And now for something completely different. The N900 is Nokia's first Maemo OS smartphone and it's their first Maemo version 5 device. Maemo is a Linux-based OS, and prior versions powered Nokia's non-phone Internet tablets like the N770, N800 and N810. Maemo has morphed significantly since the N810 and it's now more of a consumer device than a geek tool. The User interface is impressively modern, slick and fun with its cool sound effects, animations and transitions, and the ARM Cortex A8 with GPU is very fast. The N900 is in some ways a developer's platform since it's Nokia's first foray into what may become the eventual replacement OS for Nseries high end phones, but that doesn't mean it requires a degree in computer science or that it's not a pleasant product to use. It means that Nokia wants to attract more developers to their new platform since the world's abuzz for phones with strong app stores. The N900 is an unlocked GSM world phone with EDGE that will work with any GSM carrier. It has 3G HSDPA 10 Mbps on the Euro 2100MHz band and on T-Mobile's US AWS 1700/2100MHz bands. T-Mobile users: this is definitely a phone worth looking at! We don't see that many cutting edge, high end phones with T-Mo's US 3G bands and it's pleasantly surprising that Nokia made one since they usually opt for the larger installed base of AT&T users and their 850/1900MHz bands. Do you use AT&T? You'll get EDGE for data but not 3G since the N900's cellular radio doesn't support those bands. The N900 is full of flagship specs-- gone are the slow Symbian OS CPUs and paltry RAM. The smartphone runs on a 600MHz ARM Cortex A8 CPU with hardware 3D graphics acceleration in the form of the PowerVR SGX with OpenGL ES 2.0 support (same as the iPhone 3GS). The N900 has 256 megs of RAM and can use virtual memory up to 1 gig. It has 32 gigs of flash storage and an SDHC microSD card slot. The 5 megapixel autofocus camera has a dual LED flash and a Carl Zeiss lens that's up to Nseries standards. The phone has WiFi with seamless switching between WiFi and cellular data networks (no there's no UMA calling but there is VoIP), Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR with a full set of profiles and a GPS that works with Nokia's own Ovi Maps. The resistive 3.5", 800 x 480 pixel display has an accelerometer, ambient light sensor and a proximity sensor. The N900 ships with a micro USB cable, micro USB terminated charger, a stereo headset, TV out cable and and a stylus. It's currently sold direct by NokiaUSA.com and online retailers with a US warranty but no US carrier offers it, so there's no contract-based subsidy (nor is there a contract requirement). What is the N900 and what is Maemo? While the N900 certainly is easy to use (and don't be fooled by the Linux underpinnings-- the iPhone, Palm's webOS and Android all use some form of Unix or Linux inside), it's a hard smartphone to pidgeonhole. Though Nokia bills their Nseries phones as multimedia computers, in truth they're incredibly phone-centric and a joy to use one-handed. They're phones first, while the iPhone, Android phones and even the webOS Palm Pre are pocket Internet machines and mini-computers first. And so the N900 follows their lead rather than the Nseries: it's more a data-centric phone than anything else. It's exceptional for multi-tasking, surfing the web, reading RSS news feeds, and good for email and getting info like weather, news and sports scores. But if you were hoping for that Symbian OS dedication to easy calling with plenty of phone features and a hardware number pad, the N900 isn't for you. It's for the touch screen, pocket computer crowd. If the Motorola Droid tempts you more than the Nokia N96, the N900 should be your cup of tea. Most applications currently run only in landscape view, which is great for viewing web pages, spreadsheets and videos but not so great if you want to use it one-handed. The phone dialer and contacts work in both portrait and landscape modes, so it is possible to use and hold the N900 in a phone-like orientation for calling. In fact, there's a setting that automatically launches the phone app when you turn the phone to portrait mode. You can also get to the phone app when in any application by quickly pressing the power button and selecting "phone" from the pop-up menu. From Nokia's developer pages, we gather that portrait mode may spread to other applications, and 3rd party developers can support one or both orientations as they see fit. The 4 screen panoramic desktop (5 if you count the running applications screen) runs only in landscape mode much as the HTC HD2 and HTC Pure's work only in portrait mode. The N900's screen is designed and optimized for landscape mode and I have no desire to run it in portrait mode; but then I'm using it like a pocket computer and don't expect it to act like a Nokia N95. The HTC HD2, Nokia N900 and Motorola Droid.

The UI is completely finger-friendly and is in direct opposition to S60 5th Edition with its touch UI glued on top of S60 feel. Maemo is a completely separate OS with none of the legacy baggage of S60. Scrolling through lists works much like the iPhone or other well-designed touch screen phones and there's no odd reverse scrolling or tiny scrollbars as there is with S60 5th Edition. Nokia includes a stylus in the phone's silo, but there's no need for it unless you want to write, draw or click in tiny web page links (a fingernail also works well for link tapping). The UI is fairly fresh and unique (there are a few design elements that are similar to Android) and we enjoyed its consistency and intuitiveness. For example you can tap on the screen in any application to bring up a close box "x" in the upper right corner and a minimize and return to desktop function by tapping on the multiple window symbol at the upper left corner. When a screen or dialog demands your response, background windows are blurred out of focus, so you're not confused by stacked windows and wondering which one you're supposed to tap on. You can get out of any window by tapping in the upper right hand corner of the blurred background.

Though the screen is resistive rather than capacitive, we had no complaints with responsiveness and control. It requires a slightly firmer touch than the capacitive iPhone but a softer touch than most S60 5th Edition and Windows Mobile phones. There's no multi-touch for things like pinch zooming, so you'll have to double-tap on the screen to zoom in the web browser, or use on-screen zoom controls in applications like Ovi Maps. The display is easily viewable outdoors. In the 2.2009.51-1 firmware update released in mid-Janary 2010, Nokia added support for portrait web browsing. You'll need to hit Cntrl-shift-o (that's the letter o and not zero) when in the web browser to turn on portrait support. Once you've done that, if you close the keyboard and turn the device to portrait orientation, the browser will switch the display. Rotate it back to return to landscape mode.

Video Review

Here's our video review of the Nokia N900, and you can get a much better feel for the user interface and responsiveness of the phone by watching the video. We also cover the web browser, GPS mapping, video playback and more.

Design and Ergonomics

The N900 has a side-slider design with a full QWERTY keyboard. It's a minimalist and not unattractive device but it doesn't have the sexy wow-factor of thin phones like the HD2 and iPhone. I'd say it's more attractive than the Droid, but looks are subjective. Though shorter and narrower than the HTC HD2, it's much thicker and you'll feel the N900 in your pocket. It has a rounded rectangle design and it looks, well, like a Nokia. The build quality and slider mechanism are solid and the non-gloss back is a plus. The screen does attract and hold onto fingerprints, though it's bright and sharp enough to be readable even when totally mucked-up with grease. The keyboard has fairly low key travel but the keys are clicky and you can turn on sound effects for key presses which helps. After using it for a day, the keyboard really grew on me and I found it easy to type quickly, despite the offset spacebar.

The N900's hardware keyboard. You can also turn on the on-screen keyboard if you like.

In keeping with the minimalist design and touch screen focus, there are very few hardware buttons. The combined camera launcher and shutter button are on the right side for natural placement when held like a camera. The power button, midway down the right side turns off the phone when pressed and held and with a short press brings up a set of menus to switch to offline mode, lock the screen and keys (the phone automatically locks when the slider is closed and you unlock it with an on-screen slider or the hardware slider), switch to silent mode and when in an application there's a menu item to bring up the phone dialer. The volume keys are on the upper right and the hardware screen/key lock is on the bottom along with the micro USB port and 3.5mm stereo headset jack. There are stereo speakers on the top and bottom edges (or sides when held in landscape mode) and an IR port on the right side (most likely use would be home theater remote control applications developed by 3rd parties). There are no buttons on the front face. A front-facing VGA camera lives above the display, but the phone currently doesn't support 3G video calling and there are no VoIP apps that currently support video calling (we'd love to see video calling via Skype!).

The camera lens lives on the back and is protected by a sliding door. Open the door and the camera application automatically launches. As with the Nokia N96, a pop-out ring surrounding the lens doubles as a desk stand.

Phone and Internet

As per usual with Nokia phones, the N900 has excellent reception and call quality. We've never seen so many bars of 3G HSDPA on T-Mobile's US network here in the Dallas area. Both incoming and outgoing call quality are impressive though we wish the earpiece were a bit louder for use in noisy places. We had no trouble hearing callers in in the office but it was hard to hear when in a noisy big box store. Reception in our area is relatively strong and we had no dropped calls nor did calls suffer when transitioning from GSM to 3G. The N900 lacks advanced call features like voice dialing (though given Nokia's track record with voice dialing, we're not sure we want to see it on the N900) and last number redial. It does have speed dialing, reliable voicemail notifications (though the number 1 isn't automatically assigned to voicemail, but should be in a future firmware), call history and an impressive selection of well-integrated Internet calling services. From the standard phone dialer you can make calls using Google Talk, Skype, Ovi, Jabber and SIP. Simply enter your login credentials in the phone account setup screen and select a contact to call. You'll see options for cellular calling and any VoIP internet calling services you've set up. Very, very nice! No separate application and geeky settings to fight with.

The contacts application is the poster child for multi-paradigm communications. Select a contact, and assuming you've got email, mobile, land line and etc. entered for that contact, you can tap buttons to call the person, Internet call that person, SMS them, email them and so on. Contact fields generally mirror Outlook with multiple email addresses, phone numbers, note, job title, nickname, web page and physical addresses. There are no categories however.

Bluetooth headsets were a mixed bag. We found that the Plantronics Discovery 925 and the Plantronics Discovery 655 both had good voice quality for incoming and outgoing calls. The Samsung WEP870 sounded overly digitized and hard to understand on the outgoing end and the Jabra Stone sounded just OK. The Jawbone 2 sounded tinny on the incoming end and distorted for outgoing voice. Perhaps Nokia needs to tweak their Bluetooth in a firmware update.

The web browser is the best we've ever seen on a mobile platform. If you're totally into the web, this is your phone. This is the "real Internet" and it's better than the iPhone's Safari web browser since it supports Flash 9.4 and plugins. The Mozilla-based browser handles AJAX, Javascript, frames, CSS and most everything a desktop browser does. The only thing missing is pinch zooming but that's impossible on the N900's resistive screen. Instead you'll double-tap the screen to zoom or use the volume up/down buttons or swirl your finger in a circle (our least favorite since it's hard to control). The browser works with the desktop version of youtube.com and with youtube videos embedded in web pages (such as the page you're reading now). While Nokia S60 phones have offered Flash support, their low resolution and slow performance hampered the experience. The N900 does a very good job of playing Flash video as long as you have a good 3G or WiFi connection. Nice! Web pages look like their desktop counterparts and you get the desktop version of the New York Times, CNN and BBC rather than mobile versions. Embedded video on the New York Times home page didn't play (we're not sure what format they're using) but Flash-based ads run for better or worse. If you get sick of seeing ads, there's an ad blocking utility you can download using the app download program on the phone.

Email and Syncing

The Nokia has good email support as well as IM, and there's SMS but no MMS (again, something we're hoping for in a future firmware update). The email client supports POP, IMAP, gmail and Exchange email (via Mail for Exchange). The phone supports HTML email, checking email on a schedule and checking email only when a certain connection is available (i.e.: WiFi). The phone supports Exchange 2007 and Exchange 2003 support was added in a January 2010 firmware update. Google sync of contacts and calendar items over Mail for Exchange is sadly not supported. Though MfE sync with Google works fine for us as long as we set it to sync calendar and contacts but not email (you can set up email separately in the email client). PC Suite syncing (not the newer Ovi desktop sync) works well with Outlook in Windows, but there's no iSync plugin for Mac OS X. The N900 doesn't sync with Nokia's Ovi online yet either.

The stylus, 3.5mm jack, screen/key lock slider and speaker.

GPS and Ovi Maps

Yes, the N900 has a built in GPS with aGPS and it comes with Ovi Maps 1.00 for Maemo. The GPS worked well in our tests, and managed a fix even indoors and kept up with brisk driving. No, there's no Google Maps, at least not yet. But Ovi Maps has attractive and clear maps, good US POIs and passable turn-by-turn on-screen directions. There are no spoken directions, making the N900 less than a perfect co-pilot when driving. Will spoken directions come in a later Ovi Maps release, will 3rd parties release navigation applications for Maemo 5? We hope so. In the meanwhile, Ovi Maps' price is hard to beat: free. You can download maps over the air as needed, or side load them.

Camera

The news is all good here: the N900 has an Nseries level camera that takes excellent photos and very good video. The 5 megapixel camera has a Carl Zeiss Tessar autofocus lens and a dual LED flash. We like the active lens cover that protects and launches the camera application when you slide it open (and exits the camera when you close the lens cover). The camera button functions as the shutter button, which is more stable than tapping on the display like the HTC HD2. The camera can also shoot video at 848 x 480 resolution at 25fps with 48 kHz AAC stereo audio, and quality is quite good as you'd expect from a high end Nokia. When shooting video, the lens does an initial focus on the center of the frame rather than using a fixed focus on infinity. The N900's images are comparable to the N95 and N96's, and are far superior to the HTC HD2's. Here's a comparison of two cropped photos from the N900 and HD2:

Nokia N900

HTC HD2

As you can see the Nokia's image is sharper with much more detail. The photo is just slightly too cool, but the HD2's is overly skewed to the magenta and lacks real detail.

The N900 ships with a TV out cable that terminates in standard RCA connections. You can view photos and videos taken with its camera on the TV, and in fact you can view anything on the TV, even games.

Multimedia

Older Maemo Internet tablets were picky about video file formats but the N900 is the swiss army knife of mobile video playback. It can handle MPEG4, Flash Video, AVI, 3GPP, H.264 and WMV formats. We found that even high bitrate videos encoded at 1500kbps played well as long as we kept the resolution at 800 x 480 or less (comparable to DVD resolution). The N900's multimedia player reminds us of the clean and simple Sony/Sony Ericsson UI with a large icon-based launcher for songs, video, Internet radio and song shuffle playback. The main UI tells you how many songs, video tracks and Internet radio stations are available/stored on the 32 gig flash drive and microSD card. The music player starts with a large album cover view that's attractive and modern. The player itself is fairly basic with shuffle and playlists but no EQ. Music playback quality is very good with a decent set of headphones (Nokia includes a better than average set of stereo earbuds with interchangeable ear gels) and pleasant through the built-in stereo speakers.

The video player is thumbnail based and shows duration for each clip along with the title. There are 48 preset Internet radio stations from around the world (in other words, not all are English) and you can add more but that's not a simple task. Internet radio worked well for us over T-Mobile's 3G HSDPA connection and WiFi. The phone has an FM transmitter so you can stream audio to your car or home stereo but there's no FM radio application. Happily, there's a basic FM radio app available for free download and it gets good reception.

The N900 has mass storage mode so you can mount it on the desktop using the included micro USB cable to copy music, videos and other content to and from the phone.

App Story

It's all about the apps these days, or so some folks think. The magic actually comes when a good platform with appealing hardware and a great OS meet with a large selection of applications. Maemo 5 is a new OS and the N900's job in part is to get developers on board. Given Maemo's open source history, applications have so far been free and many have been ports from Linux. With Maemo 5 we're starting to see more "Joe Normal" apps instead of geeky ones. These include Documents To Go for viewing MS Office docs (currently the only pay-for Maemo 5 application, it costs $9.99 after the 30 day trial ends), an AP news widget, several weather widgets, games (so far mostly 2D though we expect some impressive 3D games given the Nokia's serious GPU and OpenGL ES 2.0 support), sketching applications, Witter (a Twitter app), a Facebook widget and more. Nokia's own Bounce game is a 3D showcase of what the N900 can do. It's as impressive as an iPhone 3D high quality game and we can't wait to see more. And yes, you can play it while the phone is hooked up to a TV!

A shortcut to Maemo Select showcases current applications (around 50) but the Ovi Store for Maemo isn't yet up and running. We hope it will be available by January 2010. There's also an application manager so you can download apps from additional application repositories. But at the moment, the app story is that there isn't a huge selection but there seems to be significant developer interest. Only time will tell...

Conclusion

The N900 is what we'd hoped the Nokia N97 would have been: seriously impressive hardware matched with a fresh touch-based operating system. I'll stop just short of saying that the N900 puts the N97 and N97 Mini to shame because the N97 line has stronger phone features and these are phones, after all. But in every other way, the N900 is superior thanks to its truly modern, touch-optimized OS, fast CPU, excellent video playback performance, best in class web browser, Adobe Flash support and seamless switching between cellular and WiFi networks. If you're looking for a pocket computer first and a phone second, the Nokia N900, though still immature, earns a place with the HTC HD2, Motorola Droid and even the iPhone 3GS. Though we'd say that the iPhone's appeal is different-- it's better suited to those who prefer a super-simple user interface or who want myriad application downloads to keep things interesting. Things we'd like to see on the N900? More apps of course, more advanced phone features and better Bluetooth performance with headsets. All in all, a great start from Nokia after the mild disappointment that was S60 5th Edition. Maemo 5 is an OS that can compete with Android, webOS and HTC's Sense on Windows Mobile. When the first firmware update comes out (supposedly by the end of 2009) we'll update this review to cover what's changed.

Website: www.nokiausa.com

Price: Approx. $550 with no contract, unlocked.

Specs:

Display: 3.5", 800 x 480 pixel resistive touch screen. Most applications run in landscape mode. Has an accelerometer, proximity sensor and ambient light sensor.

Battery: Lithium Ion rechargeable. Battery is user replaceable. 1320 mAh.

Performance: ARM Cortex A8 CPU 600 MHz processor (TI OMAP 3430). 3D GPU: PowerVR SGX with OpenGL ES 2.0 support. 256 megs of RAM, can use virtual memory for a max of 1 gig. 32 gigs of flash storage.

Size: 4.36 x 2.35 x 0.71 inches. Weight: 6.38 ounces.

Phone: GSM unlocked quad band world phone with EDGE 850/900/1800/1900MHz. 3G HSDPA 10 Mbps on the 1700/2100MHz bands (compatible with Euro 3G and T-Mobile's US 3G network).

Camera: 5.0 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss autofocus lens and dual LED flash. Max photo resolution: 2584 x 1938. Video resolution: 848 x 480 pixels (MPEG4, 25 fps). 5.2mm focal length, f2.8, focuses 10cm to infinity. Front facing VGA camera (currently not used by built-in applications).

Audio: Built in speaker, mic and 3.5mm standard stereo headphone jack. Has a music player and an FM transmitter. There's no FM radio built in, though there's a free 3rd party download available.

GPS: Internal GPS and Ovi Maps software.

Networking: Integrated WiFi 802.11b/g and Bluetooth 2.1 +EDR. Bluetooth profiles: A2DP, AVRCP, FTP, HFP, HSP and OPP.

Software: Maemo 5 operating system (Fremantle, Linux-based). Mozilla-based web browser with AJAX and Flash 9.4 support, email, Nokia Conversations, Mail for Exchange, , media player, photo viewer, PIM applications (calendar, contacts, notes), PDF reader, file manager, camera, phone application, RSS reader, backup, X Terminal, app manager, Ovi Maps, Documents to Go 30 day trial, a few games and a variety of desktop widgets including Location (shows your current GPS location on a moving map), Facebook, RSS, calendar, Google search and more).

Expansion: 1 SDHC microSD card slot.

Nokia officially announced the 6208c (aka 6208 Classic) mobile phone desgined specifically for China market. THe Nokia 6208c features a 2.4-inch touchscreen display, a 3.2 Megapixel camera with 4x digital zoom and dual LED flash, Bluetooth 2.0 and support for microSD memory cards.

The 6208c runs S40 OS and comes with interated media player for audio and video playback, FM tuner, Flash Lite player. This S40 touchscreen phone supports tri-band GSM 900/1800/1900 network.

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This time it's official! Nokia has formalized the next release of its next N-Series smartphone that will be available in two versions, the first without substantial internal memory and the second with a flash memory 8 GB! What the iPhone compete with Apple?

With a memory up to 8 GB of dedicated buttons for music and for the game, a connector for 3.5 mm headphones and 3G and WLAN connectivity, the Nokia N81 smartphone is without doubt the response from Nokia to Apple in the Communicating field of players.

Moreover, it also incorporates a touchscreen ... but in its navigation buttons only. In addition, the Nokia N81 is configured to find, buy, manage and play music on Nokia Music Store and games tested and purchased on the platform N-Gage. The retail price of the Nokia N81 is estimated to 549 euros TTC. The sale price on the French market for Nokia N81 8 GB should be to 649 euros (excluding grants). The beginning of the marketing of these two versions is expected in the fourth quarter of 2007.

Nokia, the number one of mobile phones, on Thursday launched its gaming platform N-Gage with the hope of revitalizing the market for mobile gambling. "The announcement will be made official Monday but for you, the faithful of N-Gage, we wanted you to know that we are ready and it works!", Reported on his blog Nokia N-Gage.

This new game is one of the cornerstones of the new strategy for Nokia in Internet services, but the Finnish group had postponed the launch twice last year, citing delays in the testing phases of its software . Nokia, which produces 40% of all mobile phones sold in the last quarter of 2007, is the first manufacturer to attempt a major thrust in the area of content.

The N-Gage service is open to users of the N85 and four other multimedia handsets, the N81, N81 8GB, N82 and N95 8GB. Analysts believe that together these five phones have sold between 10 and 15 million copies ...



The market for mobile phone game has slowed down last year and many developers and analysts have questioned the lack of marketing investment on the part of operators. The major publishers of mobile games, including Electronic Arts, Gameloft and Glu Mobile, have signed agreements with Nokia to supply this platform games.

Nokia said last month that 25 to 30 titles would be available on N-Gage by mid-2008 and a similar number of games would be unveiled in the second half. The research firm Informa estimated that the market for mobile gaming has been relatively flat in 2007 but expects the sector revenues reached $ 7.2 billion in 2012, against 3.2 billion in 2007.

The next mobile phone manufacturer in Finland should be a must in terms of multimedia features. So much so that we could (almost) speak with a kind of "mini-Tablet PC."


The family could grow N
So that there already models N70, N90 and N91, remember, last September, we presented the Nokia N95, the pearl of multimedia manufacturer, with very advanced functions (five megapixel sensor, compatibility EDGE, 3G and 3 , 5G, Bluetooth etc).

Some rumors are circulating today about a certain N97, which as its name suggests, should still be above the N95 on the range of mobile stamped "N". It is still unclear whether the N97 will be the replacement for the N95 or if both models coexist in the range.

Anyway, this would allow the firm to maintain its position of dominance in technical features embedded in mobile phones. And in parallel, Nokia continues to increase its sales because rising profits has been raised for the third quarter 2006.

Rumors of N97
While proposing Does this next mobile 'Or should we say this "mini-Tablet PC"! You think we exaggerate '

That is what you do change your mind: this phone is expected to integrate a 20 GB hard drive (!), Speakers with 3D effect, a photo sensor with five megapixels optical zoom 2.4 x.

And that's not all. The display offers a diagonal of 3 inches (7.62 cm) and display 16.7 million colors. The radio is clearly the game, and a port for mini SD memory card. Autonomy later, the firm could hit hard again: an autonomy of 400 hours of standby time, 4 hours of talk time and a player who could endure 24 hours without recharging.

Characteristics of madness which, remember, did nothing official, Nokia did not release to date about his new monster. The photos above, from Engadget, are also not official and some differences could be observed on the final model.

No information rather than on price, but you can be sure that it should be commensurate with the characteristics of the beast.



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The Nokia E66 is a direct succession to the E65. It is primarily intended for mobile professionals. In addition, he suggested, we will see in all these details destiny which could also attract people wider audience. The ownership Like the E65, Nokia E66 motive is relatively class. Admittedly, there are no carbon fiber or leather, but the materials used here are good bills and give the phone a robust and should fit in time. Its dimensions are very close to his elder. It is a little lower than the HTC Cruise, for example. It is also flatter than the latter. It fits perfectly in pockets all know and even sometimes be forgotten. The Nokia E66 is a model Slide-up ie that the screen slides up to reveal the alphanumeric keys. The sliding is very pleasant as often Nokia. We appreciate it. By default, the keys are locked automatically when the keyboard is in position "low". However, it is possible to change this feature. While the E65 offers an imitation leather coating on its installments, here it is fully covered with a stainless steel alloy. Similarly, its back cover (in fact all the plaque that can hide the battery, the SIM card and memory card) is covered with rough edges. This allows greater ownership as a coating completely smooth. Note that the camera is available both in the closed position when the screen caliper. This is more convenient to take pictures quickly without having to fully activate the motive to use this function. As E65, the E66 model offers many buttons on the front in addition to the keys "conventional" alpha. Indeed, no less than 9 functions that are directly accessible. The button to call his team members present on the E65 has disappeared. On the E66, there are buttons to stall and hang up, to validate those included an option at the bottom of the screen, a special button to erase the data before last, the cross directional, access to the main menu, contacts, timing and messages. Fortunately for them not to take too, all these keys are easily identifiable and accessible. They are in the same tone as the rest of the mobile. The alphanumeric keypad buttons are an ideal size. The battery is located under the back cover of the mobile. Simply press two buttons simultaneously on both sides of the device to open it. There is also the location for the SIM card and memory card format Micro SD (it supports cards up to 8 GB). Whether to insert a memory card, there is no need to use the battery because the insertion is done by the side of the camera (once the casing removed), this is against essential to bring a SIM card. On the left portion of E66, there is a USB port owner (do not lose so cable) and a headphone jack 2.5 mm (standard instead of being 3.5 mm). On the right portion of the aircraft, there is a button to launch the digital camera. There is also a button to activate voice recognition and two buttons to increase or decrease sound. The Nokia E66 comes with a charger, a CD-ROM installation, a headset, a memory card micro-SD 2 GB and one year license GPS navigation. Inside The home menu displays several shortcuts with default messaging, Internet access, Nokia Maps, notes, the manager of files and can change in an instant the theme of mobile. The latter option may be practical to use the device in professional and move very quickly to a staff. Underneath, there may be several other shortcuts such as upcoming appointments, notification of new messages, the configuration menu of the mobile Internet and others. Note that the Nokia E66 is equipped with a motion sensor which allows it to change the orientation of the display depending on how it keeps the mobile in hand: horizontal or vertical. We appreciate it. The main menu contains several folders: Communication, office, log calls, connectivity, tools, multimedia, software installations, GPS, web, downloading applications or content and a help menu. It is possible to organize this menu as desired by moving icons. It's convenient.

Features Dimensions 103 x 49 x 14.9 mm Weight 117 grams Screen 16M colors 240 x 320 pixels Autonomy 245h standby 4:00 Communications 120 MB internal memory The most A-GPS Camera The least Bluetooth 2.0 Overview The Nokia 6210 Navigator is the first mobile GPS function equipped with a compass to guide pedestrians. It comes with Nokia Maps 2.0 and includes a free voice and visual guidance specific feature Turn-by-Turn (announces changes of direction). Combined with an "accelerometer" that calculates the changes in direction and orientation, integrated compass allows you to track the card while traveling. When you turn the camera, the card automatically keeps its direction. The Nokia Maps 2.0 integrated to calculate the fastest route to the destination and the desired track on the map. Thanks to its 3.5G high-speed connectivity, you can also access a single click to detailed information on each item of interest, such as phone number or address of its website. The Nokia 6210 Navigator supports assisted GPS service (A-GPS), which activates the connection between the GPS receiver and satellites in seconds. The device is ready for use, even without a SIM card. The local maps are preloaded on the memory card of 1 GB Nokia 6210 Navigator and map updates included in the selling price. Users can buy optional tour guides great multimedia content providers via Nokia Maps application and download other maps via Nokia Map Loader at maps.nokia.com. Internet browsing and instant messaging, e-mail and widgets are fast thanks to HSDPA 3.5G broadband Nokia 6210 Navigator. The latter is also equipped with a 3.2 megapixel camera, an MP3 player and FM stereo radio. As to S60 software, it allows users to download and use thousands of applications in addition to those already installed on the device.

Characteristics

Dimensions 105 x 46 x 15 mm
Weight 89 grams
Screen 16M colors
240 x 320 pixels
Autonomy 230h paused
3:10 Communications
35 MB Internal Memory


Overview

The Nokia 6120 classic is a terminal comaptible with broadband networks and 3G HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access).

The Nokia 6120 includes two cameras: a 2-megapixel camera with 4X digital zoom, flash and panorama mode for quality photos and a camera on the front of the phone to make the most of your calls via videoconferencing .

Through application Data Transfer, it is possible to transfer contact information, photos, videos and files of a former model on the new Nokia Nokia 6120 classic without inserting the SIM card. The synchronization of schedules the desktop and Nokia 6120 classic will provide systematic information on the latest planning.

With 3G technology, users benefit now features more powerful mobile (navigation, information consultation streaming, downloading music, Internet access and email faster). The user interface S60 installed on the Nokia 6120 classic allows users to make downloads and use other applications in addition to those already present on the device. The latter can also be customized with applications, enhancements, content and services.

The Nokia E71 is really popular right now, so let’s take a look at what others have been saying so far. I am listing down the recent reviews available from reputable sources and a brief summary of each one.

Nokia E71
Nokia E71 in white or grey

Paul Miller from Engadget Mobile wrote on his Nokia E71 review that even though he is spoiled by the iPhone’s touch interface, there’s more power and customizability with the S60-powered Nokia E71. The music and video playback is challenged by the screen and interface though.

Boy Genius Report claimed on their Nokia E71 review that it is the sexiest damn phone they’ve seen in a long time and even go as far as saying it is the best phone Nokia has made to date.

Steve Litchfield from All About Symbian wrote a very detailed Nokia E71 review and even said that the E71 is the iPhone’s nemesis, “using almost the identical dimensions in a totally different way, for a totally different set of users.” While disappointed with the multimedia side of the Nokia E71, there’s a lot of other things to like about.

SMS Text News’ Nokia E71 review by Ben Smith explained fans will not be impressed with the email client and media functions such as video streaming on Qik. However, they like the design, size, battery life, and the quick GPS position locking.

My-Symbian writer Michal Jerz mentioned on his Nokia E71 review the high buld quality of the device, but not impressed with video recording. in the end, the E71’s elegant design and high quality results in a warm recommendation.

Dotsisx from Symbian-Guru was surprised with the pocketable size of the E71 on her Nokia E71 review. A disadvantages she found was the autofocus function by pressing the T key, but she felt that Nokia E61 users will move to the Nokia E71i.

Nokia 8600 Luna
Nokia Luna, glowing under the glass.
Physical

First and foremost this phone has the best build quality I have ever felt, it simply oozes with quality. The fact that a large portion of the phone is made with stainless steel or smoked glass should already be an indicator of the quality of the luna. The sliding mechanism feels very tight and as a whole the phone is quite heavy. The allure of this phone also mainly comes from pulsating keypad. When on sleep mode the keypad pulses under the translucent smoked glass, giving it much of it’s aesthetic appeal (and the reason it was dubbed the Luna).

I have read some complaints about the keypad being a bit cramped, I can’t say I agree with this, but the Nokia Luna is not particularly wide so if one has larger hands it may pose a problem. The buttons feel good when pressed give just the right amount of feedback, I actually liked it better than my Nokia N95 8GB’s keys to be honest.
Features

The Nokia 8600 Luna is pretty sparse on features, as it was made to look cool, make calls, and turn heads. It has a 2 megapixel camera, a media player and a wap browser. The media player becomes a slightly moot point as there are only 128 megs of internal memory and no memory card slot. The two megapixel camera is nothing to write home about, but it gets the job done if you are looking to take a picture on the fly, its no N95 though, thats for sure. The Wap browser is your usual non smartphone browser fare(It has edge btw, sorry no 3g).

The call quality tested in NYC, Westchester and New Jersey on AT&T was excellent, this phone has one of the louder speakers I’ve heard.

Currently, between the phones I cycle through (Nokia N95-4, Blackberry Curve, SE K850i), I prefer using this for regular daily usage when the specialized features of the previously mentioned phones isn’t necessary. Its kind of refreshing to just have a phone thats a little smaller/thinner, while still having a handset that’s still a cut above the rest (and still technically able to do a lot of the functions my other phones can, just not as well).
Battery

The battery on this guy is sick. With a mix of moderate calling, light internet use, and an most power-saving options off, the luna lasts me 2 about 2-3 days without needing a charge, depending on usage. With the edge connection off I’ve had it last me 4 days with moderate calling. Why would I turn the power save options off? When power saving is on, the keypad stops pulsing after a few minutes. When off, it goes indefinitely, beautiful.