Nokia N900 Preview By Mobile Review

August 19th, 2009 • Mark Guim • Filed Under •

Mobile Review came through with a very early preview of the Nokia N900, an upcoming device running the new Maemo 5 OS. I wrote that Nokia needed a facelift and they responded with the N900. I think this is the freshness that Nokia’s high-end users like me are looking for.

Nokia N900

Nokia N900 1

Nokia N900 2

Eldar Murtazin’s preview of Noka N900 is worth reading entirely but I’ve broke it down for a shorter read.

Specs

  • Side-slider form factor similar to the Nokia N810.
  • 5MP camera with lens cover similar to Nokia N97.
  • 1320mAh battery
  • 32GB internal memory + microSDHC slot for extra storage.
  • Responsive 800×480 pixel resistive screen

UI

There are lots of UI screenshots provided by Mobile-Review, but here are some of my favorites.

Nokia N900 ui
Music Player

Nokia N900 ui 1
Customizable Home Screen

Nokia N900 gps
Nokia Maps

Nokia N900 ui 2
Applications menu

Nokia N900 Apps
Multitasking

Impressions

Here are some of the stand-out impressions from Mr. Murtazin.

  • For simplicity sake, it runs the next version of Maemo and it differs dramatically from the Nokia N810.
  • Variety of visual effects, smooth transitions and decent reaction time of the touch screen which is a significant improvement over the Nokia N97.
  • Browser is pretty stable, and it supports flash, video and applets.
  • Phone’s GPS department seemed well-tuned.
  • Context menus are made in the form of pop-ups which are easy to dismiss. All you need to do is press on any area of the screen outside the menu and it’ll be closed in an instant.
  • True mobile powerhouse… that comes wrapped in a very eye-candy and functional UI at that
  • Available late in 2009 for 550 Euro (subject to change).

Are you excited as I am about this device?

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  1. igudov on 19 August 2009:

    I can't wait for this piece of art to come out! I've specifically installed Linux on one of my machines to familiarise myself with the capabilities.

  2. Mark Guim on 19 August 2009:

    hmm I hope I don't need to familiarize myself with Linux in order to use this phone.

  3. igudov on 19 August 2009:

    you don't need to, but if i understand the whole OS business correctly, the capabilities of Linux OS are superior to any other OS, and to take advantage of those capabilities you might(!) need to learn a thing or two about linux. After all this device has a “terminal” function (console/command line). Hence I assume the possibilities are endless.

  4. Bas Heetebrij on 19 August 2009:

    Nice summary, Mark. I am really excited about this device. This is what I was looking for from Nokia. I am glad they still have it in them :-)

    Two additional details you did not mention which I thought would be worth pointing out (info from Eldar throught Twitter):

    - some apps also work in portrait mode, but not all (bit of a bummer).
    - It has multiple homescreens in Android style (very cool)

  5. Bas Heetebrij on 19 August 2009:

    I would be awfully surprised. Maemo 5 is a departure from the geeky focus the Internet tablets had. They must have worked hard on the mass market polish. Doesn't mean that everything is done, but I don't think we need to know any linux.

  6. Matt on 19 August 2009:

    I don't think it's fair to claim that Linux is “superior to any other OS”, but it certainly is a complete and capable OS, with mature solutions to packaging and distribution issues, that may be superior to the options typically used on smartphones.
    Additionally, most of the software available for Linux is open source, and can (relatively) easily be made to run on Maemo, or be modified to suit the available screen real estate.
    The fact that there will be terminal functionality will be useful to some people, but irrelevant to most consumers.

  7. Mark Guim on 19 August 2009:

    Multiple homescreens sounds awesome!

  8. James Whatley on 20 August 2009:

    So that whole 'it looks nothing like Symbian' thing that I've been reading is actually… er.. 'it looks actually quite a lot like Symbian' then?

  9. Jogos Para Celular on 20 August 2009:

    Thanks for the interesting article brother thanks for sharing

  10. igudov on 20 August 2009:

    I must agree, 100% sure most consumers will be happy with just using the GUI. I can't wait to see what this device will be capable of.

  11. igudov on 20 August 2009:

    The only thing that looks like symbian is the Icon pack. And maybe some apps, but overall, it's completely different.

  12. Mark Guim on 20 August 2009:

    It's not necessarily a bad thing. It was probably intentional to make the transition to Maemo easier for S60 users?

  13. jhay89 on 21 August 2009:

    wow.. im not gettin the n97 anymore… ill keep my nokia 5800 till this device comes out

  14. formidible on 28 August 2009:

    I suppose this means that most of my current apps on my E71 will not work on this phone? That's a bit of slight worry but hopefully by the time its released more third party apps will be available?

  15. jantangring on 8 September 2009:

    The fact that most consumers won't be able by themselves to uilize the command shell, does not imply that it will not be of use to them. Others might utilize the command shell for them, you know, tailor made scripts or what have you. I am hoping for a rich Maemo scripting environment. You know, like Applescript or Visualbasic.

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  17. SomeDudesBlog on 19 September 2009:

    Does the N900 support HTML EMAIL?

  18. lees on 20 September 2009:

    would everyone say this is more of a guys phone than a girls ?

  19. r4dscard on 20 September 2009:

    Very impressive phone by Nokia, Very impressive speed with comfortable body.

  20. mark on 21 September 2009:

    This phone looks and sound really good but am i right in thinking that this phone does NOT have MMS or Video calling?

  21. Pay as you go broadband on 23 September 2009:

    Wow that phone looks awesome. I really like Nokia phone and would love one of these! 550 euros per handset, however, sounds too expensive to me.

  22. 2disbetter on 19 October 2009:

    Agree'd, Linux is an OS like any other. It's advantages are the open endedness (is that a word) to the user. The sky is the limit provided the development force has the ability, time, and know how to get you there. To use this phone, you do not need to know anything about Linux. Zip. Those people who want to push mobile computing to the limit on the other hand are at their leisure to do so. I can't wait to get it. After OQO went out of business the smartphone seems to be taking the lime light. I believe Nokia is really doing the right thing here, and is really leading the way for other phones.

    2d

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  24. kinderis on 30 October 2009:

    Nokia N900 is an impressive thing! I have read a lot about him, this device is so smart. I will definitely buy this Nokia when it will be released. The best thing what I love the most is variety of visual effects, smooth transitions and decent reaction time of the touch screen which is a significant improvement over the Nokia N97. Thank you for the great article and I will be waiting for other great news from you!

    Sincerely,

    Sam Miterson from mobile development

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  29. msagfk on 2 December 2009:

    Indeed it does work, I have been a user from a long time.

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  32. buy R4i 软件 on 20 January 2010:

    Are there any document editor applications for n900? Without them I think n900 is not an excellent pocket PC.

  33. albertroad on 2 February 2010:

    i want it. how much do you think it'll cost???

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  35. Android Game on 5 May 2010:

    Oh this topic… The only thing that looks like Symbian is a package of Icon. And maybe a few applications, but in general, it 's quite another. Nice to visit your site. Wish you post another good topic like this. I will wait to read it.

  36. Android Game on 5 May 2010:

    Oh this topic… The only thing that looks like Symbian is a package of Icon. And maybe a few applications, but in general, it 's quite another. Nice to visit your site. Wish you post another good topic like this. I will wait to read it.

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