Nokia Oro

The Nokia Oro is a premium version of the Nokia C7 with 18-carat gold plating. It runs Symbian Anna and features a 3.5" capacitive AMOLED screen with nHD resolution, 8MP camera with fixed focus, HD video recording and dual-LED flash plus 8GB of onboard memory.

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Nokia Oro specifications

Pros

  • Global phone that can work on any GSM/UMTS network in the world
  • High-resolution camera (8 megapixels)

Cons

  • Slow processor (680 MHz)
  • Too little RAM memory (256 MB RAM)
  • The camera lacks autofocus

Design

  • Device type:
    • Smart phone
  • OS:
    • Symbian (Anna)
  • Form factor:

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

    • Candybar
  • Dimensions:
    • 4.62 x 2.26 x 0.48 (117.3 x 57.5 x 12.2 mm)
  • Weight:
    • 4.66 oz (132 g)
      the average is 4.2 oz (120 g)

Display

  • Physical size:
    • 3.50 inches
  • Resolution:
    • 360 x 640 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.

    • 210 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.

    • AMOLED
  • Colors:

    Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports

    • 16 777 216
  • Touchscreen:
      • Capacitive, Multi-touch
  • Features:
    • Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Scratch-resistant glass

Battery

  • Talk time:

    Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours

    • 9.60 hours
      the average is 8 h (496 min)
  • Stand-by time:
    • 23.0 days (552 hours)
      the average is 21 days (498 h)
  • Talk time (3G):
    • 5.30 hours
  • Stand-by time (3G):
    • 27.0 days (648 hours)
  • Video call time:
    • 2.60 hours
  • Capacity:
    • 1200 mAh

Hardware

  • Processor:

    Processor - The processor is the main computing component of a phone and is a major factor when it comes to the overall speed of the device. Some more powerful smartphones use dual-core and quad-core processors designed to deliver greater performance.

    • Single core, 680 MHz, ARM11
  • Graphics processor:
      • Yes
  • System memory:

    System memory - System memory, or RAM memory is the type of memory that the device uses to temporarily store data from the OS or currently-running apps. The more RAM available to the device, the better the performance will be when multiple or heavier programs are running.

    • 256 MB RAM / 512 MB ROM
  • Built-in storage:
    • 8542 MB
  • Storage expansion:
    • Slot Type:
      • microSD, microSDHC
    • Maximum card size:

      Maximum card size - Shows the capacity of the memory expansion slot that can be added

      • 32 GB

Camera

  • Camera:
      • 8 megapixels
    • Flash:
      • Dual LED
    • Features:
      • Face detection, Digital zoom, Geo tagging, Self-timer
  • Camcorder:
      • 1280x720 (720p HD) (30 fps)
    • Features:
      • Video light, Video calling
  • Front-facing camera:
    • 0.3 megapixels VGA

Multimedia

  • Radio:
      • FM, Stereo, RDS, FM Transmiter
  • YouTube player:
    • Yes

Internet browsing

  • Browser:
      • Yes
    • Supports:
      • HTML, XHTML, Flash Lite, RSS, CSS, WML
  • Built-in online services support:
    • Facebook, Twitter

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, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 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 10.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 2 Mbit/s, UMTS, EDGE
  • Positioning:

    Positioning - This field shows the positioning systems supported by the device. There are three main types: GPS, A-GPS and GLONASS. GPS - This is one of the most widespread global positioning technologies, developed and maintained by the U.S. government. It uses satellites in order to detect your location. Works best in clear weather. A-GPS - A-GPS stands for Assisted GPS and is the industry standard for positioning and navigation. “Assisted” means that it can use local wireless networks, in addition to satellites, for quicker and more precise localization. GLONASS - GLONASS is a global positioning system, developed by the Russian Federation. It’s very similar to GPS, but isn’t so popular in cell phones.

    • GPS, A-GPS
  • Navigation:
    • Points of interest (POI), Turn-by-turn navigation, Voice navigation

Phone features

  • Phonebook:
    • Unlimited entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Search by both first and last name, Picture ID, Ring ID
  • Organizer:
    • Calendar, Alarm, To-Do (Office 2007, Office 2003, PDF, Other, ZIP), Document viewer, Calculator, Notes
  • Messaging:
    • SMS, MMS, Threaded view, Predictive text input
  • E-mail:
      • IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Domino

Connectivity

  • Bluetooth:
      • 3.0
  • 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, n
  • USB:
      • USB 2.0
    • Connector:
      • microUSB
    • Features:

      Features - Universal Serial Bus - is a plug-and-play interface for connection a computer and add-on devices such as joysticks, keyboards, wireless phones, scanner, cameras etc. USB supports hot-swap (ability to add a new device without having to reboot the computer). USB supports data speed of 12 megabits per second.

      • Mass storage device, USB charging
    • NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Other features

  • Notifications:
    • Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3, AAC, eAAC, eAAC+, WMA, AMR), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Phone profiles, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
  • Additional microphone:
      • for Noise cancellation
  • Sensors:
      • Accelerometer, Compass
    • Voice dialing (Speaker independent), Voice commands (Speaker independent), Voice recording

Availability

  • Officially announced:
    • 25 May 2011
  • Scheduled release:

    Scheduled release - Shows when is the particular phone scheduled to be made available to the public in North America

    • Q3 2011

Shopping information

  • Accessories:
    • Nokia Connectivity Cable CA-179, Nokia J Bluetooth Mono Headset, Nokia Fast Micro-USB Charger AC-10, Materials booklet, Cleaning cloth

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