The Nokia N71 is a member of the formidable multimedia mobile computer line up the N series. The handset is the first N series phone to have a clamshell form factor. The basic idea behind the release of the Nokia N71 is to bring in more variety by introducing new form factor while retaining the same popular feature. The Nokia N70 the candy bar N series smart phone matches almost all feature of the Nokia N71. Apart from strengthening N series’ entry level portfolio, the Nokia N71 has been largely successful to make inroad into women segment of mid to high end mobile phone users.

The Nokia N71 comes in a sleek casing that exudes sophistication. Fitted with a 65k coloured external screen , the Nokia N71 displays all necessary information in ‘closed’ position. Opening the Nokia N71 reveals its TFT based primary display that can produce more than 262k accurate and vibrant colours across 240×320 pixels. The tactile keypads are separated into two blocks, so it is easy to type. Just above the handset’s display is a VGA resolution video camera for video calls. Endowed with 3G technology, the Nokia N71 can achieve data transfer speeds of up to 384 kbps so is at home in data intensive functions like video calling across UMTS networks. Superior voice connectivity in triband GSM mobile network is noteworthy.

In absence of 3G network, the Nokia N71 uses class 10 GPRS and EDGE technology to provide its user with fast mobile internet speed. This S60 based, Symbian OS operated smart phone has about 10 Mb of user memory further supplemented by a 128 Mb external memory card which can be upgraded up to 2GB,The primary camera module of this dual camera phone is 2.0 mega pixel with digital zoom, integrated flash and video recording ability. Another most popular multimedia function is the handset’s on board media player which can play almost all media file formats including Mp3 and MPEG4.

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