Friday, June 24, 2011

Nokia N9: Meego is Alive but will it blend?

At last, after many disappointments,  Nokia fans rejoice everywhere. Nokia N9 is upon us, and it is not any other smartphone it is loaded with the desperately awaited Meego OS.
Surprisingly, this time Nokia have done the homework with their flagship device.



First of all take a quick look at the specs:

  • General:  Quad band GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, UMTS 850/900/1700/1900/2100 MHz, HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
  • Dimensions: 116.5 x 61.2 x 12.1 mm, 76 cc
  • Weight: 135 g
  • Display: 3.9" 16 Million-colour  (480 x 854 pixels) AMOLED capacitive touchscreen; this is the highest-resolution AMOLED on a mobile phone yet, Gorilla Glass, anti-glare polarizer, curved display, multi-touch input
  • Chipset: 1GHz Cortex A8 CPU, PowerVR SGX530 GPU, TI OMAP 3630 chipset
  • RAM: 1GB
  • OS: MeeGo OS, v1.2 Harmattan
  • Memory: 16/64GB storage, no microSD slot
  • Camera: 8 megapixel auto-focus camera with face detection, touch focus and geotagging; HD (720p) video recording at 30fps, LED flash, front facing camera, video-calls
  • Connectivity: Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth 2.1, standard microUSB port, GPS receiver with A-GPS, 3.5mm audio jack, TV-out, NFC
  • Miscellaneous: Polycarbonate unibody, Second mic for active noise cancellation,  built-in accelerometer, proximity sensor, uses microSIM cards, Dolby digital plus and Dolby headphone audio
  • Web browser: .HTML 5 support, with browser based on Webkit 2 technology




NO BUTTONS

The Nokia N9 is the world’s first pure touch screen phone without any front-facing buttons at all. You unlock the phone by just double-tapping the screen.

Swipe is the Hype:

Nokia N9 doesn't have any menu buttons. In any app, swiping from any edge takes you home – so you can move easily between your activities.
The hardware and software design complement each other  – the curved edges of the glass help make the swipe motion smooth and easier to perform correctly.

 All that’s needed to use the Nokia N9 is a simple gesture, a swipe of the finger. It is an intuitive way to use all the different features and functions. Whenever you are in an application, you just swipe from the edge of the screen to go back home.




NFC is catching on: Nokia N9 comes with cool accessories (to be purchased separately)

Tap and share – no wires, no worries. Stream music wirelessly by tapping your Nokia N9 on Nokia Play 360° speakers, or share photos, videos, contacts and more by tapping another NFC-enabled device.






Uni-body:

The Nokia N9 has a one-piece, unibody design where the hardware and software fit together seamlessly. . The body is made from polycarbonate material, enabling better antenna performance. This means better reception, better voice quality and fewer dropped calls. The Nokia N9 comes in three colours: black, cyan and magenta and with large storage capacities of 16GB and 64GB on the two variants to be made available.The large, 3.9 inch curved glass AMOLED display lets the applications shine and take full benefit of the user interface. Thanks to the laminated display technology, it looks like applications are literally floating on top of the screen

THREE HOME VIEWS

The user interface in Nokia N9 is designed around the things people typically use the most. This is why there are three recognizable home views arranged in a carousel:
  1. Applications for launching and organizing your apps.
  2. Events for social networking feeds and notifications for calls, texts, calendar events, etc.
  3. Open applications for switching between all live apps you have used recently. You can pinch and zoom the screen to see either four or nine open app icons.

POWERFUL CAMERA

The 8MP auto focus camera with Carl Zeiss optics, dual LED flash and wide angle 28mm lens works faster from start to capture than any other  manufacturer’s current smartphone camera in the market. HD video and true 16:9 resolution photos are supported. You can share your photos via MMS, email, NFC and many online services including Flickr and Facebook.





DOLBY SOUND

Dolby Headphone and Dolby Digital Plus support on the Nokia N9 turns regular stereo audio into personal surround sound on any headphones – first on any mobile phone.

Conclusion:
The Nokia N9 will be in stores later this year, with availability and local pricing to be announced closer to the sales start date.
Nokia is showing all the right moves, we believe nokia have come well prepared with their own deck of cards but only one question needs to be answered, whether is it too late to show the ace ? Only time will tell.



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