Comments on: Nokia Luna: The Expensive Date You May Want to Do Without http://www.digitaltrends.com/talk-backs/nokia-luna-the-expensive-date-you-may-want-to-do-without/ Upgrade Your Lifestyle Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:06:50 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Jeremiah http://www.digitaltrends.com/talk-backs/nokia-luna-the-expensive-date-you-may-want-to-do-without/#comment-59931 Jeremiah Sun, 07 Oct 2007 07:00:40 +0000 #comment-59931 I own a Luna and I must say it is the best phone ever. I love "feature phones" as much as the next guy (owned Nokia 6600, Palm Treo 680, Htc Touch, and BB 8700) but sometimes you just want to be a little decadent. Frankly, I think I would have been a bit upset if the luna was feature packed - just another swiss army knife handset. Then you would have every techie on the block owning one. It simply speaks to the exclusivity. The phone itself has a bit of weight to it due to the scratch resistant glass front and soft stainless steel back. You actually feel like you are holding something in your hand unlike my HTC Touch smartphone that weighs almost nothing. Even the slide mechanism ball bearings in the Luna feel solid and provides some resistance to slide open. You cannot open the slider with slight pressure like other phones. When closing the slider, you hear a satisfying "clasp" sound as metal hits metal. I caught myself opening and closing the slider just for the fun of it. Keypad glows through the pitch dark smokey lower half of the slider. Plus you have 2mp Camera, mp3 player, Stereo FM radio, Stereo bluetooth, superfast UI, Stereo Widening feature, calendars, flash programs, excellent screen ( a whopping 16M colours compared to 256K on most phones today including high-end smartphones). And finally, unlike the Prada (which I think is very feminine), guys can feel confident in owning a stylish handset without throwing their masculinity into question. :-) I own a Luna and I must say it is the best phone ever. I love “feature phones” as much as the next guy (owned Nokia 6600, Palm Treo 680, Htc Touch, and BB 8700) but sometimes you just want to be a little decadent. Frankly, I think I would have been a bit upset if the luna was feature packed – just another swiss army knife handset. Then you would have every techie on the block owning one. It simply speaks to the exclusivity. The phone itself has a bit of weight to it due to the scratch resistant glass front and soft stainless steel back. You actually feel like you are holding something in your hand unlike my HTC Touch smartphone that weighs almost nothing. Even the slide mechanism ball bearings in the Luna feel solid and provides some resistance to slide open. You cannot open the slider with slight pressure like other phones. When closing the slider, you hear a satisfying “clasp” sound as metal hits metal. I caught myself opening and closing the slider just for the fun of it. Keypad glows through the pitch dark smokey lower half of the slider. Plus you have 2mp Camera, mp3 player, Stereo FM radio, Stereo bluetooth, superfast UI, Stereo Widening feature, calendars, flash programs, excellent screen ( a whopping 16M colours compared to 256K on most phones today including high-end smartphones). And finally, unlike the Prada (which I think is very feminine), guys can feel confident in owning a stylish handset without throwing their masculinity into question. :-)

]]> By: Patricia http://www.digitaltrends.com/talk-backs/nokia-luna-the-expensive-date-you-may-want-to-do-without/#comment-59930 Patricia Thu, 21 Jun 2007 17:10:28 +0000 #comment-59930 Ian, I agree. I also think that if companies want to target the fashion market, they need to understand how we view products and how this opens up the competition to things beyond phones. Ian, I agree. I also think that if companies want to target the fashion market, they need to understand how we view products and how this opens up the competition to things beyond phones.

]]> By: Matt http://www.digitaltrends.com/talk-backs/nokia-luna-the-expensive-date-you-may-want-to-do-without/#comment-59929 Matt Wed, 20 Jun 2007 09:20:02 +0000 #comment-59929 I hope that glass is scratch, crack, fade, smear,and bullet proof for that price. The air must be much thinner in Finland to ask 8 bills for that phone. I hope that glass is scratch, crack, fade, smear,and bullet proof for that price. The air must be much thinner in Finland to ask 8 bills for that phone.

]]> By: Jason Howard http://www.digitaltrends.com/talk-backs/nokia-luna-the-expensive-date-you-may-want-to-do-without/#comment-59928 Jason Howard Tue, 19 Jun 2007 17:26:09 +0000 #comment-59928 You pay a premium for the glass. :)<br /> <br /> I never understood why Nokia charges so much for their upper end phones. It seems you are only paying for styling and not the features. You pay a premium for the glass. :)

I never understood why Nokia charges so much for their upper end phones. It seems you are only paying for styling and not the features.

]]> By: Toby http://www.digitaltrends.com/talk-backs/nokia-luna-the-expensive-date-you-may-want-to-do-without/#comment-59927 Toby Tue, 19 Jun 2007 14:27:29 +0000 #comment-59927 I have always laughed at the ammount Nokia wants for some of their phones. The Nokia N95 is worth it because of the technology, but the Luna is just basically a good looking phone, not even worth half that price. I have always laughed at the ammount Nokia wants for some of their phones. The Nokia N95 is worth it because of the technology, but the Luna is just basically a good looking phone, not even worth half that price.

]]> By: Ian Bell http://www.digitaltrends.com/talk-backs/nokia-luna-the-expensive-date-you-may-want-to-do-without/#comment-59926 Ian Bell Tue, 19 Jun 2007 14:26:13 +0000 #comment-59926 A couple issues I see with a phone like this:<br /> <br /> 1) Nokia needs to create a new upper-end brand if they want to sell this phone. I don't think anyone would want to spend $800 on a phone from the same company that makes a $50 or freebie phone. It's like paying $100K for a Hyundai, it might have the nice high-end leather, but it still has the Hyundai logo on it.<br /> <br /> 2) Nokia would be smart to partner up with a company like Gucci, Louis Vuitton to create a fashion phone that could compete with the LG Prada or Apple iPhone.<br /> <br /> A couple issues I see with a phone like this:

1) Nokia needs to create a new upper-end brand if they want to sell this phone. I don't think anyone would want to spend $800 on a phone from the same company that makes a $50 or freebie phone. It's like paying $100K for a Hyundai, it might have the nice high-end leather, but it still has the Hyundai logo on it.

2) Nokia would be smart to partner up with a company like Gucci, Louis Vuitton to create a fashion phone that could compete with the LG Prada or Apple iPhone.

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