The Nokia N900 is quite different from the rest of the N series mobile phones made by Nokia. It has a sliding QWERTY keyboard divided into three rows to accommodate all possible keys. There are even a good number of keyboard shortcuts that make the phone very easy to use. One feature that sets this phone apart from the rest of the category is the use of the Maemo 5 operating system. This is a Linux-based operating system that has been used for the first time in a Nokia phone.

The Nokia N900 is a complete Internet phone. It has great connectivity and web browsing facilities. It is very comfortable to surf the Internet and the ease of zooming the pages with just a double tap on the screen or simply with the help of the volume buttons makes it even easier. It has a Monzilla based web browser and also has support for Adobe Flash 9.4. it also has support for GSM quad-band and tri-band. There are many good features of this phone that make it completely irresistible.

The Nokia N900 uses a 600 MHz ARM Cortex A8 processor and PowerVR SGX graphics accelerator. It has a built-in RAM of 256 MB. The memory capacity can be increased with the help of a microSD card. It also has great multimedia features. These features include a five megapixel camera. The camera is accompanied by a dual-LED flash and an active camera lens cover. This camera is capable of taking both still images and recording videos. You can record a WVGA video at 24fps and that too at a resolution of 848 by 480 pixels.

It also has a very good quality audio and video player. It also supports DivX and XviD playback, which is a feature not found on most mobiles. It has a 3.5mm audio jack and TV-out facility. There is an FM radio and FM transmitter also in this phone. The screen is also amazing and it comes with a proximity sensor and an accelerometer. It also has features like Bluetooth and Wi-Fi to support fast data transfers and connectivity with other devices.