From the beginning of this year we all have been waiting for Nokia’s answer to the competition where Android and Apple have made. Nokia announced many times their future devices will be equipped with MeeGo platform which make a good competition to aforementioned OSs. But until today we have heard only about one device that runs Linux based operating system, the Nokia N9. For this deal Nokia used its own Linux distribution called Maemo, and Intel had got one called Moblin. But for better results at MWC 2010 both companies announced these two projects would be merged, and it happened.
So as there is just one device packed with MeeGo, the folks over NokiaPort.de decided to take a look at MeeGo bug reports, patch information, and source code files to find out what is under the attractive housing of the Nokia N9. Below is the specs list they have found.
Nokia N9 specs list
- Intel 1.6 GHz CPU
- 1 GB RAM
- 200 MHz GPU with 512 MB of RAM
- 480 x 854 pixel resolution screen
- HDMI out
- Broadcom BCM4751 GPS chip
- NPX Semiconductor PN544 NFC Controller
- Infineon XMM 6260 3G modem (21 Mbps HSPA+ capable)
- Texas Instruments WiLink 6.0 WL1271 chip (802.11n WiFi, Bluetooth).
Looking at this list we can assume the features are a bit of an understatement and we wonder whether Nokia will release the first Intel based smartphone. We think so because Nokia has always been very conservative when it comes to hardware, but today’s Nokia is not the company we knew several years ago, and probably it’s time to change the strategy.
