Nokia has a brand new touchscreen phone and they’re naming it X6. Spiritual successor to Nokia’s first touchscreen device 5800, the new X6 will have on board 32gb of storage, a 5 megapixel camera, 3.2″ touchscreen and even TV out capabilities. Look for this device in Europe in Q4 this year around 450 Euros.
Nokia’s latest internet tablet N900 has finally been unveiled. Running on Maemo 5, this would make N900 the first device from Nokia with the Maemo OS. Internal specs include 32Gb onboard storage, GPS, FM transmitter, TV out, Bluetooth 2.1, Wifi and a 5 megapixel camera. Storage is expandable via microSD (to up to 48Gb) and you can control the device with the 3.5inch touchscreen, and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. Sale will start in Europe in October around €500, and expect this device to come to T-Mobile in the United States.
Nokia’s flagship N-series has always crammed as much technology as possible, and the latest model N86 doesn’t buck the trend. Featuring a 8 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss Tessar lens and dual-LED flash, the new phone will retain the familiar form factor with dual slide. Other goodies include 8GB internal memory, 2.6 inch OLED screen, TV-out and microSD slot. Expect this device in Q2 in Europe. No availability was announced (as usual) for North America.
Nokia has finally unveiled its new flagship N97 featuring both a touchscreen and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard (just like Sony’s Xperia X1). With a 3.5 inch 640 x 360 pixel screen, its other additional features include HSDPA, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, A-GPS, 32GB onboard memory, and a 5 megapixel camera.
It is set to ship in 2009 at approximately $700 USD before subsidies.
As Rogers becomes the first carrier in North America to sell Nokia’s flagship N95, it is time to look at what has already been said about this super device. Nokia insists it is a computer, but we’ll settle for a pretty-smart phone.
CNET (7 out of 10): they like the fact that it is a feature packed phone, but dings it for poor standby battery life, sluggish performance and flimsy sliding mechanism.
Gizmodo: GPS and great quality 5 megapixel camera make this device stand out from the competition, but once again battery life and laggy performance are major turn-offs.
GSM Arena: they call N95 "crown of the entire Nokia portfolio" however they recommend you turn off 3G, Wi-Fi and GPS unless you want to charge the device twice a day.
Mobile Burn: this powerhouse smartphone is recommended for its amazing feature set, but they characterized the stand-by batter life as "horrible"
My-Symbian: N95 is a "great looking phone and a great performer" and suggests you go and get it.
If you want a feature-packed phone, there is no other device like it on Rogers lineup. With internal memory of 8GB, 5.0 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, 3G HSDPA network access, Bluetooth, 802.11g, and even built-in GPS will ensure your phone will have something for everyone.
Priced at $399.99 (after mail-in rebate), it is also the priciest phone available at Rogers. Only recommended for hard-core users that need everything (and more) in their phones.
Nokia’s new flagship phone will be, as rumored before, N96. This upgrade of N95 features 16GB internal storage, microSD slot, 5 megapixel camera, integrated stereo speakers, WiFi, Bluetooth, and even built-in DVB-H tuner for mobile video action. Look for this phone to launch in Q3 of 2008 for about 550 euros.
Nokia’s not-really-a-phone tablet device N810 is finally available in Canada. You can now visit Nokia internet store and pay $485 for the device. Here’s a quick list of specs for those who already forgot what this device is capable of doing:
You can now run Palm OS Garnet VM on N-series tablets (such as N770, N800 and the upcoming N810) by using Garnet Virtual Machine Software. The best news is the virtualization software is available for free: it is still in the beta stage right now, but Access is promising it will remain free when the final version hits the streets at the end of this year.
Here’s a video demo of how it works, courtesy of TabletBlog:
