Nokia Open Studio NY 2006

The second totally new phone Nokia announced, during the media-only event in New York was the smallest to-date N-series “multimedia computer” as Nokia loves to call them – the US-friendly N75. We call it US-friendly because the phone is actually the first one from the N-series which is specifically designed for the US market and hence supports both 850 and 1900 3G/UMTS frequencies in addition to the world quad-band GSM, making it ideal candidate to be released by Cingular Wireless.

N75, N80, N95 (left to right)

N75 and N80

N75 and N95

It's 80% of the inch thick device and when closed has 128x160-pixels 262k colors display and multimedia keys. On the back it has relatively ordinary 2-megapixel camera with LED flash, lacking any cool features like auto-focus or the trendy Carl Zeiss branding on its lens.

N75 next to N95

N75 huge keys are a plus

When opened it shows its QVGA display with 16 million colors and size of 2.4 inches in diagonal on the upper shell and on the bottom one it has huge keyboard. The navigation keys are almost the same as those of the N95, but the clamshell design (and it's HUGE size when its opened) allows for bigger size and both the menu/multimedia keys and those in the silver metal trim are way larger. Also huge are the numeric keys (that are once again made of white plastic, resembling the N73 color scheme), which are slightly concaved at the center of each, making it easier to feel them with your finger. 

In addition to the couple of the phones, Nokia showcased “new” music editions of their already popular N-series phones: the N70, N73 and N91. The Music Editions of the three smartphones have the same designs as the original versions, but are all black in color. They also keep the same specifications but the N91 ME is now upgraded, featuring 8GB hard disc instead of 4 in the original version. The three phones of the Music Series also come preloaded with the new Nokia music player.

The updated N73, N91 and N70 Music Editions