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The Nokia N900 is a slider style cell phone offered by Nokia that is designed to also be used as a high-performance mobile computer. It has a full QWERTY keyboard, a 3.5" WVGA touchscreen and is powered by a 600 MHz ARM Cortex - A8 superscalar microprocessor with 1 GB of application memory making this a powerful and versatile portable device. It uses a Linux based operating system and has a 3D graphics accelerator with OpenGL ES 2.0 support. It has plenty of wireless connectivity options including 3.5G, WLAN and Quadband GSM with GPRS and EDGE giving transfer rates up to 10/2 Mbps over a cellular network and 54 Mbps over Wi-Fi. The built in 5-megapixel camera has a Carl Zeiss optical lens and dual LED flash, and is capable of recording 800 x 480 resolution video. It has a 3.5mm AV jack and uses a Maemo media player capable of playing most music file formats. It has 32 GB of internal storage letting you store up to 7000 MP3s or 40 hours of high quality video with an additional 16 GB of storage using the microSD slot. There is also a built in assisted-GPS receiver which works seamlessly with Ovi Maps.
MSRP $649.00
Release date October, 2009
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Specifications
- Display:
- 3.5 inch touch-sensitive widescreen display
- 800 × 480 pixel resolution
- Language support: British English, American English, Canadian French, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Latin American Spanish, Swedish, Russian
- Connectivity:
- 3.5mm AV connector
- TV out (PAL/NTSC) with Nokia Video Connectivity Cable
- Micro-USB connector, High-Speed USB 2.0
- Bluetooth v2.1 including support for stereo headsets
- Integrated FM transmitter
- Integrated GPS with A-GPS
- Battery: BL-5J 1320mAh
- Processor and 3D accelerator: TI OMAP 3430: ARM Cortex-A8 600 MHz, PowerVR SGX with OpenGL ES 2.0 support
- Memory: Up to 1GB of application memory (256 MB RAM, 768 MB virtual memory)
- Size and weight
- Volume: Approx 113cc
- Dimensions: 110.9 × 59.8 × 18 (19.55 at thickest part) mm
- Weight: Approx 181g
- Mass memory:
- 32 GB internal storage
- Up to 16 GB of additional storage with an external microSD card
- Keys and input method:
- Full QWERTY tactile keyboard
- Full QWERTY onscreen keyboard
- Colour: Black
- Operating frequency:
- Quad-band GSM EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
- WCDMA 900/1700/2100 MHz
- Data network: GPRS class A, multislot class 32, maximum speed 107/64.2 kbps (DL/UL) EDGE class A, multislot class 32, maximum speed 296/177.6 kbps (DL/UL) WCDMA 900/1700/2100. Maximum speed PS 384/384 kbps (DL/UL) HSPA 900/1700/2100. Maximum speed PS 10/2 Mbps (DL/UL) WLAN IEEE 802.11b/g
- Call features:
- Integrated hands-free stereo speakers
- Call waiting, call hold, call divert
- Call timer
- Logging of dialed, received and missed calls
- Speed dialing via contact widget
- Virbrating alert (internal)
- Side volume keys
- Mute/unmute
- Contacts with images
- Conference calling with up to 3 participants
- Internet calling
- Email & Messaging:
- Supported protocols: Mail for Exchange, IMAP, POP3, SMTP
- Support for email attachments
- Support for rich HTML
- SMS and Instant Messages as conversations
- Support for Nokia Messaging service
- Instant messaging and presence enhanced contacts
- Multiple number, email and Instant Messaging details per contact, contacts with images
- Support for assigning images to contacts
- Web browsing:
- Maemo browser powered by Mozilla technology
- Adobe Flash 9.4 support
- Full screen browsing
- GPS:
- Integrated GPS, Assisted-GPS, and Cell-based receivers
- Pre-loaded Ovi Maps application
- Automatic geotagging
- Camera:
- 5 megapixel camera (2584 × 1938 pixels)
- Image formats: JPEG
- CMOS sensor, Carl Zeiss optics, Tessar lens
- 3 × digital zoom
- Autofocus with assist light and two-stage capture key
- Dual LED flash
- Full-screen viewfinder
- Photo editor on device
- TV out (PAL/NTSC) with Nokia Video Connectivity Cable (CA-75U, included in box) or WLAN/UPnP
- Landscape (horizontal) orientation
- Capture modes: Automatic, portrait, video, macro, landscape, action
- Video:
- Wide aspect ratio 16:9 (WVGA)
- Video recording file format: .mp4; codec: MPEG-4
- Video recording at up to 848 × 480 pixels (WVGA) and up to 25fps
- Video playback file formats: .mp4, .avi, .wmv, .3gp; codecs: H.264, MPEG-4, Xvid, WMV, H.263
- Music and audio playback:
- Maemo media player
- Music playback file formats: .wav, .mp3, .AAC, .eAAC, .wma, .m4a
- Built-in FM transmitter
- Ring tones: .wav, .mp3, .AAC, .eAAC, .wma, .m4a
- FR, EFR, WCDMA, and GSM AMR
- DLNA
- Personalisation:
- Background pictures
- Widgets on your desktops
- Intelligent contact shortcuts
- Shortcuts to your favourite websites
- Shortcuts to applications
- Themes
- Operating system: Maemo 5 software on Linux
- Applications:
- Maemo Browser
- Phone
- Conversations
- Contacts
- Camera
- Photos
- Media player
- Email
- Calendar
- Ovi Maps
- Clock
- Notes
- Calculator
- PDF reader
- File manager
- RSS reader
- Sketch
- Games
- Widgets
- Application manager for downloads
- Gaming:
- What´s in the box:
- Nokia N900
- Nokia Battery (BL-5J)
- Nokia High Efficiency Charger (AC-10)
- Nokia Stereo Headset (WH-205)
- Video out cable (CA-75U)
- Nokia charger adaptor (CA-146C)
- Cleaning cloth
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MSRP $299.00
Released November, 2009
Pros
- open Android 2.0 OS
- WiFi
- large 3.7" touchscreen with high resolution (854 x 480px)
Cons
- annoying $100 mail in rebate to get to $199 price point
- camera is slow to take photos, properly focusing is hit or miss
- no multi-touch as in the GSM version for Europe (and though Android 2.0 would support it)
Nokia N900
40%
vs.
Motorola Droid (Sholes)
60%
MSRP $199.00
Released June, 2009
Pros
- much faster processing
- video recording
- larger storage
capacities
Cons
- no background running apps
- not a revolutionary upgrade
- AT&T is not supporting many of the new updates quite yet - 7.2Mbps HSDPA in 2011, no tethering information/pricing, no MMS until later this summer
Nokia N900
50%
vs.
Apple iPhone 3GS
50%
MSRP $689.50
Released November, 2009
Pros
- WiFi
- open Android 2.0 OS
- large 3.7" touchscreen with high resolution (854 x 480px)
Cons
- no Google Maps Navigation
- flash memory isn't integrated into the device, the only option is microSDHC (not as fast)
- all plastic enclosure
Nokia N900
100%
vs.
Motorola MILESTONE
0%
MSRP $199.99
Released June, 2009
Pros
- full 3.5mm headphone jack
- removable battery
- backlit QWERTY keyboard
Cons
- no higher capacity models
- exclusive to Sprint for the first half of 2009
- no expandable memory
Nokia N900
100%
vs.
Palm Pre
0%
MSRP $199.00
Released July, 2008
Pros
- GPS Support
- High speed 3G
- Good selection of free apps available
Cons
- Can't replace the battery yourself, can't replace with a "spare"
- Crippled Bluetooth (only hands-free devices supported)
- Battery life is disappointing
when using 3G
Nokia N900
100%
vs.
Apple iPhone 3G
0%
MSRP $179.00
Released October, 2008
Pros
- Large touch-screen
- Integrated GPS including Google StreetView
- Dedicated full QWERTY keyboard
Cons
- No headphone jack
- weak battery life with use of 3G
- No camera flash
Nokia N900
100%
vs.
HTC Dream
0%
MSRP $999.00
Released October, 2009
Pros
- excellent camera: can replace a regular point-and-shoot, though no optical zoom
- modern operating system (Symbian S60 5th Edition: multi-tasking, touchscreen etc)
- powerful processor (ARM Cortex A8 600 MHz)
Cons
- too expensive!
- slow switching between landscape and portrait
- landscape on-screen keyboard is either too small (not full width) or fullscreen (can't see the rest of the screen any more)
Nokia N900
vs.
Sony Ericsson Satio (Idou)
MSRP $199.99
Released April, 2009
Pros
- built in
WiFi
- runs Android
-
GPS functionality
Cons
- no 3.5mm headphone jack
- no hard keyboard
- custom modified firmware for Rogers; disables many of the goodies of the US Android phones
Nokia N900
vs.
HTC Magic
Reviews
September 24, 2009
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reviewer
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
Pros
- slide out QWERTY keyboard
- 5MP camera with dual LED flash, Carl Zeiss lens, lens protector
- WiFi
- 3.5mm headphone jack
- large 32GB of internal storage
- expandable storage with microSD flash cards
- GPS
- open source Linux-based operating system (called Maemo)
- allows for multiple open applications
- powerful 600 MHz ARM Cortex - A8 superscalar microprocessor with 1 GB of system RAM
- Firefox 3 based browser with full Flash support
- polished GUI
- highly customizable widget based UI
- large 3.5-inch touchscreen display (800 x 480px resolution)
- auto-updating application
Cons
- unconfirmed battery life
- relatively unknown operating system means there won't be that many applications / might not take off
- might not be as polished as the iPhone / Android
- somewhat bulky
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
Pros
- slide out QWERTY keyboard
- 5MP camera with dual LED flash, Carl Zeiss lens, lens protector
- WiFi
- 3.5mm headphone jack
- large 32GB of internal storage
- expandable storage with microSD flash cards
- GPS
- open source Linux-based operating system (called Maemo)
- allows for multiple open applications
- powerful 600 MHz ARM Cortex - A8 superscalar microprocessor with 1 GB of system RAM
- Firefox 3 based browser with full Flash support
- polished GUI
- highly customizable widget based UI
- large 3.5-inch touchscreen display (800 x 480px resolution)
- auto-updating application
Cons
- unconfirmed battery life
- relatively unknown operating system means there won't be that many applications / might not take off
- currently there is no portrait mode support in Maemo 5 except for phone call functions (will be in Maemo 6, but uncertain if the N900 will see that update in late 2010)
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October 14, 2009
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reviewer
Pros
- slide out QWERTY keyboard
- 5MP camera with dual LED flash, Carl Zeiss lens, lens protector
- WiFi
- 3.5mm headphone jack
- large 32GB of internal storage
- expandable storage with microSD flash cards
- GPS
- open source Linux-based operating system (called Maemo)
- allows for multiple open applications
- powerful 600 MHz ARM Cortex - A8 superscalar microprocessor with 1 GB of system RAM
- Firefox 3 based browser with full Flash support
- polished GUI
- highly customizable widget based UI
Cons
- unconfirmed battery life
- relatively unknown operating system means there won't be that many applications / might not take off
- currently there is no portrait mode support in Maemo 5 except for phone call functions (will be in Maemo 6, but uncertain if the N900 will see that update in late 2010)
- might not be as polished as the iPhone / Android
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Monday, 4:26 AM
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Pros
- slide out QWERTY keyboard
- 5MP camera with dual LED flash, Carl Zeiss lens, lens protector
- WiFi
- 3.5mm headphone jack
- large 32GB of internal storage
- expandable storage with microSD flash cards
- GPS
- open source Linux-based operating system (called Maemo)
- allows for multiple open applications
- powerful 600 MHz ARM Cortex - A8 superscalar microprocessor with 1 GB of system RAM
- Firefox 3 based browser with full Flash support
- polished GUI
- highly customizable widget based UI
- large 3.5-inch touchscreen display (800 x 480px resolution)
- auto-updating application
Cons
Did not agree with any cons
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September 25, 2009
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reviewer
Pros
- slide out QWERTY keyboard
- 5MP camera with dual LED flash, Carl Zeiss lens, lens protector
- WiFi
- 3.5mm headphone jack
- large 32GB of internal storage
- expandable storage with microSD flash cards
- GPS
- open source Linux-based operating system (called Maemo)
- allows for multiple open applications
- powerful 600 MHz ARM Cortex - A8 superscalar microprocessor with 1 GB of system RAM
- Firefox 3 based browser with full Flash support
- polished GUI
- highly customizable widget based UI
- large 3.5-inch touchscreen display (800 x 480px resolution)
Cons
Did not agree with any cons
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September 25, 2009
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Pros
- slide out QWERTY keyboard
- 5MP camera with dual LED flash, Carl Zeiss lens, lens protector
- WiFi
- 3.5mm headphone jack
- expandable storage with microSD flash cards
- GPS
- open source Linux-based operating system (called Maemo)
- allows for multiple open applications
Cons
- might not be as polished as the iPhone / Android
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October 14, 2009
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Pros
- slide out QWERTY keyboard
- 5MP camera with dual LED flash, Carl Zeiss lens, lens protector
- WiFi
- large 32GB of internal storage
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