Many people are STILL waiting for the (real) successor of the Nokia N900. But other devices are also in the make that might be interested for people whit a lower budget (and even getting a higher specs device).


Pros Neo N900:

• - Uses Hildon (correct me if I'm wrong)
• - Uses (almost) the same N900 housing
• - Resistive touchscreen
• - QWERTY keyboard
• - 4G
• - Open source
• - It's designed to work as a phone.
• - Unique modem sandbox gives the user (and only the user!) full control of the device and maximum possible privacy.

Cons Neo 900:

• - Not so affordable
• - Low specs for it's time

Pros Pyra:

• - Much bigger screen (720p 5" LCD)
• - Resistive touchscreen
• - Better CPU
• Texas Instruments OMAP 5 SoC
  2x ARM Cortex-A15 @ 1.5Ghz with NEON SIMD
  2x ARM Cortex-M4
• - Better GPU
  PowerVR™ SGX544-MP2
  Vivante GC320 2D Accelerator
• - More Ram
  2GB RAM
• - HDMI Video Out
• - Dual video output (You can connect HDMI and show something else on the TV screen while you see something else on your device)
• - Various sensors (like gyro-sensor, etc.)
• - Huge battery for a long battery life (6000mAh)
• - Gaming controls (who doesn't like gaming!? )
  DPad, 4 shoulder buttons, 6 face buttons
  Two accurate analog controls with push-button
• - Glass effect QWERTY keyboard with backlight
• - Integrated Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n and Bluetooth 4.0*
• - Dual (!) SDXC card slots
• - 2x Full-size USB Host (one can be used as eSATA-with a small adaptor),
• - 1x Micro USB 3.0
• - 1x Micro USB (Debug and Charging)
• - Fully configurable RGB-LEDs for notifications
• - 3G/4G/UMTS and GPS module
• - Affordable price
• - Open Source
• - Fully Desktop environment experience

Cons Pyra:

• - It might be a bit bulky
  Clamshell design (like the Nintendo DS/3DS)
• - It might not replace your phone.

Some pics of the Pyra:



Renders:






https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSVM7n9yZaU



I guess that sums it up for now

The Pyra is already in prototype phase, so it wont be long until it will be sold for everybody

Here is a nice quick video where the Pyra is visible in early prototype:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmeOIYr4yjM

Website Neo900:
http://www.neo900.org

Website Pyra:
http://www.pyra-handheld.com