woody14619 | # 21 | 2010-06-25, 23:42 | Report

Uh? Why do you miss that? N900 has it...

As for me, I only miss two things:
- T9 texting (which is almost there... just a little bit more and it's done!)
- Built in smart RFID (6230 had it)

The later I can almost do with a dumb RFID card by hiding it under the case... but it's not as adaptable as the smart RFID built into the 6230. :P

Over all though, I don't miss either enough to go back to the 6230, or any other device. The N900 does so much more that going back would be like ditching a DeLorean (with flux capacitor) for a yugo.

noipv4 | # 22 | 2010-06-25, 23:54 | Report

Ahmed, I miss these features too on N900, which were cool to have on my N95. Record audio on the phone and play back simultaneously, and take pics while playing music.

Actually i see that both N73 and N95 have DUAL Cpus. I think with dual core Cortex-A9 chips around the corner, these features would be standard on newer handsets.

It's another story that iPapa may flaunt these features as apple innovations in iPhone 6 ... :P

listen to the groove | # 23 | 2010-06-26, 03:20 | Report

the n900 should have that slider thing to answer phone calls, like the iphone. a few times i touched the red button by mistake as i was fumbling for my phone in my pockets as i touched the interface surface. bad design by nokia imo. now i have to put the n900 with the interface surface facing inside and the back facing out. any one else agree with me?

quipper8 | # 24 | 2010-06-26, 03:33 | Report

my 'real' phone is e72, with n900 I miss

portrait keyboarding
battery life
integrated webdav client(can even attach to email from webdav)
contact specific ringtones
popup contact note on call
voice nav
free office edit suite

ply123 | # 25 | 2010-06-26, 03:47 | Report

google maps
office editing
sms spam manager
blacklist
total recall
contact specific ringtones
profile manager
....all these were in my n95...btw i love my n 900 what it is...a great phone

qwenjis | # 26 | 2010-06-26, 03:58 | Report

proper streamtv app with flexible options
= symbol on the keyboard
games
fully functional ovi(sync maps is the most)
finger-friendly variation of pidgin
finger-friendly office

c:drive | # 27 | 2010-06-26, 04:12 | Report

1.All function in portrait mode
2.Huge Battery(2400mAh)

phibaman | # 28 | 2010-06-26, 04:17 | Report

Does the N900 have a decent GPS? I have yet jumped into the seas of smartphones and still have been trying to avoid the IPHONE because 'I'm a PC". Although, I have to admit .. the iphone is pretty badass just from playing around with it a few times.

Okay, back to my point. I want to get a N900 because I have a T-mobile plan. But I also want a good phone + gps + web access.

1. GPS question

I currently have a semi smartphone - nokia 5230 and it is a tease. What I need the smartphone the most is for finding places. I'm always lost when finding places or late to certain events. I know the Iphone is great at these type of situations and was wondering how the N900 is. I seriously hate the Ovi Maps for my nokia 5230 and hope it improves.

As for the n900 i hear it is the same. I just really want a gps that shows me where i am... then type in where i want to go from here. is that really that hard to ask???

2. Resistive screen

I know the n900 is a mobile computer first, then laptop. im no rocket scientist but i know how to use a pc. I just really want a good reason to buy the n900. the 5230 that i have right now uses resistive screen also, and there are times that i hate it because it is not always responsive.

3. Copy and Paste
How efficient and accurate is the copy and paste tool. i feel like i use this a lot on a pc but feel that it is fairly difficult on the n900 based on reviews. say that i find the address of a restaurant, and i want to copy and paste it to mapquest or google maps so that i can get directions.. is it difficult to accomplish this task???

Nipperoid | # 29 | 2010-06-26, 04:35 | Report

1. GPS question

The GPS finds my location down to house number, and also helped me when i needed it when i was lost.

2. Resistive screen

The N900 screen is the best resistive screen i have used for sensitivity, coming from a iPod touch and 5800 user. the 5800 isnt sensetive enough and the iPod too sensitive.

3. Copy and Paste
The copy and paste in the browser is a matter of swiping to enable hover mode, highlighting the text with stylus then ctrl - c ctrl - v like a pc.

sela | # 30 | 2010-06-26, 05:00 | Report

The GPS hardware works fine. As for the software, there are three possible solutions:
a. Ovi Maps: even worse than the one in Symbian phones (such as 5230). Basically, it can show you where you are, and you need a data plan to search places on the map. No turn-by-turn navigation.
b. Mappero: A free app, based on OpenStreetMaps. More features than Ovi Maps, but can be annoying at times.
c. Sygic: Pretty good navigation system, and definitely better than the other two. Provides all usual GPS features, including a decent turn-by-turn navigation, but costs money


I really love the touch screen of the n900. It feels much more smooth than on the XPresMusic phones. Naturally, a resistive screen would always need some degree of pressure (unlike a capacitive screen), but it works great. It works best if you use your finger nails to touch the screen, instead of the finger itself. Really smooth that way. And the bonus is that it is also pressure sensitive, so you can have cool apps like MyPaint that emulates the use of real brushes using pressure sensitivity.

The way you activate cut-and-paste in the browser is a bit non-intuitive and it took me some time to learn how to use it, but once you learn the trick and get the hang of it, it really works. You can definitely copy the address of a restaurant from one web page and paste it in another place.