Review: Nokia N900, pocket computer

Review: Nokia N900, pocket computer

Competition in the mobile phones “excessively” intelligent becomes more intense as the potency of hardware has increased significantly and in gadgets. If the Nokia N900 maemo we talk about the real experience of computer pocket that Finns like to announce an all N-Series range development. Somewhere on the border between the phone, tablet PCs and portable multimedia center, maemo sure has something for every type of user, and mobile connectivity and navigation on a touch screen so generous allowances raising envy of competitors.

Without a trace of doubt, the defining element for usability and even the appearance of the Nokia N900 is 3.5 inch screen, touchscreen, capable of 800 x 480 pixels resolution. Deserves praise not only the screen size, but also that it color palette to tame it, and all 16 million colors makes watching a movie or even just browsing the menus or online in a very pleasant experience. The screen occupies 99% of the front surface of the phone, and the rest is occupied by small slot of the speaker, the proximity and light sensors and VGA camera for video conferencing possible.

The size and especially the phone volume suggests that the Nokia N900 will be used by “serious people” and you could almost swear that the hole for any curious, maemo will shake like a nightmare and will run quickly to someone who appreciates him indeed. However, perhaps no hole was not exactly thrilled with “giant” which measures 110.9 x 59.8 x 18 mm (which for the curious means a volume of 113 cc). As for the gauge, the Nokia N900 is a “hard” in the true sense, the 181 grams of its being sometimes a threat to the integrity pockets infirm. However, full QWERTY keyboard (arranged in three rows) and comfortable enough so big touch screen are the main “culprits” for imposing aspect.

The front of sins only through the attraction of uncurbed that feels for fingerprints, and if you want to prevent as much decorating screen unsightly marks left by fingers, it may be best to navigate the interface using the stylus’s equipment, accessories hidden discrete lower left corner of the phone (in the closed position). And if everything you claim to use the Nokia N900 and as a media player, believe me not want anything to ştirbeşti picture quality offered by one of the best smartphone screens available today, so, although responses to commands data screen with your fingers is great, would be desirable to make use of the stylus, even for the simple reason to protect your fingerprint.

It would be a situation where the use of the stylus’s clearly indicated, that is if you want to place an order located in any corner of the screen. Chapter precision peripheral N900′s screen needs some work. However, if you think that a phone with touch screen and stylus bearer is musai also have handwriting recognition features for this model Sony, that rule does not apply.

The second defining element for this smartphone is a full QWERTY keyboard, with buttons placed on three occasions and keys large enough to allow a convenient and rapid butonare. The response given by pressing each key and feeling to be both enjoyable and will convince you to use the physical keyboard as the main way of entering data at the expense of calling the virtual buttons. The keyboard is illuminated more or less, according to information received from light sensor studying ambient lighting.

Phone speakers are placed opposite each other, first on the upper side, the second on the bottom, and the chapter buttons butonele, N900 presents only classical keys such as volume control, key for closing / opening the phone, camera shutter button and slider to unlock the screen. Phone profile is not “disturbed” than the USB port (upper zone) and the sound of 3.5 mm, placed on the lower side. The dorsal is host to 5 MP camera, protected by a sliding device, and under that you can see the Carl Zeiss lens and flash the LED. All around “camera” photo is a state whose role is to support the phone for times when a movie is intended or automatically through a photo gallery.

One of the reasons that threaten the status of the Nokia N900 mobile computer is extremely generous internal memory, the phone is equipped with 32 GB of home. If you need to expand the user is not satisfied with the phone can still receive a smooth microSD memory card, up to GB. The card is inserted under the phone cover (hot-swap function is supported), and a quick look at the innards of the Nokia N900 reveals a mammoth battery, namely the 1320 mAh BL-5J. However, during testing I can not say that I completely forgot the charger, that because I was constantly activated and wireless/3G functions that I spared no phone in the media, and autonomy evident suffered. Overall, the Nokia N900 contacted the outlet about every two days under the conditions of use described above.

The affinity that the N900 has a landscape mode is a direct consequence of maemo operating system, which currently holds one and good: landscape. In other words, all menus, display web pages and applications are given by the latu ‘and you want to shake telefonu vain hoping that some accelerometer put foot down … you should see it. Only how the game blocks, providing telephone and vertically. But beyond this little “slip”, have not really found the critical reasons for maemo, an OS capable and mature quickly and did not pink and it never stuck during testing. Okay, this chapter helps with security and hardware specifications that introduce stage Cortex A8 processor and the 600 MHz 256 MB RAM.

Customizing extensive primary screens with different widgets and bookmarks, placing the spotlight on the task manager and all applications running at the time and display the pages open in your browser greatly simplifies navigation and optimize the use of phone .

The main menu is displayed on two screens and includes all the applications installed “by default” setting options of the phone, quick access to games and the camera or the media. Since this is a smartphone, would be to surprise that there are references to applications such as PDF Viewer, Office Suite to Go, a file manager and one of the applications, but also a reference to the courier and the Ovi Store.

If you open these menus and they put forward the problem to return to previous options by pressing a clearly marked areas outside icons. A physical or virtual button to back would be much more intuitive. However, maemo wash their sins through the integration of features packed-known PC user. Thus, the classical command Ctrl + C, Ctrl + V, Ctrl + Z works great, and simultaneously pressing the Control key and space brings to the foreground task manager.

Messaging
Because talking about a phone with full QWERTY keyboard, it’s normal to have claims in Chapter messaging, email support and editing of documents, and most, N900 is subject smooth pregnancy. The only unpleasant surprise is no MMS support, which may go unnoticed inconvenience given that email segment is so well represented.

Email client with a vengeance compensate for the absence of MMS, such as from the process of setting e-mail account (be it POP3, SMTP and SSL protocols) and by checking incoming messages in parallel on multiple addresses, all runs in peace and quiet.

Messages are played in full, there can only see headers, which could pose a problem if you’re friends with all spammer-ii in the world. However, the option to receive messages either HTML format or plain text, and the intervals for checking for new messages can be set or you can choose to scan for new mail when it establishes a wireless connection. Not even open attachments knows no obstacles for Nokia N900, especially since the provision of an arsenal of multimedia and office applications to solve.

Multimedia
Be established from the start that Nokia N900 is not a dedicated multimedia phone. Well, everyone realizes that after a first glance. It is however a model not overlook this aspect of mobile entertainment and the conditions under which the screen is actually one exception, was just a shame if the phone remained corigent in this chapter. In other words, Sony does not excel, but there is no shame in media matters. Supralicitează not with fireworks and 3D menus, but even great support orders drawn by gesture The ongoing movement of photo galleries of close and detailed viewing of an image are Natural gestures taken from daily life, which puts the phone to work without bugs. The only gesture that was forgotten was the specific zoom progressively to “pinch” the image and to achieve this action will have to press the button for volume control.

For this phone seriously, photography seems to be only a complementary function, which must be ticked on a list of “to do“. 5 MP sensor is capable of a maximum 2576 x 1936 resolution and lighting solution is an LED flash. The main elements do not describe all the wonders of bravery Chapter photo, although the system is supplied by Carl Zeiss lenses. Of course, you can geo-tagging data scoring, can set conditions to white balance, ISO speed and exposure compensation, but all are already standard features. Quality photos, regardless of lighting conditions, focus somewhere in the middle for a 5 MP sensor, and the only area where things seem out of control is the image noise. A few samples of photos provided by Nokia N900 would be able to explain better what can and can not photo sensor:

The phone has the possibility of shooting, but here the options are rather limited. The quality of footage is standard WVGA (848 x 480 pixels), and 24 frames per second recorded phone are not ashamed, even contrary, that could prove the clip from the end of the post (I hope to forgive shake your hand but the clip was filmed at -19 degrees Celsius). Unfortunately, setting video mode is limited to adjusting the exposure compensation and white balance. Short and focused.

And at the music, the Nokia N900 shows that he learned the lesson, but he has no interest in studying at the Conservatory. Is conscientious and has homework done on playing music, graphic support for album covers played and music collection can be ordered by classical criteria: artist, album, songs. Once established order, the user is to have a search field to discover the piece you want. Otherwise, the player is very spartan, and the only functions which enable them are the activation or stop random playback and repeat.

FM transmitter is an unexpected bonus from a serious type and N900, and this function lets you quickly and easily share music stored on the phone to any other receiver, be it car audio or just another way FM connected on the same frequency and in the immediate vicinity (at a greater distance of 2-3 meters, signal quality suffers).

Connectivity
Here, the Nokia N900 wash their sins, because in terms of connectivity means with all available standards and even with the “prehistoric” infrared technology. So to prove that your phone does not forgive anything, I will list the technologies that enable data transfer: USB 2.0, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP support, Wi-Fi and infrared technology is especially useful if you plan to use your phone as remote control.

As regards the operation of networks, N900 cover all standards, from GSM quad-band GPRS and EDGE to 3G and HSPA May efficiencies (mean transfer of 10 Mbps HSDPA and HSUPA is limited to 2 Mbps).

The su eagerly awaiting mobile version of the browser developed by Mozilla have the opportunity to meet him the first time on the phone, and experience is excellent. Obviously, huge screen, support for power management and hardware that eliminates waiting times are elements that make browser-worth, and navigation is taken to site specific parameters for desktop browsing. There is support for watching multiple tabs (yes, I know that Opera has that), but considering how much RAM you have available, the number of windows open simultaneously increase considerably. The strength of the browser is Flash support .. Full flash to understand. This means that almost everything you could achieve with desktop browser you’re allowed and the Nokia N900. That you will be confirmed by simple access to social networks like Facebook.

May rarely find a high-end phone with claims which includes GPS module and the Nokia N900 does not commit such a mistake. And because you provide a large screen, even without restrictions you can use the phone and as a navigator. For this to ensure and Ovi Maps application, with detailed maps and able to establish routes that follow on the instructions displayed, audio support is (unfortunately) out of the equation. You choose how you view maps or the classic version or satellite view or Terrain mode.

Reasons for Nokia N900 deserves to be considered a pocket computer are hard to ignore, and very good balance between power given hardware, extensive connectivity options and multimedia N900 GPS navigator makes a tempting offer for a power-user business breathing . N900 could become the trusted companion of such a character, an instrument able to juggle tasks that would not harness than a laptop. The great disadvantage of the phone remains difficult to gauge hand. If you are willing to get over this problem and you can convince the QWERTY keyboard also deserves a sacrifice, N900 deserves attention.

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