Google the Nokia N9 and you get 48 million results. With so many web pages dedicated to a smartphone Engadget described as the “most lust-worthy slab of engineering ever seen,” we thought everything there was to know about the Nokia N9 had already been revealed. Turns out we were wrong. When we got in touch with the guys who created this tech masterpiece, they highlighted a host of facts or figures, tips or tricks they thought the world still needed to hear. Here’s nine of the best.
1. The N9 is made out of polycarbonate, the same material that jet fighters, such as the F-22, are made from.
2. If you forget to put your N9 on silent, you can turn it face down, or press any of the keys while it’s ringing, to silence it without hanging up.
3. The Product Manager for Nokia Maps brought sports shoes to the office every day, and walked over 50 km, to ensure the Nokia N9’s positioning solutions (GPS, cellid and WiFi) worked brilliantly.
4. The quick launch bar provides quick access to the most common applications from any view by swiping from the bottom edge of the screen and holding your finger down midway.
5. There are four stylish hard covers, and two leather-carrying cases especially designed to protect the N9 from wear and tear.
6. The polycarbonate body is of same colour throughout so even deeper scratches won’t ruin its appearance.
7 The N9’s NFC not only allows you to exchange links, contacts, documents, photos, contacts and music with other NFC devices, but also simultaneously connect to more than one device, such as a speaker or headset.
8. Many lists, such as the contacts list, can be quickly panned to the desired position by sliding your finger up and down near the right edge of the view.
9. The standby screen has space for a small customizable image, which can be set using 3rd party software available from the Nokia Store.
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If you think this list is long, it’s going to be a whole lot longer sometime soon. Why? Because the next update, PR1.2, will increase the fixes, tweaks and improvements since launch, to over 3500. In the meantime, if you’ve got any gems about the Nokia N9 you think nobody knows about, we’d love to hear about them here or @Nokia_Connects.
Michele
Jan 16th, 2012 at 18:20 pm
There is a bigger ONE thing I already know about this phone.
It is NOT available in my country: Italy.
Shame on you.
PeterP
Jan 16th, 2012 at 19:29 pm
Feel your pain Michele, but i wouldn’t take it so personal. It is not difficult to buy an N9 online. And it is very much worth the extra bit of trouble.
Love the look of that speaker! Where can you buy from?
gabriel9
Jan 16th, 2012 at 22:52 pm
Michele, if you can come to Bosnia and Hercegovina you can buy phone here. 410€ 64GB black model.
I’m really sorry that you can’t get it.
It’s really great phone and worth every cent.
I’m sure that you can buy Lumia. :/
Gandan
Jan 16th, 2012 at 23:35 pm
Michele, lo vendono sui loro siti online Mediaworld, ePrice, fotodigit e tanti altri. Su eprice puoi anche ritirare a mano! Insomma, se vuoi lo trovi!
armando
Jan 16th, 2012 at 18:28 pm
i just love my N9, i’ll wait to the PR1.2 update
Joel.W
Jan 17th, 2012 at 16:41 pm
Same here, armando!
Jeremy
Jan 16th, 2012 at 18:37 pm
Cannot wait for pr1.2, everything hints that this is going to be great!
Good to see the true flagship get some attention.
Joel.W
Jan 17th, 2012 at 16:53 pm
I think so too, Jeremy. Happy to write this post being a proud Nokia N9 user myself
Imani
Jan 16th, 2012 at 19:25 pm
Is there a fm transmitter app yet. I’d buy it if I had that. It’s a necessity.
Joel.W
Jan 17th, 2012 at 16:58 pm
There’s an unofficial FM radio app, Imani, but I haven’t tried it myself.
http://techprolonged.com/index.php/2011/10/30/fm-radio-application-with-qml-based-ui-for-nokia-n9n950/
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Feb 6th, 2012 at 19:11 pm
Nokia N9 is equiped with FM chip which allow to use it as FM radio receiver (oridinary) / trnsciver ( sending music eg to car audio). Also N9 wifi allow to use it as portable hot spot. No other phone can do this!
joseph Mjaw
Jan 16th, 2012 at 22:50 pm
its such gem that has become part of my daily life,the transition from one application to the next is so smooth such that it makes you tingle with happiness when you are feeling bogged down. i eat,drink,think and sleep next to my magenta N9.
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Jan 16th, 2012 at 23:13 pm
Me and my N9 are buddies..
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Mar 5th, 2012 at 16:56 pm
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Jan 17th, 2012 at 09:48 am
still cant buy .. its still not available in India..
Vasanth
Jan 17th, 2012 at 14:58 pm
Nokia N9 won’t be released in India. Go to Ebay and buy it out. Its Available in Srilanka. Bad not in India
roman
Jan 17th, 2012 at 10:01 am
I had an argument with some of my colleagues before I get my hands on N9…..now all of them are saying man…u get one hell of a masterpiece……N9 rocks…..
Agustin
Jan 17th, 2012 at 13:38 pm
I am from Spain, (not for sell here) I bought it in a shop in Malaga (ebay) that sells versions from Slovakia and I am in love with it. Everything works great in Spanish! Thanks for the hints.. didn’t know that turning it upside down would stop making noise!
Mostafa Dafer
Jan 17th, 2012 at 15:04 pm
Although I’ve previously wrote a review about it on my blog, I also mentioned these tips in a separate post… This phone is really awesome
Chintu
Mar 5th, 2012 at 09:51 am
tenho um N900 e posso te afirmar que o arpaelho rodando o maemo (SO original) ne3o tem lentide3o de forma alguma! Nada de transie7e3o lenta, e a tela resistiva dele e9 realmente boa! Ne3o precisa fazer fore7a em nada, usa-se a canetinha apenas por ope7e3o (meu caso por exemplo, herane7a da era Palm) pois em 95% das vezes ne3o e9 necesse1rio!Agora lembrem-se que o meego ainda este1 em desenvolvimento, claro que ele ainda ne3o este1 use1vel!!! Falta muita coisa pra melhorar, e acredito que sf3 estare1 realmente bom le1 pra mare7o-abril de 2011. Ne3o de1 pra tirar conclusf5es ate9 o momento!Quem usa o N900 com o maemo percebe que ne3o tem nenhuma falha de usabilidade, o arpaelho e9 realmente sensacional. Talvez o pree7o mais em conta se deve justamente pelo fato da Nokia estar apostando muito mais no N8 e o N900 ter ficado com fama de ser arpaelho pra Nerds usue1rios de linux, onde pessoas comuns ne3o conseguiriam usar o arpaelho. E isso e9 uma inverdade das grandes, eu por exemplo nunca toquei em linux, ne3o sei nada de programae7e3o e coisas do tipo e fae7o TUDO com o arpaelho! Bastou um pouco de curiosidade! Agora tenho a conscieancia de quem e9 programador, nerds, tri-le2mbidas e saca muito de linux, faz verdadeiras mise9rias com o arpaelho! ne3o existe limite pra essa galera!O maior defeito do N900 pro pfablico comum talvez seja o tamanho ou espessura do arpaelho, coisas que pra mim ne3o me incomodam. O N900 te1 muito mais para um mini-computador do que pra um smatphone!
rania
Jan 17th, 2012 at 16:06 pm
Hi everybody plz I have aquestion about N9 which one favorit N9 or blackberry and i want to know aprice in $ plzzzz
aboudi
Jan 17th, 2012 at 16:21 pm
The blackberry is the perfect ofcorse.and nokia not so bad
Alfred
Jan 17th, 2012 at 18:17 pm
I enjoy people staring at my N9 when I’m texting in the elevator. The WiFi hotspot feature is good on our Singapore’s 3.5G network. Sharing photos on Facebook or via Bluetooth is so easy.
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rocketman
Jan 18th, 2012 at 13:22 pm
Great list!! But I knew you could turn over to make quiet. Really super thing that.
Blue speaker looks super good. Can you tell more about it?
abhay
Jan 18th, 2012 at 17:56 pm
nokia please i want it . please release it in india
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David Isaac
Jan 20th, 2012 at 12:39 pm
Turn on swype keyboard in settings and then swype from the bottom left button to the language key to expose useful hidden buttons such as copy and paste
There’s many good third larty fixes.
an app called home screen settings lets you use all 3 home screens in landscape
There an easy fix to turn on video camera zoom support during recording
i can now download any file type in the browser
just google it it’s all there
liberar xperia
Jan 21st, 2012 at 01:06 am
Es curiosa la información que voy viendo en los blog, cada día uno aprende mucho más, un saludo.
Joel.W
Jan 30th, 2012 at 01:09 am
Muchos gracias, Liberar! Estoy muy feliz de saber que.
Jaya
Jan 23rd, 2012 at 21:25 pm
Plz release it in my country want to buy it….plz let me know when it is gettng released in india?is there any possibility of pubishment of this ph within march 2012?
Joel.W
Jan 30th, 2012 at 01:07 am
As far as I know they’re are no plans to launch it in India, Jaya. Sorry. However, you can buy it unlocked from plenty of places online if that helps.
Grace Ooi
Jan 29th, 2012 at 18:03 pm
Hi Nokia,
N9 is a lovely phone when come to swipe, is easy and syltish.
But i have problem with download some application from website (Nokia website or other software from website) that which not from my N9 store, could it be my phone has locked by the local Nokia or service provider?
I have set my application – Intallation mode to ‘Allow installation from non-store sources’, but it is still can’t work. It appeared to be ‘download fail or device not support’.
Please help me as i love Nokia (and proud of all my Nokia phones) since i got my 1st Nokia phone more than 10 years ago and never think of changing other brand.
Thank you and best regards,
Grace
Joel.W
Jan 30th, 2012 at 01:03 am
Hi Grace, very happy to hear you’re in love with your N9 as as I am. Sorry to hear about your issue with apps. I can’t say for certain but I think it’s very unlikely your phone was locked. You say it’s only some apps, so presumably you can download others.
Can you tell me which apps you’re having problems with?
khamz eloi
Feb 2nd, 2012 at 08:02 am
Proud to be a member of the N9 family.. great phone, very smart! Can’t wait for the PR 1.2 update!
P. Ibáñez
Feb 3rd, 2012 at 17:45 pm
You at Nokia made a huge mistake abandoning Linux and lost the opportunity to be Iphone’s competitor. Samsung guys were smarter, adopted Android while they develp Tizen (like you should have been doing) and now Nokia, the “pride” of european technology, can’t even cast a shadow over Samsung… What a shame…
So, even if I’m guessing the answer to my question, are you planning at Nokia to sell a Linux version of the Lumia 900?
Off-Topic: Has anybody tested Plasma Active on the N9? Does it work well?
Regards.
Mita
Mar 5th, 2012 at 16:18 pm
E mais uma vez mataram o maybisn. Ow o maybisn eh igual gato ou ele eh o duro de matar 5.0Nao sei. mais tenho um n8 e n sinto falta de nenhum app pro falecido. pelo contrario. Sempre aparece novidades.Acho q a nokia esta certa de deixar o maybisn em outras maos. Afinal ela quer adotar o windows. E precisa muito se focar nesse sistema para fazer bonito. O maybisn ja existe a muito tempo e soh o que precisa eh retoque. Coisa que uma empresa menor com foco nisso pode ate dazer melhor.Espero q meu N8 nunca pare de fazer tudo q outros top de linha fazem. Pois ai sim o meu maybisn tera morrido.
Julie
Feb 6th, 2012 at 19:38 pm
This is my voice to You Nokia and Mr Elop esspecially: stop playing kindergarten and start making money on Nokia N9 and Linux MeeGo!! Allow ppl in markets like USA, India, Germany, UK and others just to buy what they want to spend money for! And this is Nokia N9!! Last Friday I wanted to by my N9 in London but I was hardsaled to buy Nokia Lumnia whatever it was, look similar but DOES NOT WORK AS I WANT! I refused, that was offendive! When you will stop playing with customers hide&sick and start to deliver what people want? I want to pay for it, but for N9!! Today I have bought my Nokia N9 in… Poland!! Why I can’t buy it UK? Who has lost mind there??
Nihal Salim
Feb 6th, 2012 at 22:13 pm
Did you know that Nokia N9 is faster than Apple iPhone 4S and Samsung Galaxy SII?
In SunSpider 0.9.1 benchmark Nokia N9 reaches result 3477 ms, faster than iPhone 4 with 3545 ms and Galaxy S II with 3727 ms.
Despite all these…this phone is not getting a hype…and Whole Nokia is going down!
Why can’t they release it in INDIA?
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Mar 5th, 2012 at 03:01 am
A Nokia apenas ainncuou o que parte je1 era conhecido, mas ne3o esperava que ela fosse desativar o Symbian, Meego, etc.. de uma vez sf3.Ale9m disso ela extinguiu a Diretoria de P&D (pesquisa e desenvolvimento) ligada ao Symbian e Meego, isso significa, para os mais envolvidos com o mercado organizacional, que jogou fora toda a experieancia que tinha nos OSs referidos.O impacto da extine7e3o dessa Diretoria aponta uma mudane7a estrate9gica enorme, daed, o porque de arregimentar o CEO da Microssoft para dentro do seu impe9rio, adoe7e3o do WP7.Sofri muito para vender o N97, inedcio de um grande fiasco da Nokia. Quem comprou os faltimos lane7amentos da Nokia e pagou por eles pree7o superior aos de SmartPhones com OS je1 consagrado tem de valorizar o seu investimento, e continuar a dizer que o Symbian ne3o morreu e este1 vivo em sua mente e corae7e3o porque perdeu uma quantia razoe1vel com o agravante de ser em um curto espae7o de tempo.
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