Looking for on handsets other than the iPhone? Then you should almost certainly consider the following two smartphones:

HTC’s HD2 – a superb smart phone with a huge touchscreen and Windows O/S, and the N900, Nokia’s flagship handset, which features one of the best QWERTY keyboards in the game, plus the Maemo browser, developed in tandem with Mozilla, the people behind Firefox.

The HD2 was the surprise hit of 2009 – outselling iPhone in many retailers. Meanwhile, the Nokia N900 landed on the scene just at the turn of the year and has yet to prove itself on the market, however it’s spec sheet says it deserves a serious look – let’s see how they measure up to each other.

Let’s take a look at how these phones size up to each other:

HTC HD2

Dimensions 120.5 x 67 x 11 mm
Weight 157 g
Display Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, 65K colors
Size 480 x 800 pixels, 4.3 inches

CPU: Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250 1 GHz processor
OS: Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional
User Memory: 448 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM

Connections: Enhanced 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth

Features:

- Sense UI
- Multi-touch input method
-Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- Pick-to-mute
- Speakerphone
- 3.5 mm audio jack
- MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player
- MP4/WMV/H.264/H.263 player
- Facebook and Twitter integration
- YouTube client
- Pocket Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, PDF viewer)
- HTC Peep, HTC Footprints
- Voice memo
- 5 MP Camera, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, dual LED flash
- GPS Yes, with A-GPS support

Nokia N900

Dimensions 110.9 x 59.8 x 18 mm
Weight 181 g
Display Type Resistive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 800 x 480 pixels, 3.5 inches

CPU: Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250 1 GHz processor
OS: ARM Cortex A8 600 MHz, PowerVR SGX graphics
User Memory: 448 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM

Connections: Enhanced 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Infrared port

Features:

- Adobe Flash Player 9.4
- Full QWERTY keyboard
- Loudspeaker, stereo sound
- 3.5 mm audio jack
- 32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM
- microSD, up to 16GB
-A-GPS support; Ovi Maps
-Skype and GoogleTalk VoIP integration
- MP3 music player
- DivX video player
- TV-out
- 5MP Camera , 2576×1936 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, Dual LED flash, Video Recording – 848 x 480 @25fps

HTC HD2 / N900 Compared

The HTCs superb Sense User Interface makes using the HD2 a joy. The HD2’s huge screen is ideal for navigating Windows applications, plus it’s super fast Snapdragon processor handles these applications with ease. The combined result, is that the htc hd2 deals with all your organisational needs, on the go.

By comparison, the N900 is much better as an entertainment device. The nokia n900 deals ably with all the rich web content you can throw at it: Not only does it boast a browser made specifically for multi-tasking, it also has Adobe flash support so you can view top quality videos and images (take that iPhone!) plus, the visual real-estate to reproduce this content on your screen.

So, the verdict? It’s the HD2 for homework and the N900 for web-play. Keep your eyes peeled for some fantastic mobile phone deals on both handsets.

Well, it seem Nokia have something even more exciting to announce at the upcoming Nokia World, so they’ve decided to fire early with the N900 tablet/smartphone announcement. N900 is a continuation of Nokia Nseries tablets. This time they’ve stepped out of the ultra portable computing turf and have ventured in the territory of Nokia Communicators.

Running on the new Linux-based Maemo 5 OS, the Nokia N900 power lies in the capable multi-tasking, which should make it stand out even among the ranks of the Symbian smartphones. According to Nokia reps, however, the new Maemo device is not meant to compete with the Nokia Symbian smartphones, but instead cater for different market needs.

With Nokia N900 you’ve got around-the-clock connectivity thanks to Wi-Fi and HSPA. The N900 offers phone features as well allowing full-featured telephony.

Nokia N900 runs on the Linux-based Maemo 5.0 OS

The Nokia N900 packs a powerful ARM Cortex-A8 CPU much like the Apple iPhone 3GS, Palm Pre and Samsug Omnia HD and offers hardware graphics acceleration and 256MB RAM.

Switching between applications is simple, as all running content is constantly available through the dashboard. The panoramic homescreen can be fully personalized with favorite shortcuts, widgets and applications. We wonder however how many of those features will be available in portrait mode though, as Maemo is Tablet OS that’s hardly been put to use in portrait mode before.

Interaction with the handset is available through the large 3.5-inch touchscreen display with a WVGA resolution (800 x 480 pixels) and the 3-row QWERTY keypad. The touch screen also offers a virtual on-screen keyboard and operating with a stylus is possible, though one doesn’t seem to be included with the N900 itself.

Nokia N900 is smarter than most other smartphones

Thanks to the web browser powered by Mozilla technology, websites should look just as they do on a desktop computer. Online videos and interactive applications are not a problem as the Maemo OS has full Adobe Flash 9.4 support.

The Nokia N900 has 32GB of storage, which is expandable up to 48GB via a microSD card. Other features include a GPS receiver with Ovi Maps, an FM transmitter, a 3.5mm audio jack with TV-out function, Bluetooth and DivX/XviD video playback support.

For photography on the go, the Maemo software and the N900 come with a new tag cloud user interface that helps users tag and share photos and videos more easily. The 5 megapixel with Carl Zeiss optics is also capable of recording 16:9 video with a resolution of up to 848×480 pixels@25fps.

Here’s the official demo video of the Nokia N900 where you can check how the new cloud photo tagging system works among other things:

The Nokia N900 should be available from October this year with an estimated retail price of 500 euro before taxes and subsidies.

The Nokia N97 has been available in the States for some time now as well as other countries. This is Nokia’s second touch screen phone that followed the Nokia 5800. Key features of the Nokia N97 are:

• Display: 3.5 inch resistive touchscreen
• Network: GSM and 3G/HSDPA
• Memory: 32GB internal memory, 128MB RAM
• Expansion slot: MicroSD
• Connectivity: WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, USB
• Camera: 5 megapixel Carl Zeiss Optics with autofocus and LED Flash
• Other Features: Stereo FM radio, Digital Compass, Music Player, TV-Out, Flash Lite 3, slide-out QWERTY Keyboard

The Nokia N97 will most likely compete with other high end devices such as the Google G1, iPhone, HTC Fuze, Samsung Omnia. You can read reviews of the Nokia N97 here:

Nokia N97 Expert Reviews Nokia N97 User Reviews

Nokia releases the E63 QWERTY phone in the US market. Priced at $279, the E63 sports a 2.36-inch display, a 2 Megapixel camera, QWERTY keyboard, 100MB internal memory and a microSD card slot. It has 3.5mm headphone jack. The E63 supports WiFi and 3G connectivity.
More details of the Nokia E63 can be found here.

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Nokia introduces the new 8800 Carbon Arte, a premium mobile phone that is engineered from carbon fibre, titanium, polished glass and stainless steel. Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte supports 3G network. It features a 3.2 Megapixel auto focus camera, an OLED screen with anti-fingerprint coating, 4GB of internal flash memory. It has an all-in-one microUSB connector.

The Carbon Arte 8800 will come with an exclusive range of accessories, such as Bluetooth touch-sensitive volume control headset, a stylish desk stand and a beautiful leather carrying case.

Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte will be available in Q3 for a retail price of Euro 1,100.

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