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Nokia N810 Silver

Nokia N810 Silver
Editor Rating: 4.3 of 5

What’s Good: Stylish, compact design with large touchscreen and full QWERTY keyboard; Excellent build quality; Extendable Linux-based operating system backed by Nokia-supported developer community; Ships with Skype and Rhapsody clients installed; Excellent Web browser supports Web 2.0 technologies; WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity; Great for mobile bloggers, early adopters/would-be hackers, and Linux fans What’s Not Good: Touchscreen isn’t responsive enough and can be hard to use even with...

Nokia E61i

Nokia E61i
Editor Rating: 4.5 of 5

Despite its quirky “1960s scientific calculator” looks and lack of US-band 3G support, the Nokia E61i is one of the best smartphones in the world.  The combination of a strong WiFi antenna, the flexible power of the S60 Symbian operating system, and what might be the best QWERTY keypad to be found on any phone makes the E61i a workhorse mobile communicator equally at home in the board room and on the road. While many would-be Nokia smartphone users may have been put off by...

Nokia N76 Red

Nokia N76 Red
Editor Rating: 4 of 5

Back in January 2007 I had the chance to tour Nokia’s N-Series Pavilion at CES in Las Vegas.  The buzz was all about the N95, Nokia’s then-unreleased flagship device with its 5MP camera, GPS, and extensive list of other features.  But the N75 also caught my eye for two main reasons.  First, it was by far the sleekest, sexiest handset I’d ever seen with the Nokia name on it.  Second, it was being demoed with big ol’ DJ headphones hooked up to its 3.5mm audio...

Nokia N75

Nokia N75
Editor Rating: 4.2 of 5

Nokia’s N-Series is their high-end line of “multimedia computers,” which are generally sold as unlocked handsets and marketed more in Europe than here in the states. With their giant N-Series pavilion at CES 2007 in Las Vegas, the Finnish handset maker stated their intention to turn American consumers on to the ways of multimedia computing. Along with opening Flagship stores in Chicago and New York City and a dozen or so “Experience Centers” across the land, Nokia also brought one of their...

Nokia N95

Nokia N95
Editor Rating: 4.5 of 5

 Nokia's flagship handset, the N95, rests at the top of their N-Series line of multimedia computers.  This long awaited mobile literally does it all, from phone calls to GPS-enabled driving directions, music to video, Bluetooth to WiFi, and then some.  The N95 also represents the state of the art in camera phone technology, featuring a five megapixel auto-focus shooter with a full 30 frames per second video mode - the best specs on any handset currently available for...

Nokia N95

Nokia N95
Editor Rating: 4 of 5

 & DesignCalling the Nokia N95 a cell phone would only be half true. In actuality the phone is more of a modern marvel in wireless synergy. A device that includes the connectivity of a cellular device, while offering a bevy of hosted hardware and software tools, specifically for the user who wants, forgive me, for users who demand the most out of their cellular devices. The Sleek and surprisingly small design of the Nokia N95 (99 x 53 x 21 mm) offers its users a 5.0...

Nokia 5300 Black

Nokia 5300 Black
Editor Rating: 4.7 of 5

Nokia has been pushing their high-end N-Series "multimedia computer" handsets in the United States over the past year, going so far as to open flagship stores in New York and Chicago where consumers can purchase the devices unlocked for use on T-Mobile, Cingular, and other GSM networks.  The Finnish cellular giant's business devices have also been gaining a little traction here in the states, with the E62 holding a place down in Cingular's smartphone lineup.  Now Nokia...

Nokia E62

Nokia E62
Editor Rating: 4 of 5

The Nokia E62 is an amazing PDA phone and is targeted for business professionals. With all the new Smartphones being released by HTC, Motorola and Samsung, Nokia had to jump on the bandwagon too. The E62 is one of the latest successors of the Nokia E-series. The E62 runs the Symbian OS 9.1 which has many great features. The E62 is almost the same as the E61 but does not offer features like Wifi. Overall which is better Windows or Symbian OS? Is the E62 a good competitor with the Moto Q,...

Nokia n91 Grey

Nokia n91 Grey
Editor Rating: 4.2 of 5

Any handset make with a music phone on the market will now have to face the inevitable comparison to a certain computer company's newly unveiled entry into the mobile marketplace.  However as flashy as the iPhone looks to be, companies like Nokia, Sony Ericsson, and LG have been equipping cell phones with digital music players for quite awhile now.  Nokia's N91 is something of a breakthrough product in that its one of the first mobile phones to pack an onboard hard...

Nokia N93

Nokia N93
Editor Rating: 4.5 of 5

I received the Nokia N93 just in time to take it with me on vacation to Kauai, HI.  As it turns out, there couldn't have been a better test scenario for Nokia's flagship "Multimedia Computer."  The N93 was made for vacations - or anywhere else you might have a need for top-quality imaging and mobile communications. More a camcorder with cell phone capabilities than a phone with a camera built-in, the N93 boasts a 3.2 megapixel Carl Zeiss camera with auto focus, optical...

Nokia N73 Deep Plum Silver

Nokia N73 Deep Plum Silver
Editor Rating: 4.7 of 5

Sometimes I wonder what the mobile phone industry would be like if each manufacturer was limited to, say, five new releases per year. Ideally they'd be forced to divvy up their wares into clearly defined segments and make one exemplary model per segment. For instance, a company might make one excellent smartphone, one super high-end multimedia phone, one slim/fashion phone, one solid mid-range phone, and one inexpensive or specialty phone. And that's it. That way if you wanted a high-end...

Nokia E70

Nokia E70
Editor Rating: 4.7 of 5

Simply put, Nokia's E70 is one of the most advanced, innovative mobile phones on the market today.  The E70's fold-out QWERTY keyboard harkens back to the design of Nokia's 6800 messaging phone released in 2003, but its feature set is pure cutting-edge 2006.  From the Symbian 9.1 (Series 60) Operating System to built-in WiFi, Blackberry/VoIP support, MS Office document compatibility, and perhaps the best mobile Web browser currently available, the E70 is a businessperson's...

Nokia 6131

Nokia 6131
Editor Rating: 4 of 5

For a company not known for their flip-style phones, the 6131 is a stylish surprise from Nokia.  Done up in soft-finish black plastic with chrome trim, this quad-band GSM handset toes the visual line between business and fashion.  Though the phone isn't nearly so slim as the newest handsets from Motorola and Samsung, the 6131 is comfortable in hand and pocket alike.  More importantly, it packs a brilliant internal display and impressive feature set into an elegant,...

Nokia 6101/6102

Nokia 6101/6102
Editor Rating: 4.3 of 5

The Nokia 6101/6102 is truly one of a kind. The phone fits both your hand and your heart, and is the only phone that smiles back at you. Weighing in at only 3.42 ounces, this handset surely has a lot to offer. The Nokia 6101/6102's ease of use and its comfortable form factor make it rather impressive. Audio Messaging as well as Picture and Video Messaging are processed almost instantly because of this handsets EDGE capability. Nokia is also famous for their FM Radio which is...


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