Nokia N71 Review

Introduction:
This continuation of the N-line by Nokia belongs to the XpressMusic series. It is positioned as a device to work with music and vdeo. Also this model possesses with a 240x320 pixels display, Bluetooth module and FM-tuner.
Class: smartphone, 3G, fashion
Position in the line: above Nokia N70
Rival phones: no data
Price for the release moment about 400 Euros

Specifications
General
Announced in 2005, on the market since the middle of 2006
eGSM 900/1800/1900, WCDMA 2100
Battery type 970 mAh Li-Ion (BL-5C)

Battery life:
talk time from 180 to 240 minutes
standby time from 135 to 190 hours
Full recharging takes about 2 hours

High-contrast graphical display, 262000K colours (TFT), resolution 240x320 pixels, diagonal 2.4"
5D navi button
Symbian OS version 9.1 (S60 interface, 3 edition)
2-MP camera (CMOS), possible resolutions 1600x1200, 1024x768, 640x480 pixels, integrated flash effective at the distance of up to 1.5 m, red eye effect is suppressed, scene settings, lighting settings are for you to adjust, ?20 digital zoom
Video is recorded with sound in various resolutions - 176x144, 128x96 pixels
Weight: 139 g
Dimensions: 98.6 x 51.2 x 23 mm

Memory
10 MB of memory are dynamically shared between the phonebook, the calendar, messages, images and applications
miniSD slot
You can assign a photo to various contacts in the phonebook
You can keep a Name and Surname (two lines), Company name, Position, Phone number, Mobile, Fax and e-mail address — totally 8 fields. You can also add any number of fields.
Users' groups are not limited in number, one name can be set for several groups at the same time
SIM-card entries are stores separately, you can't view them with the ones in the internal memory simultaneously.
Call lists have no lomits on the number of entries. All entries specify not only a date and a time of the call, but its duration as well. You can set a storage period (a month by default)

Call management, ringing tones
Vibracall
Polyphonic call melodies, True Tones, AAC, eAAC+, MP3, RealAudio, WAV supported
64-tones call, supporting MP3, AAC, WAV, NB-AMR, WB-AMR
Voice sial independent of your voice, no need in recordign tags primordially
Speakerphone
Call duration is shown during a conversation
Musical editor, you can assign melodies to names in the phonebook

SMS
Predictive text input ?9
Message templates(10 preset, you can edit them or add own ones)
You can sent and receive graphical messages
Concatenated messages (up to 459 characters)

Connectivity
WAP 2.0
Bluetooth v.1.2
Irda
GPRS class 10
EGPRS (Class:B, Multislot class 10)
E-mail protocols: SMTP, POP3, IMAP4 - supporting attachments
MMS
Synchronization with PC via Bluetooth or a cable
SyncML
SMIL
USB 2.0 via Pop-Port
PoC or PTT
Instant Messaging
VideoCall

Organizer and extras
Stereo FM-radio, Visual radio
Users' profiles(5), temporary profile
Time, date
Calculator, currency converter
Stopwatch (up to 20 intermediate values), countdown timer
Organizer supports various kinds of events, reminders
To-do list
Dictaphone
3GPP Video Streaming
RealOne Player: playing RealMedia and 3GPP-compatible files
Separate player supporting: AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, MP3, M4A/MP4, RealAudio, WAV, WMA. BUttons on the body to control the player
Remote controller integrated with a stereo headset
Sound can be recorded both from a linear input and integrated radio
Musical profile - smartphone works as an MP3 player
Photo album - an improved gallery
Viewer - application to view MS Word and MS PowerPoint
MP3 player
MIDP JavaTM (2.0), 3D API (JSR-184)
Download Java applications
Games

Review
The Nokia N71 is a compact, high-performance multimedia device offering a range of features and services, taking advantage of the latest 3G technology. The N71 delivers a rich browsing experience viewable on the high-definition 2.4 inch QVGA (320X240 pixel), 262,144 color screen. It supports the Nokia Web Browser with Mini Map that features a semi-transparent zoomed-out overall view of the Web page, users can quickly orient themselves and intuitively navigate to all corners of the site as well as see the Web page as it was originally designed. It also allows users to enable RSS feeds allowing them to subscribe to their favorite Web sites and receive regular updates. Also features 2 MP camera that enable images taken to be shared via email, MMS, or bluetooth using XpressShare solution. Ultimately one of the best smartphone available.