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Need a MID or smartphone that can replace a laptop for travel – comparing the iPhone 4 to the Nokia N900 to the HTC Advantage
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Leave a Comment The hunt is on for a new MID or smartphone or something very portable that can still meet my productivity needs while travelling. I’ve narrowed it down to a few contenders and put them up against the iphone 4 for good measure. I’m almost set on a smartphone bu the viliv N5 could make the cut if the 3G model is not too expensive. Here’s my table trying to compare apples with apples.
| Nokia N900 | IiPhone 4 | HTC Advantage x7510 | ||
| General | 2G Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 2100, UMTS 850 / 1900 | |
| Announced | 2009, August | 2010, June | 2008, February | |
| Status | Available. Released 2009, November | Available. Released 2010, June | Available. Released 2008, June | |
| Size | Dimensions | 110.9 x 59.8 x 18 mm, 113 cc | 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm | 133 x 98 x 16 mm |
| Weight | 181 g | 137 g | 375 g | |
| Display | Type | TFT resistive touchscreen, 65K colors | TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors | TFT resistive touchscreen, 256K colors (65K effective) |
| Size | 800 x 480 pixels, 3.5 inches | 640 x 960 pixels, 3.5 inches | 640 x 480 pixels, 5.0 inches | |
| - Proximity sensor for auto turn-off | - Scratch-resistant surface | - QWERTY keyboard | ||
| - Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate | - Multi-touch input method | - Handwriting recognition | ||
| - Full QWERTY keyboard | - Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate | |||
| - Three-axis gyro sensor | ||||
| - Proximity sensor for auto turn-off | ||||
| Sound | Alert types | Vibration; MP3 ringtones | Vibration, MP3 ringtones | Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones |
| Speakerphone | Yes, with stereo speakers | Yes | Yes, with stereo speakers | |
| 3.5 mm audio jack | 3.5 mm headset jack | 3.5 mm headset jack, dual speakers | ||
| Memory | Phonebook | Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall | Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall | Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall |
| Call records | Detailed, max 30 days | 100 received, dialed and missed calls | Practically unlimited | |
| Internal | 32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM | 16/32 GB storage, 512 MB RAM | 16 GB storage, 128 MB RAM, 256 MB ROM | |
| Card slot | microSD, up to 16GB, buy memory | No | Mini SD | |
| Data | GPRS | Class 32 | Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 – 48 kbps | Yes |
| EDGE | Class 32 | Class 10, 236.8 kbps | Yes | |
| 3G | HSDPA, 10Mbps; HSUPA, 2Mbps | HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps | HSDPA, 1.8 Mbps | |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, DLNA | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g | |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v2.1 with A2DP | Yes, v2.1 with A2DP | Yes, v2.0 with A2DP | |
| Infrared port | Yes | No | No | |
| USB | Yes, v2.0 microUSB | Yes, v2.0 | Yes, miniUSB | |
| Camera | Primary | 5 MP, 2576×1936 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, Dual LED flash, video light | 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash | 3.15 MP, 2048×1536 pixels, autofocus, LED flash |
| Features | Geo-tagging | Touch focus, geo-tagging | ||
| Video | Yes, WVGA(848 x 480)@25fps | Yes, 720p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging | Yes | |
| Secondary | Yes, VGA | Yes, videocalling over Wi-Fi only | VGA videocall camera | |
| Features | OS | Maemo 5 | iOS 4 | Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional |
| CPU | ARM Cortex A8 600 MHz, PowerVR SGX530 graphics | 1 GHz Apple A4 processor | Marvell PXA270 624 MHz processor | |
| Messaging | SMS (threaded view), Email, Push Email, IM | SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email | SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging | |
| Browser | xHTML, HTML, RSS feeds | HTML (Safari) | WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML ( Opera 9) | |
| Radio | Stereo FM radio (via third party software); FM transmitter | No | No | |
| Games | Yes, 5 + downloadable | Downloadable, incl. motion-based | Yes | |
| Colors | Black | Black, White | Black | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS support; Ovi Maps | Yes, with A-GPS support | Yes | |
| Java | No | No | Yes, MIDP 2.0 | |
| - Skype and GoogleTalk VoIP integration | - MicroSIM card support only | - Voice memo | ||
| - MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ music player | - Scratch-resistant glass back panel | - MP3/AAC/AAC+/WMA/OGG/AMR player | ||
| - WMV/RealVideo/MP4/AVI/XviD/DivX video player | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic. | - WMV/MP4 player | ||
| - TV-out | - Digital compass | - TV-out | ||
| - PDF document viewer | - Google Maps | #NAME? | ||
| - Photo editor | - iBooks application | - Pocket Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF viewer) | ||
| - Adobe Flash Player 9.4 | - Audio/video player and editor | |||
| - Voice command/dial | ||||
| - TV-out | ||||
| Battery | Standard battery, Li-Ion 1320 mAh (BL-5J) | Standard battery, Li-Po 1420mAh | Standard battery, Li-Po 2100 mAh | |
| Stand-by | Up to 278 h (2G) / Up to 250 h (3G) | Up to 300 h (2G) / Up to 300 h (3G) | Up to 300 h | |
| Talk time | Up to 6 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 4 h 30 min (3G) | Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G) | Up to 6 h | |
| Music play | Up to 24 h 30 min | Up to 40 h | ||
| Misc | SAR US | 0.92 W/kg (head) 0.82 W/kg (body) | 0.48 W/kg (head) | |
| SAR EU | 0.80 W/kg (head) | |||
Nokia Internet tablet N900 – Now I want one too!
Oh..this is bad, really bad. After S’s rave about how sexy the N900 is, I started having a deeper dig into N900 details and found it to be worthy of replacing my aging iPhone 3G!
Check out the youtube vid – Nokia really did good the UI on the N900 – I like the multi workspaces which look like a much better implementation than my old Sony Xperia X1′s Panels.
and it runs a browser (Mozilla powered) with flash support, a 3.5″ resistive WVGA screen (800×480 res..wow), slide-out QWERTY keyboard, 256MB of RAM, 32GB of internal memory, a MicroSD slot, GPS, an FM transmitter, a 5-megapixel camera, a 3.5mm jack and cellular radio…wow, the list goes on. Compared to the iPhone 3G, the N900′s thicker and heavier (110.9 x 59.8 x 18 mm, 113 cc, 181 g)
Can’t wait till mid Nov when S get his N900 and I get to check in out! Just may be tempted to get on myself but have to look into raising funds by selling existing gadgets else the missus won’t be impressed! Such is life..for a gadgetholic like me having to constantly look for the next fix!
Nokia N900 – Can’t wait!
Thanks J for the introduction.
This is my first post on vilivboys, and I want to start out by thanking the guys for letting me be a part of the site!
I am a bit of a gadget nut, and hold a dear place in my heart for any device that I can fit in my pocket!. I’ve owned almost every Ultra Mobile PC and smart phone ever created, and I am hoping to share my future experiences with you all.
At the moment, I am eagerly awaiting my Nokia N900 which I have had on order from the States for a few weeks now. It’s been one of the most painful waits I’ve ever experiened for a gadget as the more I read about this phone, the more I want it now!.
After checking the status of my order (which is now a daily ritual) this morning, I stumbled across the news that the N900 has been delayed til ‘mid to late November’, which now means the release has been delayed by 2 months from the original date. 
The N900 is the newest attempt by Nokia to create a pocketable tablet PC experience and from all reports, they seem to have hit the nail on the head, creating a powerful yet fairly sleek device running Maemo 5 (Maemo) with built in phone capability.
Bring on November!
