I for one would welcome a 3.5" screen, if it means that the rest of the device is also smaller accordingly. Hopefully it really turns out the be a full phone, but I seem to remember that it was mentioned repeatedly by Nokia people that the next Maemo device would be data-only, so unless Nokia has changed its mind I very much doubt that part of the rumor.

Also, I think it's a bit weird that anybody really expected full-sized SD slots. Apart from cameras, no handheld device uses normal SD cards anymore, unsurprisingly. microSD is the way forward, if you ask me.

And remember: even if this rumor turns out to be true, it's only one Maemo device, while apparently at least two are coming up - RX51 and RX71...

Edit: interestingly, somebody I'd call very reliable just mentioned that the hardware specs in that MobileCrunch post were "pretty much spot on"...hmmm...