Compromises are needed everywhere, because none of us is willing to use anything that is terribly annoying. For example, E72, on the one hand, is a regular smartphone with 114,3 x58, 7×10, 4 mm dimensions, and on the other hand, it has a set of keys, which are not very comfortable to use. It is a centimeter wider than ordinary devices, and weight (129 grams) is not allocated to minimalism, but it is comfortable, and does not require much pocket bulge.

2.4-inch display is protected from all adversities by a hard plastic. At first glance, we have quite an ordinary form of a smartphone screen, simply rotated by 90 ° and having 320×240 pixels. However, there is one detail that distinguishes the unit from last year’s E71. This is the backlight brightness, which can be dull and insignificant, and irritatingly bright in the sun providing excellent readability of information. Well, not mentioning the placement because in most cases one can only enjoy a good quality colour reproduction.

Keyboard

There’s not much space on the surface of Nokia E72, because the entire lower part is occupied by a keyboard unit, consisting of an impressive plate soft-keys and buttons of receiving / hanging up calls as well as inscribed on the edges of the rocker of the two additional buttons on each side. A large navigation key pad with an optical joystick is placed in the center, which can be used for deviations to one side or turn off altogether.
But it’s not the optical joystick and a good screen of E72 for which you should buy it. QWERTY-keyboard – is the main charm of this smartphone. For its sake, many are ready to forgive an impressive breadth of the hull, and “strange” screen, and too slight pressure on the flat navigation keys. This keyboard gives the greatest pleasure of novelty, because it is more convenient that E71 and E63 analogues’. Layouts have undergone significant changes, which were very useful for fast typing.

Power

The battery is hidden behind the big steel lid, which is removed without any problems, but not so securely fastened as desired. Actually it is located under the battery capacity of 1500 mA • h, which is enough for a week for a modest operation, or four days of active use of the device. With this wireless module, operating time is reduced to two days of use, but here the activity of exploitation of E72 during this time is impressive.

Interface and communication

Specifications are filtered, which means you can go to the interface. At first glance, everything here is like in E71, the same numbers, the labels are located on top, but it is held considerably neater and friendlier without causing ascetic, which sometimes seems an ordinary vacuum.
But don’t think that E72 is an entertainment for madams and sirs, as animation and drawing icons is one thing, but various add-ons and adjustments to the parameters are always useful in business. And that’s why there is a chip of switching the standby mode from personal to business, where content, design theme, and wallpaper are configured.

Applications and Communication

Among the pre-installed software for the Nokia E72 it is worth mentioning not a pair of logical toys and the ability to install N-gage, but the presence of a full-featured Quick Office 4.5, with which you can view and edit presentations, spreadsheets and with straightforward text formatting, if all this is created in Word 97-2003 formats. Also in the list of applications we should mention Zip utility and Adobe PDF, from which you can view attachments and directories, or to group archives for comfortable sending. Of course, we note dictionary with free downloadable databases, as well as file manager, supporting network drives with a paired device.
In the device there is Bluetooth 2.0 with support for dozens of profiles, among which appear A2DP and EDR. Also the smartphone has a Wi-Fi with support for UPnP, in addition to the basic features IEEE 802.11b / g. Well, the list is closed by wired connection via USB-cable from the PC, where not only an opportunity to work with the PC Sute is available, but also a data transfer to memory card, with speeds up to 4 Mbps.

Camera

Funny, but E72 is one of the most convenient smartphones judging by photography. And no wonder, since 5-megapixel camera with autofocus is much above the surface, but is still delivered to the upper edge. As a result, closing it by finger is simply unrealistic. In addition, we are provided with a sufficiently broad spectrum of all the settings where unless the adjustment aperture is only not enough. The camera can record videos in VGA-resolution, which then can be shown on the PC without any shame.
The picture quality is quite on a good level, in spite of the consequences of the lack of aperture optics.

Outcome

Summarizing, it won’t prevent saying about the Nokia E72 something which for some people may be important. Yes, here is the same earpiece, as in E71, a polyphonic speaker was even a little louder, while maintaining high-quality sound. But still there is a great vibro-motor, which is difficult not to feel even in the pocket of an autumn jacket. So here again everything is excellent, and there is no reason for despondency.
And what is written in general as a result of the review? Yes, it is a great monoblovk with a good keyboard, it deserves the right to be heir to the E71, and it has high-Q assembly. Yes, in the E72 not everything is good, and its price will scare away many people, but on the other hand, it is not just another problematic device with disabilities, but an excellent business tool, only now with a full range of entertainment options.

If you are looking for a beautiful cover then you’d better not read any further, because here we have a protected phone model Nokia 3720 classic.

Display and keyboard
Nokia 3720 classic is equipped with a 2.2-inch TFT matrix display, with a resolution of 240×320 pixels. It is capable to display 16 million colors, but it does not give us the opportunity to adjust brightness. All this is a bit strange, as there is often the desire to increase, or vice versa, just reduce slightly the brightness of the screen, this is absolutely legal.
Buttons of Nokia 3720 classic are located directly under the screen, which is not surprising. But their execution is a little more interesting, because on a glossy substrate can fit some big holes, of which serve rubberized buttons navigation and digital blocks, the output providing excellent tactility when dialing a number and the message blindly. And the classic five-way navigation key is just to the point. The letters here are large, and in the darkness have pleasant white backlight, a little stretching in pink hues.

Other information

Nokia 3720 classic is equipped with 220 MHz processor, 64 MB RAM, 24 MB internal memory from which 128 MB are at user’s disposal.
So let’s sum up? As a result, there is a sixth edition of S40 platform, as well as all that we have described in the review of Nokia 6303 in May 2009. Once again we will repeat for the completeness of this review.
So, we have an ordinary program filling of S40, which means integration into the active standby mode or limiting the other two types of themes to full-screen wallpaper in standby mode. In menu this factor provides a complete absence of animated icons, but does not restrict the owner in the themes.

Software and games

Nokia 3720 clearly does not fall under the definition of Multifunctional which can do everything, the standard set of programs in the phone is not impressive. On the other hand, like any other product of the sixth edition, there is a lot of what was in the same Nokia 6500, and it is with these programs, it makes sense to start a description. And here is a similar virtual repository of all things, but in the performance of Nokia. Given the fact that the camera in the phone plays a more entertaining role, the service is much more likely to be demanded for the owner.

Communication and Music

As follows from the positioning of 3720, it doesn’t support third-generation networks, it remains only to mention support for GSM 900/1800/1900.
The phone has a traditional Bluetooth-module with support for dozens of profiles. With headset the device works quite stable, and the data transfer rate is 160 Kbps.
Connecting to a PC is carried out through the USB-connector, to which you can connect a tiny cable and evaluate the speed of read / write information to a memory card, which reaches 1.2 Mbps.
Interface of media player has not undergone any significant changes in comparison with the fifth edition of S40, so to understand the inconvenience of working with the library of tracks, updated within minutes the background is not difficult.
Among the player is worth emphasizing the presence of repeat and random play, the effect of enhanced stereo, and an effective 5-band equalizer, with which it is possible to get good results.

Camera

Of course, choosing protected from the vicissitudes of fate phone, you will hardly look for mirrors. Because the camera in the mobile phone is needed strictly for entertainment, or demonstration of pictures to friends on a tiny screen of the device, or sending pictures via MMS or Bluetooth.
Don’t agree with this approach in the case of 3720? Alas, a 2 megapixel camera has an average quality, albeit with a useless flash / weak flashlight, which is better not to use at night. But here working with the camera is quite convenient, thanks to full-screen viewfinder with all kinds of signatures on the edges, as well as useful features tab on the left soft-key.

Conclusion
For this cost there is almost no alternative for Nokia 3720 classic, without taking into account the equivalent of where something is not enough, especially for fans of “dialers” of the Finnish manufacturer. Perhaps, you shouldn’t buy this device, if it is important to save the usual S40 in the case, which will last at least a year?

Nokia N86 looks so boundless and at the same time fully completed. In a relatively compact package is implemented a full range of opportunities with which N86 is going to attract all the afflicted. By the way, it’s time to take the camera in your hands and appreciate a dense assembly of each of the parts, between which there is the inevitable backlash, but here are the materials and body weighting 150 grams which will not miss the majority of fans of tech toys.

The selection of materials is not mentioned in vein because the front panel is made of glass, and its lining is a metal frame, which unknowingly may be confused with plastic, but in the process all at once will fall into its place. The sensor needs to adjust the brightness of the 2.6-inch screen, occupying all available space of N86. Despite the fact that the screen resolution is 240×320 pixels, the quality of displaying images with a palette of 16.7 million colors is really perfect; these parameters are shown only by smartphones of leading manufacturers. In addition, under the sun readable information from the screen falls only within reasonable limits, leaving the possibility to navigate through the menu and view the text.

Connection

Nokia N86 has a 2.0 with piles of various functions, and allows the remote drives to wander through the file manager, and to listen to music via wireless headphones, and transfer files to another device. If this is not enough, you can have a look at speed of the memory device, connecting a smartphone to a PC via cable, there you will feel the benefit of the speed of writing files to a level of 3-4 Mbps.

And lovers of active study of new spaces on the World Wide Web, will take advantage of Wi-Fi – in the implementation of Nokia. This device module IEEE 802.11 b / g is supported by a convenient search tool – access points, and owners of home wireless networks obviously will like another program that reveals the meaning.

Music

N86 has a traditional for most recently launched smartphones music player. Exactly the same functions: library, sorted by artist, album, genres, playlists, and other trifles, as well as the opportunity to establish the appropriate album cover. Then it can be seen in a simple playback window, with a minimum of frills, and with good ergonomics. If standard functions are not enough, you can change the type of repetition, and to switch on a random sequence of songs to choose from two sound effects, or go to the most effective way to adjust frequency response and 8-band equalizer with unlimited add-ins.

Camera

It is not surprising that the flagship camera phone with 8 MP is equipped with the most functional interface for maximum ease to process of shooting. At first glance, we face the familiar viewfinder with a scattering of icons and sidebar of any configuration tools, but here there is only a fraction of the available points, whereas others may be added in a separate setup menu bar, or vice versa, to clean it from the surplus. But before you find out for yourselves the most relevant setting in shooting mode, pay attention to the possibility of adjusting sensitivity, the use of scenes, adjust white balance and exposure compensation, as well as other, less visible parts. Already in a separate tab settings, you can change the image resolution, set the sound of the mechanical shutter and change the memory to store images, switch on the additional function Geonotes and trimming other details related to the work of digital zoom. In addition, if there is a desire to record video, then you can change the aspect ratio between 640×480 and 320×240 pixels.

Of course, the final score of examples of images is the privilege of readers, but in any case, a couple of words to say about the camera N86 will not be useless. First, wide-angle optics with a maximum resolution of 3264×2448 pixels gives to images good result in greenhouse weather conditions. If lighting can be called nothing more than tolerable, a tiny optics is clearly losing its way, and a small aperture ratio does not correspond to the use of only a single LED flash. But once again, this phone is equipped with a 5 Mp camera, so that among the devices there is almost no competition.

Conclusion

In Nokia N86 you can find everything for smartphones and the camera here is rather good, but not the best on the market.

E65 has all in one. It is a business device, a smartphone and a slider.

Design

Unfortunately Nokia E65 falls into the class of things, which looks mediocre in photos. You look at photos from different angles, nothing catches attention. But in the meantime, here it is in front of me, in all its glory.

Of course, Nokia E65 is not the first smartphone-slider from Nokia. Focused on businessmen of different degrees E65 is simply obliged to be restrained – elegant, as well as provocatively – stylish. Silver display bezel, along with the brown color adds strictness, while the texture “under the leather” on the back cover and an angular profile brings notes to vintage. Alloy of style and technical perfection. For the first time taking out this smart phone somewhere in “Blue Hall” you will not have to blush.
Smart phones Series 60 of are slow but are surely moving from huge barrels 6600 to stylish N76.

Nokia E65 is difficult to consider in detail. Apart from a single fact, the individual elements do not represent anything special. Nevertheless, the phone not only looks good on the table, but also in hand. Furthermore, the ergonomics can be marked as “strong” five.

When you start to think, what the most attractive detail of Nokia E65 is, you understand a simple thing – the thickness (only 15.5 mm). At last smartphones get dimensions of normal phones. Weight is 115 grams may still seem more significant, but I declare with all responsibility – pockets do not bristle. And in other cases, 115 grams are even plus than minus.

Display
And again, starting a conversation about the display, we remember the recent phone. We measured by eye 16, 256, 4096 colors. Today no one will get surprised learning about 16 million colors at E65. In action QVGA-display (240×320 pixels) is perfect. Viewing angles, contrast, brightness, response time of the matrix – everything is at the highest level.
Perhaps the best display for such a phone is self-indulgence and a marketing pump connected to the purse of unsuspecting consumers. Screen copes with all tasks, from reading of small text up to viewing videos.
Keyboard

The best part of the slider is a mechanism of auto reason. Moreover, in the open position E65 continues to be elegant.

With regard to control, the engineers were not stingy. 10 keys are located below the display, not counting the navigation key. Here are two soft keys, “menu”, “C” and “receivers” as well as four keys typically found in communicators. These are “Contacts” “mute / unmute” button, “One Touch for conferencing” and programmable key “MyOwn”. As we can see a very specific set, which feet grow out of business or even a corporate entity of the device.
On the right end are situated the standard volume, text editing, and voice recorder buttons. Unfortunately the last two buttons are deeply recessed into the body and pushing them comfortably is possible only with a fingernail or a very thin finger.

Square Five-positioned navigation button is very easy to use and is located in the center button of input is beyond praise.
With specific regard to the numeric keypad, it is excellent both for a slider and a smartphone. It allows you to achieve high results in writing messages, notes, drawing up plans or sending e-mail.

In general, you simply do not have to dream of something. Even the jade-green light is just what we needed, expanding the already impeccable image.

Functions
When it comes to Series 60 3rd Edition talking about filling of a functional smartphone is even embarrassing. Everything that you need on the road, at work, on a business trip, you will easily find in E65. If you need anything more – thousands of programs and games are just waiting to be downloaded. I never understood the policy of companies that produce devices, without even simple games. On the one hand – the phone is for the business person on the other – business people are very fond of Solitaire or variations on this theme. And children are not averse to “play” with their father’s phone. Of course, the problem is not worth special attention, because any game to any taste can be downloaded on the internet, but it is a strange policy of artificial restrictions. And if it is not a toy, then the remaining applications are more than enough. Here you have mobile office (reading files, Word, Excel,etc), Adobe Reader LE 1.5, convenient Zip manager.
There is even a very interesting feature “Export Screen” like a projector. It is a convenient function for conferences and meetings. It has also a very funny feature when reading messages. Male or female voice reads the letters received by mail.

In other words, the phone has everything (calculator, converter, and “Voice Assistant”).

Multimedia

Once again we encounter the barricades built by the marketing department. It is not clear why the manufacturer has not placed radio E65 and put monaural headset in set, but the effect is exactly the opposite.

Confusion is the only feeling that arises when looking at the headset Nokia HS-5. You get more disappointed when connecting normal headphones (Pop-port) you realize that the “music player” is a very powerful tool for music lovers. You will also not find FM-radio.

In the section “Multimedia” can be found Flash-Player. Maybe it is again, for presentations, but it perfectly coped with cartoons Happy Tree Friends.

Thus, the basic multimedia set of E65 is very weak, but from a serious machine for much money I would like to get more diversity.
Business phones from Nokia have the best communication abilities. Let us simply list the available user profiles: infrared port, cable, Bluetooth 1.2, Wi-Fi (also known as WLAN, IEEE 802.11g and 802.11b), GPRS Multi-Slot Class 32, EDGE, WCDMA 2100. In other words, where ever you are you will always have to go on the Internet or to be connected with other devices.

In E65, Wi-Fi deserves a separate discussion.
The first thing that catches your eye, in the case of Wi-Fi is a perfectly organized work of the manager. For the purity of the experiment, the phone has been tested in parallel with the laptop (built-in WLAN-module). As expected, the antenna and the sensitivity of an order of magnitude E65 is weaker than notebook.

Summing up the communication abilities of E65, it is worth noting the highest diversity, reliability and convenience.
Camera

If phones like N90, N93, N95 camera are something serious, an advantage for which you can buy this device, the specifications of 2-megapixel camera in E65 is only insofar as indicated.

Functionally and structurally, the camera in the E65 resembles what we have already seen in N70. Maximum resolution of image is 1600×1200 pixels. During the actual shooting are available self-timer, photo series mode, night scene and white balance with a choice of color tone.

Maximum video resolution is 352×288 pixels, the ability to record on the whole free memory. It is, by the way, 50MB in the device and up to 2 GB via microSD card (not included).

Replacement implemented by “hot” scheme. Slot is located under the rear lid. Why the manufacturer did not put E65 memory card in a set remains a mystery. Apparently, business people don’t need memory cards.

Conclusion

E65 is available in brown and bright red colors. Fire coloring of this know-how for Nokia is in corporate business segment. Let’s see how white-collar workers perceive such expression.

If we sum up the above, it turns out that E65 looks good, has a first-class ergonomics and functional wealth S60. Thus at every step there are strange conventions and constraints such as lack of radio and memory card in the kit. In this case we are not talking about the cloying and viscosity. Perhaps when E65 will be cheaper, it is worth to have a close look in its direction.

Nokia 6290 novelty is not an innovation. All these components we have seen in the earlier models, but compared to other phones the main plus of 6290 is completeness.
Nothing is semi-finished. There are really all the necessary functions to ensure convenience and comfort. The phone is very good both from a technical and design standpoint and you possibly would think that 6290 is deprived of the very identity, for which we love Nokia, but do not worry. You need just to look at it closely.

Design
Making a smart phone cot is not a simple task for the whole team. Size, dimensions, weight – all this must be combined with each other in digestible proportions. In the case the team of Nokia 6290 worked wonderfully. Weighting 115 grams is a very good indicator for a smart phone on S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 1. In fact Nokia 6290 is a continuation of the successful model Nokia 6260, or in other words – clever cot in the middle price range.
The company is positioning the novelty as a “device for energetic professionals who live not only in business” and should admit it has everything needed for this. Matte lacquer paint (in black) gives the right of association, for example, even with the piano.
From a technical point of view, the back cover is made of opaque plastic, but it spoils the impression a bit. Otherwise, all the elements in their part will fit into the overall picture.
It is worth noting that two stereo speakers of impressive size are located at the ends of the phone, as well as a volume key and access to the PTT.
Particularly gratifying to find on the sides of two closed-doors connector plugs for memory cards and mini-USB, the latter has a gold-plated contacts, as well as SIM-card holder.
Dimensions (94 × 50 × 20,8 mm) of Nokia 6290 are standard, but the horizontal unit is somewhat less than usual. As a result, in the closed position it is perceived as something long and narrow, but eventually you get used to it, and the discomfort disappears.

Keyboard
Returning to the already mentioned buttons on the ends of 6290, it is worth noting that they are quite strict, which almost completely eliminates accidental pressing. Besides the external controls 6290 has three buttons below the display, to access the desired functions. By default, this is a player, music library and radio. In addition, they can be used to turn off the ringing tone, reject calls, and much more.
While opening the phone, we see a standard set of keys for S60. The navigation unit consists of two soft keys, menu, “C”, Quick Cover keys, and the four-key input in the middle. As you can see there is nothing new. All buttons are large and well located, which allows you to quickly navigate through menus or perform certain operations.
The numeric keypad will also need to “taste” your fingers. Large, well-defined keys have excellent ergonomics. Quick SMS, text notes typed with pleasure. The keyboard gets an honored setoff.

Display
A good screen is at least the required attribute for S60. In the case of 6290 we have a TFT-matrix with 2.2 inch diagonal (320×240 pixels) display supports up to 16 million colors.

The screen is very juicy and bright, well behaved in the sun (sometimes fades, but the information remains readable). The display has a small mirror property, due to this picture it is filled with color; and paint acquire the brightness, but the only minus is that there is not much, but affects the surrounding space.
As for the external display, it just carried on TFT-technology, has the physical size of 1.36. (28 × 160 pixels) and displays up to 262 000 colors. Display is somewhat pale, but copes with its tasks quite well.

Multimedia
Although Nokia 6290 has come to us from the world of business devices, it is endowed with rich multimedia capabilities. There is a powerful MP3-player (handy headset in Nokia HS-47 in the set), Stereo FM-radio and even if not necessary, but

Visual Radio.
Even the stereo speakers can be safely attributed to the media, because the volume and sound quality is enough to organize a mini-disco. The phone supports Java MIDP 2.0.
The first game is a successful reincarnation of “snake”. It should be noted that this game (Snakes) has long been available for free download, but its existence by default can rejoice everyone.
The second game is a great gift to all lovers of the game Zuma. In 6290 it is installed under the name of an analog Marble, ideological and repeats the principles laid down in Zuma. Both games have excellent addictive properties and dynamics.
User has only 45Mb memory at his/her disposal, however, you can install a microSD memory card up to 2 GB.

Functions
As usually happens with smart phones, the model 6290 is, if not at the height of functional perfection, somewhere very near. Traditionally, for Symbian, user receives useful organizer with an indescribable collection of features, a phone book and even a wagon with all possible functions. For example, a program of World-Mate standard.
With it you can view the time once in five cities of the world, check currency rates, weather and even the state of the flight.
Synchronization takes place through the Internet, and thanks to the developers of MobiMate this procedure has a minimum traffic.
It has also applications such as Adobe PDF or Quick-Office (combining Word, Excel and so on).

Connection abilities
I got surprised when I saw never “dying” IR port on the right end of the phone. In addition, 6290, of course, is equipped with new means of communication. Connecting via the above miniUSB (the ability to synchronize with a computer using the Nokia PC Suite via USB and Bluetooth), grown up to 2.0 Bluetooth version (profiles SIM Access, Headset and Handsfree), local and remote data synchronization via the cellular network to connect to the Internet through GPRS , multislot class 32, EGPRS Multislot class 32, the standard WCDMA (3GPP Release 99).
As you can see from the following, for nirvana network only Wi-Fi is not enough.
In addition, with additional camera (CIF +) it is possible to arrange video calls.

Camera
The time-proven 2-megapixel camera with built-in flash is perfectly blended both in design, and in the functional group of 6290.
The maximum size of the image is not difficult to guess – 1600×1200. There are three levels of quality of the images, white balance, color tone, night photography, photo series mode and auto-timer. For the second camera maximum resolution is 320×240 and it is ideal for self-portraits. In addition, it also records video with a resolution of 176×144 pixels. The main camera also supports recording up to 320×240 inclusive (not such a hot result for a 2MP camera).
Gradually Nokia became more serious about its phone cameras, so in 6290 there is a horizontal navigation on the main features of the camera, which is very nice and comfortable.

Images obtained have quite a decent level, of course, if you shoot in sunny weather. Viewing them on phone or computer, the quality should be satisfactory.

Conclusion

Nokia 6290 is not a bad phone. The user must like the speed of work and the overall stability of the system. This unit is definitely for people who appreciate the phone stability. From a single charge (Battery Nokia BL-5F Li-ion 950mA * h) at MTS phone worked for three days of active use (hour of games and listening to music), and 30 minutes of calls a day.

Design
If we consider the exterior of Nokia 5070 at a right angle, we can find visible design irregularities and the roughness of engineering. Judge yourself, while Asian budget sets flaunt slim metal body, and design “that won a stylish model”, Nokia launches phone with large dimensions, but the most terrible by it is thick.
Moreover, the phone resembles a model released in 2002, not only in size, but the keyboard, camera location, except that the screen became larger. In addition, the phone is almost similar to the earlier Model 6070. What are the goals pursued in Nokia, letting go of 5070? Make an exact copy of 6070 in the youth corps? This version seems most viable. However, you should bear in mind that 6070 appeared a year ago and there had already been complaints about its functional filling. Of course it could boast with a relatively pleasant design, but then 5070 would like to see a somewhat different guise.

You’ll laugh, but these two models, have even the same weight – 88 grams. Not surprisingly, if the panel from 6070 to 5070 will suit (as it was with 7210 and 7250, for example).
Since the phone is aimed for young people, the manufacturer offers two youthful colors – blue and red. This framework is always white and black, the only change bezel housing.
In the end, after dressing old skeleton in the youth look, the phone itself is not younger. Though it has modern color and style, the wrinkles can not be hidden under any make-up.

Display
The greatest thing in the novelty can be called the display. Again back to Asian counterparts. Here we are dealing with CSTN-dinosaur, looking fit to more or less sane resolution up to 128×160 pixels.
The screen produces not very good impression – pale, not bright, inertia. With such a display it is inconvenient and unpleasant to work. In this reality somewhere in the background is sent to support 65 thousand colors.

Keyboard
Keyboard of 5070 is a removable block of plastic keys on the rubberized basis. Such designs in Nokia phones we’ve seen more than once. It has a distinct advantage – can be easily replaced.
These apparent shortcomings are not seen progress in key middle, work with the phone conveniently. Navigation is the key to a four-input function in the middle. It is the optimum size and should satisfy all the fingers.
In terms of additional control 5070 is fiscally stingy, actually except for two volume buttons on the left side and there is nothing more (the key above the display take power as de facto).

Functions
In this section lies the main drawback of Nokia 5070. But let’s not just point out bad things.
We can note that Nokia 5070 has IR port, support for EDGE, voice recorder for five minutes of recording, FM-radio (stereo headset included).
Now let’s talk about the disadvantages. Let us turn again to 2002, when the first phone from Nokia with a camera (model 7250) was turned out. The latter has 5 MB memory on board. 5070 has only 4,3 MB user available memory.
Other moments, such as the organizer or a phone book (more than 8 fields in the contact group, plus the voice tags) have a good level for Nokia.
Preinstalled polyphonic sounds like something it does not matter, even the firm “Nokia tune”. Volume? Unfortunately you will not hear the device on the street, you should rely on power of vibrating alert.

Camera
Why the manufacturer should put the camera on the phone with 4.3 MB memory, it’s not quite logical. The camera in 5070 is rather for show than for a really useful feature.
If we should make a normal “youth” phone, we must remove it or just put a normal camera.
But anyway, in 5070 we have 0.3-megapixel camera with maximum resolution of 640×480 pixels. The images absolutely lose their quality when displaying on the PC.
As we see, the camera can not give us the sharpness and natural color of the image (although it’s not so bad), and the resulting pictures can hardly claim a place in a virtual photo album.

Conclusion
Each product group has its own life time, and it probably came to the Series 40 of the budget level. These phones do not fit into today’s realities, even strange, why spend money on their production.
Although, if you buy this product (even overpaying), it is someone and need.
In a large barrel with the inscription “Tar” happened to be a piece of sugar under the name “Li-Lion 860 mAh”. Excellent battery life, and for 5070’s appetite this is more than enough.
Phone with 30-minute calls a day, listening to the radio (no more than an hour) honestly worked for five days.
We can recommend this phone only to Nokia adherents and newcomers in the mobile world. However, the senior and having exactly the same functionality (mono headset included) 6070 now costs cheaper.

Quite rare, but almost always aptly the company Nokia mobile pleases the public with its vision for peripheral gadgets. Another interesting fact is that, not being a pioneer in this field, Nokia produces unusual and always interesting solutions. Whether it’s the usual Bluetooth-headset or BT-digital pen any of these accessories always deserved attention of the public.

Today the company pays special attention to musical theme. Walkman line from Sony-Ericsson is sold well; it’s time to act. Along with increased attention to the musical equipment of phones on the market came several mobile speakers. Such accessory is not something that is desired or vice versa completely useless. Many people want to listen to music on the road or on a picnic, but the difficulty lies in the choice of a number of conventions, which must be tolerated. This is size, mobility and interoperability.
The market offers four accessories with the “MD” index for mobile music lovers from Nokia. There are currently fashionable Bluetooth-dynamics (MD-5W), folding mini-speaker’s (MD-4) or average – MD-3, which we will discuss in our today’s review.

The Set
MD-3 is packed as a good phone in a fairly standard box for Nokia design with already classic white-blue-green colors and positive pictures of happy owners of this device. Inside, the interested user will find the speaker itself, a simple user manual, three finger batteries, charger (AC-4E) and two adapters.
Audio Adapter AD-15 connects link between the standard for the phone Nokia Pop-Port and stereo headphones with a 3.5-millimeter plug.
By the way, this adapter itself also serves as an antenna for the FM-radio. This little Nokia AD-50 is an adapter for the phones and players with 2,5 mm-input which allows to connect standard 3,5 mm headphones to the telephone.
As you can see, the set allows you to connect any modern audio equipment and operate from the network, as well as from the batteries.

Nokia MD-3 Speakers
Let’s talk about the design – the speaker is implemented in very high quality and in silver-black unity. The size and weight, of course, do not allow wearing MD-3 in pocket, but it causes no problems in a small bag of its size.
All indicators and controls are located on the top of the device. Among them – the power indicator, volume control slider and power button.

Asceticism in this case plays into the hands of MD-3, but in our view a simple battery charge indicator would be to the point.
From the use manual: “If the sound of dynamics is too low – change the batteries”. But we live in the 21 st century, so we ought not to measure sound with the help of the charge of batteries. Moreover, once the manufacturer supplied MD-3 with standard for Nokia phone charger, it could place a standard Li-Ion battery. This would increase the attractiveness of this device.

The wire with 3,5 mm plug on the end is made as a strap, it is rather thick and short to become entangled.
While switching on stereo speakers we hear a very loud and fairly clean sound. For the average living room without mentioning the kitchen, the volume should be enough. In the open air MD-3 also shows rather satisfying results. The speaker was tested with such smart phones as Nokia 6630, Nokia 5300 Music and the player iPod of the fifth generation.
In general, even the resources of 6630 are enough for a comfortable listening to music. Particularly harsh rock compositions in collaboration with the iPod, MD-3 did not withstand its own pressure and fell down. The stability of the device was not up to scratch and it should be considered when placing MD-3 on the railing, and other narrow areas.
The quality of the music we analyze with the help of examples. By the way, pop music was played easily and cleanly even at maximum volume. Rock in “heavy styles” turned into a rather unpleasant wheezing. But it must be emphasized – only at maximum volume.

Conclusion
Music Speakers Nokia MD-3 left a pleasant impression. For a picnic or countryside or just for any other event where you can not use something less dimensional, MD-3 is a suitable device. But it is suitable only for background music in the open air or for the individual listening in the room.

At the edges of the shell many interesting things can be seen, and it is not only a key power top, having fitted to one side of the central 3.5-mm input for headphones. If you have to charge the device or connect it to your PC, you will need to look at the left edgee, where microUSB-socket is fitted with an LED charging indicator, and in the corners was found some place for two polyphonic speakers. In addition, in the center you can find a convenient slider lock, which has no alternatives. On the right side of the shell there is everything you need for casual work with the camera, and not only. This is a big comfortable shutter release button with a soft touch for focusing. In addition, there is a comfortable swing for regulating volume, which is easy and pleasant to use.

And now it is better to look at the back surface. Under the “curtain” you can find a 5-megapixel camera with CMOS-matrix and autofocus optics. In addition, there are two LEDs, which are called flash.
The battery cover has matt surface. It has 1500 mAh Li-Pol battery, and a memory card slot, microSDHC, next to the camera unit.
The battery is the same as in the old Nokia E71. The majority of owners discharge the battery only after 2-3 days of use. A wonderful result for the device with 3.5-inch screen, though the same Apple iPhone is not worse.
Under the battery there is nothing interesting, as in 5800, but the slot for SIM-card is available without removing the battery, as the card is placed in a steel tray and stuffed somewhere inside the cell.

Communications
In general in this flagship there are many tech devices from Nokia, and the first thing I should say that in the device there is Bluetooth 2.0 with support for all necessary and unnecessary profiles. We’ll also note the possibility of comfortable listening to music via wireless Nokia headsets.
In Nokia N97 there is also a Wi-Fi module, the index specified by IEEE 802.11b / g, which characterizes the solid performance with different types of WLAN-access points at up to 2.3 Mbps, as well as the opportunity of working in wireless networks, UPnP.

Music
Taking into account the modest capabilities of watching movies that still need somehow to be converted into the appropriate format with the MP4 extension, the main way to fill the space in the memory of Nokia N97 is music. Here you can add many MP3, AAC, WMA music. It is commendable that the library can seek out the appropriate albums / artists and so on without any slowdown, and the album covers can be changed.
And while enjoying the music these covers occupy half of the screen, leaving only a little space under the battery icon and the network receiving, and you can use the half of the screen for easy and convenient navigation.

With regard to the sound, everything is alright, and such a conclusion can be drawn not only when compared with all sorts of musical devices from different manufacturers, but after comparison with MP3-players. The device plays music in various genres. It copes especially well with electronic and heavy rock; there is Metal and other similar directions, suggesting many nuances in the midrange.
Radio in Nokia N97 can only be compared with brand new 5530. The same 20 memory to store stations in the FM-range 87.5-108 MHz, smooth animation of inscriptions in the background, and the quality of play will not disappoint.

Camera
In Nokia N97, which we will not call a computer, there is an ordinary 5-megapixel camera with two LEDs instead of a normal flash and auto focus optics with a good opportunity to take close-up with 10 cm.
Working with the camera is easy and convenient; because all control rests on the right thumb or on the left index finger if you want to create a large panel of settings and adjustments. There are settings where you can select the resolution of the image. In addition, you can record good videos in 640 x 480, when strained to 30 fps. Video is not so interesting for us, because quality is identical to records from 5800, despite a decent difference in price.

Conclusion
The device is strictly for connoisseurs of all the details of the prorated interface S60 from Nokia, but at the same time seeking the world’s only bunch of QWERTY-keyboard and 32 GB of internal memory. In terms of multimedia and iron power the device lags behind the market for exactly one year, but this Nokia flagship has not lost a huge reservoir of loyal fans of brand, among which may be you, confirming it by buying N97. Others are advised not to rush buying Nokia N97 because it will obtain more attractive design only in December.

Nokia N97 Unlocked Phone, Touchscreen, 3G, 5 MP Camera, A-GPS, 32 GB, MicroSD Slot, and Integrated Ovi Applications–U.S. Version with Warranty (Black)

When you first look at Nokia 7610, a flagship model from Supernova series, you’ll at once understand that this mobile phone is made especially for girls. For whom has the company made such a neat and compact slider? Of course, it is for women.

This is a brief overview of this novelty, because we paid attention only on the innovations and interesting features. Furthermore, during testing we had an unfinished sample, so it could work not so well.

Design

Brand-new Nokia 7610 slider is the flagship of the Supernova line. It is made from high quality plastic, to tell the truth, I was upset because of the lack of nowadays fashionable metal inserts, for example, on the front panel. But this is not a drawback.
The lid that covers all the back side is made of velvety plastic. It is very pleasant to touch it. This device has adequate size, so it is suitable for any user. Handbag, backpack or jeans pocket, 7610, can be placed everywhere.

Dialing on the keyboard is very convenient.
You can dial telephone numbers and communications on the fly, making almost no mistakes. Lights in white are not very bright, but it is enough to work comfortably in the dark.
You can easily open the device with one hand (the mechanism works fine).

Display and menu design

There is a little problem with the screen. If the matrix is very good with colors and everything is in order that is color display breaks all the raspberries. The image becomes more delicate, inexpressive, lacking brightness, and by tradition, nor the brightness or contrast, are not regulated.

Colors are much glare in the sun, and under fluorescent light. In such circumstances, it is very difficult to work with the device, but… The rest of the screen is quite standard for today’s mobile phones – for example, it can perfectly display images and photos.
The main function of Nokia 7610 Supernova can be called Theme Colorize. That is, the user himself/herself is involved in the visual presentation of his/her phone, with the help of the camera… This works well – push the right content key below the screen, then turn the camera and display on the half with 16 divisions. Next we need to capture in full view of the lens of an interesting color, then press “descent”, and see that the color that had prevailed in the frame, a couple of seconds is displayed in the semicircle. All this looks very interesting.

Multimedia

Call Tones are varied, fresh sounds; ringtones and volume are to the mark.
Such sound provides the speaker on the back side, but the main task of the owner is not accidentally close the slot, for example, when the apparatus is in the pocket.
There is a 3.2-MP camera with autofocus and LED flash in Nokia 7610, which is considered to be the standard for mid-level phones.
The quality of images is at an acceptable level. Video clips can be removed with the help of VGA-resolution, with an average image quality. Rather, in the commercial version of the camera is better (probably not the quality of images).
The device rather quickly opens “heavy” pictures made with the help of the camera, Canon, with a resolution of 5-7 lm and “weight” of 2-2,5 MB.

All content is stored in the internal memory of 64 MB, or expansion microSD cards (card of 4 GB is perceived without problems).
Since the model does not apply to a musical series, it should not be required from the player of divine sound. Also, we do not find in 7610 a standard connector for headphones, as the developers limited to only his younger brother – mini-jack (2,5 mm).

Music application has clear, understandable and easy to use interface, detailed grading compositions in the presence of several preset equalizers, plus three register under their own sound settings.

By the way, the quality is not so bad.

Although, the mobile phone is not suitable for serious music, but it is quite good for simple rock ‘n’ roll and pop music.

The battery of the device lasts three days with an average activity of the user who is not connected to the Internet for hours and does not listen to the player.

Conclusion

In terms of the design, it’s an interesting device. According to its functions, of course, it is good, and the majority of its buyers will be sufficient with the opportunities that lay in the Nokia 7610 Supernova. Judging from the test samples that we had, Nokia 7610 phone has turned to be cautious, designed especially for the weaker sex.

Design and Keyboard

To tell the truth, the design of Nseries phones is never considered to be attractive. This primarily relates to its size and weight. In the case of Nokia N78 the sizes are 113×49x15.1 mm and 102 grams of plastic.

If smartphones and communicators were bought taking into account the design the industry would have waited for imminent collapse. Good ergonomics – this is the word, when you look at Nokia N78. The telephone (all the same 78 can also call and not just copy the function CPC) is excellent in the hand, allowing you to quickly handle all the functions available, the control keys are where they should be.

The keyboard of Nokia N78 is not terrible as it might seem at the first signt. Four strips of the numeric keys are working effectively and efficiently.

It is hard to believe, but each line has three points of operation, which corresponds to 12 characters. The mechanism is not wrong, fingers do not slide off, typing is very convenient. Playing N-Gage and Java-games is extremely convenient.

The most uncomplimentary reviews of the case with Nokia N78 gets the navigation unit. Mechanical buttons mounted in the front panel have a small move, but it is a decent area of offset presses.

The right context key and “off” (vertically oriented) are too close to each other, which often leads to undesirable consequences.

The engineers have not been able to resist yet and Nokia N78 is equipped with sensors. This is a so-called “wheel Navi”, located within the navigation keys. In standby mode, it is pulsing white (fairly decent lightening in a dark room). Call me romantic, but it is associated with palpitations. In addition, the pulsation is transmitted important information like missed calls or unread messages. Needless “wheel Navi” allows circular motion by a finger to move through menu items (especially look cool in the multimedia menu). After the training, and with sufficient skill, this type of navigation on the menu will be able to add colors to the daily pressing of buttons. Nevertheless, the function at this stage of implementation is useless, but quite interesting in the future, curious to watch its development.

Additional keys are represented by three buttons – quick access to the camera (Focus / descent at the time of shooting), swing of the sound and power button.

Display

We can say that N78 becomes the standard for the Nseries phone. It is distinguished by modern features and high consumer possible. In other words, the 2.4-inch screen displays up to 16 million colors (24 bit), has a QVGA resolution (240×320 points).

Integrated sensor illumination saves battery charge, controlling the backlight keyboard and display brightness.

With high-quality screen, the phone becomes usable for watching video or surfing in the Internet, not to mention the other more simple tasks (shown up to 8 lines of text and 3 service lines).

Menu and Functions

When Nokia N95, in every sense is a very interesting phone. For example N78 can be safely described as a worthy continuation of ideas set out in N95.

This is not just a cosmetic upgrade of S60, it is a serious improvement, and in some cases almost complete processing of the functions of the platform. Redesigned interface (the labels on the main screen can be hidden, and placed vertically or horizontally, the contact picture is displayed on the entire screen during incoming and outgoing calls, move the animation in the menu and so on), the multimedia menu, phonebook, messages, calendar, and so furthermore.

Photo and video galleries

The new version of the operating system has replaced the conventional gallery of “Photos”, it is more convenient to work with stored images in memory.

Photos are sorted by month, album.
With the help of new applications working with the photos is not only easier but also faster. Rotary menu allows you to view more photos and easier navigation.

GPS-navigation

Installed Nokia Maps 2.0 application supports FP1, but in the second version it is installed by default. With regard to “satellite” module, it is a familiar system of A-GPS (Assisted Global Positioning System), allowing work to begin on the “cold” startup (initial connection to the satellites) in just 3-4 minutes. Nokia Maps are divided into two versions – free and paid. The first has a great opportunity, but voice commands are available only in full version.

From a technical point of view there is no criticism to integrated GPS (quite quickly connects to a large number of satellites).

In general, the navigational capabilities of N78 have pleasant experiences, the program interface is simple and easy to use.

Communication opportunities

For communication with the outside world Nokia N78 is equipped with Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR (with support for Stereo Audio or AD2P), plug Micro USB (USB 2.0 High-Speed), WLAN adapter 802.11b / g. Internet access is carried out through HSDPA, WCDMA, EGPRS (EDGE), GPRS, HSCSD, CSD. Today it is the most complete set of communication capabilities. It’s also worth noting the 3.5 mm input for headphones and AV-out. Well, this is for music fans.

Wizard Wi-Fi networks is capable of playing in the background to monitor the available networks. Before the network goes to the list of available, the phone checks for the opportunity to work with it, that saves the nerve cells.

Music

Musical ability of N78 has collected everything that is available only in the market of mobile phones. All of them are collected in the corresponding menu. One of the interesting features is FM-transmitter.

The other feature is a music player that supports a bunch of formats. There is a built-in FM-Radio (Visual Radio), Internet radio (using Wi-Fi), podcasting, and music shop.
“Podcasting” allows you to view and add the tape (also available from the player), to organize the automatic downloading of new revenue.
The music player is not very different in quality and sound, it is comparable to other products. In the music menu, it is possible to choose the classification of the songs (the album, singer, and so on).

Camera

N78’s camera can be described as a logical continuation of the module in Nokia N73. This primarily relates to increased sensitivity – F2.8/4.6 against F2.8/5.6 in N73.

A small, but quite a progressive step forward, in connection with optics from Carl Zeiss improves the quality of photos. Module itself, in terms of numbers, the adequacy of standards for such devices: 3.2-megapixel CMOS-matrix with autofocus, the minimum focal length of 10 cm.

Shooting modes available in the Print 3M – Large (2048×1536), Print 2M – Large (1600×1200), Print / e-mail 0.8M – Small (1024×768), Multimedia message 0.3M (640×480), the size of files ranging from 1MB up to 100K, respectively . Supported formats are JPEG / Exif.

Conclusion

Battery BL-6F of N78 with a capacity of 1200 mA.h allows you to use the Internet (2 hours), GPS (3 hours) and additional features and a small (up to 30 minutes) talk time. In my opinion, this is a serious indication for the phone of this class. A more sparing regime allows N78 battery discharged in 2-3 days.

As a result, N78 can be called a great gift to all fans of serious technology. Smartphone turned out to be good, but should weigh their requirements, and if many of the functions of the new model are ultimately behind, it makes sense to think about other phones of Nseries.