Nokia N70 1Lot 20 phones For 2000 GBP
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1,550
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Description
Thus the strategy is to demonstrate gradual visual improvements in new models and no maximum functionality devices. Old models shift to the low price segments with time.
These are the changes that appeared when passing from the Nokia 6630 to the Nokia 6680:
- More classical design
- Active slider and a flash
- Active Standby application
- 262 K screen (a marketing move, hard to see any difference from the 65K ones)
- Second camera
Also in the Nokia N70 we see a gradual improvement as compared with the Nokia 6680:
- 2 MP camera, beter video resolution
- FM radio
- The device is thinner and the design is more attractive
- Extra keys
- Series 60 new version
As we see, the improvements are not revolutionary but still allow setting a higher price for the device. The current model line won't be enough for filling the whole price diapason evenly. And we will see many new announcements by Nokia in the nearest future.
The Nokia N70 is a more developed versions of the Nokia 6630, the models are built on the same hardware platform. That's interesting the presence of an integrated Bluetooth 2.0 module was announced in the specs that turned out only a mistake in practice.
The body contour is even stricter than in the Nokia 6680, the rounding are even sharper. The top and the bottom edges are splay. We'd like to stress the design is well-taken and many people like it, the device won't be confused with the Nokia 6680. The body is of a silvery and smooth plastic. The screen are the keypad are surrounded by an insertion making a metal illusion by tactile feelings and behavior in the sun. It matches the whole design well. As smartphones take more space in the company model line their design will become more consistent. The Nokia 3230, Nokia 6680, Nokia N70 are good examples.
The keypad was really changed as compared with the Nokia 6680. It got smaller and number keys became small also. The keys are not transparent now and are backlit with blue. Soft keys now take four times less room and call cancel and accept are now placed horizontally and not vertically. The "Menu" and "C" button got lower and an editing button ("Pencil") is now placed on the left side but not the right as earlier. A new personally programmable "Multimedia Key" was added.
We'll talk about the joystick in details. While the 5D navi button of the Nokia 6630/6680/6681 was one of the most comfortable, the Nokia N70's tough joystick can't be praised this way. It sometimes works incorrect and pressing its center is uncomfortable, one of the directions is pressed instead. In general we see an evident worsening of the keypad ergonomics, probably for the sake of the design.
The dimensions are typical of Nokia (108.8x53x21.8 mm), the weight forms 126 g. Visually, it is a bit smaller than the Nokia 6680. The device may be carried in any pocket causing no trouble. You'll only feel the weight if carrying the phone in a shirt pocket. Generally, the phone is for a man's hand though not scarring away a woman, the design attracts. In the dimensions and the weight the smartphone looses to the HTC ones, for instance the HTC Typhoon (107.54x46.2x17.5 mm 106.3 g). It's not really seen in the numbers but put the devices near each other and the difference will get obvious. To tell the truth, this comparison is incorrect, since we should consider WCDMA support.
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