Nokia N900 Touchscreen 3G mobile phone reviews

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Score 8.1/10 Read 31
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+ This mobile phone scores high on features. - It scores poorly on battery life.

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Roy, Gainsborough Business or web user

Score 3.0/10

Good points:: Web Browsing
Bad points:: N900 has not got the option to 'group your contacts' & in my case it won't pair with my built in hands free of my 3 year old VW passat so making this phone useless to me. Now back to ever faithful N95

Ease of use	4.0
Features	5.0
Battery life	1.0
Design	6.0
Value for money	3.0
Overall rating	3.0

Was this review helpful? 2 of 6 people found this review helpful

Confirmed purchase: 20 May 2010

Tarik, London Business or web user

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Overall this phone is fantastic & has nearly all the extras one would expect from the world's leading phone manufacturer.
Great build and design, value for money.
Bad points:: For the ordinary person (non wiz kid) it takes time & practice to understand and make use of all it's fetures.
This is not a bad point but just my personal experience.
Apps limted at the moment, but hopfuly Nokia/Ovi store etc will equal their selection of apps to compete with Apple's iphone? Which they must in order to keep up with the world wide competition.

Ease of use	8.0
Features	9.0
Battery life	6.0
Design	9.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	9.0

Was this review helpful? 3 of 4 people found this review helpful

Confirmed purchase: 17 Aug 2010

Confirmed purchaser Business or web user

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: A very powerful piece of kit! It is almost perfect as a hand-held computer (with a phone included). Granted that you will only fully appreciate it if you are a Linux user. For the average "smart phone" user this little piece of dynamite maybe too much to handle.
Bad points:: Not really too many bad points, but I would have preferred it to be a bit slimmer and bit better sealed off (from dust and pocket lint). The battery life isn't great but not disastrous and should also be improved. While the design is very good and the build quality also good, it would benefit from sleeker lines.

Ease of use	10.0
Features	10.0
Battery life	7.0
Design	9.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

Was this review helpful? 3 of 3 people found this review helpful

Confirmed purchase: 09 Aug 2010

Confirmed purchaser Business or web user

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: The only truly open source phone
Bad points:: Probably not for you if you don't have some linux skills.

Ease of use	5.0
Features	10.0
Battery life	6.0
Design	8.0
Value for money	7.0
Overall rating	8.0

Was this review helpful? 1 of 2 people found this review helpful

Confirmed purchase: 07 Oct 2010

Confirmed purchaser Software Developer

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Linux users feel at home.
Bad points:: Some applications little unstable. Phone is reacting slow sometimes. Battery lasts for max 2 days of use.

Ease of use	6.0
Features	10.0
Battery life	8.0
Design	9.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 06 Oct 2010

Confirmed purchaser Business or web user

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: This is the best phone on the market. I no longer need my Macbook, the N900 gives a much more fun browsing experience with the absolute full internet (I'm talking embedded videos in facebook, anything you like, it all just works perfectly), and it's right here in my pocket! Skype video calling, excellent 3D games, as well as old-skool SNES and Sega Megadrive emulators (Pilotwings in my pocket!), I am in love with my phone, sad as that is :o)
Bad points:: Reviewer left no comment

Ease of use	8.0
Features	10.0
Battery life	7.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 04 Aug 2010

Confirmed purchaser Business or web user

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: The phone is great! I love the built in skype, now I can talk tomy family members that are in another country on the go for free. Sound is loud and clear. More like a computer. It is heavy, but most Nokias are durable and can withstand the test of time. The phone also have updates for new or improved applications, so it can stay current withthe trends. Good, especially if you are in a contract.
Bad points:: The phone is not compatible with some things.For example, moblie banking with my bank. The N900 needs more applications.

Ease of use	8.0
Features	10.0
Battery life	10.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	10.0

Was this review helpful? 3 of 3 people found this review helpful

Confirmed purchase: 02 Jan 2010

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Product Features

Type of phone	Smartphone
Smartphones are phones with mobile computing systems and the ability to perform complex processes such as image and video capture and app downloads.
Shape of phone	Slider
Mobile phones come in a variety of shapes: the most common is the bar (or ‘candy bar’) a rectangular block shape. Other common forms are the ‘slider’, which elongates when one section is slid out from the other and ‘flip’, where the two sections of the phone are hinged.
3G	Yes
3G allows mobile phones and mobile dongles to achieve broadband speeds similar to that of home broadband. This allows users to browse the internet, email and download files and video whilst on the move.
Touchscreen or keypad	Touchscreen
Touchscreen phones do not have physical buttons, instead you can dial numbers and type texts using equivalent numeric and QWERTY keypads on the screen. Numeric and QWERTY keypad phones have buttons to allow you to dial number and write texts.
Connections	Bluetooth

Connections	WiFi

Connections	USB

Extra functions	Satellite navigation

Extra functions	Flash

Extra functions	Instant messaging

Extra functions	Camera

Extra functions	Email

Band	Quad
Different frequency bands are used in different countries. Most phones can be used across Europe as they are Tri Band. You will need a quad band phone if you plan to travel to the USA.
Horizontal resolution (Pixels)	480

Vertical resolution (Pixels)	800

Camera resolution (MegaPixels)	5
The amount of data that can be captured when taking a photograph or video. A larger number represents a higher quality image, though this is also affected by other factors such as the lens size and quality.
Talk time (Hours)	9
Talk time dictates how long your phone’s battery will last if you were to talk continuously on it from a full charge.
Depth in cm	1.8

Height in cm	11.09
The distance from the very top of the product to the very bottom.
Width in cm	5.98

Memory card slot	Yes
Having a memory card slot allows you to save data to a memory card and then transfer it to another device. For example you may put a photo from your camera or mobile phone onto a memory card and then plug it into your printer to print directly. Memory card slots come in many formats: Compact Flash Card Memory Stick Duo Micro SD Card MMC SD Card SDHC Card
Autofocus	Yes
Weight (g)	181
The weight of the product in grams.
EDGE	Yes
A precursor to 3G, this technolgy allows improved data transfer rates allowing features such as video streaming. Read more about EDGE on Wikipedia
FM tuner	Yes
An FM Tuner allows you to listen to FM radio stations on the move. You can see a list of FM radio stations at Ofcom.
MP3 playback capable	Yes

HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access)	Yes
Java	Yes
A software platform allowing 3rd party applications such as games to be loaded. Read more about Java on Wikipedia
Release date	2009-11-01
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

Also known as: N900, SIM free

Mobile Phone Buyers Guide

Manufacturer's Description

Web
- No need to carry a netbook. Have a compact device the size of a handset with a large, high-resolution screen.
- Keep multiple web windows open. The Maemo browser is powered by Mozilla technology.
- Use the full web faster over high speed HSPA and WLAN connections.
- Watch videos, use internet applications and play games with full Adobe Flash 9.4TM and AJAX support.
- Enjoy fast and easy browsing with gestures and full QWERTY keyboard.

Media player
- Shuffle music and watch videos from the fast 32 GB storage – expandable up to 48 GB*
- Fill and re-fill your device with a top USB mass storage transfer speed of up to 10 MB/s – get a DVD quality movie in a few minutes.
- Enjoy music and videos with the extensive media support available, with the easy-to-use Maemo 5 Music & Video Player.
- Be amazed by the stereo audio quality and the sharpness of the TV-out picture quality. Cable included.

Photography
- Use the Carl Zeiss optics and 5 megapixel camera to take great photos.
- Capture WVGA 16:9 video in higher than DVD resolution.
- Find your photos later on. Tag them with the keyword cloud to best describe the moment.
- See where your images were taken with the automatic geotagging.
- Carry your album with you. Make the most of the performance and large storage – find any image in a split second and use post capture editing tools for fine tuning.

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