Nokia N8 Gorgeous Mobile Ever Released

"Nokia N8 Coming to India Within Four Weeks. Pre-order and pre-book starts from Chennai."

Nokia N8 Price: £429, €370
Indian Price- 24000-28000 Rupees(appx.)
Bangladeshi price-45,000 tk(appx.)


Nokia has finally taken brilliant step and decided to launch one of there Symbian^3 Nokia N8 handset in the android-iPhone captured market. Nokia N8 also integrates a 12 mega pixel camera with the ability to record video at 720 p. with Carl Zeiss optics and Xenon flash. Nokia N8 equiped with 3.5-inch HD capacitive touchscreen and a HDMI connector allowing you to hook your Nokia N8 to your HDTV.

Nokia N8 has the applications like Calendar, Contacts, music player, internet, messaging, photos, Ovi Store, Maps, Videos, WebTV, Office document editors, Video & photo editor, Mail, Chat, Radio,Nokia Ovi Suite, Nokia Ovi Player etc.

Nokia N8 Features and specifications:

• Dimensions 113.5 x 59.1 x 12.9 mm, 86 cc
• Display     Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
• Size 360 x 640 pixels, 3.5 inches
• Scratch-resistant surface
• 3.5 mm audio jack
• Internal     16 GB storage, 256MB RAM, 512 MB ROM
• Card slot microSD, up to 32GB
• GPRS Class 32
• EDGE Class 32
• 3G HSDPA, 10.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2.0 Mbps
• WLAN     Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, UPnP technology
• Bluetooth  v2.1 with A2DP
• No Infrared port
• USB  v2.0 microUSB
• Primary 12 MP, 4000×3000 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, Xenon flash
• Video Yes, 720p@25fps, LED video light
• Secondary VGA videocall camera
• Carl Zeiss optics and Xenon flash
• OS  : Symbian ^3 OS
• CPU : ARM 11 680 MHz processor, 3D Graphics HW accelerator
• TV-out via HDMI and composite
• Dolby Digital Plus via HDMI
• Geo-tagging, face and smile detection
• Anodized aluminum casing
• Digital compass
• Battery Standard battery, Li-Po 1200 mAh (BL-4D)

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Nokia 5228 Mobile Price, Features & Specification

Nokia 5228
Price:Nokia  5228 price in India, around Rs.6,000/-

Nokia 5228 is new lineup of Nokia that labeled as the cheaper smartphone of Nokia 5320.
Nokia 5228 has cheap price just because the touchscreen phone does not bring 3G and GPS features.
It’s cheap because the price is only 139 Euro.The latest new Nokia 5228 mobile phone is now available in India.

Nokia 5228 Features & Specifications are:

• Brand: Nokia
• Model: 52
• Type: Mobile phone
• Display: 3.2-inch resistive touchscreens, 360 x 640 pixel resolution
• Camera: 2-megapixel fixed focus camera with video recording
• Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
• OS: Symbian OS v9.4 (Series 60 rel. 5)
• GPRS / EDGE
• CPU:ARM 11 434 MHz processor
• Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP
• 3.5mm audio jack
• Memory Internal 70 MB storage, 128 MB RAM
• Memory Card: Accept microSD card slot with up to 16GB expandable memory
• 7 hours of talk time
• USB v2.0 microUSB
• Battery: Standard battery, Li-Ion 1320 mAh (BL-5J)
• Dimensions:111 x 51.7 x 14.5 mm, 83 cc
• Weight: 113 grams

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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 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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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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Air Products Signs Two Contracts with Nokia in China to Supply Nitrogen

APD has signed two contracts with Nokia to supply nitrogen to its Beijing and Dongguan plants in China for use in the company's electronics assembly and packaging process. Nokia has recently converted its printed circuit board assembly to a lead-free solder process, and nitrogen is needed in reflow soldering, a widely used method in surface mount technology (SMT) for packaging components on electronics printed circuit boards.

"It is an honor to be selected as Nokia's nitrogen supplier to their two plants in China. We have been working very closely with Nokia during its conversion process and supporting them in applying the technology to produce higher quality products with better environmental performance. These two contracts are significant for us. They demonstrate our technological capabilities to help customers in meeting their increasing requirements," said Saw Choon Seong, general manager of China Merchant Gases, Air Products.

"China is one of Nokia's biggest markets and an important technical, as well as manufacturing, base. When we were transforming to the lead-free solder process, we had high requirements from and expectations of our supplier. Air Products has shown its technological know-how and commitment during the whole process," said Xie Jiwei, Process Engineering Manager of Nokia Beijing, China.

APD serves customers in industrial, energy, technology and healthcare markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, and equipment and services. Founded in 1940, Air Products has built leading positions in key growth markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, home healthcare services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. The company is recognized for its innovative culture, operational excellence and commitment to safety and the environment. Air Products has annual revenues of over $10 billion, operations in more than 40 countries, and 21,000 employees around the globe.

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ESeries Nokia E66

ESeries Nokia E66

Today the Nokia E66 officially joined the ranks of the business-oriented Eseries device from the Finnish manufacturer. This slender slider offers dedicated shortcut keys to contacts, calendar, and messaging, and also features a new dual home screen, with both business and personal views.

The Nokia E66 measures in at 107mm x 49mm x 13mm (4.2" x 1.9" x 0.5") and sports a 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus and video recording. A microSD card slot offers plenty of extra storage, as well. The Nokia E66 also includes built-in A-GPS and comes with Nokia Maps preloaded for out of the box navigation.

The Nokia E66 offers quad-band GSM/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900MHz) support and will be available in three different dual-band UMTS/HSDPA variants (850/1900MHz, 900/2100MHz, and 850/2100MHz). WiFi support offers a zippy data as a backup when there is no 3G service available.

The Nokia E66 mobile phone will make a lasting impression with the sophisticated slide-to-open design combined with an array of features. With Wi-Fi connectivity you stay up-to-date all the time by reading and responding to your emails while on the move.

Personalise your business and home screen modes to quickly switch from work to play. Use the built-in secure VPN connection to use your company intranet on the go. You’ll be amused for hours with the 3.2-megapixel camera, Nokia Maps, MP3 Player and the built-in FM Radio.

Nokia E66 offers advanced multimedia functions :

With this Nokia Eseries device, people can get reliable real-time access to their email, calendar, contacts and tasks, as well as download attachments like Word, Excel, Powerpoint or PDF files directly to their devices. The Nokia E66 supports email accounts from more than a thousand internet service providers (ISPs) around the world, as well as Gmail, Yahoo! mail and Hotmail. Additionally, the Nokia E66 supports the Nokia Intellisync Wireless Email solution as well as third party email solutions like System Seven and Visto Mobile.

Nokia E66 offers style & user friendliness :
"The Nokia E66 has been designed for people who lead a mobile lifestyle and want quick and easy access to their personal and work email. With this new E-series device, we have responded to consumer feedback by making calendar and contacts available at the touch of a button," said Søren Petersen, Senior Vice President, Devices, Nokia. Stainless steel was chosen as the core material for the E66, giving it additional strength and a touch of class. Furthermore, the Nokia E66 offers all the latest multimedia features that people desire."

Nokia E66 slider with stainless steel accents :
The Nokia E66 offers a premium look and feel with its stainless steel accents and smooth sliding design. Sharing the same key features as the also newly announced Nokia E71, including an enhanced calendar, contacts and customizable home screen modes, the Nokia E66 offers unique additions, like an orientation sensor that automatically optimizes itself for full screen viewing or silences the ringer when the device is turned over.

Extensive lineup Nokia cell phones :

"With mobile email penetration and access to wireless applications growing at a rapid rate, Nokia is well positioned with its extensive lineup of market leading handsets to address the needs of consumers, high-end users and mobile professionals alike," said Andrew Brown, Director, Wireless Enterprise Strategies Global Wireless Practice, Strategy Analytics.

Ovi support by Nokia E66 :
This includes fast and seamless browsing with HSDPA, wireless LAN and 3G connectivity, Assisted GPS (A-GPS) and Nokia Maps for navigation, a music player with support for up to 8 GB expandable memory and a 3.2 megapixel autofocus camera.

Nokia E66 for businesses :
In addition to serving entrepreneurs and smaller businesses, the Nokia E66 also comes fully equipped with a robust suite of enterprise grade features, including a built-in encryption functionality for both the device memory and for the memory card. The Nokia E66 also includes integrated mobile VPN support that gives mobile professionals access to their company intranet, and device lock and wipe to protect corporate information.

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Conclusion :

It's really a very well constructed piece of kit and feels solid and sturdy without being brick-like – sort of like a heavyweight boxer in a well tailored suit, the muscles are hidden, but you know they're there.

The top of the slide is mirrored chrome-effect metal while much of the rest of it is a textured plastic and it has a gently ribbed metal back that feels very classy. In fact, everything about the casing screams quality.

The large-ish 2.4in QVGA screen (larger than the E65's) boasts 16 million colours and whether or not it's possible to actually see all of them, it's a beautifully sharp and crisp display that can be seen even in bright sunlight. Usefully, there's a light sensor present which will adjust the screen's brightness depending on how much you need, so saving your battery life.

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Nokia Sees Shrinking Handset Market

It said the fourth-quarter global phone market will be lower than the estimate of 330 million units it gave Nov. 14, when the company issued a profit warning. Nokia also said it now expects volumes to fall 5% or more next year from 2008 levels.

"2009 will be challenging for our industry, however we have a strong, enviable base to build on and I believe we will continue to strengthen our position on many fronts," Nokia Chief Executive Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo said in a statement ahead of the company's investor day in New York.
Nokia said while it is committed to making investments for future growth, it plans to cut costs in 2009 and 2010.
"Nokia's highly variable, low fixed cost business model allows us to scale to a declining market," said Rick Simonson, Nokia's chief financial officer. "We are also acting on all fronts to reduce our costs beyond what may be attributable solely to the scalable aspects of the business model -- moving to reduce cost of goods sold even further, reduce operational expenditure appropriately, and scale back capital expenditure. We expect these strong actions to offset, in part, the negative impact of slowing sales."

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The Nokia 3110 classic

The Nokia 3110 classic is a mobile phone handset, manufactured by Nokia and released for sale in 2007. Although the phone bears the same model number as the 1997 Nokia 3110, it was not directly derived from (and in fact has little similarity with) this model.

The phone has large buttons in its keypad which make typing messages and e-mails easy. The large 1.8" display supports a maximum display resolution of 128 x 160.

It supports ringtones of Polyphonic (64 channels), MP3, AAC. It also has 9 MB internal memory and supports Bluetooth, FM radio, MP3, AAC and video playback, and supports microSD cards up to 2GB. Battery includes Standard battery, Li-Ion 1020 mAh (BL-5C).

Totally it is a classic handset for mobile user. Everyone will be pleased by using this Nokia Classic 3110 Handset.

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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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