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Nokia N900

The Nokia N900 is the successor to the company's Internet Tablet family. The device features cellular connectivity and phone functionality, along with a Mozilla-based browser with full Adobe Flash 9.4 support. Specs wise, the N900 sports the ARM Cortex-A8 CPU, 3.5-inch WVGA touchscreen, 5MP camera, OpenGL ES 2.0, Wi-Fi and HSPA.

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Nokia N900 specifications

Pros

  • High pixel densitiy screen, over 250ppi (267 ppi)

Cons

  • The huge dimensions allow it to be used as a brick replacement
  • It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.77 inches)
  • Resistive touchscreen technology means its display is less sensitive than you would like it to be
  • Slow processor (600 MHz)
  • Too little RAM memory (256 MB RAM)
  • Low-resolution video capture

Design

  • Device type:
    • Smart phone
  • OS:

    OS - Phone that has capabilities, not usually associated with phones. Usually it has some of the above features: - Email, Web browsing - Personal information management - LAN connectivity etc

    • Linux (Maemo 5)
  • Form factor:

    Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel

    • Side-Slider
  • Dimensions:

    Dimensions - Phone's dimensions

    • 4.37 x 2.35 x 0.77 (110.9 x 59.8 x 19.5 mm)
  • Weight:

    Weight - Phone's weight

    • 6.38 oz (181 g)
      the average is 4.4 oz (126 g)

Display

  • Physical size:
    • 3.50 inches
  • Resolution:

    Resolution - Refers to the width and the height of the display

    • 800 x 480 pixels
  • Pixel density:
    • 267 ppi
  • Technology:

    Technology - Refers to the type of the color displays. There are five major types: LCD, TFT, TFD, STN and OLED

    • TFT
  • Colors:

    Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports

    • 65 536
  • Touchscreen:
      • Resistive
  • Features:
    • Light sensor, Proximity sensor

Battery

  • Talk time:

    Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours

    • 6.30 hours
      the average is 7 h (448 min)
  • Stand-by time:
    • 12.0 days (288 hours)
      the average is 16 days (391 h)
  • Talk time (3G):
    • 4.30 hours
  • Stand-by time (3G):
    • 10.0 days (240 hours)
  • Capacity:

    Capacity - Shows the battery capacity in mAh

    • 1320 mAh

Hardware

  • Processor:
    • Single core, 600 MHz, ARM Cortex-A8
  • Graphics processor:
      • PowerVR SGX 3D accelerator with OpenGL ES 2.0 support
  • System memory:
    • 256 MB RAM / 768 MB ROM
  • Built-in storage:
    • 32000 MB
  • Storage expansion:

    Storage expansion - Capability to add additional memory to your phone.

    • Slot Type:

      Slot Type - Shows what type of additional memory can be added to the particular phone. Eight major memory slot types are available: MMC, SD, CF, Memory Stick Duo, miniSD, RS MMC, TransFlash (microSD), Memory Stick Pro Duo

      • microSD, microSDHC
    • Maximum card size:

      Maximum card size - Shows the capacity of the memo0ry expansion slot that can be added

      • 16 GB

Camera

  • Camera:

    Camera - Camera specs

      • 5 megapixels
    • Flash:
      • Dual LED
    • Features:
      • Auto focus, Digital zoom, Geo tagging, Self-timer
  • Camcorder:
      • Other, 848 x 480 pixels 25 fps
    • Features:
      • Video calling
  • Front-facing camera:
    • Yes

Multimedia

  • Radio:
      • FM Transmiter

Internet browsing

  • Browser:

    Browser - Capability to access special Internet sites using the mobile phone

      • Maemo browser

Technology

  • GSM:

    GSM - Global System for Mobile communications. A world standard for digital cellular communications using narrowband TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access), which allows up to eight calls at a time on 800 MHz and 1800 MHz frequencies. Introduced in 1991. Is the standard most commonly used in Europe and Asia, but not in the United States. GSM phones use a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) smart card that contains user account information. Any GSM phone becomes immediately programmed after plugging in the SIM card, thus allowing GSM phones to be easily rented or borrowed. SIM cards can be programmed to display custom menus for personalized services.GSM provides a short messaging service (SMS) that enables text messages up to 160 characters in length to be sent to and from a GSM phone.

    • 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
  • UMTS:

    UMTS - Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service, also called WCDMA, is a 3G (Third Generation) packet-based transmission of text, digitized voice, video, and multimedia at data rates up to 2 Mbps. It is based on GSM standard and is supported by major standards bodies and manufacturers

    • 900, 1700/2100, 2100 MHz
  • Data:

    Data - Shows the particular phone's type of data. the major mobile phone data types are GPRS, CDMA2000 1xRTT, EDGE, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, UMTS, etc.

    • HSDPA 10.2 Mbit/s, UMTS, HSUPA 2 Mbit/s, EDGE
  • Satellite system:
    • A-GPS
  • Navigation:
    • Yes

Phone features

  • Phonebook:
    • Unlimited entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Search by both first and last name, Picture ID, Ring ID
  • Organizer:
    • Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Document viewer, Calculator, World clock, Stopwatch, Notes
  • Messaging:
    • SMS, Predictive text input
  • E-mail:

    E-mail - Shows if the phone supports email features

      • IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Microsoft Exchange

Connectivity

  • Bluetooth:

    Bluetooth - Low power radio technology replacing the need for wires connecting electronic devices such as personal computers, printers, palm top computers and mobile phones.

      • 2.1, EDR
  • Wi-Fi:

    Wi-Fi - Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) - used radio waves (RF) or infrared signals to send and receive data over the air. Most popular WLAN solutions today is Wi-Fi (802.11b and 802.11g) standards. 801.11b provides data speeds of around 11mbps while 802.11g can go up to 54 mbps.

      • 802.11 b, g
  • USB:
      • USB 2.0
    • Connector:
      • microUSB
    • Features:

      Features - Universal Serial Bus - is a plug-and-play interface for connection a computer and add-on devices such as joysticks, keyboards, wireless phones, scanner, cameras etc. USB supports hot-swap (ability to add a new device without having to reboot the computer). USB supports data speed of 12 megabits per second.

      • USB charging
    • TV-Out, DLNA, UPnP, Computer sync, Infrared, SyncML, VoIP

Other features

  • Notifications:
    • Music ringtones (MP3), Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
  • Sensors:
      • Accelerometer
    • Voice recording

Availability

  • Officially announced:
    • 27 Aug 2009

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