Nokia officially showcased the N800 Internet Tablet at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Jan. 8. The internet tablet was an upgrade to the Nokia’s Linux-based 770 Internet Tablet. While the N770 was a retro-cool gadget, the N800 flaunts a smooth and up-to-the-minute design that looks great to use.
Salient specs of the Nokia N800 Internet Tablet:
•Weight of 206g (7.3oz) with a size of 144mm x 75mm x 13mm.
•Internet Tablet OS 2007 edition.
•High-resolution (800×480 pixels) 4.1′ touch screen with up to 65,536 colors.
•128 MB RAM, 256 MB flash storage.
•Two internal memory card slots compatible with cards up to 2GB and configurable up to 4GB.
•Opera 8 web browser and support for Flash 7.
•WiFi 802.11b/g, Bluetooth 2.0, 3.5mm headphones jack and mini-USB port.
•Internet calling with integrated web camera, E-mail client.
•Media player, Internet radio, RSS feed reader.
•Cool silver front cover with matte black at the back.
Nokia N800 Internet Tablet vs. Nokia N770 Internet Tablet
Carrying the legacy forwards, the Nokia N800 brings in quicker performance, full screen finger qwerty keyboard, auto connection to saved Wi-Fi hotspots or through Bluetooth compatible phones, and built-in webcam, all jam-packed in a fresh well-dressed make. Like the N770, the Nokia N800 is based on Nokia’s desktop Linux based Operating System.
Although the Nokia N800 bears resemblance to its predecessor, it rocks an array of new features that makes it feel great in the hands. The most important changes include:
•Adding up a VGA-resolution web cam.
•Microphone is positioned at a user-friendly place.
•Instead of one RS-MMC slot, it has two full-size SD card slots.
•Built-in stereo speaker instead of one speaker.
•Revised top-mounted buttons and 5-way cursor pad.
•Total memory available is 127252 KB as compared to that of 62224 KB in N770.
•128MB RAM and 256MB Flash while internal memory was limited to 64MB RAM and 64MB available flash in N770.
•The processor performance has also improved.
The Good about N800:
First, the screen boasts still the same size as the predecessor but the screen quality seems to be impressive since it’s quite easy to read the screen.
Secondly, the addition of internet FM radio adds to the total experience.
Thirdly, N800’s processor is set at 320 MHz as compared to the N770’s that was clocked at 220 MHz.
Fourthly, addition of two SD slots looks to be great enhancement.
Fifthly, the battery life doesn’t sucks so much. It offers standby time of up to 10 days with browsing time of up to 3 hours. However, that depends on the radio accessibility.
Lastly, the overall sleek and sexy looks and feel are captivating.
The Bad about N800:
First, it could have been great if they had included the HTML editor too.
Secondly, the performance is too good but not good enough to practice YouTube or Google Video.
Thirdly, the big size might restrain some people from buying the device as it is not big as an UMPC but not smaller than an average cellphone.
My thoughts:
Well, I would recommend the N800 Internet Tablet to almost everyone. The ultra-slim make enables very expedient web browsing. We can surely take the new Nokia N800 as a radical upgrade to the N770. Nokia N800 really takes the internet to the new places.
For now, the Nokia N800 is commercially on hand in the United States and in select markets in Europe for an anticipated retail price of 399 EUR/USD.
