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Nokia Nseries

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Nokia Nseries
ManufacturerNokia
SeriesNseries
Availability by region2005–2011
RelatedNokia Lumia
Compatible networksGSM,EDGE,UMTS,HSPA
Operating systemSymbian,Maemo,MeeGo/Harmattan
Removable storageMicroSD
Rear camera2.0–12.0 MP
Front camera0.3 MP /VGA/Common Intermediate Format-5 MP
ConnectivityWLAN
Development statusDiscontinued

TheNokia Nserieswas a high-end lineup offeature phones,smartphones,andtabletsmarketed byNokia Corporationfrom 2005 to 2011. The Nseries devices commonly supported multiple high-speed wireless technologies at the time, such as3G,orWireless LAN.Digital multimedia services, such as music playback, photo/video capture or viewing, gaming or internet services were the central focus of the lineup. The lineup was replaced in 2011 by theNokia Lumialine as the company's primary smartphone lineup.

TheNokia N1tablet was introduced in November 2014 and so revived the 'N' prefix, but it was not marketed as 'Nseries'.

History

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On 27 April 2005, Nokia announced a new brand of multimedia devices at the press conference of mobile phone manufacturers in Amsterdam. The first three Nseries devices introduced at the conference consists ofN70,N90andN91.On 2 November 2005, Nokia announced theN71,N80andN92,and on 25 April 2006, Nokia announced theN72,N73andN93,and on 26 September 2006, Nokia announced theN75andN95.On 8 January 2007, Nokia announced theNokia N76,Nokia N77andNokia N93i.On 29 August 2007, Nokia announced theN95 8GB,N81,N81 8GB,and on 14 November 2007, Nokia announced theN82,the first Nokia withxenon flash.At the 2008 GSMA held in Barcelona, theN96andN78were unveiled. Two new Nseries devices were revealed at the end of August 2008, theNokia N79andNokia N85.On 2 December 2008, Nokia Nseries announced theNokia N97.On 17 February 2009, Nokia announced theNokia N86 8MP,which is Nokia's first 8-megapixel phone. TheNokia N8with 12-megapixelcamera was announced in April 2010 and on 21 June 2011 Nokia showcased theirNokia N9smartphonebased on theMeeGoOS, their fourth non-Symbian Nseries device (after theMaemoOS-basedN800andN810Internet tablets,andN900smartphone). The Nseries was retired and replaced byLumiathat year. The company introduced theNokia N1tablet on 18 November 2014, which marked the return of the N prefix, but 'Nseries' branding has still been absent.

Features

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The Nokia Nseries is aimed at users looking to pack as many features as possible into one device. The better-than-average cameras often found on Nseries devices (with many using the higher-qualityCarl Zeissoptics) are one such example, as are the video and music playback and photo viewing capabilities of these devices, which resemble those of standalone portable media devices. As of 2008, in all recently launched devices GPS, MP3 player and WLAN functionality also have been present.

The numbers describe the traits of the phone:

  • N7x - 7 series is the balanced, least expensive Nseries range with fewer features
  • N8x - 8 series is the higher range Nseries range w/ cameras (ex. N82, N85 and N86 8MP)
  • N9x - 9 series is the highest end and the most expensive Nseries range, considered the flagship devices

There are exceptions though - considering N8x, both theN82andN86 8MPwere top-of-the-range smartphones with advanced cameras, so are clearly 'high-end' as their fellow N9x models.

Operating systems

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TheNokia N8smartphonewas the world's firstSymbian^3device, and the firstcamera phonebyNokiato feature a 12-megapixelautofocuslens.
TheNokia N1tabletwasNokia's latest Nseriessmartphone/tabletthat uses 7.9 inchesIPS LCDscreen, and was the first tablet to featureIPS LCDdisplay.

The first Nseries device was theNokia N90in 2005, which ran theSymbian OS8.1mobile operating systemwithSeries 602nd Edition Feature Pack 3, as did the simultaneously announcedNokia N70.

TheNokia N8,released in September 2010, was the world's first phone to runSymbian^3,and the first phone by Nokia featuring a 12-megapixelautofocuslens.[1][2]

On theNokia N800andNokia N810Internet tablets(2007), andNokia N900smartphone(2009), Nokia chose to use theLinux-basedMaemooperating system.[3]

The last Nseries mobile phones were theNokia N9and developer-onlyNokia N950,released in September 2011. Maemo had merged withIntel'sMoblinto createMeeGoin May 2010, so Nokia opted to use MeeGo "Harmattan" 1.2 for these devices.

The Android-powered Nseries tabletNokia N1developed byNokia,released in January 2015, usesAndroid (operating system)5.0 (Lollipop).It is manufactured byFoxconnand has 8-megapixel back camera and 5-megapixel front camera.

List of Nseries devices

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Main article:List of devices in Nokia's modern phone series

In June 2011 at the Nokia Connections in Singapore, Nokia launched the new N9 with MeeGo 1.2 Harmattan OS which the company calls Qt device as the whole app and UI framework is written in Qt. It is also the world's first pure touch phone with no buttons for home screen and a great new swipe UI. Reviews have been average to good for this phone, with most reviewers liking the phone's good quality and operating system, but expressing concern over the fact that it loses out to competitors in terms of specs. The device was expected to be sold in selected regions in Q3 2011.

See also

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References

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  1. ^Nokia picks MeeGo Linux, not Symbian, for flagship phones | Ars Technica
  2. ^"Nokia exec denies Symbian Maemo swap claim | reghardware".Archived fromthe originalon 2010-02-13.Retrieved2011-06-15.
  3. ^Home of the Maemo community | maemo.org
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