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On September 2, 2009, Nokia released a new marketing strategy leaving behind the Xpress status. The Comes with Music story continues now with a new product, the Nokia X6. Although is the successor of Nokia 5800 Xpress Music the design is not similar and neither the list of specifications.
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The new Nokia X6 cell phone weights around 122 g, with the following dimensions: 111 x 51 x 13.8 mm. It works in 2G Network, GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900, and in 3G Network, HSDPA 900 / 2100. Because it plays an important role in the music line, the X6 has stereo speakers and 3.5 mm audio jack. A nice touch is that practically there are unlimited entries and fields in the phonebook. As for the memory, well Nokia plays safe because the X6 provides with 32 GB storage (128 MB RAM, they should have provided at least 256 MB RAM or then again maybe this product will not be produced more than 12 months) with no card slot. It also has Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP and Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UPnP technology. An important upgrade from the 5800 Xpress Music is the 5 MP digital camera, 2592x1944 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, Dual LED flash, video light. Special features like GPS with A-GPS support or Ovi Maps 3.0 are also implemented. The standard battery is quite good, Li-Ion 1320 mAh ( BL - 5J ). The official Nokia statistics show that X6 has a stand-by time up to 420 hours, a talk time of 8 hours and 30 min (in the 2G Network) and will be capable of playing music for 35 hours.

The most important specification in X6 cell phone is the new capacitive touch screen display (with proximity sensor for auto turn-off, handwriting recognition and accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate). This display is far more responsive to human touch than the screens found on its N97, N97 mini, N900 or the 5800 Xpress Music. The new screen allows you to glide more easily in the phone menu. The Nokia X6 has direct access to Ovi Store. Because of the 16:9 widescreen optimized for photos, video and browsing, the X6 is a hive of activity that brings friends and virtual community on the homescreen ( interesting feature ). Underneath we still have the S60 5th edition (not so great). Nokia insists with Symbian platform for these good feature products. I guess it’s a statement of what Apple did with iPhone & iPod software (but those really work nicely). Jo Harlow, Vice President, Nokia considers that the Nokia X6 and Comes with Music is a powerful combination, enabling music fans to download all the music they want, quickly, easily and for free.



Hopefully Nokia will learn, someday, that the iPhone success is based on good software and also on constant media events. We all know that in June 2010 Apple will release a new iPhone and that’s marketing. Regarding Nokia we just don’t know when the successor of X6 (good product overall) will be announced, late December of ’09 (when the X6 is expected to hit the shelves) or in March 2010 or maybe, wait a second – think about it, tomorrow, because Nokia is too unpredictable.

Over the last few years September has a new meaning. For people with passion for mobility the first days of September means Nokia World. This year, Nokia World was held in Germany, at Stuttgart. In 2009 Nokia seizes social Internet and amplifies music experience. As usual Nokia announced new gadgets: the Nokia N900, Nokia 5230, Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition, the recently revealed Nokia Booklet 3G and the highlight of the evening the N97 mini and the new Nokia X6.
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Many people believed that N97 was the ultimate smartphones. Actually it was just the beginning. Now after a year we have the N900 and the Booklet 3G, two new gadgets that for Nokia represents how the world is changing. Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, CEO, Nokia, commented: "Nokia is driving this change".

The new N97 mini, was introduced because of, believed it or not, the new marketing of Apple. Apple has now the iPhone 3G at a lower price but also the iPhone 3Gs, newer, faster and more reliable. So why the new N97 mini? Well the N97, already sold in 2 million units, is expensive and quite large. The N97 mini brings all the good specs of N97, a tilting 3.2" touch display with orientation sensor and proximity sensor, QWERTY keyboard, 8GB internal memory (the N97 has 32 GB) with MicroSD memory card slot, hot swappable, up to 16GB, HSCSD, GPRS, WCDMA, HSDPA, WLAN IEEE 802.11 b/g and TCP/IP support. It also has capability to serve as data modem. It's operating frecuency are impressive Quad Band EGSM 850/900/1800/1900, WCDMA 850/900/1900/2100. A very good feature that was inherited from the older brother N97 is the 5 megapixel camera (2584x1938) with Carl Zeiss optics. The software is still S60 5th edition with Symbian OS version 9.4, therefore you can't expect to glide through the menu. Regarding the battery life, BL-4D 1200mAh-Li-lon battery, is not a very resourceful battery for such a powerful multimedia device.

Like Apple, Nokia is now focusing it's attention over the environmental features. Energy efficiency, eco content and service, materials, recycling, it seems like they really invests more time in making a new phone.



In the presentation of the new N97 mini, Nokia brought up the Ovi Store. Unfortunately the Ovi Store is not yet as functional as iTunes. It's less known even by Nokia owners and it lacks good marketing. Jonas Geust, Vice President of Nokia Nseries, commented: "People want to bring their physical and online worlds together via the internet". So the new Nokia N97 mini was designed for this new social internet. Basically Nokia invented Lifecasting to draw attention over this lifestyle. Lifecasting with Ovi will be available for both Nokia N97 and Nokia N97 mini using Nokia Beta Labs. There is more to expect from both of N97 because Nokia announced new software which will be released in October as a free update. The new software will bring among others new homescreen widgets and additional usability improvements. The Nokia N97 mini will begin shipping in October of 2009.

Nokia is the largest manufacturer of mobile telephones, having the global device of market share of 38 % in 2009. Nokia produces mobile telephones for every segment of the market, having in mind satisfying its client's needs. This company provides its mobile telephones with services that enable people to experience music, maps, games and instant messaging.
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The model 8800 was launched in 2005 as a luxury  mobile phone based on Nokia Series 40 operating system. Nokia 8800 is covered in a stainless-steel  shell, with a scratch resistant screen and a very light weight- only 134 grams. 8800's slide mechanism uses premium ball bearings realized by the makers of bearings used in high performance cars.

8800 uses a TFT 256K colors display, with a 208×208 pixels resolution-which in 2005 was one of the best mobile telephone's screens. Furthermore, the 8800 uses a 3D image engine for enhanced graphics- a very new technology at that time. This model can be connected to your computer via an USB pop port, and with another mobile phone through the Bluetooth technology. Internet can be accessed with Nokia 8800 through  WAP, EDGE or GPRS- depending on the network the client uses.

Nokia 8800 can be used for sending SMS, MMS, MMS, E-mails and for  Instant Messaging. Also, speaking of media it has an MP3/AAC player and FM radio. Pictures can be taken with its SVGA camera which has a 800x600 pixels resolution and the possibility to record your moments through its video function. The 8800 comes with two batteries  and a manufacturer specified talk time of up to 1.5-3 hours or up to 8 days standby time per battery. However, many users complain that that the battery doesn't last enough for their needs and that they have to buy new batteries every once in a while or charge their phone several times a day.

After the launching of the 8800, Nokia developed two other improved editions of the last one - 8800 Sirocco and 8800 Arte. The 8800 Sirocco was released in 2006 with a new design, a 2 megapixel camera and slightly updated keypad layout. The phone's chassis was redesigned  to include the upgraded 700mAH BP-6X battery. In 2007 Nokia released  the 24ct gold plated version of the 8800 Sirocco which was and still is the most expensive mobile phone in the Nokia catalog ($2049).

Nokia 8800 Arte was released in 2007, being the significantly updated version of 8800. 8800 Arte comes in four different versions: the original arte, the sapphire arte, the carbon arte and the gold arte. The original Arte has a stainless steel black chassis, it features a 2.0 inch scratch resistant OLED screen, a 3.15 MP camera with autofocus and, a very important feature-the 1GB internal memory. The Sapphire Arte chassis is also made of stainless steel but it also has leather and a sapphire replacing the navigation button.  Design is the only thing that differentiates the Sapphire Arte from the Original Arte. Carbon Arte also has a different design - its chassis is made of stainless steel,  carbon fiber and titanium. As features, it has a 2.0 inch scratch resistant OLED screen, 4GB internal memory and a 3.15 MP camera with autofocus. The last Arte is the gold arte which has a an 18K Gold Plated body and uses the same technical features as Carbon Arte.

The 8800 is rather an exclusive mobile phone-Nokia used the best materials for producing its shell- carbon, titanium, leather, gold and the best artists to design it. Also, the technology included was the best at that time. Owning this mobile phone gives you a particular importance, social status, and sometimes, attracts  people' s envy.

If you are a happy owner of a Nokia mobile phone, maybe you would like to get more information about it, but there are some "classified" things about the device, which are not written in the manual and you can't find them on the manufacturer's site. There are some codes which provide you access to this information, and if you are just curious or a tech-geek, you might like very much what you will read in this article.
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If you want your phone to use the best sound quality, you can activate the Enhanced Full Rate Codec (EFR). This can be done by typing *3370# and then pressing dial key. The only disadvantage would be that the talk time will be reduced with almost 5%. When you get bored of sound quality, or it drains the battery too soon, you can deactivate it with this code: #3370#

For gaining more talk time, you can use a lower quality sound. This way you will get approx 30% more talk time. The activation and deactivation code is *#4720# .

You can check which version is installed on the phone by typing *#0000# and on the first line you will get the software version, on the second line you will see the release date of that software and finally, on the third line there will be the compression type. On some mobile phones the 0000 code doesn't work but you can try this one: *#9999# .

The IMEI number is very important to know in case the mobile phone is stolen, and you can easily recognize your phone by this long number. You can find out which is the International Mobile Equipment Identity for you mobile phone with *#06# code.

The Provider Lock Status will show you if the mobile phone is locked on a certain carrier network and you can get this status with this code: #pw+1234567890+1#



*#92702689# will display 1.Serial Number, 2.Date Made, 3.Purchase Date, 4.Date of last repair (0000 for no repairs), 5.Transfer User Data. To exit this display mode you need to switch your phone off then on again.

**21*number# Turns on "All Calls" diverting to the phone number entered.
**61*number# will turn on "No Reply" diverting to the phone number you enter.
**67*number# code will turn on "On Busy" diverting to the phone number entered .

To check weather your SIM Card supports clock stopping type *#746025625# (*#SIM0CLOCK#).

There are much more secret codes for Nokia, but I chose the most important codes for this article. Take care when you find a code check its source, because there might be some codes which can harm your mobile device.

People started to show a lot of interest in this phone when it was released as the latest N-series Nokia model in December 2008, and it is not just a regular mobile phone, it is a smartphone! All the advances which have been made in wireless mobile technology brought on the market the best out of the mobile phone producers, and the market is in a continuous development process. Anyway, the latest range of phones are mobile computers, not only mobile phones. Nokia N97 appears to be a good example of product from this smartphone category, because it offers a wide range of high tech features. Many applications are very useful and they are day by day developed and improved by a large community of developers.
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Nokia N97 was designed to serve the most pretentious mobile phone user's needs. The features offered by Nokia with this model include Internet browsing, a very important feature nowadays, geo-location services and social networking at the core of the phone's design. Nokia N97 focuses also on music, video and gaming, in a word entertainment, but the business purpose is also covered with a lot of specific applications. This phone has a dual keyboard (touch screen and full sliding QWERTY) which are pretty cool for supporting its e-mail and text messaging and also browsing capabilities

The society we live in is an increasingly wireless world, and we all need pocket devices which provide instant access to the wide range of online activities and services offered. Nokia N97 is one of the strongest handset in its series, and it also presents itself very competitive on the market. This mobile phone has a good music player, which has access to the online Nokia Music Store, for downloading music.

Many people want to have YouTube at a click or tap distance, and this phone offers direct access to this sharing platform.Its 3.5'' screen makes watching videos on the mobile phone an enjoyable experience, and it is also well equipped for gaming. This device is compatible with Nokia N-Gage, and this means that users have access to this mobile games library where they can find a lot of games specifically designed for this kind of mobile phone. The camera is very good, it is a 5 Mp camera and I personally think that it is more than enough for a smartphone.You have the possibility to add custom widgets, which are automatically updated with online information, and this offers you a great personal multimedia experience.

This smartphone has 32 GB of on-board storage capacity, and other 16 GB can be added through a microSD slot. Nokia N97 includes a document viewer and very important to know is that Skype and Nokia are a team. This means that you can easily install Skype on your phone and make international calls with a button pressing. Bluetooth, one of the essential features of our days phones, is supported by this mobile phone.

Here are some basic specifications which I hope will help you to find out if Nokia N97 is the smartphone you need:

Dimensions: 2.2''x0.6''x0.5''

Weight: 5.3 oz

Color: White

OS provided: Symbian 60

Internet Browser: Yes

GPRS: Yes

JAVA application: Yes

Mobile email: Yes

Email protocols: POP3, SMTP, IMAP4

Data features: RSS feeds

Wireless interface: IEEE 802.11b , IEEE 802.11g , Bluetooth 2.0 EDR

Additional features: aGPS , TV Link , Accelerometer , QWERTY keyboard layout , Integrated digital compass