Portrtrait mode is for phoning and viewing photos right now. There is also a portrait mode media player available, and more and more content will be made portrait mode through updates.
Yes it does - many N97s mine included get reflections from the flash due to the scratches, which covers 30% of the picture with lens flare. I returned my first device, but my second has become equally scratched - it's a series flaw so I can't be bothered to return it again. If the N900 addresses this and some of the hopes I posted below, I'll get that - size doesn't bother me.
Pre-installed apps are all free, and the Ovi store does offer a ton free apps at the moment. There is a selection of apps that cost money though, usually about £2. Chances are you can find a free one that'll do the same job usually.
@Mischakal Iphone is great at gaming, but so is equally an ipod touch - the iphone experience hasn't changed since the first one appeared - rows and coloumns of icons, swipe left and right, open a program. No widgets, no true web experience, no file transferring without itunes and so on. I kept my iphone 3gs for 4 months, and then sold it, bought a second hand ipod for occasional gaming, and of course the Desire - with which I can at least view, edit and create word, excel and office documents.
According to everything I've been able to find out, the N900 will multi-task a lot better than the htc. The N900 has, "Up to 1GB of application memory (256 MB RAM, 768 MB virtual memory)" With a total of 32gig internal storage and an additional 16gig in the card slot for a total of 48gig.
Curious about the camera lens cover - on the N97 the cover left big scratches on the lens which left the camera unusable after a while - and the N900 looks like the same thing. Anyone know anything about this?
It does look a bit fat but then again it has nice hardware and a full qwerty so I'll let it off the hook. UI looks gorgeous! and THANK GOD Nokia listened to the n97 users about the auto switching of hotspots!
they won't. this baby comes with an OMAP3xxx class CPU, clocked at 600Mhz, packed with PowerVR SGX and all the bells and whistles that we love. It's basicaly the same CPU/Memory config of Samsung's Omnia i8910, the differences lies on the OS and other details, like the better camera on i8910, the physical keyboard on the N900, resistive vs capacitive screen for N900 and Omnia respectively, etc.
@dyne2199 being an open platform does not mean anything to me. besides, i consider that as a negative side. and yet, i had a nokia and i didnt swap his battery in whole 2 years of usage. expandable memory is nothing, because they are sold 32 gb or lower, and if you expanded your memory of the phone, would it be over 32 gb? dont think so. BUT, you are truely right about the left-hand issue.
well, most other devices are "telephones with internet-capability". this device however is a "internet-tablet with telephone-capability". and if i recall correctly, the predecessor of the n900, the n810, wasnt able to do phone calls at all (dont pin my down on that one, though. at least it wasnt a phone, but a pure internet-tablet, afaik)
Nice device...phone...internet tablet...with two design flaws. 1 - The headphone jack is where your right palm would be when typing which makes typing uncomfortable when listening on headphone. The multitask switch menu "button" should be on the bottom of screen intead of top which is more reachable from the keyboard area when typing...not a deal killer on this and probably fixable in the next software upgrade. The headphone jack needs to move to the top when in landscape mode.
@Mischakal HTC and Nokia offer choice - Apple does not. Wanna Desire with a hardware keyboard? HTC Vision. N8 with keyboard = N9. I have 29GB of music, which is why having up to 48GB is a good thing for me, and others. The Desire is a perfect phone for me, as it has cloud computing (no paying for mobile me here), and an amoled screen which iphone missed out on. Add to that the restrictions imposed on iphones (bluetooth, multitasking, no flash) 2gether with a 5 yr old 5mp cam = no thx to ip4.
@Mischakal Firstly, I would take this over an iphone any day of the year. I don't have one, because I had a 3GS, and dumped it for a Desire. However, I was seriously tempted at the time - it offered me an open ended device, where as I couldn't even use bluetooth properly on iphone, with a keyboard and up to 48GB on board - iphone 4 still doesn't match that. The N900 is a gadget fans phone, the iphone is a iphone fans phone... I got bored with mine very quickly.
@luinearan You're comparing this to the iphone? Lol. This has (deep breath) better camera (with flash), keyboard, open sourced os, better resolution screen, stereo speakers, up 48gb storage, fm receiver and transmitter, full flash browsing, multitasking, better video capabilities, faster hsdpa, customisable UI, changable battery, IR port, full bluetooth and oh, it's cheaper unlocked!
Excuse me? "the layout and functions are more or less the same with every phone they have made". Well, it's the same thing when it comes to samsung, motorola and especially Sony Ericcson - But that's on the NORMAL man-on-the-street phone. Smartphones are configurable, and the standard layout may be boring, as on every default setup. But if u sit down, read the manual, it's amazing how much you can configure for your own personal lifestyle:) Just try it, it's great:p
Wouldn't have bought my N97 if i'd have known about this... Oh well, start saving again. Things I'd like to see improved from the N97; Media syncing - should be some idiotproof software to keep photos, song and video synced. Ovi suite and Nokia's own software is awful. Plus I'd like to do without the need to "Refresh library" every time. A mobile "Itunes", showing online artist info, cover art etc would be good. The ability to leave backlight on when charging, and is it really "horizontal" only?
I jst hope NOKIA included Multitouch hardware in it for future Maemo6 upgrade. All seem good but one wow factor is missing. it is Multi-touch. But if NOKIA release this world wide internationally a the same time then I bet there will be more hit. Cos people who want this cannot get it and have to wait like 6months later to get in some area and some may wait upto nearly a year for it in some countries.
the maemo operating system is soooo much better than android in so many aspects maemo is basically symbian on sterioids u can multitask on this device (im not even gonna call it a phone because it does so much more) this thing does what the iphone cant plus more u can text your friend talk on google talk if he has skype u can skype talk u have full flash support so basically this thing blows every other smartphone off the field it has full web browsing u have apps out the azz
Too bad this phone will be delay again just like usual to 1st November in Europe and don't know when this thing will comes out in ASIA-pacific any time soon. Atleast 2010 I guess.
@cirkusarena so what? thats your fault, having "desire"! god! desire cant even compete with iphone. if you said evo, i would understand. but desire? really? and how did you get bored of iphone? cant understand ya.
Wtf!? Why does the space bar on this phone's keyboard have to be on the right? Nokia doesn't think about us leftys using our left thumbs for that -_-...
I was really impressed with this device at first, but now it looks pretty crappy considering it will cost $1,000 Canadian. I don't want a phone, just all the other features. So I'd be better off just buying an iPod Touch.
Look you can't say crap about apple or the iPhone because the idea is that it's all simple and works fast...flash is too much of a battery Drain and you'll never know the difference between picture quality on a 3.5 inch screen...and also the iPhone keyboard is the best and while I have an itouch I know the camera is pretty good for a phone
CPU is enough just on a verge of enough. Not very wow factor since there are many higher CPU specs already out there. The Iphone uses 3440 Cortex A8 with 800Mhz clock speed, and N900 using hte low end 3430 Cortex A8 only maximum of 600Mhz. They should have done better with the higher end CPU, and 36xx will do HD recording and HDMI output to TV. Which would kill an IPHONE back to its mummy tummy. lolx but well, this is still good enough for the time being.
Every person that ive seen review this phone says "its also a phone (at 1:14)." Wth is it suppose to be if its not primarily a phone? lol. its crazy that these things arent even considered phones anymore.
@dyne2199 i knoe what an open platform is. and the ones who jailbreak their iphones should throw away iphone and get an open sourced phone that has all the shit inside, and threaten phone's security, in my opinion. moreover, why would you need more than a 32 gb storage in your PHONE? it's a PHONE, in the end. not a psp, not a computer or sth.
N97 look good but too long n thicker than N900. But it had a shitty CPU and only 128MB RAM, no virtual memory either. Very slow to do things and rauns out of RAM just like N95-1 when brwsing webpage. Basically, N97 uses what ever hardware the N95-8G used. Just a shitty ripped off .
nokia make boring phones, once you have a nokia thats it. the layout and functions are more or less the same with every phone they have made. Its like driving a VW golf, you know what you are gonna expect because its the same more or less as the one before. Nokias are a "safe" phone, not a "different" phone.
@DaMonsterMonster ......heh - Apple has launched an ugly, inferior iphone 4. No AMOLED, no Flash web, no card slot, restricted OS, old fashioned UI (No widgets), a worse camera than a 5 year old N82, and it's already been whupped by Nokias N8, HTC Desire and EVO 4G, and will cost you over $2000 during the 2 year contract.
If you mean "piece" of shit, I would guess that's because you are a jealous iphone fanboy - I've tried the N900 at least, and it is a great device. It hasn't even launched yet , so how are you judging it ? And it's "rather" - not rarther....
who the hell uses cellphones with their gloves? typing is impossible anyways, because you dont get the feedback through the gloves. don't get me wrong, i'm not an apple fanboy, but the iPhone screen is superior, while nokia is superior on the hardware and software part. conclusion: i don't buy any of these devices and stick to my n95 8gb
Portrtrait mode is for phoning and viewing photos right now. There is also a portrait mode media player available, and more and more content will be made portrait mode through updates.
Yes it does - many N97s mine included get reflections from the flash due to the scratches, which covers 30% of the picture with lens flare. I returned my first device, but my second has become equally scratched - it's a series flaw so I can't be bothered to return it again. If the N900 addresses this and some of the hopes I posted below, I'll get that - size doesn't bother me.
loving and loving this phone
its different because there is a space between the lens and the part that closes.
Pre-installed apps are all free, and the Ovi store does offer a ton free apps at the moment. There is a selection of apps that cost money though, usually about £2. Chances are you can find a free one that'll do the same job usually.
@Mischakal Iphone is great at gaming, but so is equally an ipod touch - the iphone experience hasn't changed since the first one appeared - rows and coloumns of icons, swipe left and right, open a program. No widgets, no true web experience, no file transferring without itunes and so on. I kept my iphone 3gs for 4 months, and then sold it, bought a second hand ipod for occasional gaming, and of course the Desire - with which I can at least view, edit and create word, excel and office documents.
I'm glad they finally released a phone that is not symbian based =D, but what a short time between this one and the N97..
According to everything I've been able to find out, the N900 will multi-task a lot better than the htc. The N900 has, "Up to 1GB of application memory (256 MB RAM, 768 MB virtual memory)" With a total of 32gig internal storage and an additional 16gig in the card slot for a total of 48gig.
hmmmm i wonder how the call and signal quality will be on the phone. but i like the look. just hope its worth the money
Curious about the camera lens cover - on the N97 the cover left big scratches on the lens which left the camera unusable after a while - and the N900 looks like the same thing. Anyone know anything about this?
Only the phone application can be used out of landscape mode??
I don't know why you were down voted, you're right. The N900 is a web tablet/MID first, phone second.
@koollafta yes..it support many codec such avi. and many more
what happened to simple flip phones?
It does look a bit fat but then again it has nice hardware and a full qwerty so I'll let it off the hook. UI looks gorgeous! and THANK GOD Nokia listened to the n97 users about the auto switching of hotspots!
can i watch videos or movies on nokia N900 please tell me please answer me.
When this phone´s going to be available in the US?? Anyone knows?
they won't. this baby comes with an OMAP3xxx class CPU, clocked at 600Mhz, packed with PowerVR SGX and all the bells and whistles that we love. It's basicaly the same CPU/Memory config of Samsung's Omnia i8910, the differences lies on the OS and other details, like the better camera on i8910, the physical keyboard on the N900, resistive vs capacitive screen for N900 and Omnia respectively, etc.
one question: is there PDF reader?
can u switch between lanscape and portrait view??
does tmobile charge extra to use this phone ,? like internet access outstide of wifi
@dyne2199 being an open platform does not mean anything to me. besides, i consider that as a negative side. and yet, i had a nokia and i didnt swap his battery in whole 2 years of usage. expandable memory is nothing, because they are sold 32 gb or lower, and if you expanded your memory of the phone, would it be over 32 gb? dont think so. BUT, you are truely right about the left-hand issue.
well, most other devices are "telephones with internet-capability".
this device however is a "internet-tablet with telephone-capability".
and if i recall correctly, the predecessor of the n900, the n810, wasnt able to do phone calls at all (dont pin my down on that one, though. at least it wasnt a phone, but a pure internet-tablet, afaik)
omg that thing looks huge. but its so sick :D
Whoa - cancel that and wait for the N900 - comes out on the 19th. Cheaper too!
Nice device...phone...internet tablet...with two design flaws. 1 - The headphone jack is where your right palm would be when typing which makes typing uncomfortable when listening on headphone. The multitask switch menu "button" should be on the bottom of screen intead of top which is more reachable from the keyboard area when typing...not a deal killer on this and probably fixable in the next software upgrade. The headphone jack needs to move to the top when in landscape mode.
@Mischakal HTC and Nokia offer choice - Apple does not. Wanna Desire with a hardware keyboard? HTC Vision. N8 with keyboard = N9. I have 29GB of music, which is why having up to 48GB is a good thing for me, and others. The Desire is a perfect phone for me, as it has cloud computing (no paying for mobile me here), and an amoled screen which iphone missed out on. Add to that the restrictions imposed on iphones (bluetooth, multitasking, no flash) 2gether with a 5 yr old 5mp cam = no thx to ip4.
c00l ph0ne.. how much does this phone cost in RINGGIT MALAYSIA??
aki hay unoo¡¡¡ hey por de casualidad el nokia n900 tiene aplicaciones para facebook y messenger?¿
@Mischakal Firstly, I would take this over an iphone any day of the year. I don't have one, because I had a 3GS, and dumped it for a Desire. However, I was seriously tempted at the time - it offered me an open ended device, where as I couldn't even use bluetooth properly on iphone, with a keyboard and up to 48GB on board - iphone 4 still doesn't match that. The N900 is a gadget fans phone, the iphone is a iphone fans phone... I got bored with mine very quickly.
How much is it ????
Who's better at multitasking? htc Leo that has 325 mb ram or this¿
I hope Nokia little by little gets rid of that symbian os. Now this is a phone.
Does anybody know if it has a DVB-H tuner ?
@luinearan You're comparing this to the iphone? Lol. This has (deep breath) better camera (with flash), keyboard, open sourced os, better resolution screen, stereo speakers, up 48gb storage, fm receiver and transmitter, full flash browsing, multitasking, better video capabilities, faster hsdpa, customisable UI, changable battery, IR port, full bluetooth and oh, it's cheaper unlocked!
Excuse me? "the layout and functions are more or less the same with every phone they have made". Well, it's the same thing when it comes to samsung, motorola and especially Sony Ericcson - But that's on the NORMAL man-on-the-street phone. Smartphones are configurable, and the standard layout may be boring, as on every default setup. But if u sit down, read the manual, it's amazing how much you can configure for your own personal lifestyle:) Just try it, it's great:p
Wouldn't have bought my N97 if i'd have known about this... Oh well, start saving again. Things I'd like to see improved from the N97; Media syncing - should be some idiotproof software to keep photos, song and video synced. Ovi suite and Nokia's own software is awful. Plus I'd like to do without the need to "Refresh library" every time. A mobile "Itunes", showing online artist info, cover art etc would be good. The ability to leave backlight on when charging, and is it really "horizontal" only?
I jst hope NOKIA included Multitouch hardware in it for future Maemo6 upgrade. All seem good but one wow factor is missing. it is Multi-touch. But if NOKIA release this world wide internationally a the same time then I bet there will be more hit. Cos people who want this cannot get it and have to wait like 6months later to get in some area and some may wait upto nearly a year for it in some countries.
Two gripes for me about this phone - bad keyboard, no att 3g compatible version.
I might get a n810 to just use with my phone's tethering capability.
the maemo operating system is soooo much better than android in so many aspects maemo is basically symbian on sterioids u can multitask on this device (im not even gonna call it a phone because it does so much more) this thing does what the iphone cant plus more u can text your friend talk on google talk if he has skype u can skype talk u have full flash support so basically this thing blows every other smartphone off the field it has full web browsing u have apps out the azz
Too bad this phone will be delay again just like usual to 1st November in Europe and don't know when this thing will comes out in ASIA-pacific any time soon. Atleast 2010 I guess.
Lets hope they dont sacrifice the CPU speed for battery life just like what they did to symbian phones.
@cirkusarena so what? thats your fault, having "desire"! god! desire cant even compete with iphone. if you said evo, i would understand. but desire? really? and how did you get bored of iphone? cant understand ya.
Wtf!? Why does the space bar on this phone's keyboard have to be on the right? Nokia doesn't think about us leftys using our left thumbs for that -_-...
O M F G this phone is TEH shit guys.
I love it
I was really impressed with this device at first, but now it looks pretty crappy considering it will cost $1,000 Canadian. I don't want a phone, just all the other features. So I'd be better off just buying an iPod Touch.
I love Linux...
same here :DDD
Nerd magic?
Look you can't say crap about apple or the iPhone because the idea is that it's all simple and works fast...flash is too much of a battery Drain and you'll never know the difference between picture quality on a 3.5 inch screen...and also the iPhone keyboard is the best and while I have an itouch I know the camera is pretty good for a phone
CPU is enough just on a verge of enough. Not very wow factor since there are many higher CPU specs already out there. The Iphone uses 3440 Cortex A8 with 800Mhz clock speed, and N900 using hte low end 3430 Cortex A8 only maximum of 600Mhz. They should have done better with the higher end CPU, and 36xx will do HD recording and HDMI output to TV. Which would kill an IPHONE back to its mummy tummy. lolx but well, this is still good enough for the time being.
"Nerd magic". XD
nerd magic, ftw.
no capacitive touchscreen = instafail
N900 is much better then I-Phone:
I-Phone has no...
GPS
MMS
"real" Bluetooth
no SD- Card.....
Every person that ive seen review this phone says "its also a phone (at 1:14)." Wth is it suppose to be if its not primarily a phone? lol. its crazy that these things arent even considered phones anymore.
LOL @ "the n900 is also a phone"
special sites? ;) ;)
That phone is like a fucking brick
freaking thick!! u can kill fish with thoose!!
@dyne2199 i knoe what an open platform is. and the ones who jailbreak their iphones should throw away iphone and get an open sourced phone that has all the shit inside, and threaten phone's security, in my opinion. moreover, why would you need more than a 32 gb storage in your PHONE? it's a PHONE, in the end. not a psp, not a computer or sth.
N97 look good but too long n thicker than N900. But it had a shitty CPU and only 128MB RAM, no virtual memory either. Very slow to do things and rauns out of RAM just like N95-1 when brwsing webpage. Basically, N97 uses what ever hardware the N95-8G used. Just a shitty ripped off .
nokia make boring phones, once you have a nokia thats it. the layout and functions are more or less the same with every phone they have made. Its like driving a VW golf, you know what you are gonna expect because its the same more or less as the one before. Nokias are a "safe" phone, not a "different" phone.
yeah to fat lol also the keyboard looks close to like of the htc touch pro or the omnia pro one type.
@DaMonsterMonster ......heh - Apple has launched an ugly, inferior iphone 4. No AMOLED, no Flash web, no card slot, restricted OS, old fashioned UI (No widgets), a worse camera than a 5 year old N82, and it's already been whupped by Nokias N8, HTC Desire and EVO 4G, and will cost you over $2000 during the 2 year contract.
If you mean "piece" of shit, I would guess that's because you are a jealous iphone fanboy - I've tried the N900 at least, and it is a great device. It hasn't even launched yet , so how are you judging it ? And it's "rather" - not rarther....
who the hell uses cellphones with their gloves? typing is impossible anyways, because you dont get the feedback through the gloves.
don't get me wrong, i'm not an apple fanboy, but the iPhone screen is superior, while nokia is superior on the hardware and software part. conclusion: i don't buy any of these devices and stick to my n95 8gb
its Nock-ia...not Noke-ia!!!!
no MMS
@cirkusarena now compare this garbage to iphone 4...
Thats a fat phone.
droid sucks.