Nokia N900

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Surprised no one has posed this yet. The Nokia N900 has been leaked, its a Nokia phone/tablet using Maemo 5 (a 'new' OS based on Linux). Maemo will be the new OS for higher end Nokia phones replacing Symbian (thank God). This Im actually looking forward to - a seemingly decent OS (the very experienced reviewer said comparable to the iphone OS), faster processor, 800x480 res screen and usual Nokia hardware (release maybe Oct 2009)

Official info just released:
http://maemo.nokia.com/
Official videos:
http://vimeo.com/6296297
video of it in action:
The Nokia N900 will be available in select markets from October 2009 with an estimated retail price of EUR 500 excluding sales taxes and subsidies.

Specs:

ARM Cortex-A8 processor running @ 600 MHz (Texas Instruments OMAP 3430)

Up to 1GB of application memory (256 MB RAM and up to 768 MB of virtual memory) and OpenGL ES 2.0 graphics acceleration

3.5 inch 800 × 480 resolution touch screen

110.9 mm × 59.8 mm × 18 mm (19.55 mm at thickest part); 181 grams

BL-5J battery with 1320mAh of power

10.2 Mbps HSPA (900/1700/2100 MHz), quadband GSM/EDGE, Bluetooth 2.1 and WLAN

Browser powered by Mozilla technology, full Adobe Flash 9.4 support, the ability to copy and paste from the browser

32 GB of storage built in, expandable to 48 GB via microSD

5MP camera with Carl Zeiss optics; 800 × 480 resolution video recording

“The Nokia N900 will be available in select markets from October 2009 with an estimated retail price of EUR 500 excluding sales taxes and subsidies.”

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Talk time: Up to 5hrs WCDMA, 9hrs GSM
Active online usage: Up to 1+ day
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http://www.intomobile.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/n900front.jpg

http://www.intomobile.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/n900keyboard.jpg

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Theres a preview/review of the phone and around 100 screenshots of the OS here:

http://www.mobile-review.com/review/nokia-rx51-n900-en.shtml
 
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Nice phone but it looks massive in terms of size. Will be good to see it in the flesh.

Nokia needed to pull something out of the bag. Apple are getting bigger and bigger daily.
 
If the OS is comparable to the iphone, is speedy and not buggy like symbian/winmo then I think it will be a great phone!

Although I just skimmed that review and it doesnt seem to have a standalone headphone jack? If it doesnt thats a BIG let down.

Anyway I always get excited about the possibility that there is a new phone with a decent OS but am always disappointed.
 
borich_planner said:
The N97 was meant to be their big gamble to take on apple

Borich
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yeah, seems they were working on this in the meantime, better late than never huh!

xiphrex said:
If the OS is comparable to the iphone, is speedy and not buggy like symbian/winmo then I think it will be a great phone!

Although I just skimmed that review and it doesnt seem to have a standalone headphone jack? If it doesnt thats a BIG let down.

Anyway I always get excited about the possibility that there is a new phone with a decent OS but am always disappointed.
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Its does, you can see it in the top pic. If the guy that wrote the article is pleased with the OS thats a good thing, he's a very respected/honest blogger (Eldar).:):

“the most impressive device in 2009, all the others, mildly put, are not so (impressive)”, “compared to this, S60 looks like an old crap”, “I look at Nokia N97 in one hand, this device in another, and understand that..wow”, “after living with it a few months, I can say that this smart(phone) has me drooling with wonder. And already pretty fast and stable”
 
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I am not sure I get all this, it is just the follow up to the Nokia N810 (which I have had since release) and is a Internet Tablet - not a phone. One big difference between this and the N810 is that it has a sim card and therefore also be used as a phone.

The reviewer is a chump, he wrote that massive review and barely mentioned the N770/N800/N810 which are the predecessors. Also he appears to be jumping to MASSIVE conclusions which are currently groundless and probably some very bad assumptions.
 
JBod said:
I am not sure I get all this, it is just the follow up to the Nokia N810 (which I have had since release) and is a Internet Tablet - not a phone. One big difference between this and the N810 is that it has a sim card and therefore also be used as a phone.

The reviewer is a chump, he wrote that massive review and barely mentioned the N770/N800/N810 which are the predecessors. Also he appears to be jumping to MASSIVE conclusions which are currently groundless and probably some very bad assumptions.
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Its not just an iterative follow up, it is smaller than the N810 and uses the latest Maemo OS (Which has been modded for use as a phone more than a tablet). What massive conclusions is he jumping on? :confused: He's been using it for a while now. Sure, he is discussing the future of the industry which is hard to predict.
 
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New phone, new hardware & new OS and they still cba to stick a capacitive screen on the the thing.

Surely by todays standards that would pretty much be a given..
 
ManCuBuS said:
New phone, new hardware & new OS and they still cba to stick a capacitive screen on the the thing.

Surely by todays standards that would pretty much be a given..
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Nokia is a BIG player in the Chinese market. Capacitive screens are terrible for entering Chinese characters. Ergo, Nokia has stuck to making resistive touchscreen phones for now.

The OS isn't new, by the way. It dates back to the N770, which I believe was released in 2006.
 
Tunney said:
Nokia is a BIG player in the Chinese market. Capacitive screens are terrible for entering Chinese characters. Ergo, Nokia has stuck to making resistive touchscreen phones for now.

The OS isn't new, by the way. It dates back to the N770, which I believe was released in 2006.
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Yeah I know, I just couldnt be bothered to explain :p (so put it in "" marks as its "new" for a Nokia phone ie non Symbian.)

ManCuBuS said:
New phone, new hardware & new OS and they still cba to stick a capacitive screen on the the thing.

Surely by todays standards that would pretty much be a given..
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oh why, because the iphone uses it?;) Personally I prefer capacitive however if the phone is responsive/quick, that should negate the usual issues.
 
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Is there any confirmation about all this doods assumptions? Seems to me that it is possible that since it was a leak that it is just their next internet tablet and nothing to do with their mobile phone range.
 
No its the first device to feature their new OS which will power there future high end device. The N900 is an interesting device. There is stuff about the services on the N900 that hasnt been mentioned yet. However its not that impressive. Some more Maemo powered proper phones penciled for next year. Its no surprise that it going to be officially unveiled next month. Its supposed to ship in Octber but I'm skeptical of that date.
 
Airax said:
No its the first device to feature their new OS which will power there future high end device.
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It's the first Maemo v5 device but it's not the first Maemo device.

The SDK (inc. phone simulator) is available now if people want to see what the OS looks like.
 
JBod said:
Is there any confirmation about all this doods assumptions? Seems to me that it is possible that since it was a leak that it is just their next internet tablet and nothing to do with their mobile phone range.
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Why do you keep mentioning assumptions, the guy has been using the device for months did you read his review? (also he has posted snippets about it on a forum for a while now). 'wanna clarify what assumptions he is making?
 
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Official info just released:
http://maemo.nokia.com/
The Nokia N900 will be available in select markets from October 2009 with an estimated retail price of EUR 500 excluding sales taxes and subsidies.

Specs:

ARM Cortex-A8 processor running @ 600 MHz (Texas Instruments OMAP 3430)

Up to 1GB of application memory (256 MB RAM and up to 768 MB of virtual memory) and OpenGL ES 2.0 graphics acceleration

3.5 inch 800 × 480 resolution touch screen

110.9 mm × 59.8 mm × 18 mm (19.55 mm at thickest part); 181 grams

BL-5J battery with 1320mAh of power

10.2 Mbps HSPA (900/1700/2100 MHz), quadband GSM/EDGE, Bluetooth 2.1 and WLAN

Browser powered by Mozilla technology, full Adobe Flash 9.4 support, the ability to copy and paste from the browser!

32 GB of storage built in, expandable to 48 GB via microSD

5MP camera with Carl Zeiss optics; 800 × 480 resolution video recording

“The Nokia N900 will be available in select markets from October 2009 with an estimated retail price of EUR 500 excluding sales taxes and subsidies.”

GPS

Official videos:
http://vimeo.com/6296297
Video of it in action:
 
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