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Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

By matthewmiller December 22, 2009, 1:18 PM PST

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Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

Nokia N900 retail packaging

Nokia N900 retail packaging

The Nokia N900 is now available from various US retailers and after two full months of using a loaner device I just purchased my own. This latest Linux-based device has a new version of the Maemo OS and integrates a cellular radio. You will find some aspects of S60 in the N900, along with a rather unique user interface and extremely powerful Mozilla-based web browser. Apps are still early in development, but with the browser you can do most everything you need to do with dedicated apps.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

Nokia N900 in landscape

Nokia N900 in landscape

The N900 is designed to be used primarily in landscape mode with only a couple of apps designed for portrait mode, including the phone and podcatcher.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

Full QWERTY keyboard

Full QWERTY keyboard

The display slides up to reveal the keyboard. There are three rows on the keyboard and I would have like to have seen it slid up just a bit more for easy access to the top row.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

Back of raised display, left side

Back of raised display, left side

On the back of the left side you will find the words, Designed in Finland.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

Back of raised display, right side

Back of raised display, right side

The processor and integrated flash drive capacity are shown on the back of the right side.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

Camera on the back of the N900

Camera on the back of the N900

There is a 5 megapixel camera with shutter cover on the back of the N900.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

Kickstand for viewing

Kickstand for viewing

A kickstand pops out from under the camera so you can prop up the N900 and place it on the table to watch movies and use the device without your hands.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

Open camera shutter

Open camera shutter

You slide the shutter over to reveal the lens and dual LED flash lights.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

Left side of the N900

Left side of the N900

The left stereo speaker, microUSB port, and lanyard opening are located on the left side (assuming landscape mode is the default mode).

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

Top of the N900

Top of the N900

Along the top you will find the IR port, camera capture button, power button, and volume toggle switch.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

Right side of the N900

Right side of the N900

The stylus slides out to the right side, with the mic placed between it and the 3.5mm headset jack. There is a lock switch and the right stereo speaker too.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

Removing the stylus from the silo

Removing the stylus from the silo

The stylus is well secured in place, but is also easy to slide out with your fingernail.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

Stylus has good length

Stylus has good length

While it is plastic the stylus does have good length.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

N900 compared to N97 mini

N900 compared to N97 mini

Here you can see the two keyboards compared to each other.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

N97 mini behind N900

N97 mini behind N900

The N97 mini and N900 have similar form factors with slide up displays.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

N900 compared to Touch Pro2

N900 compared to Touch Pro2

The Touch Pro2 has one of the best QWERTY keyboards I have ever used and you can see how much bigger it is than the N900.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

Front camera and proximity sensor

Front camera and proximity sensor

When you hold the N900 to your face the display goes off so you won’t accidentally press anything on the screen.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

Unlock the device

Unlock the device

You will find an iPhone similar slide to unlock option on the N900.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

Photo taken with the N900

Photo taken with the N900

The N900 takes decent photos as you can see in this shot.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

NFL Gamecast looks fantastic

NFL Gamecast looks fantastic

The web browser on the N900 sets the bar for the best web browser on any mobile phone and sites such as ESPN are perfectly viewable.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

Task manager

Task manager

The task manager shows live thumbnails of running applications and different web pages that are open in the browser.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

Full Internet in your pocket

Full Internet in your pocket

You don’t have to worry about viewing mobile websites with this Mozilla-based browser.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

Browser options

Browser options

Tapping the top center of the browser page gives you these options.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

Visual browser history

Visual browser history

Tapping the back arrow presents you with a visual history of the sites you have visited.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

Application manager

Application manager

This utility is used to install and remove applications on your N900.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

Repository setup

Repository setup

The Ovi Store is not yet live so you need to setup the Publishers/repositories where you want to check for free apps.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

Calendar weekly view

Calendar weekly view

The weekly calendar view shows you your appointments in color coded patterns.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

Contacts and online status

Contacts and online status

Within your Contacts application you can check what client(s) your friends are signed into on the N900.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

Media player application

Media player application

The Media Player application is simple to use and yet is quite functional for music, movies, and internet radio.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

Movie titles on the N900

Movie titles on the N900

I used a simple program to get my personal DVD collection onto the N900 and found the same format works on multipled devices.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

Witter Twitter app

Witter Twitter app

Witter is a fairly new Twitter application and in just about 10 days has come a long ways. I look forward to continued development of the application since there are not many clients to choose from at this time.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

Threaded SMS

Threaded SMS

Unlike Nokia S60 devices, the N900 has support for threaded SMS. This includes quick emoticons that you can use in your chats.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

Sign into services

Sign into services

There are several VoIP and IM services you can sign into on the N900. You will find more services in the repositories on the N900 too.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

Initiating a Skype call

Initiating a Skype call

Skype calls are extremely easy to make on the N900 and sound excellent even via WiFi.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

Email application

Email application

POP, IMAP, and Exchange are supported on the N900 and you can have multiple accounts.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

Viewing email

Viewing email

The orange emails have not yet been read and after reading them they turn white.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

FM radio utility

FM radio utility

The FM radio hardware is in the N900, but you have to download and install a free utility to use it.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

Application launcher

Application launcher

The application launcher is broken into two main screens where the icons are placed automatically by the OS. Tapping an icon launches the application.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

One of the four desktop views

One of the four desktop views

This desktop page was setup with web browser shortcuts.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

Contact desktop setup

Contact desktop setup

This desktop view was setup as a quick dial screen with contacts on the display.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

App and widget desktop

App and widget desktop

Here I have application shortcuts and a Calendard shortcut loaded on the N900.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

Widget desktop

Widget desktop

My fourth desktop is used for widgets and as you saw each desktop had a different background wallpaper image.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

How many desktops do you want?

How many desktops do you want?

You can choose from one to four desktop panels.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

Desktop options

Desktop options

These are the available options for adding content to your desktops.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

Available widgets

Available widgets

Nokia includes some widgets by default and then other apps include widgets for self installation.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

Notification and quick manager

Notification and quick manager

There are several settings and connection options that are managed with this pop-up display.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

Clock utility

Clock utility

The clock utility can be used for alarms and for viewing world clock data.?

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

Managing your status

Managing your status

You can login on the N900 and easily communicate and interact with your friends.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

Personalization settings

Personalization settings

There are several settings available in a central location to manage your device.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

Connectivity options

Connectivity options

There are several options available to make sure you are connected.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

General settings

General settings

There are couple of general settings as well.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

Memory status

Memory status

Even with several applications loaded up on the N900 I have a ton of room left for loading up apps.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

More memory details

More memory details

Here is the internal storage card status.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

FM transmitter utility

FM transmitter utility

When you are listening to audio content you can tap the top center and activate the FM transmitter.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

GPS location management

GPS location management

You can turn on your GPS receiver and leave it on for location-based apps.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

Notification light settings

Notification light settings

Several different notifications can be toggled on or off for the indicator light on the front.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

Text input options

Text input options

These are the text input options you can use to enhance your experience.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

Services for sharing photos

Services for sharing photos

You can easily share photos with these services on the device.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

Tagging photos

Tagging photos

It is easy to tags photos on the N900 and then you can easily filter your images.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

Viewing a photo in the photo viewer

Viewing a photo in the photo viewer

Tapping once on a photo/screenshot opens up some basic editing options.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

Cropping an image

Cropping an image

You can crop an image right on the N900, but make sure you save it as something different than the original photo title.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

Edition options

Edition options

You can perform some basic editing right on the N900. The available options should meet most people’s needs.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

Adjusting brightness and contrast

Adjusting brightness and contrast

Another option in the program.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

Sharing options

Sharing options

You can share via Bluetooth, email, or predesignated services.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

Entering data to share

Entering data to share

Different fields can be entered for sharing out your photos.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

Typical contact view

Typical contact view

You can communicate in various ways by tapping on the contact number, email, website, etc.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

Photo capturing some great action

Photo capturing some great action

We were at a local pumpkin patch and I caught my daughters in action.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

More jumping at the farm

More jumping at the farm

Here is another fun shot of a daughter in the air.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

At the farm

At the farm

My daughters having fun at the farm.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

Another shot from Halloween

Another shot from Halloween

We had a blast at the pumpkin patch.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

Sample 5 megapixel standard photo

Sample 5 megapixel standard photo

You can compare this photo to the next one shot in the same position to see what layout your prefer.

Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

Sample 3.5 megapixel widescreen photo

Sample 3.5 megapixel widescreen photo

This photo was taken in widescreen 3.5 megapixel mode.

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