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The Nokia N900 was released in the last quarter of 2009. At its debut it had some pretty impressive specifications for the time: Memory Up to 32 GB internal storage microSDHC memory card extension, hot swappable Total available application memory up to 1 GB Display and User Interface Size: 3.5" resistive touch display Resolution: 800 x 480 pixels (WVGA) Desktop with up to 4 personalized views 3D Graphics acceleration with support for OpenGL ES 2.0 Web browsing Maemo Browser powered by Mozilla technology Rich Internet content: Adobe® Flash® Player 9.4 AJAX support (Javascript 1.8, XML) HTML, XHTML, CSS Processors ARM Cortex-A8 Processor, TI OMAP3430 CPU Clock Rate 600 MHz Graphics Processor: PowerVR SGX with OpenGL ES 2.0 support Now, almost two years from the release, these are no longer top end specifications. What is truly impressive: what can be done with this device now that it was not able to do "out of the box" Processor - The ARM Cortex A8 processor shipped with a maximum speed of 600 MHz. Many N900 enthusiasts have overclocked their devices to as high as 1.15 GHz, an almost 100% increase in processor speed. By editing the cycles vs voltage table it is possible to have better battery life with an N900 running overclocked than stock. USB- The N900 shipped with a microUSB port used for data transfer and charging. Nokia announced it would not support host mode because of hardware restrictions. After many months of hard work by N900 enthusiast developers the N900 now supports host mode. This allows for mounting flash drives and other USB peripherals on the phone just like it was a computer, which it is. Operating System- With Linux distribution Maemo5 shipping on the device an open operating system device was let loose. Community firmware updates (CSSU) continue to arrive, the most recent on 24 December 2012. Using a variety of boot schemes the N900 can run Ubuntu, easy debian, Android, Windows 95 and MeeGo OS. Not all of these allow for full functionality of the device. The point is if you don't like how your N900 operates on Maemo5 you do have a choice. Try booting any of these on your iPhone or Android device? MMS- Nokia left MMS functionality out. A simple download and install of a developer's program added this feature to the phone. Camera- The 5 megapixel camera took okay photos out of the box. F(ranken)Camera allows adjustments of all the parameters of the 5 megapixel sensor. HDR, lowlight photography, panoramic photography, time lapse photography are now all doable using FCamera and one or two other programs. Out of the box it just wasn't so. Internet Connectivity- The time is rapidly approaching when the IPv4 addresses will all be used. The Internet will have to migrate to IPv6 addressing schemes. The N900 is now ready to take that on. T-Mobile is running an IPv6 trial using the N900 with the power kernel installed. The N900 is looking like it will be future-proof for a while. Usually when you buy a piece of electronics you expect it to perform at its best the day you first turned it on. The Nokia N900 defies this expectation by performing faster and previously "impossible" tasks. This year has seen release of dual core processor phones, phones with more memory, bigger screens, higher megapixel cameras. Each of these will meet your expectation: it will perform no better a year after you unbox it. Open Source Firmware sets the N900 apart.Read full review
Nokia N900 which turned out to be in better shape than photos displayed. Problem with it was just a broken off Micro USB port which is an extremely common issue for the N900. Just needs to be soldered back on and the phone is fully functional. It could have been packed a little better as it was only in a paper bag lined with a single layer of thin bubble wrap, but it still arrived in good enough shape minus a small scratch to the chassis. The screen looked a little tired in the photos, but is in fact flawless. Tomorrow I'll solder back down the Micro USB port to the main circuit board and the N900 will be nearly perfect.
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If you know Unix, Linux, BSD, Nexenta or any Debian with the gnu user-land, This phone is for you! This phone is built with a fully functional debian package management system. It can run X applications with very minor drawbacks. drawbacks aside, It's still the ONLY phone that will currently run X applications natively. I'm harsh on ease of use because, even as a Linux administrator, I was able to break this phone rather quickly while experimenting. Of course, I was also able to recover quickly as well. (Do not do an apt-get dist-upgrade. you will have to flash the phone) Flashing is very simple on this phone compared to the AndroidOS phones that I've dealt with. This phone is NOT catered toward the basic user. Its the perfect for people in the IT,IS,CE,CS, and admin fields. Did I mention that perl is included in the default repositories?Read full review
I bought this phone, because I wanted responsive smart phone with QWERTY keyboard. I had previous experience with Android devices and Android was not an option for me. I like several things about this phone: * It's fast enough and has 32 GB memory; * The UI is well designed, easy to use and user friendly; * It's running Maemo (Linux) with APT package manager; * VOIP clients like Skype and GTalk are integrated. You can make a Skype call directly from the phone's contact list; * Social networks can be integrated through services, so for example you can upload pictures to Picasa and Facebook straight from your phone; * There are plenty of free applications; If you need office tools try Gnumeric (spreadsheet) and Abiword (word processing). * The multitasking is great; * The clipboard works perfectly; * The 5 MP camera is pretty decent. I don't like only two things about the phone: * It has short battery life - I charge it every other day; * My device was rebooting randomly. I found a fix for this issue, but the fix leads to even shorter battery life. As a bottom line this is a great phone and if I have to choose again, I will definitely buy Nokia N900 again. I've never been so satisfied with a phone before.Read full review
The Chinese version of this phone comes with a somewhat compromised Maemo ROM - I would suggest - before you start customizing the phone to your liking - go to the Maemo.org website, download and install (not update) the latest and final version of Maemo5 Fiasco and eMMC. Once up to date, I found that the N900 is a great platform for customization, and starts out more like a tablet than a phone. There is an app downloader and installer right on the phone, and you can (again) go to Maemo.org for more detailed descriptions of the many different apps(which have been contributed by users, and are not warranteed by Maemo or Nokia). And with 32 gB of "disk space", you can add a lot of apps, media, or documents. I would definitely install the "Wi-Fi Switcher" app right away - the N900 sucks down a battery at an alarming rate when it's constantly hunting for or communicating on a Wi-Fi signal. This is one of the few remaining resistive screen phones with a stylus, which I happen to love. My fingers are way too fat, callused, and dry for a capacitive screen, and every text I ever sent on my HTC HD2 required at least 2-3 minutes of corrections after it was done. With a resistive screen, I can use my fingernail, a pencil with an eraser on the end, or the handy stylus, and be much faster and more accurate than capacitive. A button push and a tap when you are done deactivate the screen so that it can be carried in your pocket or purse without registering the physical contact. There's a lot of talk on the forums about porting over Android, MeeGo or W7M to the N900, but I really can't see why. The user interface on Maemo is absolutely intuitive, capable, and stress free for me - this is the ROM that I would like to be installing on my Windows Mobile phone! I was able to successfully overclock the phone to 825 mhz and have been running it this way for about three weeks without incident. I've yet to encounter a situation where I was waiting for the phone, and it definitely boots faster at this speed. One annoying little nitpick was that I found that although the charger appears to have a fairly standard micro-usb connector, it is NOT - either the connector or the charger is proprietary. I tried several of my micro usb chargers, both A/C and usb, and the orange charge light on the N900 would glow dimly for a while and then go out. When I plug the phone in using the Nokia AC 10U charger (which appears to have an identical connector) it charges fine, with the orange light cycling on and off brightly, as it should. The AC 10U has a higher current output, and that may be what the phone needs. These chargers are available on eBay for less than $5.00, so it's not a big deal. Bottom line: If customizing or programming a phone sounds like a lot of work and/or confusion to you, and you just want to open the box and rock'n'roll, this phone could be just an exercise in frustration. However, if you like a resistive screen phone you can work on, build up, and/or customize to fit your unique needs, this is a great place to start.Read full review
I've been using the Nokia N900 since it was released. It is an excellent phone for the money, easy to use, and is essentially (if you're a computer nerd like me) a Linux computer that makes phone calls. This adds a lot of value as a product because it allows for the expansion of its versatility. Nokia's software also allows it to be tethered to the computer to use as a modem when there's no internet at no cost (except carrier cost - T Mobile is free). It does have one or two minor flaws. The first being that some of them, not all, but some of them run into an issue where after 6 months of use, the phone stops recognizing the sim card. The second is the again, some, not all, will have an issue with draining the battery in 5 hours. The latter is more rare than the first, and Nokia is usually quick to respond to these issues, especially under the one year manufacturer's warranty.Read full review
Overall I'm satisfied with this product. The price is worth it's features and capabilities. Good design, huge storage, internet speed, able to run many progs at the same time and very easy to use. The only inconvenience it brings is the poor battery life.
Where do i start....Well its more then a smartphone for one.. Its a miniature computer with phone capabilities... The skype service built in is my favorite feature. Battery life does get used pretty easily when using video calls or watching youtube movies. It takes excellent photos and with 32 gb of built in memory and the ability to put a micro sd card for even more expansion is awesome. Don the down fall the size an be a bit tedious in your pocket but you get used to it and eventually dont feel it... Texting is easy with the keyboard and the buttons feel natural... The touch screen is very responsiive and its a multitasking monster... It even has the ability to be overclocked. I would definalty recommend this phone to anyone that is a nokia fan and or looking for a REAL smart phone... Everything is intergrated into your contact list with facebook skype Google plus and many more. Navigating is kind of confusing at first but you will get the hang of it in no time...Read full review
very nice and simple phone. Great display and easy to use. Quick internet and wifi access. Its more like a small laptop, you can easyli change display and icons there (shortcuts). Display resolution is very good for me. More languaes for this phone will be better, its the only drawback for n900, if you live in small country. But english will do everything if you know it.
I started to use the N900 because of my interesses for Linux systems. Now, after almost 1.5 years of using the N900 I see so many capabilities of the N900 that were available that were only possible on my home computer. In "repositories" you can find additional software wich is endless in posabillities. Most of it is freeware and I have only spent 10 euro for a donation on freeware in 1.5 years. Some programs aren't free but they are luxury-style to me. Still new software is being added even as a (maybe last) software update for MAEMO operating system and after that it is supposed to be better supported by MEEGO wich is the 2nd possible operating system. For geeks there are even more operating systems possible but most lose the function of phone connectivity. Since many computer fanatics use the N900 there is always help to find online when needed. To me my N900 is my laptop in my pocket and with the 600Mhz processor you'd expect a calculating speed of a snail but at 'only' 600 it does more than expected and even more than some ther devices running at 1 Ghz or up. The N900 truly is a device capable of anything. 32Gigabyte memory is huge and makes the device a huge flash drive with space for filming and pictures of music. Never regret paying for this capacity, alsways easy to have. Connectivity is very broad with worldwide mobile support, Wi-fi, infrared, bluetooth, GPS, FM transmitter, stereo sound speakers inside, audio/video output, microSD card-slot and micro-USB. Under connectivity it is off-course possible to browse, email, skype, chat on different IM accounts at once. Also possible to use widgets for facebook or weatherforecast and more are possible. The 5 MP camera makes pretty high quality pictures and video in acceptable quality. Concerning the camera, remember we are talking about a cell-phone here and for that reasen it works way beyond requirements of a phone. Keypad can be exchanged for other layouts. Although it isn't usual you can even use a russian layout or many more but the actual keyboard isn't easy to find other than qwerty. My opinion: - This is a super device wich has more to offer than you can imagine. - The device is pretty easy in use for anyone. - Stylus included and fits IN the phone. - Advantage to me is that the device has a keypad and don't only use touchscreen for text-input. Is there nothing bad to tell? Sure! - The battery householding is worse than most NOKIA phones, you gonna need to have a spare (charged) battery for security. - It is a tablet-pc with phone functionalities so it seems to have "undressed" phone funtionalities. These points involved. Still my opinion is 5 star for this item.Read full review