Nokia N78 - The New Candybar Nseries Device
Published by Ewan Spence at 9:55 GMT, February 11th 2008
While the N96 takes the plaudits, Nokia's N78 is probably
going to be the bigger seller. With all the high spec features of the Nseries
range (including assisted GPS; Carl Zeiss 3.2 megapixel lens with LED flash;
and a 2GB ‘pre-fitted' memory card), but in a more traditional candy bar shape, along with an integrated FM transmitter, to pass out your music and video to a nearby radio (eg in a car).
What is clear is the consistent style of the latest Nseries
devices has been decided on. With a Multimedia Menu Button and NaviWheel, the
physical interface started on the N81 has carried on into the N78 (and the N96),
which should please software developers (and give the N-Gage developers some
consistency as well). The candy bar format of the N78 is likely to go down very
well in a number of territories, including America.
This also appears to be the ‘basic' Nseries device which
will be in the lower reaches of the price range, helping to get Nokia's ideas
of the new mobility to the internet to the mass market.
Will be shipping in Q2 2008 at roughly 350 Euros before tax or network subsidy.
Press Release and Specs
- Integrated A-GPS
- Audio playback time up to 24h
- Music player with integrated FM transmitter (88.1 - 107.9 MHz)
- CMOS
3.2 megapixel (2048 x 1536) autofocus camera with Carl Zeiss optics,
LED flash and up to 20x digital zoom. Automatic tagging with capture
location.
- 2.4" QVGA (240 x 320) display with 16 million colors
- Mobile broadband with WLAN and HSDPA
- Multimedia menu and NaviTMwheel for accessing content
- Take up to 1500* tracks with you on a pre-fitted 2GB memory card
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Platforms: S60 3rd Edition
News Discussion
sandy_1988
This is a redesigned N73, plus some great features I miss the most in N73, like Wi-Fi. Hopefully it will have good amount of RAM too. BTW, does it feature FP2?
mgroeber
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BTW, does it feature FP2?
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Looks like it, as it features the "Open" label above the NaviKey - the third "center softkey" label is the tell-tale sign of the FP2 UI.
ciao marcus
sandy_1988
Thanks mgroeber. It seems a nice device. Only concern for me is the keypad (alpha-numeric part) and the Send, End, Menu, C, all seem to be in the same plane. Will there be accidental key-presses? For example, someone with large finger may press the Menu key instead of 7. Another question: Does it have a camera lens cover? It is really IMPORTANT in the dusty tropics.
zippiracer
i love it his smartphone is based on the Symbian S60 3rd Edition operation system, with Feature Pack 2, and sports a DVB-H digital TV receiver and innovative kickstand for watching video on the handset’s beautiful 2.8″ QVGA display
doug
can anyone tell me whether Nokia will release the e61 successor E71 at the MWC?
davidmaxwaterma
again, nice to see the swirly key still there.
gotta wonder if those keys are any good.
also, FM transmitter? I thought other companies had big trouble getting them licensed in the UK (the plug-in accessories for mp3 players). Is this not an issue any more?
Max.
krisse
Doug, there have been no Eseries announcements so far, so who knows!
Doug
Man, what about the E71 leak we saw in January? I thought that was going to be released at the MWC!
I will only have to say, the new N96 is f*** ugly! I dont care what's in it! I'd never buy it simply because it looks like a huge brick piece of sh**!
Kazutoyo
I like the N78 :) Good size, battery time and nice features. The only negative thing seem to be the keypad, but I can probably get used to it. There are two things I wonder, though.
1) Why did they ship the hungry AC-5 charger with it, instead of the efficient AC-8?
2) Is it possible to charge the phone by using the USB port?
sandy_1988
I don't think Nokia has any plan to implement USB charging very soon. What bothers me the most about this device is the absence of a lens cover. It surely is going to collect some dust and pictures will come out crappy. In addition to that, due to contact with dust and repeated wiping, the lens will eventually get scratched. Why can't these manufacturers meet such basic demands of the user?
sparx104
Low power FM transmitters were legalised in the UK some time ago. Nothing was really made of it since those who wanted them just used them anyway - they were widely available before they were legalised.
amirsol
Hi, all,
Do we know something about the weight of the N78? That is, does it belong to the 110-120 g range? Also, I'd be glad to know where its speakers are located. Sorry to hear that it wouldn't offer a camera cover -- even the N73 has it!
Best,
Amir
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What size headphone socket?
FM transmitter is muchmore useful than mobile tv.
Shame they didn't give this one a 5mp camera - i prefer it over the N96.
overall i think nokia could have released a great phone but haven't.
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The weight for the n78 is 101.8g.
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I would like to know how this phone fares against a Nokia n82.
I am looking for a new phone and am wondering if the Fm transmitter runs smoothly enough to let fact, that is has a much worse camera than the n82, slide. Also i would like to find out if the new operating system is that great as compared to the one of the n82.
I want a phone with a suberb camera and a great quality output from the extensive audio library. Wifi is an added bonus but hey the perfect phone doesnt exist yet. SO is this phone worth my money or should i buy an n82?
THX A MILLION for you opinion
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