Nokia N9 MeeGo slider leaks in early video tease?

Um, yeah. Let's just put this out there: the image above was grabbed from a video that could be an early, leaked teaser for the N9, Nokia's first handset to run the MeeGo OS. Could be. The production quality of the promo is certainly up to snuff and the industrial design of the slider itself features just enough N8 to make the whole thing seem very plausible. It doesn't hurt that it resembles an earlier leak... but that doesn't help authenticate it as real either. And what's with those impossibly shallow keys on the QWERTY? Watch for yourself after the break.

[Thanks, Tigran]

[aiq Posted Jun 14th 2010 1:35AM]

that did look like a joystick like I had on my e61. I would rather have optical dpad. if this is really original video, I might have to postpone preordering the n8 and see what this baby has to offer. Seems fake tho.

[chilko Posted Jun 14th 2010 1:38AM]

the video in youtube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAVA0uWoguw

[Edobe Posted Jun 14th 2010 1:41AM]

Well the screen seems a bit smaller then I would like but I'm pretty sure I just saw my next phone make a cameo in the dumbest "ad-like thingy" ever

[money Posted Jun 14th 2010 1:43AM]

Nokia just loves to leak stuff

[bleutropix Posted Jun 14th 2010 1:48AM]

looks awesome. the flat yet separated keys remind me of the TP2, which if this is any indication of, would be perfect.

[Pdexter Posted Jun 14th 2010 1:56AM]

Sorry but that's clearly Symbian Foundation video.

It's no meeGo i can tell you that.

[goseki Posted Jun 14th 2010 4:32AM]

@Pdexter you're almost certainly right .. the N8/N9 are Symbian ^3 the MeeGo devices have an Sxx designation .. in the "House" model I saw someplace .. hrm .. where was that again ..

[Goc Posted Jun 14th 2010 4:53AM]

@goseki
Nope, the S series is NOT Meego. The link to the interview with a Nokia executive is a few posts above. Read it.

[incognito Posted Jun 14th 2010 5:02AM]

@goseki, N9-xx series will sport MeeGo (the one to be released this fall Maemo 6 rebranded as MeeGo), S series are for `special` devices, and will most likely replace the old 8xxx series in the new Nokia portfolio.

[brendand Posted Jun 14th 2010 5:06AM]

@Pdexter It's clearly not a Symbian Foundation video. For one we don't make devices, for another the Nokia logo is at the end of the video.

[andro Posted Jun 14th 2010 6:07AM]

@goseki

Alberto Torres, Nokia EVP, MeeGo Computers clearly stated that MeeGo phone will be on Nseries and not rumoured Sseries.

[tnkgrl Posted Jun 14th 2010 1:57AM]

That is hot! I'll take one, especially in white...

[harmohan Posted Jun 14th 2010 2:21AM]

I have Nokia N97 since June'09 and I swear to god I will never ever buy Nokia phones!! wat the heck $699 for Nokia N97 gimme a break!!

[theinternetstom Posted Jun 14th 2010 2:26AM]

I still want a N900 :3

[Rev Posted Jun 14th 2010 2:28AM]

I'm so waiting to get info on N9 already. If this is a real pic, the device looks great, but it makes me bit concerned about the keyboard. N900 keyboard, while only 3 rows, works well and allows really fast consistent typing. The droid type flat keys just don't work quite so nicely.

Anandtech had a good review N900 vs Droid that explained the matter well.

[c w j Posted Jun 14th 2010 2:34AM]

(grrrrr)

I'm NOT seeing space for a dedicated number row here....

[c w j Posted Jun 14th 2010 2:37AM]

Brainblast!

Single row of customizable virtual keys that can be set to pop up on the bottom edge of the display when the keypad is exposed....

Get on it, nerds.

[c w j Posted Jun 14th 2010 2:39AM]

@c w j

oh - one last thing: SQ is low, I don't think this is real.

but I still wanted to b!tch about no number row.

[coley501 Posted Jun 14th 2010 3:51AM]

@c w j
That's a really good idea, to have a single line of virtual keys allowing a more spaced out keyboard. Patent it.

[sockatume Posted Jun 14th 2010 2:40AM]

Mega-fake.

[tarugokomaraki Posted Jun 14th 2010 2:44AM]

I hope MeeGo will be far better than Symbian 3 coz the N8 looks mighty sluggish if not slightly unresponsive in this recent hands-on video in Singapore:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRyTpncnkkY&feature=player_embedded

[Oceng Posted Jun 14th 2010 3:27AM]

i'd feel dumb for purchasing this phone solely because of this ad; although, it does look pretty b.a.

[o7o Posted Jun 14th 2010 4:16AM]

Didn't the old rumors said that it's QWERTY-less?!

[jayjay Posted Jun 14th 2010 4:29AM]

Well, I agree with the people feeling this video was pretty far from professional quality. On the other hand, I feel this might just be Nokia's idea of how to create a viral video... "Let's put in some Van Damme and cut out images of a leaked N9 without any shadowing or such to make it look amateurish". The more we talk about it, the more they've succeeded. I for one hope the N9 turns out to be the spiritual successor to the N900 that fixes all its wrongs.

[ArticiaS Posted Jun 14th 2010 4:31AM]

Eldar will release a review tonight (he just waited for a leak because he didn't want to be the first).

[Goc Posted Jun 14th 2010 4:56AM]

@ArticiaS
And where did you learn this?
It would be quite interesting if true.

[juanjux Posted Jun 14th 2010 4:33AM]

Somebody should port Dalvnik and the Android libraries to run under Meegoo (and some ways to emulate some Android kernel features like de wakelocks). If I could run some Android software on this thing, I would be buying it instantly.

[incognito Posted Jun 14th 2010 4:59AM]

This most certainly ain't the N9. Nokia already said that the N9 will come w/o qwerty keyboard and with a cap. screen, which makes it pretty much pointless, YMMV.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 14th 2010 12:14PM]

@incognito

I hope to god those earlier rumours were wrong...

I thought the excerpt of that person who supposedly spoke to one of the engineers, said that it "looks likely" that there'll be no qwerty because of cap. screen.

That doesn't mean there "won't" be a qwerty...
IMO no qwerty (& cap. to a lesser extent) is just plain lame, and forgets the spirit/focus of the original n900.

[Engadget Fan 89 Posted Jun 14th 2010 5:06AM]

Can't really be sure if this is a genuine Nokia video...but it could be explained by one of two things:
1) It is a fake
2) Nokia hired the marketing firm which HP fired just after acquiring Palm
My best guess is #1, above. However, Nokia's CEO is a lawyer...not a technology marketer by any stretch. So, #2 remains plausible.

[boxieblue Posted Jun 14th 2010 6:07AM]

@Engadget Fan 89
+1 for the HP comment....LOL

[Rewes Posted Jun 14th 2010 5:08AM]

Seems fake to me.

[petebob796 Posted Jun 14th 2010 5:51AM]

Despite that post earlier saying MeeGo will be released on an N series phone I don't think this is it. The design is too similar to an N8. The video shows nothing of MeeGo so I would think it is Symbian.

[2beers Posted Jun 14th 2010 6:03AM]

I think the video is fake. I also think that the first meego device will have a virtual keyboards. but who knows.
I'm very sure that this video is fake

[zob Posted Jun 14th 2010 6:07AM]

well think about it, they haven't released the N8 yet and there would be a N9 demo video leaked?
The video doesn't even show anything..

Now i'd like the N9 (holy grail?) as much as anyone here but it's obviously "fake"

[tjmoore Posted Jun 14th 2010 6:37AM]

Reminds me of a ZX80, or Jupiter Ace! :-)

[millyman Posted Jun 14th 2010 7:25AM]

Nice ass phone nokia...better come out

[fast Posted Jun 14th 2010 8:24AM]

people comparing this to a kin competitor really have no clue. Carry on. Ad looks stupid as hell maybe that's what is throwing people.

[MrThunderfield Posted Jun 14th 2010 8:25AM]

I call fake. The N900 doesn't have any face buttons, and this one seems to have three. I think MeeGo is going to continue to be all touch.

[Pickaxe Posted Jun 14th 2010 8:39AM]

Wow. It's been a long while since I've seen a Nokia handset I can call beautiful (with a straight face).

As someone who had enough years (10+) of bad experience with Nokia I'm pretty amazed.

[Jomah7777 Posted Jun 14th 2010 8:44AM]

Looks good but....uhhhh, is that Jean Claude Van Damme? ftw!

[obobo Posted Jun 14th 2010 10:24AM]

nice.. finally.. nokia figures out thin

[sid310857 Posted Jun 14th 2010 11:18AM]

it's a possible N9 device. if you noticed... the menu button... the home, option and 'globe' button, they're actually 'changeable' on the early series of screens they remained the same button with the same functions.. but later, it changed into call/phone and option button. even better... the buttons could be seen to be 'rotated' when the phone was held in portrait or landscape mode. ;-) lovin the look of it. its hot yet not geek enuff... i also love the iPhone 4, but it is too square.... nonetheless tastes are subjective. ;-)

[JFH Posted Jun 14th 2010 1:13PM]

@hated one

Wow.

[fokka Posted Jun 14th 2010 2:02PM]

i like nokia, but their new design (n8, n9) is not that great imho.

[robnaj Posted Jun 14th 2010 9:03PM]

I kinda looks like a macbook keyboard I hope it is a good one.

[johnny qwnag Posted Jun 15th 2010 7:56AM]

looks so fake, but would be great if its real....... lets hope nokia pay attention 64gb internal memory, twin micro sd slots, 4 inch amoled screen, hd recording 12mp camera........ hmmmm what else would i like ??? ovi store reborn no customer services on i notice, i got shafted on it no refund, no contact.... so sort it out nokia and stop designing a 1000 phones a week and focus like apple!!