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is this possible?

when i bought E61i....E71 came out

bought N97...N97 mini came out

i personally prefer smaller phones and wouldnt mind if they took out tv-out and other random stuff

do you guys think there'll be a n900 mini?

Quick answer: no.
Mini versions are for standard users.
N900 is not a standard user phone, a mini version would be useless.

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Originally Posted by spectzix (Post 521937)

I hope this is the n900 mini. waiting for the n900 XL bigger screen 4 or five rows keyboard and Dpad.

I'm also hoping for N900 XL :)

probably not because the n900 is not even a flagship device so Nokia is not putting much focus on it. Maybe in the maemo 6 phone they might have a mini version. But then again, the maemo 6 phone is somewhat like a mini n900 isnt it?

yeah.. n900 XL would be nice.. if it has bigger screen..

Mee too :) Bigger screen is better. 4.3" would be nice :)

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Originally Posted by tirtawn (Post 522324)

Mee too :) Bigger screen is better. 4.3" would be nice :)

Why is bigger screen better ?
It's just a phone, no need to have a big screen. 3.5'' ok already.
Then you just buy a laptop or a table pc for a big screen.

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Originally Posted by se7en2008 (Post 522338)

Why is bigger screen better ?
It's just a phone, no need to have a big screen. 3.5'' ok already.
Then you just buy a laptop or a table pc for a big screen.

- Not having to "squint" to read forum pages would be "better", as it would reduce eye strain and fatigue, since increasing font size distorts page layout in many cases.

- Having bigger screen to watch my satellite/DVR via slingbox would be "better".

- Bigger screen may eliminate/greatly reduce the need to use the stylus, which would be "better".

- Having a bigger screen may include having a bigger device overall, allowing for larger antennae for better reception, would be "better".

- Having a bigger screen may include having a bigger device overall, allowing for larger earipiece, so one could hear phone calls better, would be "better"

- Having a bigger screen may include having a bigger device overall, allowing for larger battery for longer useage periods would be "better".

why not just get an archos media player, it can do all that above.

Larger screen also uses more battery, larger antenna uses more battery, and larger earpeice uses more battery. So longer battery life is not exactly going to happen.

If your earpeice isnt aleady loud enough for you, then use speaker. When I mine to the max, i can hear it from 5 feet away, any louder and it would the same as a speaker.

Ive never used my stylus once on the n900 and i have big hands

anyways, we can improve every part of the phone if you wanted it big as a computer, but the whole point of a phone is to be mobile. If you need a phone that big, I would suggest just getting a media player/internet tablet on the side.

but then again, its all about opinion. these days, everyone wants micro sized smartphones, which is why everyones making them so thin. Its what (most) people want. Personally, i would never buy a phone that big and im sure the majority agrees, which is why Nokia will likely not make it

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Originally Posted by waleed786 (Post 522390)

...If you need a phone that big, I would suggest just getting a media player/internet tablet on the side

Exactly. As almost everyone on this thread indicates, one from Nokia would be welcome...

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Originally Posted by waleed786 (Post 522390)

It may be hard to conceptualize, but it is possible to have a device larger than the 900, with a larger screen than current, yet smaller than an Archos. One doesn't need to move from the 900's current size, to a notebook platform, to achieve an improvement.

A larger antennae would use "less battery" as the device would not have to fight as hard to maintain a signal in weak reception
areas.

Having a larger displacment speaker is not going to draw any more power...a watt is a watt, but a centimeter or more cut out for the earpiece is more than what is currently available, let alone a bigger driver.

Having a 10-15% larger screen would not negate the 50-100% power gain from going to a "double thickness" battery (Droid has larger screen, w/higher pixel count, yet yeilds similar, or longer use times).

I'm glad that you never have to use a stylus, but posting and navigating on the forums that I frequent are difficult using fingers alone, w/ default font size.

Just because someone would find a slightly larger screen for the 900 "beneficial", does not mean that they need to forgo the device altogether.

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Originally Posted by tirtawn (Post 522324)

Mee too :) Bigger screen is better. 4.3" would be nice :)

I prefer 5". Dell streak is coming with 5" screen. Then it will be usable for reading stuff on the device.

n900 already is a mini.....

E: it hardly covers n800's screen, just matched.

if you want it bigger -> there's already one: the iPAD !! :D:D

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Originally Posted by Dave999 (Post 521947)

I hope this is the n900 mini. waiting for the n900 XL bigger screen 4 or five rows keyboard and Dpad.

+1

Well, except for the Dpad part if it means losing the arrow keys. I find the n810 Dpad too mushy, and a different direction than the one I intend is often registered.

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Originally Posted by uncle.sam (Post 522481)

if you want it bigger -> there's already one: the iPAD !! :D:D

That is much bigger than an n810. Don't tell us what to get.

I too would prefer a slightly larger device... bigger battery, bigger keyboard, bigger camera (for more light collection and less noise), and a couple high quality hardware buttons (home screen, task switch, and phone controls would be nice).

...and a pony.

Camera I doubt you'd get a bigger sensor sadly. But yeah a 4" 4.3" or thereabouts screen would certainly be nice.

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Originally Posted by uncle.sam (Post 522481)

if you want it bigger -> there's already one: the iPAD !! :D:D

I for one am looking forward to a Maemo 6 tablet coming out, hopefully with the sleekness of the Nokia 3G notebook with the and the functionality of Maemo. couple that with full bluetooth keyboard/mouse, desktop when it matters with funcitonality on the move.

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Originally Posted by Dave999 (Post 521947)

I hope this is the n900 mini. waiting for the n900 XL bigger screen 4 or five rows keyboard and Dpad.

YES - N900 XXL!!!!!!

With a Bigger 6 inch screen and a bigger battery and a 120GB Hard Drive and Intel Atom 1.6GZ Processor and a Gig of RAM!!!!!

I WANT A MAEMO 6 NETBOOK IN MY POCKET!!!!!!

i was hoping for for a multitouch resistive + 12Mpixel camera. that would make the N900 a killing device. fuccccck yeah

Well it would be very neat to have a compact camera style sensor + extending lens protected by an auto lens cap. It would probably take up a 2cm circle, the depth of the phone, but if it only made the phone 10% larger and saved me from carrying around my real camera... that would be sweet. :)

Since when did size matter? It's what my n900 can do that I care about. ;)