Nokia 6790 Mako Hands On!

275?? Haha, you’re funny. This isn’t worth more than $100.

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@ christexa you said s60 is more customizable than winmo.. are you crazy.. winmo is more customizable than all of the other smartphone oses put together.. and the only reason s60 is more popular is because most smart phone users are across the atlantic and palm, win mo, iphone, bb, and android are from north america.. s60 is the only smartphone os thats not north american.. i guess u could count uiq or whatever that os is but i dont even think they make it anymore..

Winmo is NOT as customizable as S60. S60 is THEE most stable, customizable, and secure mobile OS in the market. Not to mention its an open OS that allows 3rd party developers to create whatever applications they want….unlike the proprietary RIM OS, OSX, WinMo, Web OS.

@celz
seriously get your facts straight before you start posting stuff. The mere fact that you are defending WinMo shows you dont know sh*t about smartphones.

WinMo is very versatile, about on level with Symbian, but is so cumbersome and bloated, it’s a pain to use. S60 is easy to use, almost always needing only one hand, and is nearly as robust and capable as a netbook.

And no one usually bases their choice of technology on geopolitical lines. Nokia, while unknown in the US, makes the best high end mediacentric devices in the world. No one has had better all around cameras, video capture, loudspeaker sound quality, and a powerful open software platform. And Symbian devices sell well in Canada and Mexico where they’re on carrier shelves. The carriers are more like a cartel in the lucrative US market. Educating consumers on open, unlocked devices, and developing profit sharing agreements with one of the 4 major carrier.

“While most of you (us included) thought this would be a high-end device, our quick perusal dictates otherwise.”

What on earth made you think it would be a high-end device? You’re the folks (Kelly, in particular) that shared the specs with us on May 25:
- QVGA 2.4″ display
- 2MP camera
- S60 3rd edition
- 2.5mm headset jack

What part of the above specs made you think it is a high-end device?

One good thing about this otherwise junky phone is that it includes video-calling. Maybe this, together with the E71x, will finally encourage AT&T to start pushing a video-calling service line.

Really you consider s60 devices to reliably have better speakerphones and even media quality than Blackberries? Really? Thats hogwash IMO. The only real S60 phone that seems like it may be worth buying is the OmniaHD and reviews have said it too has poor sound quality.

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@ Mark, most S60 devices, Nokia’s Nseries models especially, ARE the best sounding devices made without a doubt. Even the Nokia 5800 XM has great loudspeakers, in fact the loudest of any non-Nokia smartphone available. I know America isn’t well versed in Symbian hardware, but its a Nokia hallmark. My N95 8gb is so loud, I can hear it ringing downstairs in a closed room from upstairs, in stereo.

As for video capture quality, until the Samsung i8910 HD’s 720p came along, only Nokias had DVD quality video capture and 3D accelerated playback. And the Carl Zeiss lenses have no peers, and I challenge you to find better images shot with cellphones. My Nokia N90′s 2 megapixel with flash and autofocus best many higher resolution cameras, especially all Blackberries, iPhones, all Androids and a majority WinMo devices, with the Sony Ericsson XPeria1the rare exception. Its the basis behind the Nseries. Nothing had come close, especially not a Blackberry!

Any Symbian device packing Coreplayer can play any audio or video format at most resolutions. There’s a reason the N95′s have been the best selling smartphones of the last 2 years. They’re the best media devices hands down.

@ Chris: It’s called hitting the period key on a Nokia. If you like your Blackberry, that’s fine. I’m not a fan of them. I like my E71 despite the phone’s keyboard being too narrow for my taste. But I don’t see what the big deal is about the Z being one key to the right. It’s not like you’re typing on the phone like you do on a computer. But, that’s why they have different brands. Nokia just happens to design theirs in a way that works very well for me, and I like the addition of a few extra keys that aren’t on Blackberry’s and now that it’s my first QWERTY, I’ll probably never go to any other brand unless Nokia decides to seriously start putting out more junk like this in their Nseries and Eseries line.

@Chris@Obama,

Both RIM and Nokia have had it wrong on keyboards for years… On BB, their stupidity to put the period over the M has been there since their old pager days(guess the $ is more important to RIM than the “.”, and Nokia has always had the Z in the wrong place.

I agree the screen is on the small side, but I think this is a great phone. New design from relatively boring Nokia, and once you get used to the layout I am sure it will be a hit with the texting fiends out there.

Btw, if someone wants to argue about how ugly one phone is vs. another – I am sure we all could spend a few weeks trashing just about any device out there. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder – as the saying goes!

holy hell, did Pantech design this?

Is this going to be on the retail for a real?

FAIL.

Nokia phones always sucked, always have always will.

I bought this phone and I’m not at all ashamed to say that it’s become one of my best purchases. Some might say ugly, I say it’s a step away from boring bland phones.

@ Jorge,
I’m glad you like it. I think its hideous, but if it works for you, that’s great. Nokia makes something for everyone, apparently.

I take it this is your first Nokia smartphone, correct? If so, and you take time to learn what it can do, you’ll absolutely love when you’re able to upgrade to an Nseries or Eseries smartphone.

I’m a longtime Nokia smartphone user, so this device is well below my standards, but I can tell you right now the device has been crippled by at&t. You can remove their branded software and install a more powerful firmware with more apps, services, and features than your branded phone came with. It will give you access to the Ovi Store, Nokia Messaging (free PUSH email from multiple POP, IMAP, and webmail accounts simultaneously, and NOT the default email client already on the device, which is not good), Ovi Maps (offline navigation software that doesn’t need a web connection to work), Files on Ovi (free service that lets you access your files on your home PC on your device while on the move), Ovi Share (free media file sharing/storing service), Ovi Sync (free contact editing and backup service), and other features.

at&t doesn’t mention it, but this is a full smartphone, and it multitasks very well. Simply press and hold the menu key to view, select, or close a running app. This is the task manager. I suggest you install JBak Taskman (look it up on Google), a free and the best task manager for S60 devices. It is feature packed, and works like hitting Ctrl+Alt+Del on a PC when you hold down the menu key.

I also suggest Nimbuzz Messenger, a free instant messenger, and Mobitubia, a free YouTube player/downloader, Lonely Cat Games X-Plore, a free file browser with advanced features, and you MUST buy Coreplayer, a media player that plays almost every media format available. Its amazing.

Let me know if you have any questions about how to make your device better, feel free to Google “S60 3rd Edition apps” to find a plethora of USEFUL apps, and enjoy that butt ugly…ahem, useful and interesting new device. It’ll open your eyes to how underrated the Symbian OS really is. The user interface is not very simple, and with that amount of features, that’s a serious undertaking, but it will be refreshed in 12-18 months. Until then, welcome to the superphone OS, Jorge.

@chris thanks for the welcome and I’m definitely sure that I’ll probably upgrade to one of the more superior smartphones. I like this phone’s quirky design, and one thing I am interested in is the ability to customize these phones. I recently downloaded the theme creator from Nokia’s website and I must say it is one complex program. I might delve into trying to create one myself since I like tinkering in that area, but the lazy side of me wants to just scour the internet looking for premade custom themes. If you could give me a heads up on any mod forums I’d be very happy

Here’s my unboxing: http://tnkgrl.wordpress.com/2009/08/04/unboxing-the-nokia-6790-surge/

I own the 6790 and love my phone I live in Wisconsin and used the gps feature to go to Indian and had no problems from my home to South Bend and I also use it for other things too to me it takes good photos and is easy to use it is also user friendly but I do have one problem I cant get my emails to b removed from phone any hints as to get them off I would appretiate the help thanks.