. I loved (And still do) love those old Nokia devices. I recall Symbian used to work well, but it was glaringly obvious when using it where its roots were; Psion's EPOC32 software. That's what it always was, and no amount of shiny UIs could have sorted that out, and I think Nokia knew that and were looking for a way out even during the Symbian era; namely with the N9 and N900, both Linux-based, because I think they could see what Google and Apple were doing and knew it would end up being the future. I think Stephen Elop was dealt a shit set of cards and did what he had to; bring Microsoft in. More to the point, the HMD devices can't hold a candle to the design flair Nokia had during their zenith. I don't find myself WANTING one like I lusted after an E90 or N95.
I used to be so proud that the best phones I existence came from my country. It was so sad to seem them die because they, like many other big companies that end up dying, became too comfortable and let everyone else pass them.
Self titulated Nokia bosses destroyed the company big time! Inspite of intelligent staff/personell telling those so called bosses the truth of the market of phones Nokias problem was the software not the hardware! As we all know! Not getting on the android wagon in time! Killed the brand! Meego and Linux too wiped the floor too! With the old obsolite symbian and comparing nokias with ericsson nokias were simple to use ericsson had more advanced software in them! A bit harder to figure out, this information comes from a former work mate whos dad was an ericsson phone designer system worker and ericsson had even their own symbian version and even warned nokia in time to get rid off symbian! But it was like talking to a wall!? Yees!
I had this phone back in 2013, and it was a really great experience with it. Years after the iPhone X came out with Swipe, I'm so proud to have owned a Nokia N9. and to this day I still admire the Nokia N9 according to the explanation in your video
I think Blackberry 10 is an honourable mention also as well. But Nokia N9 was definitely the best integration of a gesture based OS applied to hardware built specifically for that OS. It’s just crazy to think it was actually consumers that hindered the gesture introduction. The average consumer just didn’t get it and obviously that’s why it was feed into iOS and Android feature by feature. Great video about one of the greatest phones ever made. I think the N9 was the true essence of Nokia. It’s just a shame they got themselves trapped OS wise. But we still have Jolla as a result of meego
@@SirFaceFone indeed they did with multitasking. But it was skeuomorphic like iOS at the time. Blackberry 10 but more so meego was the true beginnings of what we see today with flat design and gestures with multitasking. Palm was also way ahead of the game but as for meego, blackberry 10, windows phone ect, the 2 legged race of iOS and Android was already won, only nobody nee it for sure when palm os was released. But it was definitely known by the time of meego, bb10, WP.
I had a BB Z10 and also enjoyed using it. But for me, BB 10 OS wasn't on the same level of refinement and design as MeeGo. Still a cool OS that was also heavily shafted by the media back in its day.
Nokia x30 is finally step in right direction with respect to design....nokia was first in so many cases 1. Always on displays 2. Uni body design with 2.5D glass 3. Proper dark modes both on N9 and Lumia phones 4. Storage sense and data sense in windows phones 5. Much better personal assistant (Cortana) 6. People's Hub where u would recieve all social media messages in one place 7. Nokia Music app in symbian and Windows devices was outstanding 8. Lumia Camera came with so many feature like motion blurr which pixel is bringing now and everyone is talking about it 9. Live tiles in windows phones which inspired live widgets of today
i was not able to afford smart phones that time, and I remember this phone was like a dream phone to me. I used to go to mobile phone shops to check this phone out a lot of time in hope of owning one someday. Alas! it never happened
I owned a Nokia X7 and to this day it is my favorite phone by far, the most beautiful piece of technology I ever owned. I also remember wanting the N9 so bad but I had no money
Watching this on my s23 ultra, i can't help myself but to be emotional thinking of the glory days of nokia. When the n9 was announced, i was using nokia e63, and as a college student, i could only dream of buying n9 but rhat phone was special, the terms ahead of its time is perfectly justified. I have used gestures completely for the last few years now, and this phone had it 14 years ago, and im surprised to find out it had always on display. Nokia killed itself by choosing Microsoft and everyone knew it. Even android would've been a perfect option to go with back then.
It also had one of the best cameras of that time. To this day the memories I clicked / shot are some of the best crisp and clean imagery. And yes, like you mentioned ~ the N9 was ahead of its time, perfect in every aspect of a mobile phone. I fell in love with the device the moment I spotted it in Carrefour Dubai and purchased all the 4 color models of it (Cyan, black, red and white). I still have them.
I still own one ( blue) , only this month Nov 2022 did the battery gave up. I used it to serve as a clock on my bedroom . Yes you're right it has started a lot of features that Smart phones today have. I hope meego will rise up again. 🙏❤️
I used and owned the Nokia Lumia 800, which was the Windows brother of the Meego based N9. Everyone turned heads when they saw it and was amazed by its hardware and camera back in the day. After 2 months, it was picked from my pocket while at a congested and crowded metro in Manila. Hehehe.
Windows phone it's a catastrophe that happened to nokia. If not this wrong choice, we probably could see nokia phones in way different perspective than it is now.
WebOS actually had strange gestures, because as far as I remember it wasn't only on the screen like in Nokia N9, It had something like a "gesture area" right below the screen. For me Nokia N9 gestures was best and i wish got it for new Nokia phones
in my opinion MeeGo should have been the os to run on Windows phones because as great as Windows mobile was it couldn't have the maturity meego had (due to being old maybe) and nokia had more potential to build an app eco system on meego than it ever had on windows As for dark mode, google's dark mode is an eye sore (i never used ios so can't comment on that)
Such a beautiful design... if you notice closely this was the design language that Nokia windows phones embraced... unfortunately Microsoft was too late to the smartphone party to compete with already established Android and iOS... I wish NOKIA had given meego OS a chance a few years earlier to replace the stone age Symbian OS, which made Nokia phones look like a Ferrari with a Ford model T engine
I have this one. Now my main phone is google pixel, but this 'double tap to unlock' immediately reminds me where it came from)) A lot of stuff in Android 11 I have seen in Meego years ago(some kind of course)
I use to own this phone a few times. i remember the white version was the 64gb storage version. i still think that N9 was the best phone ever produced by any smartphone maker. i think meego os is still the best os i've ever used. i wish somebody could bring N9 back with new improved meego harmattan os. damn i missed the era so much. i missed meego, symbian, windows mobile, sailfish, palm, linux...
Easily the most beautiful smartphone ever made. Looks and feels premium even though it's made from palastic. This design with a modern edge to edge display would be amazing.
I bought one from Aliexpress, only to relive my time spent in the past with this phone, now that most of the stuff don’t work except calls & sms, i use this for playing old games & using it as my dumb phone during times when i want to disconnect from the current online world. Glad to have folks like you who see things the way i do. Only thought is what if, this had prevailed…
I love Nokia i use Nokia. I remember that my Frist phone was Nokia N73 and then i use many Nokia phone. Currently i use Nokia XR205G and Nokia 2660 Flip. I am from India
Nokia N9 i still own it and the meego OS was mind blowing in 2011. Camera was also better than iPhone or Samsung in that year. Nokia N9 was only lacking of some apps. User interface, notifications and multitasking was a king in 2011. NOKIA is a always Great and others copied from the King Nokia
What I love is that this design invites to hold the smartphone, it has personality. Smartphones today, except the foldable ones, honestly are slabs that cannot be used without cases and seem made more for stands than human hands. I got a Samsung S20 FE just because it has bezels and a polycarbonate back so I can use it without case to be honest is very boring to see.
My only issue with it is the corners were sharp AF when it's pressed against your palms, but the pain was worth it just for that gorgeous design alone lol
If HMD Global can bring the same emotions with Lumia-like designs along with perfect product, software and Camera is great, Lumia will be seen again in a new form.
I still own this phone, and loved it, despite lack of apps and support, but years ago, when I wanted to power it up to check saved data, refused to even charge (not a problem from the USB pin). I did some research and apparently it still needs some power from the battery (not the charger) to be able to boot up. I´d have to charge the battery someway to later be able to complete charge from the USB port. Too much work :D
I still have my Nokia N8. Best phone nokia created in terms of camera which is a 12mp carl Ziess along with a xenon flash, 3.5G network, breathing light, radio fm transmitter, aluminium chasis, camera physical shutter. It was THE BEST NOKIA EVER CREATED
🤤The most beautiful design. Teaches design masterclass to many, even today. Especially today! I still have the lumia 800. It used the same body but with windows phone (and without front camera) ...my precious Muchas gracias por el video🥰
I thought my new Galaxy Note 9 looks cooler than all other relatively new phones, but the Nokia N9 looks even better, wow! I wonder why I didn't run into the N9 back in the day, probably because it lacks a physical keyboard (I still need a physical keyboard, therefore the BB KeyONe is my daily driver, though swype writing with the Note 9's spen stylus isn't too bad either). The design and size of the N9 looks just right!
I could not afford a Nokia N9 at the time, and I was on Net10 here in the US, which did not allow you to bring your own phone, but to only choose from the phones they offered to get their cheaper rates, and so I was rocking an LG 900G keyboard phone which was really good for what it was, but I really did want a Nokia N9 as it really was ahead of it's time. 👍
The best phone I ever owned. I still have it, but currently use an iPhone X which is the closest “modern” phone. How I wish that there was an upgrade for the N9. A shame that swordfish never got up and going properly. ☹️
Just can't forget this phone no matter how far the technology goes... I now use Sony Xperia.... Something in Sony reminds me of my N9.... Wish they continued...
I remember having this plus some version of the MacBook Air and it was the perfect tech combo out there at the time for me. Both devices were so versatile and clean
I had Jolla, a phone made by ex Nokia employees that continued the ideas of meego with sailfish os. The gesture navigation was great and very intuitive I was often wondering how is it and other OSs haven't implemented anything like that for even in later models? Now of course Android gives you the option of using gestures instead of the home and back cuttons
the best thing about the N9 besides being years ahead of it's time was the community support I remember the maemo boards had so many tips and hacks and cool things you can do, It extended the life of my N9 by atleast 2 years towards the end it was such a pleasure to use and I still get mine out from time to time to reminisce
i still remember the day it was announced, i thought this was the iphone killer and that nokia was on its way to restore the throne, only for it to be cancelled before having its fair chance and after all these years and phones that launched i still think its the nicest looking phone ever made
