Nokia launches N97, first N-Series with Qwerty

Nokia launched the N 97 multimedia smart touch phone (Nokia just calls it Multimedia Computer ). The most distinguishing feature of N97 is that it has a physical Qwerty keypad to help in messaging and mailing. Another touted feature is the 35 degree kickstand that helps in watching videos but can be bothersome if you drop the phone.

Looking at the spces, it has a 5 Mega Pixel Camera with Carl Zeiss Optics, 32 GB Flash Storage, a huge 3.5 inch screen with a decent (by HTC Touch HD's standards) resolution of 640 x 360, Wi-fi, GPS, FM Transmitter, 3.5 mm jack and a digital compass too. The styling is different than the N81/N96/N85 clones we saw from Nokia and we welcome that. Apart from the huge storage and the huge screen there's not much in it to differentiate it from it's other N-Series Brothers and Sisters like N85 & N96. The N97 is basically a Qwerty version of Nokia 5800 with double the storage of N96 and having all the features of N85. The N97 also supports widgets on it's home screen. The N97 also has a social feature which Nokia calls "So-Lo" which allows your friends to update their location and status.

Nokia seems to have learnt from it's mistake of N95 and N96 & has equipped the N97 with a 1500 mAh battery which should be adequate for a phone of it's size. The phone comes with a Digital Compass and Nokia Maps 3.0. The N97 is expected to begin shipping in the first half of 2009 at an estimated retail price of EUR 550 before taxes or subsidies. Nokia is definitely impressed to make the N97 it's Flagship of 2009. How much of a fight will it give to Sony Ericcsion Xperia X1 and a possible HTC Touch HD Pro is to be seen.


Detailed Specs of Nokia N97 :

• 5 Mega Pixel Auto Focus Camera with Dual LED Flash
• VGA (640 x 480) 30 FPS Video Capture
• Qwerty Keypad
• 3.5 inch Touch Screen with resolution of 360 x 640 pixels
• Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate and Proximity Sensor
• 3G, HSDPA, Wi-fi & GPS
• Quad Band GSM
• Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP
• MPEG4/WMV/3gp video player
• MP3/eAAC+/WMA/AMR/RealAudio player
• Digital Compass
• FM Radio & FM transmitter
• Micro SD card slot
• 32 GB Internal Memory
• TV-Out
• Symbian OS v9.5, Series 60 rel. 5
  
• 1500 mAh Battery
• 117.2 x 55.3 x 15.9-18.3 mm dimensions & 150 gm weight

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Samsung unveils i7110 Symbian Smartphone

After leaking a couple times, Samsung i7110 has been officially announced a few hours back. The i7110 is the Nokia N79 rival from Samsung and has better specs than it's rival. The i7110 also runs on the S60 3rd Edition FP2 like the N79. The i7110 is very slim in size with a thickness of just 12.9 mm. Also it has a OLED 2.6 inch QVGA Screen as compared to the 2.4 inch screen of N79. The Nokia N85 has a similar 2.6 inch AMOLED screen in it. It has an 8-way Optical Trackpad like the Samsung i900 Omnia which allows the user to move the cursor just like a mouse.

Coming to specs, the i7110 has in addition to the screen, a 5 Mega Pixel Camera with dual LED flash. It also has geotagging, face, smile and blink detection. Also it has Wi-fi(with DLNA certification) for surfing as well as GPS for navigation. Samsung also bundles it's Samsung Navigator application which has maps of 10 European cities in it including Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Helsinki, London, Madrid, Milan, Munich, Paris, and Rome. However you can't use the Nokia Maps like you do in Nokia Mobile Phones as it's incompatible with Samsung S60 phones (atleast till now).

The i7110 can also double up as camcorder with impressive VGA recording capability and support for high speed recording also. It also comes with DNSe 2.0 Engine, like the Samsung Innov8. Among other things it also has a FM Transmitter which allows transmitting any playing song to a nearby FM receiver. The FM transmitter can also be switched on to receive voice navigation guide via car speakers when using GPS. It also supports DivX playback natively, without any need for conversion. It also boasts of TV-out so you can view your videos & photos on your TV.

It comes with a MicroSD Card slot with support for SDHC (SD High Capacity) Cards. It comes bundled with FIFA 2008 & Asphalt Games, however Nokia's N-Gage can't run on it. The only thing missing in it are a Camera Lens Cover, Xenon Flash & a 3.5 mm headphone jack. The Samsung i7110 should be available in Europe just in time for the Christmas holidays. It will start shipping first in Russia from November 2008 with other markets following soon.


Detailed Specs of Samsung i7110 :

• 5 Mega Pixel Auto Focus Camera with Dual LED Flash
• VGA (640 x 480) 30 FPS & QVGA (240 x 320) 120 FPS Video Capture
• Face recognition with smile detection and blink detection & GPS geotagging
• 2.6 inch QVGA OLED Screen with resolution of 240 x 320 pixels
• Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
• DivX playback
• DNSe Engine 2.0
• 3G, HSDPA, Wi-fi & GPS
• Quad Band GSM
• Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP
• DivX/H.263/H.264/WMV/MP4 player
• MP3/eAAC+/WMA/AMR/RealAudio player
• FM Radio with RDS
• FM transmitter
• Micro SD card slot
• Optical trackpad
• FIFA 2008, Asphalt Games
• Symbian OS v9.3, Series 60 rel. 3.2 FP2
• 1200 mAh Battery
• 118 x 52 x 12.9 mm dimensions & 125 gm weight

Source : Samsung

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Nokia 5800 Express Music leakes, specs also known

One more pic of the Nokia 5800 Express Music has leaked. The 5800 is the iPhone rival from Nokia running on S60 5th Edition, sporting a 3.2 inch Touch Screen with a resolution of 640 x 360. Along with this the 5800 will also have a 3.2 mega pixel Auto Focus Camera with Carl Zeiss Optics, Video capturing at VGA 30 FPS, GPS, Wi-fi, 3.5 mm standard audio jack, TV-out capability and a microSD card slot. The 5800 will also have an 8GB card included in the retail package. The Nokia 5800 will measure 111 x 52 x 15.5mm and will have Quad-band GSM support and 3G with HSDPA. The 5800 is supposed to be announced on 2nd October.

Source : Mobil.cz

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HTC Touch HD launched, has 5 Mega Pixel Camera without flash

HTC today launched the HTC Touch HD. The Touch HD had also been leaked earlier and we all were waiting for it to be announced. The Touch HD features a large 3.8 inch Touch Screen sporting a WVGA resolution. It also is the first HTC Phone to have a 3.5 mm headphone jack & a 5 Mega Pixel Camera. Other features include Wi-Fi, GPS, 3G, HSDPA, Quadband GSM, Micro SD card slot, Bluetooth 2.0, 288 MB RAM & a strong 1350 mAh battery. The only downer is the lack of flash in the camera. There is no word on availability or pricing at this time.

The Touch HD long with the Blackberry Thunder/Storm & Samsung i900 Omnia, is a genuine iPhone rival with a better screen resolution & a better camera. However the lack of a flash has dealt a blow to Touch HD to be seriously considered a Camera Phone. Let's hope the other features like the Sound Quality are properly executed & it can give the 3G iPhone a run for it's money.


Detailed Specs of HTC Touch HD :

• 5 Mega Pixel Auto Focus Camera, no flash
• 3.8 inch WVGA Screen with 480 x 800 resolution
• Qualcomm MSM 7201A™ 528 Mhz CPU
• 288 MB RAM & 512 MB ROM
• 3G, HSDPA, Wi-Fi & GPS
• Quad Band GSM
• Accelerometer sensor
• Bluetooth 2.0
• 3.5 mm headphone jack
• FM Radio with RDS support
• Video & Audio Player
• Pocket Office
• TV Out (Cable not included)
• Mini USB port & Micro SD card slot
• Touch Flo 3D
• Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
• 115 mm x 62.8 mm x 12 mm dimensions & 146 gm weight
• 1350 mAh Battery

HTC Touch HD

Source : HTC Touch HD Product Page

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