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Panasonic X700

Wednesday April 06, 2005
Written by Dan Chiappini
AUD
$1049
Price at time of review.
Much like the PC and component market, mobile phones have a product lifecycle that changes so rapidly it's hard to keep up. Panasonic has stayed with their tried and true clamshell design, first made popular by the GD88 and continued with the X700. This handset turns their previous generations upside down, offering Panasonic's first smart phone based on Symbian OS version 7.0.
Nokia N97 (32 GB) Cell Phone

Candy Bar, 32 GB, Touch Screen, 3.5 inch, Widescreen, Take pictures, Gaming, Web browsing, GPS, eMails, Movie maker, 6.66 Hours Ta...

The N97 enters the fray stomaching 32GB of on-board storage , and can take up to another 16GB via microSD, enabling it to become a portable multi-media computer with 48GB in your pocket. Of course Nokia wants you to abuse this space with music, movies, photos and N-Gage games, and as such has worked hard to ensure the N97's battery is up to the task - it promises to kick out up to 37 hours of music and 4.5 hours of video.

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Price: $618 - $800
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Smartphone

Smartphone, 81 MB, Touch Screen, 3.2 inch, Widescreen, Play music, Take pictures, Gaming, Web browsing, GPS, eMails, Movie maker, ...

When it comes to music phones, people all over the world want a device that is a great music experience - with more memory, loud and powerful speakers, easy synchronization - and must still work well as a mobile phone with direct access to important contacts and content. The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic delivers on all counts and allows consumers to access and share content.

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Price: $0 - $669
Nokia E71 Cell Phone

Candy Bar, 110 MB, 2.36 inch, Play music, Take pictures, Gaming, Web browsing, GPS, eMails, 10.5 Hours Talk Time

The Nokia E71 is optimized for messaging and e-mail with a full messaging keyboard and two customizable home screens, which let users switch easily between business and personal applications.

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Price: $372 - $900
Nokia E63 Cell Phone

Candy Bar, 110 MB, 2.36 inch, Gaming, Web browsing, GPS, eMails, 11 Hours Talk Time

the Nokia E63, designed for people who need to manage their business and personal lives equally well. Building on the success of the Nokia E71, the company's flagship messaging device, the Nokia E63 brings the QWERTY keyboard form factor to a broader audience at a great price.The Nokia E63 also has the ability to switch modes with a single key press, switching from a view of corporate mail, appointments and intranet data, to a personal mode with a picture of friends, personal email and shortcuts to favorite hobby blogs or websites.

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Price: $199 - $395
Nokia 6220 classic Smartphone

Smartphone, 120 MB, 2.2 inch, Take pictures, Gaming, eMails, 3.5 Hours Talk Time

The Nokia 6220 classic will help web 2.0 novices and experienced bloggers snap, save and share pictures and videos easily.The Nokia 6220 classic, with its 5 megapixel camera, auto focus and xenon flash is a credible and reasonably priced alternative to single-purpose digital cameras and has the added benefit of A-GPS for location tagging, Nokia Maps and possibility to upgrade to full navigation.

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Price: $120 - $689
Nokia N96 (16 GB) Cell Phone

Candy Bar, 16 GB, 2.8 inch, Play music, Take pictures, Gaming, Web browsing, GPS, eMails, Movie maker, 3.83 Hours Talk Time

The Nokia N96 is a GSM/WCDMA dual mode portable multimedia computer supporting EGSM 850/900/1800/1900, WCDMA 900/2100 HSDPA, WLAN and DVB-H Video. Use the Nokia N96 for connecting to mobile Broadband using WLAN or HSDPA (3.5G) with faster downloading than 3G. Find directions and locations with the integrated A-GPS and included maps. Use the Nokia N96 to take photos with a 5.0 megapixel auto focus camera. Enjoy videos, music and graphics on the 2.8” QVGA (240 x 320 pixels), 16M color display. Listen to music with using the built-in stereo speakers. Additional features include UPnP, Bluetooth 2.0 +EDR and USB 2.0 High-Speed.

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Price: $486 - $949
Nokia N86 Smartphone

Slide, 8 GB, 2.6 inch, Play music, Take pictures, Gaming, Web browsing, GPS, eMails, Movie maker, 6.3 Hours Talk Time

The Nokia N86 8MP features a super vibrant OLED QVGA screen that measures in at 2.6-inches, making it an ideal window for showcasing your shots. However, this 8 megapixel S60-powered Nseries is more keenly focussed on enabling you to share you photos further afield via services such as Share on Ovi and Flickr. Plus, it comes with onboard Assisted GPS, geared towards letting you geo-tag your photographs with location info before you share them. Its GPS talents are also exploited for satnav action and location-based services such as Nokia Maps 3.0 which comes pre-installed on the device.

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Price: $471 - $639
Nokia E66 Smartphone

Slide, 110 MB, 2.4 inch, Play music, Take pictures, Gaming, Web browsing, GPS, eMails, 7.5 Hours Talk Time

Nokia E66 is a sliding style handset aimed at the enterprise market. It contains a 3.2 megapixel camera in addition to a secondary camera for video calls over a 3G network. The Nokia E66 is also HSDPA enabled and benifits from Wi-Fi connectivity. Calls can be handled with a loud speaker or Bluetooth and file storage is expandable with a microSD card of up to 8GB in capacity. The Nokia E66 acts as a navigation solution too, with GPS and international maps.

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Price: $342 - $709
Nokia E75 Cell Phone

Slide 2.4 inch, Take pictures, Gaming, Web browsing, GPS, eMails, 9 Hours Talk Time

The Nokia E75 comes loaded with Nokia Messaging service for slick email HTML email support. Plus it’s packing a 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus, high speed HSDPA access, integrated A-GPS with Nokia Maps, and a music player with a 3.5mm standard audio connector.

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Price: $410 - $649
Nokia N85 Cell Phone

Slide, 74 MB, 2.6 inch, Play music, Take pictures, Gaming, Web browsing, GPS, eMails, Movie maker, 6.9 Hours Talk Time

Harness the power behind this sleek, compact design. Capture your memories with the 5 megapixel camera and bring them to life in vibrant, natural colors on the stunning OLED display. Try the preloaded games and choose one to activate for free. Discover more games on-line and try before you buy. Assisted GPS shows where you are, the Internet helps you choose your destination, and Nokia Maps guides you along the way. A voice-guided navigation trial is included with your device. With a long battery life and plenty of memory, you can stay entertained longer during your trip and keep your friends at your fingertips with instant messaging, Internet calls, widgets, and social networking. The Nokia N85 multimedia computer puts the power to share, explore, and entertain in your hands.

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Price: $451 - $825
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This article appeared in the May, 2005 issue of PC Authority.
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