Nokia 700 and 701 now shipping, give the world a first taste of Belle

Today Nokia announced through its Twitter account that it has started shipping its 700 and 701 smartphones. Those are the first handsets to run the Belle revision of Symbian and will, the Finns hope, put the start of the fightback.

Despite the very similar naming, Nokia 700 and Nokia 701 are quite different in terms of hardware. The 700 is a super slim and compact smartphone with a 3.2" AMOLED, whereas the 701 comes with a 3.5" IPS LCD (which we found to be the brightest display around) and a larger and heavier body.

What those two have in common is the 1GHz processors, which give them identical performance. We had the chance to spend some time with both the Nokia 700 and the Nokia 701 prior to their launch and we were pretty impressed by what they have to offer.

So, if you are still sitting on the fence on purchasing either of those two, we suggest you take some time and check out our previews. Go this was for the Nokia 700 or that way for the 701.

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