Nokia shows off N900's sweet web browsing skills on video
By Darren Murph 
posted Oct 7th 2009 5:39AM
posted Oct 7th 2009 5:39AM
[Via HotHardware, thanks dafrabbit]
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I do have to say that this is probably the best "looking" browser experience i have seen on a phone next to the Jesus phone. The flash looked really nice!
The host on the other hand,... he made my headasplode.
Actually, you can use normal Firefox extensions/addons ,ie .xpi on that browser
adblock plus FTW !
Talking about flash, Mikko mentions that the N900 ships with Flash 9.4. What he forgot to add, is that it WILL be upgradeable to 10.1 when ready (early 2010).
jesus phone deez nutz.
seriously. iphone's been "dethroned" long ago by a fair few (much more capable) competitors. and this one just urina... no. shits all over its 480x320 capacitive face.
Yes. It was confirmed on Adobe Max that the phone will use Flash 10.1 - it is amazing how much we have come to depend on Flash.
The only thing to wonder is 3G support on the US. But heck, WiFi is becoming standard in many places. Soon, even milk will have WiFi and Vitamin D. :D
Although I'm not a fan of that form factor - it's a bit on the large side - this is definitely in DO WANT territory.
I've come to terms with the larger size. Anything smaller just doesn't have as good of a web browsing experience. Including my ipod Touch. I'm definitely getting this.
its DO WANT due to the fact that its got probably the best mobile browser i've ever seen! This narrows the gap between desktop and mobile browsers significantly!
Can't wait until mine is delivered :)
That is by far the best web browsing experience on any mobile device, period. I hate to say it but this makes me want to get rid of my HTC Hero faster than you can say iPhone.
Does the GPS sensor in this phone pick up the new european galileo gps satellites?
Definitely not. Galileo is not operational yet and won't be so until 2013 by which time this device will be as exciting as a Motorola StarTAC.
If you are talking about the EGNOS GPS correction signals, then again, no.
EGNOS frequencies are compatible with the US WAAS system and so far I am not aware of any GPS-equipped smartphone devices that make use of the latter either so I'd be very surprised if this phone supports it (especially given that EGNOS went public far later than when the hardware for this device was finalised).
Minor nitpick -- Hide the microphone cable under the shirt next time.
Wow
It supports t-mobile's aws 1700 mhz so yea i can forget about the motorola cliq and save my money on this n900,don't know if t-mobile will release it or if i have to buy it unlocked. Looks like the n900 could throw hands with the iphone and palm pre since the g1 and my touch can't. specs http://maemo.nokia.com/n900/specifications/
But does it really support T-Mobile's 1700 band? T-Mobile's bands are really two segments: from 1710 to 1755 MHz, and from 2110 to 2155 MHz. Since Nokia's site says the N900 uses 1700 and 2100, does that mean it will work on T-Mobile?
It looks like it won't work on AT&T since they use 850 and 1900. Interesting...
Looks great! I love the full flash support.
It pains me though that this will probably cost $800. I think I saw the price 'round Engadget somewhere.
Um, Amazon is $58X, Buy.com is $560.
But sure, go get it from the Nokia store.
Unless you dont live in california, you'll be wanting to get it from Amazon. in CA, Amazon = $583 shipped, $596 with next day, Buy.com = $560+$45 tax = $605 shipped, $645 with next day. Sorry, I'll stick with Amazon.
I have been using the N810 for awhile and while that's about as close to real desktop browsing experience as it gets, it's extremely slow at rendering websites especially places that are flash heavy. Looks like they have addressed that problem with the N900, definitely on the DO WANT list!
really? i can't find it on their website.
Pre order available now on Vodafone UK :o)
eally? i can't find it on their website.
@Scott:
Longest link EVER
http://www.mobilephonesdirect.co.uk/Brands/Nokia/Nseries-Multimedia-Phones/sb489/n443/p26078.aspx?lpsrc=google&lpcat=NokiaN900l&lpgrp=NokiaN900Vodafone&lptxt=N900v2&lpkey=n900%20vodafone&gclid=CLSou8SOq50CFVtn4wodIA5Yiw
The N900 looks pretty awesome. But after what happened with the N97, I think I'm gonna wait 6 months before I commit to buy one.
wow ! its powerful enough even to show farmville! thats a big accomplishment for nokia
whe will it release in india n will it release here???????@ what price!
Sorry N900, I was drooling over you for a long time, but I'm gonna stick with the Leo (HD2).
That's not to say I'm not tempted or anything, I just hope that through some ways of black magic XDA manages to port Maemo 5 to the HD2...
Lovely Finnish accent
I ordered it right away when I saw the youtube video. Love everything of it !!!!
You guys see the lag when he run FarmVille? extremely slow!
Could that be because it on a 3G connection? Farmville is something that uses the connection quite a bit even after the initial loading screen.
you want to buy this phone to play farmville?
Don't you know? Farmville now accounts for 85% of all internet activity!
You can pre-order through Nokia online. In euro's it's € 599,- That's about $ 3.000,- LOL
Math never liked you, so you decided to live a math free live.
That's a nice looking phone. Minus software support, I dare say better than the iPhone. I wonder how many people will actually be willing to plunk down $600 on a phone when it comes time to make a decision. I bet not many.
Well, when the iPhone (the original, EDGE-only one) came out, lots of folks plunked down $599 for the 8GB version.
Then again, a lot of people are rather hard up for cash these days. Even with an RDF, a $600 phone would probably be a tough sell. But the rumors say Tmo has it subsidized in early '10, so shouldn't be an issue; expect $199 or maybe $249.
now that's a browser.
I'll believe it when I see it. These lil snippets of what to come tech makes me sick. Remember that LG Engadget hyped up for weeks and then the production device was BOOOOORING. Not a thing like the sleek unit we saw in the video clips.
Anyway, Apple will improve their browser as time goes by with updates so I'm not sweating a change. I have no problems with my 3GS. Next to my new unibody macbook the 3GS is the best damn device I've ever owned. '
omg i want one, i'll pay whatever i need to, who wnts to buy my omnia hd?
i jizzed in my pants while watching that video
"Six minutes may be a long time to look at something you can't touch"
Try waiting on a pre-order. Forget six minutes. Six weeks at least!
Maemo rocks!!
Shit. This thing makes my iTouch's browser look like shit.
Yeah I heard Pasen doesn't make good products.
I am SO sold... I usually don't pay for phones, preferring the cheap prepaids, and doing my real computing at home... But this... This is the phone I was waiting for the whole time!
...
Too bad it will never come to Japan as Nokia withdrew from Japan due to carriers being too obnoxious.
Fantastic rendering performance; no checkered-box while scrolling, baby!
Some minor stuff to improve:
- all-touch copy/paste (in the demo, he needed to slide out the keyboard to ctrl-c and ctrl-v).
- screen transitions -- fine tune the animations and eliminate that one-second blank screen (for example, when bringing up the address bar).
selecting a hyperlink kills the device
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHa3AoNdglY&feature=related
That's on an older prototype firmware dude...and it's a very old video, with a very bad connection.
Why pinch when you can swirl in and out to zoom in and out ! In you face Apple patent.
frig man.. when others on this board were poo pooing apple's patent and saying there is no other way to do zoom other than pinch i gave this as an option... as well as about 5 others and they still didn't see it.. hey Nokia, where's my money for the tip??
You know?! And it's better because it's only 1 finger.
If this thing plays kdice I may have to sell my iphone
this thing poops on the iphone n then sum i had a couple minutes with it on t-mobile 3g and the browser is the s**t forget about it being a resistive touch screen because it coulda fooled me when i used it the screen is more responsive then my iphone or g1s screen untill apple pulls something else out they are officially dead unless your a fanboi or too stupid to use a real smartphone that multitasks so now the big question is N900, HTC HD2(leo) or hold out for something android with snapdragon hmm tough decision
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Breathe, man. Breathe.
that's actually really nice... looks like Nokia has finally felt the fire that's burning under it's butt as it's market share melts away.. now they have to do something about their pricing.. this thing probably cost like $800-1000 looking at how they price their other phones.
now if they can fix the 5 bijillion levels you need to step through to get anything done anywhere else in their OS they might be on to something...
Stop your (veiled) trolling. I believe it is about $600 in the US. I'm only going on what other commenters have said as I don't live in the US.
..there's a lot of black space around the screen...kind of like the first netbooks...
ALSO: It is confirmed that N900 will support Flash 10.1
http://max.adobe.com/online/keynote_monday/
After min 34:00, he introduces Flash 10.1 and the first phone to be used for demo is the N900. It is followed by a mysterious Android device and the Palm Pre. It is WORTH noticing that all of these devices have the much needed sometimes missed 3.5 mm headphone jack.
You can use Connect Pro plug-in to video chat on the phones. Maemo is a go.
Man, that resistive screen is so responsive!
I can't believe Engadget was bashing this device because of it...
dear nokia,
you have redeemed yourself, as far as i am concerned. still churn out good e-series devices though, and PLEASE get that E72 on contract here in the states
In case if I want watch videos from YouTube in full screen, is It possible?
More than likely. The N800 can almost do it, and that is quite a bit slower than the N900
Pretty sweet!
Not enough at the moment to make me want to ditch my 3GS, here in London, but it's what Nokia *should* be coming up with, when you consider that they've been in the commercially available mobile phone business since at least the late 1980's.
WTF are Motarola doing atm?
so does this phone have an accelerometer or is it primarily a two handed sideways device?
Well, both. It has accelerometers, but the only built-in app that handles portrait is the phone interface. 3rd-party apps can support both as well, but Nokia sees most non-phone interaction as landscape.
Now if only they would release it in the US with ATT 3g, since Tmobile 3g is all but nonexistent in many parts of the country.
Although this thing is so bad ass, I'm almost tempted to just say screw it and use it on EDGE here in Tampa (I live in a rural area and commute to the city).
It's everything I wanted in a phone, it has a resistive screen (as a real productivity device should, this isn't an MP3 player with a phone attached to it) meaning I can use the variety of input devices I have gathered over time, and it uses a linux distro and flash.
Seriously, other then a friggin reach around (and ATT 3G) could you ask for anything more?
Oh and PS:
The unlocked price in the US is $550 from many retailers, more then generous considering what an unlocked Iphone or Pre would cost you.
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also for painful to listen to english
why cant we get this stuff here in the states like they do in europe?!? They get awsome phones at great F*kn deals (n900&Leo both free on contract) on bttr cheaper phone plans that we here would stab for! How come we gotta get shafted when it comes tho this sh*t! Damn it T-Mobile subsidize this sh*t asap before the freakin holidays!
What do you guys think, this or HTC Touch HD2 with its massive screen... What are the main functional differences between these two devices? (Other than the obvious qwerty on the N900)
does this phone only come with landscape mode?
i have one its sweet omg i use it more than my laptop..