Nokia N900: Top 5 Reasons To Choose N900 Over iPhone And Droids
Nokia has started shipping its most powerful smartphone yet, the N900 based on Maemo 5 OS is also a hint of diversion from Symbian OS which the company tends to support.
Verizon’s Droid may have overshadowed the N900 news but the phone with monster specs is again all over the internet forums and blogs. The top 5 reasons to buy Nokia N900 are:
1) Powerful Computing: The superscalar and powerful 600 MHz ARM processor with up to 1GB of application memory delivers a PC-like experience on a handset-sized device. The desktop like computing power of Nokia N900 comes from:
- ARM Cortex – A8 superscalar microprocessor core running at 600 MHz
- Up to 1 GB of application memory (256 MB RAM, 768 MB virtual memory)
- Maemo, the Linux-based operating system
- 3D graphics accelerator with OpenGL ES 2.0 support
2) Maemo 5 Operating System: Maemo is a software platform that is mostly based on open source code developed by Nokia in collaboration with many open source projects such as the Linux kernel , Debian and GNOME. Maemo 5 features a much more finger-friendly and consistent UI, and an X-server based on Xorg rather than KDrive. It features several new technologies, including the Tracker search system, PulseAudio (replacing ESD), the OHM hardware management daemon, the gUPnP UPnP framework, enhanced location framework, and Upstart.
The Maemo 5 OS comes preloaded with a variety of applications such as:
- VoIP : Skype
- Web : Maemo Browser (Mozilla based web browser with Adobe Flash 9.4, RSS reader
- Phone application
- Conversations (IM chat and SMS, no MMS)
- Media : Camera, Photos, Media player
- Production : Email, Calendar, PDF reader, Contacts
- Ovi Maps (Find position on a map using the GPS, Search an address or location, Plan routes)
- Utilities : Clock, Notes, Calculator, Sketch
- System Tools : File manager, Application manager for downloads, Widgets
- Games : Bounce, Chess and Mahjong
3) Firefox With Flash: The N900 comes with a browser based on Mozilla browser engine, the same that is used for Firefox. The browser has full web standards support, enabling it to display the websites of the Internet in the way they are meant to be displayed. The browser comes with full flash support currently Flash 9.4 and Flash 10.1 early 2010 , which means that you can enjoy videos from sites like YouTube etc. without any compromise. Sll those great flash games that are ubiquitous around the web can be rendered on the browser without any hiccups.
4) High Quality Digital Camera: Capture vivid images and DVD-quality widescreen video with the integrated 5-megapixel camera. Carl Zeiss lens used on N900, is a world leader in high quality camera lenses, brings an award-winning legacy to the Nokia N900 with state-of-the-art optics for mobile photography and mobile video. The Zeiss name has been associated with cameras from Hasselblad, Rollei, Yashica, Sony, and Nikon.
The main features of Nokia N900 camera includes:
- 5-megapixel digital camera
- Carl Zeiss optical lens
- Dual LED flash
- 800 × 480 resolution video recording
5) Price: Very reasonably priced when comparing N900 to other smartphones available in the market. Amazon has it listed at $559 and newegg.com for $559.
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