Nokia finally starts shipping N95

Today Nokia finally announced the start of the shipping of the highly awaited Nokia N95 5 megapixel smartphone in Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Judging on our experience, the model can be expected to actually hit the shelves within a week of such announcement. You can see the technical specifications of Nokia N95 here, and some live photos, photo samples (beta) and Maps video demonstration from our 3GSM 2007 coverage here.


Nokia press release

Nokia N95 multimedia computer starts shipping

Espoo, Finland - Nokia today announced that the Nokia N95 started shipping in key European, Asian and Middle Eastern markets, with expanded shipments to other markets in those regions in the coming weeks. The Nokia N95 is an all-in-one multimedia computer with a unique 2-way slide design, integrated GPS functionality, a 5 megapixel camera and support for high-speed mobile networks, making it easier to watch and record videos, listen to songs, take high-quality photos, browse the internet, or catch up on email while on the move.

"The Nokia N95 is the ultimate multimedia computer and a fantastic example of what Nokia Nseries devices can deliver," said Juha Putkiranta, senior vice president, Multimedia, Nokia. "It easily replaces a number of single purpose devices with a well designed package that is with you and connected. The Nokia N95 is what computers have become - personal, powerful and connected devices."

Designed for High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) networks and with support for WLAN, EDGE and WCDMA networks, the Nokia N95 provides excellent coverage and connection speeds. Browsing the internet and subscribing to your favourite news feeds is a pleasure using the Nokia Web Browser with Mini Map.

The Nokia N95 offers a well rounded entertainment experience with a sharp color display, built-in stereo speakers, a standard 3.5 mm audio connector and support for compatible microSD memory cards. With powerful 3D graphics, the Nokia N95 has a stunning user interface that makes it intuitive to find the features and services you want.

With its integrated GPS and Nokia Maps application, finding your way just got easier. The Nokia Maps application includes maps for more than 150 countries, enabling users to explore the world, find specific routes or locate services such as restaurants and hotels and covering more than 15 million points of interest. You can also purchase additional features, such as city guides and voice guided navigation.

The innovative 2-way slide design makes it easy to switch between different modes, going from reading maps to watching a video with a simple slide. With Carl Zeiss optics on the 5 megapixel camera, you can capture print quality photos and DVD-like quality video clips.

The Nokia N95 is based on the world's leading S60 software on Symbian OS, enabling you to personalize your device from a wide choice of compatible applications that can be downloaded to the Nokia N95, including games, navigation, entertainment, productivity and creativity.

Motorola announces affordable W218, W360, W380 and W395

Motorola announced several new budget line GSM mobile phones - the W218, W360, W380, and W395. The new devices range from basic to feature-rich and yet affordable mobiles.

The Motorola W218 is meant for simplicity of use and is the least technology equipped devices in the gang. Yet it features a VGA camera, 1MB of available memory, a 65K TFT display and FM radio. The Motorola W218 is expected to be available in Q2 2007.


Motorola W218

The Motorola W360 has the same bar-shaped design but support MP3 ringing and besides a VGA camera it also boasts 5MB of integrated memory, high quality speakers and again FM radio. The Motorola W218 is expected to be available in Q2 2007.


Motorola W360

The Motorola W380 is a clamshell which again comes equipped with a VGA camera and FM radio but this time it offers MP3 and AAC support and a seamless USB connection to PC. Further on it has a standard 2.5 mm audio jack for listening to music on your favorite headphones. The W380 is expected to be available in Q3 2007.


Motorola W380


Motorola W385

The Motorola W395 is another clamshell and it is the most feature rich in the pack. It has a AAC/MP3 player, a microSD memory card slot, full USB support, Bluetooth and a standard 2.5 mm audio jack. The W395 is expected to be available in Q3 2007.

Nokia puts 5700 and 5070 on the table

Today Nokia announced the intriguing Nokia 5700 XpressMusic and the affordable Nokia 5070 bar. The Nokia 5700 XpressMusic looks like a mix between 3250 and 5300 models while the Nokia 5070 widens the Nokia portfolio in the budget segment with new... colors.

The Nokia 5700 XpressMusic is the latest in the Nokia music-oriented range dubbed XpressMusic. It offers the same twisting design that made the Nokia 3250 so popular. With a mere twist you switch among four modes of operation - music player, digital camera, video telephone and a smartphone.


Nokia 5700

The 3G-enabled device features a number of music-oriented features such as a dedicated audio chip, a standard 3.5 mm audio jack, built-in stereo loudspeakers, and stereo Bluetooth support. The device is also equipped with a 2.2" 16M colors TFT display with a QVGA resolution, a microSD memory card slot and a standard miniUSB connector.

The 2 megapixel camera and the FM radio only add to the vast array of multimedia features that this pup can offer. Last but not least, the device is no ordinary phone but a smartphone powered by the latest Symbian OS 9.2 with the S60 3rd edition user interface.

The Nokia 5700 XpressMusic is expected to hit the market in Q2 2007 at an estimated price of 350 EUR.

The Nokia 5070 is a device much simpler and bears a fresh design but we got to admit that it may fail to freshen up the Nokia budget line of mobiles. The primary reason for that is that the Nokia 5070 is functionally identical to the already available Nokia 6070. The 5070 would have only made a difference if it had Bluetooth support - something that it doesn't have. Anyways, it's up to the user to decide and our guess is that looks is going to be main selling point of the Nokia 5070 as its primary distinguishing point in comparison to the other Nokia budget mobiles.


Nokia 5070

The Nokia 5070 will be available in the Q2 2007 at an expected price of EUR 100

Sony Ericsson W580 and Z750 unveiled

Sony Ericsson have made a nice step towards broadening their product portfolio today as they officially announced the music slider W580 and the stylish HSDPA clamshell Z750.


Sony Ericsson W580

The Sony Ericsson W580 is the third slider of the company and it is again a Walkman branded mobile much like the previous ones - the Sony Ericsson W850 and W830. At only 14 mm thickness, the Sony Ericsson W580 is equipped with a 2 megapixel camera, a 2" 262K TFT display with a QVGA resolution, FM radio, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP and is additionally enhanced by a Memory Stick Micro M2 memory card slot (512MB card included). This quad-band Walkman phone comes with a twist though - besides all the music goodies it also features a pedometer and some sports-oriented applications much like the Sony Ericsson W710 does. Besides the form factor it is in fact functionally identical to the latter. The Sony Ericsson W580 will be available in Q3 2007.


Sony Ericsson Z750

The second new mobile is the Sony Ericsson Z750 clamshell. It follows the high-gloss design line of the fashionable 3G-enabled Sony Ericsson Z610. The Sony Ericsson Z750 is the first HSDPA-enabled mobile of the manufacturer and additionally has quad-band GSM/EDGE network support. Other than that the Sony Ericsson Z750 boasts the same hardware characteristics as the Z610 - such as a 2 megapixel camera and a secondary VGA video calls camera, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, and a Memory Stick Micro M2 memory card slot (128MB card included). New features include a FM radio and an enhanced resolution of the 2.2" 262K TFT display plus the Z750 is the first phone based on Sony Ericsson’s Java Platform 8 (JP-8), supporting a range of new Java programming features. The Z750 comes with The Sony Ericsson Z750 will be available in Q3 2007.

Nokia 8800 Sirocco in gold

Nokia announced an update to their Sirocco line of fashionable handsets. The Nokia 8800 Sirocco Gold comes with 18-carat gold plating.


Nokia 8800 Sirocco Gold

Named after a Sahara desert wind, the Sirocco line offers expensive, luxurious devices in the Nokia portfolio. Equipped with a 2 megapixel camera, a 262K colors TFT display, FM radio and Bluetooth, along with a smooth sliding mechanism, the Sirocco handsets as always tend to speak more of their owners than your usual feature phone.

The Nokia Sirocco 8800 Gold comes in stylish golden color further enhanced by white gold trimming, thus creating a truly luxurious piece of mobile device. The product also comes with a Bluetooth headset with a matching design.

The Nokia 8800 Sirocco Gold is now available at a suggested price of 1000EUR

Nokia 6120 classic - lightest ever

Nokia has made a second step into making Symbian smartphones a more affordable buy - the Nokia 6120 classic will be their new smartphone and much like the Nokia E50 it will be a fully functional smartphone on a budget.

The Nokia 6120 classic is a HSDPA-enabled device that comes powered by the well-known Symbian OS 9.2 with the 3rd edition of the Series 60 user interface. The powerhouse behind this well established OS is a 369 MHz CPU. The Nokia 6120 classic additionally has stereo Bluetooth support, a miniUSB jack, FM radio and a microSD memory card slot.

The goodies that it offers don't end here since the mobile also comes equipped with 2" 16M colors TFT display with a QVGA resolution, a 2 megapixel camera as well as a secondary frontal camera for video calls. And all of that is fitted into a compact body weighing only 84 g which practically makes it the lightest Nokia GSM smartphone ever.

The Nokia 6120 classic is expected to start shipping in Q2/2007 with an estimated retail price of only 260EUR.

Samsung i400 based on Symbian

The newly announced Samsung i400 is powered by Symbian OS with the S60 user interface. The stylish slider surely represents a fresh new perspective on how smartphones should look and feel.

The Samsung SGH-i400 comes equipped with a large 2.3" 262K colors TFT display, a 2 megapixel camera and tri-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support. Further on, the device has stereo Bluetooth support, a dual stereo speaker and finally a microSD memory card slot with support for up to 4GB memory card storage.

Strangely enough, the Samsung i400 will be first launched in Russia from July 2007 and will start shipping to Europe later on.