Nokia N70 Review and Specification
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The Nokia N70 is one of the handsets in Nokia's N-series lineup of smart phones. This phone is equipped with a 2-mega pixel 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.
This phone works in triband (GSM 900/1800/1900 and WCDMA 2100 networks) and 3G connections for broadband-speed browsing - up to 384 kbps download / 128 kbps upload- and video calling, video downloads and video/music streaming. The 3G connection will allow you to access the internet via XHTML/HTML multimode browser (supports image maps, background images, and frames). Transfering data can be conducted via Bluetooth 2.0 and USB 2.0 connectivity
The Nokia N70 has an active matrix (176 x 208 pixels, 262,144 colours) screen and two well located cameras. The N70 is the first Nokia phone to break the 2 megapixel barrier. This phone is a powerful imaging device with a high quality camera with 2 megapixels which has a very powerful 20x digital zoom, an integrated flash and a choice of modes including scenery, portrait, night and sports. This phone allow its user to control camera settings such as brightness, white balance settings and colour tones. Nokia XpressPrint enables you to print photos directly to a PictBridge-compliant printer and a Movie Director application is supplied for editing videos. This phone also includes a second VGA camera (640 x 480 pixels ) with 2x digital zoom which can be used for video calling
The internal memory of the device is 30 Mbytes, with the addition of a 64 Mbyte MMC card which can be hot-swapped. The RealPlayer media player supports video playback in MPEG4 format, plus audio in a choice of formats including MP3, AAC, Real Audio, WAV and Nokia Ring Tones. The Visual Radio lets you listen to songs from radio stations, with information about the song and artist. A stereo headset is supplied as part of the sales package.
Nokia N70 Specification :
Key Features
- 2 megapixel and up to 20x digital zoom
- Create slideshows complete with music
- Enjoy FM radio and MP3 with support for Visual Radio
- Send and receive emails and attachments
- Transfer data wirelessly with Bluetooth connectivity
Operating Frequency
- Triband GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz
- Dualband WCDMA / GSM
- WCDMA 2100 MHz
- Automatic switching between bands and modes
Dimensions
- Volume: 95.9 cc
- Weight: 126 g
- Length: 108.8 mm
- Width: 53 mm
- Thickness (max): 21.8 mm
Display
- Main display: 262,144 colors, 176 x 208 pixels with automatic brightness control
User Interface
- S60 user interface 3rd Edition
- 5-way scroll key, two soft keys, application key, edit and clear keys, send and end keys, Multimedia key for instant access to your key application
- Dedicated multimedia keys for instant access to key application
- Active standby screen
- User configurable right and left soft keys
Imaging
- 2 megapixel camera, 1600 x 1200 pixels with 20x digital zoom
- Second VGA camera, 640 x 480 pixels with 2x digital zoom
- Dedicated shutter key and camera activation slide
- Settings for night, brightness adjustment, image quality, self-timer, white balance settings, and color tones
- Flash modes: on, off, automatic
- Advanced camera modes: still, sequence, video
- Video call, real time video sharing
- Download and upload images and video sequences
- Integrated flash LED
- 3GPP H.263 video playback and streamlining
- Video and still image editors
- Six possible capture scene settings including scenery, portrait, night and sports
Multimedia
- Visual Radio*: Listen to music and interact with your favorite radio stations
- Find out what song is playing, who sings it, and other artist information
- Enter contests and answer surveys, vote for your favorite songs
- Download the songs you buy direct to your phone
- RealPlayer Media Player
- Download and play multimedia files (video and music)
- Stream media files from compatible media portals
- Full-screen video playback on the phone to view downloaded, streamed, or recorded video clips in larger size
- Played formats (decoding): MP3, AAC, Real Audio, WAV, Nokia Ring Tones, AMR, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, AU, MIDI, H.263, JPEG, JPEG2000, EXIF 2.2, GIF 87/89, PNG, BMP (W-BMP), MBM, MPEG-4 and eAAC+
Memory Functions
- Up to 22 MB* of internal dynamic memory for images, contacts, text messages, multimedia messages, ringing tones, images, video clips, calendar notes, to-do list and applications
- Expandable memory type: 128 MB Reduced Size Dual Voltage (1.8/3V) MultiMedia Card (RS-MMC)**
- Hot swap slot for easy MMC card insertion and removal
Messaging
- Multimedia messaging: MMS for creating, receiving, editing, and sending videos and pictures with AMR voice clips
- Automatic resizing of your megapixel images to fit MMS (max 300 KB size depending on the network)
- Email: Supports SMTP, POP3, IMAP4, and APOP protocols. Support for attachments (view jpeg, 3gp, MP3, .ppt, .doc, excel, and .pdf files)
- Text messaging: Supports concatenated SMS, picture messaging, SMS distribution list
- Instant Messaging
- Predictive Text Input: Support for all major languages in Europe and Asia Pacific
Games
- Possibility to download new games
- Java Applications
- Java MIDP 2.0, CLDC 1.1 (Connected Limited Device Configuration (J2ME))
- Over-the-air download of Java-based applications and games
Connectivity
- Pop-Port interface to USB 2.0
- Remote over-the-air (OTA) synchronization with SyncML
- Bluetooth 2.0
- Profiles with Bluetooth connectivity: Basic Printing Profile (BPP) using Image Print or Info Print applications, Human Interface Device Profile (HID) using Nokia Wireless Keyboard application
Browsing
- WAP 2.0 xHTML/HTML multimode browser
- Supports HTML 4.01, including support for elements such as image maps, background images, and frames
- Small screen rendering option including a faster page-up/page-down scrolling style
- Full-screen mode, download progress bar, and adaptive history list
- OMA Digital DRM 1.0 - including forward lock for content protection, combined delivery, separate delivery and superdistribution
Data Transfer
- EGPRS, Class B, multislot class 10 (UL/DL = 118.4/236.8 kbps)
- GPRS, class B, multislot class 10
- WCDMA 2100 with simultaneous voice and packet data (PS max speed UL/DL= 128/384 kbps, CS max speed 64 kpbs)
- Speech codecs: FR, EFR, WCDMA, and GSM AMR
- Transfer data from one S60 device to another
Call Management
- Advanced contacts database with support for multiple phone and e-mail details per contact
- Support thumbnail pictures and groups
- Speed dialing
- Logs: Keeps lists of your dialed, received, and missed calls
- Automatic redial
- Automatic answer (works with compatible headset or car kit only)
- Fixed Dialing Number, allows calls only to predefined numbers
- Conference call (up to 6 participants)
- Push to talk
Digital Services
- Java and Symbian applications available from Nokia Software Market
Voice Features
- Voice commands
- Voice recorder
- Integrated handsfree speaker
- SIND (Speaker Independent Number Dialing)
Personal Information Management (PIM)
- Advanced Series 60 PIM features including calendar, contacts, to-do list, and PIM printing
Sales Package Contents
- Nokia N70 phone
- Nokia Battery BL-5C
- Nokia Travel Charger AC-4
- Nokia Stereo Headset HS-3
- Nokia 64 MB MultiMediaCard MU-1*
- Nokia Connectivity Cable CA-53
- CD-ROM containing software (PC Suite and Adobe package)
- User guide, Quick Start guide, and Add-on Application guide
- Adapter for normal size MMC slots
Power Management
- Battery BL-5C GSM: Up to 3.5 hrs Talk time and Up to 11 days
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