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Nokia's eagerly awaited N90 smartphone is finally out. The advanced camera-phone is the first device in the company's new six model strong multimedia N-series to hit the market. As with nearly all of the Finnish phone giant's advanced handsets, the N90 runs on the Symbian operating system (OS) and S60, formally Series 60, platform.

What sets the smartphone apart from the pack is its camera technology. The N90 is the first camera-phone to integrate Carl Zeiss optics. As a result, the GSM/GPRS/EDGE (900/1800/1900 MHz) device purports to offer superior image quality with its 2-megapixel camera.

To emphasize its picture taking capabilities, Nokia isn't making the N90 available through traditional channels—at least not at first. So, the $399 Nokia N90 is being sold with T-Mobile activation, but not directly from the carrier.

Rather, the initial main outlet is Ritz Camera stores, as well as the retailers online sales channel ritzcamera.com. In December, select CompUSA stores will pick up the N90 as well, while the Neiman Marcus catalogue will feature a version of the handset without activation for those who already have contracts with Cingular (for example) here in the U.S. or want to take the smartphone abroad.

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With the N90, Nokia implements a flexible multi-hinge twist-and-shoot design that lets you rotate the smartphone's 262k color and 352 x 416 pixel resolution (both firsts for a Nokia handset) display to almost any desired position.

A second smaller screen supports 65K colors and a 128 x 128 pixel resolution. And both displays can be used as viewfinders.

N90 - Twist & Shoot

Additional features include a built-in flash, red eye reduction, and the ability to adjust white balance and brightness. You can take pictures up to 1600 x 1200 pixels in size and record video at 352 x 288 pixels. The N90 can play back MPEG4 and H.263 video plus MP3, RealAudio and AAC audio files.

There's also 31 MB of integrated memory and an RS-MMC c ard slot for additional storage. Users can connect wirelessly to a printer or headsets, for example, with Bluetooth. The N90 also supports fast USB 2.0 for wired connectively.

N90 - Carl Zeiss Optics Camera Phone

A five-way joystick rests on top of the phone's keypad, and it bundles the normal suite of Series 60 Web browsing, messaging and personal information management (PIM) applications, as do the other members of the Nseries.

Stay tuned for our review of Nokia's N90 smartphone next month.

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