Thread: N900 specs revealed
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2009-05-25 , 18:16
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#125
Originally Posted by Peter@Maemo Marketing View Post
If a Maemo 5 device would have a 4 inch display, the application would actually have more real estate than before (except if it would run only in full view mode) because we don't have that task bar on the left. If a Maemo 5 device would have a slightly smaller display, then the amount of display available to the application would be actually more or less the same.
Alas, this explanation does not address two very common uses for the current N8x0 tablets:

1. Reading books (with FBReader)
2. Watching movies

Both activities are already done in full screen mode most of the time. Making screen physically smaller severely limits them. By the way, most people browse the web in full screen mode too, so making screen smaller will either make them squint or increase fonts and scroll.
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