Nokia N75
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Posted: 26 Sep 2006 Announced: 26 Sep 2006
Market Status: Released
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US carrier availability: AT&T - Discontinued
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The N75 is the successor of the N71 and the second clamshell phone of Nokia to run on Symbian operating system. It is quad-band GSM and dual-band (USA) UMTS phone with QVGA display and microSD slot

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Nokia N75 specifications

Pros

No pros

Cons

Low pixel densitiy screen, below 180ppi (167 ppi)
Slow data means slow Internet browsing (UMTS, EDGE)
Bulky
It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.79 inches)
Low resolution display (240 x 320 pixels)
Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
Low-resolution camera (2 megapixels)
The camera lacks autofocus
Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack
Proprietary USB connector - have to use its cable instead of a standard microUSB
Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment

Design

Device type:
- Smart phone
OS:
- Symbian (9.1)
Form factor:
Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel
- Clamshell
Dimensions:
- 3.74 x 2.04 x 0.79 (95 x 52 x 20.2 mm)
Weight:
- 4.35 oz (124 g)
  the average is 4.2 oz (120 g)

Display

Physical size:
- 2.40 inches
Resolution:
- 240 x 320 pixels
Pixel density:
Pixel density - The pixel density of a display represents the number of pixels over an area of one inch. It’s measured in “pixels per inch”, or ppi. The higher the number, the more detailed and good-looking the display is.
- 167 ppi
Technology:
Technology - There are two main screen technologies currently used in phones and tablets: LCD and AMOLED. The former usually features a light source and liquid crystals, while the latter is based on organic light-emitting diodes. Newer LCD variations like IPS-LCD and Super-LCD allow for very accurate color reproduction and very wide viewing angles, where no significant image quality loss is observed. Current AMOLED screens differ in such a way that they can exhibit much more saturated colors (sometimes too much) and incredibly high contrast levels, which is due to black color being completely black in AMOLED displays.
- TFT
Colors:
Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports
- 16 777 216
Additional display:
Additional display - Shows specs of the phone's additional display
- - TFT
- Resolution:
  Resolution - Refers to the width and the length od the additional display
  - 128 x 160 pixels
- Physical Size:
  - 1.36 inches
- Colors:
  Colors - Shows the number of colors that the additional display supports
  - 262 144

Battery

Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 4.15 hours
  the average is 8 h (497 min)
Stand-by time:
- 8.3 days (200 hours)
  the average is 21 days (496 h)
Capacity:
- 800 mAh

Hardware

Built-in storage:
- 60 MB
Storage expansion:
- Slot Type:
  - microSD

Camera

Camera:
- - 2 megapixels
- Flash:
  - Yes
- Aperture size:
  Aperture size - The aperture of a camera is the opening through which light travels before it reaches the camera sensor. The smaller the number is, the bigger this opening can get.
  - F2.8
- Features:
  - White balance, Digital zoom
Camcorder:
- - Yes
- Features:
  - Video calling

Multimedia

Radio:
- - FM
Speakers:
- Stereo speakers

Internet browsing

Browser:
- - HTML Browser
- Supports:
  - HTML, XHTML, WAP 2.0, Flash Lite

Technology

GSM:
GSM - Global System for Mobile communications. A world standard for digital cellular communications using narrowband TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access), which allows up to eight calls at a time on 800 MHz and 1800 MHz frequencies. Introduced in 1991. Is the standard most commonly used in Europe and Asia, but not in the United States. GSM phones use a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) smart card that contains user account information. Any GSM phone becomes immediately programmed after plugging in the SIM card, thus allowing GSM phones to be easily rented or borrowed.
- 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
UMTS:
UMTS - Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service, also called WCDMA, is a 3G (Third Generation) packet-based transmission of text, digitized voice, video, and multimedia at data rates up to 2 Mbps. It is based on GSM standard and is supported by major standards bodies and manufacturers
- 850, 1900 MHz
Data:
Data - Shows the particular phone's type of data. the major mobile phone data types are GPRS, CDMA2000 1xRTT, EDGE, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, UMTS, etc.
- UMTS, EDGE

Phone features

Phonebook:
- Unlimited entries, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Calculator, Converter, Notes
Messaging:
- SMS, MMS, Predictive text input (T9)
E-mail:
- - IMAP, POP3, SMTP

Connectivity

Bluetooth:
- - 2.0
USB:
- - USB 2.0
- Connector:
  - Proprietary
- Computer sync, Infrared, SyncML

Other features

Notifications:
- Music ringtones (MP3), Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
- Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Availability

Officially announced:
- 26 Sep 2006

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