Review: Nokia N900 shows there's a web browser for that | Smartphones and Cell Phones

December 23rd, 2009

Review: Nokia N900 shows there's a web browser for that

Posted by Matthew Miller @ 5:05 am

Categories: Linux, Mobile software, Nokia, T-Mobile

Tags: Device, Nokia Corp., Web Browser, App, Nokia N900, Display, Headset Speaker, WiFi Radio, RDS, Qik

Pricing and availability

The Nokia N900 is available now from various online retailers and at the Nokia Flagship stores. Pricing varies wildly at Amazon as different suppliers appear and it is all about timing. Here are the places and prices I am familiar with:

If you buy before 31 December there is a $50 Nokia Visa card rebate available if you sign up for an Ovi Store account.

If you compare the $500 to $550 price, after rebate, to just about every other smartphone on a carrier in the US at their unsubsidized price (you must compare apples to apples) you will find the N900 is one of the lower priced devices and is quite a deal considering how much raw computing power is contained in the device.

Closing thoughts

The Nokia N900 is clearly a device that you cannot try for a couple of days and make a judgement about since it really takes a bit of time to get comfortable with all of the power you have in your hand. The web browser is clearly the best of any mobile phone available and once you discover you can pretty much do anything you want within the browser (apps not always necessary) you will probably discover this is an amazing device. I am the kind of person who likes to push my devices to the limits and also likes to tinker with settings and more. If you want a basic smartphone, then the N900 is probably not for you. However, if you want a smartphone that can do just about everything and has huge potential for getting even better then the N900 is definitely something you may want to consider.

A real testament to whether or not I truly find a device to be worth the price is whether or not I buy one myself after spending time with one. I am happy to say I just ordered my own Nokia N900 the other day since this evaluation unit has to go back in a couple weeks and I can’t stand the thought of not having the N900 with me.

I want to thank Nokia for providing the N900 evaluation unit for a 3 month period that has really given me time to discover what the device is capable of. A standard 14 or 30-day review period may not have helped me appreciate such a device and I hope that this review helps you with your decision about the N900 to.

Feel free to post questions in the Talkback section that I will answer since I now have my own N900 and will for quite some time.

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Matthew MillerMatthew Miller is an avid mobile device enthusiast who works during the day as a professional naval architect in Seattle. See his full profile and disclosure of his industry affiliations.


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