Originally posted on September 1, 2009 @ 10:43 am
I’ve often steered clear of Nokia’s N series. I know it offers the best multimedia experience out of all Nokia’s phones, but the Symbian software running the phone always seems to be extra-sluggish.
But darn, I fell in love with the N900 the moment I saw it. I mean, just look at it:
I’ve never lusted after a Nokia device so badly. Not only does it look good, but the specs on this baby are also top-notch.
Imagine: 3.5-inch 800×480 pixel (resistive) touchscreen, sliding QWERTY, 32GB of on-board storage expandable to 48GB via microSD, GPS/A-GPS, FM transmitter, TV-out, Bluetooth 2.1, WiFi, 1320mAh battery, and 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and dual-LED flash. Also, this MID brings the power of the ARM Cortex-A8, up to 1GB of application memory, and OpenGL ES 2.0 graphics acceleration to make quick work of polygons and what Nokia promises will be a “PC-like experience on a handset-sized device.”
Better yet, it’ll run a Linux-based OS, called Maemo, instead of Nokia’s tried-and-tested Symbian software. If you’re too busy drooling, I don’t blame you.
Suddenly, the E63 that I’m holding in my hands right now isn’t too awesome anymore. Seriously, what could be a better travel companion than this?