Nokia Showcases New Phones at GSMA 2008

Apart from the N96, Nokia showcased three new handsets at the Mobile World Congress 2008 at Barcelona. The new models include the N78, the 6210 Navigator, and the 6220 Classic.

Nokia N78
The N78 is designed to take advantage of the new suite of Nokia services, including Nokia Music Store, Nokia Maps, and Share on Ovi – a new online service that enables consumers to share their personal media. The N78 is expected to start shipping during Q2 2008, at an estimated retail price of €350 before taxes.

The N78 packs a range of technologies, including integrated A-GPS, with free Nokia Maps, WLAN and high-speed HSPDA 3G connectivity, a 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, and support for microSD memory card up to 8 GB. Novelties include photo geotagging and an integrated FM transmitter that allows music to be played on any FM radio, in a car or at home.

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Geotagging automatically tags images with capture location metadata, making it possible to view the location on a map – either on the device or online. With its high-speed Internet connectivity over WLAN or HSDPA, uploading photos and videos to online communities is only a single keystroke away.

Music remains a core feature of the N78, and of Nokia’s Nseries range in general. In addition to up to 8GB of memory, internal speakers and support for standard 3.5mm headphones, the N78 also comes with Nokia Internet Radio.

Nokia 6210 Navigator
It’s the company’s first GPS-enabled mobile device with an integrated compass for pedestrian guidance. The 6210 Navigator comes with Nokia Maps 2.0 (also announced at the expo), and includes full voice and visual turn-by-turn guidance at no extra cost. The 6210 Navigator is estimated to start shipping in Q3 2008 in select markets at an estimated retail price of €300 before taxes and subsidies.

Car navigation is made simple with the preinstalled one-touch navigation, full voice guidance and self-mount car kit. If the user makes a wrong turn, the device automatically calculates a new route.

The 6210 Navigator supports assisted GPS (A-GPS). The device is ready for use out of the box, even without a SIM card. Local maps are preloaded on the 1GB memory card and map updates are included in the sales price. Users can also purchase multimedia city guides from premium content providers via the Nokia Maps application or download additional map areas for free via Nokia Map Loader.

The device features a 3.2 megapixel camera, MP3 player, and stereo FM radio. It runs on S60 software.
Nokia 6220 Classic

This one combines a 5 megapixel camera with A-GPS functionality. Images and videos can be snapped, tagged, edited and shared online, phone-to-phone or even viewed on TV. The 6220 classic is expected to start shipping in Q3 2008 in select markets at an estimated retail price of €325 before taxes and subsidies.

The camera is equipped with a Xenon flash and Carl Zeiss optics. With its high-speed HSDPA connection, updating blogs or uploading photos/videos to sites like Share on Ovi or Flickr is very easy.

“The Nokia 6220 classic will help Web 2.0 novices and experienced bloggers snap, save and share pictures and videos easily. Saving, tagging and uploading pictures can now be done on the phone, seconds after the picture has been taken,” said John Barry, Director, Connect Devices, Nokia.

The Nokia 6220 classic comes preloaded with the new Nokia Maps 2.0 application. It also includes an Internet browser, email client, music player, FM radio with RDS, and up to 8 GB of memory.