Smartphones are all the rage and Nokia is set on restaking its claim in this area with their latest N900 device.

By CHONG JINN XIUNG

intech@thestar.com.my

Not to be mistaken as the successor to last year’s N97, the N900 succeeds the Nokia N800 Internet tablet.

As Nokia’s current flagship phone, the N900 is the first of its kind to support the new Maemo 5 platform. In terms of physical design, the N900 is really clean and squarish in nature, lacking any buttons on the front panel.

It is comparably thicker than most modern smartphones and it is kind of like a throwback to older N-series phones like the N95.

Still, the phone remains at a pocketable size though it may be a little squeeze in a tight pair of jeans.

Featuring a large 3.5in touchscreen, the phone is primarily touch driven. The screen doesn’t use a capacitive touchscreen like the iPhone so it doesn’t do multi-touch gestures like pinch to zoom.