Nokia N9 (Meego) Review and comparison

Nokia N9 is Nokia’s new smartphone, with 3G network of High Speed Uplink Packet Access of 5.7 Mbps and High Speed Downlink Packet Access of 14.4 Mbps, its dimensions are 116.45 * 61.2 * 12.1 mm, with a screen size of 3.9 inches, 16:9 FWVGA (854 * 480) pixels AMOLED display, capacitive touch screen, gorilla glass display, 16.7 million colors, and weighs 135 g. Its OS is MeeGo 1.2 Harmattan with 1 GHz Cortex A8 Processor.

Though much has been talked about the Meego OS, the phone itself is designed to perfection. Probably a Elop let Nokia team take one last gasp for the open source world. But if Meego does become more successful, there is always a chance Meego might appear in some of Nokia’s future devices.

The phone has 8 MP camera with Carl Zeiss Optics, wide angle lens, dual LED flash, digital shutter, continuous auto focus, 4x digital zoom and video camera with 720 pixels resolution at 30 frames per second, stereo sound recording, and etc., The internal memory is of 16 or 64 GB, 1 GB RAM and no external card slot.The 8 MP camera is comparable to 2011 top notch smartphones and on the lines of Samsung Galaxy S2 and Apple’s soon to be released iPhone 5.

Its other features include NFC (Near Field Communication – for easy pairing and sharing), Wi-Fi WLAN 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth v2.1 with EDR, GPRS, EDGE, High Speed USB 2.0 with micro USB connector for data transfer and charging, 3.5 mm Audio Video connector, messaging through SMS, MMS, IM, Push, Email, HTML 5 support for web applications and fast video playback, RSS reader, TCP/IP support, Live multitasking view, Java Script support, Share photos online through Facebook, Flickr, and Picasa, Video and photo editor, Document editor’s, MP3 and MP4 player, Key Applications like Facebook, Twitter, Skype, Ovi store, Maps, Track and Protect, Nokia Link for easy synchronization of photos, videos, and music, Preloaded games like Angry Birds Magic with NFC support, Galaxy on Fire 2, Real Golf 2011, and etc., The phone has 1450 mAh Li-Ion standard battery with talk time power of 7 h and standby time of 450 h, 4.5 h of video playback time and 50 h of music playback time. It comes in three colors such as Cyan, Black and Magenta

Nokia N9 Specifications :

3G Network :  High Speed Uplink Packet Access of 5.7 Mbps and High Speed Downlink Packet Access of 14.4 Mbps

Dimensions :

When compared to other top phones here is the dimension comparison

Nokia N9 – 116.45 x 61.2 x 12.1 mm
Iphone 4 – 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
Samsung Galaxy S2 – 125.3 X 66.1 X 8.49 mm
Blackberry Torch – 111 x 62 x 14.6 mm

Display Screen : screen size is of 3.9 inches, 16:9 FWVGA (854 * 480) pixels AMOLED display, capacitive touch screen, gorilla glass display which also adorns iPhone 4 and Galaxy S2, 16.7 million colors

Weight : 135 g
The phone is much lighter than iPhone 4 which is 161 g and comparable to Galaxy S2.

OS and Processor : MeeGo 1.2 Harmattan with 1 GHz Cortex A8 Processor. Nokia might  have missed a trick by not going dual core here, but 1 GHZ is more than enough any of current Generation phone.

Camera : 8 MP camera with Carl Zeiss Optics, wide angle lens, dual LED flash, digital shutter, continuous auto focus, 4x digital zoom and video camera with 720 pixels resolution at 30 frames per second, stereo sound recording, and etc.,

Memory : 16 or 64 GB, 1 GB RAM and no external card slot

Other Features : NFC (Near Field Communication – for easy pairing and sharing), Wi-Fi WLAN 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth v2.1 with EDR, GPRS, EDGE, High Speed USB 2.0 with micro USB connector for data transfer and charging, 3.5 mm Audio Video connector, messaging through SMS, MMS, IM, Push, Email, HTML 5 support for web applications and fast video playback, RSS reader, TCP/IP support, Live multitasking view, Java Script support, Share photos online through Facebook, Flickr, and Picasa, Video and photo editor, Document editor’s, MP3 and MP4 player, Key Applications like Facebook, Twitter, Skype, Ovi store, Maps, Track and Protect, Nokia Link for easy synchronization of photos, videos, and music, Preloaded games like Angry Birds Magic with NFC support, Galaxy on Fire 2, Real Golf 2011, and etc.,

Battery : 1450 mAh Li-Ion standard battery with talk time power of 7 h and standby time of 450 h, 4.5 h of video playback time and 50 h of music playback time

Colors : Cyan, Black and Magenta. May not be the best choice in terms of colors other than black. But this also makes the phone unique among competition.

Nokia N9 Preview, Specifications and Price

Nokia N9 is a smartphone with QWERTY keyboard, multi-touch input, with handwriting recognition, accelerometer for UI-auto-rotate, and etc., The display screen is TFT capacitive touchscreen, 480 * 800 pixels resolution, 16 million colors, 4 inches in size, scratch-resistant oleophobic surface and the phone weighs 160 g. The 3G network of the phone has 10.2 Mbps of High Speed Downlink Packet Access and 2 Mbps of High Speed Uplink Packet Access

The camera is of 5 MP, auto-focus, dual LED flash, face detection, geo-tagging, and video can be taken at 720p with video stabilization. It is a speaker phone with 3.5 mm audio jack. The phone has 64 GB memory, 512 MB RAM, 1 GB ROM, also with microSD card for memory extension. The operating system is MeeGo OS with 1 GHz QSD8250 processor

The other features of the phone include GPRS, EDGE, GPS, Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth v3.0, USB on-the-go support, Stereo FM with RDS, Games, voice commands, player supporting both MP3 and MP4, Digital Compass, Tv-out through HDMI, Flash Lite 4.0, Photo and video editor, Document viewer, messaging through SMS, MMS, Email, IM and Push. The battery is of 1320 mAh Li-Ion battery. Silver, Black and Blue are the three colors in which the phone would be available. And it is expected to be priced at $600

Nokia N9 Specifications :

3G : 10.2 Mbps of High Speed Downlink Packet Access and 2 Mbps of High Speed Uplink Packet Access

Display : TFT capacitive touchscreen, 480 * 800 pixels resolution, 16 million colors, 4 inches in size, scratch-resistant oleophobic surface

Weight : 160 g

Camera : 5 MP, auto-focus, dual LED flash, face detection, geo-tagging, and video can be taken at 720p with video stabilization

QWERTY keyboard, multi-touch input, with handwriting recognition, accelerometer for UI-auto-rotate

Speaker phone with 3.5 mm audio jack

Memory : 64 GB memory, 512 MB RAM, 1 GB ROM, also with microSD card for memory extension

OS : MeeGo OS with 1 GHz QSD8250 processor

GPRS

EDGE

GPS

Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 b/g/n

Bluetooth v3.0

USB on-the-go support

Stereo FM with RDS

Games

Voice commands

Player supporting both MP3 and MP4

Digital Compass

Tv-out through HDMI

Flash Lite 4.0

Photo and video editor

Document viewer

Messaging through SMS, MMS, Email, IM and Push

Battery : 1320 mAh Li-Ion battery

Colors : Silver, Black and Blue