Nokia N9 Review

Nokia’s MeeGo-powered N9, inspired by the MacBook Pro  Nokia N9 Display Type: Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors Size: - QWERTY keyboard - Multi-touch input method - Proximity sensor for auto turn-off - Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate - Scratch-resistant surface - Touch sensitive controls Nokia N9 Memory Phonebook: Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocal Call records: Detailed, max 30 days Card slot: microSD, up to 32GB Nokia N9 Data Specification GPRS: Class 33 Edge: Class 33 3G: HSDPA, 10.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2.0 Mbps WLan: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, UPnP technology Bluetooth: Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Infrared port: No Nokia N9 Mobile Features Messaging: SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM Browser: WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, RSS feeds Games: Yes + downloadable Colors: Various Other Features -3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 2100 /1900 -Speakerphone Yes - 3.5 mm audio jack -Stereo FM radio with RDS; FM transmitter -GPS Yes, with A-GPS support; Ovi Maps 3.0 -Java Yes, MIDP 2.1 - TV-out (720p video) via HDMI and composite - Dolby Digital Plus via HDMI - Anodized aluminum casing - Digital compass - MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player - DivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player - Voice command/dial - Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) - Video/photo editor - Flash Lite v4.0 - T9 Nokia N9 Battery Battery: Standard battery, Li-Ion   Although Nokia’s N9 slider smartphone is still in development, the first images have began popping up on Chinese forums. According to those seemingly credible leaks, the case of the prototype device is said to be entirely metallic, with black plastic keys on a QWERTY keyboard that slides out underneath the screen. In fact, the N9 looks like a miniaturized version of your MacBook Pro, as shown in these images leaked to Engadget. A source told the publication that Nokia might finish development and launch the N9 in December, in time for the Christmas rush. It’s unclear what software is on the device. Some people think it’ll run MeeGo, a Linux variant jointly developed by Intel and Nokia, while others believe that the N9 will be a Symbian^4-powered device. Niklas Savander, Nokia’s executive vice president, told Engadget earlier this month that MeeGo will power Nokia smartphones on the high-end. He also hinted at a “major milestone” MeeGo device to be released later this year. Could it be the N9? Read more at Engadget Look, if there's one thing Nokia knows it's how to build hardware. Say what you want about the S60 user experience, the latch on the N97 is a mechanical masterpiece. But how could we resist sharing this image, posted by a reader in comments, of the presumed Nokia N9 "sitting on" a MacBook Pro? What was it that Anssi Vanjoki said? Something like, "If there is something good in the world then we copy with pride."