Nokia 3250 : le nouveau Musicphone de Nokia

Nokia devoile aujourd’hui son dernier “Musicphone” , le Nokia 3250. Ce telephone mobile qui remplit egalement la fonction de baladeur audio numerique dispose d’un clavier qui peut se tourner sur lui-même. Grâce à cette fonction « double face », le Nokia 3250 peut afficher des touches dediees à la telephonie mobile et des touches pour la lecture audio, comme un veritable baladeur. Ce nouveau Musicphone est compatible avec les formats MP3, WMA, M4A et AAC. Il dispose egalement d’un tuner FM integre.

just returned home from a cool house-party in my hometown berlin, where nokia just launched the new 3250 exclusively. chemical brothers were playing live and rocking the house and nokia had a very cool chillout-lounge in another erea where you could also check new phones like N91, 6270 and lots of 3250s

3250 is a mid-range mp3-phone, a “small brother” of the N91, with S60, symbian OS 9.0, mini-SD-slot, 2 mp-cam (poor cam-features, not so good as N70/ N90). but no wi-fi, without HDD, and no 3G on board.

Although full details are still not available for the Nokia 3250, which has been a talking point on the internet since its debut at the Nokia Trends music festival, Nokia have released a few more details.

Le Nokia 3250 possède un form factor des plus orginaux avec un clavier pivotant horizontalement sur un axe de 180 degres permettant de disposer sur sa façade ou bien d’un clavier alphanumerique classique ou bien un clavier permettant de manipuler les musiques du Smartphone (pause, lecture, retour rapide, musique suivante.)

Possedant une autonomie annoncee de 3 heures en conversation, jusqu’à 245 heures en veille et jusqu’à 10 heures en lecture continue de musiques, le Smartphone Nokia 3250 est prevu pour être disponible dans le courant du premier trimestre 2006 pour un prix d’environ 350 €uros.

Accompagne de 1 Go de memoire (via une carte memoire Secure Digital), le Nokia 3250 intègre egalement un capteur photo de type 2 Megapixels et des fonctionnalites liees au monde des smartphones via son système Symbian OS. Son autonomie est de 3 heures en conversation et de 10 heures en mode « musique ». Le Nokia 3250 compatible USB 2.0 est attendu pour le premier trimestre 2006 au prix de 350 euros.

The Nokia 3250 musicphone just cleared the FCC. Remember, this is that tri-band GSM/EDGE 900/1800/1900 XpressMusic phone with microSD slot, dedicated music keys, FM radio, Bluetooth, 10-hours of audio playback, 3.5-milimeter (standard) headphone jack, and 2 megapixel camera activated by a twist of the keypad. No specifics as to when the 3250 will launch but they’re certainly on track to drop this quarter as previously announced.

Is is now known that the Nokia 3250 will support microSD cards of up to 1GB, allowing for storage of up to 750 songs. Music formats supported include MP3, WMA, M4A, and AAC, and songs can be transferred from a PC over USB 2.0 or downloaded over-the-air. The Nokia 3250’s design includes a twist section, with music controls on one side and a standard mobile phone keypad on the other. The Nokia 3250 will be running the Symbian Series 60 smartphone operating system, and will be tri-band (GSM 900/1800/1900Mhz) compatible. The Nokia 3250 will retail for around 350EUR (about $425USD) starting in Q1, 2006. Official pictures of the Nokia 3250 will be available later today.

Nokia 6282 UMTS-ready Phone Officially Announced

Nokia 6282 phone combines 1 megapixel camera, QVGA display, and sleek slide design with 3G technology

New York, NY, US - As part of its annual Capital Market Days event, Nokia (NYSE: NOK) today unveiled one of the industry’s first mobile handsets designed to support 1900MHz UMTS networks expected to go online in the Americas during 2006. In addition to enabling 3G services, the new Nokia 6282 phone features a 2.2 inch, 320×240 pixel QVGA display, a 1 megapixel camera, FM radio, digital music player with hot-swappable miniSD card support, Bluetooth technology and an eye-catching sliding design. The Nokia 6282 phone (GSM 850/1900/1800/UMTS 1900 MHz) is expected to be available during the first quarter of 2006 in markets offering 1900MHz UMTS service.

Nokia today announced the Nokia 6282 Mobile Phone one of the first mobile handsets designed to support 1900MHz UMTS networks which are expected to go online in the Americas in 2006.

This 3G enabled phone has rich feature set including a 2.2-inch, QVGA (320×240) display, a 1 megapixel camera capable of taking 15 fps video, FM radio, a digital music player, and Bluetooth.

Nokia has announced their 6282 phone that is UMTS ready and will support the 1900MHz networks that will soon be available next year. This phone has a 1 megapixel camera, 2.2 inch QVGA screen, Bluetooth, FM radio, digital music player, and will run on the Series 40 Platform 3rd Nokia officially announced a handful of new 3G handsets today. The slickest one of the bunch is the 6282, a slider-style phone with GSM/EDGE 850/1800/1900MHz and UMTS 1900 (but not HSDPA!), a 2.2-inch, QVGA display, one megapixel digital camera, integrated FM tuner, Bluetooth, and an miniSD memory card slot. Should be available early next year, almost definitely from Cingular.

When the UMTS networks become available it will allow customers to access of number of 3G services including streaming multimedia audio and video content and the rapid download of large files including games, video and music.

Note that the Nokia 6282 was not officially annouced with the other Nokia slider phones, but this deviation is not a total shock, because it is likely true that Cingular is planning to release UMTS on the 1900 Mhz range in November - and there is obviously a need for compatible phones. This appears to be Nokia’s entry, and we think it’s a strong one.

It seems odd that the 6282 has a lower specification than the 6280, but perhaps this is just a question of market positioning and cost. Although the price of the 6282 hasn’t yet been confirmed, based on the price of the 6280 we would think that this handset would be about $500 before subsidy and taxes (compared to over $600 for the N80). The handset will be available sometime in 2006.

Designed with a stylish slide, the phone keeps the extra-large display in sight at all times, yet allowing it to remain ultra-compact while in the closed position. Furthermore, by positioning the imaging controls on the exterior, the Nokia 6282 immediately converts into a conventionally-oriented imaging device that captures 1 megapixel still images and 15 frame-per-second VGA video by using the screen as a horizontal viewfinder.

Since, the UMTS network is not available worldwide, users in America will relish to experience the fact of fast-speed 3G mobile interaction between users. The rest of us may have to envy or wait for the technology to be deployed.

With the introduction of the Nokia 6282 phone, we are helping to make the promise of high-speed UMTS services in the Americas a reality,” said Kai Oistamo, senior vice president, Mobile Phones, Nokia. “Although it weighs barely 4 ounces, the Nokia 6282 phone is among the most advanced wireless devices available in this market. Without sacrificing size, style or performance, this sleek new device puts a world of possibilities into the hands of consumers in the Americas.”

The phone runs on the Series 40 Platform 3rd edition and features a stylish slide design. nokia.com.

Review of Nokia 7380

Nokia has introduced a collection of three trend-inspired mobile phones, the Nokia 7360, Nokia 7370 and Nokia 7380. Each model in the L’Amour Collection offers a beautiful mix of contrasts infusing cultural and ethnic influences with luxurious touches of the unexpected. Hints of vintage and craftsmanship, are fused with natural materials, colours and patterns, all carefully crafted and layered with a passion for detail.

Ah, L’Amour. Don’t worry, we’re not waxing romantic on you, dear reader, but it’s certainly refreshing to see Nokia make another stab at a collection of slightly-unusual fashion phones with its 7360, 7370 and 7380 models - dubbed their L’Amour collection. Sindre Lia gets acquainted with the purportedly lavish 7380 top model, but alas it doesn’t quite seem to be a match made in heaven.

I came across an interesting product on Nokia’s website, the Nokia 7380 phone. As you can see in the images, the phone appears to have no keys. The Nokia 7380 does have a display screen, but it is mirrored so when not in use you can’t tell it is there. The Nokia 7380 does have the Nokia Navi Spinner for navigating the phones menu.

The Nokia 7380 also features a 2 megapixel camera with flash and a resolution of up to 1200 x 1600. The 7380 makes use of voice dialing, and I was unable to confirm if that is the only way to dial the phone. Other Nokia 7380 features are integrated Bluetooth, PC synchronization and the 7380 is iTunes compatible.

In the design and development of the L’Amour Collection, Nokia’s Design team looked to materials such as amber, ceramic, turquoise, silk and enamel for inspiration. Craft techniques such as enamelling and etching added a creative spark to the graphics, finishes and colours selected for each model in the collection.

The phone has a very feminine look to it and will likely be very popular with the ladies. Currently the phone is not available in the US through any major cellular carriers. However, you can purchase the Nokia 7380 online at around $600 USD and it is said to work with carriers using GSM bands/frequencies 900/1800/1900 MHz.

Before Nokia 7380 Shaped along the lines of a lipstick tube in a bid to stand out from the increasing crowd of fashion handsets, the 7380 weighs in at 80 g and measures 114 x 30 x 20 mm. The front of the fashion handset is comprised of a glass mirror in need of constant polishing, with a small and sharp 65K colour widescreen with a resolution of 104 x 208 pixels concealed beneath, as well as an Apple iPod-style scroll wheel replacing the keypad for text input and navigation on top of it.

Sleek and seductive, the etched mirrored surface and discreet keyless dial of the Nokia 7380 invites glances, even stares. A leather cover and a mirrored display subtly mask the sophisticated technology, which includes a 2-megapixel camera and intuitive voice dialing. The centrepiece of the L’Amour Collection, the Nokia 7380 is aimed at trend-setting men and women who enjoy being the centre of attention and are willing to spend a little extra on the finer things in life.

Representing a major step up from its predecessor, the Nokia 7280, the 7380’s camera has not only been bumped up to 2 Megapixels but als enjoys a new position on the back cover surrounded by leather-inspired materials in a tan colour. Offering good image quality, an intuitive user interface and 52 MB of onboard memory holding a little more than hundred still pictures in high quality, the camera’s overall performance was only held back by the handset’s small screen and subsequently small viewfinder. We also missed the ability to transfer pictures and received messages to the computer via an USB cable, as the Nokia 7380 only offers Bluetooth as an out-of-box connectivity option.

Fortunately, the 7380 shines in regards to basic mobile phone functionality, supporting tri-band GSM 900/1800/1900 MHz networks as well as GPRS for data connectivity. Nokia has also found place for voice dialling, a handsfree speaker and support for SMS and MMS messaging. The bundled earphones double as an antenna for the well-performing FM stereo radio, while the integrated music player does a better job playing supported MP3 and polyphonic ringtones than real music. A WAP 2.0 browser is also present, but remains mostly unusable due to the handset’s small screen.

Reception and voice quality for the Nokia 7380 proved excellent, while the phone offered approximately 1.5 hours of talk time and 3 days of standby time during our test period as opposed to Nokia’s claim of 3 hours and 10 days, respectively.

The Nokia 7380 is at the time of writing available in Europe and the US, selling for €500 EUR and $600 USD without subscription, respectively.

The Nokia 7380 bears no resemblence to an ordinary mobile phone, providing an Apple iPod-style scroll wheel for navigation and text input as opposed to a keypad. On the upside, it’s smaller than most phones and also sports a widescreen display, but its mediocre battery life and virtually unusable text input hamper use to the extent that it cannot be recommended as a daily-use handset. Using it to show off, however, is another matter altogether.

Nokia 9300i Communicator review

Nokia 9300i is a hard one to approach. The Nokia Communicator range has always been evolutionary rather than revolutionary, and there has been very little practical change between models. And let’s not kid ourselves here, Nokia may label the 9300 (and 9300i) a smartphone and not a communicator, but it’s squarely in the clamshell European PDA design, and has been since it launched in the mid nineties. Each model has improved what needed to be improved, but the device has never been about pushing the boundaries of the technology. If there’s a cutting edge to technology then the Communicators have always been a step behind the sharp bit – doing a perfectly good job without risking anything.

How long does it take to squeeze the innards of the Nokia 9500 Communicator into a package the size of the Nokia 9300 Communicator? A full year, apparently, with the fruits of Nokia’s labour finally hitting shelves as the 9300i.

Maybe we’re a bit spoiled with our Treos and our HTCs, but when All About Symbian concludes that despite lacking a number of popular features Nokia’s upcoming 9300i clamshell smartphone is a good device for business users on the go, it automatically gets knocked off of our short list.

This is a phone you will come to rely on. It’s not flashy out the box, it’s not hugely attractive to the shiny first adopters. If you’ve heard of the 80/20 rule in product design, then the 9300i follows that perfectly. 80% of users are going to use only 20% of the features. It can be applied in many ways. In other words, this is a mass-market phone, for regular users.

The difference between the 9300i and the 9300 is, superficially, just one… the addition of Wi-Fi. While the opportunity was there for 3G connectivity, major upgrades to the firmware and applications or additional pre-installed applications, Nokia haven’t gone down that route. With the phone still geared towards business users, the call for Wi-Fi was irresistible – it looks like everything else will have to wait.

The 9300i is exactly the same as the 9300 in every way save for the addition of WiFi, which turns out to be a mixed blessing because the pokey 150MHz processor can’t render pages as fast as the 802.11 can pull them down. Like its sibling, the 9300i lacks 3G data capabilities, a camera (which makes sense for the targeted audience), and a usable joystick/rocker, although it gets high marks for the rest of the keyboard ergonomics, the sharp LCD (albeit with an odd 640 x 200 resolution), and implementation of Symbian Series 80.

Seemingly separated at birth, the physical differences between the 9300i and its predecessor are minimal with identical physical measurements of 132 x 51 x 21 mm and a 5 g weight gain up to 172g. Sporting an arguably more attractive colour scheme, the outside offers up a large and comfortable numeric keypad right beneath an itsy bitsy display running the Series 40 operating system at 128 x 128 pixels and 65K colours. Tactile feedback is excellent, and fortunately audible feedback isn’t loud enough to negate a bit of discrete in-meeting tapping.

Void of an integrated camera, the only other external tidbits worth mentioning include a dedicated speakerphone loudspeaker atop the device, and as with its predecessor the 9300i remains held face inward when talking, as opposed to their common ancestors. Also, the bottom conceals Nokia’s proprietary Pop-port connector and a charging jack.

This device also does all of the usual multimedia/office functions you’d expect from a smartphone, and sounds like it does them fairly well, but in the end it seems like it will probably be resigned to serve as a safe choice for Finnish corporate IT buyers.