The Nokia C7 has been leaked again in an what looks like a genuine feature in a Hong Kong IT magazine called “Hi-Tech Weekly” issue 615:
Looks like the Nokia C7 is very close to launch since they are already making ads for it. As you can see it runs Symbian 3 it has a 3.3 inch multitouch display.
Key features:
Symbian 3 OS
3.3 inch multitouch display
Resolution of 640 x 360
3.5mm head jack
microUSB
8 Megapixel autofocus camera with HD video recording
Wi-Fi and GPS will probably be included
According to Fonearena it already has been handled by people and they say the device is easy to use and quite fast which is nice to hear.
My opinion on this is if this is so close to release which it is considering that they are already making ads for, that means the N8 should be available in August now thats just my speculation.
My personal opinion on this phone is that there are a ton of features that would make most high end smartphones cringe and considering this is a mid range smartphone is should be solid device for the average consumer
What do you think are you looking forward to this phone, let us know in the comments
The OpenGL ES Benchmark is a benchmarking application written to test the abilities of a mobile device’s2D and 3D graphics rendering capabilites as it relates to speed/efficiency of use OpenGL ES API’s.
Open GL API’s are used in a large number of consumer electronics including but not limited to mobile phones & consumer gaming systems. Due to their use in a number of mobile operating systems as the official graphics rendering API’s it allows a significantly higher degree of cross-platform/device comparisons to be made in lieu of OS-to-OS differences.
Through my regular forum hopping, I chanced upon an image showing a comparison between a number of currently available devices and other devices still awaiting release. The image clearly shows that the N8 is definitely among the top contender with regards to graphics capabilities. However, just looking at the GL benchmark homepage and top 5 available, one would be inclined to believe that the N8 is eclipsed only by the Samsung I9000.
Fortunately, drilling deeper into the results data as shown in the image below shows rather clearly the N8 leading and handily beating the I9000 in a number of different tests comprising the overall benchmark. One may argue that this is due to differences in resolution, but given that the resolution difference between the two is equivalent to a factor of 5/3 or 1.66667 times more pixels that the I9000 has to push compared to th N8, some of these tests indicate almost a doubling of performance with the N8. Given that the I9000 running a 1GHz “Hummingbird” applications processor and a PowerVR SGX 540 GPU widely accepted as top of the current class, it must be said that signs look promising with regards to rendering capabilities of the newest Nokia imaging king.
Of course, benchmarks alone don’t determine the speed at which the UI will run or even what the user’s experience with the device will be. This sort of performance of the GPU though would play handily into Symbian’s favor with its GPU accelerated UI, something which Android seemingly lacks. Hopefully Nokia and developers can both capitalise on this promising piece of HW.
Another thing to note would be that the GPU has been confirmed yet to be a broadcom GPU most likely the same BCM2727 being bandied about the internet as evidenced by the following screens. Note the line GL_renderer which mentions “VideoCore III HW” the same core found in the BCM2727.
More information on the Broadcom GPU/VPU can be found here.
It’s mid tier, and normally doesn’t get my attention – but has got a quirky design and this new “light ring” feature. Supposedly that circle at the bottom right lights up so that it
“can be customized to identify a message or a call from those listed in the contact directory.”
The design is unconventional like the Nokia Surge, but it actually looks kinda nice, albeit having something rather feminine about it. (It’s petiteness, the swivelling, and that mirror….and the purple back – though I think it comes in black too.)
Specifications
3MP autofocus camera with flash and dedicated camera button [Is the flash AROUND the camera? If so that's pretty cool, although may be detrimental to low light photos]
2.4″ QVGA
Full QWERTY Keyboard
2.71″ x 2.71″ x 0.59″ (68.8 mm x 68.8 mm x 14.9mm)
3.44 ounces or 97.5 grams.
Built in Mirror << definitely for the ladies.
2.5mm jack
3G
S40?
Short cut buttons for messaging, camera, web, voice cammans, speaker phone options and V CAST Music with Rhapsody®
It’ll be coming to Verizon from September 13 for 99.99 USD with a new 2 year contract. Note this 99.99USD is after a mail-in rebate.
Also worth mentioning is the Nokia 7705 Twist’s charity connections.
From Oct. 6 through Oct. 29, while supplies last, customers who purchase the Nokia Twist online at www.verizonwireless.com will receive a free picture frame phone lanyard to raise awareness of HopeLine® and support domestic violence prevention.
This morning at NW09 Nokia announced several devices, two of which were new unknown handsets of a new Xseries line up. The X3 and the X6. (Not to be confused with X1/X2/X3 Xperia range from Sony Ericsson)
The more interesting of the two, the Nokia X6, is now the Music Flasgship (if there is one) and Nokia’s first phone to have a capacitive display.
It is a Comes With Music ONLY handset to make sure you take advantage of Nokia’s unlimited free download music service. What else?
32GB in built memory (no expansion)
3.2″ 16:9 640×360 capacitive display (under glass, not plastic)
433.9MHz Arm 11 processor
128MB RAM (Undisclosed how much is free to the user)
S60 5th Edition
5MP camera with Dual LED Flash
VGA video at 30FPS
TV-OUT
A-GPS
the 5800 media bar “button”
Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP
3.5mm jack
…and it’s 3.5G. It also comes with 3 free N-gage games that are actually pretty good – Spore , D Mix Tour and Asphalt 4. There’s no USB charging by the looks of the AC-8 standard pin charger.
All that for 459EUR/402GBP/654USD unsubsidised although Nokia were quick to point out that the price will be FREE on selected plans – Perhaps around £35 range considering it is Comes with Music – coming Q4 2009.
Will all this be enough to follow in the 5800′s success?
The X6 is available in a white-blue or a black-red theme. Read on below for the technical specifications and live Photos from Eldar/Stuff TV.
Here’s a demo video of the X6. Take note how lightly it’s being tapped. NW09 attendants confirm capacitive at last! Though no mention of this in the official tech-specs or any hype from Nokia even though this is a really big deal. Most likely that making a fuss of capacitive is gonna be a downer on why they’ve been using capacitive (and why the N900 has it too).
I know it should really be more on the responsiveness of the display rather than a resistive vs capacitive debate but for me, capacitive has always felt better (Hero/magic/g1/i8910/iPhone). Yes you can be more accurate with resistive, but to achieve that accuracy you need a stylus. Handwriting recognition? Except for asian markets, what’s the performance advantage over QWERTY? And the whole glove/fingernail thing. Erm. Take off your gloves or cut your nails. It’s a touch screen – just a feather light touch. Not a press-screen. One less thing for Engadget guys to knock, eh?
X6 looks somewhat thicker than it actually is – and in some angles, there’s something oddly very N95 classic about it.
Specifications
Nokia X6 Dimensions
* Form: Classic with finger-operated touch screen user interface
* Dimensions: 111.0 x 51.0 x 13.8 mm (For comparison, iPhone is 115.5×62.1×12.3mm. Smaller than the iPhone and just 1.5mm thicker)
* Weight: 122 g (iPhone 3GS at 135g)
Display
* Size: 3.2″
* Resolution: 640 x 360 pixels (nHD) * Up to 16.7 million colours
Video playback time (maximum): H51nHD 25 fps up to 3 h 36 min
Video recording time (maximum): 3 h 30 min
Video call time (maximum): 3 h
Music playback time (maximum): 35 h
Colours and covers
* Available in-box colours:
- White/Blue
- Black/Red
Connectors
* Micro USB connector for USB 2.0 High Speed to PC
* 3.5 mm Nokia AV connector for audio and TV-out
* Small DC jack
Local connectivity and synchronisation
* Bluetooth version 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate
* MTP (Mobile Transfer Protocol) support
* TV out (PAL)
* Support for PC synchronisation with Nokia Ovi Suite
GPS and navigation
* Integrated A-GPS
* Ovi Maps 3.0
Camera
* 5.0 megapixel AF camera (2592 x 1944 pixels)
* Image formats: JPEG/EXIF * Carl Zeiss optics
* 4x digital zoom
* Autofocus
* Dual LED flash
* Dedicated camera key
Video
Main camera
Video recording at up to 640 x 480 pixels and up to 30 fps (TV quality), up to 640 x 352 pixels and up to 30 fps (widescreen quality), up to 320 x 240 pixels and up to 30 fps/15 fps (email high/normal quality), up to 176 x 144 and up to 15 fps (sharing quality)
- Up to 4x digital video zoom
Front camera
-Video recording at up to 176 x 144 pixels, smooth up to 15 fps
Video recording file formats: MP4, 3GP
Audio recording formats: WAV (normal), AMR (MMS), AAC/MP4 (high quality)
Some beastly specifications coming from the N900, for around 500EUR/440GBP/712USD unsubsidized.There’ll definitely be some good UK contract deals if it starts unsubsidized 440GBP.
My only complaints right now is the battery (1320mAh, not 1500mAh) and of course, no Xenon. But apart from that, what a power house! 1GB RAM (256 physical, 768 Virtual) OMAP 3430 ARM Cortex-A8 600 MHz, OpenGL ES 2.0 – Extreme multitasking of even the most resource intensive of apps?
Some neat little features too with DLNA, Digital Stereo Audio RECORDING, Full Screen viewfinder for both 5MP camera and video – which is at 848 × 480 pixels (WVGA) videos at 25FPS – I’m guessing lower VGA res at 30FPS. No mention of the gesture areas/shortcut buttons seen in the hands on video.
Nokia N900 Technical Specifications
Display
3.5 inch touch-sensitive widescreen display
800 × 480 pixel resolution
Processor and 3D accelerator
TI OMAP 3430: ARM Cortex-A8 600 MHz
PowerVR SGX with OpenGL ES 2.0 support
Memory
Up to 1GB of application memory (256 MB RAM, 768 MB virtual memory)
Connectivity
3.5mm AV connector
TV out (PAL/NTSC) with Nokia Video Connectivity Cable
Micro-USB connector, High-Speed USB 2.0
Bluetooth v2.1 including support for stereo headsets
Integrated FM transmitter
Integrated GPS with A-GPS
Mass Memory
32 GB internal storage
Store up to 7000 MP3 songs or 40 hours of high-quality video
Up to 16 GB of additional storage with an external microSD card
Keys and Input
Full QWERTY tactile keyboard
Full QWERTY onscreen keyboard
Camera
5 megapixel camera (2584 × 1938 pixels)
Image formats: JPEG
CMOS sensor, Carl Zeiss optics, Tessar lens
3 × digital zoom
Autofocus with assist light and two-stage capture key
Dual LED flash
Full-screen viewfinder
Photo editor on device
TV out (PAL/NTSC) with Nokia Video Connectivity Cable (CA-75U, included in box) or WLAN/UPnP
Music playback file formats: .wav, .mp3, .AAC, .eAAC, .wma, .m4a
Built-in FM transmitter
Ring tones: .wav, .mp3, .AAC, .eAAC, .wma, .m4a
FR, EFR, WCDMA, and GSM AMR
Digital stereo microphone
DLNA
Size and Weight
Volume: Approx 113cc
Dimensions: 110.9 × 59.8 × 18 (19.55 at thickest part) mm
Weight: Approx 181g
Box Contents
Nokia N900
Nokia Battery (BL-5J)
Nokia High Efficiency Charger (AC-10)
Nokia Stereo Headset (WH-205)
Video out cable (CA-75U)
Nokia charger adaptor (CA-146C)
Cleaning cloth
Email and Messaging
Supported protocols: Mail for Exchange, IMAP, POP3, SMTP
Support for email attachments
Support for rich HTML
SMS and Instant Messages as conversations
Support for Nokia Messaging service
Instant messaging and presence enhanced contacts
Multiple number, email and Instant Messaging details per contact, contacts with images
Support for assigning images to contacts
Web Browsing
Maemo browser powered by Mozilla technology
Adobe Flash™ 9.4 support
Full screen browsing
Operating Frequency
Quad-band GSM EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
WCDMA 900/1700/2100 MHz
Data Network
GPRS class A, multislot class 32, maximum speed 107/64.2 kbps (DL/UL) EDGE class A, multislot class 32, maximum speed 296/177.6 kbps (DL/UL) WCDMA 900/1700/2100.
Maximum speed PS 384/384 kbps (DL/UL) HSPA 900/1700/2100. Maximum speed PS 10/2 Mbps (DL/UL) WLAN IEEE 802.11b/g
GPS and Navigation
Integrated GPS, Assisted-GPS, and Cell-based receivers
…is a netbook. Or a Mini-laptop as Nokia wants us to call it.
And it’s running on Windows. Not Linux. Not Symbian. Not Maemo. Not Android.
The new Nokia Booklet 3G
Specifications subject to change?
Anyways,
Technical Specification.
10.1 inch screen, Glass Front, HD ready (1366 x 768)
12 hours battery life. (Could be enough for a working day without needing ever to plug it in.)
185 x 264 x 19.9mm
1.25kG
Intel Atom processor (1.6Ghz?)
Windows 7 (I like!)
120GB HDD
RAM (1GB?)
3G/HSDPA/WiFi/Bluetooth
HDMI For HD output
GPS (A-GPS)
Single front facing camera
Stereo Speakers
SD card reader
3 x USB 2.0
3.5mm jack?
Looks quite nice, pretty decent specifications – now what about the price? (Will it be netbook price? Or something a little outrageous like the Sony P-series? – Something around £300 is a sweet spot.
[According to MR's Eldar, it's going to be priced at around 399EUR (347GBP/572USD) unsubsidized, coming December 09. AAS' Ewan Spence suggests possibly 30GBP/month on contract, even 10GBP if you also get a Nokia phone with it.]
I’m even more jealous now at the people going to Nokia World. Some pretty exciting Nokia devices for NW09..
The BH-905 makes a pretty good partner for the N97 which has been said to have stellar voice quality, trumped only by the N91.
When you thing of a good headphone manufacturer, one of the last you may come up with is Nokia. But they maybe creating a new reputation for themselves amongst audiophiles with the upcoming Nokia BH905- which Nokia claim to be the ultimate headset.
As a headset (and not just headphone) in addition to music, you can also take phone calls – and if it’s anything like previous Nokia headsets, will transition seamlessly from voice call to your songs, and all easily manageable with the host of dedicated controls on this device.
The first thing I really liked about the BH-905 is in addition to being able to connect to your music via stereo bluetooth, you’ve also got the option to go wired with the provided cable. This means that not only can you hook it up to pretty much anything, particularly since it’s supplied with several adaptors but that with the option to go wired, you can extend usage time (up to 40 hours)- useful on a long haul flight – connect to the airline’s audio system whilst active noise cancelling drowns out the noise of the engines..and/or crying babies.
What’s even better, and came unexpected, is the BH-905′s focus on noise cancelling and audio quality. Check out the video below by Nokia Conversations:
The BH-905 has active noise cancelling, containing 10 microphones of which 8 are used for extreme noise reduction.
The more common method of noise cancelling is passive, requiring a vacuum tight insulation to prevent sound. (In utmost basic terms) with active noise cancelling, as ambient sound is received through a microphone, a signal is generated to create interference which “cancels” out the ambient noise. Nokia’s previous headsets have had one speaker to do this – the BH-905 has 8 to further reduce the noise.
The other two microphones are for voice calls – which in addition to other 8 microphones for noise cancelling means that the receiver of your call should experience a crystal clear call with a lot of the ambient noise cut out. No more screaming down the phone because the environment around you is too loud.
Styling wise, it’s like the old BH-604 but not as overtly plastic. The black/chrome/brushed silver combination is always welcome, looking pretty much like much of the Bose headphone line up.
Availability and Price
The BH-905 will be available in August 09. As for price – now here’s where you have to be a serious audiophile (or just loaded): 285 Euros! Whilst that’s probably just an entry level price for the real elite audiophiles, it’s one of (if not the) most expensive Nokia accessory to date.
Thin design loaded with features to help balance your business and leisure time
Access your email while on the go with support for most leading personal and business email applications
Browse the web and email with high speed 3G, HSDPA, or WLAN connection
Make lower cost voice calls over the internet with the built-in WLAN
Stay connected to the people and information you need with a long battery life and large internal memory
Take pictures and capture video with the 2 megapixel camera with 4 x digital zoom
Listen to the latest hits with FM Visual Radio or play your favorite tunes on the MP3 music player
Applications
Java™ MIDP 2.0 applications
Nokia Office Tools 2.0 including Nokia Team Suite, In-device Search, Quickoffice, Macromedia PDF reader, Zip manager, File manager, and Active Notes:
Nokia Team Suite provides easy to use UI for organizing and facilitating group conference calls, email messages, or text messages
In-device Search enables user to easily find data in device. For example, messages, email calendar data, and contacts can be searched easily via this application
Quickoffice provides viewers for Microsoft Excel®, Word®, and PowerPoint® documents
Macromedia PDF reader enables user to view PDF documents
Zip manager provides means for managing ZIP files received – for example, as an email attachment
File manager for accessing data on user disk or memory card
Active Notes enable users to create notes containing rich text and multimedia items (e.g. pictures, voice clips, video clips). Notes can be synchronized to PC and browsed there via any XHTML compatible web browser
Download! Tool for easy application downloads straight to your device
Voice solutions: support for Nokia Intellisync Call Connect for Cisco, Nokia Intellisync Call Connect for Alcatel (all sold separately)
Nokia Maps application integrated into device
Support for Nokia Intellisync Mobile Suite with email, file synchronization, voice, and device management
Support for Symantec, F-Secure, McAfee, and Trend Micro antivirus software. Applications are available via Download! Tool
Support for Pointsec encryption security application. Application is available via Download! Tool
Worldmate: an application with weather, world clocks, and a currency converter to assist you while traveling. Application is available via Download! Tool
Supports Windows Live providing mobile access to Windows Live Messenger, Windows Live Search, Windows Live Spaces, Windows Live Hotmail. Application is available via Download! Tool
Yahoo! Go: get your email, news, maps, and more all from the same customized webpage. Application is available via Download! Tool
Browsing
(x)HTML web browser
Camera and video
2 megapixel camera with 4 x digital zoom for high quality still imaging and video capture
Video streaming and playback with H.264 (MPEG-4), 3gpp, and Real codecs
Video recording in H.263 (3gpp) and MPEG-4
Video calling
Connectivity
Integrated WLAN (IEEE 802.11g) with WLAN wizard: searches for available WLAN networks
Bluetooth 2.0 specification with enhanced data rate (EDR)
Mini USB connector, USB 2.0 full-speed
2.5 mm Nokia A/V connector
IrDA (115 kbps)
Data transfer
GPRS/EGPRS (Class A, multi-slot class 32)
Dual mode transfer multi-slot class 11 for simultaneous voice calls and browsing
HSDPA (high-speed downlink protocol access) up to 3.6 Mbit/s (3G)
Local data synchronization with Nokia PC Suite
Device management support
Nokia Intellisync Device Management (sold separately)
OMA (Open Mobile Appliance) Device Management 1.1.2
OMA Client Provisioning 1.1
OMA Data synchronization 1.2 (no email)
Over the internet (OTI) firmware update
Display
2″ (240 x 320 pixels), active-matrix color display supports up to 16 million colors
Memory functions
Up to 130 MB of user data memory
Expandable up to 4 GB with hot swappable microSD card
Messaging and email
Email with support for POP3, IMAP4, and SMTP protocols, attachment viewers, dedicated email key, and LED indicator for new email messages
Email support for a wide variety of third-party solutions including: Mail for Exchange, Visto Mobile, and Seven Always-on
Option to select desired email account to read/write messages from
Instant messaging (supports Yahoo, AOL, OMA 1.2, MSN)
SMS text messages
MMS for sending messages with pictures, video clips, and audio clips attached
Music
MP3 music player
Compatible with Bluetooth stereo headsets
FM Visual Radio: lets you see information about songs or artists, and read up on celebrity news
Operating frequency
GSM 850/900/1800/1900, WCDMA 850/2100
Personal information management (PIM)
Contacts, calendar and to-do list: supports PC synchronization with Microsoft Outlook and Lotus Notes via Nokia PC Suite
If you're reading this, then this demonstrate the N900 can use the native wordpress.com site for blogging. No app download, just raw wordpress pretty much how it would appear on your desktop....albeit within the confines of a 800x480 pixel wide screen. Note screenshot below is zoomed.
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The first thing I really liked about the BH-905 is in addition to being able to connect to your music via stereo bluetooth, you’ve also got the option to go wired with the provided cable. This means that not only can you hook it up to pretty much anything, particularly since it’s supplied with several adaptors but that with the option to go wired, you can extend usage time (up to 40 hours)- useful on a long haul flight – connect to the airline’s audio system whilst active noise cancelling drowns out the noise of the engines..and/or crying babies.
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