Bear in mind this is only the first Maemo 5 device. There are almost certainly more on the way next year which would probably have different specs for different market segments.

Nokia's never done just one smartphone a year, they've always released about 5 high end models per year (plus about 30 cheaper models but those will be Symbian).

Their release rate on the tablets was low because the tablets didn't sell as well as the phones, but now that Maemo is on phones the extra sales should justify a higher release rate.


Most people who buy smart devices buy smartphones, so the primary function is clearly phone calls. If you mess with the phone call side of things, the whole show is over.

Nokia has had their fingers burned over this in the past, they're never going to mess with how phonecalls work again. They cancelled the Nokia 7700 before it was even released apparently because reviewers hated its N-gage-style sidetalking, and had to retool it as the 7710 with "normal" talking before they dared put it on shop shelves.