Nokia N900 Tablet/Phone?

While the Nokia N810 was great device solidly built and had great form factor. But the fact that it wasn’t a phone (especially from Nokia) nor a tablet that could receive a 3G modem, the N810 was a slow-selling item.

Nokia seems to learn its lesson with this new N900, which will have cellular radios.

According to MobileCrunch, The N900 will have a 3.5” touchscreen with 800×480 resolution, the OS will be Maemo 5, a open source Linux-based OS that powered the N810. Sharp eye will notice the similarity with the N97, except the tilt keyboard.

Hardware Specs:

• Dimensions: 59.7mmx111mmx18.2mm
• Weight: 180g
• 3.5?800×480 (WVGA) touchscreen
• OMAP3430 500/600 Mhz processor 
• Bands: GSM Quad-Band 850, 900, 1800, 1900. WCDMA 900, 1700/2100, 2100
• 5 MP Carl Zeiss camera with dual-LED flash, autofocus, and sliding cover
• Though the renders we’ve seen show two lens-like circles near the screen, we’ve got no word on what’s behind them. However, we feel safe in assuming that its a proximity sensor and a front-facing camera.
• 1GB total virtual runtime memory (256MB physical RAM, 768MB virtual memory)
• Wi-Fi, HSPA
• 32GB internal storage, expandable up to 48GB via external memory
• Keyboard variants: English, Scandinavian, French, German, South European, Italian, Russia
• In the box: Connectivity cable, headset, charger, battery (1320 mAh), Video-out cable, microUSB adaptor, cleaning cloth

Some of the mentioned software features:

• In all of the renders we’ve seen, it appears to be running Maemo 5.
• Multitasking: “Run all of your favorite applications simultaneously”
• Live Dashboard allows all open tasks and unread messages to be displayed in one view
• Browser: Firefox 3 with support for Flash 9.4 (Document outright specifies Firefox 3, rather than Fennec)
• Built-in automatic update software
• Contacts has some sort of status sharing built in, allowing you to share your status, location, and mood. Support for Contacts on Ovi and Google Talk.
• All SMS and IMs accessible from one view
• Cellular voice or VOIP both supported
• Captures video at 800×480 in AVC/H.264
• Image tagging and geo-tagging support
• Nokia intends to have at least a dozen add-on apps available at launch, including a game called “Bounce”, a Jaiku/Twitter app called “Mauku”, and a few widgets.

[Source/photo rendered  MobileCrunch Via Engadgeteer]

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