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Well we told you Nokia was planning something big, and yeah, that’s what the Finnish giant had promised. On Tuesday, the company held its Nokia World ‘08 Conference in Barcelona, Spain and announced the ever lushes, very very gorgeous looking N97.  

The phone has been designed to be loved by all who set eyes on it (corny as that may sound). Nokia is calling it the “Facebook Phone”, and for a pretty rock solid reason too. The N97 is aimed at heavy duty social networking and multimedia, all while keeping the business user happy and well equipped.

Specs:

The phone has some pretty cool specs;

1.      3.5″, 640 x 360 resistive touch screen

2.      QWERTY keyboard

3.      Tri-band HSDPA 3G

4.      802.11 b/g WiFi

5.      A-GPS and Stand-alone GPS for directions and geo-tagging

6.      32GB Built-In Memory

7.      microSD expansion support for ADDITIONAL 16GB

8.      5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics

9.      Flash Lite 3.0 support and Flash Video in web browser

10.  Music player up to 36 hours playback time

11.  Share and Ovi services support

That’s everything but the kitchen sink. The phone may not be an iPhone Killer, it sure rocks the multimedia loving crowd. The camera takes an amazing 30 frames per second video. And probably the biggest wao factor is the Flash Support and Flash video. Then there’s that 32 GB of built-in memory so you can fit in a hefty part of your multimedia collection. Although Nokia doesn’t have the greatest market share in United States, the N97 will defiantly be a big hit in Europe.

The N97 will be released in the first half of 2009 and will go for €550, or approximately $695. Till then, enjoy the pictures and here’s a video.

The N96 is a sleek dual slide design that is not only a clever invention, but also makes the cell easier to use. It is Nokia’s latest 3G smartphone featuring an upgrade of Series 60 from 3.1 to 3.2. It is part of Nokia’s extremely popular n-series and is the direct successor to the N95.

It has a color TFT display screen on the N96 is a large 6.1 inch diagonal display and displays up to 16 million colors on a QVGA LCD screen with a screen resolutions are 240 x 320 pixels. Like the N81, everything on the N96 is flush except the Directional Pad and the Multimedia Key. This gives it a much lighter appearance and minimalistic look than the N95.

The N96 has been packed with the latest features. It has the latest N-Gage gaming support. Nokia has basically tried to and succeeded at removing all the flaws from the N95. While the N95 had been adored for the innovative features it brought, the N96 will gain fan fare for its refinement. Despite being slightly bigger and bulkier than its older brother, but it has a slicker shinier surface, the hinges move like silk so you get easy slides. It has built-in memory of 16 GB and microSD support. There is touch pad navigation, a built-in quick stand for viewing videos. Nokia has put in a 5 megapixel Carl Zeiss lens camera.  Hence image capturing is much better than it used to be, improving both picture as well as video quality. There is integrated DVB-H tuner for Mobile TV so it’s not a complete reincarnation. Also, the N95 had corners like a tin can. The N95, thankfully, has rounded smooth corners.

Now for the price banger. Considering that the N96 is really an upgrade to the N95, and there’s a lot left to be wanting still (such as a touch screen maybe) Nokia is asking for a hefty $900-$1000 price. Users in Europe and Asia Pacific who have used it are somewhat satisfied, but that really is a result of what you wanted from your smartphone to begin with. The rather larger size may make it a not-so-popular smartphone for ladies. If you’d like, you can see the N96 demo.

N96 Spec:

1.      OS Symbian interface version 3.1 with S60 software

2.      5 Mega-pixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, Tessar lens, Dual LED Flash & Auto exposure

3.      Video camera MPEG4, video player & video streaming, stabilizer & light

4.      Separate camera for video calling

5.      DVB H for Live TV broadcasts

6.      2.8 inch QVGA TFT LCD display with 16 million colors & 320 x 240 pixels

7.      Built in GPS satellite navigation with maps of 150 countries

8.      Music player supports MP3, Eaac+, AAC+, AAC & WMA formats with Album Art, Nokia music manager, playlists & equalizer

9.      Built in FM radio with Visual Radio support

10.  Nokia radio via internet

11.  Polyphonic & MP3 ringtones

12.  Voice activated name dialing, voice recorder & voice commands

13.  Speed dial

14.  Messaging SMS, MMS, Email (IMAP4, POP3, SMTP) with attachments & Instant & picture messaging

15.  Built in Java games & downloadable games

16.  Personal organizer with Phonebook, calendar, converter & Notes

17.  Push to talk & conference call

18.  16 Gigabytes of memory with MicroSD™ Memory card slot & 256 Mb system memory & 128 Mb RAM

19.  WLAN Wi-Fi, 3G, HSDPA & Bluetooth® with A2DP & USB connectivity

20.  EDGE Technology

21.  Quad band 1900, 1800, 900, 850 GSM & WCDMA networks

22.  HTML, RSS reader & Nokia web browser

23.  Talk time 3 hrs

24.  Standby 220 hrs

25.  Size 18 x 49 x 103mm

26.  Weight 125 grams

 

 

 

Nokia’s N79 is the smallest handset under the n-series yet. It’s all set to launch any day now. This tidy handset is under 100 grams and is full of the hottest features.

The N79 is really what the users of today need of the N95. It’s picking up where N72 and N73 left off. It is a Symbian S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2 smartphone. It also has a 5 megapixel camera with twin LED flash, autofocus and Carl Zeiss optics, GPS and A-GPS support, HSDPA high-speed data, Wi-Fi, a comprehensive multimedia player, FM radio, FM transmitter and microSD expandable memory (a 4GB card is included in your standard sales package).

 A lot of cameras boast of 5 megapixels but beyond that, the quality of lens is also a major factor to consider the Carl Zeiss lens means optimum quality of still photography. The video recording functionality lets you record up to 640 x 380 pixels at 30 frames per second. This tiny little device is also among the few that supports geotagging. Geotagging lets you link GPS navigation to your photographs. The N79 supports both GPS and AGPS. You also get a three month subscription to Nokia’s turn-by-turn application. The cell phone also gives you the choice of availing Nokia’s city guide packages.

The Multimedia support is another outstanding, and of course expected feature. In the N79, MP3, AAC, MPEG4 and WMV media types are supported among many others. Fm radio is also added but that’s pretty common but the N79 wins an edge by including an FM transmitter so that you can easily play back through a car audio system without worrying about cables. Country laws apply to whether you can actually make use of this blessing or not.

One small compromise that the cell phone will force you to accept the standard 2.4″ 240 x 320 pixel panel in 16 million colors instead of the larger displays which we all have come to love and expect of the n-series phones. But the screen orientation changes from portrait to landscape form with the help of built in sensors.  Still looking at the other goodies this gorgeous number has to offer, the screen size is a small sacrifice. You also get 3 Xpress-on covers which are complemented with matching themes.

 

 

Yesterday the FCC gave its blessings and approval to the Nokia N85. The ultimate mobile gaming experience is about to unleash in the US. The N85 boasts of a dual slide form factor that is gorgeous piece of eye candy and much more.

The N85 boasts of a number of amazing features and has had N-series fans sitting on the edge of their seats. The N85 is now ready to land in the US. The phone packs quite a punch, and the Finnish company is making a separate following for itself in the era of iPhone 3G. The most distinguishable feature of the N85 is the 2.6-inch 16M color OLED display instead of the usual TFT LED display. It is the biggest OLED screen to be integrated into a cell phone yet. OLED, also known as LEP (light emitting polymer), is a screen made up of small dots of organic polymers which emit light when charged with electricity. The OLED has a good number of advantages over the LED, they are generally brighter, have a better color gamut (numbers of colors that can be accurately displayed at same time), have better contrast ratio, have a better response time, have better viewing angles and use less power (which also means take lesser time to charge the cell). Also, unlike the traditional TFT LCD displays they do not require a back light.  What all this means is that you get amazing visuals and graphics while viewing multimedia or playing games.

The Nokia N85 cell phone is pre-loaded with at least 10 made-for-mobile N-Gage games. It also has a great 5 megapixel camera that lets you do just about everything legal. It’s also slimmer and has a much more compact design than the N96. Pricing is expected to be $660.

Detailed Specifications:

Size

1.       Form: Two-way slider

2.       Dimensions: 4.05 x 1.97 x 0.63 in

3.       Weight: 4.5 oz

4.       Two-way slider with spring assistance mechanism

5.       Display and 3D

6.       Size: 2.6″

Resolution:

1.       320 x 240 pixels (QVGA)

2.       Up to 16.7 million colors

3.       Active Matrix OLED technology

4.       Additional display information

5.       Brightness control

6.       Orientation sensor

7.       Ambient light detector  

Micro-USB connector with mass storage class support, High-Speed USB 2.0

3.5 mm AV connector

Power

1.       BL-5K 1200 mAh Li-Ion battery

2.       Talk time (maximum):

·         GSM up to 6.9 hours

·         WCDMA up to 4.5 hours

·         VoIP up to 6 hours

3.       Standby time (maximum):

·         GSM up to 15 days

·         WCDMA up to 15 days

·         WLAN up to 7 days

4.       Browsing time with packet data (maximum): up to 5 hours 42 minutes

5.       Video playback time (maximum): up to 7 hours

6.       Video recording time (maximum): up to 2 hours 54 minutes

7.       Video call time (maximum): up to 2 hours 42 minutes

8.       Music playback time (maximum): up to 30 hours

9.       Gaming time (maximum): up to 7 hours

Memory

1.       microSD memory card slot, hot swappable, max. 8 GB

2.       74 MB internal dynamic memory

3.       78 MB internal NAND flash memory