Nokia N78: Phone is One, Usps are Many

Have you ever thought why some mobile phones leave an impact, why many others just fail to even catch the eyes of prospective mobile users? The answer is quite simple, those who excel have "something unique and special" in themselves that make them wanted by the mobile community.

If you are planning to buy such a mobile phone from the list of those who excel then the stylish Nokia N78 is what you must be looking for. Being the latest gem to the throne of Nokia, it is one of those latest mobile phones that can leave a positive impact in the first interaction itself. Nokia mobiles have always been known to exhibit classic performance and the Nokia N78 is not an exception by any market standards. This super-stylish and elegant phone has sleek dimensions and is priced affordably.

Being pre-packed with world-class mobile features to deliver smart mobile solutions make the Nokia N78 a delight for every prospective mobile user, who wants to enjoy the best of mobile solutions at an affordable price.

Let us have a close look at some of its most amazing features to have a clear insight on why and how this mobile phone has been able to make a name for itself in such a short span of time. This GSM-enabled mobile phone has smart features like 2.4 inches TFT display, downloadable themes, Stereo speakers, practically unlimited entries and fields in its Phonebook and Photocall to name a few. Phone memory is good in both the aspects: internal as well as external. The internal memory of this phone is 76 MB along with a SDRAM memory of 96 MB. While, the external memory of this phone can be expanded with the support of a microSD (TransFlash) card. The USP of this phone is its ARM 11 369 MHz processor of Nokia N78 which helps in delivering "intelligent" mobile solutions within a fraction of a second. The Symbian operating system (S60 rel. 3.2) of this phone is one USP of this phone.

Thus, it can be easily concluded that the Nokia N78 is the best from the entire lot of stylish and latest mobile phones. The N78 keeps the standards of Nokia mobiles by delivering amazing mobile solutions.

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Nokia N78 Hits U.S. Market

U.S. consumers can now get their hands on Nokia (NYSE: NOK)'s N78, a sleek smartphone that packs heavy multimedia functions.

The handset, which is the latest in the company's Nseries, also has features that make it attractive for the mobile professional. Users can browse the Internet and check e-mail with the integrated Wi-Fi, or use 3G networks. The N78 is HSDPA capable, so users can potentially get 3.6-Mbps downlink speed while using mobile Internet access.

The keypad may be an issue for some users, as the Nokia N78 lacks a QWERTY keyboard or a traditional dial pad. Instead, the N78 has four raised keys for input, and that may take some time to get used to.

The smartphone packs a 3.2-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and flash. The camera is capable of recording video at 15 frames per second, as well as doing video calls. Photos can be uploaded over the air, edited on the device, and the built-in assisted GPS allows users to geo-tag pictures.

The smartphone also has a plenty of options for music lovers. A microSD slot lets users hold up to 8 GB of music that can be played on the multimedia player. The device is capable of stereo Bluetooth, and it also has an FM transmitter that allows users to send music from the device to a car stereo.

The device runs on the Symbian operating system, using S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2. It also features the company's Ovi service, an Internet service platform that lets customers access social networks, communities, and content from the mobile phone.

Nokia's handset has a 2.4-inch screen, capable of 16 million colors, and it measures 4.4 by 1.9 by 0.6 inches. The N78 is now available unlocked for about $560 at Nokia's flagship stores in Chicago and New York, as well as various online retailers.

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Phone review: Nokia N78 US Edition with 3G

We take a look at the Nokia N78, otherwise known as the N78-3 and N78 NAM edition for the US. The N78 is a mid-tier NSeries smartphone with an impressive feature set including the latest S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2 system software, GPS, 3 megapixel camera with autofocus Carl Zeiss lens, WiFi and US 3G. The successor to the wildly successful N73 has a lot more to offer, yet manages to keep the same size. We like the flush QVGA display and minimalist clean looks, but this gloss phone won't stay clean without a cloth.

The N78 US edition should be available later this month for around $499- $550 according to Nokia. In the meantime, they sent us one of the first off their production line for review.

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Nokia targets youth with N78 mobile

Nokia has launched its N78 mobile phone, a multimedia device that fuses music, navigation, photography and mobility. The product is targeted at the youth and the ‘tech savvy,’ “who are always on the internet.”

With low personal computer penetration (31 million PCs) and low broadband level, the Rs 19,990 Nokia N78 phone acts as a convergence device. “We are looking at the next generation of internet that has evolved towards social networking or Web 2.0 where people can participate and share their experiences through communities such as Facebook and Flickr,” Vineet Taneja, Head of Go to Market, Nokia India Pvt Ltd.

Over a fifth of India’s 260 million-plus mobile subscribers use their mobile phones to log into their favourite websites to have access to mobility. This makes mobile phones the single largest consumer durable in the country, he told newspersons.

“We are moving towards ‘context aware internet,’ where people need to know what is available in a place they visit,” he said. For example, if a person with N78 is visiting the Spencer’s Plaza in Chennai, information on various stalls should automatically be fed into the device. This makes it easy for the user to go to the right shop, he said.

Nokia will use the internet as a key medium to market the N78 devices among the youth.

This will be in addition to the retail network, he said without disclosing any projection on the unit sales.

An interesting feature of the N78 is the ‘location tagger’ application, which automatically tags location data to the picture, allowing users to save picture by date and by geographical coordinates.

The slimmest of N-series devices with a 2.4 inch screen, the Nokia N78 comes with high speed connectivity with wireless local area network and a 3.5G High-Speed Downlink Packet Access, a 3G mobile telephony communication protocol. Enabled with global position system, the phone also has a 3.2 mega pixel camera pre-loaded with Nokia maps of eight cities with points of interest across 52 categories, including bars, cafes, restaurants and hotels.

The Indian market for GPS-enabled device is now at $22 million, with potential to reach $448 million in three to four years, a Nokia press release says.

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Nokia N78 and Nokia N96 gets some hands-on time - keypad is good to go

There's nothing like a little pre-release hands-on time with Espoo's finest to start the week. We're happy that the folks over at PhoneReport were able to score themselves a Nokia N78 and Nokia N96, and were good enough to post up pictures and observations on the upcoming N-series flagships from Nokia.

While the new N-series handsets boasts some incredibly sleek lines and seriously sexy glossy-black finishes, the hidden keypad and its thin, bar-shaped keys are a couple points of contention for those looking to upgrade to the new-fangled Nokia N78 and Nokia N96. The keypad numbers are hidden underneath a semi-reflective, glossy-black finish, giving the entire device a clean and elegant look. With the numeric keypad all lit up, the N-series handsets look even better.

But, the question is, are the new keypads usable? PhoneReport reports that the numeric keypad on the Nokia N78 is indeed different and takes some getting used to. But, rest assured that the keys can be differentiated and typing on them is as good (if not better) than previous keypads.

We'll wait to get our hands on a Nokia N78 or Nokia N96 before we give it up to the new bar-shaped keys and hidden numbers. But, from my brief time with the handsets at MWC 2008, I can say that the keys are definitely usable - comfort during extended messaging sessions is another matter altogether. And, it remains to be seen just how well the keys will light up under direct sunlight.

Furthermore, the Nokia N78 gets high marks for the Symbian OS9.3 with S60 v3.2 Feature Pack 2 under the hood. The new OS brings some sleeker menu transitions and animations that makes a good case for the upcoming S60 Touch OS's "snazz" appeal. The Nokia N96's OS was still buggy, and so wasn't tested to its full extent.

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Mobile Phone Industry looking to beat iPhone

Now a days, Mobile phone makers seem only interested in making phones that look very much like iPhone. But there were few blockbuster products or major announcements.

Nevertheless, the Nokia booth was packed on Tuesday as Beyoncé and Madonna songs blared from overhead speakers.

Show visitors huddled around a long white table where Nokia, introduce N series mobile phones, including the N78, a multimedia phone, N78 has a 3.2-megapixel camera, but it runs on a high-speed network, includes a navigation function and eight gigabytes of memory, and has Internet radio and easy access to multimedia Web sites like YouTube and Flickr. N78 has introduced recently in Europe (for about $500) and is expected to go on sale in the United States in June.

“The handset makers are responding differently than they have before,” said Greg Ballard, chief executive of the mobile game maker Glu Mobile.

Meanwhile, at the booth for Samsung, the Instinct was being introduced. The prototype displayed was not quite ready for the show floor, although the phone, Samsung’s answer to the iPhone, is expected to be shipped in a few months.

The Instinct is a real competition for iphone, which has many features similar to the iPhone’s, like a voicemail management system, and the devices look remarkably similar. The Instinct, operating on a proprietary network developed by Samsung and Sprint, can be used to watch live TV and as a modem to connect a PC to the Internet. Industry analysts think it will sell for about $300.

LG, introduced the Vu, which has a touch screen and multimedia features very similar to the iPhone’s. The Vu will cost $300 through AT&T stores, which have an exclusive relationship with Apple to sell the iPhone. The Vu includes an optional new live television service, for $15 a month, LG said.

Geesung Choi, chief executive of Samsung’s telecommunications network business, predicted that the trend toward multifunction mobile phones is now changing. Now a costumer wants a basic mobile phone features with browsing the Web or watching television and movies.

“There is a perception that the iPhone is a phone, but it is not,” he said. “It is a multimedia player. Maybe they should rename it.”

Others saw a similar evolution of the market. “It’s not a technology market anymore,” said Robbie Bach, president of Microsoft’s entertainment and devices division. “It’s a consumer market. Everyone’s needs are evolving. Consumers, in the end, will get what they want.”

Just a few years ago, he said, transferring a mobile phone number to AT&T from Verizon Wireless was revolutionary. In contrast, carriers today discuss how far they should open their closed networks to rivals’ products. And the mobile phones they support not only look like minicomputers, they act like them too.

Ralph de la Vega, chief executive of AT&T Mobility, said more phones in the coming months were likely to combine touch screens with a keypad or slide-out keyboard to appease customers who want the convenience of both. “The technology is available,” he said. “But it’s a trade-off.”

It is unclear, though, just how far the big carriers like AT&T and Verizon Wireless will go.

When asked about Google’s new mobile phone platform, Android, both Mr. de la Vega and Lowell C. McAdam, chief executive of Verizon Wireless, expressed interest, even optimism that it might run on their mobile phones one day. That is in stark contrast to the wireless carriers’ reaction when Android was first announced.

“We didn’t know enough about it,” Mr. McAdam said. He said he has visited Google and met with its chief executive, Eric E. Schmidt, and others involved with Android.