“Be it early impressions once it arrived to me, be it my first detailed article mentioning it as definitely geek, be it my article revolving around MaStory or be my criticism about it, I guess most of the time, I sounded like Nokia N900 has everything Geek about it. Is it really so?”
Why Nokia N900 going to appeal regular mass more than other phones (not just Geeks)?
Let me be honest about it, after loosing my Nokia 5800, being aware of Non-Repairable condition of my Nokia N82, giving my simple yet effectively main Nokia 5310 XpressMusic to home and last few days with trial device Nokia N900, my quest is set between Nokia N900, Nokia N97 and Nokia 5800 XpressMusic and my choice is again Nokia 5800 XpressMusic for the same reasons, I stated earlier.
But I tell you, I am resisting urge of buying Nokia N900 just somehow and the reasons for going Nokia 5800 XpressMusic will be solely because of amazing price tag and inclusion of all the features I require (you cant get this much with that price anywhere else, just Rs. 13,200/-), otherwise Nokia N900 has a lot to market it for mass. Let me discuss a few here.
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Powerful like a dream: Insanely powerful ARM Cortex A8 600 MHz, more than enough 256 MB
RAM, separate PowerVR SGX graphics (can run games like never before and run HD Videos like a charm), 3.5 inches screen with unbelievable resolution of 800×480 (I literally enjoying watching movies all the way in train and web experience, you just can’t match), gigantic internal storage of 32 Gb and still place of MicroSD Card slot to accommodate a max of 16 Gb more (can you believe?). Have you heard of something like this?
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Loaded Multimedia device: With XpressMusic series, Nokia seems to be all out for war to take on
music market. Such a powerful device and a full 24 Hrs 30 Minutes Music Play just matches the specifications so well. A perfect fitting 5 MP camera (2576×1936) equipped with Video recordings capability, dual LED Flash, video light, Geo-tagging and not to be forgotten cover over lens. A revamped interface for music player, possibility of playing all available formats videos due to availability of various open source codec and mplayer etc (I am playing all my movie collection that is divx, xvid or wmv and that too with normal srt’s subtitles. Isn’t a VLC player, you always looking for you smart phone?). Top of all, you even have a FM Transmitter means you could stream music from your cell to other devices.
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Amazingly sound UI: While the resistive touch screen performs much better than anyone’s
expectations and widgets enabled desktop can fit into anyone’s requirements, but the show stopper is superb multi tasking of the device. I don’t think that anyone might be thinking to define some “Out of memory” error for this device due to 256 MB of RAM and 700 MB+ Application memory in addition. With such an enormous power, one could really think about so many possibilities.
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Connections that any smart-phone is all about: 2G (GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900), 3G (HSDPA, 10Mbps; HSUPA, 2Mbps), class 32 GPRS/ EDGE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g DLNA, Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP, Infrared, microUSB v2.0 and A-GPS; look like Nokia decided not to say NO for anything. I guess only remained was a normal USB port or normal LAN Port.. just kidding.
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Integration of Gtalk/ Skype and unification of SMS/ IMs: Generations changing and
technologies adopting the same. Our smart-phones have became as integrated to our lives as social networks and IMs on internet. Integration of Skype and Gtalk opens just another dimension. Provided extremely fast Internet Connections, you never gonna needing headfone for calling from your Laptop, when Gtalk and Skype already there for you. Conversation view of SMS/ IMs might seem a new thing to many, but its gonna be a rule in near future.
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Open nature of the device and OS: Are you still thinking about possibilities with Android or
iPhone OS? Do you still think it would ever gonna take that long to fix some app? Gone those days, with a truly open source OS, you could really expect fast updates and quicker fixes like nothing before. Many a times, you wont be needed to wait for official apps even. Moreover, existing large pool of debian applications is already there that could be ported to your Nokia N900 with some serious efforts. Limit is only where your imagination might took some time to reach.
Its such a capable device that every techie around the globe knows that its still much below its own potential. Still Ovi Support Pending, still Google Apps waiting to join the party, still some here and there improvements for UI could be thought, but do you think that anything could challenge this device in its capability/ possibilities and openness?
I am still waiting for inclusion of Google Apps, release of this device to India and some amazing price tag like best ever Nokia 5800 has, but even then this device stands as best dream of anyone out there.
Update: Just came across a much detailed article about it
Nitish Kumar's Blog 
Reading ur review, my thirst for trying N900 is at its peak. I am afraid thinking whether I will lose my interest on my current soulmate(Nokia 5800). I have juz replied to @WOMWorldNokia mail for trying the Nokia N900. Hope they will accept my request
Only the price tag makes us reconsider the device. Nokia has this recent issue of lowering price after launch. So i expect the device to be launched in India for around 35k and then to be available for around 27k later on. Lets wait..and may be we will see similar superior Android devices roll out too 🙂
Juwal Bose,
Yes!! the same here, Price tag. I had the device for trial on two weeks.
But trust me, except limited Nokia Maps Application and Google absence of Google Maps (both could be filled very soon), I really dying to get one again.
With this, gone those day,
when I was to convert any movie and then save in my cell
when mobile web was for quick look and desktop one was for detailed
when I was to wait for desktop to write a post
and list goes on…
I have read about all of those devices, iPhone, Android and all.. but trust me having a Linux (almost) in your hand, means you dont have a phone, but have a small netbook, which could call. 32GB memory, 600 Mhz Processor and Graphics etc worth the price for sure. Question is only.. our needs are lesser than it and its more insane to be a mobile.
But in my view, its the best device on planet
U can install different themes in Nokia
5310 XpressMusic through any website.
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