Cheap Nokia N900 Unlocked cell Phone/Mobile Computer

Cheap Nokia N900 Unlocked Phone/Mobile Computer With 3.5-Inch Touchscreen, QWERTY, 5 MP Camera, Maemo Browser, 32 GB--U.S. Version With Full Warranty

Much to my disappointment...

The Nokia N900 was just not up to par like I had imagined it'd be. I'm a cell phone fanatic and I had (key word, HAD) a strong dislike for iPod products and because of this I ventured away from the Iphone 3GS in order to purchase this phone, as I had heard that it was much better. Let's review the Pro's first since this will be a short list.

Excellent camera
Can't go wrong with Karl Seiss optics, this one is a heavy-hitter in this phone and provides excellent resolution and crisp, clear pictures along with stunning visual.

Music volume, speaker placement and overall sound experience
There are two speakers on each side of the cell phone and provide very clear, crisp highs and warm mids for a great listening experience through all genres of music, but on top of that they have the 3.5mm jack for the headphones and they are also very high quality. The headphones issued are of good quality, very sturdy and powerful for their size.

Build/Construction
The build of the cell phone is great, feels strong and well-constructed, and it's fairly difficult to drop upon exiting your vehicle because you always know where it's at. The downside of the weight of the phone is, well it's weight. It has it's advantages to the weight, such as the GRAND 32GB internal memory with optional 16GB increase.



Now onto the Con's, which contain both cold hard facts about the phone as well as some minor annoyances.



Keyboard
All right it doesn't count because I knew it was three rows before I purchased it but it could have been a LOT more functional, it misses a whole lot of keys and because of this means that many keys are only available on the on-screen keyboard, and there are also keys that are missing from there (search for the ~ and let me know if you find it)

Responsiveness
This is probably the biggest complaint I have on this phone. It does ABSOLUTELY NOTHING without lagging including the simplest functions. When surfing the internet with the internet stick, it will pretend to load the whole screen but actually it's only showing the image so if you begin surfing you may select something you didn't mean to. This can potentially be a huge problem.

Multitasking
The multitasking function is a staple of this phone, however if you're listening to music that better be all you're doing or else it will cause the music to skip loudly and abruptly, and it also slows down the phone so it actually DOESN'T multitask like it should.

Browser
You can use the N900 almost like a real computer, except for the fact that it isn't so that means there are certain things you can't do such as having multiple screens open at once and still remaining functionally acceptable. The phone boasts being able to accomplish many more things that other phones can't, but as of right now I haven't seen the N900 do anything that the iPhone 3GS hasn't accomplished (and better I should say) with smooth and rapid efficiency.

Charging
The ONLY charger that works with the phone is the original high efficiency charger that comes in the package, and since the battery life is less than optimal (we'll cover that shortly) it's tough to use your $400.00+ cell phone in places that a charge isn't readily available, such as on road trips or places without outlets.

Battery Life
With a smaller battery than it's older sibling (N97) but more funcionality you can imagine that you don't get too much life out of it, especially when you're spending all your time trying to navigate through the device in an attempt to circumnavigate the internet while listening to a couple of tunes, heaven forbid it actually works.

App market
Navigating Maemo's open app platform is very cold and unfriendly, it describes nothing of the app's functionality and if you're not a techie or at least familiar with these terms you won't understand what the applications are about. It's also very depressing to look at in my opinion. There also are very few as it's still very new, and forget getting the majority of ones you could be familiar with if you're overseas, it won't happen.

Small annoyances include when the phone is plugged into the charger, it's a cat and mouse game whether the phone even turns on or not, there is only one stylus so if you lose it you better have purchased another, the font for the phone is hideous, making the applications and funtions of the phone ACTUALLY function is a matter of how technologically sound you are because you've got to figure it all out yourself, and if something doesn't work (like a chat or internet protocol service) it doesn't tell you why. It merely states there has been an error or something along those lines. The stand is flimsy and watching movies? That's an entire beast of it's own.

Good luck if you purchase it; but i'd most definitely recommend something else. Thanks for reading. :D
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