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Nokia 9290

Posted: 04 Mar 2002
Market Status: Released

Microsoft Surface RT

PA Rating - 8.5

Posted: 18 Jun 2012
Market Status: Released

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Design
Device type	Smart phone	Tablet
OS	Symbian (6.0)	Windows (RT)
Form factor	Clamshell	Candybar
Dimensions	6.20 x 2.20 x 1.10 inches (158 x 56 x 27mm)	10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches (275 x 172 x 9 mm)
Weight	8.60 oz (244 g) the average is 4.4 oz (125 g)	24.00 oz (680 g) the average is 4.4 oz (125 g)
Design features	Full keyboard, Numeric keypad

Display
Physical size		10.6 inches
Resolution	640 x 200 pixels	1366 x 768 pixels
Pixel density Pixel density - The pixel density of a display represents the number of pixels over an area of one inch. It’s measured in “pixels per inch”, or ppi. The higher the number, the more detailed and good-looking the display is.		148 ppi
Technology Technology - There are two main screen technologies currently used in phones and tablets: LCD and AMOLED. The former usually features a light source and liquid crystals, while the latter is based on organic light-emitting diodes. Newer LCD variations like IPS-LCD and Super-LCD allow for very accurate color reproduction and very wide viewing angles, where no significant image quality loss is observed. Current AMOLED screens differ in such a way that they can exhibit much more saturated colors (sometimes too much) and incredibly high contrast levels, which is due to black color being completely black in AMOLED displays.	TFT
Colors	4096
Touchscreen		Capacitive, Multi-touch
Features		Light sensor, Scratch-resistant glass
Additional display Additional display - Shows specs of the phone's additional display	Black & White

Battery
Talk time	10.00 hours the average is 10 h (623 min)
Stand-by time	9.2 days (220 hours) the average is 18 days (434 h)
Capacity	1300 mAh
Type	Li - Ion
Not user replaceable		Yes

Hardware
System chip System chip - Most modern handsets use an advanced chip that includes many of the device’s hardware modules like the processor, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and sometimes even the wireless radio. This field shows what particular system chip (or System-on-a-Chip) is used in the phone.		NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30
Processor Processor - The processor is the main computing component of a phone and is a major factor when it comes to the overall speed of the device. Some more powerful smartphones use dual-core and quad-core processors designed to deliver greater performance.	Single core, StrongARM 9	Quad core, 1300 MHz, ARM Cortex-A9
Graphics processor		ULP GeForce @ 520MHz
System memory System memory - System memory, or RAM memory is the type of memory that the device uses to temporarily store data from the OS or currently-running apps. The more RAM available to the device, the better the performance will be when multiple or heavier programs are running.		2048 MB RAM (1500 MHz) / LPDDR2
Built-in storage		32 GB
Storage expansion	MMC	microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC

Camera
Camera		1 megapixel
Camcorder		1920x1080 (1080p HD)
Features		Video calling
Front-facing camera		Yes
Video capture		1280x720 (720p HD)

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Multimedia
Music player
Filter by		Album, Artist, Playlists
Features		Album art cover, Background playback
Supported formats	MP3, WAV	MP3
Video playback
Supported formats	MPEG	MPEG4
Speakers		Stereo speakers
Streaming		Audio, Video

Internet browsing
Browser	supports: supports: HTML, WAP	Internet Explorer 10, supports: supports: HTML, HTML5, Flash

Technology
GSM	1900 MHz

Phone features
Phonebook	Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID
Organizer	Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Calculator	Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Document viewer (Office 2013, Office 2007, Office 2003, PDF), Calculator, World clock, Timer, Notepad
Messaging	SMS
E-mail	IMAP, POP3, SMTP	IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Microsoft Exchange
Instant Messaging		Windows Live / MSN
Games	Yes

Connectivity
Bluetooth		4.0
Wi-Fi		802.11 a, b, g, n
		Dual antennas, MIMO
USB		USB 2.0
Connector		Full-size USB
Headphones connector		3.5mm
Other	Computer sync, Infrared, SyncML	TV-Out, OTA sync

Other features
Notifications	Vibration, Speakerphone	Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Sensors		Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other		Voice recording

Regulatory Approval
FCC approval FCC approval - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent United States government agency, directly responsible to Congress. The FCC was established by the Communications Act of 1934 and is charged with regulating interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable. The FCC's jurisdiction covers the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. possessions. Every wireless phone device that that is sold in the U.S. has to be tested and approved for sale by the FCC.
Date approved Date approved - Shows the date when the particular phone is approved by the Federal Communications Commission	04 Mar 2002
	FCC ID value: PDNRAB-3N link

Availability
Officially announced	05 Jun 2001	18 Jun 2012

Shopping information
Warranty period		12 Months
MSRP price
		$ 500

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