Introduction
It's crystal clear by now that the Nokia N900 has almost nothing to do with the traditional Nseries values. The full QWERTY side-slider may look similar to its double-digit mates but the Maemo experience is completely different. However, the N900 is not there for the mere sake of difference - a tablet and a phone, it tries to get the best of both worlds. These are worlds though where Nokia feels at home.
The internet tablet genes are strong in the Nokia N900 so connectivity and web-browsing are its greatest virtues. The large high-res display and great typing skills are the right kind of backup but we've seen plenty of similar packages already. We told you though - the N900 is different. It's a Maemo-powered phone with Mozilla browsing and all-you-can-eat connectivity. Call it good news, call it a good start or just call it good. Let's see if it calls back.
Key features
- 3.5" 65K-color resistive touchscreen of WVGA (800 x 480 pixel) resolution
- Maemo 5 OS
- State-of-the-art Mozilla-based web browser with Adobe Flash 9.4 support
- Slide-out three-row full QWERTY keyboard
- ARM Cortex A8 600MHz CPU, PowerVR SGX graphics accelerator; 256 MB of RAM
- Quad-band GSM and tri-band 3G support
- 5 MP autofocus camera with dual-LED flash and active camera lens cover
- WVGA (848 x 480 pixels) video recording @ 24fps
- 10 Mbps HSDPA and 2 Mbps HSUPA support
- Wi-Fi and GPS with A-GPS
- 32GB onboard storage
- DivX and XviD video playback
- Foldable kickstand
- microSD card slot with microSDHC support
- Built-in accelerometer
- Proximity sensor
- 3.5 mm audio jack and TV-out
- FM Radio receiver, FM transmitter
- microUSB port (charging) and stereo Bluetooth v2.1
- Solid audio quality
- Kinetic scrolling
- Contacts integration of Skype, Google Talk and other VoIP services
- Great build quality
Main disadvantages
- Large and heavy
- UI only works in landscape mode (for now)
- No video call capabilities, smart and voice dialing
- Outdated camera interface and features
- No preinstalled voice-guided SatNav application
- No voice recorder, no MMS, and no handwriting recognition
- No FM radio application (despite that the hardware's there)
- Limited third-party software availabilty
- Limited 3G support in the US (no AT&T)