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Samsung Omnia Pro B7610 vs Nokia N900. (With Camera Comparison)

Posted by chippy in Competitors on October 21st, 2009

With almost exactly the same dimensions, weight and features, many of you will be looking at the N900 as a possible alternative to the B7610. In this article I go through the advantages of each device and take a closer look at the photo capabilities.

N900 and Omnia Pro B7610

I have been using the N900 for just under two weeks now and have been very very impressed with the quality of the speed, UI, web experience and integrated support for Skype and instant message networks but there are some key issues with the N900 that need to be considered.

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Heading to the Maemo Summit

Posted by chippy in News on October 7th, 2009

n90010.2The Maemo Summit starts in Amsterdam on Thursday and 400 people are going to get together to learn about the next-generation mobile operating system from Nokia. First in line to get the OS is the N900 that many of you will know about. It is almost exactly the same size as the Omnia Pro but more powerful and much more focused on the real web experience. (Nice video demo here)

I’ll be back on Monday but you can follow me over at UMPCPortal where my reporting starts tomorrow evening at a press-only event. I’m hoping for my first hands-on with the N900. The Omnia Pro will be close-by for comparisons ;-)

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N900 Launched. Omnia Pro order Cancelled.

Posted by chippy in Competitors on August 27th, 2009

Nokia have sent out a press release launching the N900 and Maemo 5

Nokia N900 running Maemo5

It’s going to be available in October for 500 Euro which means my Omnia Pro order has (within the last few minutes) been cancelled. I don’t see any reason to wait for the Omnia Pro when the Nokia will have…

  • A better camera
  • A much more powerful processor
  • An exciting user and developer community
  • A much better browser (Mozilla based)
  • HSPA data capability

I’ve updated the N900 product page over at UMPCPortal to reflect the new information. Have added some videos too. The next step is to try and get to Nokia World in Stuttgart next week.

How do feel about the Omnia Pro now?  I wonder how Samsung feels about the Omnia Pro now.

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N900 and Sholes. 2 more to watch.

Posted by chippy in Competitors on August 25th, 2009

n900With the discovery of a press photo of the Nokia N900, complete with its name for the first time, it’s safe to assume that this OMAP 3 / Maemo powered device is ready to be launched. Probably next week.

Maemo is a Linux based OS build from the ground up for internet-based activities. It won’t be as mature as WM, the iPhone OS or even Android but it’s getting good support and is a based on a very open architecture. It even runs a Mozilla based browser that should sync with your desktop to bring over history, passwords and tabs! For the web-focused individual, this is probably going to be the phone to beat because of that, and the next-gen CPU under the hood. Cortex A8 architectures are said to be 2-3 times as fast as ARM11 architectures. The iPhone 3GS is proof of that and we should expect to see more Cortex-based phones soon. Snapgragon, Tegra (2010 version) Samsung and Freescale all have high-end CPU offerings in their parts bin now.

But if Maemo doesn’t take your fancy, how about Android on a similar architecture. The Motorola Sholes (yes, I said Motorola) is sizing up well if the rumors are to be believed and the latest highlights an October launch. With a WVGA screen and slider keyboard, it’s going to sit right alongside the Omnia Pro B7610, HTC Pro2, M900 and N97 in your toplist.

I haven’t got full details on the Sholes yet but the latest on the N900 is here in the UMPCPortal database.

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