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You read correct, we have the Nokia N900 and are going to be putting it through it’s paces for the next month to see if it can truly do it all. First impressions of the Nokia N900 is that it is surprisingly small and light, only weighing in at 6.38 oz. It’s a lot smaller than I originally expected but this is a good thing because it is a phone after all. It is thicker than the Motorola DROID and about the same size as the HTC Touch Pro2. This actually plays into it’s favor because it feels more like a phone than a huge tablet like the previous N770, N800, and N810 tablets which were inspiration pieces for the N900. This is most evident when looking at where Nokia decided to place their Nokia logo and model number on the N900. The device is meant to be in the landscape orientation not portrait. In fact, the only time the device will switch to portrait orientation is when you use the phone functionality of the device. This is something that some won’t like but others will love. I enjoy the landscape orientation and the tablet blood-line instead of the typical portrait orientation, so I’m definitely a fan of Nokia’s design choice.

The Nokia N900 is loaded with an ARM Cortex A8 processor running at 600Mhz, (same as the iPhone, Pre, and the DROID) 256MB of RAM, 32GB of internal storage with up to 16GB additional expandability. All this processing power means one thing, this phone is fast… It handles processes with no problem and I have yet to run into a hiccup or notice an issue with speed. Loading web pages were a breeze and the N900 even handles flash content. It’s not anywhere near watching flash content on your computer, but it does work. Streaming video was choppy but watchable.

The keyboard on the Nokia N900 is very small and only has 3 rows of keys instead of 4 or even 5. Typing on the N900 is slightly odd at first due to the placement of the keys, especially the space bar. It is off set to the right of the keyboard when it should be in the center of the keyboard. This is something I got used to and I’m positive every other user would be able to as well with time. The keys are pretty small and have a clicky feel to them which makes hitting the keys a joy. I’m a fan of the keys, not the keyboard as a whole though.

The slider mechanism is excellent as with most high-end Nokia devices, although it’s still not better than the slider mechanism on the N97. It only takes 1 second for when opening and closing the Nokia N900 for the display to come on and off. This is very fast because on the Motorola DROID, it takes up to 3 seconds at times.

The Nokia N900 takes excellent pictures due to it’s 5MP Carl Zeiss Lens with Auto Focus and dual LED flash. The camera can be turned on by simply switching the lens cover over to show the lens and off by covering the lens back. It also shoots great video at 30fps, this is DVD quality. There is even a nifty kickstand that props up the N900 so you can watch videos at an angle at your desk. I used this feature many times and I can definitely say this was a great addition and far from a gimmick.

I will be testing the Nokia N900 more and will have more on it’s performance in the full review.