After much hype,the Noka N900 comes out. ts qute smlar to the N810.
It has the same general shape as Nokia's earlier Internet Tablets. A slider with a large
WVGA touchscreen and a landscape-oriented keyboard,the addition of a cellular radio and
the cohesion of the user interface makes this feel more of an entirely new device that's
aimed to gain some new fans, but also disenfranchise some older ones.
On the display,there's still a resistive touchscreen, running at a comfortable 800 by 480
pixels within 3.5 inches diagonally. At just under 270ppi, that's about as close to paper
as LCD screens get these days.
When it comes to usability,the N900's is a three-row keyboard which ingeniously integrates
directional keys on the right side. While it's smaller (width and height) than the one on
N810, it feels much better due to its domed keys and excellent travel. It lacks a
directional pad, though, so you'll need to train both hands to use directional keys.
The 3.5mm headset jack has evolved to include TV-out (PAL/NTSC), yet remains on the right
side. It's joined by a dedicated screen-lock toggle button and a well hidden stylus.
The micro-SDHC card slot is located under the this panel, as is the 1320 mAh battery. This
simply means accessing problems.
The phone comes wth a 5 megapixel Carl Zeiss camera. This is a camera module similar to the
one used in the Nokia N97 and other recent devices from this company. has two LED flash
bulbs for better low-light pictures and video usability. The camera comes with dual-LED
flash, autofocus, full-screen viewfinder, and even a built-in photo editor.
Battery has an inferor storage capacity (1320 mAh). This is much smaller than the 1500 mAh
that ships with the N97 and N810, and the space is packed very tight.
The phone runs on Maemo Linux. The Maemo 5 made its debut with this model, and is something
of a departure for this operating system.
The notifications system has seen a complete makeover, pulling a page or two from Android
and Palm's webOS with an innovative task manager and aggregated pull-down
status/presence/system status tray.
The phone supports only T-Mobile USA's 3G frequencies (2100/1700/900) -- though it's
otherwise quad-Band GSM (850/900/1800/1900),
Nevertheless, call quality is reportedly pretty good. The speakers are loud and clear
Nokia, more like the 5800XpressMuzic in that it can get very loud.
The N900 supports Wi-Fi b/g, and Bluetooth 2.0. The Wi-Fi antenna was said to be excellent.
The MicroB web browser returns for this version of Maemo.
The GPS antenna is much, much, much improved over the N810,but the developers at Nokia
wasted it. Ovi Maps for Maemo is not the same application the ones on Nokia's Symbian
devices. Besides missing integration with the Ovi Maps service (shared routes and POI),
without fast wireless (Wi-Fi or 3G), it becomes useless for driving directions. There also
no electronic compass to orient the map according to where you are facing. At this point,
it's just a map application
The developers seem have done an great job in making a mobile device that is a spiritual
successor to the N95(rest time will tell).
Sure, it doesn't have a capacitive screen, and is a fingerprint magnet (comes with a
cloth), but it’s as powerful as mobiles are these days: 600 MHz OMAP 3430 processor, 1 GB
of RAM, 32 GB internal memory and micro-SDHC expansion for more, etc.
A quick view at the tech specs
3.5in Touchscreen (800x480px)
256MB RAM (w/additional 768MB reserved for heap)
32GB Flash RAM internal storage
Micro-SDHC (up to 32 GB)
1320mAh battery; charges via micro-USB
3-row sliding QWERTY
5 megapixel camera, w/dual-LED, autofocus, geotagging
Video: WVGA(848 x 480)@25fps
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth 2.1 w/A2DP
Quad-Band GSM (850/900/1800/1900) with HSPA (2100/1700/900)
GPS w/A-GPS
Maemo Linux 5 (v1.2009.42.11.002)
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