We got to try out two of Nokia’s latest smartphones sporting the latest Symbian OS named Belle, the Nokia 700 and Nokia 701. There were three that was announced last month but Nokia decided not to bring the music smartphone Nokia 600 to the country due to price competition with other current Nokia phones.
When I tried Symbian Belle, I was impressed with the speed improvement over the first Symbian but I’m not sure if it’s mainly due to the 1GHz powering the new Nokia phones. It doesn’t have much difference from Anna aesthetically so the best way to tell if it’s Belle is the pull-down status bar and notifications straight from the lockscreen. Overall, Belle feels much better, smoother and will simply be a treat to Symbian fans out there.
Onto the phones.
Nokia 700
We talked about the Nokia 700 before. It’s more of ladies phone with its slim, sexy form and variety of colors. This small phone packs a 1GHz processor, a 3.2-inch AMOLED Gorilla Glass display, a 5-megapixel fixed focus camera and a 2GB storage with room for a microSD expansion.
Nokia 700 Specs: |
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3.2″³ AMOLED display @ 360×640 pixels |
Clear Black Display (CBD) |
Gorilla Glass Display |
1GHz processor |
Symbian Belle OS |
2 GB storage, up to 32GB via microSD |
HSDPA 14.4Mbps, HSUPA 5.76Mbps |
5MP fixed-focus camera with LED flash |
Video recording 720p @ 30fps |
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n |
Bluetooth 3.0 with EDR, A2DP |
GPS w/ aGPS support |
NFC support |
Colors: white, silver, black, black/red, black/blue |
Li-Ion 1080mAh battery |
Nokia 701
At first glance, the Nokia 701 looked just like the Nokia C7. I won’t fault you if you thought it was the C7. It’s actually an updated C7 with a 1GHz processor (compared to 680MHz) and Symbian Belle. It has the same 3.5-inch screen size but Nokia claims the 701 has the brightest screen for a smartphone. Frankly speaking, I couldn’t tell the difference between the screen of the 700 and 701.
Just like the C7, the 701 also has the same 8-megapixel camera and 8GB internal storage with microSD support. The Nokia 701 also has a TV-out by way of the 3.5mm port on top, you just need the necessary 3.5mm to RCA cable for it.
Nokia 701 Specs: |
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3.5″³ IPS LCD display @ 360×640 pixels |
Clear Black Display (CBD) |
Gorilla Glass Display |
1GHz processor |
Symbian Belle OS |
8 GB storage, up to 32GB via microSD |
HSDPA 14.4Mbps, HSUPA 5.76Mbps |
8MP fixed-focus camera with dual-LED flash |
Video recording 720p @ 30fps |
NFC support |
FM radio tuner with RDS |
GPS w/ aGPS support |
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n |
Bluetooth 3.0 with EDR, A2DP |
Colors: Silver, Black |
Li-Ion 1300mAh battery |
The Nokia 700 and Nokia 701 are set to arrive this October but prices are not yet set on stone. Estimated price for the 700 is in the P10k ““ P15k range while the 701 will be in the P15k ““ P20k area. If you really want the Nokia 600, perhaps the grey market can help you.