4-5" display (higher resolution welcome but very unlikely for Fremantle at least).
Fuller QWERTY keyboard (or no physical keyboard and a return of the stylus one, but that's also very unlikely).
Full size SD slot, accessible externally.
Mini-USB.
Full size stand.
You can get 1024x600 (or 1000x600, same aspect ratio as 800x480) in pocket-sized LCDs these days, see for example the Sony UX280P or the Sharp Netwalker (which aren't pocketable for other reasons).
I cann see this possible with a device the same size as the N810. A tilting screen would be really nice too.
They have? ! Not that I don't believe you, but do you have a reference to the exact wording? Leaving aside whether standardising on something so limited is a good idea, they don't seem to have done a very good job at it: the N900 and N97mini symbol layouts are completely different so there's no benefit to a user swapping between the devices.
Thanks pelago. Yes, that's the reference I had in mind. Here's what Peter said:
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Across our portfolio we wanted to introduce one way of having keyboards, so that people, whenever they pick up a Nokia device of a similar form factor, they actually get the same kind of keyboard.
So I don't think we're going to see 4-row and 5-row keyboards on this class of Nokia device any time soon.
I'm probably in the minority, but I rather liked the n900 keypad. It's nice and sensitive, and to me the small space bar is perfectly placed. I even like its tilting slide. If only it wasn't symbian...
Add Maemo 5/6 support, a portrait T9 keypad, and a dpad on the face of the device. I've had this dream for awhile now. Anyone able to help me refine my design or have any questions/criticism about the form factor?
