Nokia N900

Nokia N900

If you think the Nokia N900 is part of the traditional Nokia’s N-series, think again. This phone may look a bit similar, but that’s it. It’s a full QWERTY side-slider, and it gives you the best of both worlds, as well as the full Nokia experience. The best things about this phone are its connectivity and web-browsing. There is also high-resolution display, and it’s very easy to type on the phone. But all said and done, the N900 is different – it’s a Maemo-powered phone with unlimited connectivity and Mozilla browsing.

Nokia N900 Features

Key features of the N900 include 32GB onboard storage, Maemo 5 OS, 5 MP autofocus camera with dual LED flash and active camera lens cover, state-of-the-art Mozilla-based web browser with Adobe Flash 9.4 support, 3.5” color resistive touchscreen of WVGA (800 x 480 pixel) resolution, foldable kickstand, Wi-Fi and GPS with A-GPS, slide-out three-row full QWERTY keyboard, quad-band GSM and tri-band GSM support, proximity sensor, built-in accelerometer, FM radio receiver, FM transmitter, 3.5 mm audio jack and TV-out, great build quality, solid audio quality, contacts integration of Skype, Google Talk and other VoIP service, and kinetic scrolling.

Nokia N900 Disadvantages

However, this phone also has its share of disadvantages. For instead, it’s a little large and quite heavy to carry. There’s no smart and voice dialing, there’s also a lack of voice recorder, there’s no option of MMS, and no handwriting recognition either. The camera interface and features are outdated. There is also no pre-installed voice-guided SatNav application, and no FM radio application, even though the hardware is there. The 3G support is also limited in the US, no AT&T, and there is also limited third-party software availability.

Nokia N900 Advantages

But all said and done, the N900 seems set to be an all-service phone. The 16M-color WVGA screen is almost unmatched by other smartphones – and the platform limitations are hard to beat. The operating system is quite new, and seems good, and shows a lot of potential. Nokia is of course the world’s largest manufacturer of cellphones, by a huge margin. This phone marks a migration on the part of Nokia to Maemo – and this makes sense for Nokia’s smartphone strategy. The phone is not just a phone, it’s a dedicated Internet devices – it’s much smaller and sexier than the other devices in this category. Anyone making the switch from an N810 to an N900 will notice the changes in this phone – height and width have been substituted for thickness. It shows up quite a bulge in your pocket.

Nokia N900 Review

There are some unique Nokia elements about it – the spring-loaded slide for toggling the standby mode, there’s also a power button mounted on the dead center along the top edge. There is also a volume rocker, a 3.5 mm headphone jack (which doubles as a TV-out), a micro-USB port along the sides, and a two-stage camera button. The phone is simple and comfortable, typically Nokia.

The N900 has a very extensible, customizable home screen – you can not only drop widgets and bookmarks, and contacts just where you want them, there are a total of four panels which loop around as your swipe. The system works rather well – and the available screen is maximized to the fullest extent. If you tap the icon on the upper left, you are taken to the main menu. The system notifications are pretty cool – new text messages, emails, etc are displayed as a yellow bubble in the display’s upper left – and if you tap that you will be taken to the source of the notification, for instance, to the new SMS.