LONDON, England – It’s been an agonizing wait for many, but this morning the new Nokia N97 flagship smartphone has finally touched down on UK soil, aptly going on sale at the flagship store in London. It’s in good company too, with the new Nokia N86 also debuting in the UK today.
The folk over at the Nokia flagship store are tweeting the launch direct from the store, so you can follow it here. Read on for more details surrounding the launch.
LONDON, England – I feel somewhat like a werewolf trapped outdoors on a full moon, only the transformation I’m currently undergoing is fully consensual and I’m not howling.
Back in December I posed the question “N97. Will it change me?” sparking a heap of comments and debate from many of you on the topic of anticipation versus reality when it comes to new devices, and how we often think and hope that our mobile behavior might alter (for the better) with a new product. And how it often does change our behavior, but not necessarily how we think it might. Especially a flagship product of the stature and near unparalleled expectancy of the N97.
I was lucky enough to get hold of an early N97 last Friday, and in less than 72 hours my new device has indeed triggered a rapid metamorphosis in my mobile behavior. One I may not (and hope not) to recover from.
GLOBAL – The votes have been counted (almost 600 of them) and the results are in. And interesting they are too. We asked “what makes a flagship device?” and listed a range of possible answers. In many cases, instincts were proved right, with technology and specifications proving themselves to be the most important aspects of any flagship model. “Technologically” advanced clinched 19 per cent of the votes, a clear lead over “most fully-featured” which snagged second spot with 15 per cent.
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We’ve had some fantastic responses to yesterday’s “what makes a flagship device?” starter story – thanks for all your comments. We’ve now pulled together the most consistent input to a single poll, so we can establish the running order of priorities. Some surprises hit us through the comments, particularly the number of times affordability came up, which was interesting given it’s typical for flagship devices to have all the features (thus making them less affordable). I might have thought design would crop up more, too, but specs and innovation seem to be the order of the day. Anyway, we want to know what everyone thinks, so check out the poll after the jump and get voting!
GLOBAL – We’ve been thinking a lot recently about flagship devices. What makes a device a flagship product, can a company have more than one flagship device are just two of the questions we’ve been asking ourselves. It’s an interesting topic. Looking for some definition doesn’t really help. The dictionary describes Flagship as “the best or most important thing owned or produced by a particular organization”. Which leads us directly to the next problem of what is the most important thing. Seen in different contexts, it could be any number of things. The most important thing for emerging markets, for example, isn’t the same as the most important thing for developed markets.
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