Mobilecrunch have an ‘exclusive’ (tip from an unknown source) this morning that lists the specifications of the next Nokia tablet that they are calling the N900. The specs match what most people have already worked-out apart from two imporant things. A 3.5” screen and GSM voice.
Why produce a device that competes with Nokia’s mainstream handsets and moves away from the MID category by aiming to be the all-in-one? The N810 was good as a dedicated device at 4.1” and if anything could be better at 4.8” which would improve web-page readability, e-reader capability, video playback experience and navigation; new markets that Nokia could be addressing with the Maemo platform.
As someone has already said in the Internet Tablet Talk forums [Good discussion here], this could be a Maemo phone or one of a range of devices. I truly hope so.
Oh, one last thing, Mobilecrunch expect a July launch for the device through T-Mobile. Maemo has just gone into Beta so I expect that to slip a little.
Overall, we’re not getting the right vibes on this one. Shenanigans?
May 25th, 2009 at 10:43 am
Bah, looks like someone was bored, or the page views where dropping.
the render looks like a N810, so no big thing there.
JC Reply:
May 25th, 2009 at 1:44 pm
Except that according to the specs, this new device is supposed to be almost exactly the size of an iPhone. As Chippy points out, this is a definite change in form factor.
If the MobileCrunch article is accurate, it looks like Nokia is going to push this device as a cellphone. The obvious question then is why buy this rather than iPhone, Palm Pre, or Blackberry Storm? (The right answer of which of those to buy is probably different for each person, but what will be this new device’s hook into the marketplace?)
May 25th, 2009 at 11:51 am
If it’s real, it’s a very mixed bag for me. I’d _love_ to have a Maemo phone (gsm voice, sms, etc.), and that device claims an actual respectable portrait camera for it. But that thing is ugly (it doesn’t look like an N810, it’s much more plain than an N810), and reducing the overall size and screen size??? Full of fail.
A 4.1″ screen size based on a design like the N97, or the just-leaked Nokia Mako, would be an amazing Maemo phone platform.
I might actually be slightly relieved if it turns out to be shenanigans. But I may still buy it even if it’s real (I don’t want to see a Maemo phone fail).
May 25th, 2009 at 11:58 am
MobileCrunch on the Next Nokia Tablet. Shenanigans? | UMPCPortal … http://bit.ly/WAfsP
May 25th, 2009 at 1:54 pm
The smaller size puts it in the same category as smartphones like the Touch Pro 2, Nokia N97 or G1 so unless the N900 can make traditional phone calls, why would would you bother?
amoult Reply:
May 25th, 2009 at 2:28 pm
It says ‘GSM Voice’ in Chippy’s text..
Will Reply:
May 26th, 2009 at 1:39 am
WHAT?! I completely missed that! During the Maemo 5 conference a few months ago, Nokia pretty much said it would NOT support GSM voice.
I’m still a little sceptical of this rumour since this device will compete directly with the N97 (which runs S60 5th edition).
May 25th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
http://machinesthatgobing.com/mobile/nokia-nautilus-touchscreen/
http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://mynokiablog.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/nokia-eco-sensor.jpg&imgrefurl=http://mynokiablog.com/tag/nokia/&usg=__nSX2iBJ5wYHcGv3yyHxdv0eyVZg=&h=326&w=338&sz=17&hl=en&start=5&um=1&tbnid=ZJfj78KJ_ve6BM:&tbnh=115&tbnw=119&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dnokia%2Bnautilus%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26rlz%3D1B3DVFA_enGB268GB268%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1%26newwindow%3D1
Hows this for information…?
May 25th, 2009 at 4:59 pm
http://machinesthatgobing.com/mobile/nokia-nautilus-touchscreen/
http://mynokiablog.com/tag/nokia/
Hows this for information…?
May 25th, 2009 at 5:06 pm
Apparently Nokia is relegating symbian S60 to mid range devices and is now going to use Maemo for its high end N-series. This probably explains why the N97 is only running on a 434Mhz chip. Even the latest windows and android phones from HTC run on 500Mhz plus chips.
Oh and if anyone is still holding their breath about the palm pre you can breathe now:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/may/24/02-iphone-palm-pre
May 25th, 2009 at 5:24 pm
Perhaps a Maemo5 device, N900?
http://bit.ly/cHyA4
May 26th, 2009 at 12:47 am
The Nokia N810 is a decent device. They need to keep evolving that concept with latest technology (processor, etc.)… and definitely NOT smaller on the screen please!
Martyn Roberts Reply:
May 26th, 2009 at 12:49 am
http://www.cellpassion.com/news/2009/05/25/nokia-rover-is-an-n97-killer-internet-tablet.aspx
You won’t like this then…
turn_self_off Reply:
May 26th, 2009 at 1:30 pm
That image, while similar to the mobilecrunch render, makes me suspect a photoshop of the N810W or something similar.
For instance, where is the high res image? as thats so covered in compression artifacts its not funny.
Also, it appears to run maemo4, not maemo5/fremantle…
May 26th, 2009 at 1:35 pm
A 3.5″ screen would end my interest in the Nxxx series. Period.