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FRZ	2009-09-12 , 16:30
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Originally Posted by lma

4-5" display (higher resolution welcome but very unlikely for Fremantle at least).

Fuller QWERTY keyboard (or no physical keyboard and a return of the stylus one, but that's also very unlikely).

Full size SD slot, accessible externally.

Mini-USB.

Full size stand.

You can get 1024x600 (or 1000x600, same aspect ratio as 800x480) in pocket-sized LCDs these days, see for example the Sony UX280P or the Sharp Netwalker (which aren't pocketable for other reasons).

I cann see this possible with a device the same size as the N810. A tilting screen would be really nice too.

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	pelago	2009-09-12 , 16:34
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Originally Posted by lma

They have? ! Not that I don't believe you, but do you have a reference to the exact wording? Leaving aside whether standardising on something so limited is a good idea, they don't seem to have done a very good job at it: the N900 and N97mini symbol layouts are completely different so there's no benefit to a user swapping between the devices.

Peter Schneider mentioned something about standardising to a three-line keyboard in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYrSv2pA95o

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	eiffel	2009-09-12 , 19:28
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Originally Posted by pelago

Peter Schneider mentioned something about standardising to a three-line keyboard in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYrSv2pA95o

Thanks pelago. Yes, that's the reference I had in mind. Here's what Peter said:

Across our portfolio we wanted to introduce one way of having keyboards, so that people, whenever they pick up a Nokia device of a similar form factor, they actually get the same kind of keyboard.

So I don't think we're going to see 4-row and 5-row keyboards on this class of Nokia device any time soon.

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Thesandlord	2009-09-12 , 20:07
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Cheaper than unlocked n900, around 300-400 dollars new.

Same hardware, possibly same size/shape/keyboard of n810 would be nice.

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Suurorca	2009-09-13 , 18:09
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I'm probably in the minority, but I rather liked the n900 keypad. It's nice and sensitive, and to me the small space bar is perfectly placed. I even like its tilting slide. If only it wasn't symbian...

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lma	2009-09-13 , 18:23
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Do you mean the N97 perhaps? The N900 runs Maemo, and its keyboard isn't tilting.

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	christexaport	2009-09-13 , 18:48
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I'd like a device like this:
http://www.symbian-freak.com/news/00...t_by_chris.htm

Add Maemo 5/6 support, a portrait T9 keypad, and a dpad on the face of the device. I've had this dream for awhile now. Anyone able to help me refine my design or have any questions/criticism about the form factor?

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christopherbalz	2009-09-24 , 05:40
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Pocketable but can be fat - prefer performance to small/light-weight
At least 4.1" screen
A good battery to better handle Flash
At least 250 MB RAM
Faster hardware; e.g., 800 mHz CPU
Fast SD card memory with lots of room to install a lot of apps ( had to hack my n800 to do so)
The pop-out, 180-degree rotatable camera that the n800 has, but with good resolution and
Keep support for Skype
Slide-out keyboard
Two options for Web browser: Both Khtml-based Midori in a finished state, and a finished Fennec