Nokia N70 Review

Nokia N70 Review (Expert)

The Nokia N70 is at a high level considering the reception that is typical of the Nokia smartphones. The signal is loud and hard to miss in a noisy street; one of the following file formats can be used for a call signal: MIDI (64-tones polyphony), AMR (NB-AMR), True Tones (WB-AMR), WAV, MP3, AAC, eAAC+. The vibracall is average in power. Now the Nokia N70 is the best smartphone without a touchscreen, no direct rivals. Only the HTC Typhoon can act as indirect rival (and new models that are to launch this summer), it is smaller, lighter, with longer battery life, but having a weaker radio-component and Bluetooth is worse realized. Direct comparison is incorrect since the devices are based on different platforms.

posted by mobile-review.com

Boasting a number of minor improvements over the 6680, the Nokia N70 is a very well-rounded smartphone with a number of high-end features which competitors are hard pressed to match. Rock solid connectivity combines with ergonomic hardware and a broad set of relevant applications in a meld of form and function that's damn good looking; our only gripe is that synchronization continues to be a weak spot for what is otherwise a truly superb smartphone. What's positive: Pretty much everything; 2 MP camera; speaker independent voice dialling What's negative: Steel bezel scratches easily; minor keypad issue

posted by infosyncworld.com

Nokia N70 is the smallest and lightest Symbian OS 3G smartphone released up to date. It looks very stylish and professional and provides all the latest technologies and functions you would expect from a smartphone: data transmission with UMTS and EDGE speeds, 2 Megapixel camera, high quality 65k colors display, stereo playback and FM radio. In addition to this, the phone has 32 MB free RAM, the most of all Symbian OS based smartphones up to date. It's one of those phones that will suit both young users and serious business users. What I liked: * Whopping 32 MB of free operating memory (RAM) * very stylish look and feel * UMTS and EDGE * video calls, video sharing * high quality stereo playback and FM radio * 2 Megapixel camera * special "Media" key for quickly lauching favourite application. * convenient 5-way key. What I didn't like: * "too plastic" camera cover * "fixed focus" camera.

posted by my-symbian.com

Nokia N70 is a brilliant phone. We knew it right after we entered its specs in the mobiles catalogue, where N70 occupied the first place among more than 200 evaluated mobile phones. Practical tests only came to confirm its strengths. Similar to other smartphones of the Series 60, Nokia N70 is not a completely new phone, but a natural step forward in a logical developing process. So what are the advantages of N70 in comparison with the forerunner Nokia 6681? * 3G support, a second camera and video calls * More memory space: both storage and RAM * A camera with 2 MP resolution and a new control method * Built-in radio Nokia N70 is great for both work and fun. It is a nice and very well equipped phone, whose initial price is approximately 500 euros. N70 hits the market at a bit lower price than Nokia 6681. What are then its main disadvantages? I mind the way the red button behaves when applications are minimized. Beside that, Nokia can be considered a slow device - just like the other smartphones. I have to also draw your attention to a number of uncorrected glitches and unsuccessful features - for example the alarm clock or the voice recorder. All mentioned weak points are however typical for each smartphone with Symbian Series 60. If I owned Nokia 6681 or 6630 I would probably hesitate, whether to replace them with N70. The innovations offered by the new Nokia are not that many to give reason for such a change, unless one feels like having a new nice toy. As for older phones, replacement definitely makes sense.

posted by gsmarena.com

If the Nokia N70 phone had a twin, it has to be the 6680. Not only do both smart phones share an almost similar design, they also offer much of the same specifications, from 3G connectivity and RS-MMC expansion slot to the Symbian Series 60 platform. Fortunately, as with any upgrade models, the triband N70 does come with several enhancements including a 2-megapixel camera and an improved handset design. One question beckons. Can the N70 emulate the success of its predecessor? Nokia has done a good job in improving the overall aesthetics of the phone, giving a matt finish that's comfortable to hold and a classy metallic bezel around the display and keyboard. The candy-bar phone comes in two colors--Ivory Pearl/Auberg and Silver/Black--which should appeal to both genders...We found it easy to edit images and videos on the N70. Using the built-in tools, users can cut, edit, insert and string up videos together directly on the phone. Simple transition effects (fade to black/white) can be added, too. For pictures, the onboard image editor comes with preset frames, cartoons which you can insert onto the photo, after which you can scale, rotate and resize the image to the desired preferences...Where phone performance is concerned, the N70 didn't disappoint with good reception and calls throughout our testing. The built-in loudspeaker mode was sufficiently loud, too, although not for noisy environments.

posted by asia.cnet.com

The N70 sets a whole new standard for Nokia smartphones, and develops the 6680 model extremely well. Apart from a slightly lower-than average battery talk-time (hey, that's what chargers were made for), this phone has pretty much everything, from the beautifully engineered imaging suite to the innovative Lifeblog multimedia diary. Virtually no mobile phone feature or application for everyday work and personal use has been omitted, and if you are the sort of person who likes to have it all and wants to use it, then the N70 is probably for you.

posted by ciao.co.uk

The N70 wasn’t perfect. Even with its rather unique design and improved functionality, my biggest qualm was still with the missing display upgrade that, I believe, it should have received – but got neglected. Experience-wise, the joys of using a Series 60 smartphone aren’t as great as they were before. But for the average user considering the move from a basic phone-only handset to a smartphone, the N70 is probably a worthwhile choice. Existing S60 users may want to hold off until the next instalment of handsets arrive – that is, models like the N71, N80 and N92, which include the latest (Third Edition) S60 implementation, as well as even better features than what’s available currently. In summary, the N70 has a great design... but the N70 simply lacked the required innovative taste to bring it to the next level - the S60 smartphone are really getting more and more boring to use!

posted by mobique.com

Nokia N70 Review (User)

SPECIAL PHONES. THE BEST 4 ME WE LIKE IT RESPECTED

posted by whyles84

Its the worst phone i have ever seen............ so guys better not to use it or else u have wasted ur money...........

posted by santosh_ct2007

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posted by katariya

I think that the N70 is the best phone I've seen to date. I have seen the N95 but belive that it allows the user less in the way of configurability and not as much room for file manipulation - I couldn't even save and rename a file that I transfered to it via bluetooth. The N70, on the other hand, allows me to do justabout anything I can think of (within the realms of decency), with any file or attachment the phone recieves. All in all, despite the lack of GPS, Infra-red port or an accelerometer (the sensor that lets the phone turn the pictures round to match which way the phone is being held) I think that even if I could afford an N95, I would still really be in love with my N70 (sorry, but I don't get out that much).

posted by timmeddick

it's a lil bit slow but it's Tight

posted by le_Capitaliste

not bad

posted by azifsalam

I have used it for a long time. My opinions are as follows:1. Looks 2. Camera 3. Flash 4. Speakers 5. Gallery Privacy Btu overall its a great Mobile, I loved it !!!

posted by sonaris

i love nokia! long live nokia!!!! bye bye all of you!!

posted by devil-fish

Nice phone! I really love it. So much can be done with it. Personally I don't install so many softwares at a time on it and it is not so slow. Moreover the battery has a reasonable lifetime for such a phone.

posted by benjoben

I really love N 70. I think it is the best phone ever. And I know how to maintain the phone's system so N 70 will be in a good performance. Moreover, I like it because I have found Oxford Dictionary application for my N70. Besides, I install many application that can make my N70 as powerful as PDA. I really love my Nokia N70

posted by Indera_9

I love n70 if you haven't bought yet or if you don't have any mobile or want to have exelent ones buy n70 because of it's creative and good camera but it's mickrophone isn't good

posted by bita_r

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posted by mataxxx1

i sold my n70 last year(2007) i find it a bit slow

posted by ZEO99

& n70 = en alle software is in full versie simpel te downloaden groet ron

posted by Bleucat

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