What phone would make you take a vacation from android?

[nickyrash]

i personally love android in my g1 at its evolving at a faster pace then anyone would have imagined but because htc did not want the g1 future proof so you would have to buy more of there handsets if u wanted new features. the g1 is lagging behind the times though there are work arounds thanks to root and devs but can be risky i've flashed my phone so may times its crazy was like a little mobile heaven but i see another os and a more powerful phone so its time to go on vacation from android alittle bit here is my my choice for a phone the Nokia N900
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Fast 3G connectivity with broadband-like speeds via 900/1700/2100 MHz UMTS/HSPA. (T-mobile 3G bands)

Integrated assisted GPS (A-GPS) receiver for navigation using the Ovi Maps application as well as for geotagging photos and accessing location services used by popular social networking sites. Switch between rich 3D, satellite and hybrid map views.

3.5-inch touchscreen display with built-in accelerometer and 800 x 480-pixel resolution. (Learn more)

Slide-out full QWERTY keyboard as well as virtual onscreen keyboard. Speed your typing up further with smart on-screen features and word completion.

The Nokia N900 has 32 GB of internal storage, which is expandable up to 48 GB via optional microSD cards (up to 16 GB in size).
Powerful Computing

Running on the new Maemo 5 software, the Nokia N900 enables you to have dozens of application windows open and running simultaneously while taking full advantage of the cellular features, touch screen and QWERTY keyboard. Designed for computer-grade performance in a compact size, Maemo complements Nokia's other software platforms, such as Symbian, which powers Nokia's smartphones.

The Nokia N900 packs a powerful ARM Cortex-A8 processor, up to 1GB of application memory and OpenGL ES 2.0 graphics acceleration. The result is PC-like multitasking, allowing many applications to run simultaneously. Switching between applications is simple, as all running content is constantly available through the dashboard. The panoramic home screen can be fully personalized with favorite shortcuts, widgets and applications. Thanks to the browser powered by Mozilla technology, web sites look the way they would on any computer. Online videos and interactive applications are vivid with full Adobe Flash 9.4 support. Maemo software updates happen automatically over the internet.

Powerful 5-Megapixel Carl Zeiss Optics
With the Carl Zeiss optics on the 5-megapixel camera, you can capture print quality photos and DVD-like quality video clips. Carl Zeiss, a world leader in high quality camera lenses, brings an award-winning legacy to the Nokia N900 with state-of-the-art optics for mobile photography and mobile video. The Zeiss name has been associated with cameras from Hasselblad, Rollei, Yashica, Sony, and Nikon.

Tag photos with keywords to easily find them later on with a keyword cloud display, and see where your images were taken with the automatic geotagging. The camera offers an auto-focus Carl Zeiss lens with two-stage capture key, dual LED flash, and JPEG/EXIF still image file format. Other features include a full-screen viewfinder, dedicated camera key, sliding lens cover for protection and camera activation, and a photo editor. Upload your photos and videos to Ovi Share and share them online with friends and family.

The N900 can also capture videos in a widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio at 800 x 480 pixels and 30 frames per second (fps). Additionally, the N900 includes a VGA camera on the front for use of video calling services (dependent upon carrier; additional charges applicable).

After shooting photos and videos, you can connect the N900 to an external monitor or TV (NTSC/PAL) using the included cable, and control playback via UPNP (WLAN supported)

Tech spec summary
Technical Specifications

2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 1700 / 2100 / 900(tmobile)
Announced 2009, August
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2009, November
Size Dimensions 110.9 x 59.8 x 18 mm, 113 cc
Weight 181 g
Display Type TFT resistive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 800 x 480 pixels, 3.5 inches
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
- Full QWERTY keyboard
Sound Alert types Vibration; MP3 ringtones
Speakerphone Yes, with stereo speakers
- 3.5 mm audio jack
Memory Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records Detailed, max 30 days
Internal 32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM
Card slot microSD (TransFlash), up to 16GB
Data GPRS Class 32
HSCSD Yes
EDGE Class 32
3G HSDPA, 10Mbps; HSUPA, 2Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, DLNA
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Infrared port Yes
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB
Camera Primary 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, Dual LED flash, video light
Features Geo-tagging
Video Yes, WVGA(848 x 480)@25fps
Secondary Yes, VGA
Features OS Maemo 5
CPU ARM Cortex A8 600 MHz, PowerVR SGX graphics
Messaging SMS (threaded view), Email, Push Email, IM
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, RSS feeds
Radio Stereo FM radio (via third party software); FM transmitter
Games Yes, Bounce, Chess, Mahjong + downloadable
Colors Black
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support; Ovi Maps
Java No
- Digital compass
- MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ music player
- WMV/RealVideo/MP4/AVI/XviD video player
- TV-out
- Voice command/dial
- Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
- Photo editor
- T9
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 1320 mAh (BL-5J)

this is the phone i will pick what would you guys pick? it what i always wanted to see and android be like and mabye it will be like this in android 7.0 but who knows what do u guys think i wanna hear your opinion

N900 is now shipping

Hi,

Thanks for sharing the wonderful information

[RDILLZ]

Its been mighty quiet on this thread since the release of the N900.lmao! I thought "its what Android should have been"? Now this thread is a ghost town.HAHAHA! Next!

Meanwhile "crippled" Android continues to dominate the tech news!

[ggrant3876]

Nothing would make me swith from android especially with the Nexus One coming out in January.

[Crashdamage]

Its been mighty quiet on this thread since the release of the N900.lmao! I thought "its what Android should have been"?

It absolutely IS what Android should've been - real full-stack root-enabled Linux.

Meanwhile "crippled" Android continues to dominate the tech news!

Crippled might be a little strong, but it has the right idea. Don't get me wrong, I like Android ok, used my G1 for 1 1/2 years. Just recommended my sister to buy Android (she did). But Android has some serious weaknesses. I knew it when I pre-ordered a G1, but at the time it was the best option for me. Not any longer.

And does the iPhone's dominantion of tech news for 3 years make it better/best? Not even...quality is not a popularity contest.

Not tempted in the least to go back to Android for the Nexus One because:

a. No real keyboard. This is not just a choice, but an actual requirement for a phone/pocket computer to do what I need.

b. Snapdragon processors have a Snappy name and magic 1Ghz stated rating that make for marketing ease, but in actual use it's not that simple. Rating mobile processors' actual capabilities is much more complicated than a cool names and giving a simple raw speed rating. I'm not terribly impressed with the Snapdragon. Price is not the only reason phones running Snapdragons have been slow to arrive.

c. Likely it won't run at full speed anyway. It'll probably run at about 2/3 rated speed for battery life, just like the G1 was throttled down from the rated 528Mhz.

Anyway, bottom line is I'm absolutely tickled pink with my N900. The most amazing piece of technology I've ever held in my hand.

[superg05]

First off I do understand android a lot im one of the biggest get an android fan boy there is convinced 12 people to take the plunge root there phone and flash,flash,flash


As for the n900s faults they said they where fixing it and should be fixed in time for shipping or next upgrade which is not bad plus its an open source full Linux distro while android is Linux based nokias have a rep for being able to dual boot so I will be running and android on it as well when I feel nostalgic

this is alittle late but to the people who said i was wrong about dual booting i was right ha ha now what the best of both world on one device :P.............
ok im done carry on
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[superg05]

you know something else i did not like about the android phones not the os is that htc took out the video decoders they used to make windows mobile phones out i was like wtf when i read that they said they where a big backer of windows so i guess they cripped there friends(micros) competition abit

[RDILLZ]

So.....hows that n900 working out for you guys?

[superg05]

wow this is and old thread to reply to it was working great i loved my n900 the task switcher blue meamo a bluetooth program and all my other goodies we had got out house remodeled and got wooden floors and on the first day we got it my phone fell face first on to it and cracked i was so pissed i dropped it many time for higher and it never had a scratch i even tripped one time i it crash landed like a space ship planted in dirt 20 feet away for ****ing scratch but wood was apparently its kryptonite or its F'ing shields where down or something you have no idea how pissed i was and still am it was good over all but was lacking in a few key areas but also had an android duel boot was running at 1 ghz even without overclock it was snappy could running 32 apps at once just to show my ass but the part and the main reason i picked it was because it could play damn near any video format you could throw at it at and addition codecs from its market plus tv out

[Diana_Diana89]

I would go for N9000 .