NOKIA 9290 specifications

And now for something different: it's combined PDA and cell phone that's neither a Palm OS device nor a Pocket PC. Folks in Europe have had the pleasure of using the Nokia Communicator 9210 for quite a while, and it's been enormously popular there. Now it has come to the US as the Nokia Communicator 9290. Combining a GSM cell phone, mini-QWERTY keyboard and a Symbian OS color screen PDA into one, the Nokia may be just the thing for folks who are tired of stylus input and lugging around an external keyboard.

There is no stylus and the screen is not touch sensitive. Instead you'll use the keyboard and the 4 buttons to the right of the screen. These buttons aren't labeled because their functions change depending on which application you're using. Text indicating current button functions is displayed on the right side of the screen, aligned with the buttons. The menu key on the keyboard brings up an application's menu and you'll use the directional pad on the right lower corner of the keyboard to navigate menus, as well as web pages and documents.

The keyboard is very usable, though it's a bit small to be described as truly touch-typeable. Still I find it easier to use than thumb keyboards, and better than some of the old Windows HPCs that have been on the market. I do have slim fingers, so if you're a thick-fingered fella, you may find yourself hunting and pecking rather than touch-typing.

The screen displays 4,096 colors and is quite bright and sharp, though a bit hard to see outdoors in bright daylight. It is still usable in bright light, but the screen washes out a bit.
this is an old model and hard to find one a gsm 4096 color with qwerty keyboard is all it have.