Coming Soon - Nokia N78
So I was dreaming of a new cellphone since my Motorola K1 is getting old now. I had a quick look at GSMArena.
Nokia:
Now Nokia and I have up and down relationship but most of my phones have been Nokias. And the one thing I must admit is that Nokias are reliable. I never had a problem with, the only problem I had with the N70 is that I felt it was so slow, other than that I cannot complain at all. They are durable and reliable phones that deliver on what they promise. I sometimes feel sorry for them since they are basically the Microsoft of the cellphone world and as such suffer unfair criticism at times. I too have been guilty of that, but as said, it was mainly because of my N70.
Nokia N78
This little phone looks brilliant! It is typical on the N-Series Nokia in that it comes with a ton of features bundled into a decent size phone. Here’s some of the awesome features in it:
- Stereo speakers
- ARM 11 369 MHz processor
- HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UPnP technology
- Symbian OS, S60 rel. 3.2
- WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, RSS feeds
- 3.15 MP, 2048×1536 pixels Carl Zeiss optics
- secondary CIF videocall camera
- Built-in GPS receiver
- A-GPS support
- FM transmitter
Thats a great list of features as far as I’m concerned!
Unfortunately I cannot find an exact local release date yet but I have sent emails to Vodacom, MTN, Cell C and Virgin Mobile as well ofcourse to Nokia themselves. As soon as I have any feedback I will post it.
May 5th, 2008 at 1:28 pm
FM transmitter? Surely you mean FM receiver?
May 5th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
Nope, FM transmitter. No clue what I’d use it for…… *YET*
May 5th, 2008 at 1:51 pm
Here’s the link to GSMArena: http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_n78-2254.php
From the Press Release:
“The Nokia N78 packs a powerful range of technologies, including integrated A-GPS, with free Nokia Maps, WLAN and high-speed HSPDA 3G connectivity, a 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, and support for microSD memory card, currently available at up to 8 GB, to store favourite music and media. The novelties of the N78 are geotagging of photos and an integrated FM transmitter that allows music to be played on any FM radio, in a car or at home.”