Thursday, April 30, 2009

Nokia internet tablet, an alternative to iPod Touch?

Nokia N810 Portable Internet Tablet is sold in $220 at Amazon.com.

The specifications are as below.

Specifications

  • Internal memory: 2 GB
  • Memory expansion: SD memory cards up to 2 GB, MiniSD and MicroSD cards (used with extender), and SDHC cards up to 8 GB
  • Battery life: Up to 4 hours of continuous usage with wireless LAN on; up to 10 hours of music playback (Wi-Fi turned off)
  • Wi-Fi: 802.11b/g
  • Bluetooth: Version 2.0 + EDR (profiles supported: HID, FTP, DUN, GAP, SPP, HSP, SAP and OPP)
  • Video formats: 3GP, AVI, WMV, MP4, H263, H.264, MPEG-1, MPEG-4, RV (RealVideo)
  • Audio formats: MP3, WMA, AAC, AMR, AWB, M4A, MP2, RA (RealAudio), WAV
  • Playlist formats: M3U, PLS, ASX, WAX, WVX, WPL
  • Keyboard language support: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish-Portuguese, Scandinavian and Russian
  • Dimensions: 2.83 x 5.04 x 0.55 inches (LxWxD)
  • Weight: 7.97 ounces
The memory size is smaller than iPod Touch but memory expansion makes sense.
In my opinion N810 will not be an alternative to iPod Touch.
The strong point of iPod Touch is many apps in app store.