Nokia N900

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.

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.

Music Player

Customizable Home Screen

Nokia Maps

Applications menu

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).