The Nokia N9 is the first MeeGo-powered smartphone from the Finns, and we certainly hope it won't be the last because it's actually a rather decent piece of kit. The unibody polycarbonate chassis might feel a little plasticky to the touch, but it seamlessly integrates into the glass 3.9-inch OLED panel, which offers ClearBlack display technology to make the dark bits darker and the colours more vivid than ever before.
The Nokia N9 design team has worked to improve the quality of the screen by bringing it closer to the glass, making it look darker than ever when the screen is turned off. The chassis of the phone is pretty much free from buttons, save for the volume and power keys on the right hand side. There's no physical home button, with Nokia preferring to use an innovative swipe gesture to navigate around.
With no microSD card slot on offer (Nokia says the N9 will come in 16GB and 64Gb variants) the only ports live on the top of the phone, with the headphone jack, a pop-up cover to the microUSB connector and a pop-up tray for the microSIM.
The only other thing of note on the front is the front-facing VGA camera... it's at the bottom of the N9, and it will be interesting to see how this works in day to day life. Assuming anyone ever starts thinking video calling is a great idea, that is.
The back of the phone is 'pillowed' in the words of Nokia, which means it sits rather nicely in the palm of the hand. The dual-LED powered 8MP camera is covered in some natty Carl Zeiss optics, and features an f2.2 aperture which is better for low-light situations.
However, there's no physical camera key, which is a real disappointment as Nokia usually loves them and we're real fans, as it means less camera wobble when you're taking a snap. Touch to focus is on offer to improve the quality of your shots, although we didn't see it making much of a difference when we tried it out.
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Nokia N9 Specifications
Dimensions
* Size: 116.45 x 61.2 x 7.6-12.1 mm
* Weight (with battery): 135 g
* Volume: 76 cc
Operating Frequency
* Quad-band GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
* Penta-band WCDMA 850/900/1700/1900/2100
* Automatic switching between WCDMA and GSM bands
* Flight mode
Data Network
* GPRS/EDGE class B, multislot class 33
* HSDPA cat 10 maximum speed up to 14.4 Mbit/s, HSUPA cat 6 up to 5.7 Mbit/s
* WLAN IEEE802.11 a/b/g/n
Memory
* Internal memory: 16 GB or 64 GB
* Use as USB mass memory device for storing photos, documents and more
Display and User Interface
* Screen size: 3.9"
* Resolution: 16:9 FWVGA (854 x 480 pixels)
* AMOLED display
* 16.7 million colours
* Capacitive touch screen
* 2.5D curved glass
* Anti-glare polariser
* Scratch-resistant Corning® Gorilla® Glass
* Orientation sensor (Accelerometer)
* Compass (Magnetometer)
* Proximity sensor
* Ambient light detector
Camera
* 8 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics
* Wide-angle lens
* True 16:9 imaging
* Large lens aperture F2.2 for better and faster photos in low light conditions
* Dual LED flash
* Digital shutter
* Continuous autofocus
* Touch-to-focus and exposure lock
* Focal length: 3.77mm / 28mm
* F number/Aperture: F2.2
* Still images file format: JPEG/EXIF/XMP
* Digital zoom up to 4x for still images and video
Connectivity
* NFC (Near Field Communication) for easy pairing and sharing
* Bluetooth 2.1 +EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)
* High-Speed USB 2.0 with micro USB connector for transferring data and charging
* 3.5 mm AV connector
* Capability to serve as data modem
* Micro SIM card
Power Management
* Talk-time (maximum):
GSM 11 hours
WCDMA (3G) 7 hours
* Standby time (maximum):
GSM 450 hours
WCDMA (3G) 380 hours
* Video playback time (720P) 4.5 hours
* Music playback time 50 hours
If you visit Technodom they have plenty of info covering the Nokia N9, the website also states the August 19 release date with a price tag of 99 990 tenge (500 Euros -$686 US).
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