14 DAY TRIAL // Today, leading mobile phone maker Nokia announced the released of its first mobile phone running under the MeeGo operating system, namely the long rumored Nokia N9.
The new handset comes with an innovative design that replaces the usual keys on the front with a simple gesture, a swipe.
It also comes with an innovative interface, with three home views that provide you fast access to applications, notifications and social networks, and to switching between activities.
Since there is no home key, applications will have more room on the handset's touchscreen display, Nokia claims.
The MeeGo-based device comes with a 3.9-inch AMOLED screen made from scratch-resistant curved glass, and with a polycarbonate body that should provide superior antenna performance.
“You can watch videos in true 16:9 widescreen format. And because the Nokia N9 is also the world's first smartphone with Dolby Digital Plus decoding and Dolby Headphone post-processing technology, you get a surround sound experience with any set of headphones,” Nokia notes.
The new Nokia N9 arrives on shelves with various amounts of internal memory, so as to offer users the possibility to carry around music, photos and videos: 16GB and 64GB.
On the back, the mobile phone sports an 8-megapixel Carl Zeiss camera with auto focus, with the ability to capture videos in HD-quality.
Another appealing feature of the new device would be the inclusion of support for Nokia's Maps. There is also a new dedicated Drive app included into the mix, for easy navigation.
The handset also comes with Near Field Communications (NFC) capabilities, with support for various accessories that would make the mobile experience better. Sharing of various files is an easy task with these features.
“With the Nokia N9, we wanted to design a better way to use a phone. To do this we innovated in the design of the hardware and software together,” said Marko Ahtisaari, Nokia's head of Design.
“We reinvented the home key with a simple gesture: a swipe from the edge of the screen. The experience sets a new bar for how natural technology can feel.
“And this is just the beginning. The details that make the Nokia N9 unique - the industrial design, the all-screen user experience, and the expressive Qt framework for developers - will evolve in future Nokia products.”
