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When it comes to producing a real competitor to the iPhone, Nokia has spent far too long scrabbling around in the dark. However, with the N900 it’s clear that the company is now moving in the right direction. This handset is far from perfect - it could still do with multi-touch and its design is excessively chunky - but it does provide a much more inviting multimedia experience than any other Nokia product so far. Read full review

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By Niall Magennis
Reviewed 16 December 2009
Updated 26 May 2011

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£469.99

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Nokia N900 details

Performance: 9/10
Value: 6/10
Features: 8/10
Design: 6/10
Overall: 7/10

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£469.99

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Nokia

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Sleeper

7:49 AM on 16 December, 2009

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Nice review. The N900 reeks of being a prototype to test the waters. I suspect we'll be seeing slimmer, cap screen models in late 2010 early 2011.

Quite tempted by this - it's a bit big but I get the feeling that the development community are going to do big things with it in terms of software.

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9:36 AM on 16 December, 2009

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Couldn't agree more, I was convinced on getting this device. I'm sick and tired of being treated like a Beta tester with Nokia, and now they release this, I feel like an Alpha tester now

Don't get me wrong, this devise is brilliant. But it's just not quite the finished product it should be. No excuse for a resistive screen (Not multi-Touch) and the shoddy video recording.

With Symbian 3 and 4 just around the corner, and only one other Maemo 5 device coming out in 2010, I just don't know if it's an OS I want to warm to. They could scrap the project all together. It's too confusing for my liking; they should have just stuck with Symbian.

Nokia’s Cogs are just too big, and turn too slow. But hopefully by 2012, they should be back to the former glory they once had, they need to slim down and streamline their products.

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10:14 AM on 16 December, 2009

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One major issue that you didn't mention is that it does not currently support SIM cards from 3 that a newer than a couple of years old. The issue has been fixed internally, but we are just waiting for it to be released. I have had mine for a couple of weeks, and it is an excellent device. The UI is really fluid, the browser is excellent. With youtube videos I have found that the first few seconds are a bit jerky, but after that it is perfectly watchable.

The maps application is terrible compared to Wayfinder on the previous Maemo Devices, there isn't an option to purchase Voice guidance as it is an older version, and getting maps on it is currently a pretty manual process. There is a good selection of applications being developed and ported from earlier Maemo versions. The Ovi store is still 'Coming soon' but the Maemo 5 repositories are starting to fill out. Personally I prefer the resistive screen, as you can use a fingernail to click a link instead of zooming in all the time, which with the high dpi screen is common. It gives you the feeling of using the whole web, instead of through a little window with masses of scrolling.

The camera isn't brilliant, but it's OK. I do like having the lens cover, which was something I was worried about with my previous phone. It's fine for quick photos, although they can get a bit grainy. The front facing camera is pretty terrible, but it's something that most people never use.

Overall, it's good, and Maemo is showing real promise. For non geeky users, it's probably best to give it a couple of months to wait for the infrastructure to be there, and some bugfixes to be released.

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10:50 AM on 16 December, 2009

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i own a N900 (in fact am making this post with it) and am very happy with it. Having moved from a Palm Pre which admittidly had to most user friendly o/s i have ever used... I have no issues with the screen no being resistive... infact i probably prefer its accuracy when selecting specific links on the web.

The review failed to note that portrait mode is coming in an update before the end of Dec (according to Nokia) & neglected to mention that the screen resolution is the highest of any mobile phone available.

speed wise the devise is fine, is not lighteningly fast buts its not painfully slow either. speed increases are liekly to come in time... have not tried the video recording... so cannot comment on that.

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11:05 AM on 16 December, 2009

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This is sad. I am not used at seeing TR "reviewing" products they have not had in hand... An advice: if you want to keep having people browsing your website, please do not copy paste other reviews again, this is blatant here. Thanks.

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11:20 AM on 16 December, 2009

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@Hoisin: The screen resolution is the same as many other models that have been out for a good deal of time. Also, I'd say it's fair to criticise it for not having portrait mode, even if it is coming soon - it should be there in the first place.

@csencil: On what do you base this ascertion that Niall hasn't actually reviewed the product? Or more importantly that he has copied and pasted it?

Also, please don't email us directly AND comment at the same time. Choose one or the other and give us a moment to respond.

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12:14 PM on 16 December, 2009

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@Hoisin: As Ed says, the display res is relatively common now on other high-end handsets. As for portrait mode, I can only really review the phone on the basis of what it has now, as promised updates/new features don't always actually appear.

@csencil: I can assure you I have the N900 sitting right here on my desk and there's no copy and pasting going on. Frankly, I find your comment offensive. The review is from my experience with the handset, and most who own it and have posted here seem to agree with all the main points I made.

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12:15 PM on 16 December, 2009

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Perhaps adding to the review then that pervasive portrait mode is coming in a near future firmware update would be fair?

I am looking forward to trying this phone out, the multitasking looks seriously impressive and having a usable flash implementation in the browser is a real boon.

I think that the built in Gtalk and Skype implementations look on paper to be a great chance to use my data allowance on 3 that little bit more.... ;-)

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12:25 PM on 16 December, 2009

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@ Ed

You are right in some ways re screen resolution. However when you compare it to many of its closest rivals.... Pre, IPhone 3gs, HTC Hero etc then there is a huge difference.

Portrait mode - there is a valid arguement to have included it, however it is due out relatively soon after release and perhaps worth a mention in the article.

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12:51 PM on 16 December, 2009

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@hoisin: That's not really the point. I wouldn't call this a rival to any of those devices you mention. It's, frankly, a brick so competes with the likes of the HTC HD2, HTC Touch Pro, and Motorola Dext. And, as I say, that resolution really is nothing special. It's been on devices for well over a year and hasn't really added much to the overall user experience. There's much more that defines the quality of a device than its screen resolution.

As for portrait mode, I take your point that it's out soon and I'll add a note to say as much but, as I say, it should've been there already. Also, just as csencil points out, we should be reviewing a real device and what was real at the time was a phone that didn't support portrait for many of its functions.

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