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Nokia N9 Review

The Nokia N9 was leaked quite some time back. It is supposedly Nokia’s best smartphone yet and sports some killer hardware. It will run the new MeeGo OS and will be launched by Q1 2011.

Nokia N9 Specifications

  • Display: 4.0 inch TFT capacitive touchscreen display, 480 x 800 pixels
  • Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250 1 GHz processor
  • RAM: 512 MB RAM
  • ROM: 1 GB ROM
  • Memory: 64 GB internal storage
  • OS: MeeGo OS
  • Camera: 5 MP camera with autofocus, dual LED flash
  • Connectivity: GPRS, EDGE, 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth 3.0 with A2DP, microUSB 2.0 with USB on the Go
  • GPS: GPS with A-GPS
  • Battery: Li-ion battery, 1320 mAh

Design

The Nokia N9 has a very stylish metallic design with a horizontal slider form factor. It has a superb keyboard with widely spaced out keys and a huge 4.0 inch TFT capacitive touchscreen display with a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels. The phone is a work of art and the build quality seems to be really good.

Hardware and OS

The Nokia N9 will run the new MeeGo OS. It might be the first phone to run MeeGo. It is quite capable when it comes to hardware, and sports some of the best hardware components. It is powered by a 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and comes with 512 MB RAM. It has 64 GB internal storage and supports microSD cards up to 32 GB.

Multimedia

The Nokia N9 is a very good multimedia phone. It has a 5 MP camera (rumors suggest that the camera could be bumped up to 8 MP before launch) with autofocus, dual LED flash and 720p video recording. It comes with HDMI out and the big display is suited to watching movies. It also has a built in FM radio.

Connectivity

Like all other recent smartphones, the Nokia N9 sports all connectivity options like GPRS, EDGE, 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth 3.0 with A2DP etc. It also has the USB on the Go feature like the Nokia N8. It comes with a GPS chip with A-GPS. It is powered by a 1320 mAh Li-ion battery.

The Verdict

The Nokia N9 is a very promising phone. Whatever we know about it yet points to only one thing – awesomeness. It should launch by Q1 2011.