SlashGear Japan
The Nokia N900 was the stand-out device from Nokia World back in September, and we’ve been tracking the Maemo 5 smartphone ever since. Imagine our surprise, then, when a pre-release N900 dropped onto the SlashGear test bench today; the hardware is final, so the 5-megapixel autofocus Carl Zeiss camera is onboard, together with HSPA, WiFi b/g, a 3.5-inch 800 x 480 touchscreen and slide-out QWERTY keyboard, and you can check out our video unboxing and gallery after the cut.
However, Nokia are at pains to point out that the software this N900 is running isn’t final, so we’ll be holding off on our full review until we get the final build. That doesn’t mean we won’t have plenty of hands-on articles, feedback and video demos before then, however, and if you’ve any questions about the N900 then we’d love to hear them; anything we can’t answer, we’ll put to Nokia to get a definitive reply.
The Nokia N900 is currently available to preorder in the US and UK, priced at $649 and at £499 respectively. Early suggestions tipped a late-October release, though Nokia UK are currently suggesting the N900 won’t arrive until November 2009. Until then, enjoy the unboxing video and gallery below!
Nokia N900 unboxing video:
7 Responses to “Nokia N900 video unboxing”
wadhwamit October 12, 2009
hey does the touch screen works as it works on iphone with your finger or is it just like any other touch screen phones you have to use your nail or the stylus?
-3The N900 has a resistive touch-display – that doesn’t mean you can’t primarily use your fingers only to interact with the device.
NeutralLynoure October 12, 2009
You can use your fingers, the GUI is actually designed to be quite fingerfriendly.
BTW, the switch is not for the battery case lid… You can lock/unlock the screen with that switch, and it plays no part in the operation of prying the lid open. :)
+4Chris Davies October 13, 2009
Thanks Lynoure, you’re right about the big switch – I assumed it was to open the battery cover as it feels very “mechanical”, like it’s pushing aside a latch. Quite a tactile way to turn the display on!
I’m yet to pull out the stylus to use the N900, so the UI is holding up pretty well.
NeutralAs one of the 300 from the recent Maemo summit, i have to say that actually the instruction manual is rather useful. Even if the copy’s i have are in dutch and french (I think)
Mainly this is as Maemo 5 is a brand new UI.
It explains lots of useful things like how *exactly* to get the battery cover off (which is *VERY* stiff!). I found out by asking one of the other attendee’s who had also asked someone else.
It was only when i got home and actually *looked* at the manual, i found all the useful stuff that was in there!
+3tjrchka October 18, 2009
?’s :
1. Any chance this would be carried by T-Mobile with a subsidized price?
2. iPhone (lately really not good, with 3.0+ OS) battery vs N900 battery any thoughts?
3. Work on T-Mobile USA 3G networks?
4. Could be used as a “GPS”? Currently use my iPhone (2G) as a guidance device, works decently enough.
Thanks
NeutralTechnology-Log November 12, 2009
i can only answer ur second question – iPhone’s battery gives you 8 hours of talktime while the N900 delivers 9 hours. both are nothing to write home about, and that’s mainly because their software is pretty heavy
Neutral