Archive for November, 2009

Nokia E72 GPS

Here is a short video on GPS on the Nokia E72

The N900 Is In The House!

The N900 is perhaps Nokia’s most sought after device today and I’m glad to say that I have managed to get hold of one – the N900 is in the house! What follows is a customary unboxing to kick the N900 coverage off here on Mobonoid.

Nokia E72 Camera Samples

We’ve been playing with Nokia E72 for a while right now. And we’ve been making use of its awesome 5 Megapixel Camera.
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Here are a couple Samples Images from the Nokia E72. Remember to click on the Image to see the full large version :

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Nokia E72 First Impressions

The Nokia E72 has definitely impressed us !

Nokia E72

Here are our first impressions of the device so far :

* The E72 has great weight to it. Build quality is top notch, as is usual with Eseries.
* The 5 Megapixel camera is pretty decent. Way better than the camera on any Eseries device before. The Camera has a panorama mode built-in which is definitely appreciated.
* Has a 3.5 mm standard Audio Jack. About time !
* Charges through micro-USB but also has a standard Nokia charging port.
* Both the microUSB port and microSD port are covered with a hard plastic, matt black inlet.
* Uses the new Nokia Ovi Icons instead of the dreary old Eseries icons of yore.
* Ships with a full license version of QuickOffice and Adobe PDF. Among other apps.
* Has all the Eseries extras that we’ve come to know and love. This includes features like being able to access contacts by typing their name on the homescreen, the one-touch keys, Eseries security features, etc.
* Has power saving mode, which we first saw on the N85 and E75.
* The Qwerty keyboard is great. Some might find the keys a little cramped but if you loved the E71 keys, you’ll love the (slightly bigger) keys on the E72. They have great feedback and there wasnt any lag in typing. The spacebar is shorter than the one on the E71 though.
* The Retail box includes a Leather Cover and Lanyard cable along with an Eseries branded cleaning cloth.
* The Ovi Store is included onboard. In our case it was just a widget that led to downloading the actual Client.
* Our unit shipped with an 8GB microSD. Some units we hear, are shipping with 4GB though.
* The E72 has 240-ish Mb (officially 250Mb) of Internal phone memory available to the user. No memory problems here.
* 128 Mb of Ram. Also, the E72 uses a 600 MHz CPU compared to the E71’s 369 MHz CPU. Multitasking is not a problem on this thing. This also means the Symbian S60v3 Feature Pack 2 OS is very very snappy on the E72. Even WITH the animations turned on.
* The E72 has HSDPA 10.2Mbps down and HSUPA 2Mbps up which is way better than the E71’s HSDPA 3.6Mbps down and no HSUPA.
* The Default Email Client is now a new version of Nokia Messaging, which has been tremendouslyslightly improved over the Nokia Messaging I’ve used on the E75. (We’ll go into more detail on this in an upcoming post)
* The screen is really bright, very crisp and displays 16 Million colours at 320 x 240 Pixels resolution landscape. Copes pretty well with Direct Sunlight. It’s large, at 2.4 inches, it cant help but feel small compared to the Giant-screen Touch devices of today.
* Built-in Accelerometer. W00t ! This means you have features like Flip-phone-to-silence, etc. The Camera doesnt seem to use the accelerometer to correctly orient pictures though.
* Built-in Compass ! Really helps with the Maps Navigation. Ovi Maps v3 is also built in.
* Dedicated Torch, Bluetooth and Silence Keys.
* The Nokia E72 also features built-in Noise Cancellation, which really really helps. Especially if you live in a City as busy (read noisy) as Delhi.
* The back over is Brushed metal which means the E72 isnt a total Fingerprint Magnet like the E71. It still does catch fingerprints a bit though. Only on the Metal parts of course lol.
Battery seems to be on par with the ol’ E71, though it uses the same 1500 mAh (BP-4L) battery.

An Introduction to the Nokia N97 Mini

The N97 Mini has been thought of as the little brother of the N97 Original. This is pretty true, but what most people dont know is that the software has been greatly improved, and so has the hardware and many things under the hood.

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Here are a couple of the great new features in the Nokia N97 Mini :

  • It measures just 113 x 52.5 x 14.2 mm and weighs only 138 g
  • Has 8GB of memory on board, along with 250 Mb of internal memory, and support for a microSD card, so you never run out of space
  • Full Qwerty Keyboard so you never misspell a word
  • A huge 3.2″ touchscreen which is perfect to watch videos on
  • Awesome 5 Megapixel Carl Zeiss Camera lens so you can take plenty of perfect pictures
  • A customisable Widget based Homescreen that provides the news you want
  • Integrated GPS and Compass so you never get lost

And these are just a few of the features of the Nokia N97 Mini ! Check the product page to know more.

Nokia E72 Unboxing

Incase you were wondering what’s in the Nokia E72 Box, here’s our unboxing of the device :

In order of the unboxing :

* Nokia E72 Device (with Nokia MicroSD 8GB MU-41 and Nokia Battery BP-4L inside)
* Nokia High Efficiency Charger AC-8
* Carrying case and strap
* Nokia Stereo Headset WH-601
* Cleaning cloth
* Nokia MicroUSB data cable CA-101D
* Ovi Brochure
* Nokia E72 User Guide

Remember, if you have any questions about the Nokia E72, do feel free to ask us and we’ll try our best to answer you.

The Nokia E72 : An introduction

We’ve got the Nokia E72 to check out this time.

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As you know the E72 is the sequel to the highly successful Nokia E71 device.

Some of its main features include :

  • A new Optical Navi-pad to help scrolling and general usage of the device
  • A 5 Megapixel Camera to take better pictures on your business trips
  • 128 Mb of Ram and a 600Mhz Processor along with improved software means you’ll be more productive, efficient and faster at your work
  • A full Qwerty Keyboard so you can type faster
  • A 1500 mAh battery to power the E72 for days
  • Integrated Email Client to get you connected immediately
  • Built in GPS and Compass so you never get lost
  • Built in Accelerometer
  • 8 GB microSD card along with 250Mb of internal memory.

Phew. Not a bad list of features in one device eh ? You can check out the full list of features on the Nokia E72 Product Page on Nokia.com

Do you have any questions about the E72 ? Let us know and we’ll try our best to answer them, as we review this device !

Nokia N97 Mini How-To Videos

Here are a bunch of Useful Videos on how to do various functions on the Nokia N97 Mini.

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