Symbian Belle is on the march and the leader of the pack is the Nokia 701. It busts out the big guns – a 1,000 nit floodlight of a screen, a fast, modern processor and an up-to-the-minute connectivity package, complete with NFC.
Nokia promise 1,000 nits of brightness when a typical LCD usually runs in the 300-600 range. The Nokia 701 actually goes a little beyond the promised value – don’t miss our test in the hardware chapter.
As for the phone’s innards, it ticks at 1GHz and packs 512MB of RAM, a quantum leap over what Symbian phones have used thus far.
Nokia promise 1,000 nits of brightness when a typical LCD usually runs in the 300-600 range. The Nokia 701 actually goes a little beyond the promised value – don’t miss our test in the hardware chapter.
As for the phone’s innards, it ticks at 1GHz and packs 512MB of RAM, a quantum leap over what Symbian phones have used thus far.
Key features
Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support
Penta-band 3G with 14.4 Mbps HSDPA and 5.76 Mbps HSUPA support
Slim alloy body
3.5″ 16M-color nHD ClearBlack TFT LCD capacitive touchscreen; 1,000 nits of brightness
8 megapixel fixed-focus camera with dual-LED flash and video-call camera; geotagging, face detection, smart zoom in video
720p video @ 30fps recording, stereo sound
Symbian Belle OS
1GHz CPU and 512 MB RAM
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
8GB of inbuilt storage, microSD expandable
Active noise cancellation via a dedicated mic
DivX, XviD, H.264 video support
Good audio quality
Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
Stereo FM Radio with RDS, FM transmitter
microUSB port with USB On-the-go support
Stereo Bluetooth 3.0
GPS receiver with A-GPS support and free lifetime voice-guided navigation; Digital compass
Flash Lite support in the web browser
Smart dialing and voice commands
NFC support
Built-in accelerometer and proximity sensor
TV-out functionality (SD)
Main disadvantages
Display is very bright but has low contrast
Browser lacks full Flash support
Camera lacks auto focus
Relatively limited 3rd party software availability
No office document editing (unless you buy an upgrade)
Non-hot-swappable microSD card
No HD TV-Out
Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support
Penta-band 3G with 14.4 Mbps HSDPA and 5.76 Mbps HSUPA support
Slim alloy body
3.5″ 16M-color nHD ClearBlack TFT LCD capacitive touchscreen; 1,000 nits of brightness
8 megapixel fixed-focus camera with dual-LED flash and video-call camera; geotagging, face detection, smart zoom in video
720p video @ 30fps recording, stereo sound
Symbian Belle OS
1GHz CPU and 512 MB RAM
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
8GB of inbuilt storage, microSD expandable
Active noise cancellation via a dedicated mic
DivX, XviD, H.264 video support
Good audio quality
Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
Stereo FM Radio with RDS, FM transmitter
microUSB port with USB On-the-go support
Stereo Bluetooth 3.0
GPS receiver with A-GPS support and free lifetime voice-guided navigation; Digital compass
Flash Lite support in the web browser
Smart dialing and voice commands
NFC support
Built-in accelerometer and proximity sensor
TV-out functionality (SD)
Main disadvantages
Display is very bright but has low contrast
Browser lacks full Flash support
Camera lacks auto focus
Relatively limited 3rd party software availability
No office document editing (unless you buy an upgrade)
Non-hot-swappable microSD card
No HD TV-Out
The buzzwords are Symbian Belle and NFC. Belle was impressive in our dedicated review, making a convincing case that Symbian has finally caught up to Android and iOS.
As for NFC, Nokia and other phone makers along with carriers and credit card companies are lauding it as the next big thing. Not just in mobile phones, but our lifestyle in general. Pay with your phone, open doors with your phone, buy tickets with it – if Nokia have their way, mobile phones will be more important than your wallet and set of keys
.
As for NFC, Nokia and other phone makers along with carriers and credit card companies are lauding it as the next big thing. Not just in mobile phones, but our lifestyle in general. Pay with your phone, open doors with your phone, buy tickets with it – if Nokia have their way, mobile phones will be more important than your wallet and set of keys
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