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6.5 out of 10

Nokia N900

 

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  • User Score (619)
    8.6 8.6 from 619 reviewers
  • Expert Score (90)
    7.7 7.7 from 90 reviewers
  • Design (56)
    7.1 7.1 from 56 reviewers
  • Value for money (54)
    5.7 5.7 from 54 reviewers
  • Features (76)
    6.8 6.8 from 76 reviewers
  • Ease of use (41)
    6.2 6.2 from 41 reviewers
  • Performance (6)
    6.8 6.8 from 6 reviewers
  • Picture quality (2)
    5.6 5.6 from 2 reviewers
  • Sound (3)
    7.3 7.3 from 3 reviewers
  • Durability (12)
    7.1 7.1 from 12 reviewers
  • Reliability (13)
    7.6 7.6 from 13 reviewers
  • Overall quality (17)
    6.8 6.8 from 17 reviewers
  • Looks (13)
    6.0 6.0 from 13 reviewers
  • Battery performance (42)
    5.4 5.4 from 42 reviewers
  • Display (20)
    7.5 7.5 from 20 reviewers
  • Weight (3)
    6.7 6.7 from 3 reviewers
  • Reception (9)
    6.8 6.8 from 9 reviewers
  • Functionality (2)
    5.2 5.2 from 2 reviewers
  • Ergonomics (14)
    7.3 7.3 from 14 reviewers
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  • Score Distribution

Experts:
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7-8
(51)
5-6
(15)
3-4
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1-2
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Users:
9-10
(362)
7-8
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5-6
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3-4
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1-2
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  • Expert Reviews

  1. PhoneArena.com

    PhoneArena.com
    12 November 2011

    Cell phones have been an indispensable part of our daily lives for a long time. Their popularity and influence are enormous and growing rapidly. People use the global network for virtually anything, from watching videos, listening to music, chatting, social networks and information search to content publishing, email correspondence and what have you. Read more

  2. Bright Hub

    Bright Hub
    8.8/10
    30 June 2011

    After much delay the Nokia N9 comes to life revealing stunning features and specifications, and an experience that changes the way we think about mobile phone user interface interactivity. Read more

  3. GSM Arena

    GSM Arena
    22 June 2011

    Today's smartphone scene is one of fierce competition and breakneck growth. Rarely though do announcements get any bigger than this. The Nokia N9 seemed forever stuck in rumorland, but never lost its grip on users' minds. Read more

  4. PC World

    PC World
    7.0/10
    21 December 2009

    The Nokia N900 is ideal for Read more

    • Excellent browsing experience, Superb camera
    • Interface can be tricky to navigate, No MMS support

  5. pocketnow.com

    pocketnow.com
    5 December 2011

    The Nokia N9 is a solid phone and MeeGo is a nice little platform. With the swipe gesture at its core, the Nokia N9 brings a neat concept to the table: the button-less phone, or “pure-touch” as Nokia calls it. Of course Google adopted this concept with Ice Cream Sandwich but the Nokia N9 was there already. Read more

    • + Sexy (and new) design, + Excellent build quality, + Awesome performance, + Great screen, + 16GB and 64GB internal storage, + Great battery life
    • -- except for tiny little changes like the relocated flash at the back and some needed by the Windows platform (buttons on the front and one on the side for the shutte...

  6. theverge.com

    7.9/10
    5 days ago

    The fulfilment of Nokia's promise of a thoroughly modern MeeGo smartphone is upon us Read more

    • Utterly gorgeous, Innovative, fresh UI, Quick camera operation
    • Doomed ecosystem, Old processor, Unstable software

  7. thinkdigit.com

    thinkdigit.com
    8.0/10
    11 June 2010

    This particular review of the Nokia N900 was done keeping in mind the multi-faceted nature of the device, and how it would appeal to both general consumers and geeks. We will therefore be putting up another review very soon, where the N900 is seen from the perspective of a power user, developer or code-savvy individual. Read more

    • Highly-customizable Linux operating system, Maemo, Efficient multitasking, Rich free application library
    • Bulky and heavy, No Ovi Suite support for PC Sync, Non finger-friendly touchscreen

  8. CNET

    CNET
    6.7/10
    21 December 2009

    We had our fair share of minor annoyances with the Maemo 5 and the operating system at this stage is still very raw. It feels more like a work-in-progress rather than one that's ready for primetime. That said, the N900 may still win the hearts of early adopters and the tech-savvy crowd, but it probably isn't meant for the mainstream user. Read more

    • Decent keyboard, excellent Web browser, great for multitasking, integrated messaging interface.
    • Chunky design, Maemo 5 operating system not ready for primetime, supports only Microsoft Exchange 2007 and not 2003, no MMS feature.

  9. Nokia Phones

    13 May 2010

    The Nokia N9 is a great device featuring MeeGo “Harmattan” build. This i s the first buttonless device from Nokia coming with great Swype technology and great features. It comes with interesting color options and seems to be cheaper than most of the other smartphones with the same features. Nokia has promised to release updates for its only MeeGo-based device, so you shouldn’t be afraid that the smartphone will be forgotten. Read more

    • Swype technology, Gorilla Glass technology, 8MP camera
    • Small display, No physical keyboard, Limited availability

  10. recombu.com

    8.0/10
    17 June 2011

    All in all, the N900 is probably a grower, but you'll have to put in a lot of effort to fully appreciate it. Its size is a really prohibitive factor and one that might put a lot of people off, not to mention the keyboard which makes typing emails and text messages a bit of a pain. It incorporates an impressive range of features and its high speed processing is a real boon, so once you get used to the size and are familiar with the navigation, we can imagine the N900... Read more

  • User Reviews

  1. Aswome phone with features not available on Iphone or Android's..

    Amazon
    10/10
    Reviewer: AK, Amazon
    1 week ago

    It's been over an year I have my Nokia N900 and I still love to own one. N900 is a phone with very nice features and the best for me is the x terminal. I being a Unix guy, I love this phone which has a Linux background. It's easy to gain root access and do all sort of scripting and testing which you do on a platform box or a server. I also got the Easy Debian setup on the phone which is like running a virtual OS. Read more

  2. Nokia N900

    10/10
    Reviewer: pcworldI4U, pcworld.com
    2 weeks ago

    A monster of communication. The simple fact you can use GSM, SIP, Skype, Gtalk, a wide variety of chat clients (natively or with addition of a plugin), mails, twitter and, for each channel, more than one account, makes this device without equivalent for those who need a phone to communicate! Read more

    • 1) Huge and not enough underlined Communication integrations; 2) Very strong hardware basis (IR, FM transmitter, excellent gms, hsdpa, wifi, bluetooth and gps (strong,...
    • 1) being really different, the strength of UI needs time to be discovered and appreciated. The device is easy to use, but you have to tame it; 2) The power of this dev...

  3. "Nokia and guess what it is made in Finland."

    CNET
    9.0/10
    Reviewer: baqunajafi, CNET
    6 January 2012

    If you look for quality phone, buy it. Never buy Chinese Nokia. I used E 51 Finland and it was great. Then I bought E72 made by Nokia assembled in China!!!! It was fifty fifty Nokia. Since then I said I'm never buying a Chinese Nokia. Comapring to Iphone and I live in USA, I think I would choose Nokia. It has more bayttery life and it has a different style. While Iphone has more apps, Nokia still has the uniqueness. So far I'm on T Mobile and I like my N9. Read more

    • Nice voice. Slim and looks elegant. Not heavy. Excellent touch screen.Very nice signal detection. Messaging is easy.Here in USA everyone was asking me is that an I pho...
    • Expensive.Like any other touch screen phone always needs charging if you would be using much. No(back)option! Limited apps comparing to Iphone. Adobe player won't work...

  4. Very good camera phone

    J&R
    10/10
    Reviewer: New York Newbie, J&R
    9 December 2010

    Have spent a lot of time with Windows Mobile phones, so have not spent much time with a touch-screen phone. The camera is very good. Like many other DSLR users, I am always wondering whether it is worth it to lug my 3 pound camera with me. This phone provides good enough pictures for ad-hoc snap shots. Read more

    • QWERTY Keypad

  5. This or an Itouch 64gb? Help me choose!!!

    Newegg
    10/10
    Reviewer: Mike Mihai, Newegg
    13 November 2010

    Which one would you choose? Considering exterior look does not matter, and considering I cant afford a cellular data or text plan. PLEASE VOTE! =) thx. Read more

    • So many options. Please read OTHER:section and vote YES for N900 32GB or NO for Itouch 4g 64GB
    • -not sure if it runs youtube, but theres prob apps for it

  6. Nokia rules

    Ebay
    8.0/10
    Reviewer: tabokian01, Ebay
    4 January 2012

    Nokia always have the best products however you must watch out for the usb/ charge port this is the common fault as it becomes faulty and is not easily repaired. otherwise this phone is very durable and user friendly. Read more

  7. Might a well not have a battery

    CNET
    2.0/10
    Reviewer: CNET
    21 July 2010

    The Nokia N900 appears to be either a prototype release too soon or just an act of negligence on Nokia's part. It is an item that is so sub par that it is not of merchantable quality...here's why. First, the battery does not make it through the day on a full charge. On standby (without a SIM card in the telephone and no use at all) it lasted less than two days. Read more

    • A powerful very, very small tablet computer plus telephone
    • Battery life is so bad it might as well not have a battery, can't update

  8. Nokia N9-Nokia's Leap in Smartphone Market

    8.0/10
    Reviewer: kolteabhiman, epinions.com
    16 June 2010

    Nokia N9 Quite impressing Phone I had many Android Phones till now But this phone stands different a Read more

    • 1)High build quality 2)Future of MeeGo looks Promising 3)Stands Different from androids
    • 1)MeeGo is Not yet Perfect 2)No flash support in browser 3)No High quality apps

  9. Excellent

    10/10
    Reviewer: claugrunv, pcmag.com
    9 January 2010

    Is a phone for any kind of user not only for Linux geeks! IPhone is for people that wants to look cool, this one is for cool people. You don't need to be a hacker to use it. It is enough help online for anybody. Read more

  10. A real smart phone.

    8.0/10
    Reviewer: hikispray, Ciao
    11 May 2011

    At first I found this smart phone feels like it to complicated to use, but after only 10 minutes of playing around in the menues it feels logical and intuitive. I really like the "feel" of Maemo and the "openess" of the operating system. The N900 has a lot of excellent features like, FM-transmitter, 5MP camera with Carl Zeiss optics, stereo bluetooth that I use when riding my bike, 32 GB of internal memory upgradable with micro sd card but I have not eaven filled up half... Read more

    • A lot of features, open source software and a good camera
    • Price might be a little high, sometimes sluggish

  • WikiFreak Description

Nokia N900

The Nokia N900 Rover Internet Tablet that is powered by OMAP3430 500 / 600 Mhz processor and 1 GB virtual runtime memory. It comes with 32 GB internal storage that is rumoured expandable up to 48 GB via a microSD card slot. The N900 Rover features a 3.5 inch 800 × 480 WVGA touch screen display, a 5 Megapixel Carl Zeiss camera and has support for GPS, quad-band GSM Quad-Band 850, 900, 1800, 1900 / WCDMA 900, 1700 / 2100, 2100 / HSPA, and WiFi connectivity. The N900 also features an acceler…

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Nokia N900

The Nokia N900 Rover Internet Tablet that is powered by OMAP3430 500 / 600 Mhz processor and 1 GB virtual runtime memory. It comes with 32 GB internal storage that is rumoured expandable up to 48 GB via a microSD card slot. The N900 Rover features a 3.5 inch 800 × 480 WVGA touch screen display, a 5 Megapixel Carl Zeiss camera and has support for GPS, quad-band GSM Quad-Band 850, 900, 1800, 1900 / WCDMA 900, 1700 / 2100, 2100 / HSPA, and WiFi connectivity. The N900 also features an accelerometer and will come with a sliding landscape QWERTY keyboard. It measures 59.7 mm x 111 mm x 18.2 mm and weighs 180g. The Nokia N900 comes with connectivity cable, headset, charger, battery (1320 mAh), Video-out cable, microUSB adaptor and cleaning cloth.

Features

The Nokia N900 is a GSM Quad Band 850, 900, 1800, 1900. WCDMA 900, 1700 / 2100, 2100 network internet tablet that features a 5 megapixel Carl Zeiss camera with dual-LED flash, autofocus, and sliding cover. It has a 1 GB total virtual runtime memory with 256 MB physical RAM and 768 MB virtual memory. The device supports Wi-Fi and HSPA connectivity. The Nokia N900 has a 32 GB internal storage which is expandable up to 48GB via external memory. It also features a GPS that provides users with location indicators, along with an accelerometer and comes with options for English, Scandinavian, French, German, South European, Italian, and Russia supported keyboard. The Nokia N900 will come bundled with software like Maemo 5, Live Dashboard that opens tasks and unread messages to be displayed in one view, Firefox 3 with support for Flash 9.4 browser, built-in automatic update software and support for Contacts on Ovi and Google Talk. The N900 also allows users to access all SMS and IMs from one view. It is cellular voice or VOIP both supported. The camera on this mobile phone will allow users to capture video at 800 × 480 in AVC/H.264 format as well as still photos. The image tagging and geo-tagging support will allows users tag the location of the photo. The Nokia N900 comes with add-on applications including a game called “Bounce”, a Jaiku / Twitter app called “Mauku”, and a few widgets. The HSPA and WiFi connectivity provides users access to the internet via its web browsing capabilities through the Firefox 3 application. They can upload videos and photos online.

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  • Manufacturer's Description

The N900 is geared up to let you browse the web as you would on a PC, with a browser based on Mozilla technology, meaning websites look exactly as they would appear on your desktop. Watching online video and enjoying online apps is also made possible thanks to full Adobe Flash 9.4 support. Couple this with speedy internet access, realized via HSPA and Wi-Fi connectivity.

  • GPS Capability: Built in GPS Receiver aGPS
  • Network Type: GSM EDGE WCDMA EGSM 1800 EGSM 1900
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  • how is the battary life. I am suffering bcos E75 has a poor life

    Answered by Piere 2009-11-26:

    The 1320 mAh BL-5J battery gives up to 5 hours talktime on 3G and 9 hours talktime on GSM.It has a pretty good battery life that can stand more than 3 hours. If you are having problem with the battery, it is better to change

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