Welcome to the Nokia 7650 feature on All About Symbian. Here you can learn all about Nokia's first superphone. In this section you can learn about the specifications, and key features of the new phone, view some screenshots of the device in action, look through a gallery of pictures, and preview some of the software that will be available for the new phone. There are also some FAQ's and of course you can discuss the new phone in the forum.

Summary of information and ideas about the Nokia 7650:

The Nokia 7650 is Nokia's first true smartphone, and the second Nokia phone based on the Symbian OS, the first being the Nokia 9210.

The 7650 is a complex phone, supporting not just the functions of a 'normal' phone, but also of a PDA and a camera. The Symbian OS supports programs and files as we think of them on a desktop computer and thus the 7650 has a full diary program as well as WAP, games, to do's, e-mail, and much more. The most important functions amongst these are likely to be the messaging program supporting SMS, MMS, Faxing and E-mailing, and the Calendar (which is a diary for keeping events and other date related activities in).

In the back of the phone is a camera and this is what gives the phone its Nokia category as the 'Imaging Phone', this is principally for the new type of instant messaging included with the phone. MMS - Multimedia Messaging Service is like SMS but allows for the inclusion of images and other media along with the regular text, the idea being that you should use the camera to take a picture and then send it off to someone with accompanying text. This is the great hope for mobile phone operators who hope that this sort of service will help drive future revenues.

The phone also supports GRPS for high speed connections, and with the supporting applications browsing the WAP world and the internet at high speed will become a reality. It will also allow for a new generation of services based on delivery of content to you via your mobile at high speed. Possible example are streaming media, and more (e.g. think of using your phone to watch the morning's news on the train on the way to work).

Location based services will also become much more realistic on this phone, just as with the 9210 (Tom Tom's Online Maps). While not new (such services as finding out the traffic information near you by phoning one number are already available), such services will become more numerous and media rich. A case study sees someone using this phone to get a list of local restaurants, making a booking and then downloading not only a map of how to get to the restaurant 9and interesting sights on the way), but its menu too!

This phone is highly connectable supporting as it does both IR connections and bluetooth connections (again one of the first Nokia phones to have this built in). However the phone can not be connected by cable.

The phone contrasts with the Nokia 9210, the brick is a big phone with a full PDA inside, but this phone whhile much smaller and lighter still has a full set of applications. The user interface is different, but the underlieing operating system and conventions are similar, such that a user of one will be able to understand the other. Indeed this phone should be easy to use, as a hallmark of the Symbian OS is its intuitive desing and control features.

The form factor of the phone is one with a rectangular shape with a screen taking up roughly half this space, with control keys, speaker and microhpne takeing up the other half. The screen is a colour TFT screen with a 176x208 pixel display. The keypad slides from behind the phone for access to futherkeys, although much of the time this will be unecessary with many phone functions controlled by the 5 way joystick and accompanying navigation keys.

The phone is now available in Europe, no US or America variant has yet been announced. The approximate price is around £200-£300 with a contract, and £450-650 without a contract.

Futher information is available in the rest of this section.

• Availability: Europe, Africa, Asia Pacific in the 2nd quarter of 2002.
• Weight: 154 g
• Dimensions: 114 x 56 x 26 mm
• Talktime: 2 - 4 h
• Standby time: 90 - 230 h
• Key features: Integrated digital camera, picture taking and sending, MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service), photo album for storing pictures, GPRS, an advanced user interface, joystick navigation and a color display
• Operating frequency: EGSM900/1800 in Europe, Africa, Asia Pacific
• Imaging resolution: (VGA, 640x480 pixels) Graphical color display (176x208 pixels, 35x41mm)