Nokia N900

Nokia N900 is the best multitasking device market

A year ago, during a congress held in London, Symbian, Nokia was showing the N900, brand new unit whose primary commitment was the use of Maemo, "flavor" of Linux created by Nokia that the principle would be a possible alternative to Symbian operating system that Nokia insists on not letting go, so that his latest investment, the N8, still uses Symbian interface. Improved and more intuitive, but still far from perfect.

When you put your hands on the machine first, hit a certain disappointment: the unit was heavy, but OK ... had a plus: betting on a new operating system, which no one had yet used - although Linux.

Multitasking

We spent two months with the N900 and enchanted, in spite of the (few) regrets. We were able to test it enough to see, for example, it is by far the best multitasking device market, at least compared with those who had already tested, and that is an excellent option for those who want a phone to work. "The iPhone is also," some might say. But until then we had not encountered a phone capable of carrying several functions at once so that the user can access them open while wondering around the desktop. And all too fast! This is the biggest highlight of the N900, but it is not the only one. The iPhone is still multi-tasking means "bamboo" - it does not run an online radio right while performing other tasks. Nothing that some firmware updates, however, anyone can.

Big

The big drawback is the weight of the N900, it really bothers you, as well as size. It could be smaller and still have so many sensational paraphernalia. The design is definitely not the bet of the N900 and the model is also available only in black.

Nokia N900 has a resistive touchscreen, which may bother some users

Touchscreen

At first glance, the resistive touchscreen bother - she's a bit "harder" than capacitive, used by the iPhone and other models available. The strangeness lasts a few hours, but now and pretty soon we got used to it.

Annoyance aside, the Maemo interface is crystal clear! Fast, efficient bud and blue, which sits atop the left side of the desktop, it's good sometimes to "Home". That is, you can play freely, alternating between functions, and there's no getting lost, just click on this button and start all over again: get "home."

Images

The camera (5 megapixels) is an inexpensive - to play with all the stupid things that make no lack but we want: tags, setting white image exposure, resolution, sensitivity, ISO (100, 200 and 400 ), exposure, panoramic, resolution (medium, high, low). Also you can edit the photo right on the screen and make small cuts. When saving the image, you can select to send it to Facebook, Flickr or Ovi, Nokia's another bet. Also you can use geotagging - tag the photo with the location.

Connectivity

The device has any connectivity that may want to: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, full, Mail for Exchange, VoIP accounts and IM (Instant Messaging), TV output and accounts of posts and sharing images with Facebook, Ovi, Flickr or other networks, such as Tweego. It also has synchronization with PC via PC Suite software which is still much simpler than iTunes. Also has the FM transmitter, which was released in Brazil by the FCC and allows you to use empty tracks to listen to the songs of the device directly on the car radio, for example.

Archives

The media player (it works as a media gallery, something so confused because I tested the device used in Portugal Portuguese) is organizing videos, music, Internet radio, music mixing (a random). The device also offers a basic package Nokia - Nokia Maps, Ovi direct access to the community, and display functions and PDF package "Office" - in fact, a sham with Sheet to Go (spreadsheets), Slideshow to Go (Powerpoint) and Word to Go (Word).

Text

For text input, you can use the physical keyboard, QWERTY, basicão; virtual; trigger the word completion feature, automatic capitalization and inserting spaces after the words. All for you to write faster. The conclusion is that all formats are comfortable keyboard. And who does not like any of this, the device brings the old marker pen stylus. Ah yes: the calendar view is delicious - for those who need it very much, the size of the screen helps a bit.

Customization

If we could use another word to describe the N900 as well as multi-tasking, we would use "customizable." The user can have the screen you want with the applications you want with the format, the screen saver you most desire. To add a widget, just click once on the desktop screen immediately pops up a nice offering abinha adding shortcuts / bookmarks / widgets / general options to change background / themes.

Accelerometer

We miss accelerometer (sensor screen rotation). But we were happy to play to change the face of the desktop and access the Maemo browser, which is fantastic! Moreover, the device is fast, even the processor is a 600MHz ARM. That if we consider that there are devices out there with more than 1GHz processor!