Nokia N900 Hands On

By Rico, 11:11 am Thu Dec 17 2009 - Rundowns - 3 Opinions

Update: Got to try out the phone myself, recording a video of the N900 in action.

Yesterday was Nokia Philippines’ Christmas party—which I forgot about and thus missed out on a chance to try out the Nokia N900. Luckily, Jayvee was on the scene, and kind enough to share his thoughts on the Maemo-powered phone with us.

• The multiple desktop functions of the Maemo UI is similar to the iPod / iPhone’s. You are allowed to have four desktops which you can scroll through using your thumb. Imagine combining the widget home screen interface of Samsung and Apple’s iPhone and this is what you get. It works.
• One noticeable difference is that “Messaging” has been changed to “Conversations” which is really the move to threaded messaging. When you have multiple messages open, Maemo shows this ala Expose for Mac OS X with each window. The N900 is highlighted by its really good integration of messaging applications.
• The new UI is fast. Essentially, the changes are really aesthetic. I can compare it to how HTC made their own interface (before the SenseUI of the HTC Hero) over and above Windows Mobile to compensate for the slow and rather outdated UI. Maemo is Linux based so it does feel lighter.

More thoughts and a blurry yet up-close pic on Jayvee’s post. No word on pricing and availability, so stay tuned!

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