Nokia 7.1 With the camera module in the centre is my favourite design till date. It not only looks symmetric, but also matches the natural assumption of camera at the center of the device , while taking photos
If Nokia decided to put their energy and resources to the MeeGo OS instead of Windows, the mobile phone landscape today would have been very different. Nokia's hiring of Stephen Elop really messed things up for the Finnish tech giant.
@@Fran_Tluanga nope. Android during this time is good but man MeeGo is just on a whole another level when it comes to UI and experience. I assume you never got to experience the doomed OS -- it was years ahead of its time. MeeGo was a very viable OS and if Nokia focused on it, who knows. Maybe they didn't fold like they did.
Meego might have been very good but it didn't have an app ecosystem which is what matters. Windows phone was actually a good os as well; it had more developer support than Meego but still not enough to compete with the big 2. Timing was the issue. If they could have gotten off the ground just a year or two sooner either one of these OS's might still be around.
In summary, minimal and symmetric is the way to go. I think HMD tried to incorporate this design language once but never did it again; look at the original NOKIA 5; it gives these vibes too and feels really good in the hand (if only internals were good as well).
I actually bought one because I liked it. And then I bought a 7.2... And then I never bought a Nokia phone again. Farewell Nokia. After 15 years of Nokia devices HMD managed to achieve what not even the downfall of Windows Phone could have done: I'm disappointed. Poor android and software implementation, bad cameras. And so I will most likely never buy a Nokia phone again.
Nokia should definitely bring back this design. High-end or the midrange ones. Its classic and timeless vibe will never fade. The Meego OS also has that same vibe compared to other OS/UI. My last Nokia was Nokia 6.1 which I loved and its still running. Aside from Nokia, Samsung S8/S9 and Note 20 series design also has that vibe. S10 and the succeeding models looks pretty but normal.
From the "newer" phones I always loved Lumia phones. My most favorite designs from some brands are: - Nokia N9 and Lumia 950XL - HTC MAX 4G, One M7, M8, M9+ and One Max - Samsung S7 Edge, S8+ and S9+, Note 8, Note 9 and A80 - Lg G2, G Flex, G6, V30 and Wing - Sony Xperia ZL, XZ3, 1 and Pro-I And so on. . . If I would have to pick one phone from each brand in terms of best design it would be like this: - Apple iPhone 5s - Asus Zenfone 8 Flip - Google Pixle 4XL - Honor Note 8 - HTC M9+ - Huawei Mate 10 Pro - Lenovo Z5 Pro GT - LG G6 - Meizu 16 Plus - Microsoft Lumia 950XL - Motorola Edge X30 (version with under display camera) - Nokia N9 - OnePlus 7 Pro - Oppo Find X - Realme X - Samsung Galaxy S9+ - Sharp Aquos Xx - Sony Xperia Pro-I - Vivo X27 Pro - Xiaomi Mix 4 - ZTE Axon 20
Im a big fan of nokia specially the Lumia series ,even today I still used my lumia 1020 as my daily driver :) it looks brandnew for me despite of its age.
When Hmd Global was establishing, the first education to staff (from Ceo to product chief, from design team to marketing) must have been " what is Nokia, what are people expecting from Nokia". The things what we are talking with love about old Nokia design became a painfull detail that now we don't see in the new Nokia models. Because Nobody in HMD Global knows what's is the meaning of Nokia.
@@m.run_itnask ... Learn some facts bruh,the when nokia was sold to Microsoft the part of company that creates antennas seperated itself,and later hmd took license of nokia smartphone brand,so now there are two Nokia's one the actual nokia that develops 5g network antennas and a smartphone nokia that is owned by hmd global.
@@m.run_itnask but it's true, Microsoft just bought Nokia's mobile phone business not the whole company,and 5g nokia phones are happening but Nokia mobiles doesn't have a connection with nokia telecommunications. Here's the wikipidea article "Microsoft bought its mobile phone business,creating Microsoft Mobile as its successor in 2014. After the sale, Nokia began to focus more on its telecommunications infrastructure business and on Internet of things technologies"
Meego OS still looks more modern than any iOS or Android does. The design is also the reason why I love my Lumia 1020, it was designed after the Nokia N9.
My favourite Phone outright ever. What could have been. Described as the last unicorn beast. Fun fact, the N9 owes its design to a Swedish word lagom. Simply translated it means not to little and not to much but just enough. And that ties in very well with the amazing Dieter rams, who we all know was the direct inspiration for Jonny Ive. Dieter can be seen in many Apple products such as the iPod having the same general design as the Braun micro radio. Even in meego dieters philosophy can be seen. It's just a shame the world was simply not ready for the N9 and Nokia just wasn't in a position to carry on with meego. I still have my white N9 and white Lumia 800. You knocked it out the park with this video. Excellent!!!!!!!!
It's more like Nokia higher ups weren't ready to change their old Symbian OS, isn't it? To be honest they can coexist, but by 2010-2011 they should develop more Meego devices instead of Symbian for mid to high end.
@@yohaneschristianp it was far deeper then that. Have a listen to the Nokia chronicles podcast. It’s explained really well and sheds light on what happened and dispelled many myths.
Imagine if MeeGo still alive today, stay innovative as always, with the latest version of MeeGo powering the descendant of Nokia N9 in generation of year 2022 with Snapdragon 8GX chipset. What would it be?
@@aaronoralan5314 meego is very much alive. Ex employees took it and now it’s become Sailfish Os. I would love to see it running on a X20. It still has all the core features but obviously is updated visually with fonts and backgrounds. It’s very big in Russia as an alternative to Android as it can run android apps.
@@blackhawk69100 I mean the full fledged MeeGo, not counting the forked or others. Sailfish is actually only open source components are MeeGo; the closed source was developed from scratch
Your introduction to this video is amazing! I like how you’ve used the car analogy to describe how older classic cars age well, where some of the newer cars don’t, and comparing that analogy to phones. Very effective! I agree Nokia has created some of the most unique and aesthetically pleasing designs to what we see now.
I actually still use nokia lumia 640xl. Besides the outdated version though i still feel like lumia ui and OS is absolutely so smooth. I mean touches are sooo smooth... I wish windows comes back
The Nokia N9 was my absolute favorite phone of all time. Though I was spoiled a little bit in that I actually started out with an N950 first, the N9’s secretive, but still very cool development brother. What made it cool was that it was a clam shell design that hid a very usable keyboard, very similar to the Nokia E7, though it ran the same terrific MeeGO’s OS we all loved, if not too briefly. So much so that I have been keeping that dream alive with an unexpected Sony Xperia™ 10 II, running Sailfish. An OS based that is based on the dead carcass of MeeGO’s and it surprisingly very good. Just wish more phones would be ported to it, none the less, Jolla, the firm behind this endeavor, is doing everything they can to make that happen.
I sold my N9 to buy Lumia 800. Then sold Lumia 800 to buy Lumia 920. Well, at least I still keep Lumia 920 in my drawer with battery recharged from time to time. It still looks good although I've been using and keeping it without case since 2013.
Nokia XR20 feels very good in the hand. I didn't expect this based on photos and videos. People should really test it in stores before buying, but because of resources, they don't showcase these is many stores (based on couple of operator stores in Finland). I also got used N9 to be able to test it a few years back. Also Jolla's phone afterwards. There's a lot for Nokia Mobile to use from its past devices. Great video on design!
This video was fabulous Abdulla! I totally agree with you, Lumia phones were super aesthetic. I am currently on an 8.3 5G and people always ask me what phone it is because of the rear design. Some phone designs I absolutely adored: - iPhone 5s - Blackberry Bold 9900 - Nokia E73 - Moto Razr (Original) - Samsung Galaxy S8 - HTC One M8 - Nokia Lumia 1020 - Nokia N8 Phone companies really don't care about designs anymore. It's all about the processor, refresh rate and charging speed. Are phones all about playing games now, or am I missing something?
Glad you enjoyed it! Thats a nice list of phones. and I agree, the way phone brands focus on certain things today makes you think everyone is a gamer. Most of us don't care.
Unfortunately most of my cool designs have been lost now, and since I have been out of the field for over 7 years, I no longer have much to show :( But I am working on a project which I will share more details on in the future that will be exciting for everyone and design focused :)
Nokia N9 is a pioneer for features that are now standard in current smartphones. If Nokia properly invested this device, they would be in a very different spot.
This design resonates with my soul. I am striving to be a design engineer and Minimalism and cost effective are my main focus. i do take hints in design from Nokia mobiles. I will write those points down.
Well said, and very true! One of my friend owned that phone. Wow... It was great phone. Nokia then was designing lovely phones. I owned the Nokia Lumia 1020. And I used it for almost eight years without any problems, everything functioning so well. I loved it, and didn't wanna let go of it until I lost it tragically on 25 December 2021. My heart still bleed for my phone....
Agree with you my friend and long for such phone designs again. Nokia fan but currently trying to stay alive with my pre-Android Blackberry. Engineer here and I can fully relate with the design concepts and wish such would return to the market. Would love to see more videos like this wherein you mix concepts and vintage phone designs.
Also good thing was that these phones were made in my home town Salo, were Nokia phones started as mobira in the 80s. When lumias came, Salo factory was closed and all lumias are made in china.
I could still buy it. I have loved the designs off Lumia 720, Lumia 930, Lumia 830, Lumia 7.2 and Lumia 6.1 Black & Golden. Not to miss feature phones like Nokia 6300, Nokia 5310 XpressMusic and Nokia X2-00.
I liked my N9 enough to swap a cracked display myself, the only reason to finally move on from it was that it was no longer supported by my bank. The first and last true Linux phone.
All Nokia Lumia designs make me happy and want to take photos. Comparing to latest smartphone designs, it is like all about bragging your riches. Nokia's design is always boosting passion which is I really miss back then.
I was a big fans of Nokia, the latest Nokia's phone I had is Nokia Lumia 1520, in the past it was the best "Phablet" while others are never thinking of innovating smartphone in a large dimension but still handy in your palm and never look weird to get close to yout ears. it is beautiful, sleek, camera is the best in the class, best in hardware and software (worked properly without any disturbing bugs). OMG I love my late Lumia 1520
I've used a few big smart phones. But I still love the nokia 3 that hmd global released initially. I believe it alligns with what you explained in this video.
This was the best Nokia ever released, the design and OS was amazing for its time (and still is all this time later).... it's a terrible shame that we will never know what could have been. I still remember going to a first showing of it from Nokia in Melbourne and being amazed. I ended up buying all of the colours because it was just so beautiful ❤️
I was so conflicted about which colour I wanted to pick, but ended up with black because of the crazy at the time 64 gigs version only coming in black!
Nokia N9 is the pinnacle of smartphone design. I believe it won a Yellow Pencil award (can't accurately remember the name of the award) for industrial design. Nokia should absolutely draw from this perfect heritage. Thanks for another Ngage-ing video!
I love the N9 . It was waay ahead every other smartphone at that time and the design is still beautiful today. It sad that the nokia abandoned meego so fast so soon. The music player form N9 is still my favourite
i personally fell in love with the N9 when it first came out and still to this day think that it is one of the most beautiful tech products ever. oh and i also am an architect. cheers!
If I have to rate today, my top three designs would be 1. Lumia 925 2. Lumia 1520 3. Lumia 830 (Green) Yes ofcourse, I would love to see Nokia introduce these designs in its newer models. Even in newer models, Nokia 9 pureview and Nokia 7.2/6.2 sported good designs.
Just like the Egyptians who preserved the mummies by their work and became immortal. Similarly old Nokia preserved its name forever by Lumia designs and devices... All lost in fast but still relevant today. When I purchased my first smartphone it was Lumia 520.. I still remember how fast it was that time and 5 mpx Lumia camera.. 🔥 And that super sensitive touch technology. Hmd is still missing that touch in smartphones.
Yes, the N9 was ahead of its time from the well thought out design to the Linux based Meego OS. It was my daily driver until late 2017 when I got my hands on the Nokia 8. Another nice feature the N9 shared with the last Symbian devices was the earphone jack also doubled as an AV jack outputting NTSC or PAL video!
You've raised a nice point. There is no phone with a good design. And specially not in budget or midrange. And the size is going large day by day. someday there will be no difference between phone and tablet.
Awesome video. The trademark of Lumia design is that they resemble a pillow with a beautiful curved glass. If only they had android back then. They would still be around now. HMD are making boring boxy designs nowadays 😬😬😬
Tenho até hj um Lumia 900 e um 920...os mais lindos da Nokia!estão aqui funcionais!câmeras excelentes...troquei a bateria e sempre uso o navegador...áudio e vídeos...são mais bonitos e muito melhor construídos que muitos atuais!tive também o Lumia 925...730 e o 1520 e o Nokia n8!eram maravilhosos!amava o windowsphone!adorei o vídeo!saudades da antiga Nokia!
I fell in love with N9 first time it came out and all the innovations that it carries, i got the Blue one, wish Meego could have been continued. I guess htc's m7 carries the same X factor like the N9. Nowadays everybody wants to look like an iPhone or a Samsung.. except the pixel 6 🤔
I still have my N9, and a Lumia 920!! The N9 works perfect, and every time I use it, I still wonder why it's design has never been used in another phone, it's so smooth and hassle free!! My 920 however, is in need of a new screen, it opens apps by itself lol.
if I'm not mistaken, that Lumia 1020 at the back, that's the design that I like the most, that's why I was captivated by huawei mate 30 pro and one plus 7T's back design
Your work is exceptional. Nokia need to know whom they are but not what they want to be come. The Nokia Lumia phones are more greater than the android phone, specially the operating system is strong. When it comes to the android phones that Nokia is building becomes weak when you use it for a year forward, you start to experience weak network signal and sometimes it delays when you switch on the data and also the phones freeze's. Thank you sir.
With the help of your channel I would like to ask HMD Global to consider manufacturing a midrange phone with decent specs and camera and compact footprint.
Yes. Yes. Yes! Yes!!! Lumia was the peak of smartphone hardware and software innovation and design. 100% agree with what you said, the only reason I left WP was because it died in 2016 with the introduction of WM10 and the 950 and 950XL in 2017
man... my Nokia N9 stopped working when I checked it 2 days ago 😐 but I am thinking about getting Nokia Lumia 950 and installing Windows 11 on it which should be cool and that might even be a decent potential video for this channel 😀
Nokia 1520 was the last best designed smartphone....when hmd started with circular camera I was positive we are moving towards Lumia-ish designs but after seeing g400 I started having bad dreams at night 😂
Also, the Window's OS that comes with the Lumia 900 is also aesthetic. & I believe the turning square icons was inspired from traffic signs. We will never have this piece of art again.
Very rightly said, and it's so great to see this video at a point when I have been frustrated buying a new phone. I needed a new phone, and for the past few weeks, I have been just frustrated seeing the design and specifications of phone..Why can't we keep things simple with minimalistic designs..Those were the good old days with Nokia Lumia with all the minimalistic UIs, and the designs were just a please to the eyes. Nowadays, all we see are fancy UIs and all the generic designs. As a small request from the audience I would ask for some suggestions of phone in India in the range of 20,000 with design which can at least feel good to have.
Fabula design is always a great design, I like the design on Nokia N8, E7, and X7-00 too. I missed the time when design was a thing differentiate a brand from others. HMD should stop assign ODM for designing their smartphones. A Nokia must looks like a Nokia, with a design that make it stand out from the crowd!
why i just knew your channel today? i love your comments in the last part. i am actually hating the design language of hmd for the nokia phones lately. i just missed the original and innovative designs of nokia.
I would sell my kidney to be able to hold a current Lumia-esque device in my hand. I'm no enthusiast by any means but I remember getting the Lumia simply because of the looks and nothing else. Once it broke down I just liked to hold it from time to time. Got myself a Lumia 800 two years ago just to start it up every once in a while and enjoy it.
Just give me a modern smartphone with the "Nokia Smile" design and I'll buy it in a heartbeat... Nokia N9, 900 and 920 where just the peak of smartphone beauty!
I'd always wanted a N9 but couldn''t afford one at the time. I still run a Nokia 8 from 2017 which -at least- shares some of the design language. The only downside is lack of updates and screen burn-in (which is reversible).
I absolutely loved the Nokia Lumia series, they had that worthy feeling plastic that also came in the coolest colours you can imagine (especially the yellow). And that strongly curves glass also made it feel perfect, like it was made out of one piece. But I didn’t buy it because it used windows phone but on the other side if it would have use android, it wouldn’t really fit with the design of the phone.
Nokia 7.1 With the camera module in the centre is my favourite design till date. It not only looks symmetric, but also matches the natural assumption of camera at the center of the device , while taking photos
I agree, the best design ever. Even now. It looks and feel so satisfying, different, premium. I don't get it why they don't use this design anymore.
True ❤
bcoz they doesnt exist amymore
xiaomi copied thi design before
Because the design team has dissolved and hired to other companies like Xiaomi and Sony
They Exist .Search on Google
If Nokia decided to put their energy and resources to the MeeGo OS instead of Windows, the mobile phone landscape today would have been very different. Nokia's hiring of Stephen Elop really messed things up for the Finnish tech giant.
They should have just accepted android at the start and focussed on hardware alone
@@Fran_Tluanga nope. Android during this time is good but man MeeGo is just on a whole another level when it comes to UI and experience. I assume you never got to experience the doomed OS -- it was years ahead of its time. MeeGo was a very viable OS and if Nokia focused on it, who knows. Maybe they didn't fold like they did.
thats what Ms executive elop did .
@@Fran_Tluanga meego.. have you ever used?
i believe you haven't,
meego.. is the best OS i ever used.. (meego -> sailfish OS)
Meego might have been very good but it didn't have an app ecosystem which is what matters. Windows phone was actually a good os as well; it had more developer support than Meego but still not enough to compete with the big 2. Timing was the issue. If they could have gotten off the ground just a year or two sooner either one of these OS's might still be around.
In summary, minimal and symmetric is the way to go. I think HMD tried to incorporate this design language once but never did it again; look at the original NOKIA 5; it gives these vibes too and feels really good in the hand (if only internals were good as well).
I actually bought one because I liked it.
And then I bought a 7.2...
And then I never bought a Nokia phone again.
Farewell Nokia.
After 15 years of Nokia devices HMD managed to achieve what not even the downfall of Windows Phone could have done: I'm disappointed. Poor android and software implementation, bad cameras. And so I will most likely never buy a Nokia phone again.
@@kornar so true.
Nokia should definitely bring back this design. High-end or the midrange ones. Its classic and timeless vibe will never fade. The Meego OS also has that same vibe compared to other OS/UI. My last Nokia was Nokia 6.1 which I loved and its still running.
Aside from Nokia, Samsung S8/S9 and Note 20 series design also has that vibe. S10 and the succeeding models looks pretty but normal.
note 10 series as well, except the Note 10 Lite though.
From the "newer" phones I always loved Lumia phones. My most favorite designs from some brands are:
- Nokia N9 and Lumia 950XL
- HTC MAX 4G, One M7, M8, M9+ and One Max
- Samsung S7 Edge, S8+ and S9+, Note 8, Note 9 and A80
- Lg G2, G Flex, G6, V30 and Wing
- Sony Xperia ZL, XZ3, 1 and Pro-I
And so on. . .
If I would have to pick one phone from each brand in terms of best design it would be like this:
- Apple iPhone 5s
- Asus Zenfone 8 Flip
- Google Pixle 4XL
- Honor Note 8
- HTC M9+
- Huawei Mate 10 Pro
- Lenovo Z5 Pro GT
- LG G6
- Meizu 16 Plus
- Microsoft Lumia 950XL
- Motorola Edge X30 (version with under display camera)
- Nokia N9
- OnePlus 7 Pro
- Oppo Find X
- Realme X
- Samsung Galaxy S9+
- Sharp Aquos Xx
- Sony Xperia Pro-I
- Vivo X27 Pro
- Xiaomi Mix 4
- ZTE Axon 20
Im a big fan of nokia specially the Lumia series ,even today I still used my lumia 1020 as my daily driver :) it looks brandnew for me despite of its age.
Control brother 😂
When Hmd Global was establishing, the first education to staff (from Ceo to product chief, from design team to marketing) must have been " what is Nokia, what are people expecting from Nokia". The things what we are talking with love about old Nokia design became a painfull detail that now we don't see in the new Nokia models. Because Nobody in HMD Global knows what's is the meaning of Nokia.
@@m.run_itnask bruh...do you even realise the nokia brand that make 5g antennas and the nokia brand that makes phones are different companies?
@@m.run_itnask ...
Learn some facts bruh,the when nokia was sold to Microsoft the part of company that creates antennas seperated itself,and later hmd took license of nokia smartphone brand,so now there are two Nokia's one the actual nokia that develops 5g network antennas and a smartphone nokia that is owned by hmd global.
@@m.run_itnask but it's true, Microsoft just bought Nokia's mobile phone business not the whole company,and 5g nokia phones are happening but Nokia mobiles doesn't have a connection with nokia telecommunications.
Here's the wikipidea article "Microsoft bought its mobile phone business,creating Microsoft Mobile as its successor in 2014. After the sale, Nokia began to focus more on its telecommunications infrastructure business and on Internet of things technologies"
HMD design is so bad, humiliating to be honest
@@rzkylhmsyhslmn yeah but 8.3 was kinda good tho,they need to bring that fabula design back.
Meego OS still looks more modern than any iOS or Android does.
The design is also the reason why I love my Lumia 1020, it was designed after the Nokia N9.
Lumia 1020 was such a nice phone for the time - through and through. And yes - the design is still really good to this day.
My favourite Phone outright ever. What could have been. Described as the last unicorn beast. Fun fact, the N9 owes its design to a Swedish word lagom. Simply translated it means not to little and not to much but just enough. And that ties in very well with the amazing Dieter rams, who we all know was the direct inspiration for Jonny Ive. Dieter can be seen in many Apple products such as the iPod having the same general design as the Braun micro radio. Even in meego dieters philosophy can be seen. It's just a shame the world was simply not ready for the N9 and Nokia just wasn't in a position to carry on with meego. I still have my white N9 and white Lumia 800. You knocked it out the park with this video. Excellent!!!!!!!!
It's more like Nokia higher ups weren't ready to change their old Symbian OS, isn't it?
To be honest they can coexist, but by 2010-2011 they should develop more Meego devices instead of Symbian for mid to high end.
@@yohaneschristianp it was far deeper then that. Have a listen to the Nokia chronicles podcast. It’s explained really well and sheds light on what happened and dispelled many myths.
Imagine if MeeGo still alive today, stay innovative as always, with the latest version of MeeGo powering the descendant of Nokia N9 in generation of year 2022 with Snapdragon 8GX chipset. What would it be?
@@aaronoralan5314 meego is very much alive. Ex employees took it and now it’s become Sailfish Os. I would love to see it running on a X20. It still has all the core features but obviously is updated visually with fonts and backgrounds. It’s very big in Russia as an alternative to Android as it can run android apps.
@@blackhawk69100 I mean the full fledged MeeGo, not counting the forked or others. Sailfish is actually only open source components are MeeGo; the closed source was developed from scratch
Aw the best phone that I ever had. Loved its oled design camera and buttonless gesture operating system.
Your introduction to this video is amazing! I like how you’ve used the car analogy to describe how older classic cars age well, where some of the newer cars don’t, and comparing that analogy to phones. Very effective! I agree Nokia has created some of the most unique and aesthetically pleasing designs to what we see now.
Glad you enjoyed it :D
I actually still use nokia lumia 640xl. Besides the outdated version though i still feel like lumia ui and OS is absolutely so smooth. I mean touches are sooo smooth...
I wish windows comes back
The Nokia N9 was my absolute favorite phone of all time. Though I was spoiled a little bit in that I actually started out with an N950 first, the N9’s secretive, but still very cool development brother. What made it cool was that it was a clam shell design that hid a very usable keyboard, very similar to the Nokia E7, though it ran the same terrific MeeGO’s OS we all loved, if not too briefly. So much so that I have been keeping that dream alive with an unexpected Sony Xperia™ 10 II, running Sailfish. An OS based that is based on the dead carcass of MeeGO’s and it surprisingly very good. Just wish more phones would be ported to it, none the less, Jolla, the firm behind this endeavor, is doing everything they can to make that happen.
Exactly why I bought two N9's when it came out. One to keep as a future classic. Still unopened in its box to this day🤘🏼
Woah! I would've done that with Nokia 808 or 1020 if I was rich enough back then.
@@NomanJohan Explains why I'm not rich anymore :D
@@CADAVREFILMS Haha. Poor for a noble cause :)
I sold my N9 to buy Lumia 800. Then sold Lumia 800 to buy Lumia 920.
Well, at least I still keep Lumia 920 in my drawer with battery recharged from time to time. It still looks good although I've been using and keeping it without case since 2013.
Please make video of it.
Nokia XR20 feels very good in the hand. I didn't expect this based on photos and videos. People should really test it in stores before buying, but because of resources, they don't showcase these is many stores (based on couple of operator stores in Finland). I also got used N9 to be able to test it a few years back. Also Jolla's phone afterwards. There's a lot for Nokia Mobile to use from its past devices. Great video on design!
N9 and the Lumia 800 are timeless design imo, to this date I still miss my Lumia 800 specially the clear black display.
This video was fabulous Abdulla! I totally agree with you, Lumia phones were super aesthetic. I am currently on an 8.3 5G and people always ask me what phone it is because of the rear design.
Some phone designs I absolutely adored:
- iPhone 5s
- Blackberry Bold 9900
- Nokia E73
- Moto Razr (Original)
- Samsung Galaxy S8
- HTC One M8
- Nokia Lumia 1020
- Nokia N8
Phone companies really don't care about designs anymore. It's all about the processor, refresh rate and charging speed. Are phones all about playing games now, or am I missing something?
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thats a nice list of phones.
and I agree, the way phone brands focus on certain things today makes you think everyone is a gamer. Most of us don't care.
Actually, with your taste, I'd be really interested in some architectural design of yours
Yeah, building looks like Nokia phone will be amazing
Unfortunately most of my cool designs have been lost now, and since I have been out of the field for over 7 years, I no longer have much to show :( But I am working on a project which I will share more details on in the future that will be exciting for everyone and design focused :)
@@AbdullaZaki Wow, how unfortunate. But I'm looking forward to that project!
Nokia N9 is a pioneer for features that are now standard in current smartphones. If Nokia properly invested this device, they would be in a very different spot.
This design resonates with my soul. I am striving to be a design engineer and Minimalism and cost effective are my main focus. i do take hints in design from Nokia mobiles. I will write those points down.
Well said, and very true! One of my friend owned that phone. Wow... It was great phone. Nokia then was designing lovely phones. I owned the Nokia Lumia 1020. And I used it for almost eight years without any problems, everything functioning so well. I loved it, and didn't wanna let go of it until I lost it tragically on 25 December 2021. My heart still bleed for my phone....
Sorry to hear about your 1020! It will be the topic of my next video.
I get tears whenever i watch these old nokia phones... My first phone is a nokia lumia 720... God.. Those were the days...
As simply said: Nokia N9 is the best phone I've ever had.
Agree with you my friend and long for such phone designs again. Nokia fan but currently trying to stay alive with my pre-Android Blackberry.
Engineer here and I can fully relate with the design concepts and wish such would return to the market.
Would love to see more videos like this wherein you mix concepts and vintage phone designs.
Thank you :)
I will be looking at different ways of creating videos like this one.
Another interesting design from Nokia was the Nokia X7. It was such a beautiful looking phone.
Also good thing was that these phones were made in my home town Salo, were Nokia phones started as mobira in the 80s. When lumias came, Salo factory was closed and all lumias are made in china.
I could still buy it. I have loved the designs off Lumia 720, Lumia 930, Lumia 830, Lumia 7.2 and Lumia 6.1 Black & Golden. Not to miss feature phones like Nokia 6300, Nokia 5310 XpressMusic and Nokia X2-00.
I liked my N9 enough to swap a cracked display myself, the only reason to finally move on from it was that it was no longer supported by my bank. The first and last true Linux phone.
All Nokia Lumia designs make me happy and want to take photos. Comparing to latest smartphone designs, it is like all about bragging your riches. Nokia's design is always boosting passion which is I really miss back then.
i Have a rare blue Nokia N9 that i bought with it's original box and all accessoires
it's such a masterpiece , using it feels like the future !
I was a big fans of Nokia, the latest Nokia's phone I had is Nokia Lumia 1520, in the past it was the best "Phablet" while others are never thinking of innovating smartphone in a large dimension but still handy in your palm and never look weird to get close to yout ears. it is beautiful, sleek, camera is the best in the class, best in hardware and software (worked properly without any disturbing bugs). OMG I love my late Lumia 1520
I've used a few big smart phones. But I still love the nokia 3 that hmd global released initially. I believe it alligns with what you explained in this video.
This was the best Nokia ever released, the design and OS was amazing for its time (and still is all this time later).... it's a terrible shame that we will never know what could have been.
I still remember going to a first showing of it from Nokia in Melbourne and being amazed. I ended up buying all of the colours because it was just so beautiful ❤️
I was so conflicted about which colour I wanted to pick, but ended up with black because of the crazy at the time 64 gigs version only coming in black!
I have Lumia 800 and 920, love that design so much! ❤
Nokia N9 is the pinnacle of smartphone design. I believe it won a Yellow Pencil award (can't accurately remember the name of the award) for industrial design. Nokia should absolutely draw from this perfect heritage. Thanks for another Ngage-ing video!
Red Dot award perhaps?
I love the N9 . It was waay ahead every other smartphone at that time and the design is still beautiful today. It sad that the nokia abandoned meego so fast so soon.
The music player form N9 is still my favourite
Nokia N9 is my all time favorite smartphone among my mini Nokia collection. 😊
Lovely, completely agree with you bro, we are missing best designs now a days
Yes. This design is great. But my favorite design is Nokia 8810 silver chrome.
I'd like to see HMD bring the 88 series back with stock Android.
I had the Lumia 1520 back in the day and it was one of the most beautiful phones I've ever had. I miss it
i personally fell in love with the N9 when it first came out and still to this day think that it is one of the most beautiful tech products ever. oh and i also am an architect. cheers!
If I have to rate today, my top three designs would be
1. Lumia 925
2. Lumia 1520
3. Lumia 830 (Green)
Yes ofcourse, I would love to see Nokia introduce these designs in its newer models.
Even in newer models, Nokia 9 pureview and Nokia 7.2/6.2 sported good designs.
Nokia's design was the best ever design that never gets old
I agree with u...the design was ahead of its time...
What a gorgeous collection of phones. They don't look ugly or dated like most 10 year old devices. Miss the original powerhouse Nokia!
I'm still running my N9. Still more than I need.
I loved the n9 so much I had 3 of them and one complete housing to fix any damages. I still have one I use now and then to play games.
Just like the Egyptians who preserved the mummies by their work and became immortal. Similarly old Nokia preserved its name forever by Lumia designs and devices... All lost in fast but still relevant today. When I purchased my first smartphone it was Lumia 520.. I still remember how fast it was that time and 5 mpx Lumia camera.. 🔥 And that super sensitive touch technology. Hmd is still missing that touch in smartphones.
Great thoughts!💜 Made me miss my lumia phones.
Absolutely beautiful, seamless design like a piece of block. Very comfortable in your hand
Will Amazed to see N9 meego like launcher for android in 2022,
One of my fav phone, Nokia must hire design engineers of N9 and windows phone
Old days phone feels like handcrafted artwork. And today’s phone look like massive machine production
VERY interesting subject and amazing video, thank you!
Yes, the N9 was ahead of its time from the well thought out design to the Linux based Meego OS. It was my daily driver until late 2017 when I got my hands on the Nokia 8. Another nice feature the N9 shared with the last Symbian devices was the earphone jack also doubled as an AV jack outputting NTSC or PAL video!
Oh man. I loved the n9. It was truly beautiful
You've raised a nice point. There is no phone with a good design. And specially not in budget or midrange. And the size is going large day by day. someday there will be no difference between phone and tablet.
I was a BIG fan of NOKIA. I used the Lumion 610, 920 and 930. I miss them big time. 😢
Long live NOKIA
I wish somebody brings back removable back plastic cover maybe for entry level or midrange phone.
I am also a NOKIA LUMIA fan. Used every LUMIA you can think off!!!
Awesome video. The trademark of Lumia design is that they resemble a pillow with a beautiful curved glass. If only they had android back then. They would still be around now. HMD are making boring boxy designs nowadays 😬😬😬
First here and a true Nokia fan Love you Brother Abdullah also lots of Love from India ❤️❤️✨
The N9 was a usability masterpiece. We had to wait until the iPhone X to have another phone with no front physical/touch buttons.
Lumia 950 950XL does not have front button too.
N9 was my first smartphone which is still functioning
Tenho até hj um Lumia 900 e um 920...os mais lindos da Nokia!estão aqui funcionais!câmeras excelentes...troquei a bateria e sempre uso o navegador...áudio e vídeos...são mais bonitos e muito melhor construídos que muitos atuais!tive também o Lumia 925...730 e o 1520 e o Nokia n8!eram maravilhosos!amava o windowsphone!adorei o vídeo!saudades da antiga Nokia!
I fell in love with N9 first time it came out and all the innovations that it carries, i got the Blue one, wish Meego could have been continued. I guess htc's m7 carries the same X factor like the N9. Nowadays everybody wants to look like an iPhone or a Samsung.. except the pixel 6 🤔
People on HMD Global should see this video.
One of the best designs out there. I didn’t have the N9 but the Lucia 800 was the phone I truly wanted.
I still have my N9, and a Lumia 920!! The N9 works perfect, and every time I use it, I still wonder why it's design has never been used in another phone, it's so smooth and hassle free!! My 920 however, is in need of a new screen, it opens apps by itself lol.
Amazing as always. It never bores me to watch your video.
Happy to hear this :)
if I'm not mistaken, that Lumia 1020 at the back, that's the design that I like the most, that's why I was captivated by huawei mate 30 pro and one plus 7T's back design
Your work is exceptional.
Nokia need to know whom they are but not what they want to be come. The Nokia Lumia phones are more greater than the android phone, specially the operating system is strong. When it comes to the android phones that Nokia is building becomes weak when you use it for a year forward, you start to experience weak network signal and sometimes it delays when you switch on the data and also the phones freeze's. Thank you sir.
With the help of your channel I would like to ask HMD Global to consider manufacturing a midrange phone with decent specs and camera and compact footprint.
Yes. Yes. Yes! Yes!!! Lumia was the peak of smartphone hardware and software innovation and design. 100% agree with what you said, the only reason I left WP was because it died in 2016 with the introduction of WM10 and the 950 and 950XL in 2017
man... my Nokia N9 stopped working when I checked it 2 days ago 😐 but I am thinking about getting Nokia Lumia 950 and installing Windows 11 on it which should be cool and that might even be a decent potential video for this channel 😀
next video will cover the 950XL :)
I still have Nokia 1100, X2-01, Lumia 530, Nokia 5... Like u said yes design is good...
Bro, I still waiting for an updated version of a Lumia 1020, it would be a dream
Something like a little bit taller, USB C, today's specs,a great camera and a hole punch display 🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤
Nokia 1520 was the last best designed smartphone....when hmd started with circular camera I was positive we are moving towards Lumia-ish designs but after seeing g400 I started having bad dreams at night 😂
I miss the nokia lumia phone line. Held on till 2020.... Have not really found a phone since i was psyched about
I really love the design of n9. Hope HMD bring back this kind of design on it's nokia line up. 😍😍😍❤❤❤
Bro that's HMD AMD is a chip manufacturing company
Also, the Window's OS that comes with the Lumia 900 is also aesthetic. & I believe the turning square icons was inspired from traffic signs. We will never have this piece of art again.
could not agree more with the BMW analogy
As a BMW and Nokia fan, my life is pain haha.
can't agree more. the n9 along with Nokia lumia 800 is some of the best phone design
hmd global debería inspirarse en estos diseños insignia de NOKIA y sacar una reedición digna, apostando todo para los tiempos actuales
Very rightly said, and it's so great to see this video at a point when I have been frustrated buying a new phone. I needed a new phone, and for the past few weeks, I have been just frustrated seeing the design and specifications of phone..Why can't we keep things simple with minimalistic designs..Those were the good old days with Nokia Lumia with all the minimalistic UIs, and the designs were just a please to the eyes. Nowadays, all we see are fancy UIs and all the generic designs. As a small request from the audience I would ask for some suggestions of phone in India in the range of 20,000 with design which can at least feel good to have.
Thanks for the comment, and I agree with your sentiments. Unfortunately I'm not keeping track of the Indian market to suggest a phone for you
@@AbdullaZaki No worries,thanks anyways. The video really reciprocated the feeling
Fabula design is always a great design, I like the design on Nokia N8, E7, and X7-00 too. I missed the time when design was a thing differentiate a brand from others. HMD should stop assign ODM for designing their smartphones. A Nokia must looks like a Nokia, with a design that make it stand out from the crowd!
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Yes Nokia should bring back old Lumia design with Android
Agree...
Design-wise it would still compete strongly with today designs
You're not over reacting at all. Good design doesn't cost more. No excuse Nokia.
why i just knew your channel today? i love your comments in the last part. i am actually hating the design language of hmd for the nokia phones lately. i just missed the original and innovative designs of nokia.
I would sell my kidney to be able to hold a current Lumia-esque device in my hand. I'm no enthusiast by any means but I remember getting the Lumia simply because of the looks and nothing else. Once it broke down I just liked to hold it from time to time. Got myself a Lumia 800 two years ago just to start it up every once in a while and enjoy it.
It does have a feeling like no other holding one of those devices. Something you can't find on modern smartphones.
I like your video & one day NOKIA company become no.1 smartphone company again, I promise.Because I'm NOKIA fan too.
i would really like to see a new Lumia phone
Just give me a modern smartphone with the "Nokia Smile" design and I'll buy it in a heartbeat... Nokia N9, 900 and 920 where just the peak of smartphone beauty!
I'd always wanted a N9 but couldn''t afford one at the time. I still run a Nokia 8 from 2017 which -at least- shares some of the design language. The only downside is lack of updates and screen burn-in (which is reversible).
Nokia's Colors are still the best! They didn't looked overdose.... They always looked cool and premium for atleast my eyes ❣️🔥
This guy is easily unique and better youtuber than most 'technical specialst' running shitty youtube channels
Glad you like the content :D
I absolutely loved the Nokia Lumia series, they had that worthy feeling plastic that also came in the coolest colours you can imagine (especially the yellow). And that strongly curves glass also made it feel perfect, like it was made out of one piece. But I didn’t buy it because it used windows phone but on the other side if it would have use android, it wouldn’t really fit with the design of the phone.
make a dedicated video on NOKIA N9 MUSIC PLAYER. It's Ui is so different.
I like Nokia 6.1 design :-), but my favorite one was the Lumia 920