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Nokia N900 Overview

Expected UK Release Date: Available

Key Features
Slide out QWERTY Keyboard
3.5 Inch 16 Million Colour TFT Touch Screen (480 x 800 Pixels)
Maemo 5 Operating System
3G HSDPA Technology
GPS Navigation with A GPS Receiver & Ovi Maps
WLAN Wi-Fi Technology
5 Megapixel Camera with Carl Zeiss™ Lens & Autofocus
Internet Maemo Browser with RSS Feed Support
Email with Attachments
Instant Messaging
Music Player with Music Display
32 GB Memory, 256 MB RAM plus MicroSD™ Memory Card Support up to 16 GB

Design

92%

Usability

97%

Features

97%

The above ratings are average figures, which have been generated from submitted mobile phone reviews.

Our Nokia N900 Review

This 3G Smartphone comes with a large & clear touch screen as well as a slide out QWERTY keyboard. The Nokia N900 is from the same Nokia range as the Nokia N800 Internet Tablet phone but the Nokia N900 comes with more features to entertain its user on the move. The overall size & shape of this Smartphone makes it an easy handset to hold & operate as well as being compact enough for carrying purposes. It weighs 181 grams including the fitted battery which is a solid weight but this handset does come with many built in features & it is just over 11cm tall in its upright position by almost 6cm wide by 1.8cm deep. The N900 has a large touch screen which measures 3.5 Inch diagonally & this touch screen fills the front section of the casing as the user can use their touch screen to make on screen selections & controls their Smartphone's features. The user can enjoy a sixteen million colour display & a four hundred & eighty pixel by eight hundred pixel screen resolution on this gorgeous touch screen. The user will find a stand which is located on the rear of the handset which is ideal when the user wishes to prop up their N900 in a horizontal screen mode whilst viewing videos on their screen. The Nokia N900 has two hundred & fifty six megabytes of RAM & thirty two gigabytes of internal memory. The user can insert a compatible memory card in the memory capacity to suit their requirements & this Smartphone supports up to sixteen gigabytes of external memory. This 3G Smartphone supports a Maemo 5 operating system & comes complete with an intuitive user interface. The Nokia N900 supports an ARM Cortex A8 processor which provides the user with a mini computer complete with multi tasking capabilities.

The N900 supports 3G HSDPA & HSUPA technology which allows the user to enjoy high speed connectivity & fast Internet access to the World Wide Web. Its 3G technology allows the user to enjoy multi usage of features such as surfing the Web whilst taking a call which provides a highly specified mobile experience. This 3G Smartphone comes with WLAN Wi-Fi technology therefore the user can connect their Nokia N900 to a nearby hotspot or WLAN to gain a connection to the Internet without needing cables. It's GPRS & EDGE technology provides the user with a fast rate data transfer speed when the user is transferring data between the N900 & other compatible devices. When connecting the Nokia N900 to devices the user can use either a micro USB or a Bluetooth® wireless connection depending on the other devices connectivity compatibility & the users transferring needs. The phone supports a document viewer which allows the user to view documents including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint documents & the user can view PDF format files on their phone. A built in assisted GPS navigation feature support Ovi maps therefore the user can view maps on the Smartphone's large touch screen whilst being navigated. The N900 works over GSM quad band networks & over 3G networks including HSDPA 2100, 1700 & 900 networks.

This handset comes with a 5 megapixel digital camera complete with a Carl Zeiss™ lens & a dedicated camera key. The user can enjoy using the camera & video setting when using this 5 megapixel camera feature. The camera has a built in dual LED flash & supports a photo geo tagging feature allowing the user to store a location of where a photo was taken. An automatic focus feature ensures that the user captures a well focused photo each time the camera feature is used. The main camera supports video recording complete with a video light to add brightness to those duller surroundings. A second camera lens can be found on the front of the handset just above the touch screen which allows the user to use this front facing camera when the user is enjoying a 3G video call with compatible contacts. The Nokia N900 supports video playback in many popular video formats. The user can view their videos as a truly colourful & high resolution video playback experience. This 3G Smartphone can playback videos in MPEG4, WMV, XviD, Real Video & AVI formats with a high definition performance. A FM radio feature complete with a radio RDS function allows the user to tune into & listen to the radio whilst reading onscreen text information which is relevant to the radio station which the user is tuned into. An integrated music playing feature allows the user to access a music player via the Smartphone's main menu where the user can manage & play their music using easy touch screen controls.

This amazing Nokia N900 Smartphone comes with easy to use communication & Internet features which include an outstanding Internet browsing experience thanks to the handsets large display & the user friendly slide out QWERTY keyboard. A built in Web browser allows the user to enjoy connecting to the Web to view much information as well as accessing the users favourite websites whilst enjoying a HTML & XHTML browsing experience. The user can communicate via email with other email compatible contacts & the Nokia N900 supports a push email service allowing the user to experience a direct email service on their Smartphone. The Nokia N900 supports an instant messaging service as well as a text messaging service & a MMS picture messaging service allowing the user to communicate with others using the best possible service to suit the user's needs. The instant messaging service allows the user to have an online text chat with others that are online providing a fun & instant communication service.

Visit the official Nokia Maemo 5 website and learn more about the Nokia N900

Nokia N900 Specifications & Features

Screen
3.5 Inch 16 Million Colour TFT Touch Screen (480 x 800 Pixels)

Imaging
5 Megapixel Camera
Carl Zeiss™ Lens
Dual LED Flash
Autofocus
Picture Geo Tagging
Camera Key
Camera Setting
Video Player (MPEG4, WMV, XviD, AVI & Real)
Video Recorder
Video Streaming
Video Light
Video Settings
Second VGA Camera
Video Calling
TV Out

Messaging
SMS (Text Messaging)
MMS (Multimedia Messaging)
Push Email (SMTP, IMAP4 & POP3)
Email with Attachments
Instant Messaging

Sound
Music Player (MP3, WMA, WAV & eAAC+)
Music Display
Playlist
Volume Control
FM Radio RDS
MP3 & Polyphonic Ringtones
Sound Recorder

Entertainment
Java™ Games
Downloadable Games
Bounce Game
Chess Game

Organiser
Phonebook
Calendar
Clock
Alarm Clock
To Do List
Calculator
Converter
Conference Call
Call Log
Speaker Phone
Document Viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint & PDF)
GPS Navigation
A GPS Receiver
Ovi Maps
Digital Compass
Slide out QWERTY Keyboard
Maemo 5 Operating System

Connectivity
3G HSDPA
HSUPA
Bluetooth® with A2DP
Micro USB
GPRS
EDGE
WLAN Wi-Fi

Network
Quad Band (GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800 & GSM 1900)
HSDPA 2100, 1700 & 900

Internet
WAP XHTML
HTML
RSS Feeds
Maemo Browser

Memory & Talk Time
32 GB Memory, 256 MB RAM plus MicroSD™ Memory Card Support up to 16 GB
9 Hours GSM Talk Time
400 Hours Standby

Weight & Size
181 g
110.9 x 59.8 x 18 mm

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Your Nokia N900 Reviews

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Reviewer: Dave - UK
Date: 30th Jan 2010

Oh my. Never before have I had a phone as complete & fast as this baby. Makes the other phones in my collection look so slow. This baby rocks.
Everything, from youtube to facebook run just like on my PC.

One problem. The wife has pinched it. Now need another. Got ours free with a Vodafone contract. Can't stop browsing. Glad we got free Internet on it.

This phone truly is the next big thing.

Design

100%

Usability

100%

Features

100%

Reviewer: Andy - Glasgow, UK
Date: 25th Jan 2010

The N900 is the first non windows mobile powered phone I have had in 3 years & I can't see myself going back to WM after trying Meamo.

The Linux Maemo OS is just about perfect, its fast, good user interface & very very customisable. The only thing letting it down for me isn't actually the fault of the OS its Nokia's, the OVI maps released with the handset is version 1.0 & they have no intention to upgrade it to ver3.0 as found on Symbian s60 devices (this means no turn by turn navigation).

The handset is well built & quite robust, the camera is the same 5MP used on the N95 & N96 so it's well proven & works well. The handset had 32GB internal memory so I have had no need for a memory card as yet although the phone does have expansion for Micro SD. The screen is very good & reacts well to touch inputs & is well sized for web browsing & watching video files on.

The best thing about the handset is how customisable the software is as the OS is open source so anyone can develop apps & software for it & has a growing community to support it.

The only shortfall for the handset is battery life, Nokia has recently released an OTA Maemo update which has helped with battery life but with moderate use (50 to 75 texts, 15 to 20 emails & maybe 30 minutes of calls with an hour of Web browsing) I am getting about 14 to 18 hours from a full charge. Before the update I was averaging 8 to 10 hours so heavy users beware.

Design

85%

Usability

95%

Features

95%

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