Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Nokia N9 tech specs




Key Features

Bold all-screen design
•  Body made of one piece with smooth shapes
•  Maximum screen for the product size
•  Vivid 3.9” AMOLED screen brings brilliant colors and content right to the surface
•  Range of beautiful colors:  black, magenta, cyan

Simply ingenious: everything a swipe away
•  The finger moves smoothly along the curved glass and curved shape of the device
•  Hardware and software were jointly designed to ensure that they fit together seamlessly
•  A simple swipe in any application takes you back to the home view

Three home views and live multitasking
•  Each designed for a specific purpose
• Applications – start tasks quickly
• Open Applications  - see all your running apps and multitask between them
• Events – your people, news and events in one view

Additional Features

Excellent camera
•  8MP autofocus camera with high performance Carl Zeiss optics
•  Touch to focus, shoot quickly and move smoothly between stills, video and gallery
•  Capture more with wide-angle lens and true 16:9 imaging
•  Great low light performance with large lens aperture (f/2.2) and dual LED flash
•  Easy sharing to internet services and via NFC to the people close to you

Free maps and navigation
•  Free turn-by-turn drive and walk
navigation with voice guidance
•  The dedicated Drive app is optimized for
in-car use
•  Maps are displayed in high resolution on
the 3.9” AMOLED display
•  Public transport routing
Fast web browsing
•  High responsiveness through latest
mobile browser technology (Webkit2)
•  Multiple websites can be conveniently
viewed in Open Applications
•  Wide HTML5 support offers access to rich
web applications and fast video playback

Nokia Standard Sales Package includes

• Nokia N9
• Nokia Fast USB Charger AC-16
• Nokia Charging and Data cable CA-185CD
• Nokia Stereo Headset WH-901
• Get started guide
• Product information leaflet Nokia Original Accessories (outbox)
• Nokia Play 360° wireless speaker
• Nokia Protective covers CC1020, CC553, CC3015
• Nokia Wireless Music Receiver MD-310
• Nokia Bluetooth Stereo Headset BH-111

Technical Profile

• Networks: Pentaband WCDMA 850, 900, 1900, 1700, 2100, Quad band GSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900
• Speed: HSDPA Cat10: 14.4Mbps, HSUPA: Cat6 5.76Mbps
• Display: 3.9” WVGA (854x480) AMOLED display with curved Gorilla glass TM , no air gap, anti-glare polarizer
• OS: MeeGo 1.2 Harmattan
• Memory: 1024MB RAM, 16GB/64GB storage
• Camera: 8Mpix auto-focus Carl Zeiss, wide-angle lens, 2x LED flash, Video capturing MPEG-4 SP 720p @ 30fps, 2nd camera for video calls
• Size / Weight: 116.45 mm x 61.2 mm x 7.6–12.1 mm (L x W x T) / 76 cm 3 / 135 g
• Connectivity: BT 2.1, GPS, A-GPS, WLAN 802.11abgn, NFC, 3.5mm AV connector,  micro USB connector, USB charging
• Processor: ARM Cortex-A8 OMAP3630 1 Ghz, PowerVR SGX530
• Audio: MP3 player, Audio jack: 3.5mm, Supported codecs: mp3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, FLAC.
• Battery: 1450 mAh

Operating Times
• Talk time: (GSM/WCDMA) up to 11 h / up to 7 hours
• Standby time: Up to 450 hours (WCDMA), up to 380 hours (GSM)
• Video playback (720P): up to 4.5 hours
• Music playback: up to 50 hours

Services and applications
• Free maps and walk & drive navigation, public transport routing
• Ovi Store & Music
• Mail for Exchange for corporate email. Private email support with easy activation.
• Facebook and Twitter

Color on my Nokia N9 is chipping away, peeling at the edges.

As written in one of the previous posts, Nokia N9 has a polycarbonate unibody housing. Thus, it should not be chipping, i.e. if it does chip, there will not be any discoloration, because there is no difference in color between the housing's "layer" and the "meat".

Basically, there is not supposed to be any coating on the polycarbonate housing. If that is the case, you might be looking at a fake, or 3rd party housing made of cheap painted plastic. Unfortunately, as it turns out sometimes, the whole phone might be fake.

If you are thinking of buying a Nokia N9, make sure to check for visible discoloration, that could be a flag up.

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Non-painted color polycarbonate unibody

What does this mean? It means that it is a cell phone with an impact resistant coating. It has "non-painted color", because it is made from a polycarbonate material that is solid-colored. It's a bit like scratching a piece of unvarnished wood. The color is the same throughout. Scratches won’t lead to discolouring.