Re:The Jolla phone – first impressions
by veeti on Thursday November 28, 2013 @04:01PM
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This entire piece sounds overly positive about the thing. We get it, it's a real Linux phone, but the hardware is lackluster for 2013. That shitty screen resolution sounds like the final nail in the coffin for me.
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Re:The Jolla phone – first impressions
by mercurial on Thursday November 28, 2013 @04:25PM
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> This entire piece sounds overly positive about the thing.
Indeed it is refreshing and is leads the industry forward by leaps and bounds.
Clearly an impartial review.
On the other hand, I like the Other Half concept, and I'd be interested with a more beefed-up version in a Galaxy Note form factor, with a stylus.
Re:The Jolla phone – first impressions
by alextingle on Friday November 29, 2013 @04:48AM
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Screen resolution is literally the last thing I care about. Give me an extra hour of battery life & I'll take a lower rs display. Give me an extra day of battery life & I'm in heaven.
to be fair its only 399, so they dont seem to target top of the line.
Re:The Jolla phone – first impressions
by icelancer on Thursday November 28, 2013 @04:19PM
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And the Google Nexus 5 is $350, unlocked with no restrictions.
These people need to make money selling the actual phone. Comparing Nexus pricing makes no sense (well, it does of course from the consumers perspective...)
Re:The Jolla phone – first impressions
by nicholassmith on Thursday November 28, 2013 @06:04PM
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I'd avoid using the nexus devices as a base price, google doesn't need to make profit on them so they can run them low.
Nokia Lumia 520 which has similar resolution (480 x 800) is 79$ and in fact you can get one for 49$ today. Off contract. I know that HN is not fond of WP but just comparing hardware here.
Despite the resolution being lower, the Lumia also has a much slower CPU, GPU, 5MP vs 8MP camera etc...