Nokia 700 preview: First look

13 September 2011
Good stuff coming from Nokia lately but there’s always room for more. We like to be surprised and the Nokia 700 does just that. Instead of quietly falling in line behind the obvious leader, the 1GHz Symbian Belle powered Nokia 701, the Nokia 700 puts...

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  • AnonD-1420
  • PFe
  • 14 Sep 2011

It looks like Nokia might finally be pulling their heads out of their arses. Belle is what S^3 should have been all along - it took Accenture to bring it about, but better late than never. The WP7 high-end; S^3 midrange; S40/touch low-end vision is coming to fruition.

It remains to be seen if Nokia can regain the #1 position worldwide, but "only" having 3 systems in well-defined price/feature brackets is crucial. IMHO the 701/700/500/501 should be Nokia's ONLY Belle phones for the next 6-12 months; then release of new models, as Apple does. Same for their low-end and flagships: 2 or three models ONLY in each segment and support them well.

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    • bono.ph
    • Kg$
    • 14 Sep 2011

    50.7 mm width? Nokia should consider ditching the (very) narrow dimension. Using qwerty keypad is a pain with such a slim profile. You wouldn't watch videos on your mobile most all the time right? Try 60.7 mm.! Maybe I'd consider it. =)

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      • Sun Down
      • PF5
      • 14 Sep 2011

      Waiting for the 9xx series is just frustrating. A flagship Symbian device is what I want to see.

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        • Spiffo
        • mV4
        • 14 Sep 2011

        Too late for Nokia. The Osbourne Effect cannot be stopped. I sold my Symbian and bought the Samsung Galaxy S2 and don't regret it at all. Fast and functional.

        Adios, Nokia.

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          • Anonymous
          • LEq
          • 13 Sep 2011

          FlashLight -> Flash Lite

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            • Anonymous
            • L4D
            • 13 Sep 2011

            "It has very high pixel density of around 229 ppi and offers great contrast and very deep blacks"

            2 years ago you guys were complaining about the pixel density of Nokia 5530 that is even higher... :P

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              • Drk=sa
              • NHr
              • 13 Sep 2011

              @ first glance i thought it was n Xperia.. Jst wish cellphone manufacturers should b original n stick to their own designs

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                • nikunokkela
                • pWy
                • 13 Sep 2011

                Nokia 700 is actually third Symbian Nokia whit 1ghz processor - first one was Nokia 500, then 700(or 600, 700 and 701).

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                  • Douglas
                  • ftK
                  • 13 Sep 2011

                  This Os sure won't die, can't die, don't even know how to die. I was saving for its 2015 buried ceremony, get it... Buried!

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                    • poo
                    • YTL
                    • 13 Sep 2011

                    battery is very small !

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                      • Anonymous
                      • 3%a
                      • 13 Sep 2011

                      AnonD-1124, 13 Sep 2011belle is a version of s^3.Doesn't look like Belle though, Anna at most.

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                        • AnonD-1124
                        • ftV
                        • 13 Sep 2011

                        Mark, 13 Sep 2011Uhm... Why is S^3 showing on the screen, iso Belle?belle is a version of s^3.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • L4D
                          • 13 Sep 2011

                          Mark, 13 Sep 2011Uhm... Why is S^3 showing on the screen, iso Belle?Yeah, just as i've thought...

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                            • eddman
                            • 0V0
                            • 13 Sep 2011

                            Good preview, but your spec sheet is still missing things. 700 has 802.11 n, TV-out, active noise cancellation and USB OTG. Care to add them?

                            http://www.developer.nokia.com/Devices/Device_specifications/700/

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                              • Mark
                              • mby
                              • 13 Sep 2011

                              Uhm... Why is S^3 showing on the screen, iso Belle?