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Nokia has finally rolled out its “coveted” first MeeGo handset, the N9, which could be billed as one of the best smartphones Nokia has ever developed.

The N9 is a high-end device and the MeeGo operating system it uses has been developed jointly by Intel and Nokia.

It has a polycarbonate unibody coloured shell and a 1 GHz processor along with a 1 GB RAM. The N9 comes in either a 16 or 64 GB storage capacity.

Though prices have not been revealed yet, the Nokia N9 could be priced at $650 and $750 for the 16 GB and 64 GB versions.

The slim-looking Nokia N9 comes with a large 3.9 inch fully-curved glass anti-glare touchscreen with an almost buttonless front (besides the camera and volume buttons).

The N9 has an 8 megapixel auto-focus camera in a Carl Zeiss lens. The camera has a big aperture, facilitating high quality images even in low light.

The Nokia N9’s camera has a flash and is capable of high definition (HD) video recording. Nokia claims that it is the world’s first smartphone that features a Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby Headphone post-processing technology, paving the way for surround sound with headphone.

This amazing handset comes with a string of other features such as front-facing camera for video calls, GPS, microSIM card and NFC support. The phone is pre-loaded with Angry Birds Magic, Galaxy on Fire 2 and Real Golf 2011 games.

The N9 phone’s NFC support allows transfer of photos and videos or connection to NFC Bluetooth speakers and headsets with just a tap of the phone.

The most distinctive feature of the Nokia N9 is the “all-screen” display, where users can swipe the screen to switch between applications.

Nokia, in order to wrest a part of its market share globally, is rolling out a slew of devices later this year.

Despite the hype and hoopla generated over the Nokia N9, there are certain things we need to wait and watch before giving a thumbs up to Nokia’s future launches with one of them being how well the new handsets integrate with the Windows Phone 7, the operating system of the new phones.

For Indians waiting with baited breath to grab the Nokia N9, there is, however, grim news. India doesn’t feature in the list of 23 countries where Nokia will inform customers about availability of the N9 prior to its launch.

This could be a bad move as the Indian market offers huge potential for high-end smartphones, the growth of which is set to be a whopping 100 per cent annually in the years to come.

With the mega launch of the no-buttons-only-swipe Nokia N9 phone, which is dubbed as Nokia’s best ever phone, the Finnish major is likely to see a turnaround in its fortunes globally, with the N9 all set to take on the likes of Apple’s iPhone4 along with other handsets such as Samsung’s Galaxy, among others.