Nokia N9 Unlocked GSM Phone with 64 GB Internal Memory--International Version (Black)

I've owned the N9 for about two months now and am extremely happy with it. The more I use Meego, the more I like it. My tablet has Android ICS and I thought it was great, but Meego is far cleaner. It's also extremely intuitive. I didn't need to learn anything to use this phone. The Swipe feature is similar to the PalmOS Swipe and is a highlight of this phone. It's so easy to move between and close program. The N9 is also very fast with a responsive screen and many programs can be open at once without slowing down the phone.The build quality of the phone is great. It feels like it's all one piece. The screen curves into the case. The screen is vibrant and speaker is crisp. Calls go through with one try and I haven't had any dropped calls. The battery seems to last a long time for my purposes - the battery is still about 3/4 full after 16 hours of usage (I charge it overnight). I estimate my usage as follows per day - 10 minutes talk time, 6 hours playing music, checking email several times a day, 10 texts, a few minutes on the internet, and a few minutes of game play. I check email and Facebook manually.The N9 is a pentaband phone so it works with both ATT and TMobile 3G. It requires a micro sim card, but I just stopped by my local Tmobile store and they gave me a micro sim for free. I was also able to set the phone so that it automatically uses WiFi while I'm at home and 3G while I'm out.One of the most important features to me was the music player and I am very happy with the N9's player. The sound quality is great and I've even heard new things in my music that I hadn't heard with other players. With 64GB of space, I was able to fit all the music I need on the player, with lots of room to spare. I wish this phone had a memory card slot too, but with 64GB of space, I haven't come anywhere close to needing one. Also, if you have an older Nokia in-line music controller that came with a Symbian phone, it will work with the N9's player.The camera is good too. It's easy to share pictures on Facebook or send them as an MMS. The image quality is acceptable, but I'm picky about cameras. It works well for taking pictures of random things I see when I'm out. Swiping through pictures to view them is fast too. I downloaded an app that takes panoramic photos, which is fun to use.I am happy with the selection of apps available on the Nokia Store. It's no where near as extensive as the apps available for iPhone or Android, but it has the essentials - QR code reader, hot spot creator, call recorder, translator, Angry Birds, Opera Mobile, and more. You might want to browse the Nokia Store before purchasing the phone to make sure there are enough apps to suit your needs. While this phone isn't popular in the US, it seems to be popular throughout Europe and Asia, so new apps are still being created.There are a few of downsides to this phone. My previous phone was a Nokia N97, which ran Symbian. Symbian could be customized much more than Meego. I was disappointed that the N9 comes with only 3 profiles, without the ability to create more. I was also disappointed that the Nokia Suite that I used with my N97, could not be used with the N9. Without the Nokia Suite, there is no easy way to back up text messages on the N9, like there was with Nokias running Symbian. The last downside is that Nokia does not make a US version of this phone (like it does for other phones like the N97). I ordered directly from Amazon and my phone was branded with a "Starhub" logo and included "Starhub" apps. I researched "Starhub" and it's a mobile provider in Indonesia. I almost sent the phone back because of this, but decided to give it a try anyway. I kept it because despite its shortcomings, as I grew to love this phone.Overall, this is a great phone and I definitely recommend it. It's a very unique phone and it's too bad that Meego hasn't taken off. I still think it surpasses Android with its simplicity and beauty. It's not for everyone, but it's worth giving it a chance if it sounds interesting to you.

The N9 is stylish and the operating system is smooth and the call quality is great. Also having that 64 Gb built-in is el supremo. On the thumbs down side of things I found out real quickly that my wifi connections only last a few minutes and the connection is dropped for no reason. This happens on my ATT wifi data connection too. Even if there is excellent connectivity on a network it doesn't matter, it will still lose the signal. I need to trouble shoot that problem ASAP.The other thing I don't like is you have to down load an app so you can use the front camera and once you do, you are disapointed to see that it's images are of inferior quality. It's got a very decent 8mp camera w/720 HD video. Couldn't they have put a better camera on the front? Shame on you Nokia. On a higher end phone that is unacceptable IMHO.Anyways I like the phone, but have now relegated it to my 2nd string backup smart phone in favor of my Lumia 900. I also enjoy using my Nokia N8 with it's great 12 mp camera. Soon I will get the Nokia lumia 920 to add to my collection. Got to love Nokia, best phones on the market and the mnost stylish...but alas, no smart phone is perfect.

I'm writing this in Nov. 2013. I owned the phone for a few weeks, but ended up returning it.The quick summary: if you know Linux and do some work, it can be an adequate phone. It will even do things that other phones can't. But because of a small battery, few apps, slow browser, and age/lack-of-updates it will never be a good phone. IF YOU DON'T KNOW LINUX (or know someone who does), DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE.Long version: My iPhone 3GS was dying. I tried the HTC One, but found it too wide to use one-handed (and the HTC One Mini too weak). My second choice was the Nokia N9, which a friend of mine has and loves.It's a pretty phone and is a good size for one-handed use. The UI is easily learned.The phone claims to be able to import Google contacts, but that's no longer true because Google no longer supports the Exchange protocols. So, to do basic configuration required "developer mode". It's like "jailbreaking" IOS or "rooting" Android, except on the N9, it's just a settings change. (Go Nokia!) I "ssh"ed a vcard file to the phone, installed a file manager, and opened the file. This is standard operating procedure for the N9.There are the basic apps for it - and they're pretty good - but rarely are there duplicate apps. If you don't like the default calendar app (or any of many others), too bad - you're stuck with it. For example:* I use GMail and the default mail app has awful support for archiving.* I found the photo gallery useless for browsing 3 years of photos.* The support for group text messages was appalling.The webbrowser is slow (because it is old hardware). Also, websites won't always give the phone the mobile version of the website. This is fixable by installing Firefox and its "Phony" plug-in, but then you have to use two webbrowsers.The maps are Nokia's own maps, which had closed business (but are probably better than Apple Maps). The voice navigation was awful. Sometimes it didn't work at all.I did love that it ran Linux. It had the "apt-get" package manager. Copying my music and photo library was as easy as "ssh".The worst part is the battery. I turned on both Skype and GoogleTalk and the battery was dropping 5% per hour. That is, doing nothing on the phone would have killed the battery in a day. I turned those off and the battery would last the day ... as long as no process was running. I left a game running once - the phone was asleep in my pocket but the game was still open - and the audio process almost killed the battery. There are utilities (Battery Usage and Billboard Standby Screen) that can help, but battery death is a constant danger.The N9 is fine if you want a play toy that runs Linux. If you want a phone with features and that you can depend on, look elsewhere.