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Nokia N78

Nokia N78 is a candybar phone in the design language of the N96 - pianoblack finish. It is also Symbian S60 smartphone with both Wi-Fi and 3G, and aGPS. The latter is used for geotagging of the photos, taken by the 3-megapixel camera with auto-focus and Carl Zeiss lens. It has FM transmitter, which allows it to broadcast music to standard radios nearby.

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Nokia N78 specifications

Pros

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Cons

  • Low resolution display (240 x 320 pixels)
  • Slow processor (369 MHz)
  • Too little RAM memory (96 MB RAM)
  • Low-resolution camera (3.2 megapixels)
  • Low-resolution video capture
  • Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment

Design

  • Device type:
    • Smart phone
  • OS:

    OS - Phone that has capabilities, not usually associated with phones. Usually it has some of the above features: - Email, Web browsing - Personal information management - LAN connectivity etc

    • Symbian (9.3) S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2
  • Form factor:

    Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel

    • Candybar
  • Dimensions:

    Dimensions - Phone's dimensions

    • 4.44 x 1.92 x 0.59 (113 x 49 x 15 mm)
  • Weight:

    Weight - Phone's weight

    • 3.59 oz (102 g)
      the average is 4.4 oz (127 g)

Display

  • Physical size:
    • 2.40 inches
  • Resolution:

    Resolution - Refers to the width and the height of the display

    • 240 x 320 pixels
  • Pixel density:
    • 167 ppi
  • Technology:

    Technology - Refers to the type of the color displays. There are five major types: LCD, TFT, TFD, STN and OLED

    • TFT
  • Colors:

    Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports

    • 16 777 216

Battery

  • Talk time:

    Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours

    • 4.33 hours
      the average is 7 h (448 min)
  • Stand-by time:
    • 13.3 days (320 hours)
      the average is 16 days (389 h)
  • Talk time (3G):
    • 3.16 hours
  • Capacity:

    Capacity - Shows the battery capacity in mAh

    • 1200 mAh

Hardware

  • Processor:
    • Single core, 369 MHz, ARM11
  • System memory:
    • 96 MB RAM / 256 MB ROM
  • Built-in storage:
    • 70 MB
  • Storage expansion:

    Storage expansion - Capability to add additional memory to your phone.

    • Slot Type:

      Slot Type - Shows what type of additional memory can be added to the particular phone. Eight major memory slot types are available: MMC, SD, CF, Memory Stick Duo, miniSD, RS MMC, TransFlash (microSD), Memory Stick Pro Duo

      • microSD, microSDHC

Camera

  • Camera:

    Camera - Camera specs

      • 3.2 megapixels
    • Flash:
      • LED
    • Features:
      • Auto focus, Digital zoom
  • Camcorder:
      • 640x480 (VGA) (15 fps)
    • Features:
      • Video calling
  • Front-facing camera:
    • Yes

Multimedia

  • Radio:
      • FM, Stereo, Visual Radio, FM Transmiter

Internet browsing

  • Browser:

    Browser - Capability to access special Internet sites using the mobile phone

      • S60 OSS 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. SIM cards can be programmed to display custom menus for personalized services.GSM provides a short messaging service (SMS) that enables text messages up to 160 characters in length to be sent to and from a GSM phone.

    • 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
    • Other version supports UMTS 900/2100 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.

    • HSDPA 3.6 Mbit/s, UMTS, EDGE
  • Satellite system:
    • A-GPS

Phone features

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

    E-mail - Shows if the phone supports email features

      • IMAP, POP3, SMTP

Connectivity

  • Bluetooth:

    Bluetooth - Low power radio technology replacing the need for wires connecting electronic devices such as personal computers, printers, palm top computers and mobile phones.

      • 2.0, EDR
  • Wi-Fi:

    Wi-Fi - Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) - used radio waves (RF) or infrared signals to send and receive data over the air. Most popular WLAN solutions today is Wi-Fi (802.11b and 802.11g) standards. 801.11b provides data speeds of around 11mbps while 802.11g can go up to 54 mbps.

      • 802.11 b, g
  • USB:
      • Yes
    • Connector:
      • microUSB
    • UPnP, Computer sync, SyncML

Other features

  • Notifications:
    • Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones (64 voices), Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
    • Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, Push-to-Talk

Availability

  • Officially announced:
    • 11 Feb 2008

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