5 Reasons Why The N900 Is Better Than The N97

Nokia's latest internet tablet N900 should be a much bigger success than the N97 in our humble opinion although the Finnish manufacturer doesn't want it to be called a smartphone.

We've managed to list five reasons why we consider the N900 to be most rightful replacement for the 9-month old Nokia N97 mobile computer.

(a) Screen Resolution

The N97 has a screen resolution of 640x360 pixels with an aspect ratio of 16:9. In comparison, the N900 internet tablet has a screen resolution of 800x480 pixels (aspect ratio of 5:3). Both have the same screen size diagonally which means that the N900 has a higher pixel density and therefore, much finer pictures.

(b) OS

Since it is basically a computer being squeezed into a smartphone chassis, the N900 uses a different operating system compared to other Nokia smartphones. Out goes Symbian S60, in comes Maemo 5.0, a Linux distribution geared towards mobile devices. What does that mean? A more scalable and reliable platform which can accommodate the requirements of a connected environment.

(c) CPU

The N900 also comes with a significantly more powerful processor. This should mean snappier menus and a more responsive operating system altogether. The N900 comes with an ARM Cortex A8-based processor and although the CPU speed hasn't been disclosed, it is likely to be around 800MHz. In contrast, the N97 had a much older ARM11 running at 434MHz.