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Nokia N900 now shipping: Droid and iPhone unfazed

Nokia N900 now shipping: Droid and iPhone unfazed

By: Peter Chubb | November 10, 2009 | 2 Comments

Nokia have announced that they have now started shipping of its N900 tablet, but this could not have come at a worse time for Nokia. The N900 has some tough competition to face, not only do they have to compete with the likes of BlackBerry and the ever popular iPhone, but now they have to face the Motorola Droid.

Both the iPhone 3GS and the Verizon Droid are unfazed by the launch of the N900, and for good reason. The problem that Nokia have is that the N900 has an identity crisis, it is not sure if it is a phone or a tablet. It is for this reason that it will not do anything to dent the market share that the iPhone has and that the Droid will have.

According to Reuters, the Nokia N900 is the first handset to run on the Linux Maemo operating system; however the Motorola Droid is the first smartphone to run on the much-anticipated Google Android 2.0 OS. So when it comes down to the two devices, it will be a battle of the operating systems.

Nokia has seen its market share begin to dwindle since the release of the iPhone, but Apple are limited as they only have one handset. Then there is the might of Google Android, this OS is on a range of handsets, and newer and better ones are just around the corner.

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  • Berryman

    The downfall of the N900, at least in the US, won’t be the popularity of Android…it will be the lack of support/subsidy from a major US carrier. While some have argued that the N900 is superior to the Droid, the features are close enough to be competitive. Why would a consumer choose to spend $600 for a phone that isn’t officially supported by the dominant carriers–Verizon and AT&T–or even the secondary carriers–Sprint and T-Mobile–when you can get a fully supported Droid for $200?

  • Ashley

    No Disrespect to the author Peter Chubb but i think his prediction for the Nokia N900 being not able to dent the market is absurd nonsense, Where is the logic that an identity crysis will affect its attraction to consumers for what it can deliver. Nokia N900 is by far the most exciting hand held device which just happens to make phone calls. Call it a toaster or kettle if you prefer, It doesn’t matter. Consumers wont base there decision on “IDENTITY”.
    But instead on value for what it can do. I for one am excited about a Linux platform, I can just imagine a flood of support for apps for this capable device.