Nokia 5730 XpressMusic Hits The Markets

The Nokia 5730 XpressMusic is finally out in the markets and is expected to top the charts for a few upcoming months. The phone is based on Series 60 Symbian OS (3rd edition). The phone incorporates a QWERTY keyboard, dedicated music control keys, a numeric keypad and a 3.2 Megapixel Carl-Zeiss Camera. It is available in four variants to choose from namely Black-Red, Monochrome Black, Gray-Blue and Black-Pink. The device includes with it an 8GB MicroSD card that is available with the box.

Talking of its display, the phone has got a 2.4" 240 x 320 color QVGA display that can display upto 16 million colors. The ambient light sensor and backlight support the display features further.

Speaking of the camera, the word Carl-Ziess itself speaks a good word. It has got an integrated 3.2 Megapixel main camera with Tessar optics and a secondary VGA camera (that's almost invisible) for video conferencing. The camera is capable of generating JPEG and EXIF format images. The main camera is capable of high quality VGA (640 x 480) video recording at 15 fps in MPEG4 format.

The whole assembly is encapsulated in a case measuring 112 x 51 x 15.4 mm and weighs a mere 135 grams including the battery. The phone is Bluetooth 2.0 compatible and the calls are passed over VoIP 3.0. You can stream videos in 3GPP and CIF formats. The powerhouse of the phone is a BL-4U Li-ion battery that can stand 6.5 hours of 3G web browsing, 5.8 hours of video playback, 2.7 hours of video recording and 25 hours of audio playback in offline mode. Nokia has launched the phone with an expected price tag of $366.

Nokia N85 - Gaming Now Made By Hands

Welcome back to the world of the 2-way sliders with the successor of Nokia N96- The Nokia N85 Multimedia Phone. An absolute mobile phone of its own class weighing just 128 grams and occupying just 103 x 50 x 16 mm. It houses a Two-way slider with spring assistance mechanism.

It has a 2.6" 320 x 240 pixels QVGA active matrix OLED display with up to 16.7 million colors. It also possesses a brightness control, an orientation sensor and an ambient light detector.

Speaking of the key controls, it contains numeric keys under the lower slider, dedicated multimedia keys under the upper slider. It also holds short slide keys for media control, zoom and gaming, a Navi™wheel at the center for navigation and selection. It also possesses dedicated camera and volume keys except for the Voice commands. Intelligent key illumination system further saves energy.

The device is High-Speed USB 2.0 compatible with a Micro-USB connector with mass storage class support. It also houses a 3.5 mm uiversal AV connector for direct media playback through a compatible external device. As far as the memory is concerned, it has a hot swappable microSD card slot with a maximum of 8 GB memory support. Other than that, it houses a 74 MB internal dynamic memory and 78 MB internal NAND flash memory.

The assembly is supported by a power supply backup through BL-5K 1200 mAh Li-Ion battery that supports a maximum talk time of 6.9 hours for GSM services, 4.5 hours for WCDMA services and an amazing 9 hours for VoIP Services. It also has a standby time of 363 hours for GSM and WCDMA services and 172 hours for WLAN service. It also is capable of the following:

Browsing time with packet data (maximum): 5 h 42 min
Video playback time (maximum): 7 h
Video recording time (maximum): 2 h 54 min
Video call time (maximum): 2 h 42 min
Music playback time (maximum): 30 h
Gaming time (maximum): 7 h

The phone is capable of web browsing with HTML, XHTML MP, WML, CSS support. It is HTTP v1.1, TCP/IP and WAP compatible as well. It holds a Nokia Web Browser with a Mini Map and a Nokia Mobile Search feature.
Speaking of GPS and navigation, the Giant has an integrated and separate GPS. The company provides the Nokia Maps 2.0 application especially for Navigation purposes.

Photography? Speechless! Being a successor of the 5 megapixel family, it will amaze you with its 2584 x 1938 pixel images captured in JPEG and EXIF formats. The camera has a Tessar™ lens designed by Carl Zeiss optics. Its CMOS sensor is par excellence for its high quality photography. It has a 20x digital zoom (worth only for specifically focusing something). The autofocus with assist light and two stage capture key features allow you to capture crystal clear images even below the focal length of the lens. The focal length of the lens is 5.45 mm, with a focus range from 10 cm to infinity. Same as N96, it also bags a dual LED flash with an operating range of 3 meters.

The main camera is capable of video recording at up to 640 x 480 pixels (VGA) and up to 30fps
and p to 8x digital video zoom in .mp4, .3gp formats. The front camera can record video at up to 352 x 288 pixels (CIF) and up to 15 fps with up to 2x digital video zoom.
With the accessories you get a TV out (PAL/NTSC) with Nokia Video Connectivity Cable (CA-75U, included in box) for direct TV or other external device compatibility. The phone even has an integrated streaming frature for direct video uploads and blog supports for publishing online.