Camera Phones Plaza

While waiting for the highly expected Nokia N96 we have received news from Nokia regarding the availability of the N78 model in the United States at a retail price of $560.

Introduced in February this year, Nokia N78 brings advanced mobile features like Assisted GPS, built-in 3.2MP camera with Carl Zeiss lens, HSDPA 3.6 Mbps transfer speeds, Nokia Maps, Share on Ovi, digital music player, 8GB storage capacity, microSD memory card slot, and the Web Runtime technology that enables easier access to news, weather and sports.
The Nokia phone camera has autofocus, 15 fps VGA video recording, flash, and 2048 x 1536 pixels for still pictures. There is also a secondary videocall camera.



"Offering the robust feature set expected from an Nseries device, the integration of these features with Nokia’s new suite of Ovi services is what makes the Nokia N78 a perfect companion for a connected and mobile lifestyle" said William Plummer, Vice President of Go-to-Market for Nokia. "Whether using GPS to find my way across town, adding geotag information to the images I capture and upload to Share on Ovi, or using the FM transmitter to listen to my music collection through my car stereo, the Nokia N78 keeps me connected and entertained wherever I go."

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Users can get widgets from the Download client or MOSH, the provider of a set of cool content including games, themes, graphics, documents and ringtones.

Nokia Maps is a great service with which you can calculate routing information and access 15 million points of interest with audible and visual turn-by-turn directions. In addition, the A-GPS with geotagging capability lets you add metatags on your pictures taken with the Nokia phone camera and always know where and when they were taken.

To recapitulate what we wrote in our previous article about the Nokia N78, these are the other features unmentioned yet: a 2.4-inch display of 16M colors, MP3 support, built-in stereo speakers, unlimited phone book entries number, 76MB internal memory, 96MB SDRAM, an ARM 11 369 MHz processor, Wi-Fi module, UPnP technology, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, microUSB, the Symbian OS with the S60 software, email, Instant Messaging, HTML, RSS feeds, Java games, 3.5 mm audio output jack, stereo FM radio with RDS, push to talk, voice commands, document viewer, and 4 hour 20 minutes battery life.
The handset measures 113 x 49 x 15.1 mm at 101.8 grams and comes in black.

The latest Nokia phones announced today are the Nokia E66 and Nokia E71. You can call them multimedia computers because they are rich in functionalities like email access via Microsoft Exchange, the Ovi services such as maps, music and file sharing, while the users get access to high-speed Internet browsing thanks to the HSDPA connectivity. Other common features include wireless LAN, 3G connectivity, A-GPS, Nokia Maps, music player, built-in 3.2MP camera and memory slot for up to 8GB of storage.

"The Nokia E71 and Nokia E66 were designed for people who lead a mobile lifestyle and want quick and easy access to their personal and work email. With both of these devices, we have responded to consumer feedback by making calendar and contacts available at the touch of a button," declared Søren Petersen, Senior Vice President, Devices, Nokia. "Equally important, people want well-crafted devices that are as beautiful to use as they are to behold. Stainless steel was chosen as the core material for these devices, giving them additional strength and a touch of class. Furthermore, the Nokia E71 and Nokia E66 offer all the latest multimedia features that people desire."

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Both latest Nokia phones are optimized mainly for email, supporting over 1,000 ISPs worldwide besides Gmail, Yahoo! And Hotmail accounts. They give users access to calendar, contacts, downloadable attachments written in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF. Nokia Intellisync Wireless Email, System Seven and Visto Mobile email solutions are also supported. Another feature is the switch mode that allows users to switch between work and personal home screens.



"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," declared Andrew Brown, Director, Wireless Enterprise Strategies Global Wireless Practice, Strategy Analytics.



Nokia E71 bar phone with stainless steel case available in 2 colors with a nice metallic finish has a full QWERTY keyboard, while the E66 slider model comes with an orientation sensor for full screen viewing and silence ringer as the handset is tuned over.



Other important features of the new handsets include encryption functionality for the internal memory and the memory card, integrated mobile VPN support for access to the companies’ intranets, and advanced voice features.

The latest Nokia phones, Nokia E71 and Nokia E66, will be available next month at a starting price of EUR 350.

T-Mobile USA is launching the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic cell phone rich in music features and coming at an affordable price of $49.99 with a 2-year contract, on May 28.



Besides its default functionalities such as the 31.5 x 41.5 mm TFT display of 16 million colors, music player, 2000 phone book entries, up to 8GB memory support, GPRS, EDGE, Bluetooth with A2DP, microUSB slot, email, Instant Messaging, Opera mini browser, cool games, a built-in 2MP camera, stereo FM radio with RDS, voice commands and a 5 hours talk time, Nokia 5310 XpressMusic comes with 2 exclusive hits from Panic At The Disco and Phantom Planet, Panic At The Disco "That Green Gentleman" video, an exclusive making-of video with a greeting from the band, access to www.nokiausa.com/xpressmusic where users can enter the code from an inbox flayer to win items like music-themed download, T-Mobile myFaves, and 1GB microSD card include in the box.

China Mobile Communications Corporation’s customers will have the chance to get the new Nokia 6122c cell phone, a candybar available exclusively at CMCC with entertainment features such as Internet browsing, fast data transfer, a built-in 2MP camera with flash and panoramic mode, a large and bright 2-inch display, video streaming, stereo music player, FM stereo radio, and microSD card slot for up to 8GB of storage.

Nokia 6122c is a sleek and compact cell phone based on the S60 software and Symbian operating system, with multi-tasking capability so Chinese customers can listen to the radio while surfing the web, or listen to the music player and compose a text message in the same time.

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"Working with top-ranking local operators enables Nokia to optimize services for local customers, and this product exemplifies our close collaboration with global leading telecom operators," says David Tang, Vice President of sales, Nokia Greater China area. "Its sleek, compact design is iconic of the Nokia brand, now made exclusively for CMCC customers. This demonstrates Nokia's commitment to Chinese customers."

Another modern handset newly released by Nokia is the 6600 slide that will come this summer together with Nokia 6600 fold and Nokia 3600 slide.
The new cell phones range formed by the 3 distinct models will be very accessible at starting prices between EUR 175 and EUR 275.

Nokia 6600 slide is, as its name suggests, a slider cell phone, similar with N series models, covered in high-quality steel with a glossy look, plus the aluminum center key which adds some more elegance.
Same as the Nokia 6600 fold which is a clamshell, this new model comes to life when you tap it twice, revealing the time and different alerts such as incoming messages or calls, allowing you to reject phone calls with just a tap.

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It features a more advanced camera compared with the fold version that has a 2MP capability. With the built-in 3.15MP camera you can capture high-quality images while on the go, record videos and send them to others via Internet or MMS.



This time we have a QVGA display type of 2.2 inches and 16 million colors instead of the Nokia 6600 fold’s OLED, Nokia Maps application, optional Nokia Bluetooth GPS Module LD-4W, quad-band 850/900/1800/1900 support, stereo music player, 18MB memory expandable up to 4GB with a microSD card, Bluetooth, Internet browsing, JAVA games, and micro USB connectivity.

Its 1000 mAh Li-Ion battery allows the user talk on the phone for up to 4 hours or keep it in stand-by for 14.5 days.
Nokia 6600 slide comes in Black at a starting price of EUR 250.