London - Finnish telecom equipment maker Nokia is betting a lot on its latest smartphone release – N900, which comes with Linux-based Maemo OS. Though its launch date has been delayed till later this year, Nokia claims that it is worth the wait as N900 is a "game changer," an "internet tablet" with a built-in phone that will change the way we communicate.
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Though Nokia is the world's No.1 mobile phone company in terms of sales, yet, it has not met with much success in the high-end smartphone market where profit margins are higher.
As a result, the company has not only lost market share there to the likes of Apple (maker of iPhone) and RIM (maker of BlackBerry), but also its average selling prices have declined faster than the industry average.
Not surprisingly, N900 is seen as key for Nokia's future in the high-end smartphone market.
So, no wonder, Nokia is hoping that N900 would change its fortunes.
But the billion dollar question is – is it worth waiting for N900 or should we just grab what's available in the market?
No doubt, N900 is a technology marvel and Nokia has taken pains to stuff it with rich features.
According to Nokia, N900 is an "internet tablet" a revolutionary device that promises to bring the power of the computer to mobile devices.
N900, which measures 110.9×59.8×18mm and weighs approximately 181gm, is powered by TI OMAP 3430 ARM Cortex-A8 600 MHz processor and promises amazing multimedia experience, thanks to its 3D accelerator card PowerVR SGX with OpenGL ES 2.0 support.
N900, which is also Nokia's first smartphone to run on the latest version of open source Linux-based Maemo 5 OS (which promises to support 'PC-like multitasking and handle Flash-heavy webpages with ease and offers customisation/personalisation of homescreen), also boasts of a 3.5-inch WVGA resistive touchscreen display with 800x480 resolution; world-class 5-megapixel camera (with Carl Zeiss optics, Tessar lens, 3x digital zoom, autofocus, dual LED flash and multiple capture modes); WVGA video recording (at 848x480 pixels @25fps); Adobe Flash 9.4 support; support for multiple audio and video playback formats; GPS with A-GPS support; Ovi Maps; geo-tagging; Bluetooth 2.1; TV-out; 3.5mm headphone jack; microUSB connector, a nifty kickstand and infrared port.
The N900 is also road-ready for mobile internet use thanks to 3G, GPRS, EDGE and WiFi support.
The smartphone also features a slide-out full landscape-oriented Qwerty tactile keyboard, full Qwerty onscreen keyboard and support for Mail for Exchange, IMAP, POP3, SMTP.
Nokia has also integrated its communications capabilities in the N900 and when you select a contact in N900, you're offered a choice of host of communication options such as Ovi by Nokia, Skype, Google Talk, Jabber and SIP.
Other features include 256MB flash memory, 32GB internal storage and up to 16GB additional storage (thanks to microSD card slot); FM Radio; MP3/MP4 player; hands-free stereo speakers, accelerometer sensor (a crucial sensor that take advantage of tilting - and allows great gaming and use of the phone in landscape mode); proximity sensor (to save on battery life); document viewer and photo editor.
Wow, that's a lot of stuff in so small a device.
So, is N900 worth waiting for? To find out, click Nokia N900 – is it worth waiting for? (2)
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