======================================================================== Release Notes For Nokia N950 Beta 2 device software (34-2) 15.09.2011 ======================================================================== General: * The Nokia N950 phone software is still in beta stage and does not represent the final quality or feature set when the Nokia N9 is commercially available. * If the device becomes unresponsive you can to perform a hardware reset. Press the power key on top of the device and keep it pressed down for 8 or more seconds * Certain types of use may drain the battery faster than normal. * General Help (Info buttons) is disabled in the UI. * There are few applications and services that are not available in this beta release but will be available in the Nokia N9 * Performance of all use cases has not been optimized * Echo may be heard during some voice calls. This can be eliminated by turning the speaker-phone on and off during the call. * Chinese input method is not supported * eMMC erase may fail in some devices (see One Click Flasher release notes for details) Changes from Nokia N950 Beta 1 (22-6) to Nokia N950 Beta 2 (34-2): * Number of bug fixes and changes have been implemented * "Developer Edition" status bar has been removed * "Developer Edition" background watermarking has been removed * Ovi Store client has been added, replacing the "coming soon" splash screen in Beta1 * Ovi Music client has been added * Twitter client has been added * Angry Birds application has been added * Wi-Fi hotspot application has been added * AP Mobile application has been added * AccuWeather application has been added * SDK installer has been removed from eMMC memory. It is available at http://developer.nokia.com/swipe Development: * Developer mode is OFF by default. User needs to enable this option in order to download and install the developer tools. See Settings->Security->Developer mode. * Allow installations from non-Store sources is OFF by default. User needs to enable this option in oder to allow installation of applications from other sources. See Settings->Installations. * Ensure that USB is in SDK mode (from Settings->Accessories->USB)before connecting to SDK via USB (or use Always ask mode and then select SDK mode when connecting with USB) Nokia N950 phone hardware specification ======================================= The Nokia N950 phone uses same the hardware components as the Nokia N9 phone with the following exceptions: * The Nokia N950 is physically larger and is made out of aluminum, whereas the Nokia N9 has a polycarbonate unibody. * The Nokia N950 has a physical slide-out QWERTY keyboard. The Nokia N9 is a touchscreen -only device. * The Nokia N950 has a 4" TFT LCD display whereas the Nokia N9 has a 3.9" AMOLED display. Display resolution is same on both devices (854x480). Due to the use of different display technologies, developers should avoid one pixel width fonts and graphical objects with lines one pixel wide. Also avoid the extensive use of bright colors, especially white, when developing for OLED displays as this increases the power consumption (typical for OLED displays). * The Nokia N950 has a different physical camera module than the Nokia N9. Both camera modules have very similar image quality (Carl Zeiss branding in the Nokia N9) and both modules support 8Mpix image mode. * In the Nokia N950 the front facing camera is in top right corner and on the Nokia N9 it is in the bottom right corner. The actual camera module is same. * The Nokia N950 does not have support for NFC (Near Field Communication) * The Nokia N9 has a slightly more sensitive magnetometer and ALS (Ambient Light Sensor) * The Nokia N950 has a 1320mAh battery, the Nokia N9 has a 1450mAh battery Disclaimer ========== These release notes are provided to give users and developers information on certain differences between the Nokia N950 and the Nokia N9 devices, including device software. While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy and completeness of these notes, we cannot guarantee that these are complete thus, these release notes are provided "as is" and without any warranty of any kind. Further, as the Nokia N950, including its device software, is not a commercial device, the quality and/feature set of the Nokia N950 is of beta quality and comes without any warranty or support whatsoever. Finally, when these release notes make statements as to the features of the Nokia N9 (e.g. describing differences between the Nokia N950 and the Nokia N9), it is not a representation that the commercial version of the Nokia N9 will actually include such features. Copyright (c) 2011 Nokia Corporation. All rights reserved. Nokia and Nokia Connecting People are registered trademarks of Nokia Corporation.