Nokia N900 Unlocked Phone/Mobile Computer with 3.5-Inch Touchscreen, QWERTY, 5 MP Camera, Maemo Browser, 32 GB–U.S. Version with Full Warranty
- This unlocked cell phone is compatible with GSM carriers like AT&T and T-Mobile. Not all carrier features may be supported. It will not work with CDMA carriers like Verizon Wireless, Alltel and Sprint.
- Optimized for WCDMA 900/1700/2100, Quad-band EGSM 850/900/1800/1900, Optimized for 3G networks on WCDMA 900/1700/2100 Quad-band EGSM, 850/900/1800/1900. Does not support 3G on AT&T network.
- Mobile computer with full cellular voice and messaging capabilities, 3.5-inch touchscreen display, slide-out full QWERTY keyboard, and powerful Maemo 5 operating system
- 5-megapixel camera/camcorder; GPS for navigation and location services; Wi-Fi networking; Bluetooth stereo music; digital media player; personal and corporate email
- What’s in the Box: handset, battery, travel charger, stereo headset (WH-205), video out cable (CA-75U), cleaning cloth, operating instructions
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March 6th, 2010 at 9:50 am
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[CONSTRUCTION]: The surface of the N900 is a sleek black matte finish. The build material is durable aluminum, steel and rubber / plastic. The N900 fits easily into a pocket, being smaller than the N810, but thicker than an iPhone. The four components are before the light condition, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor and a VGA camera. There is an infrared port of the consumer (universal remote), optional strap, stylus and stand. The removable back contains the main camera, SIM, battery and microSD slot. Moving requires a certain strength, but it is reassuring to know that it will not fall.
[KEYBOARD]: The keyboard is later sliding of a smooth, no mechanism spring, giving it a very strong sense. The keyboard has three rows, localized and backlit with the major rubber surfaces. The buttons are harder to use than devices with rounded buttons, but still easier than the virtual keyboard. While reaching speeds of 35-40 WPM is realistic, you will not be writing novels that prolonged use is tiring. It is possible to connect a USB or Bluetooth, keyboard, joystick, mouse, and even a Wii Remote.
[TV OUT]: There is 480i resolution TV-out using an included 3. 5mm jack with 4 rings. They are ground, left and right audio and composite video. Useful for watching movies, playing games or doing work that requires a large screen.
[Screen]: The 16 million color, 800×480 pixel display is incredible. It is pressure sensitive, 15:9 aspect and transflective, making the screen easier to see in direct light. It uses a resistive touchscreen surprisingly reagent for use with gloves, nails or a stylus. The ambient light sensor automatically adjusts the integrated luminosity. Lack of multi-touch gestures heaviness “whirlwind” in some software, but is generally not a huge problem.
[Photo]: The main camera is a 5MP Carl Zeiss, the same as the Nokia N97. It comes with a sliding cover to protect the lens back. There is also a front facing webcam 640×480. The camera interface is the same as the S60. The picture quality is sharp, flesh tones are bright and there is very little, if any, chromatic aberration on the edges. The device uses the accelerometer when you photograph if the photo viewer can display the image “up” However, the N900 is required. Take a photo portrait and landscape and see what is small. Turn the device and it will fill the screen. There are the following modes: automatic, macro, portrait, landscape, action, video and Auto. The camera can take 848 × 480 videos at 25 fps. The video quality is crisp, registering an impressive 3000 KB / s but usually drops the framerate to 20fps and the sound quality is metallic. The device also works with Adobe Flash.
[Drums]: The battery is a 1320mAh Nokia BL-5J, 22% smaller than the BP-4L. A comprehensive battery with optimized parameters not allow approximately 5-9 hours of talk time, 5 hours of music or a few hours of 3G. 3G / 3. 5G drains the battery faster than Wi-Fi Roll brightness, removing gadgets desktop and disabling GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and 3G easily triple the battery life. The burden is through microUSB which takes about 4-5 hours for an empty battery. The “cycle” Some people use the method is to calibrate laptop batteries multicellular, but the N900 has only a single stack so it is unnecessary and harmful to some cycles of complete discharge because n ‘ there is nothing to calibrate.
[INTERNAL MEMORY]: The N900 has two memory chips. The first is a 32GB eMMC: 768 MB “virtual memory (swap), 2 GB for the software and settings (ext3 / home), the last ~ 26 GB (My Documents) is for files only (unauthorized software ). The second chip is 256 MB of Nand memory (RAM) used for booting the kernel and rootfs, twice that of the N810. Optionally, several giga-bytes are used for local cards offline Ovi, useful in areas without data coverage.
[MEMORY EXPANDABLE]: The N900 has a microSDHC slot-swappable in the rear panel. It supports microSDHC cards to 32GB any class. The supplied cable to connect the N900 to a PC to easily transfer files to the N900 to act as a hard disk, but only “My Documents” is available.
[GPS Maps]: GPS is a GPS real and has been improved over the N810 due to the addition of assisted GPS. The time to fix cold with data is 10 — 40 seconds with an accuracy as good as the Nokia N97. Without data, it can last very long 15 + minutes. Maps preloaded Ovi are available so that the data connection is not necessary. OVI Maps includes weather information current using GPS to display the local weather. Navigation and Mapping with Ovi Maps is free, but there is no turn-by-turn voice navigation. Low 1. 0 version is due to it being the first release of Maemo Ovi cards explaining the lack of features it has compared to 3. 0 version available on Symbian.
[FM Transmitter]: BUILTIN FM transmitter transmits audio signals from radio frequency device, so you can adjust your car radio on that frequency and play the media N900 Wireless. It works as advertised, but must be very close to the radio reception.
[RADIOS]: Signal strength 3G radio the N900 is low. It is possible to turn off the cellular radio without disabling Wi-Fi/Bluetooth going offline, and then manually turn not more. The N900 can use another phone as a 3G modem via Bluetooth, but the configuration is complicated. Bluetooth DUN and PAN modes are supported via the software community. Advanced WLAN security, such as different types of EAP (EAP-PEAP, EAP-MSCHAPv2, etc.), different ciphers (RSA, 3DES, SHA, etc.) and “certificate authority” (algorithms as X. 509, sha1RSA) are all supported. With Bluetooth DUN, tethering is supported.
[AUDIO]: The stereo speakers are loud but lacked bass. They are a portable radio acceptable. Bluetooth Headset work great. Audio quality of 3. 5mm jack is noisy and a little more “before” survey as the most “laid back” or “polite” sound of other smartphones but the response peaks, valleys or ripples so that often critical in March 1000 Hz. region. Audio sounds more “current” than similar devices. The included headphones have a signal a little dirty. Squeals of higher frequencies, the loss of detail and brightness and volume dynamics are shallow , short weight and depth. The son of the earphones feel as they become loose over time.
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[screen orientation]: Most of the software and the main interface N900 does landscape mode. The only time it can be switched to portrait mode when making or receiving a call telephone. Turn the phone in portrait mode opens the keypad automatically after a certain period. Portrait mode for the browser is unofficially available by pressing Ctrl-Shift-O. Third party software orientation is at the discretion of the software developer. ” ; br />
[WEB BROWSER]: the overall web experience is amazing, perhaps the best available in a device this size. The web browser is MicroB and fully supports Adobe Flash video applets and provides a very fast, full Web experience. Tapping zooms and centers where used. Add Zoom circular motion gradually. Moving a finger of the left of the screen produces a mouse arrow to the sites requiring this operation. The Flash version is 9.. 4 10. 1 is confirmed for Q1 2010. Many games Flash beautiful game, but the keyboard may be suspect. Unfortunately, some Flash applets still running after closing the browser and draining the battery. The easiest fix is to reboot. MicroB is based on Firefox uses Gecko, Webkit browser are also available for free.
[COPY AND PASTE]: Copy and paste the text is allowed in all menus and text boxes.
[SOCIAL NETWORKING]: The N900 comes with utilities for using Twitter and Facebook. Presence social a global service, once connected, the contact list is updated in real time, it is not necessary to run ‘Contacts’. Support for MSN IM, ICQ, AIM, Yahoo, IRC and more is also Available via Pidgin. Video calls can be made over IP Google Talk. Email supports Mail for Exchange (including 2003) and IMAP/POP3. Nokia / Ovi offers Messaging Push e-mail for up to 10 accounts simultaneously, including webmail and keep accounts separate. Skype calls can be made using 3G.
[Productivity]: Includes Documents To Go is a suite of applications for opening documents MS Office. There is a free version that opens only Office files and a paid version to create and edit Office files. Full versions of AbiWord and OpenOffice are freely available.
[Media Player]: Work Media Player, but can be difficult to satisfy. Included are some 720p trailers showing the speed of the N900 and screen unbelievable. Codec support is not clear and experimentation “rather supported “the media can be a stuttering mess. The media player for music is good but could use some polishing, the lack of an equalizer was a surprising omission, for example. There are also free, community media players like VLC available.
[PHONE]: The ‘phone’ part of the N900 could be better for a flagship device. The “rotation start ‘interface of the phone takes a few moments. There is no way to filter or organize the calls and call duration is not recorded. There is no speed dial feature and it is not possible to send SMS or access device from the display settings of the phone. Proximity sensor The poorest opens N900 random screens while in your pocket there is no support by ringing the contact. On the positive side, call quality and signal strength is excellent. MMS is not officially supported but FMMS community software enables its functionality.
========================< br /> Operating System ===
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[Interface]: Interface operating system is polished and fluid. You can scan through 360 degrees to four desktops filled with your choice of widgets, shortcuts and wallpaper easily zoom in and out of open applications. The interface is generally quick and responsive, but can stutter. When a box dialog opens, the application behind it blurs like frosted glass. All menus are contextual pop-ups rejected by pressing the menu outside.
[MULTITASKING]: multitasking is phenomenal. You can run all applications, with no signs of slowing. Taskswitching is thumbnailed showing what each program is. The active program window is reduced so that all open programs are visible at once. Then any window may be closed using the X in the corner in any order.
[technical]: The default value is N900 Maemo 5 OS. Maemo is a relatively new OS offered by Nokia based on Debian. Over-the-air updates are software supported by Maemo. All software is freely available on your choice of software repositories. Apt-get works fine. With Maemo there is no approval process app. The system is open and free, promoting a strong community and Maemo Developer Network. The current amount of the Maemo software is quite limited compared to other platforms, but growing , mainly due to store software commercial offer Ovi. Maemo 5 has some backward compatibility for Maemo 4. 1 software to work with the old look and feel.
[Alternatives] : There are other alternative systems which may be installed like Mer Nitdroid and Debian. Different images may be initiated on the card or flash memory, like multi-boot on a desktop.
< ; br /> [Shell]: out of the box there is a real Linux shell with root access. You can install sshfs and mount partitions of a server or even insert a kernel module. Characters missing from the keyboard are accessed with the Fn + Ctrl. BusyBox with nano and VI are grouped by default.
[Development]: Maemo provides a POSIX environment that allows use as a system UNIX with the native software. * NIX useful for developers because it opens many possibilities. There are a number of languages available and more to come. The interface development is done using standard Linux toolkits GTK and QT. Python is also available. Implementation The N900 Python is not dumbed down, graphical interfaces can be created with toolkits like PyGTK and PyQt. Important as there are many developers who already know how to write N900 applications, even if they do not realize yet.
========================< br /> Issues & Disadvantages
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No Official support MMS. Do not work on AT & T 3G network. N Magnetometer (digital compass). No. 802. 11n. No handwriting recognition. No USB-OTG. No voice dialing. No possibility of kinetic scrolling world. The lack of multi-touch. Lack of software in portrait mode. The scrolling can be jerky. Kickstand is shaky with only one position. Mail for Exchange does not support Active Sync Google. Lack software, including business because of the new operating system. Various small graphical issues that need refining. Various other issues not directly related to the unit as Ovi spotty to Nokia support, problems with Nokia’s launch and questions quality control.
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People say that the N900 is not a Nokia Internet Tablet over and it’s just a smartphone, but when you use it, you really feel like you are using a device that is more than a Smartphone. As long as you understand the limitations, as mentioned above, can cope the growing pains as the software matures, and they understand and appreciate the benefits of the N900 offers, you’ll be really happy with the N900.
Rating: 4 / 5
March 6th, 2010 at 10:20 am
I received my N900 there are just a few days of Nokia USA. For purposes of this review, I will compare to my old phone, the HTC G1. My opinions are based on the user experience in the past days with the N900, and since I never owned an iPhone, I do not compare to such.
Physical Development:
* The N900 is a pretty hefty phone, and with reason. While having some Heft to it, the N900 is solid and well built. The black metal rim is a nice touch without being too showy. The blade is not supported by springs, but gives a click of Nice at the opening and closing. I have not noticed any cracks or flickers of the screen. Few have complained of being back hard to open. While true, I rather than the peace of mind that the battery will not pop if I dropped (God forbid)! the N900 is comparable in size to the G1, although they were slightly thicker, and not a problem for me.
* I do not really understand all these stories about the resistive and capacitive screens . The N900 screen is gorgeous and is incredibly bright. There is a little “give” to the screen, but I did not have problems with it. The screen is fairly responsive and supports kinetic scrolling. I had some difficulties to click on small links in the browser, but because your index is not exactly the most accurate pointing device. This was easily solved by zooming (later).
* The keyboard is very good. It is an experience different from G1 (as you have to type with the “chin” in the way of your right hand) so naturally, he felt better. The keys have a non-slip rubberized texture feel to them, even if the buttons were smooshed to one side (like a real keyboard) they have a good answer. I do miss the 5 row keyboard on the G1, and I do not understand why the N900’s screen does not open a little more. For those who have large hands, it might be a little uncomfortable. However, a plus for the N900 is that my thumbs have to travel as far as the type.
* I love the placement of speakers on the sides of the phone as opposed to the rear on the G1. I do a lot of talk on speakerphone, so I am not obliged to return it upside down during a call. The sound quality is good and the speakers are decent.
Maemo 5 / Software
* This is the ultimate OS customization. When they wanted open source, they really feel it. The 4 desktops make it much easier to navigate. For example, a page is devoted to my phone contacts common apps another utility, the third bookmarks to frequent sites (home pages of these links are previewed on the desktop, fyi) and so on.
* The best way multitasking Maemo is ingenious. The overview “page where you can find all your actively running programs makes navigation between windows and programs very easily and effectively. One thing to note is that you have the opportunity to close one of these windows on your choice, as opposed to G1 where the limit of 6 app or permit you to open more, or stop, which makes it very slow, especially during critical times (ie someone directions to send SMS messages when running GPS).
* SMS (called conversations in Maemo) is quite similar to G1, but He added a step – or conversations in text or instant messaging by the same person are displayed in the same window. The possibility of having contact image of another person in the text box (if indeed you create one for that person) is a nice touch. Personally, I do not care about MMS, so no gripes there.
* The email client is good enough, I created my Gmail account in a few simple steps, but it is not nearly as available as Gmail on the G1. For example, I have not found a way to delete incoming e-mail when it first comes in. I have to leave the letter, go to the inbox, again in the e-mail, delete it.
* browsing experience is comparable to the computer, and is nothing impressive. Full flash means that I can access the full YouTube pages, among others. I think the swirling “zoom” gesture is very neat, and helps me to click on the links smaller. I realized that using your finger to swirl Zoom produces the best results. Alternatively, you can double-click on the screen or use the volume rocker. Go to previous pages you can not just go to the last page, but scroll through the history of this window. Neat.
* Application-wise, there’s not much there, but I’m sure many will be soon. You can also access the Maemo repositories for more ‘(google) but be careful because many of them are still developing and are potentially dangerous to your phone. Apps special note Hermes (connects your social sites like Facebook to get your contacts to connect devices, birth dates, etc.) and Qik (live streaming recording).
Hardware:
* quick, quick, quick. Need I say more?
N * HANG UPS yet, since I can close applications to my own will.
* The camera is good is a 5MP camera phone. It will never compare to a dedicated camera, but it is more effective than shooting fast download on Facebook.
* The FM transmitter is a great add-on. Now I can share songs without having to get a cable to.
* The battery seems to last a little over a day with a little text and the Internet. Wifi is all the time when I’m home. My G1 is reduced to about 70% by noon.
Of course, no phone / mobile device is perfect. Here are some things that caught my attention:
* The volume rocker is on the right side (in portrait), which means it is almost impossible to use as a zoom when l screen is up. The same goes for the lock button, which is on the bottom (in landscape). Would have been much better on the sides because it would be easier to lock after a phone call, for example.
* Copy and paste is kinda sporadic. Although you can copy anything you want on the web pages, I could not copy a phone number of a contact to another in the directory.
* The stand is nice, but it oscillates Way Out too deep and feels a bit too low. I’m afraid I’ll break one day.
* Support small portrait from now, but I think it will be fixed soon.
So there you l ‘ have. My impressions of the N900. There is still much exploration to do, but I can honestly say that this is the best phone / mobile device and have never possessed. Despite some shortcomings, its a fascinating technology. Many things that I did not mention probably be fixed in a firmware or two if this is not a problem. I hope this helps anyone who is on a fence about buying one, good luck!
Rating: 5 / 5
March 6th, 2010 at 12:30 pm
I pre-ordered my N900 yet, I discovered this, back in September. And I patiently waited and waited, while watching every demo, preview and review I could find. With each passing day, I knew I was closer to the mobile bliss. And one day, my N900 has arrived.
Unfortunately, it did not really deliver.
After (briefly) the owner of a N97, I was extremely disappointed that Nokia has tried to more difficult elements of their port of the Symbian mobile platform, Maemo. Once you have passed the (admittedly awesome) desktop effects, the N900 feels strangely similar to the N97 in terms of use.
“Mail does not respond. Stop smoking? “
If you use e-mail, you’ll see this message. Using the included application Mail for Exchange and IMAP is painful to say the least. If you have another Symbian phone, you discover that the Mail application is just as slow and hampered because your old phone, but a (slightly) better job of making HTML messages. If you have something like an iPhone or BlackBerry, forget it. Having an iPhone 3G and BlackBerry Bold and the message on the N900 is infuriating.
The screen is beautiful in terms of resolution. It’s trash in terms of accuracy, if you do not use the included stylus. I do not have huge fingers, and yet almost every tap is either misinterpreted or not registered at all. Using the kinetic scrolling will inevitably open something that you do not intend to open or do nothing at all. You will also find you ask “Do I press once or twice?”.
Web browsing? Brilliant. Seriously. The included web browser is as good as any the world says. pages display correctly, Flash works, and the zoom is excellent. If you just wanted a pocket Internet browser and nothing else, I recommend this ten times in ten.
< ; br /> “But it runs Linux! Linux, Linux, Linux!
Course. I consider myself fairly platform agnostic when it comes to phones, and frankly, “open” nature of Maemo is something of a red herring. Yes, requests to get on the N900 that are not blessed by Nokia is relatively easy. Yes, you can compile OpenOffice to work on the N900. The real question is: “Will you?”. In many ways, I can see how the N900 is an excellent tool if I was a Unix / Linux Admin who wanted the flexibility to work anywhere without a notebook or netbook. And there is some geek credibility that comes with doing something for reasons to do so, especially when you have such a portable platform. The N900 is great for these things. And keep in mind is largely the audience that Nokia is targeting with the N900.
For more than a decade, Nokia has been known for a strong performance on the signal and voice quality. With the N900, again, they came short. 3G call quality is decent. If you’re outside a 3G area (which is likely, if you use it with T-Mobile, and a certainty if you’re on AT & T), the N900 has a very difficult time maintaining d a decent GPRS / EDGE signal and dropped calls are common. While the feature phone is something of an afterthought Nokia on this specific model – but it really shows.
As for carrying with you, the N900 is not quite the “brick” some have claimed it to be. It’s definitely significant, compared to other phones available, but not unreasonable to carry in a pocket. The multimedia functionality is above average, able to play almost all types of music and film format that I could throw. The camera, while decent, is not significantly better than what you find in most midrange to high end phones in terms of image quality.
L ‘Overall, the N900 is a large set of compromises. For many “it does not …” There are workarounds, or are workarounds, or may be workarounds. And it’s really the crux of my rating. The material in itself, Not very special for a phone that costs as much. And May and gaps to be addressed, but you have to question how much time and effort you’re willing to put in just this device to bring the together with alternatives same price range. Meanwhile, there are a lot of wishful thinking, if you’re not ready to roll up your sleeves and do some development work. “Perhaps Nokia will address this problem in an updated firmware … “Or” Maybe someone will write a script or program that does this … “Will your mantra, if you do not work alone.
*** *** Updated January 2010
I am now on my third N900 – the previous two were defective.
I looked completely rewritten this review, but too many elements continue to hold true.
What is different:
The newer N900 is much more stable and does not crash nearly as often as I had described earlier. This does not mean that it does not crash, but with newer hardware and firmware, it no longer crashes if you look the wrong way.
The developer community is quite active on the Maemo platform, and it did not take very long for some great applications out. The facility ’s shall not hold a candle to what you’d find on a phone Android or iPhone, but if you’re familiar with CVS / SVN or follow simple instructions, making deposits in progress is a snap, is that software interesting. I was particularly pleased to see open source projects like Pidgin and Keepass focused on so fast.
What is the same:
Mail is still pretty bad, especially if you have a large inbox. Get the number of messages will help make the application more flexible, however, it is still far from what you would see in smartphones competitors on all major platforms. It also stops updating inexplicably (yes, fanboys, even when not attached to the peak), and the “last updated” timestamp rarely correlates reality.
The operating system must be further refined. Case in point: he simply has not done a good job of telling you it is busy. Of course nobody wants to build an hourglass (or spinning beachball) for their OS, but there are times when the OS is stalling when you are positive screen does not register taps.
All things being equal, I’ll still stick to my original conclusion that the N900 is not for consumers looking to iPhone to the iPhone. But somebody has to not afraid to roll up their sleeves, the N900 can be an amazing device for Unix aficionados and gadget geeks hard core.
Oh… and a little tip: This car charger works perfectly with the N900, and is dirt cheap: Motorola Vehicle Power Adapter P513 MicroUSB Rate Rapid Charger
Rating: 3 / 5
March 6th, 2010 at 2:55 pm
It’s simple. I love this phone. One day, I am not easily excited or impressed by telephone. Couple of years ago, you had a game changing new model every four to six months. But now, I bought the Xperia X1 last December and I find no radical improvements in the last year or so.
To begin with N900 was not even on my radar a few months back. I was too busy drooling on HD2 and X10. Since both are about 6 months later (next lowest states). I turned my attention on N900 and I am so impressed. I feel that I did 4-5 years ago with a smartphone that could browse the web and check emails.
A word of warning if in fact a couple. Stay away from this phone as a phone. Think of it as an Internet Tablet with phone functions. Then do not think it would be to replace your iPhone or mobile element related to Android.
Put it this way,
1. You’ll never get to some 10,000 apps on this point.
2. You do not get the eye candy or capacitive touch screen
3. Nothing is arranged for you. You enter your Gmail username and see the telephone number set itself
4. This is not an iPod. Not a multimedia device by saying
But
1. The resistive touch screen is not bad. In fact, its one of the best I’ve used. Take my word, this will not be a deal breaker. But do not expect an answer iPhoneish
2. I love the screen. One of the few with 16M colors and it shows. It has a 480×800 screen and it has 4 ‘desktops’. Making Love 480×3200 wallpaper.
3. Love the Skype and IM integration. The first time the phone rang, it took me 5 minutes to realize it through Skype.
4. The browser and Flash media legend. It’s good, it’s amazing. But he must know what is v10, v9 its still
5. The keyboard is good and feels good too. But the time to get used to the space bar right aligned
6. This is not the iPhone. Thank God for that.
7. Phone seems solid and built quality is top notch.
8. A 32 GB Micro SD slot.
Few other things to know
1. Cam is not very impressive
2. BT is almost unusable. The phone goes speakers (including calls and alarm) are connected to the headset. You must wear the seeded all the time or expect to miss calls and meetings.
~ ~ It has been fixed in the update software lately
2a . The phone frequently disconnects the headset after a call and need to restart the headset to connect again.
~ ~ This is also fixed.
3. Setting up the exchange server is pain in all the wrong places
3a. Google changes is not supported
3b. Works well with Nuevasync but wont sync mail over 2 weeks. Get a server not responding message if you define anything more than 2 weeks.
~ ~ But it also supports MFX 2003. I have not tried Google, but there is still no word off his support. But Nuevasync works fine
4. Normal flight Skype app is still not ready
5. Ovi store for N900 is not ready ~ ~ Ovi store is now open
6. N900 is not added to Ovi services (such as contacts, calendar and other)
~ ~ Still not supported.
7. Not very impressed by the card Ovi
~ ~ Map Ovi got a little improvement but the newly announced free round in turn support the nav does not come to N900 now.
8 . Nokia mail is nice but I prefer native support IMAP Idle (push to get mail from IMAP servers)
~ ~ The IMAP support is still inactive missingg
8a. Nokia mail is very slow. When you open it, only the local folder will appear. Even the mail already downloaded does not appear instantly. It would be about 5 seconds to get everything going.
~ ~ They have corrected this. Now its pretty bearable. take about 1-2 seconds for a message to the opening of new ones.
9. Do not use the facebook widget, it drains the battery like there’s no tomorrow. In fact as if there is no evening today
10. Although the app list would grow, its still about 50 or so Apps.
11. No native support voice google
11. Phone can not be used in portrait mode. Except for the appellant. To me this is not an issue. In fact, I love only work in the landscape.
Conclusion:
This phone has great potential, but many quirks. Both are software and hardware. For example, why not screen capabilities? why no bigger battery, why not support slow? Why not synchronize mails through exchange server Google? Why the Nokia Mail so slow? Why can not I synchronize more than 2 weeks of mails nuevasync?
It could be answered in a software update and future models (they have already announced that 2010 will upgrade) will be much more refined.
I feel that this phone is not for the masses, but if you are a gadget junky and need of a new patch from time to time, you can not do anything wrong with this phone. Get it eyes closed.
Folks looking for a replacement iPhone, please keep looking. It is not for you.
PS: I lost my N900 this week for a second I thought the Nexus 1 but still determined to get it.
Links to the above:
BT Number:
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Exchange Edition:
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Messaging Nokia Number:
[. . . ].
Rating: 4 / 5
March 6th, 2010 at 3:59 pm
Nokia is right when they refer to this device as a laptop. I have been using it for almost a week and it exceeded all my expectations, and bear in mind that Nokia will make any updates to the OS to make it even better.
Navigation on the Web can be accompanied by a computer, not even the smartphone iPhone (I own an iPhone 3G for more than a year) come close.
Skype integration is outstanding, 5Mpixel camera is great, GPS and compass work with large maps OVI, screen resolution and size are perfect!
All features work under 3G, no hacking required.
Corvette Iphone =
Lamborghini = N900
In a nutshell, if you want to excel is your phone!
Rating: 5 / 5