Re: Is this the next nokia tablet or just a new phone?
 

I'll only tell you not to count on 4" (or 4.3") screens being an absolute. I gotta check my severance "agreement" to see what else I can say... :rolleyes:

Re: Is this the next nokia tablet or just a new phone?
 

If (and that's a big if) maemo is going to eventually be used on phones, a big step towards that would be making the maemo interface work on screens that are under 4 inches in size.

The N97 has a 3.5 inch screen, and even that is being referred to as a brick by some people, so perhaps Maemo has to aim for screens that are under 4 inches if it wants to enter the phone market. Just for reference, the 5800 has done pretty well and it has a 3.2 inch screen, so physically small screens are doable on touchscreen devices.

I suspect that's what Texrat is getting at, but he almost certainly wouldn't be able to comment either way due to signing some kind of NDA which covers unreleased products (and I'm not going to ask him to comment as I don't want him getting into trouble).

Re: Is this the next nokia tablet or just a new phone?
 

I can say that those doubting the capabilities of smaller screens are in for a very pleasant surprise... ;)

Re: Is this the next nokia tablet or just a new phone?
 

Good gawds. What's up with all these mega touchscreen phones!? I'm happy with a phone being just that, a phone. I don't need all the bells and whistles on my phone. I'd rather have a separate device for that, like an n810. ;) :P

Re: Is this the next nokia tablet or just a new phone?
 

I dunno, I find the iPhone kinda irritating with its screen size. =P

But then again I'm the kind of guy that would opt for a 17 inch laptop over a 15 inch one. *shrugs*

Re: Is this the next nokia tablet or just a new phone?
 

Ok, I want to revise my statement.

For an Internet Tablet, 4+ inches is perfect. Less is just too small...

For a phone, however, 3.2-3.8 is perfect. It has to be usable in one hand, and easy to hold to the face.


And about the N97, I highly doubt I could get a reasonable deal for that in the states. Never really liked symbian, at least the N95 version (not sure which N95).

Re: Is this the next nokia tablet or just a new phone?
 

It will be a pleasant surprise if an Open Office screen is readable on a < 4" screen.

Want to know how big the screen will be? Review what the Nokia folks said at the 2008 summit about the required minimum size of a finger-friendly button. Then find the smallest widget in the SDK. Assume that it is the aforementioned minimum size. Figure out the screen size from there ;)

Re: Is this the next nokia tablet or just a new phone?
 

I hope that people wanting/needing the new tablets to perform as microlaptops are still in Nokia's agenda. The form factor of today's NITs is quite optimal. Otherwise, it will be disappointing. Not that there aren't competitors... :cool: (ooops! where did I leave my Pandora?)

Re: Is this the next nokia tablet or just a new phone?
 

What's up with them is that most people prefer to carry one device in their pockets instead of two...


Well, you can actually have a very large screen on a small device thanks to TV Out:

http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/image...ts2/tv-out.jpg

and a very large keyboard too thanks to Bluetooth:

http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/featu...e/5800su8w.jpg

Re: Is this the next nokia tablet or just a new phone?
 

I hope thats not it, that is one ugly dog.