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Nokia N70

by Jayvee on March 2nd, 2006

Alternate title: Fix that ^&#$%#@$ keypad!

I was toying around with the Nokia N70 because of the recent launch of 3G here in the Philippines. Truth be told we’ve had 3G enabled phones since the better part of last year, overtaking the telco services themselves. But this was the first time I really decided to give some attention to the phone.

In essence the N70 is an improved version of the Nokia 6680. Better camera at 2.0MP, Bluetooth 2.0 support (wow!), and more multimedia playback features are but some of the improvements of this phone.

The N70 has dual cameras for video conferencing and quality artistic imaging. Its main 2MP camera is capable of up to 20x digital zoom. The front camera is still at 0.3MP (640×480) and is used for video conferencing.

But what I’m really starting to hate is the doggone keypad that assumes we all have slender elven fingers. Gosh, I’m Asian and I’m already having a hard time with the small keys.

The N70 also has a very rickety back cover that acts as a lens protector for the 2MP camera. This makes it a pocket hazard at times because the protector doesn’t really serve its purpose. it’s so easy to snap the plastic back and forth even though it has a sliding mechanism.

Pros
- Good quality 2MP camera when transferred to the computer
- Bluetooth 2 support

Cons
- Rickety sliding mechanism
- Very tight keypad

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