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• Nokia N8 Showcases Improved Symbian, Excellent Hardware

  In Phone Reviews / By Noel / 21 October 2010

  

  Nokia has done a lot of trailing as of late in the smartphone space.  While we doubt the Nokia N8 will change that predicament, it is an interesting phone with solid specs and a heaping of features. Physically, the handset continues Nokia’s tradition of producing great hardware with high quality construction.  We love the size – big enough for a spacious display but slim enough to be pocketable.  Display is a 3.5-inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen...

   

• Nokia C5-03 Announced, Comes With Old Symbian

  In News / By Noel / 14 October 2010

  

  Just when you thought Nokia was finally done with S60 5th Edition, they go ahead and announce a new handset running just that.  Except they’re now calling the OS, Symbian^1 — as if that really changes anything.  The new phone is billed as the Nokia C5-03, an affordable touchscreen device with the platform’s same old feature set. Sporting rounded corners, two-tone colors and a clean design, it’s actually quite gorgeous for an entry-level smartphone.  It...

   

• Nokia X3 Touch And Type Gets Unique Design, Plenty Of Features

  In Phone Reviews / By Noel / 2 October 2010

  

  Want an inexpensive phone with some fine midrange features?  You may want to grab the Nokia X3 Touch and Type, which bundles both a touchscreen and an alphanumeric keyboard in a candybar form factor. Physically, it offers a unique combination.  A 2.4-inch resistive touchscreen mated to a 12-button keypad in a compact candybar design.  Surprisingly, the touchscreen was responsive, apart from having a good, albeit small, display.  Keypad is spacious and comfy to use.  Plus,...

   

• Nokia E7 Announced, Features 4-Inch Display And 8MP Optics

  In News / By Noel / 14 September 2010

  

  As has been the case with many of their high-profile releases, Nokia’s new flagship business phone has been leaked several times in the past.  Well, the leaks for that one can stop coming, as they finally made the Nokia E7 official. Sporting a 4-inch touchscreen display and a tilt-sliding four-row QWERTY keyboard, it clocks in at bigger dimensions than most smartphones.  Fortunately, it’s quite slim, with the anodized aluminum body measuring a mere 13.6mm thick. ...

   

• Unannounced Nokia C7 Gets Detailed Preview

  In News / By Noel / 26 August 2010

  

  Russian blog Mobile Review has another Nokia scoop.  This time, it’s a full preview of the unannounced Nokia C7 and they have what looks like a fully-functional prototype to play with. According to the tech blog, the upcoming smartphone isn’t that far off from the Nokia N8 (which, incidentally, they also leaked).  Aside from running the same Symbian^3 OS, it also shares much of the specs, with some of the meatier hardware features simply downgraded...

   

• Nokia 5250 Announced, Comes With Ovi Music Unlimited

  In News / By Noel / 24 August 2010

  

  If you’ve been keeping up with the gadget rumor sites, you’ve probably seen the Nokia 5250 numerous times.  The company finally made the oft-leaked device official, confirming it as a music-centric touchscreen phone that offers great value for your money. Running the Symbian^1 operating system (aka S60 5th edition), it brings Nokia’s old UI, along with all the features that long-time users of the Finnish company’s phones should be familiar with.  Designed for heavy music...

   

• Nokia X3-02 Touch And Type Announced

  In News / By Noel / 17 August 2010

  

  Nokia has announced a new candybar that delivers a refreshing change for the form factor.  Called the Nokia X3-02 Touch and Type, the feature phone boasts both a touchscreen and an alphanumeric keypad right on the handset’s front panel. Running the company’s old feature phone OS, it’s one of the few S40 devices to have a touchscreen on board (a couple of them have previously been released for the Chinese market), making it one of...

   

• Nokia E73 Mode Brings Excellent Value

  In Phone Reviews / By Noel / 21 June 2010

  

  While Nokia may be far from being the most trusted smartphone name in the US, the Nokia E73 Mode on T-Mobile brings plenty of things that make it a compelling option for business and messaging-heavy users.  Not only is it stylish and well-designed, it packs in an impressive range of features too at an affordable price. Physically, it takes on a QWERTY candybar form factor in the same mold as the E72.  This means it’s...

   

• Nokia E73 Mode Announced For T-Mobile US, Priced Competitively

  In News / By Noel / 3 June 2010

  

  A new exclusive Nokia phone has been announced for T-Mobile US. Well, sort of exclusive, since the Nokia Mode E73 looks a heck of a lot like the Nokia E72, adding only support for the carrier’s AWS bands, some notable changes in the navigation array and UMA capabilities for WiFi calling. The business-minded E-series has been one of the Finnish company’s few US successes, so it isn’t surprising that the S60-powered smartphone is making it...

   

• Nokia C1 And C2 Dual-SIM Phones Announced

  In News / By Noel / 3 June 2010

  

  Nokia just announced the company’s first dual-SIM phones and they’re seriously low-end. Called the Nokia C1-00 and the Nokia C2, both handsets feature basic capabilities housed inside a candybar form factor. The first of the two phones, the C1-00, isn’t a full dual-SIM phone. While you can load two SIM cards into the device, you will need to alternate use between them, holding down a button to switch from one to the other. It runs...