T-Mobile-bound Nokia Rover clears FCC; get ready for Maemo 5

By on Aug 8, 2009 at 9:00 AM
Rumor August 8, 2009

Having apparently (finally) given up on the Internet Tablet strategy of old, we’ve been anxiously awaiting more confirmed news with regards to Nokia’s forthcoming Maemo-powered handset codenamed Rover. As it were, a not so mysterious handset just popped up in the hallowed pages of the FCC website — that’s right people, the Rover is confirmed and it looks to be destined for T-Mobile. To be clear, this is not an Internet Tablet a la 770/N800/N810 — this is the first in a series of Maemo 5-powered smartphones Nokia has in store for us. Here are a few specs gleaned from FCC documentation:

  • Quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE, tri-band WCDMA (900/1700/2100)
  • Bluetooth + EDR
  • Wi-Fi
  • FM Transmitter
  • Slide-out QWERTY keypad
  • Nokia BL-5J 1320 mAh battery

[Via Cellphone Signal]

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  • http://Jephmusic.blogspot.com Jeph

    I’m on my last string with my loyalty to tmo and nokia. Maybe this will make me hold on longer. Will be lookn out for more specs

  • http://www.symbian-freak.com christexaport

    I think this will be a game changer, especially if its a Maemo device. Until Symbian^4 comes out, this will be the best combination of UI and powerful OS out there. I just hope it doesn’t confuse the consumer about Symbian.

    This will put lots of money in TMO’s wallets. I’m an admitted Nokia loyalist, but for good reason. I’m so happy one of the big 4 has finished hating on them and brought some next gen stuff to the US.

  • milan

    this makes my plans of buying a n86 nam and sticking with att a little less certain, especially considering tmo just rolled out 3g in my area and they have some pretty good rate plans. wished the n86 had tmo 3g support, it would make a nice pairing of devices imo.

  • Pat Perez

    Is there a list anywhere showing which cities AT&T has 3G on 850MHz? I know they plan to transition to it exclusively over a few years, but I don’t want to buy it if I don’t know where I can get their 3g.

  • CanisMajor

    It better have OMAP3!

  • http://www.symbian-freak.com christexaport

    it supposedly will be an OMAP3 processor. I have a feeling the new Maemo5 UI will look very similar to Symbian^4′s new Direct UI.

  • Anif

    I’m a little confused with this whole Maemo thing, could someone pls explain to me what is the purpose of Maemo with Nokia and how it will affect Nokia using Symbian if at all? Or are these just for special devices?

  • dominico
  • Amu

    So far here are the speculated specs:
    3.5″ resistive display
    800×480 resolution
    Accelorometer
    Light sensor
    5mp camera with carl optics and dual led flash, and camera lens cover
    video recording
    Front camera for video chat
    Qwerty keyboard with 3 rows
    No D-pad, but does have arrows
    ARM Cortex-A8 at 600mhz
    256mb ram
    32gb internal memory
    3.5mm jack (still unknown)
    Firefox3 with Flash 9.4 plugin

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