Nokia C Series Dual SIM Mobile Phones Launched

n the flood of affordable dual SIM mobiles in India, now the new entrants are from the most credible company, Nokia. The news is that Nokia will launch its cheap dual SIM mobile handsets under the tag of C-series by 3rd quarter of 2010. The mobile handsets called as Nokia C1 and Nokia C2 will attract many buyers as they are a great combination of good price and impressive features.

The most affordable of the Nokia C1 trio (C1-00) is priced at EUR 30 before taxes and subsidies and is the first Nokia mobile phone to feature a 2-in-1 double SIM solution. "By simply holding down a key, people are able to switch between SIM cards. This enables them to take advantage of reduced call rates, flexibility when traveling from one country to another, or helps with sharing a phone within a family and still use their own SIM," said Alex Lambeek, Vice President at Nokia. "This is a great added convenience feature considering the low price of the phone."

Nokia C1 owners will also benefit from a standby battery time of up to six weeks, the longest ever for a Nokia mobile phone, especially useful in those parts of the world where access to electricity is sometimes limited. The standard flashlight - often someone's only means of bright light - is paired with a vivid color screen and FM radio with standard headphone jack, meaning the Nokia C1 is as much about entertainment as it is about convenience.

Where available, the Nokia C2 also offers a wide range of information covering healthcare, agriculture, education and entertainment via Nokia's Ovi Life Tools, as well as the email account for the developing world, Ovi Mail. In addition to Ovi Mail, people's favorite consumer email and chat accounts can be pushed direct to the phone via Nokia Messaging. Listening to music is simple with the FM radio and music player, with a massive amount of music storage with the phone supporting micro-SD cards of up to 32GB.

 

From the Press Release:

Nairobi, Kenya – At a media conference held today in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, Nokia unveiled its latest Cseries mobile phones with three new products under the Nokia C1 name, as well as the new dual-SIM Nokia C2 which will follow at the end of the fourth quarter of 2010.  At the same event, Nokia also took the wraps off the Nokia Bicycle Charger Kit, an alternative charging solution built especially for people with limited access to electricity.

The most affordable of the Nokia C1 trio (C1-00) is priced at EUR 30 before taxes and subsidies and is the first Nokia mobile phone to feature a 2-in-1 double SIM solution. “By simply holding down a key, people are able to switch between SIM cards. This enables them to take advantage of reduced call rates, flexibility when traveling from one country to another, or helps with sharing a phone within a family and still use their own SIM,” said Alex Lambeek, Vice President at Nokia. “This is a great added convenience feature considering the low price of the phone.”

Nokia C1 owners will also benefit from a standby battery time of up to six weeks, the longest ever for a Nokia mobile phone, especially useful in those parts of the world where access to electricity is sometimes limited. The standard flashlight – often someone’s only means of bright light – is paired with a vivid color screen and FM radio with standard headphone jack, meaning the Nokia C1 is as much about entertainment as it is about convenience.

The Nokia C2 features a dual SIM with dual standby capability. Along with the many capabilities of the Nokia C1, the Nokia C2 can also keep both SIM cards active; meaning calls and text messages can come to either number while the phone is on. The first SIM card on the Nokia C2 sits underneath the battery and the second is ‘hot-swappable’, a feature unique to Nokia which means it can be removed and inserted when the phone is on.

Where available, the Nokia C2 also offers a wide range of information covering healthcare, agriculture, education and entertainment via Nokia’s Ovi Life Tools, as well as the email account for the developing world, Ovi Mail. In addition to Ovi Mail, people’s favorite consumer email and chat accounts can be pushed direct to the phone via Nokia Messaging. Listening to music is simple with the FM radio and music player, with a massive amount of music storage with the phone supporting micro-SD cards of up to 32GB.

The second and third devices in the Nokia C1 family (C1-01 and C1-02) are both single SIM products, and Nokia’s most affordable devices offering microSD compatibility, enabling people to store up to 32 GB of music, photography, or whatever other media suits them. Both new devices bring very individual designs and exciting colors, bright color screens, web browsing over GPRS and access to Nokia web services such as Nokia Messaging. In addition, owners of the Nokia C1 (C1-01) will also be able to take video and photographs using the built-in VGA camera.

 

The Nokia C2 features a dual SIM with dual standby capability. Along with the many capabilities of the Nokia C1, the Nokia C2 can also keep both SIM cards active; meaning calls and text messages can come to either number while the phone is on. The first SIM card on the Nokia C2 sits underneath the battery and the second is 'hot-swappable', a feature unique to Nokia which means it can be removed and inserted when the phone is on.

The second and third devices in the Nokia C1 family (C1-01 and C1-02) are both single SIM products, and Nokia's most affordable devices offering microSD compatibility, enabling people to store up to 32 GB of music, photography, or whatever other media suits them. Both new devices bring very individual designs and exciting colors, bright color screens, web browsing over GPRS and access to Nokia web services such as Nokia Messaging. In addition, owners of the Nokia C1 (C1-01) will also be able to take video and photographs using the built-in VGA camera.

There are some minor differences as well in the two handsets. One difference lies in their SIM functions. While Nokia C1 keeps its one SIM active at a time though switches fastly between the two, Nokia C2 manages to keep both the SIMs active at the same time. Its hot-swappable SIM is its another highlight and a feature that is first ever introduced in any of the mobiles around the world. Nokia C1 has a smashing standby of 48 days against 16.5 days of Nokia C2

Lambeek continued, "You must look at a number of things when it comes to power management - such as ensuring the phone's operating system is as power-efficient as possible. Now, with our innovative bike charger, people get even more freedom to use their Nokia without worrying about battery life. Bicycles are the most widespread means of transport in many markets around the world, so this is just one more benefit to be gained from an activity people are already doing. This is a great solution to a real challenge, whether people will use it due to limited access to electricity, or to be more environmentally responsible." The kit will be available before the end of the year in selected retailers and Nokia online and branded retail.

Nokia C Series Mobiles Prices in India & Euro as well:

Nokia C1 (C1-00) - €30 (Approx 1800 Rs. in India)

Nokia C1 (C1-02) - €35 (Approx 2000 Rs. in India)

Nokia C1 (C1-01) - €39 (Approx 2250 Rs. in India)

Nokia C2 (C2-00) - €45 (Approx 2600 Rs. in India)

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Nokia E73 Specifications and details

 
FINALLY Nokia announced the Nokia E73, the latest business handset has a unique design and cool. Phone with QWERTY model with cast silver metal casing adds elegance value of this smartphone.
It is planned that this handset will be the first time in release in June 2010 for the European market. As for Indonesia is still no confirmation must speck of Nokia.


Some two years after its release, there are still plenty of people who’ll swear up and down that the E71 is the finest phone Nokia has ever produced — and for good reason. As a platform, S60 was the product of a simpler time when the smartphone market was dominated not by touchscreens, but by numeric keypads, and the E71 was arguably the last of a string of bona fide successes that Nokia enjoyed in the platform’s heyday alongside pioneering handsets like the N82 and N95. Thing is, the E71 was different than those other models in a very important way: it was elegant.

The E73 clocks in at just over 10 millimeters thick, but for some reason, it feels even thinner; that’s probably a result of some creative curves along either side of the back, a trick similar to the E71’s. The battery cover is a solid piece of metal that looks and feels great, though it has a tendency to smudge and oil up very, very easily, so you’ll want to keep a lint-free cloth (or, you know, a shirt sleeve) handy for when you’re trying to keep appearances.
The E73 also shares what might be its single most important trait with the E71: rock-solid construction.

Specification :

• Camera: 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash,video
• video call camera : VGA
• Screen: TFT, 16M colors, 320 x 240 pixels, 2.36 inches, - QWERTY keyboard, Five-way scroll key, Accelerometer sensor for auto rotate and tap-for-time, Optical trackpad
• OS: Symbian OS 9.3, Series 60 v3.2 UI
• Network: 2G GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900, 3G HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
• Model: QWERTY Phone
• Connection: GPRS Class 32, EDGE Class 32, HSDPA; HSUPA, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP, microUSB v2.0
• Browser: WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, JAVA MIDP 2.0
• Color Options: Various
• Application: SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM, Games
• Battery: Li-Po
• Memory: ekaternal microSD, up to 16GB

More Features:
- MP4/H.263 video player
- Organizer
- T9
- Stereo FM radio with RDS,
- Flash Lite v3.0
- Push to talk
- A-GPS support
- Voice command/dial
- MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player
- Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)

If there was a complaint to be levied against the E71’s design, it’d have to be the keyboard; the rows were straight across rather than being curved upwards like most well-regarded portrait QWERTY handsets (BlackBerrys, for instance), and the keys — while well-contoured — didn’t have quite enough “click” to them. The E73 adds a hint of curve, but the key design and feel remain the same. We’re not huge on portrait QWERTY keyboards in general, admittedly — but whereas we’d be able to get proficient on a BlackBerry Bold within a minute of picking it up, we never stopped regularly making typos on the E73. It wasn’t disastrous enough to break the deal, but we do think Nokia could’ve made some minor changes here that would’ve helped immensely.

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Nokia E72 review: The business of messaging (Mobile Phone Blog, Auckland, Review, Tech, News)

Nokia E72 review: The business of messaging (Mobile Phone Blog, Auckland, Review, Tech, News)

Nokia E72 is one of those handsets everybody is talking about long before their release. There may be nothing much to talk about - after all everyone knows what to expect of the Eseries and they have never let us down. But still, savoring the next batch of Eseries steel is always a pleasure.

The Finns keep feeding business ammo to the market and there's nothing out of the usual at first sight. We already tasted the new Eseries generation and the E52 and E55 were the usual good healthy meals. The E72 though needs to be nothing short of delicious.

There's no need to tell you the Nokia E72 walks and talks business. The big one though has greater responsibility to carry. We guess the E72 will not fear being judged against the best messengers in its class. But it will certainly look back to a haunting shadow within its own family. The Nokia E72 can certainly go where the E71 would not venture. But it's not only the equipment (of which the E72 has aplenty) that makes a winner.

Key features:

Quad-band GSM support

3G with HSDPA 10.2Mbps and HSUPA 2Mbps

Landscape 2.36" 16M-color display of QVGA resolution

Comfortable full QWERTY keypad

Optical trackpad on the D-pad

Symbian 9.3 OS, S60 UI with FP2

600 MHz ARM 11 CPU and 128 MB of SDRAM

5 megapixel auto focus camera with LED flash

Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UPnP technology, DLNA support

Built-in GPS receiver, A-GPS support, digital compass

Accelerometer for turn-to-mute

250 MB of internal memory, microSD expansion, ships with a 4GB card

Standard 3.5mm audio jack

Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP support and microUSB v2.0

FM radio with RDS

Remote Wipe

Great battery life

Office document editor (including MS Office 2007)

User-friendly Mode Switch for swapping two homescreen setups

Smart dialing

Full Flash support

Great audio output quality

Lifetime Nokia Messaging subscription

Main disadvantages:

Optical trackpad is not as handy as we'd like

Limited camera features, no geotagging, video recording maxes out at VGA@15fps

No DivX or XviD support (can be enabled, possibly requiring a purchase)

No TV-out functionality

No dedicated camera key (trackpad compensates for that)

Poor loudspeaker performance

Eseries are always trying to get more skills on their resume. But the one that's supposed to be the next big thing in its class is really pushing it. Nokia didn't have to try and experiment with the E72. Build muscle on the E71 was their main objective. And by the looks of it they did more than well. The E72 promises richer experience and superior skill. But it will still be expected to deliver more than the sum of its parts if it wants to prove anything to the standard-setting E71.

The Eseries spirit is all there - and we guess in-house competition is always in the picture. The E72 is bold and impressive, but manages to keep its cool too, as befits a conservative business handset. Armed and dangerous or polite and elaborate - the E72 will be whatever you want it to be. So, make up your mind, and take the jump. We're unboxing and feeling the cold Eseries steel in our hands.

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The Nokia 5800 Express Music

The Nokia 5800 Express Music phone had been unveiled yesterday, October 2, 2008 and it got everything we ever hoped for and even more!

The new Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is especially designed for the music-lovers all over the world. Yep, all over the world. It has innovative new designs to give you the best music experience from a mobile phone that is ever possible. It supports Nokia's Comes With Music, a service that gives you access to the Nokia Music Store. They provide a 1 year unlimited access to their catalog by purchasing this great phone.

So, what do people want for their music mobile phone? We all want clear and powerful speakers, more memory and of course, easy synchronization. Aside from these, it's no mobile phone if it can't perform well as a mobile phone, right? The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic does not just focus on the "music" factor but it has a great internet browsing, 3.2 megapixel camera with a Carl Zeiss Lens, clear phone speaker, Bluetooth and so much more! Plus, it is the first Nokia phone with touch screen to add that human touch.

With the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, you get up to 8 Gb of memory, built-in surround stereo speakers and it supports up to 60 languages so people around the world could use this phone. No news as to how much this awesome new mobile phone actually costs.

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Nokia 6280 Bringing video sharing and video calls to life

The Nokia 6280 is a 3G slide phone. It's not a smartphone, but has virtually all of the high-end capabilities that normally come with a 3G smartphone, but without the Symbian operating system. The fact that it has a conventional Series 40 operating system makes the user interface fast and responsive.

Music is catered for with a music player for MP3 tracks and Visual Radio. Sound output is in stereo, and a stereo headset is supplied. The phone comes with 74 Mbytes of built-in memory plus an expandable memory card - ideal for storing music and video. The 6280 also has an interesting and novel feature - video ringtones!

Connectivity is fully supported, with Bluetooth, USB 2.0 and infra-red, as well as super-fast internet access via EDGE or 3G, supporting download speeds of up to 384 kbps, and upload speeds of 128 kbps. Battery life is very good for a 3G phone.
The Nokia 6280 is potentially one of the best 3G phones currently available. However, it is very unreliable and there have been a variety of faults reported - from memory card faults, to shutting down and even total failure. It's a shame, but we really can't recommend the 6280.

As a late adopter of handset designs that stray from a classic candybar-style, Nokia has so far this year shown us two of its slider phones, the small and bulbous 6111, and the bulky 3G 6280. If you're looking for a more inconspicuous slider, you'd be better off with Samsung's D820, which shaves a couple of millimetres off the Nokia's thickness.

With the slider closed on the 6820, Nokia still gives you access to functions such as push-to-talk and camera mode, with dedicated buttons for each on the side. You can also browse the menu with the navigation key to read messages and make calls from your phone book.

Similar to Sony Ericsson's K750i, the Nokia 6280's viewfinder and shortcut key are orientated for landscape mode when taking pictures, so it feels somewhat like using a regular digital camera when you're taking snapshots.
Features of the Nokia 6280 include:

* 3G functionality (including video calling)
* 2 megapixel camera with 8x digital zoom and integrated flash
* VGA camera for video calling
* Display: Active Matrix, 262,144-colours, 320 x 240 pixels
* Music player with stereo output (stereo headset supplied)
* Visual Radio
* Video ringtones
* Messaging: SMS, MMS, Instant Messaging, email (SMTP, POP3, and IMAP4)
* Java games
* XHTML web browser
* Memory: 74 Mbytes plus miniSD card
* Connectivity: Bluetooth, USB 2.0, Infra-red
* WAP, GPRS Class 10, EDGE (up to 236.8 kbps) & 3G (up to 384 kbps download)
* Triband + 3G
* Size: 100 x 46 x 21 mm
* Weight: 115g
* Talktime: up to 3 hours (3G) or 4 hours (2G)
* Battery standby: up to 250 hours (2G or 3G)

The bright QVGA, 262,144 color display (320x240 pixels) of the Nokia 6280 highlights the phone's excellent photography capabilities. With dedicated camera and zoom buttons, the Nokia 6280 creates a natural, user-friendly conventional camera experience by operating the photography function in a horizontal landscape mode. Pictures and videos can be conveniently stored on the Nokia 6280's miniSD memory card.
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AT&T Brings Nokia 6650 To The States

The long-awaited Nokia 6650 3G flip phone made its debut in the U.S. Thursday with a retail-friendly price tag of $70.00.

AT&T revealed it will start carrying Nokia's 6650, already available in Europe, offering the 3G handset to its wireless subscribers. The 6650 is a mid-range flip phone running the Symbian S60 platform, giving it access to a large app library. Nokia's designed the model with media playback in mind, as the external screen features touch-sensitive buttons for accessing track controls without needing to flip the phone open. The phone sports a 2-megapixel camera as well as the standard Bluetooth and aGPS reception. You can use microSD cards up to 8GB load music on the phone or, if you're looking for even more access to music, the 6650 supports AT&T Mobile Music, which offers downloads through Napster, eMusic, and XM Radio services. AT&T begins selling the phone tomorrow, for around $70 after contracts and rebates.

The new phone replaces the older N75 model, and features the Symbian-based S60 platform. The fold phone has four hours of talk time and runs on what AT&T calls the "nation's fastest 3G network" to provide features such as a dedicated menu key for AT&T Navigator.

The Nokia 6650 also features other AT&T services, such as a 2.0 megapixel camera; 2.2-inch display with QVGA (16 million colors) resolution; AT&T Video Share (the "first-ever service in the U.S. that allows users to share live video over wireless devices while participating in a voice call"); and AT&T Mobile Music that lets users listen and download music from Napster, eMusic and XM Radio.

The initial 6650 release was in Europe five months ago, and is only available on the T-Mobile network there.The phone's regular price is $119, but drops down to $69.99 after a rebate and a two-year subscription.

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Cool Nokia N71

Nokia is not known for its clamshell handsets, but the company does occasionally make a foray into that world, and has done so with the N71.In fact, despite Nokia’s reluctance to flip, there is already a clamshell handset in the N range – the N91. Where that is a very chunky beast, with a camera in its own clamshell independent swivelling section, the N71 has a rather more traditional clamshell design, being made in just two pieces, and hinged at its top edge.The front screen offers just 96 x 68 pixels of viewing area and, a relatively limited range of features. It will show the handset status and the current time, and when you are playing music a button underneath the screen will pause and resume. But you can’t switch between tracks or fiddle with volume without opening the flip.

Design wise Nokia doesn’t seem to have really taken the full potential of what the clamshell format offers on board. Let’s start with the overall size, shape and weight. The N71 is thicker than the popular candybar N70 - the other Nokia handset I happen to have handy as I write. With the clam closed it is almost as tall, and it is heavier. Compare for yourself: N70 53 x 109 x 22mm, 126g; N71 51 x 98 x 26mm with the flip closed, rising from 98 to a shade over 180mm tall with the flip open and 139g.When you open the flip there is room for a decent sized screen and for large, well spaced keys. What does Nokia provide? A screen which is nicely specified in terms of pixels – 240 x 320 of them – but a mere 2.4in diagonal in size. I’d have liked to see it larger.

The keypad is the bigger disappointment, though. The number pad and control keys are separated by a design feature – a slightly curved indent in the casing which to my mind just consumes potentially useful space.There are several things I just don’t like about the keypad design design. The softkeys are a long way from the softmenus they map onto, and while you will get used to this it is a little disconcerting at first.The navigation key sits in the centre of a familiar group – Call, End, and those softmenu keys. It could easily be a third larger, and its raised select button feels only OK under the fingers. The whole thing needs an element of digit-precision to use effectively.

The N71, yet another handset in the N range of multimedia rich phones, is a flip (or clamshell) phone. Nokia doesn’t do these very often – the 3G N90 with the Carl Zeiss camera lens and the non 3G 6131 are the two most recent examples, but they are mere droplets in the vast ocean of Nokia handsets. So we had somewhat baited breath waiting for the N71 to land on our desk.

When we took the N71 out of its box, our first reaction was raised eyebrows. ‘Are you sure this is a clamshell?’ we asked ourselves, and exclaimed, ‘it’s huge!’

As we see it, the plus points for clamshell phones are: they are small and so ideal for tiny pockets; they look cool as they have a smooth opening mechanism and are easy to open one-handed; just as with sliders, you can control a lot of features without opening the handset; and inside there is room for a large screen and a big keyboard.

Nokia does not agree. The N71 is vast – 98.6 mm tall, 51.2 mm wide, and 25.8 thick. At almost 10cm high, it is a rival for Nokia’s solid candybar performer the N70, for example. The size matters because it means you are likely to need two hands to open the flip, and this is particularly annoying because Nokia hasn’t built any spring-loading into the mechanism.

It is also irritating because when you do open the N71 what you find inside is a reasonably small screen. At 2.4 diagonal inches it is actually a pretty good size for a mobile phone screen, but it looks a bit lost in its large surround, and nowhere near fills the available space. And the chunky-fingered, who often like clamshell handsets because they afford space for a larger than usual keyboard will find rather smaller number keys than they might like inside, and a wodge of ‘dead’ space occupied by no keys at all.

While we are carping, let’s talk about build quality. Many phone manufacturers are going for new looks and new ideas. Shiny back and touch sensitivity in the LG K800 Chocolate, un-phonelike looks and controls in the LG U400, smooth lines in Sony Ericsson’s W900i. Nokia has chosen, by comparison, a rather plasticy and low quality feel for the N71. Go figure.

Back to the front for a moment (to coin a phrase). The front screen is pretty small, surrounded by a large frame of shiny silver. It isn’t all that capable. It shows the handset status and the time, and a single button beneath the screen will pause and resume music. But you can’t choose tracks using this button.

Nor can you start the main, 2 megapixel, camera, whose lens sits on the front of the clamshell case, running with the handset closed, which means you are a bit hampered when it comes to shooting quick snaps. We are quite used to seeing front screens on clamshell phones doubling as viewfinders, so not having that option here makes the N71 feel a bit dated.

Well, the music playback quality is great. You’ll need to store tracks on a miniSD card as there is only 10MB of storage built in, but you get a 128MB card with the phone to get you started. And another plus is that while the headset connector to the N71 is Nokia’s Pop-Port, you get a converter to a 3.5mm jack so you can use your own headset if you prefer it to the one Nokia provides.

We also like that infra red is built into the N71. Bluetooth is here too, of course, but we find infra red is ideal for quickly swapping files between two different handsets – much less hassle than using Bluetooth. There is no Wi-Fi, though, something we are starting to see in more and more handsets.

When making video calls using the VGA camera that sits above the screen, you can either hold the N71 in your hand with the clamshell fully open, or open it point where it clicks into a gentle lock at a suitable angle to sit the handset on a desk. It is no problem to switch from the front camera to the back one, so that the person you are calling can easily see what you are looking at rather than your own, er, ugly mug.

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Popular Nokia N70

Despite being an otherwise excellent handset, the Nokia N70 struggles to measure up as a business phone mainly as a result of its inability to properly work with documents - for which its keypad and medium resolution screen are to blame. Poor synchronization capabilities further worsen matters, yet there is no denying that the N70 hosts excellent document viewing software, as well as rock-solid connectivity, good battery life, the ability to easily expand memory and a 2 Megapixel camera which delivers impressive results. Add an adequate brower, and you have yourself a decent 3G phone. Release: October 2005. Price: $430.

Features :

The Nokia N70 (Model N70-1) is one of the handsets in Nokia's Nseries lineup of smart phones. It is equipped with a 2 megapixel camera with built-in flash, a front VGA camera to allow video calling, FM radio, Bluetooth, digital music player functionality, and support for 3D Symbian, Java games and other S60 2nd Edition software.

At the time of its launch, the N70 had the most built-in memory alongside its system memory and was the penultimate (before the related N72) Symbian OS 8.x device released by Nokia, since the introduction of their new OS9 platform released in 2003 which offers more flexibility than the original that was made in 1998 and upgraded from then on.

Feature : Specification

Form factor-Candy bar
Platform/Operating System-BB5 / Symbian OS v8.1a, S60 Platform Second Edition
CPU-Texas Instruments OMAP 1710 (ARM architecture 926TEJ v5) - 220 MHz
Memory(RAM)-32 MB
GSM frequencies-900/1800/1900 MHz
GPRS-Yes, class 10 (4down/2up, max 5 active)
EDGE(EGPRS) -Yes, class 10
WCDMA-Yes (2100MHz)
Main screen-TFT Matrix, 262,144 colours, 176x208 pixels
Camera - Front 0.3 Megapixel, 2x digital zoom & Rear 2.0 Megapixel with LED Flash, 20x digital zoom
Video recording-Yes, CIF (max. clip length 2 h)
Multimedia Messaging-Yes
Video calls-Yes
Push to talk-Yes
Java support-Yes, MIDP 2.0
Built-in memory-22 MB
Memory card slot-Yes, RS-DV-MMC/MMC Mobile, hotswap, 2GB Maximum
Bluetooth-Yes, 2.0 (A2DP Profile Not Supported)
Infrared-No
Data cable support-Yes, Pop-Port, USB 2.0
Browser -WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
Email-Yes
Music player-Yes, stereo w/bass from headphones
Radio-Yes
Video Player-Yes
Polyphonic tones-Yes, 64 voices
Ringtones-Yes MIDI, AMR (NB-AMR), WAV, MP3, AAC
HF speakerphone-Yes
Offline mode-Yes
Battery-BL-5C (850 mAh)
Talk time-Up to 3 hours 30 minutes
Standby time-Up to 265 hours
Weight-126 grams
Dimensions-108.8x53x21.8 millimeters
SAR-Rating- 0.5 W/kg
Availability- Q3/2005

Phone's front side is eye catching thanks to a plate with metal outlook. It is made of plastic and catches fingerprints even though it is not entirely glossy. Fingerprints reign on the display too. Nokia seems to be fully aware of this disadvantage, because they have prepared a special cloth to go with the phone.

In the upper left corner of the phone there is a sensor, which regulates the backlighting of the display and the keypad. I really wish Nokia had added a switch-off option for the backlighting, but my expectations were in vain. I just don't find it practical that the keypad beams in a rather disordered manner. On top of it, in the user manual, Nokia states that the display and the keypad may sometimes blink as a side effect. To me though, if nothing else, a possible switch-off function would have saved energy.

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Pearl and Black Nokia N72

"The Nokia N72 perfectly illustrates our commitment to offer the powerful performance of the Nokia Nseries to people based in regions dominated by EDGE/GSM network coverage," said Pekka Pohjakallio, vice president, Multimedia Computers, Nokia. "The Nokia N72 allows you to tailor your multimedia device to match your interests, whether music, imaging or entertainment content, all in a stylish design you will be proud to own."

"The Nokia Nseries promise of high performance technology is at the core of the Nokia N72 design DNA; with this device people will feel like they can express their extrovert nature," said Bill Sermon, vice president of Multimedia Design, Nokia. "The design concept was inspired by what the Nokia N72 means to someone, rather than what it can merely do for that person. We drew on the relationship people have with things that inspire great performances, like the world's finest grand piano or the perfect handcrafted writing pen. We wanted to play with contrast and detail to create drama within the product - and the end result is a beautiful device that creates its own signature at the same time that it draws you in."

The pearl pink and gloss black versions of the Nokia N72 have digital textures on the back, which personalize the device. "The overall design makes a strong statement for the Nokia N72 as a multimedia computer, but the digital textures, or graphics, on the back add a subtlety of personal ownership, that it is my device," Sermon adds.

Walk, Talk and Rock
Personalize your Nokia N72 with a choice of digital music tracks, and enjoy music on the go with the integrated digital music player. Press the music key for direct access to your music tracks. Record music from your CDs, create playlists and transfer your music onto your Nokia N72 with the Nokia Music Manager, a part of Nokia PC Suite.

Slide and Shoot
Morph your Nokia N72 into a digital camera by sliding open the active lens cover and compose your shot using the high definition 2.1 inch colour display. The 2 megapixel (1600 x 1200 pixels) camera includes an integrated flash, which will make it easy to capture images even in low light conditions. Capture photos or video clips with just one click, and later personalize your gallery image collection with the integrated photo and video editor. Choose your favorites to print or transfer them onto a compatible PC, with the option of online sharing on Internet communities.

Feature-Specification

• Form factor-Candybar ("Monoblock")
• Operating System-Symbian OS (8.1a), S60 Second Edition Feature Pack 3 (v2.8)
• Processor-TI OMAP 1710, ARM9 32-bit RISC CPU @ 220 MHz
• Memory(RAM)-50MB
• GSM frequencies-900/1800/1900 MHz
• GPRS-Yes, class 10
• EDGE(EGPRS)-Yes, class 10
• WCDMA-No
• Main screen-TFT Matrix, 262,144 colours, 176x208 pixels
• Camera-2.0 Megapixels w/LED flash, 20x digital zoom
• Video recording-Yes, CIF
• Multimedia Messaging-Yes
• Java support-Yes, MIDP 2.0
• Built-in memory-32 MB
• Memory card slot-Yes, DV RS-MMC/MMCmobile
• Bluetooth-Yes V2.0
• Infrared-No
• Data cable support-Yes
• Browser-WAP 2.0 XHTML / HTML
• Email-Yes
• Music player-Yes, stereo w/bass from headphones
• Radio-Yes
• Video Player-Yes
• Polyphonic tones -Yes, 64 chords
• Ringtones - Yes,Mp3,wav,MIDI tones,AMR,(NB-AMR),True Tones,WAV,AAC
• HF speakerphone - Yes
• Offline mode -Yes
• Other- Quickoffice office suite, Opera browser, Symantec Mobile Security 4.0 (6 months trial)

Matching themed headset and wrist strap are included in sales packs of the Nokia N72. The Nokia N72 is expected to be available from June 2006 in key markets worldwide, including the Middle East and Africa, Russia, Eastern Europe, mainland China, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and the Philippines.

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Nokia N81 8GB

Nokia N81 Mobile Phone : At the Nokia press conference held in London, Nokia unveiled the new Nokia N81 mobile phone specifically optimized for entertainment, digital music and games. The Nokia N81 mobile phone offers dedicated music or gaming control keys, expanded memory, large LCD screen and extended battery performance to provide quick and easy access to entertainment content. With dedicated music and gaming keys, 3.5 mm headphone connector and 3G and WLAN connectivity, the Nokia N81 multimedia computer is a true mobile entertainment powerhouse. With a sleek, polished surface and keys that light up when you activate them, accessing content on the 3D multimedia menu is fast and intuitive.

Nokia N81 Mobile Phone:

"With the release of the Nokia N81 mobile phone, Nokia offers its consumers a range of entertainment-enabled features for consumers who want their music, games and favourite media with them wherever they go," says Kai Oistamo, Executive Vice President, Nokia. "We believe that the full-featured, well-designed Nokia N81 mobile phone will be very popular and will help bring Nokia's Internet and music services to life."I am reviewing the Nokia N81 8GB in two parts. In this post, I’ll go in-depth with the form factor of the phone and how it is related to the functions. I’ll review about using the Nokia N81 8GB interface and software in a later post. For the the physical aspects of the N81 8GB, I think the phone is well designed and nicely built, but it has a few annoyances.

N81:
You might also want to read my preview of the Nokia N81 8GB and watch my unboxing video of the N81 along with this review.

Overview:

Weight. The Nokia N81 8GB feels heavier in the hands than the Nokia N95. In my preview of the Nokia N81 8GB, I mentioned that the N81 weighs 140 grams, while the N95 weighs 120 grams. It doesn’t look like a big difference, but you can certainly feel it when you hold both of them.

Display:
The Nokia N81 has a 2.4 inch display. It is the same screen size as the Nokia N93i. However, it is hard to settle down for this size, knowing that the Nokia N95 8GB has a 2.8 inch screen. I also like that the display is protected by another layer instead of just flat with the whole fascia.

Nokia N81 Screen:
The 2.4 inch screen on the Nokia N81 8GB leaves you wanting more.

Colour:
According to the box, the Nokia N81 8GB is warm silver/brown. From an arm’s length, the front of the phone looks like it is black with mocha on the sides. A closer look of the back of the phone shows tiny speckles that shine as light reflects from the panel. Nice and subtle.

Speckles:
The battery cover of the Nokia N81 8GB has shiny brown speckles.

Slide:
The sliding mechanism is firm. You do not need to slide it in place all the way. It moves by itself with a nice snapping sound when you push it up or down halfway through.
Buttons

Keypad:
When the N81 8GB is closed while hiding the numeric keypad, I counted 18 buttons just on the front part of the phone! If two of those buttons are the dedicated gaming keys, that means the other 16 buttons are packed together with the Naviwheel. Let’s see the keys in that area: green call, red end-call, left soft-key, right soft-key, main menu, multimedia menu, clear, play/pause, stop, forward, back, left, right, up, down, and center.

Even though there’s a lot of buttons in that part of the phone, Nokia does a great job illuminating only the necessary buttons depending on what you are using. For example, the music keys are dimmed and the gaming keys are off when using the phone in general. When the music player is on, the music keys light up. The gaming keys lights up when playing an N-gage game and also when used to zoom in or out of photos in the gallery.NaviwheelNaviwheel. What surprised me is that the Naviwheel, which is supposed to work like the iPod wheel navigation, is off by default. You have to go to the settings to turn it on. The Naviwheel navigation is only useable in the multimedia menu, music player, and photo gallery. I am not sure whether future firmware updates will enable it throughout the whole phone. However, I’m glad they provide the option of turning it on or off, instead of leaving it on by default. After playing with it, I actually just prefer turning the Naviwheel option off.
I also found the Naviwheel very sturdy, requiring a lot of effort to press down. While it may not be a major problem to some, I found it annoying to press down hard when scrolling through web pages.

Music keys:
You can press the play button at any time to play the last song you were listening to. What’s cool is that you can do this while doing something else like browsing the web, checking email, or even playing a game. I also like that the title of the song pops up on the upper right corner display if I am not currently not on the music player display.

Slide HandlingKeyguard slide:
Next to the power button is the key lock that slides to the right and goes back to its original position. This comes in real handy if you do not want the music to play randomly while your phone is inside your bag. I was in a really quiet hallway yesterday with the Nokia N81 in my backpack and it scared the hell out of me when something just played out of nowhere. However, you can choose to turn the keyguard option on automatically when closing the slide in the settings. This option is not available in my Nokia N95.

CopyPencil Key:

There’s no pencil key in the Nokia N81, which you can find in other Nseries phones. It is useful in copying and pasting text, but since this button is not available in the N81, Nokia provided “Editing options” in the menu where copy and paste are available. It does not bother me that the pencil key is gone because the same options can be brought up by pressing the * button while texting as well. More details on that on my software and interface review of the Nokia N81.

Camera button:

There is no auto focus on the 2-megapixel camera of the Nokia N81. That means you can’t hold the camera button halfway to focus on your subject. This means snapping pictures is really quick, but don’t expect the same quality from the Nokia N95 with autofocus.

Camera:
There is no auto focus on the Nokia N81 8GB camera.

Power:
The power button works similar to any other Nseries phone. You tap once to bring up profiles like silent, normal, vibrate, etc… then keep tapping to go down the list. Hold it again to activate the desired profile. If I want to turn it off, I just hold the button down.

Volume Keys:
Nothing special about the volume keys! Volume up… volume down.
Input and Output

Earphones:
The Nokia N81 8GB came with earphones that go around the back of your neck. It connects to a middle piece where you can control music or pick up phone calls. I prefer regular earphones that go down my neck, but joggers like the ones that go around the neck because it doesn’t fall out easily. You can also use your own earphones if you like, but, people are starting to use bluetooth headphones to listen to music on their phones. You can find out more about Nokia’s new bluetooth headsets at Non Stop Living.Listening to music with the included earphones.

Micro-USB:
The Nokia N81 includes a micro-USB port for data transfers with our computers. We
are going to see this in many upcoming phones and I love it! I can lose my USB cable, and know that I can go into any electronics store to buy one right away if I don’t have a spare one lying around.

Speakers:
I mentioned in my preview of the Nokia N81 8GB, it has really loud speakers. I get to experience it first-hand. It is definitely loud enough to start a small party anywhere!

Feature:Specification

• Form factor:Slider
• Operating System:Symbian OS 9.2, S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 1
• GSM frequencies:850/900/1800/1900 MHz
• GPRS:Yes
• EDGE (EGRPS):Yes
• WCDMA:Yes (2100 MHz only)
• Screen:320x240 pixels, diagonal 2.4", 16 million colors
• CPU:Single CPU, ARM 11, 369 MHz
• Internal Dynamic Memory (RAM):96 MB
• Internal Flash Memory:12 MB
• Camera:Main (rear) 2 Megapixel camera; frontal CIF camera for video call
• Video recording:Yes, MPEG-4 (320x240) of up to 15 fps
• Multimedia Messaging:Yes
• Video calls:Yes
• Push to talk:Yes
• Java support:Yes, Java MIDP 2.0, CLDC 1.1
• Bluetooth:Yes, 2.0 (A2dp)

Conclusion:
Overall I like the design of the Nokia N81 8GB. The attention to details like the dimming and the lighting of the music and gaming keys at the right moment is pretty cool. This phone will be great for those who spend a lot of time listening to music, and also want to play games on their phone because of the dedicated gaming keys. But watch your thumbs! It requires more than average effort to press the Naviwheel, and expect accidental keypresses because of the many buttons packed together in a small space.

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Smart Away Nokia E90

INTRODUCTION
Nokia Communicator users and fans got used to always having to wait several years for a new model and always being slightly disappointed by the lack of some important features and reduced performance of new models compared to e.g. S60 smartphones announced/released at the same time. The 9210, the first Symbian OS based Communicator released in 2001, came with no GPRS and no Bluetooth, even though simple Nokia phones had both. 9210i and 9290 haven't changed much and we had to wait 3 years for the 9500 which finally delivered Bluetooth and GPRS/EDGE but (in 2004/2005!) still no UMTS, low-res camera and slow(ish) 150 MHz processor, compared to 220 MHz clocks of S60 smartphones (e.g. the 6630) announced at the same time... The 9300 and the 9300i provided improved WLAN connectivity but still the same processing speed and no UMTS support...

History often repeats itself.... but NOT THIS TIME! The E90 has almost everything you could dream of and provides the fastest processor currently used in Symbian OS smartphones and the largest operating memory (RAM) capacity ever used in a Symbian OS based device, with the recently announced UIQ3 based Sony Ericsson P1i being the only smartphone to offer the same amount of RAM. Yes, it's true, Nokia has finally created a Communicator that is as fast as other high-end Symbian OS devices and as powerful (and MORE functional) than high-end PocketPC Phone Edition devices!

The Nokia E series has gained a reputation as a mean set of power smartphones for business users. Just take a look at the Nokia E61i and the Nokia E65 if you need proof. And now, you've got the granddaddy of them all--the mammoth Nokia E90 Communicator. A descendant of the Nokia 9300, the E90 brings solid performance and more features--Wi-Fi, GPS, the latest Symbian operating system, and more--to the corporate customer. That said, we couldn't help but be disappointed by the lack of 3G support on the E90, and the omission is even tougher to swallow when you realize it will cost you about $1,100 (though you can probably find it for a couple of hundred dollars less online, but still) for an unlocked version of this handset. The Nokia E90 Communicator is a sharp device, but if you're looking for a comparable and more affordable solution, check out the AT&T Tilt.

Design

The Nokia E90 Communicator is a mammoth. The handset measures a whopping 5.2 inches tall by 2.2 inches wide by 0.7 inch deep and weighs 7.4 ounces, so you can pretty much forget about slipping this into a pants pocket, comfortably anyway. On the upside, the smartphone has a solid construction and looks like it could weather some rough treatment. It's also got a decidedly no-nonsense, corporate look, which suits its intended audience of power business users.

Features
The Nokia E90 Communicator is a workhorse. The brainpower behind the smartphone is provided by Symbian OS 9.2, Series 60 3rd Edition and comes packed with a host of applications for the business user. There's full support for viewing and editing Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents thanks to the Quickoffice suite. The E90 also features the Nokia Team Suite, which we saw debut on the Nokia E65, and lets you create "teams" and define members, conference call numbers, conference call PINs, and Web pages.

Other utilities and PIM tools include Adobe Reader, a Zip Manager, a calendar, notes, a calculator, a clock, a voice recorder, and a currency converter. Of course, with the openness of the Symbian platform, you have access to a large library of third-party applications. There's Download Catalog on the device or you can check CNET Download.com for more titles. The Nokia E90 has 128MB of user-accessible memory, and the microSD expansion slot can accept up to 2GB cards.

Performance

We tested the quad-band (GSM 850/900/1800/1900; GPRS/EDGE) Nokia E90 Communicator in San Francisco using AT&T service, and call quality was good. We enjoyed crisp sound and good volume on our end, and had no problems interacting with an airline's voice-automated response system. Our callers also reported good results. The speakerphone presented more of a mixed bag. While our friends were impressed by the clarity, voices sounded a bit weak and hollow on our end. It wasn't anything that prevented us from having a conversation, but it will pose a challenge if you're trying to talk on the speakerphone in noisier environments. On the bright side, we had no problems pairing the E90 with the Logitech Mobile Traveller Bluetooth headset or the Motorola S9 Bluetooth Active Headphones.

Armed with a 330MHz Texas Instrument OMAP2420 processor, general performance was pretty swift. We did notice some lag when activating the camera and other multimedia applications, but we didn't experience any system crashes during our review period. Of course, the Web-browsing experience could have used the speed boosts from 3G support, but we were able to get by on EDGE. The device also had no problem finding and connecting to our Wi-Fi access point, and the E90 is equipped with an excellent Web browser. Multimedia performance could have been better. Music playback through the phone's speakers was weak and one-dimensional, though it's improved when you used the wired headset. Meanwhile, video clips looked pixilated and blurry, but it should be fine for short diversions.

The Nokia E90 is rated for 5.8 hours of talk time and up to 14 days of standby time. In our battery drain tests, we were able to get an impressive 11.5 hours of continuous talk time on a single charge. According to FCC radiation tests, the E90 has a digital SAR rating of 0.59 watt per kilogram.

Finally, the smartphone is equipped with a decent music player. It plays back MP3 and AAC files and can sort songs by artist, album, genre, or composer. You can also create playlists right on the device, set songs on random or repeat mode, and tweak the Performance
We tested the quad-band (GSM 850/900/1800/1900; GPRS/EDGE) Nokia E90 Communicator in San Francisco using AT&T service, and call quality was good. We enjoyed crisp sound and good volume on our end, and had no problems interacting with an airline's voice-automated response system. Our callers also reported good results. The speakerphone presented more of a mixed bag. While our friends were impressed by the clarity, voices sounded a bit weak and hollow on our end. It wasn't anything that prevented us from having a conversation, but it will pose a challenge if you're trying to talk on the speakerphone in noisier environments. On the bright side, we had no problems pairing the E90 with the Logitech Mobile Traveller Bluetooth headset or the Motorola S9 Bluetooth Active Headphones.

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Wonderful Nokia E71

Nokia introduced today the Nokia E71 and Nokia E66 (compare specifications), the latest devices from the Nokia E-series optimized for e-mail. The Nokia E71 QWERTY smartphone and the Nokia E66 slider phone both support Microsoft Exchange, and were designed for people who want quick access to personal and work e-mail with the touch of a button. A Mail for Exchange mobile e-mail client comes pre-loaded with both phones, providing real-time access to e-mail, calendar, contacts and tasks.

The Nokia E71 and Nokia E66 also support e-mail accounts from more than a thousand internet service providers (ISPs) around the world, as well as Gmail, Yahoo! mail and Hotmail. Additionally, the Nokia E71 and Nokia E66 support the Nokia Intellisync Wireless e-mail solution as well as third party e-mail solutions like System Seven and Visto Mobile. Both models come with a new switch mode that allows people to quickly switch between personal and work home screens.



With a stainless steel case, etched graphics and available in two colors - grey steel and white steel - the Nokia E71 is designed for both one-handed and two-handed use. The Nokia E66 offers stainless steel accents and a sliding design, and like the Nokia E71, it includes an enhanced calendar, contacts and customizable home screen modes. The Nokia E66 also sports an orientation sensor that automatically optimizes itself for full screen viewing or silences the ringer when the device is turned over.


In addition to e-mail and personal information management, the Nokia E71 and Nokia E66 support the latest Ovi services including maps, music and media sharing. Furthermore, the feature list includes HSDPA, Wi-Fi, Assisted GPS (AGPS), Nokia Maps, a music player with support for up to 8GB memory and a 3.2-megapixel camera with autofocus.

The Nokia E71 and Nokia E66 also come equipped with a suite of enterprise grade features, including built-in encryption functionality for the device memory and the memory card. Both models also include integrated mobile VPN support.

The Nokia E71 and Nokia E66 are expected to begin shipping in Europe in July, selling for EUR 350 before applicable taxes and subsidies. Both models were announced with versions supporting AT&T Wireless' HSDPA network, so unless AT&T picks them up, they should both be available as unlocked phones in U.S. retail and Web stores later this summer.

Design:

Obviously this is subjective, but this could really be one of the sexiest damn phones we’ve seen in a very long time. We could do without the tacky pattern on the back battery cover, but we’ll let it slide this time. The entire phone is chrome and while it’s definitely a fingerprint magnet (just have your assistant wipe it down for you) it looks really sharp in person. Everything is proportionate and sort of just works well together. The middle select key actually serves as the notification light, too. So when you have a missed event, the border around the middle key will glow white until you cleared the event, or until the expiration time you set for the notification light expires. It’s a nice touch and a creative way to get rid of the annoying older-fashioned status light. Oh yeah…did we mention this thing is thin? Seriously, we don’t know how they did it. Especially with everything that’s packed in here…man, that BlackBerry Bold is just huge compared to this. Everyone is going to have to step it up after this because as of now, we can’t find one single thing Nokia sacrificed to make the device this thin and compact.

Screen:

There’s a 320×240 screen on the E71 and it looks very sharp. It’s not as bright as the N95, but it’s very clear and easy on the eyes. Screen real estate isn’t a problem at all as we find it more pleasurable to use than an N95. Pictures and video look very detailed and clean. There’s a decent amount of contrast when looking at media, and you’ll especially appreciate the screen during some heavy web browsing.

Connectivity:

The world must be changing. Remember when Nokia would hold every single feature above your head and never give you the perfect phone? Well, we’re finally getting past that. We’re not positive if there’s support for the 2100MHz band here, so for now, we’ll assume it doesn’t have it and there will be a US NAM model, and European model. In terms of the hard connectivity specs, you’ve got a quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE phone with 850MHz/1900MHz UMTS/HSDPA support, Wi-Fi 802.11 a,b,g, Bluetooth 2.0, and GPS. Like most recent Nokia’s, the GPS is assisted by the network, but fret not because there still is a physical GPS chip in here.

Sound:

Like the E61 and E61i before it, the E71 houses a single speaker in the upper left of the phone. It seems louder than the E61 and it’s pretty clear for ringtones and alert sounds. Music sounds fine on it, but it’s not perfect. Bass is seriously lacking and you do get a “tinny” sort of sound. It is very, very loud, though, so you can be sure that alarm is going to get your ass out of bed in the morning.

Email:

What good would an E-Series device be without email? Besides the normal POP3/IMAP supported protocols, Nokia’s Mail For Exchange comes with the device out of the box and is incredibly easy to setup. The handset supports BlackBerry Connect (though we didn’t actually try it) and we’d imagine Goodlink as well. The messaging application had a little bit of a visual makeover, and it’s for the better. Text is extremely readable and emails look great. We’d have loved to see support for HTML email, but oh well.

Keyboard:

If there had to be one negative to the E71 (relax, it’s not the end of the world) it’s going to be the keyboard. Again, not a huge deal, but if we had to pick one thing to single out it’s the keyboard and it quite possibly won’t bother you. It did annoy us, though. Think of the physical keys on the E71 the same as the E61, just a lot smaller. They’re also not as squishy which is nice, and they’re pretty easy to press once you get it down. Our issue is, again, Nokia has not learned the basic keyboard layout and we personally can’t stand it. On a normal QWERTY keyboard the letter “z” is not directly under the letter “a”. It’s either under the letter “s” or somewhere in between the two. This makes typing a royal bitch if you’re not looking directly at the keyboard and is totally unnecessary. All they had to do is stick the damn period key in front of the “z” key and all would be well. Again, this might not be a big deal to you if you’re coming from a QWERTY E-Series already, but for us hardcore freaks who bang away constantly on the keyboard, we’d like the normal layout that’s used on basically every other QWERTY phone on the planet. Fix it please, Nokia. The keys have a nice white backlighting which makes them very easy to read. Just like the other models, the actual keys don’t light up, just the letters and symbols which makes for a very clean and sexy look.

Something also interesting is the inclusion of predictive text on here. You might be thinking why you’d ever need predictive text when you’ve got a QWERTY keyboard, but it actually helps more than it gets in the way. It sort of works like how the iPhone does. If you’re typing fast and accidentally misspell a word but keep typing and hit the space bar, it will auto correct and suggest that word for you. It can also save you a good amount of typing time as it will suggest words for you when you are halfway through them and a simple press of the space bar selects the suggested word and keeps you moving.

Expandability:

There’s a microSD card slot right above the microUSB port on the handset, so you should be able to expand the memory of the phone to the largest microSD card you can find. We haven’t checked data transfer speeds to the memory card over USB yet, but we’re assuming it’s on par with the rest of the Nokias.

Call quality:

Nokia and call quality go together like ham and burger. Kool-Aid and sugar. The E71 doesn’t disappoint. We’ve had such a pleasurable experience with it that we’ve been calling people randomly just to talk on the phone. In all seriousness, it meets or exceeds what we’ve come to expect and love from Nokia. A phone that excels as a phone, as it should. It actually went toe-to-toe with our BlackBerry Curve in terms of holding onto a signal in low coverage areas. And all you BlackBerry lovers out there know that RIM makes one hell of a cell radio in those things.

Battery:

There’s a 1500mAh battery in the E71, and with a full day of heavy use like constant email, phone calls, web browsing, and all around messing with the phone, we’ve still got around 2 bars left. There should be no concern with the battery life here.

The Nokia E71 and Nokia E66 are Nokia's latest phones optimized for e-mail, and both support AT&T Wireless' HSDPA network.

Conclusion:

We’re at the end of the review, but by now, you’ve seen how impressed we are with the phone. It takes a lot to get us excited but the E71 has done it. This thing, in our opinion, is the best phone Nokia has made to date. That’s a very bold statement, we know. But this really is going to be the phone to beat by a lot of manufacturers. From the design, to the specs, to the size, the feel — it has the entire package. It’s not for everyone, though. Some people prefer a straight up phone like a flip phone, but in terms of a smartphone with a QWERTY keyboard, this takes the cake. It is just striking compared to the shit device the E61 was. It’s ok, we still love y’all that carry the E61, but this puts it to shame. One thing I personally can’t get over is the awesome dimensions of the device. It’s so perfectly thin, yet incredibly comfortable to hold and use. We just hope Nokia doesn’t wait too long to bring this to market as they need to strike now. Like right now. This second. After seeing all of the detailed shots and our impressions, how do you guys feel about the phone? Are you foaming at the mouth waiting for it or ice-grillin’ us?

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Smart Nokia N99

The Nokia N99, is it real. Pictures are floating around the net. Blogs are talking about it, bookmarks are getting interesting reviews. Social networks, are spreading the word. Faster then wild fire, spreads a fire. The speculation is end less. The true question is. Will, this phone be on the market anytime soon? That question, has been on every nokia fans mind. The answer, is still un answered. Though, some high profile blogs have reported, that the phone is still in its building stage.Nokia is going to soon announce the launch of the next Nseries mobile phone with a 8 Megapixel camera and xenon flash which you can preview in the following image. The design is similar to the Nokia N93 mobile phone which comes with a slider and the camera can be rotated in any direction.The Nokia N93 had only a 3.2Megapixel camera but this one may have a 6 to 8 Megapixel camera and make it the best digital camera mobile phone with the highest sized image resolutions and quality.

ITS ROCKING PHONE:

Considering, the iphone has just been released. Maybe it is a good idea, the Nokia N99 stays put. What the phone offers, is still not yet answered. Though, the pictures floating around. Looks, like Nokia will be having windows mobile OS? If this is true, will this be worth buying? What version of windows will they run? Shifty sources, have claimed. That the phone, might be using a new mobile OS. Vista, which was earlyier released from microsoft. Proclaiming itself, as the next best OS out there. Another great, OS by microsoft themself. Though, vista being on a mobile phone. Will be extremely insane, and radical!


ITS FEATURE:

Another odd thing about the Nokia N99, is the keyboard. They seem, to not care about the new futuristic designs. Touch screen, surface touch, or anything related to not clicking. Instead, the phone has a “qwerty” keyboard layout. The general opinon of the mass media, consumer. They seem to be ok with it. As long as the phone carries wifi, email, gps, consumers seem to be satisfied. Speculating, at the other phones in the current market. It might be safe to say, the Nokia N99 will have a camera and mp3 system. So that you may share, send and take pictures. As well as download, your favorite song of the day.This was submitted to me today. Pretty cool looking, although not an official Nokia device... that I'm aware of.9 way front joystick button, 16GB FLASH internal memory, up to 4GB mini SD slot, 16:9 3.2" wide screen, GPS, MP3, DIVX XVID MPEG AVI video reading, WLAN WIFI, qwerty pad, 8MP camera, 3CCD 720 pixel wide 30fps video capture, etc... The real mean machine!Some of these creative minds should be working for Nokia... that Word Processor thing looks killer!!!!This is the smash feature from nokia.It is not only a cell phone but also a personal computer.

LAST THING OF NOKIA N99:

Nokia N99 Video Review - The funniest home videos are here
With all the speculation on the Nokia N99, we can only whisper and type away. What we wish this phone will have. Hopefully, in the coming future, we will have more general information on the phone. Maybe even a few real phone pictures a long with some nice facts, from the one great reliable source. Nokia themselves!Photos of the new N99 Nseries phone by Nokia have surfaced online.

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Nokia N81 GSM

The Nokia N80 is part of Nokia's new Nseries of Symbian OS smartphones running S60. These are strong business phones (if you can forgo a QWERTY keyboard) with a multimedia bent. And let's face it: there are plenty of us who need a smartphone but also want a super camera, multimedia features and even an FM radio. Competitors have left us out in the cold and 2006 may be the year that Nokia wins us over.



The one problem is Nseries phones aren't offered by any US Carrier as of this writing. So you'll need to buy one from nokiausa.com or otherwise from an importer. They're sold by Nokia and importers unlocked for use with any GSM carrier, which generally means T-Mobile and Cingular in the US.It is packed with features and looks set to become one of the most desirable phones of 2006. It also perhaps represents the coming of the age of the smartphone.With a slide form factor the Nokia N80 is reminiscent of the first S60 smartphone, the 7650. However, appearances are deceptive because three years of development have resulted in a phone several generations more advanced.

Design:

The N80 is pleasing to the eye and is finished in a mixture of chrome and metal, similar in feel and looks to the N70, which gives the whole device a substantial feel. The N80 will be available in two versions – silver and black, both are constructed of similar materials, but the black version has the advantage of hiding smudges and fingerprints more than the silver version.In the hand, in slide closed mode, the phone at 95.4 x 50 x 23.4 mm is essentially the smallest Nokia S60 phone yet. As a slider it is a few mm thicker than a monoblock such as the 6680, but this is hardly noticeable. It is bigger and heavier (134g) that the other modern S60 Slider, the Samsung D720, but that is a reflection of the extra functionality found in the N80.The slide mechanism itself is a soft slide, similar to the camera slide on the N70, which because it lacks the snap feel of spring-assisted slides, may not be to everyones taste. With all the major control keys accessible in slide closed mode (a notable improvement over the 7650) there is very little need to open the slide except when writing messages or inputting other data.

The result of this is that the N80 looks and feels much more like a regular phone.The tactile feedback and ease of use of the control keys are excellent, although the proximity of the softkeys, control pad and calls keys may cause trouble for those with large fingers. The number keypad is not as good, the demo models having a slightly spongy feel, and (as with other sliders) the first row of keys is a little obscured by the top of the phone. On the plus side, the keys are large and well distributed, which should provide for some fast input speeds. Furthermore the usual issue with slide down key pads giving an unbalanced feel when in use is countered by the major portion of the weight of the phone being in the slide down portion.The screen resolution, at 352 x 416 pixels and with 262,144 colours, is crisp and bright. This is the best screen I have seen on a mobile device, and it outdoes the impressive QVGA screens found on the N92 and N71.

Feature :

The N80 uses S60 3rd Edition on top of Symbian OS 9.1, and in the N92 preview we briefly touched on the changes that S60 3rd Edition brings: high resolution screen support, landscape orientation, improved general user interface and improved standard applications. The N80 takes advantage of these too, although landscape support is only used in camera mode (in contrast with the E60, there is no screen re-orientation option).N80 Web BrowserHigh resolution screen support makes a real difference – physically the screen has not changed in size, but the increased density of the pixels results in a much crisper display. More importantly, many applications are able to take advantage of this, and thanks to the use of vector graphics and fonts throughout the user interface, readability is improved throughout. Phone screens often suffer from the pixelation effect because they tend to be held quite close to the eye, but with the increased pixel density here, graphics and text on screen look less blocky. This is down to the hardware, but the software changes that allow and take advantage of this are considerable.The new S60 browser, based on Safari's WebCore and JavascriptCore components, is also found on the N80.

The N80 boasts a 3 megapixel camera which, despite the lack of an auto-focus, should produce some excellent results. There are two focus modes supported: close up mode (17.5 cm to 23.4 cm) and normal mode (68 cm to infinity) which does mean macro shots should be improved over previous S60 phones. The camera software is increasingly sophisticated, with self timer, advanced sequence mode, 10 scene modes and brightness, contrast, sharpness, colour saturation, white balance, exposure compensation and colour tones adjustments, image quality settings and video stabilisation. Pictures can be printed via Bluetooth (via the BPP Bluetooth profile), infrared, Wi-Fi or USB.


The camera and the music abilities on this phone mean that even 40MB of internal memory is relatively paltry and should be reserved for application installs. Further memory can be provided through the miniSD card slot. MiniSD cards can currently be found up to the 2GB mark and this is likely to increase in the future. While more internal memory would have been welcomed, adding memory via removable cards is both cheaper and, because of the hot swap support, more flexible and expandable.A stereo FM radio has also been packed in and support for Nokia's Visual Radio is also included. As with the other N series devices there is a multimedia key, which can be used as a shortcut key to access up to 5 different applicationsDisplay, Sound and Multimedia.Hands down, the Nokia N80 has one of the best displays we've seen on a mobile phone. It's sharp, colorful and really crisp. After all, high resolution crammed into a 2.1" diagonal display has got to look sharp, and it does. The Nokia has a 352 x 416 pixel display capable of displaying 262K colors. That beats Pocket PC's standard QVGA offerings and the Palm OS Treo. Though it crams a lot of pixels into a small space, the screen is easily readable, even when viewing web sites with small type. If you don't have good eyes, you might still prefer something with a lower resolution and a larger display but for most, the N80 is just fine. Though images and video look great on the N80's display, we do find that they look better on the N73.

One of the criticisms of existing media players is that they are unconnected and isolationist. You only need to look at popularity of external speakers for the iPod and similar devices to realise that there is a demand to play digital music through more than just headphones.The advantage on UPnP is that it makes using and sharing your media much easier. The elegance of the solution is that media can be played back on any compatible device, be it your own system, the system at your friend's house or the system in your hotel room (though do not expect hotels to catch on to UPnP too quickly, it threatens their lucrative entertainment revenue streams). It is not hard to envisage a house that has multiple UPnP devices scattered throughout the house. How about music from your phone in your UPnP shower? In a sense the UPnP compatible phone becomes the universal media playback remote control and with memory capacities going up and prices coming down it makes sense to store more of your music on your phone. It is, after all, a device that is nearly always with you.

Conclusion:
The N80 is a very powerful device which outclasses all of its competitors. In providing a well integrated, user friendly and feature rich convergence device which maintains the phone origins it comes from, the strengths of Symbian OS 9 and Series 60 3rd Edition are on show in the N80. This is a device with acronyms, specifications and technology aplenty, plus a stylish design. But it also represents something more.

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Nokia E65 The Perfect

The E65 comes in two colour schemes. Mine was brown – Nokia calls it Mocca – and silver. The alternative is red and silver. The brown parts are made of a rubbery substance which makes the E65 easy to grip. I don’t like the leather-look stipple on the back, but that is just a matter of personal taste.It is the only one of the three that looks like a traditional mobile. It is a slider handset, and alongside the capable S60 operating system, it sports a couple of speciality turns for business users.On the software side we have Nokia's Team Suite. This is basically groups management software. You set up groups and can then send e-mails, texts and MMSs to the whole group at once, view Web pages that relate to them and initiate conference calls with them.This is a slider handset. I feel sliders should be very small when closed, and at 105mm tall and 49mm wide, the E65 is not that much smaller than a standard candybar phone. At 15.5mm it’s not that thin either, though its 115g of weight is acceptable.The conference calling bit is also covered by a hardware feature. One of the many buttons on the front of the casing is dedicated to conference calling.


There is no thumbgrip for sliding the phone open, which means that you are forced either to put a thumb mark on the screen or press the edge of the large central select button of the navigation pad. Neither is a perfect solution.A very important aspect of the Nokia E65 is built-in Wi-Fi. This is increasingly common on handsets and smartphones, and in Nokia's E series handsets it is a staple. But this time around there is a twist. You can get the phone to search for networks in the vicinity at regular intervals and report its findings on the main screen. Or you can manually search for networks by selecting an option on the screen. Once you've found a network and are connected, Voice over IP calls and Web browsing are a couple of button presses away.The E65 comes with PC connectivity software and a USB cable, and battery life checked in at around 10 hours of non-stop MP3 music with the screen forced to stay on. It doesn't last as long when the Wi-Fi is active, though.This all adds up to a phone which is pretty nifty, but there are a couple of let-downs.

Features:

Conference calling, voice recording, notepad, integrated handsfree speaker, talking ringtones, and Nokia Team Suite,SMS, MMS with distribution lists, instant messages, and email,One Touch keys for conference calls, mute/unmute, and contacts,Quad-band coverage on up to five continents,802.11b/g integrated Wi-fi,
Symbian S60 3rd edition,2.0 megapixel camera, with video recording (CIF) at up to 30 fps MPEG-4,Available in Mocca Brown, Red, lavender pink and perrywinkle blue.

Operating frequency:Quad-band: EGSM 850/900/1800/1900,W-CDMA 2100,Voice over IP (VoIP) calls via integrated WLAN (IEEE 802.11g and 802.11b standards).

Size:Volume: 74 cc,Weight: 115 g,Dimensions: 105 x 49 x 15.5 mm.

Display:Active-matrix QVGA color display (240 x 320 pixels) with color support for up to 16 million colors,Display contrast and brightness control,Display size 2,2in (5,6 cm).

User interface:S60 3rd Edition, built on the Symbian operating system,One Touch keys for mute/unmute, contacts, and conference calling,Five-way Nokia NaviTM key with two customizable soft keys, power key that can be used as profile key, and My Own key,S60 edit key located on the side of the device,Volume keys on the side of the device.


Imaging:Photograph of Villa Park taken by the Nokia E65.Take snapshots with the 2 megapixel camera (no built-in flash).

Messaging:Read email with attachments: supports POP/IMAP, SMTP, and IMAP4 with idle protocols,Instant messaging client (OMA IMPS 1.2),Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS, ver. 1.2) for text, voice clips, video clips, and still images,SMS and MMS with distribution lists,Predictive text input T9.

Multimedia:Video and audio streaming (3GPP & Real Media),Music player (MP3/AAC) and media player,Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) digital rights management (DRM) 1.0 with forward lock.

Memory functions:Up to 65 MB user memory,MicroSD memory card support (up to 2GB maximum size).

Applications:Java?MIDP 2.0-based games and applications,Attachment viewers for documents, spreadsheets, and presentations.

Connectivity:Dual Transfer Mode (MSC 9),Bluetooth 1.2 wireless technology,Pop-Port connector,IrDA with transfer rate up to 115 kbit/s,WiFi

Browsing:HTML Nokia browser,XHTMtack).

Data transfer:EGPRS multi-slot class 32 for 5 + 3 (receive + transmit) timeslots (up to 6 timeslots total for maximum download speeds of up to 296 kbit/s),Multi-slot class 32 is also supported with GPRS for a maximum downlink rate of 67 kbit/s,Remote and local (peer-to-peer) synchronization of calendar, contacts, notes and to-do list via Bluetooth technology, IR, or USB connectivity cable.


The Nokia E65 smart phone boasts a beautiful and compact slider design, and features a 2-megapixel camera, e-mail, and productivity apps. It also offers good call quality and solid talk time battery life, and has Bluetooth and Wi-Fi.

But the E65 doesn't support document editing out of the box, and the lack of a full QWERTY keyboard makes it less than ideal for e-mail. It's occasionally slow, and there's no flash for the camera. The front and side navigation controls are also small and hard to use. There's no support for U.S. 3G networks.

The E65 is brilliantly built and has specifications that blow most other slider phones away. It is unfortunate that the keypad sometimes fails to register key presses. Otherwise, the E65 would have been perfect. All the connectivity options, push email capabilities, and a great browser in a small and slim good looking slider makes the entire package too sweet to resist. This is one phone that I have no hesitation in giving a Highly Recommended rating. If slider phones are your thing, you can't go wrong with the E65. You will just have to get used to its keypad, but this is a minor annoyance when compared to all its positives.

Price (USD) $307.88 approx

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