Well, I've been pretty quiet in this thread, and I've just skimmed some of the pages (some of you guys type way too much ), but I'll throw my opinion in the mix.

If the next tablet is not a tablet, but a phone, then I might not get one unless there's some sort of developer discount I can get... I'm not looking for a phone, I'm looking for an internet tablet. A more powerful device to replace my N800. Really, though, I'm going to wait for an official product announcement to make any judgement about purchasing.

If it's a phone... maybe I'll switch to pandora... if they ever release some hardware

I really don't thing this unit would be able to go against Iphone - if the specs are correct. Nokia has once again gone the "fatty" design - but of course, that's what they (sadly) do most of the time.

I get that they want do make it smaller than the N810 - but who in this day and age wants a unit that is that thick. In the renderings it looks to be 1.5 times the n810 in thickness.....

Furthermore if this is a phone - aren't they killing the N97 before it's even launched?

Yes, it does. If you add a HSPA modem with an antenna to a device, you need a space in the industrial design where to put it. Putting the antenna behind the display or a generic metal piece is not a particular good idea, especially if you want to meet US network requirements. And you add other radios into the picture such as Bluetooth, FM radio, FM transmitter, and/or WIFI, then you need really good industrial designers to get it done without it becoming a oversized piece of consumer electronics. Anyway, for touchscreen-based devices built with Maemo, this meant in the past, now, and in the future that we will have some stuff around the display to place the antennas. So, when talking about certain use cases for a Maemo 5 device, don't forget that not only the display size defines the maximum size of the device but also all these radios you integrate.

Ah, this wonderful taking statement out of context... Yes, 3 inch displays are large in Nokia device portfolio. In the world of TV, I would say 50 inch is large. So, it all depends, doesn't it?

iPhone vs this design

Actually, even factoring in all of my disappointments that I've already mentioned, I'd probably still take this thing over an iPhone.

But I'm sure a rare minority in that regard.

That doesn't in any way allay our fears.

( i know that is a dumb statement but just wanted to make peter talk a litlle more )

Is there an English word that means "overreaction", only squared or cubed ?...

There won't be another Nokia tablet. Stop obsessing yourself. If you do want a new tablet, pick SmartQ5 or SmartQ7: they may not be as well built, but seem to do the job, and do not cost a lot.

I just saw it on ebay 235$. I m still in denial mode regarding nokia.

For the "tablet" issue, at least relating to display sizes (then again, even from this thread it's quite obvious that there is no consensus over what actually constitutes a "tablet"):

As said for instance in the current human interface guidelines version ("You must always keep in mind not only the small size of screens where your application will be displayed but also how much they will vary."), and as said consistently: there are plans to support multiple different screen sizes, i.e. provide UI scalability to certain extents. A good software platform is able to do that.

Naturally we don't want to do that just for fun.

That's for the Maemo side. But please don't expect anybody with any real information from Nokia to comment prematurely on upcoming future devices.