Tempted to buy Jolla [answered]

answered 2014-04-12 22:04:00 +0200

penpen
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N9 has better camera but Jolla's camera is okay. A few months back I had to use N9 to take some photos because Jolla's camera didn't take good enough photos. After that Jolla's camera app has had some improvements with new firmwares but I haven't re-tested if Jolla's camera is now more in parity with N9's camera.

answered 2014-04-13 09:29:17 +0200

bilgy_no1
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A lot of replies already on the apps and functionality, so I'll stick to the build quality and photo quality:

Build: Very sturdy and solid feel, but TOH may have a tiny bit of play in one or two corners. My Jolla already survived several drops, including a crash into a heavy mirror that dented the metal top. In that case, the screen was well protected against cracking, which I'm sure is what would have happened on many other phones.

Overall, I like the design. It has a very enticing look and feel, which I can't say about the Nexus 5 I use for work. I think a major area for improvement is the screen. Both resolution and other aspects should be improved in the Jolla 2.

Image Quality: In bright daylight it looks OK, but in poorly lit situations it's not that great. I'd say it's comparable to the HTC One S I used before, with one major difference: the Jolla applies very little, if any, Noise Filtering. This means you get more noise, but on the plus side, you retain a lot more detail.

The camera app is pretty basic: no HDR, panorama modes etc. Otoh, you do get a nice interface with control of the key parameters and more.

Jolla as a daily phone: I use it daily for my private number, and hsve an Android phone for work. I'd be OK for the most part using just the Jolla, but I want to keep work+private separate. Some apps I would miss, like mobile banking apps for which I only want to use the officially released versions with automatic updates.

answered 2014-04-15 19:37:29 +0200

wernel
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updated 2014-04-15 19:55:29 +0200

Google email accounts: no problem by the moment.

Camera quality: as good as the majority, and could be better (as the majority).

Overall build quality: good, although is a little bigger than I expected (my last phone was a little HP Pre).

Apps like weather, RSS or reddit clients: no problem.

Jolla store: take a look, by example, at https://openrepos.net/category/applications https://thejollablog.wordpress.com/tag/app-list/ or http://jollasuomi.fi/sovellukset-jolla-kaupassa/ .

One more thing: trust me, sometimes is worse not not to take the risk than to take the risk.