Nokia N9 Starts Shipping in Selected Markets, Priced at €480

Unveiled back in June, Nokia N9 received excellent feedback from both users and media. Even though the Finnish company announced that the N9 will be the first and last MeeGo device released, it appears that the consumer demand is impressive.

Unfortunately, Nokia N9 will be globally available, as countries like United States, United Kingdom, Austria or Germany will not be getting the smartphone through standard channels.

The Finnish giant has just announced that N9 is now heading to the shops in selected markets and will be available in three colors (black, cyan and magenta) with and two 16GB and 64GB storage options.

According to Nokia, the 16GB N9 can be purchased for €480 (about $650), while the 64GB model will be available for €560 (about $760) before applicable taxes or subsidies. However, the prices may vary depending on the location and carrier.

“Since we announced the Nokia N9 in June this year, the feedback that it has gotten from discerning and avid smartphone users across the world has been nothing short of fantastic,” said Ilari Nurmi, Vice President of Marketing, Nokia.

One of the strong point of the smartphone is the lack of too many external buttons, as well as the intuitive user interface, which is controlled with simple swipes.

Although the phone does not features a “home key”, Nokia N9 is delivered with three home views, such as Applications, Events and Live Applications, which allows users to browse through the smartphone's menus more easily.

"With the innovations in industrial design, user interface, and the Qt developer experience, the Nokia N9 sets the bar for how natural technology can feel, and represents the first in a number of products from Nokia that will be brought to life in similar fashion," concluded Nurmi.

Nokia N9 is powered by a single core 1GHz TI OMAP 3630 processor, complemented by a PowerVR SGX530 graphics processing unit and pack 1GB of RAM.

Other highlights of the phone include a 3.9-inch AMOLED scratch-resistant touchscreen display, support for NFC technology, as well as an 8-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics.