CES 2006

During CES 2006, Nokia officially announced only two “new” GSM mid-range Series 40 handsets – 6102i and 6103. Both devices have the same design and features as their predecessors 6101 and 6102, with the only difference being the added Bluetooth support. Other shared features of the new phones are VGA camera, MIDI and MP3 playback, FM radio and built-in speaker phone. The handsets will hit the market Q1 and will be available in N. American (850/1800/1900 MHz) and European (900/1800/1900 MHz) versions.

Nokia 6103 Specification List

What caught our attention was the 6265i high-end CDMA phone with Verizon Wireless service. Even though the device got the official FCC approval back in September, this is the first time the phone is spotted in the wild with a particular carrier service. It sports seducing QVGA 320x240 262k display, 2 mega pixels camera, Bluetooth, and GPS in a trendy sliding form-factor. The internal memory is 24 MB, expandable through miniSD slot – pretty much all bells and whistles one can desire. Still Verizon Wireless availability has not been officially announced, but we hope it will happen soon.

Nokia 6265i specification

Nokia 6282 was officially unveiled back in December during the annual Capital Market Days event. This 3G GSM/EDGE device is much similar in design to the 6265i, with just slightly lower weight (4.1oz compared to 4.4 oz of the 6535i) with the same gorgeous QVGA display. The camera unfortunately is only 1 mega pixels, with 10 MB built-in memory and miniSD expansion slot.

Nokia 6282 specification

The 3 mega pixels Nokia N80 jewel was the first phone to support dual-band UMTS frequencies (1900/2100) in addition to the quad-band GSM/EDGE. Also, it is the first handset to incorporate UPnP technology, which enables the phone to act as a remote control, and allows secure and convenient access to compatible PCs, audio equipment and TVs. Consequently, images and video stored on the Nokia N80 can be viewed wirelessly on the living room's TV, while listening to music stored on the device through the room's audio system. Printing is now faster too, as Nokia N80 users can print wirelessly to any compatible UPnP-enabled home printer or printing kiosk. The N80 was officially announced in November 2005 and thanks to the FCC and some leaked picture on the Net showing it with Cingular's logo we hope that #1 US carrier will start selling it soon. What caught our attention was not so much the Series 60 interface running on Symbian 9.1, or the 802.11g built-in WLAN, but the 352 x 416 pixels 262k color display! I hope every one of you could experience its beauty.

Nokia N80 specification

Nokia N92 is another beast announced at the same time with the N71 and the N80 in November 2005. It features a unique clamshell design, with swiveling landscape oriented 2.8” QVGA display with the mere 16 million colors support. The N92's key feature is Digital TV broadcast reception (the first in the world mobile phone with DVB-H built-in receiver) and video streaming through UMTS. To start watching mobile TV, users simply need to open the Nokia N92 in view mode and press the Multimedia key. The Electronic Service Guide (ESG) contains information about the available TV channels, programs and services. Other mobile TV features include watching time of up to four hours, recording and 30 seconds replay. Further, the Nokia N92 supports the new Nokia web browser with Mini Map, which provides a semi-transparent zoomed-out view of a web page that enables users to quickly orient themselves on a small screen. With an overall view of the web page, users can intuitively navigate to all its corners as well as see the web page as it was originally designed. If this is not enough to get you excited, add this: 2 mega pixels camera, Bluetooth, USB, Wi-Fi, 90 MB of memory expandable with miniSD cards. The N92 is expected to be commercially available in the middle of 2006 with approximate price of $730 USD.

Nokia N92 Specifications

The L'Amour series is a collection of three trend-inspired mobile phones -7360, 7370 and 7380. All of them feature similar design motifs and are the successors of the 72xx series.
The 7370 is the first Nokia to feature swivel design, popularized by Sony Ericsson models. It sports 1.3 mega pixels camera, 2” display with 320x230 pixels resolution and stereo speaker with 3D sound effect.

Nokia 7370 full specifications

The pen-like 7380 is the successor of the original 7280. Both phones lack regular numeric keypad, with 7380 using an iPOD styled dial for navigation. It measures 4.49" x 1.18" x .79" (114mm x 30mm x 20mm) with weight of about 2.82 oz (80g). The screen's resolution is 104x208 pixels with 65k colors. The camera has been upgraded to 2.0 mega pixels. The 7380 is very voice-centric and its usability in the real-world is questionable – imaging having to type a text message simply by turning the dial to locate the symbols. Nevertheless, if it is important for you to make a fashion statement, go right ahead, but don't say you were not warned.

Nokia 7380 Specification List