Re: N900 Thickness
 

Thick is relative.

I have not yet heard any evidence based reasoning on the implication that Nokia did NOT do as good a job as they could have done, other than comparisons with other devices that seem to have similar capability, which on closer inspection are not similar at all.

Don't get me wrong, I would love the N900 to be more pocketable. But NOT if its at the expense of the great features it has, features where YMMV.

Mike C

Re: N900 Thickness
 

I feel no one has complained about the size yet because it's hard to get a real feel without holding the real thing. Besides, videos dont give a good idea of the true thickness of the device. 19mm is always 2 cm, which is pretty damn thick.

I'm just a bit worried if the device is going to come off looking awkward because of the thickness. I sort of want this phone to become my everyday device too, but I'm afraid the device will bulge out a lot from my work pants or evening go-out jeans.

Re: N900 Thickness
 

If you want to put this into perspective.

N95 8gb is 99x55x21mm
N900 is 110x59.8x18(19.55)mm
My Wallet is 110x85x30mm:D

Both the N95 and Wallet have been in my jeans for a number of years.

Mike C

Re: N900 Thickness
 

it is funny how "one eyed" people can get when they are a "fan" of something.

Re: N900 Thickness
 

Could not resist:
Mike you must only have HARD CASH, as you compare a leather wallet to a phone :)

Re: N900 Thickness
 

I also had the n95 in my pocket for a year, it was just bearable. The n900 (180g) is also 50% heavier than the n95 (120g) which makes a big difference too. I also have an E71 and then realized just how thick the n95 really was.

I have held the n900 in the store, in the year 2009 it is thick and the weight doesn't help. I'm willing to put up with the thickness because of the features but I'm sure many other people will not.

Re: N900 Thickness
 

McChicken does the bulge my wallet makes, make me more attractive:D

by the way how on earth did you choose a screen name like Mc Chicken .....or should I not ask?:)

Re: N900 Thickness
 

I'm sure they would also love that neat Nokia 900 phone:
http://www.dialaphone.co.uk/blog/wp-...man_lowres.jpg ;-)

Re: N900 Thickness
 

I'm sure we all want it smaller and lighter, but then my ipod, my camera, my E71, my tomtom and all the accompanying cables and chargers will all get left out of the bag/coat/belt clip when the N900 arrives. So for me the width seems small YMMV.

Mike C

Re: N900 Thickness
 

I think the first few months you'll still be carrying some of those extra items:
- camera. Need for decent night/flash shots
- tomtom. OVI maps is no where near capable. Read this experience from a Maemo developer

http://mer-l-in.blogspot.com/2009/10...we-can-do.html

- might need to carry an extra battery. Hard to say at the moment