Nokia has taken its Nseries line of smartphones in a decidedly more fashionable direction than it's
used to going, announcing the 13.7 millimeter thick N76 clamshell this week. Specs aren't quite up to snuff with Nokia's latest and greatest, but hey, they're not bad either: QVGA display, 20MB of internal memory, and 2 megapixel cam, topped with a standard 3.5 millimeter audio jack (which may not be internal to the phone itself, but rather provided via dongle -- we need to investigate this one) and UMTS data for 2100MHz-friendly portions of the globe. As we've seen with other Nokia models, a second variant of the N76 will be made available for us broadband data-hating Americans that simply removes the UMTS support while retaining quadband GSM with EDGE. Look for the N76 to find its way into fashion-conscious hands starting later this quarter for around €390 ($510, give or take).
posted Jan 8th 2007 2:51AM
I spent some time with this device at CES. The 3.5mm audio jack is located at the top of the phone, where you see the bulky hinge. The bulk is worth it for this hw. Also has mini-USB. And with the N-Series media engine, music, photo's and video are rendered quickly (vs. the lesser engines on the E61 for example).
Yeah, I absolutely hate it when the internet is fast. I personally prefer to have phones with GPRS so I can have the slowest possible internet. And sometimes when no one is looking I'll sneak into the basement of my office building so I get a really weak reception and SUPER SLOW INTERNET!!! Oh man I need to go clean myself off.