Back in February I was lucky enough to be invited to the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, where I was witness to the launch of two new devices in the Nseries range - the Nokia N78 & Nokia N96.
Well now I am fortunate to be able to share with you hands on access with a pre-sales Nokia N78 handset that has just arrived today.
The sales package for the Nokia N78 I received came with a pair of Nokia MD-4 Mini Speakers which you can only get exclusively if you buy your N78 from the Nokia Online Shop.
Check out some some photos of this sexy looking handset below (click for larger pictures on Flickr):
Here is the Nokia N78 with an N95, N82 and an Apple iPhone - just how is this new handset going to compete with these already established market leaders?
The Nokia N78 is the first handset to get the new S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2. You can check out the new look in the unboxing video below, where I also give a quick tour of the handset:
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v/NIoAvZZ3YA8
The Nokia N78 features include:
- 2.4 Inch QVGA Display
- Integrated A-GPS
- Integrated FM Transmitter
- 3.2 Megapixel Camera
- Automatic Location Tagging
- WLAN & HSDPA
- Nokia N-Gage
- Supports Widgets
- And a rather nice 1200mAh Battery!
So there we have it - the handset has just arrived and I thought that I’d share the moment with you, with a quick video and some pictures.. In the coming week I’ll be testing the new N78 to see what it really is like and how it compares to the other mobiles.
If you have any questions you would like me to answer about the Nokia N78 leave a comment, or get in touch via the Contact Page.
*Images have been watermarked to prevent fraudsters from trying to sell fake N78’s on eBay!
24 Comments, Comment or Ping
Zan
Hi there, What exactly is a pre-sales N78? Did nokia send that to you? And how about the keypad, are they touch sensitive?
May 10th, 2008
Rita El Khoury
Hello Neil, first of all good score! Second, would you mind doing a video showing the new standby screen structure, you know the vertical one, with its functionalities and what it allows and what it doesn’t ?
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May 10th, 2008
Neil Bird
Zan - Basically a Pre-Sales N78 is what you can expect the phone and packaging to be like when the handset eventually goes on sale.
May 10th, 2008
Zan
Thanx Neil, so any idea when this godforsaken phone gonna be around? I already saw somebody claiming to have sold it in Bangladesh!! of all the places
http://www.clickbd.com/fixedprice/fixedprice.detail.php?itemNumber=47224
And how about the keys? How do they feel like?
May 11th, 2008
tmgp
Hi,
Please do test the keyboard, and post a video actualy using it… the videos onli show navigation keys, and not the real keyboard!
May 11th, 2008
James Burland
Great scoop Neil… great photos, it really is a nice looking phone, albeit a fingerprint magnet!
May 12th, 2008
Jorge Dinis
Did N78 got accelerometer like N95 and N82?
May 12th, 2008
Neil Bird
Jorge - Sadly the N78 does not have an accelerometer.
May 12th, 2008
Neil Bird
TMGP - I’ll have a usability video up soon.. have to say that I am finding the keys rather small and fiddly..
May 12th, 2008
The Immortal King
hi
thnx for the review
im thinking about buying this phone
but i want to ask u about the sound.. is it loud and clear? better than n81?
May 25th, 2008
Neil Bird
The sound is loud and clear, I don’t know how it compares to the N81 though as I have not used one. sorry.
Jun 1st, 2008
Szaszati
Hi! If anyone’s interested in a fully detailed N78 review, then go check ou http://mobilearsenal.com/review/nokia_n78_for_a_suv/bevezeto.html
Szaszatis last blog post..Nokia N78 – for a SUV
Jun 2nd, 2008
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