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[[Image:Nokia N900 Portrait Mode.jpg|thumb|100px|left|The phone application in portrait mode.]]The Nokia N900 has a 3.5 inch [[resistive touchscreen]] with a resolution of 800 × 480 pixel (WVGA, 267 [[Pixel density|ppi]]) capable to display up to 16 million colors{{Citation needed}}. The touchscreen offers a [[Haptic technology|haptic feedback]] (vibration), this feature can be turned on/off at the user discretion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=30852&page=15|title=Easter egg in the RX-51?|publisher=Maemo talk|accessdate=2009-Sept-14}}</ref> A stylus is provided to improve the precision of the touch input, allowing use of smaller user interface elements. A 3-axis [[accelerometer]] allows the orientation of the screen to change between [[page orientation|portrait and landscape]] mode. So far, only the phone functionality has been shown to be able to work in portrait mode. A rotation of the device from landscape to portrait mode activate the phone application from the dashboard or the desktops.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://maemo.nokia.com/features/phone/|title=Access your phone instantly|publisher=maemo.nokia.com|accessdate=2009-Sept-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://blogs.iium.edu.my/jaiz/2009/09/01/nokia-n900-uses-linux-platform-to-compete-with-iphone/ | title=Nokia N900, uses Linux platform to compete with iPhone}}</ref> Developers may add support for portrait mode in their applications.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wiki.maemo.org/Using_Fremantle_Widgets#Portrait_Mode|title=Portrait Mode|publisher=wiki.maemo.org|accessdate=2009-Sept-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://maemo.nokia.com/features/phone/|title=Access your phone instantly|publisher=maemo.nokia.com|accessdate=2009-Sept-16}}</ref> The accelerometer can also be used in games and third-party applications such as ''Bounce''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JraW38H_PtM|title=New Bounce on nokia N900|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=2009-Sept-16}}</ref>
[[Image:Nokia N900 Portrait Mode.jpg|thumb|100px|left|The phone application in portrait mode.]]The Nokia N900 has a 3.5 inch [[resistive touchscreen]] with a resolution of 800 × 480 pixel (WVGA, 267 [[Pixel density|ppi]]) capable to display up to 16 million colors<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nokiausa.com/find-products/phone-comparison|title=Phone comparison|publisher=Nokia Shop USA|accessdate=2009-Sept-16}}</ref>. The touchscreen offers a [[Haptic technology|haptic feedback]] (vibration), this feature can be turned on/off at the user discretion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=30852&page=15|title=Easter egg in the RX-51?|publisher=Maemo talk|accessdate=2009-Sept-14}}</ref> A stylus is provided to improve the precision of the touch input, allowing use of smaller user interface elements. A 3-axis [[accelerometer]] allows the orientation of the screen to change between [[page orientation|portrait and landscape]] mode. So far, only the phone functionality has been shown to be able to work in portrait mode. A rotation of the device from landscape to portrait mode activate the phone application from the dashboard or the desktops.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://maemo.nokia.com/features/phone/|title=Access your phone instantly|publisher=maemo.nokia.com|accessdate=2009-Sept-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://blogs.iium.edu.my/jaiz/2009/09/01/nokia-n900-uses-linux-platform-to-compete-with-iphone/ | title=Nokia N900, uses Linux platform to compete with iPhone}}</ref> Developers may add support for portrait mode in their applications.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wiki.maemo.org/Using_Fremantle_Widgets#Portrait_Mode|title=Portrait Mode|publisher=wiki.maemo.org|accessdate=2009-Sept-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://maemo.nokia.com/features/phone/|title=Access your phone instantly|publisher=maemo.nokia.com|accessdate=2009-Sept-16}}</ref> The accelerometer can also be used in games and third-party applications such as ''Bounce''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JraW38H_PtM|title=New Bounce on nokia N900|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=2009-Sept-16}}</ref>


The slide out 4 rows keyboard and D-pad of the [[Nokia N810]] have been replaced by a slide out 3 row backlit keyboard with an off-center space bar on the Nokia N900, which also has an on screen keyboard. Beside the QWERTY layout for the slide out keyboard, other languages (French, German, Russian, Swedish) will also have a proper keyboard. {{Citation needed|date=September 2009}}
The slide out 4 rows keyboard and D-pad of the [[Nokia N810]] have been replaced by a slide out 3 row backlit keyboard with an off-center space bar on the Nokia N900, which also has an on screen keyboard. Beside the QWERTY layout for the slide out keyboard, other languages (French, German, Russian, Swedish) will also have a proper keyboard. {{Citation needed|date=September 2009}}

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Nokia N900
File:Nokia n900.jpg
ManufacturerNokia
TypeInternet appliance and phone
MediamicroSD card[1]
Operating systemMaemo 5 software on Linux[2]
CPUTI OMAP 3430: ARM Cortex-A8 CPU 600 MHz[2]
MemoryUp to 1 GB of application memory (256 MB RAM, 768 MB virtual memory)[2]
Storage32GB Flash internal memory[2]
Display800 × 480 resolution, 89 mm (3.5 in) diagonal, 105 pixels/cm, 267 ppi[2]
GraphicsCortex-A8 OMAP3430 600MHz PowerVR SGX graphics core (OpenGL ES 2.0, OpenVG)[2]
InputQWERTY backlit Keyboard (QWERTZ in Germany and AZERTY in France) and touchscreen
Camera5.0MP f/2.8 Carl Zeiss optics Tessar lens
ConnectivityQuadband GSM EDGE 850/900/1800/1900, WCDMA 900/1700/2100 384/384 kbps (DL/UL), HSPA 900/1700/2100 10/2 Mbps (DL/UL), WLAN IEEE 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth 2.1, Integrated GPS with A-GPS[1], FM transmitter
PowerBL-5J 1320 mAh battery[2]
Dimensions110.9 × 59.8 × 18 (19.55 at thickest part) mm[2]
MassApprox 181 g (0.399 lb)[2]
PredecessorNokia N810

The Nokia N900 is Nokia's new Maemo device, superseding the N810. It was launched at Nokia World on 2 September 2009. Unlike its Internet Tablet predecessors it will include phone functionality with 3G/HSPA capabilities and a camera capable of 5 Mega-pixels. Running the Linux-based Maemo 5 and is the first Nokia device based upon the TI OMAP3 microprocessor with ARM Cortex-A8 core.

The Maemo update brings an overall more touch-friendly interface and a customizable home screen which can mix application icons with shortcuts and widgets. It supports Flash 9.4, and has a new touch-friendly media player as well as similar applications.[3]

The device will be available in selected markets starting October 2009 with an estimated retail price of €500 in Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Sweden, £499 in the United Kingdom (including VAT)[4] and $649 in the United States[5], excluding sales taxes and subsidies.[1]

Hardware

File:Nokia N900 Portrait Mode.jpg
The phone application in portrait mode.

The Nokia N900 has a 3.5 inch resistive touchscreen with a resolution of 800 × 480 pixel (WVGA, 267 ppi) capable to display up to 16 million colors[6]. The touchscreen offers a haptic feedback (vibration), this feature can be turned on/off at the user discretion.[7] A stylus is provided to improve the precision of the touch input, allowing use of smaller user interface elements. A 3-axis accelerometer allows the orientation of the screen to change between portrait and landscape mode. So far, only the phone functionality has been shown to be able to work in portrait mode. A rotation of the device from landscape to portrait mode activate the phone application from the dashboard or the desktops.[8][9] Developers may add support for portrait mode in their applications.[10][11] The accelerometer can also be used in games and third-party applications such as Bounce.[12]

The slide out 4 rows keyboard and D-pad of the Nokia N810 have been replaced by a slide out 3 row backlit keyboard with an off-center space bar on the Nokia N900, which also has an on screen keyboard. Beside the QWERTY layout for the slide out keyboard, other languages (French, German, Russian, Swedish) will also have a proper keyboard. [citation needed]

The device has an autonomous GPS with A-GPS and comes pre-loaded with Ovi Maps application. Ovi Maps allows to switch views between 3D landmarks, satellite and hybrid maps, search maps for addresses and places of interest (restaurants, hotels) and plan a route.[13][14]

File:Nokia N900 5MP Camera CloseUp.jpg
A view of the 5 megapixel camera.

The 5 megapixel (4:3 and 16:9 ratio) back camera has an autofocus feature, dual LED flash and 3X digital zoom. It is capable of video recording at up to 848 × 480 pixels and up to 25 fps. The camera, while not in use, is protected by a sliding hatch. Opening the hatch will launch the camera application.

Only one color (black) will be available at launch in October 2009.



Audio and output

The N900 has a digital stereo microphone and stereo speakers located on each side of the device. There is a 3.5mm AV connector which is also used for TV out ('TV out' Settings allow to choose PAL or NTSC) with the Nokia Video Connectivity Cable. There is a Micro-USB connector, High-Speed USB 2.0 for data transfer and to recharge the battery. The built-in Bluetooth v2.1 supports stereo headsets and data transfer. It is also possible to listen music directly through one's car stereo (or any FM radio) with the built-in FM transmitter. The device is also capable of receiving FM-radio signal but will not ship with FM-radio as a built-in application.[15]

Battery

The device has a Nokia BL-5J 1320 mAh which is user-replaceable and should provide around 5 hours of talk time on WCDMA and 9 hours on GSM. The Nokia N900 is still undergoing software improvements and Nokia stated they are aiming at a "full day of work" for the duration of the battery.[citation needed]

Storage and SIM

File:Nokia N900 Back Cover Removed.jpg
Removing the back cover of the Nokia N900 permits access to the battery and the SIM card. The microSD card slot can be seen just under the camera. There is no need remove the back cover to access the microSD card.

The Nokia N900 has a 32 GB eMMC, 256 MB NAND internal storage and a hot swappable microSD card slot which support up to 16 GB of additional storage (this number is based on what was available for certification and may not reflect the actual capacity support of the device). The 32 GB is formated as 768 MB of swap, ~1 GB of ext3 mounted on /home (actually, application are in /opt which is a symbolic link to /home/opt), for extra applications, and ~25 GB of FAT32 mounted on /home/user/MyDocs, for movies, music and documents.[16] The 256 MB NAND contains the bootloader, kernel and rootfs. The microSD card can be formated with a supported file system such as ext2, ext3, FAT16 and FAT32.

The SIM card is located under the battery which can be accessed by removing the back panel of the Nokia N900.





Included items

The Nokia N900 comes with documentation, the Nokia Battery (BL-5J 1320 mAh), the Nokia High Efficiency Charger (AC-10), the Nokia Stereo Headset (WH-205), a Video out cable (CA-75U), the Nokia charger adaptor (CA-146C) and a Cleaning cloth.

There is an ongoing promotion at the USA Nokia Shop giving those who preorder the device a free bluetooth mobile phone headset (Nokia BH-703). There is no word on when this promotion will end.

Software

Main article: Maemo

Maemo 5, also know as Fremantle, will be the default operating system on the Nokia N900. Maemo is mostly based on open source code, and has been developed by Maemo Devices within Nokia in collaboration with many open source projects such as the Linux kernel, Debian, and GNOME. Maemo is based on Debian GNU/Linux and draws much of its GUI, frameworks, and libraries from the GNOME project.

File:Nokia N900 Dashboard.jpg
Maemo 5 dashboard showing 3 running applications.

The UI in Maemo 5 provides 4 desktops each of them are fully customizable (move widgets around, add/remove widgets, change the background, shortcut to application).[17] Switching from one desktop to the others is done by sliding one's finger horizontally on the background. The dashboard is accessed via the upper left icon and shows all the running applications. From the dashboard, touching on a running application icon will bring up that application to full screen, touching the upper left icon will bring up the application launcher where all the installed applications can be launched.[18][19]

Unlike most smartphones, the end-user is able to gain root access by issuing the command "sudo gainroot" in the terminal.[20] The device does not need to be unlocked or jailbroken in order to install an unsupported application.

The Maemo 5 operation system comes preloaded with a variety of applications such as:

  • Internet : Maemo Browser (Mozilla based web browser with Adobe Flash 9.4[1]), RSS reader
  • Phone application
  • VoIP : Skype[21]
  • Conversations (IM chat and SMS, no MMS[2])
  • Media : Camera, Photos, Media player
  • Production : Email, Calendar, PDF reader, Contacts
  • Ovi Maps (Find position on a map using the GPS, Search an address or location, Plan routes)
  • Utilities : Clock, Notes, Calculator, Sketch
  • System Tools : File manager, Application manager for downloads, Widgets
  • Games : Bounce, Chess and Mahjong

Third-party application

Due to its free and open source nature, porting applications to Maemo 5 is a straightforward procedure. As an example, applications developed by the community and supported by Nokia as Fremantle Stars will also be part of Maemo 5.[22] Some notable application includes :

Nokia expect the open source community to play a large part in the development of applications for Maemo 5.[23] As an example, Nokia has launched a contest at the onedotzero festival in London called PUSH N900 aimed at designers, artists, hackers and modders. The contest invites participants to "to connect the N900 to something you love."[24] There is also an open source community of users, professional software developers, hobbyists and Maemo Software (Nokia), aimed at developing software around the Maemo platform.[25]

Application development support

There are many applications already written for Maemo based on the previous Internet Tablets. As a new feature to the Maemo operating system, Maemo 5 will support Qt. The Forum Nokia Wiki has quality-controlled articles which support Qt development. The Maemo operating system has a development group on the Forum Nokia Wiki at Forum Nokia Wiki Maemo. The programming languages Python and C++ will also be supported. Only C and GTK+ are actually officially supported for now.

Carriers

In the United Kingdom it will be possible to buy the Nokia N900 initially as SIM free prepay to users who want a mobile phone running the Linux family software. [citation needed]

United Kingdom

The Nokia N900 can be used on any major network provider in the United Kingdom. Orange, T-Mobile and 3 (roaming on T-Mobile) networks use the 1800 MHz frequency-band for GSM/GPRS/EDGE (2G), the O2 and Vodafone networks use the 900 and 1800 MHz for 2G and all the previously listed providers use the 2100 MHz (WCMDA) frequency-band for 3G which are all supported by the Nokia N900.[11] Virtual operators, such as Virgin Mobile, will connect on one of the network suppliers (T-Mobile or Vodafone) for network coverage.[12]

United States

The Nokia N900 can be used on the T-Mobile network which uses the 850 and 1900 MHz frequency-band for GSM/GPRS/EDGE (2G) and the AWS 1700 (uplink) / 2100 (downlink) MHz band, also known as UMTS1700 frequency-band, for 3G. The devices will also work with AT&T Mobility for 2G but not for 3G.

Canada

Rogers Wireless and Fido Solutions use the 850 and 1900 MHz frequency-band for GSM/GPRS/EDGE (2G). Rogers Wireless uses the 850 MHz band for UMTS/HSPA (also known as 3G GSM) which is incompatible with the Nokia N900. Users would still be able to use the EDGE network for data transfer, although at a much lower rate and the inability to use the internet and call at the same time.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Nokia N900 press release, published 27 Aug 2009
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Nokia N900 Technical Specifications
  3. ^ "Nokia N900 official, uses Linux to 'kill' iPhone". Electronista blog. Retrieved 2009-Sept-02. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  4. ^ "Nokia N900". Nokia Shop UK. Retrieved 2009-Sept-16. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  5. ^ "Nokia N900". Nokia Shop USA. Retrieved 2009-Sept-16. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  6. ^ "Phone comparison". Nokia Shop USA. Retrieved 2009-Sept-16. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  7. ^ "Easter egg in the RX-51?". Maemo talk. Retrieved 2009-Sept-14. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  8. ^ "Access your phone instantly". maemo.nokia.com. Retrieved 2009-Sept-16. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  9. ^ "Nokia N900, uses Linux platform to compete with iPhone".
  10. ^ "Portrait Mode". wiki.maemo.org. Retrieved 2009-Sept-16. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  11. ^ "Access your phone instantly". maemo.nokia.com. Retrieved 2009-Sept-16. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  12. ^ "New Bounce on nokia N900". YouTube. Retrieved 2009-Sept-16. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  13. ^ "Ovi Maps". maemo.nokia.com. Retrieved 2009-Sept-16. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  14. ^ "Ovi Maps". Nokia Europe. Retrieved 2009-Sept-16. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  15. ^ "Now it's official: Maemo 5 and the N900 launch!". Talk Maemo. Retrieved 2009-Sept-16. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  16. ^ "Considering /opt and MyDocs in your packages". Maemo blog. Retrieved 2009-Sept-14. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  17. ^ "Panorama desktops". maemo.nokia.com. Retrieved 2009-Sept-16. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  18. ^ "Nokia N900 hands-on". YouTube. Retrieved 2009-Sept-16. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  19. ^ "Hands-on with Nokia N900". YouTube. Retrieved 2009-Sept-16. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  20. ^ "Software freedom lovers: here comes Maemo 5". flors.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2009-Sept-16. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  21. ^ "Free Skype-to-Skype calls". maemo.nokia.com. Retrieved 2009-Sept-16. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  22. ^ "Fremantle Stars". wiki.maemo.org. Retrieved 2009-Sept-16. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  23. ^ "Who will create applications for Nokia N900?". YouTube. Retrieved 2009-Sept-16. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  24. ^ "what is PUSH". blogs.nokia.com. Retrieved 2009-Sept-16. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  25. ^ "The Home of the Maemo Community". maemo.org. Retrieved 2009-Sept-16. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

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