Nokia N70 WCDMA/ GSM 900/1800/1900 Symbian Camera Phone (5)
Bluetooth 3 Jan 2006

Conclusion

Based on the Symbian OS, the Nokia N70 has made some improvements over its previous 6680. The more apparent feature is the inclusion of a FM Radio and a 2 mpixel Camera.

The phone also comes with 2 cameras, one for taking pictures and the other for video call use. You can also use the internal camera for taking self-portraits. Being a Symbian phone, this phone has a vast range of ready applications available. Together with the number of Java applications available, it makes the phone the ultimate platform for developers. Additional applications can be bought online when necessary.

The phone also comes with an external 64M RS-MMC card which allows you to store video captures and images. Transferring of images and ringtones is made easy by copying files directly into the card's folders from a PC card reader that supports it. Bluetooth is there too for easy file transfers. With its 2.0mpixel camera, you can take pretty good pictures and short video clips by just sliding down the cover.

Although the phone seems perfect, playback of streaming video clips are clear though playing back in full screen seems pixilated. Recording of MPEG4 is still restricted to 352x288. The phone is also lacks internal memory and it only provided a 64MB RS-MMC which is definitely just bare minimum even for using the phone as a multimedia device. In order to get more out of this phone, I would recommend reader to purchase a higher capacity RS-MMC for MP3, videos and audio.

Pricing

Pros :

• Symbian OS

• 3G, JAVA, MMS, GPRS, EMS, Bluetooth

• Memory expansion using RS MMC

• Stereo MP3, AAC playback

• Supports Bluetooth Keyboard

Cons :

• No IrDA

• Plastic back cover

• Too little internal memory.

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