Review: Nokia N70 3G SmartPhone

Nokia N70 Review

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The Nokia N70 is the first of the Nokia Nseries smartphones to be released in the UK. The N70 is a 3G smartphone, similar to the popular and successful 6680, but with upgraded features.

Physically the N70 is similar in appearance to the Nokia 6680, with a conventional boxy shape and a functional (but small) keypad with a five-way scroll key, two soft keys, an application key, and a multimedia key. The N70 is slightly thicker than the 6680, but lighter. The screen is a good size and the two cameras are well located. Overall, it's a good, practical design for a smartphone, and the most traditional-looking of the Nseries phones. The surface does scratch however, so take good care of it.

The N70 is a powerful imaging device with a high quality camera with 2 megapixels. This is the first Nokia phone to break the 2 megapixel barrier. The camera has a very powerful 20x digital zoom, an integrated flash and a choice of modes including scenery, portrait, night and sports. It's possible to control settings such as brightness, white balance settings and colour tones. The camera, whilst good, isn't as good as the 2 megapixel camera on the Sony Ericsson K750i or W900i. There's a dedicated camera button and a protective slide. Nokia XpressPrint enables you to print photos directly to a PictBridge-compliant printer. Video recording is also possible (but not at the 2 megapixel resolution). A Movie Director application is supplied for editing videos.

The N70 has the full range of 3G capabilities, including video calling, video downloads and video/music streaming. A second VGA resolution camera is used for making video calls. Data transfer via 3G is very fast, opening up the possibility of media streaming and music or video downloads. The display on the N70 is very good with 262k colours and a bright active matrix display. It's a great multimedia device.

The RealPlayer media player supports video playback in MPEG4 format, plus audio in a choice of formats including MP3, AAC, Real Audio, WAV and Nokia Ring Tones. The Visual Radio lets you listen to songs from radio stations, with information about the song and artist. A stereo headset is supplied as part of the sales package.

The internal memory of the device is 30 Mbytes, with the addition of a 64 Mbyte MMC card which can be hot-swapped. Connectivity is via Bluetooth or USB.

The N70 takes the 6680 and adds a few more features such as the enhanced camera. In so many ways it's an outstanding phone, but there are several things that let it down. First of all, the effect of adding in all these features has made the user interface very slow. It's not an easy phone to use, takes a long time to boot up, and does have a tendency to freeze or shut down. The camera isn't as good as you'd expect from a 2 megapixel device and the screen isn't as good as you'd expect from its specification. The keypad isn't easy to use if you have large fingers and the overall build quality of the N70 doesn't seem to be that great. In particular the sliding camera cover always seems to be about to fall off. Don't assume that the N70 is actually any better than the 6680 that it replaced. The new N73 upgrades the N70 significantly and is a better phone.

Features of the Nokia N70 include:

• 2 megapixel camera (1600 x 1200 pixels) with 20x digital zoom and flash
• Video recorder
• Second VGA camera (640 x 480 pixels ) with 2x digital zoom for video calling
• Display: active matrix, 176 x 208 pixels, 262,144 colours
• Music player: MP3, AAC, RealAudio and other formats
• Visual Radio
• Downloadable Java & Symbian applications
• Voice Features: voice dialing, voice commands, voice recorder
• Integrated handsfree speaker
• True Tones, polyphonic ringtones
• Messaging: SMS, MMS, Instant Messaging, Email
• Push To Talk
• Conference calling
• Advanced contacts database with support for multiple phone and email details per entry, also supports thumbnail pictures and groups
• Personal Information Management (PIM)
• WAP 2.0, GPRS class 10
• Fast WCDMA, EDGE and 3G connections for broadband-speed browsing - up to 384 kbps download / 128 kbps upload
• XHTML/HTML multimode browser (supports image maps, background images, and frames)
• Mobile Wallet
• Memory: 30 Mbytes plus expandable 64 Mbyte MMC card
• Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.0, USB 2.0
• Triband & 3G (GSM 900/1800/1900 and WCDMA 2100 networks)
• Size: 109 x 53 x 24 mm
• Weight: 126g
• Talktime: up to 3.5 hours
• Battery standby: up to 11 days

Nokia N70 Consumer Reviews

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Reviewed by Rampant Rabbiter from UK on 22nd Feb 2006
Well, here's my second review. And I still haven't changed my opinion, despite everyone telling me that the keypad apparently decides whether it is dull enough for the backlights to be on. I got rid of this phone as soon as I could but my colleague has one and says the keypad drives him mad as well. The buttons are so small that it would be very handy if the keypad lit up all the time anyway, and sometimes it is very dull but the phone still thinks it's light enough and he has had to cover up the light sensor himself to get the keypad to light up. But anyway, I'm so glad I got rid of this phone after reading all the complaints about the cheap feel of the phone, the poor camera and blurred screen, etc. I now have the SE W900i and believe me, that phone does everything. Never mind 15 FPS, the W900i captures video at 30 FPS. The camera is the same at 2megapixels, but somehow seems far superior, and it has autofocus, which makes a huge difference. It's simple to use, has the added convenience of the Walkman feature, a massive 470mb internal memory plus memory stick, and when you press a button it actually jumps into action instantly. With the N70, I had time to make a cup of tea and paint my toenails while I waited for it to do something. Sooo painfully slow. Anyone thinking about getting a 3G phone should seriously consider the W900i. There isn't anything they don't - or can't - do.
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Reviewed by daniel from england on 21st Feb 2006
this has fantastic features and has a nice big clear screen, and the camera is fantastic with 20 times zoom, but the size and the weight of the phone is a disadvantage aswell as the price campared to other phones with this ability. and the camera cover is awkward although its handy protecting the camera, it can rattle after sliding open several times, but still hasnt fallen off.
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Reviewed by Dean from UK on 21st Feb 2006
I change my phone more than I change my pants. Well not really, but at least every 3 months. I have had mobiles since 1993 and this is by far the best I have seen. Cannot fault it! Ps Dave from the UK. Set your phone to silent and when you turn it on there is no start up tone.
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Reviewed by William from UK on 20th Feb 2006
An Excelent phone, but don't buy on Orange. The software has been "oranged" (home paged is orange modified and you can't change it without getting it flashed at cost £)as usual and it crashes, is slow, has rinftone problems, and the wallpaper is blurred. Apart from that and Nokia and Orange not really caring, it great!!!
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Reviewed by Haq from UK on 19th Feb 2006
THIS PHONE IS GREAT, ITS GOT A EXCELLENT CAMERA, AND HAS EVERYTHING YOU WANT IN A PHONE,IT LOOKS GREAT CONSIDERING ITS SIZE, MILES BETTER THAN THE SAMSUNG D600, AND THE SE W8OOi, GREAT PHONE BUY IT. WORTH EVERY PENNY !!!
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Reviewed by gartheus from uk on 19th Feb 2006
be aware i had to exchnage this phone three times with the same fault. IT HAS TOTALLY KNOCKED MY CONFIDENCE FOR NOKIA.
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Reviewed by zaboura from canada on 16th Feb 2006
i think this phone is awesome nice camera and it looks good good job nokia
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Reviewed by Johnny Boxwell from UK on 16th Feb 2006
Totally Rubbush!!! Really really slow and breaks too easily... Never mind the Features..this phone is not worth it !!!
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Reviewed by Hassaan from Pakistan(lahore) on 15th Feb 2006
It's a very good phone.The body is just beautiful.The thing which i dont like is that it is difficult to use.But the quality of the picture is excellent.
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Reviewed by Dave from UK on 14th Feb 2006
Only had the Nokia N70 for two days, but so far it is an excellent phone except for one point - you cannot turn off (or turn down the volume) of the 'start up' tone. Each time I turn on the phone, the start up tone sounds and it is extremely loud. This may not worry some people, but I don't always want people to know when I have turned my phone on! You can get around the problem by pressing a key as the phone starts up (if you can remember to do this), but it is still extremely annoying - all my previous Nokia phones have had a setting to allow you to switch this tone off. If it wasn't for this, I would give the phone 5 stars because I cannot fault it in any other way.
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Reviewed by Fras from Scotland on 14th Feb 2006
Had the N70 now for about 5 weeks, took a bit of getting used to having had SE K700i, Samsung D600, although these were great phones, the N70 is a class above, with the 3G Compatability and all other aspects of the phone make it feel and look expensive. As far as getting used to it, it can be a bit confusing navigating round the menus as there is so much on it, but give it a week or two and you will be fine. My main concern at first was the size, however it is still fairly light and after the initial settling in period you would'nt even no its any bigger than your last 2g phone. The only problem I have had apart from the sloww start up, is when trying to connect it to the computer to transfer files, it would'nt transfer any of my photos from pc to phone, when I went into the folder on the pc it displays the photos on the folder but when clicking in the folder is empt, this may be due to it not supporting the format, however I doubt it, or it could be that I am not the biggest whiz kid in town and have done something wrong, I don't know, if anyone does let me know, still to try again mind you. If you have been considering this phone, don't waste anymore time go out and get one, I am very fussy and although I did not need a 3g phone as it is not imn my area under O2 at the moment altghough coming shortly I wanted the best phone I could get and as far as I am concerned I got it. Fras
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Reviewed by Dan from UK on 13th Feb 2006
Have just bought the N70 and think it is a great phone. It has many good multi media features and office software. The video recording and playback is excellent for a mobile phone and captures in mpeg4 352X288 at 15 FPS and plays back files converted from other digital sources in the same res and frame rate. MP3 tracks sound great, it has a radio, and memory can be expanded with DV RS-MMC card.. A little disappointed in the camera, its OK for a mobile still but not great although I haven’t fully explored all the image settings and taken photos in different lighting conditions. It has a large screen, easier on the eye than most when viewing photos and video clips. It uses the Symbian OS which seems a bit complicated at first but you soon found your way round it and its much like any traditional phone menu system - a bit slow on start up but OK navigating round the menus. Calls are clear and texting is pretty good even with quite small buttons. I feel the phone will scratch quite easily so take care of it. All in all it is a good phone withy plenty of features - It’s an ipod, video ipod, camera, camcorder combo which you can use as a quality phone too.
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Reviewed by ben from uk on 13th Feb 2006
if i was offered a better phone i would say no. This phone is great.
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Reviewed by elliot from england on 12th Feb 2006
what are all these whining girls going on about, this phone is excellent they just dont know how to use it. I got a 1 gb card and put smart movie software on it from emule (free of course) and sit on the train watching full films plus have got excellent games and use it as a modem to connect my lap top via g3. so stop your moaning some of you and learn how to use all of its benefits camera and phone is only scating the suface.
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Reviewed by DAZ from ENGLAND on 12th Feb 2006
This phone is absolutely rubbish. i Bought it and it is soooooo plasticy the slide thing in front of the camera is pointless. The camers is 2mp but the quality is all blue and bad ( like 00.0000000000001mp!) this phone is rubbish so don't buy it coz u r wastin your cash .
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Reviewed by dipak from UK on 10th Feb 2006
Well the phone is lovely looking as well as it is performs remarkably but there is a prolem that tom tom sat car navigation does not work properly.
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Reviewed by Terminator from Philippines on 7th Feb 2006
This phone suck big time...I had it for 1 month now and it always hangs, turning itself off everynow and then. And using it everyday, it doesnt differ much from my very old 6600, the camera though is good.
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Reviewed by Ismael from England on 7th Feb 2006
People said this phone is the beginning of a new generation, people you are correct. This phone has no competitors, the 6280, a piece of plastic, the w800i, dodgy cover. The amazing thing is that it is the only 3g phone which dosen't crash, the speakers are crystal clear, the camera is quality (20 stage zoom absolutely incredible). If you are looking for a new phone i would recommend the N70 to a person who is looking for a lightweight multi-functional fabulous sexy phone!
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Reviewed by josh from england on 7th Feb 2006
right, i was thinkin of gettin a new phone n i couldnt decide between the nokia n70 or the sony ericsson w900i so i got the n70 n my bro got the w900i.poeple say that nokia are basic, simple n easy to use phones which i agree on BUT....this phone is so hard to use, the slide camera cover is jus pointless n a waste of space! the phones weighs about a ton n its just too big n plasticey (not sure if thts a word but hey!)wereas ma brothers phone (w900i) is amazing!!!its got a better camera than the n70 which is suppost to be a 2megapixel but it looks like its a VGA!!!! take my advice, do not buy this phone because its hard to use,looks horrible n its probabley gonna brake neway! GO 4 THE SONY ERICSSON W900i!!!
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Reviewed by Ansy from UAE on 7th Feb 2006
Well ive had this phone for around a month or so. On a whole scale, i feel its quite over-rated... nothing great. Despite the good camera quality and a couple other functions, the phone is extremely slow and really gets on my nerves. And all of a sudden, now it wont turn on with my simcard inside, but it will turn on when the simcard isnt inside. It has quite a few faults and sometimes when you enter certain codes, it continues to say they are incorrect... also the key pad is quite small, it takes some time to get used to. Also when you try to look through your gallery, it takes time to view new pictures that were recently taken. Im switching to either the motorolla razor or the sony w900i...
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Reviewed by Bilge from UK on 6th Feb 2006
Why have so many people given this 5 Stars? Are they employed by Nokia to submit rave reviews of their products to websites? I am a big Nokia fan - all the phones I have had in the past have been excellent; The N70 is however, way off the mark. There are a raft of complaints including the camera slide and the quality of the pictures (2MP it might be but it is still pants) The crucial failing of the phone though, is the software - It is very very slow. It affects every single phone operation and drives you bonkers. Do not buy this phone.
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Reviewed by alex monty from UK on 5th Feb 2006
This phone is an uprated version of the 6630 which is a cool fone too. It also has proper video call facilities. The video zoom on the camera is its only downfall. It steps unlike the 6630 which has a nice smooth zoom - What a let down . What was nokia thinking? The buttons at the bottom seem like they'll pop out too. Battery life seems much better than the 6630 too.
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Reviewed by Adiebear from England on 2nd Feb 2006
I ended up with this phone as I've previously had trouble with sony/ericcson & Motorola, so I thought I'd have a go with a Nokia again and its been first class, I've had the phone for about 2 weeks and have had no problems with it freezing or any other faults that other people have. The build quality is your usual high quality Nokia, it does'nt feel as good as a Razr or Pebl but then I havn't had it crash on me like I've had those do. People have suggested the camera slide appears like it won't last but I think it depends on how well you look after your phone,I've just bought a cover a bit like the silicone ipod skins which isn't baulky and seems to be protecting it well so I'd recommend one of them anyway. The camera is good quality its got a flash built in but the subject your taking the photo of does need to be close or the picture tends to be very grainy, in normal light you can't fault it. The video camera I've found to work very well and is pretty smooth in playback mode. I've had a play with the TV which is excellent as its only a phone youe watching, some of the channels you can pick up live e.g Sky sports & sky sports news othe channels don't appear to broadcast the same schedule as your normal TV at home. The bluetooth function is excellent and very quick in finding other bluetooth phones etc. The real player is excellent especially when used with the nokia pc software that the phone comes bundled. The nokia software will compress nearly any video file so it will fit on the phone, for instance I compressed a half hour Ali G show and it only took up 29mb of the supplied 64mb memory card. Ok you do lose quality but its still very watchable. Some of the other features are1, that you can download any photo off of your pc to use as a screen saver etc. 2, Any tune stored on your pc can be used for the mp3 player and/or ringtone.The phone comes complete with a USB lead to do all the above. There is also an office pack included which I've only had a quick play with but appears to be very handy. In my opinion the only downside to the phone is that there is no proper auto keyguard,the only one on the phone is one that takes a minimum of one minute to engage & then requires a five digit code to unlock. This is ok but you really need one that comes on asap so you can put the phone in your pocket without worrying about it. You can lock it manually but this lock is de-activated if the camera cover is opened which happens very easily. You can download programs for an autolock but as yet none work on the N70. It seems odd why Nokia would leave this feature out as it's standard even on the most basic models. Overall 4 out of five and only because of the lack of auto- keyguard.
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Reviewed by Tayyab from Pakistan on 2nd Feb 2006
Yes, its Really an Outstanding Mobile phone with all features a mobile lover would dream about... All persons by giving POOR (1 Star) rating should atleast think that if thier handset got some problem all don't get same problem, if someones handset gets some problem he should claim warranty... or buy from else ware... Anyways, for its Features and Cool looks its the best mobile handset of Nokia which suits its price because you get more features than you PAY!!!
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Reviewed by jon from door on 1st Feb 2006
this has got to be the best phone on the market... i just a free upgrage th and i love it... the camera is fantastic ( not as good as the n90 ) and the display is huge and clear my only problem is the battery life, the battery last about 3-5 days
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Reviewed by Daniel Jordan from UK on 30th Jan 2006
I got this phone a few days ago, after 6 months of desire. what utter SHEER bliss this phone is! To answer the person with the keypad backlight problem - Dear, there is a light sensor just to the right of the "N70" logo at the top right hand side of the phone. this enables the phone to decide if it is bright enough to negate the need for the keypad backlight, and also corrects the balance and brightness of the screen accordingly. Try putting your finger over the sensor and using the pad, it works then. I am amazed by the clarity of the MP3s that I've loaded onto it, the camera works like a charm, and there are just SO many features that you just discover while mucking about with it. I found the voice activated dialling amusing, as it reads the contact in question's name out in a voice like Ned Gerblansky from South Park - making it swear made me cry with laughter for over half an hour; and I'm nearly 27 years old! puerile, MOI?? lol. menu IS a bit slow when compared to other phones i've had, but it DOES have rather a lot to think about, yes? anyway, i couldn't recommend this phone highly enough. but please don't buy it, as i don't want everyone elso to have the same phone as me. Cheers!! :op
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Reviewed by Andrew from UK on 30th Jan 2006
A good phone full of features – had a problem with the quality of photos and there seems to be a problem with the battery lasting more than 48 hours less if you use the camera – not used the radio as it is not easy to set up – was excited waiting for the phone a little disappointed now
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Reviewed by Mr Nokia from England on 30th Jan 2006
This is a note for 'rampant rabbiter'. You can not compare the functionality of a W800i to the N70 as they are 2 diffrent phones. If anyone remembers the on going saga of the 6630 on o2 then we all should know that when it comes to o2 & Symbian OS the o2 cock it up everytime & thats why we at the shop where i work are refuseing to sell any symbain OS based phone on the o2 network. The reason why the keypad lights keep turning off is a power saveing function which is annoying yes but it has a purpose. If you are in a dark room then you should notice that the back light comes on, now if you go into a light room or switch the light on then the keypad back light should turn off after about 5 seconds & you should notice that the screens back light dim a little. Its been the same scince the 7250 & now Motorola are also doing it aswell. If you look at the top left of the N70 you will notice a sensor which determines a light in the room & how much light you need on the phone. & finaly, all Symbian OS i have known are not the quickest OS in the world but then it does have all the functions that you need in a SmartPhone & not a candy bar. My oppion is, if you want a phone that is quick & basic then go for a W800i, 6230i or a V3i, but if you want all the bells & whistles on it then go for the N series phones.
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Reviewed by Ting Tong from Tooting, UK on 29th Jan 2006
This phone is huge in size and heavy in your pocket. The buttons are small for a guy and the overall quality of the phone is poor - very plastic like. Indeed, it looks like something from the Fisher Price studio!
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Reviewed by Paul mccaig from England on 25th Jan 2006
had my n70 a few weeks now and think its by far the best phone that ive owned. I got it free with vodaphone £23 a month for 350 mins 100 texts exellent.free sky tv for a month the 3g works wherever i am, taken some brill photos no problems so far really loud up against my old sony k700i love it to bits
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Reviewed by Liam from Scotland on 24th Jan 2006
To Jimmy from England - are you serious mate? the camera is rubbish and so is the video!!!! it is a 2 megapixel camera that it uses!! you can't get any better than that on the market right now until Nokia release their 3 megapixel phone the N80! It sounds to me like you just have sour grapes with Nokia to be honest. I've had this phone now for a month or two and it Rocks big time. I wrote a review back then and I was right about one thing, the front facia really does take a doing, even in a Nokia carry case it still manages to get scratched, but this is the only down point to an otherwise multimedia dream. The images and videos this thing can produce rivals anything out there. It is so easy to use and is very practical. I've gheard a lot of people complaining about the slide but to be honest I've had no problems at all with it, and I'd much rather have the camera behind the slide as bare cameras tend to get their lens' scratched otherwise. If you want a classy looking phone this is the one for you, the electric blue backlight to the keys give it a nice touch also, very high tech looking. I have mine on T-mobile and was a bit disappointed to learn that on this tariff you cant get the sky tv package you can with Vodafone, my friend has this phone with the sky package and it rocks like you wouldn't believe. If you're looking for a girly phone go buy a pink razr, if you want something that will play music til your hearts content then go buy an MP3 player. If you want aphone however that is everything wrapped in to one and looks classy as hell also, this is the phone for you!!
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Reviewed by rampant rabbiter from UK on 24th Jan 2006
This phone arrived today from o2 after waiting nearly two weeks for it to come into stock. And what exactly have I been waiting for? A phone that's slow, takes ages to boot up and doesn't even work properly. The keypad lights come on when you first switch the phone on, then they go off never to be seen again until you switch it off and back on again. So yeAh, it might be snazzy to look at, do everything except make the tea, but it's the basics that really matter. So I'm afraid mine's off back to o2 tomorrow, good riddance, and it's back to my faithful SE W800i. In my opinion, SE make the best phones simply because they get the balance right. They don't overload a phone with features at the sacrifice of functionality. And I've owned a K700i, an S700i, a K750i and now I have the W800i. They're the best; the cameras are the best, and they never let you down. I'll be waiting for o2 to get the W900i or W810i. Anyone thinking of getting this phone should seriously consider what they think is most important in a phone. The N70 is a glorified piece of plastic.
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Reviewed by l jackman from uk on 23rd Jan 2006
i recently bought the nokia n70 but am having trouble getting my music downloads to use as my ringtones dont have a clue what to do apart from that its the best phone i have ever owned
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Reviewed by chauny from england on 22nd Jan 2006
Excellent, outstanding, this is the best snartphone!! it has an amazing camera, video and zoom and everything else is just amazing
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Reviewed by Roy from UK on 21st Jan 2006
I use this phone specifically for connecting my PC to the Internet via Bluetooth.. and it's EXCELLENT. I ran a download speed test (bandwidthplace.com) and these are the results: 665.9 kilobits per second Communications 665.9 kilobits per second Storage 81.3 kilobytes per second 1MB file download 12.6 seconds Subjective rating Not bad Info Date & time Saturday, January 21, 2:40PM* Test type IDT4 Free Connection type Wireless: GPRS Region United Kingdom Just amazing!! (Vodafone network, on contract). I couldn't believe it so went to PCpitstop.com and did their test.. results: Download speed: 777 kilobits per second Test details: 800 kilobytes downloaded in 8.242 seconds. I guess this is the 3G network in action. The TV on the phone is very cool. When watching, you can select 'Full Screen' and it the picture does indeed fill the screen (you need to have the phone sideways). MP3 is good, but I've been using my 9500 Communicator as a MP3 player for a year so already know what to expect. My only concern: the front of the phone looks metallic and nice and sturdy.. but the back looks cheap and the lens slider is plasticky... for sure there'll be a strong market in replacement of broken sliders. Yep, it's a good phone.
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Reviewed by jimmy from england on 21st Jan 2006
it is da worst fone iv ever had cos the camera is rubbish and i have had dis fone for bout a week now also the video isnt even clear and the blotoooth dosnt work so then i rang up orange and took it back and they said they cant repair it so i got a new 1 and im havin da same poblems as da 1 before. IT IS A ABSERLUTLEY RUBBISH FONE.DO NOT GET THIS FONE.but for me its back 2 da samsungs e800 wich is way better than the nokia n70.
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Reviewed by christy oakes from england on 20th Jan 2006
the phone was good , all of my friends liked it aswell. its a nice small phone and can be kept almost anywhere... it costs a fair bit but when it looks this sexy i couldnt resist , you know fasion.... its a boys toy and thats the way i like it. the mp3 players great to and could fit the hole of the backstreet boys greatest hits. i love this phone
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Reviewed by chris from scotland on 19th Jan 2006
i have just got this phone and it is amazing, the keys ARE NOT too small, they are fine to text with, and i have fairly fat fingers. dont listen to everyone else that says there are! they are just grumpy. it is alittle slow at opening things, but nothing that i would complain about. i bought a new memory card for mine, to store all my pictures, but the amount of memory is fine as it is. the sound qualitiy is really good, as is the signal reception and battery. anyway, BUT IT its great, it looks stunning aswell! not tryed the whole tv thing yet, but im hoping too. chris
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Reviewed by Ash from UK on 17th Jan 2006
Nice phone packed with lots of nice features, the 2MP camera is great, with a nice 20x zoom, the phone itself is a bit sluggish, but when you consider whats going on underneath, its ok, the phone has only crashed once, and that was because i had to much stuff on the phones memory,(dump everything on a memory card) The voice commands are good, work first time, allowing you to access applications, games, web etc I also like the option of rejecting a call via SMS, Nice touch its not the smallest phone in the world, but as i said at the beginning, when you consider whats inside it, pretty impressive This is the first nokia i have owned in a fair while glad to be back go buy this phone
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Reviewed by Alex from Yugoslavia on 16th Jan 2006
the phone is brilliant.You all say that crashes sometimes but i have it for a month and it didn`t crashed for a single time.The only `bad thing` on the phone is the back camera cover which i think will broke after months of usage,and that is why i rated by four stars. PS i also want to know how this visual radio works
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Reviewed by sharky from britain on 14th Jan 2006
This is sweet phone a improved look and interesting features which are all superb such as the 2 high quality cameras and an mp3 player and video playback what more can you want. I dare you to find problem with it.
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Reviewed by putar from pakistan on 12th Jan 2006
It is an excellent phone it has everything you need and more!!!!
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Reviewed by Ben from England on 10th Jan 2006
I think this is probably the best phone I've encountered in a long time. I used to eke out a living reselling phones on eBay so there isn't much I haven't used at some point or other. Samsung D500, Motorola V3, Nokia 6230i, Sony W800i... pretty much all of them. And the N70 stands head and shoulders above the lot. The camera is very impressive indeed. Whilst it's not up to the standard of a true camera, it is better than the Sony one on the K750i. My mum has one of these and I've put the two side-by-side - the Nokia is the better camera, despite not having this 'autofocus' widget. It looks its 2 megapixels and the Sony doesn't. Call clarity is very impressive too. When I got my N70 and started calling people with it, apparently they could all hear me a lot clearer than before and the same was true of landlines as well. This is probably the most important feature. It's a phone that does calling well! I remember in particular the V3 being absolutely terrible for sound quality and the N70 makes it a thankfully distant memory. Also, I haven't had the slightest problem with bluetooth at all. I picked up a Bluetrek G2 headset and it autoconnects faultlessly every time and the call quality's great. No dropping, no crashes, no nothing. The software's been pretty flawless too. The Nokia PC Suite version with the N70 is the easiest PC hookup package I've ever used. It's just so simple - connect the phoone to the PC via the USB cable they give you in the box and you're away! The software does music and picture transfers, application installations, even crops my pictures on the computer into phone wallpapers so I don't have to pay for the dubious ones on websites. And the phone hasn't crashed once either, meaning its software all works fine as well. I love the fact that once you get used to the menu button being at the bottom corner, it's just so easy to find your way around. Having come from a string of different maker's operating systems, Nokia still have it sussed. This just works, and you can set the joypad to shortcut to your most commonly-used items to make it even easier. MP3 playback is a lot, lot better than I was expecting. The Samsung D500 and D600 were OK but lacked bass. The N70 gets very close to a real MP3 player - I wouldn't endorse using it on long train journeys, but it's great for wandering to the shops and back. I've got a 256mb memory card and 40 high-rate tracks, and that'll do me quite nicely thank you... The various applications are great. The PDF file viewer has already proved worth its weight in gold, as I've saved bus and train timetables directly onto the phone so I always know when I can get home. Being able to view Word documents has been pretty handy too, as I can proofread essays whilst waiting in queues and the like. Content download moves pretty quickly and the mobile TV bit is a great toy; how cool is it to be able to turn round to your friends and say 'sorry, I wasn't listening - I was watching Sky One on my phone'? So to round things off, this is a fantastic phone. The features are all excellent, the build quality is solid and it's also absolutely superb at just making calls. I hope this review has been more helpful than the 'buy dis fone!!!' that's usually found scrawled across the site, but for once I would agree - if given the option, get yourself an N70! It really is that good.
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Reviewed by mongolian_cheese from U.K on 7th Jan 2006
I've had this phone for a few weeks now, and I am very happy with it. The reason for only 4 stars is that, as has already been stated previously, the aluminium front does scratch very easily (I am VERY careful with mine, and I still managed to scratch the aluminum putting it in my pocket). The other reason is that the sliding camera protector is wobbly after only 2 weeks of use. I dread to think what it will be like in a few months. In conclusion, an excellent phone, but i would not buy sim free (as it is much too expensive for what you get), but an excellent model if you can get a good contract deal.
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Reviewed by bobby from england on 6th Jan 2006
absolutely fantastic. no problems at all with it.... apart from one. how do you get the visual radio thing to work? or is it a network problem? i'm on vodafone, and the coverage, even on 3G is perfect. would appreciate any help on this matter. thanks.
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Reviewed by mal from uk on 6th Jan 2006
this is a message for 'WILL', the Nokia Service Centre within Chatterbox.com does software upgrades for FREE, this is situated at Queens Park, London. hope this helps. cheers!
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Reviewed by jamie from uk on 3rd Jan 2006
If anyone is wondering how to sync an N70 with a mac, look here: goldgirluk.typepad.com/the_dogs_blogs/2005/11/how_to_isync_a_.html
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Reviewed by andy from england on 3rd Jan 2006
as eveyone is saying it is a good phone lots stuff as standard, but i i'm now on my 2nd n70 as the first one lost all signal so cuoldn't make any calls and secondly every now and then the ringtones would breakdown during an incoming call apart very pleased with it!
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Reviewed by Christian from UK on 30th Dec 2005
the n70 is excellent, its all the features you want, i used to have the nokia 6230i but i can clearly see the differance! a few bits and bobs go wrong sometimes but amazing features!!!:)
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Reviewed by Steve from United Kingdom on 30th Dec 2005
Typically Nokia. Great build, looks good, full of features. You can do a lot worse than getting this phone, especially as it was free on contract. Still has snakes, but its now 3D and looks good - also comes with a snowboarding game. MP3 player works nicely and 2mp camera produces some amazing snaps.
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Reviewed by bimholy from essex on 28th Dec 2005
one of the best phones iv ever had so far
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Reviewed by phn-guru from UK on 28th Dec 2005
This phone is rubbish rubbish rubbish!Nokia makes it out to be this great new 3g phone with everything you could ever need, well they're wrong! Please people if you want a phone with everything get the Sony Ericsson w900i, read the review on it and note all the 5 star ratings.I got the nokia N70 about a month ago and about 3 days after getting it, it kept switching itself off and took ages to reboot, so I sent it back for a repair and about a week later they just sent me a new one saying they didn't manage to fix it. Now this new one is doing the same thing! I'm flogging this phone and buying the w900i.
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Reviewed by genos from uk on 27th Dec 2005
4stars, reason: camera could do with auto focus :P and internal memory could be larger. apart from that i have no complaints. its fast doesnt crash good sound great screen. the only other thing is the battery i have only lasts 3 days at most but charging it over night is not an inconvinence. great phone.
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Reviewed by Brendan O'Doherty from England on 22nd Dec 2005
Aside from all the amazing features and great camera which I am sure everyone has praised I have one thing to say : I dropped my 3 day old Nokia N70 from 3 stories and it still works perfectly, sure it's not as pretty anymore as it sustained some scratches and dimple marks but who cares. I am amazed !!!
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Reviewed by H.MARTIN from UK on 22nd Dec 2005
I WOULD GIVE IT 6 STARS IF I COULD. ITS THE FERRARI OF MOBILES .UNLESS U ARE A TECHNO GEEK U WONT HAVE TO BUY ANOTHER ONE FOR LIGHT YEARS.TRUST ME.JUST GO AND GET ONE.
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Reviewed by MarieSimone from UK on 21st Dec 2005
I've also got an N70 and I just have to say: I totally agree with everything that "will" has written. Its far from a bad phone, but there are simply too many problems with it in order to give it 5stars.
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Reviewed by me from UK on 21st Dec 2005
It's stylish, it's business-like, it's appealing, and it's fab. The Camera is ace - motorola camera's are rubbish // trust me- i have experience with phones // - yeah, it's expensive unless you can find a good deal, but it's worth it. My advice: Stick with Nokia phones. You cant go wrong with Nokia. It does the job fanstastically and i can sit for hours and explore my Nokia N70...
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Reviewed by Salim from Bangladesh on 20th Dec 2005
This phone is awesome. Has minor issues with the software (freezing when you try to access the galary). But overall, its a work of art!
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Reviewed by Laura from UK on 20th Dec 2005
Right ... first I feel I have to start by saying how much I like this phone. It does everything I want BUT... I am unable to hold a conversation for longer than 3 minutes without the call dropping. I have had 2 N70's in the space of a month and the same thing happend to both of them. It is not the signal in my area as I have been on orange for over 6 years and never had a problem and my flatmate is also on orange. This is the most irritating thing that could happen as you are happily chatting away, call disconnects, signal goes down for 2 minutes or so, by the time it comes back you can't be bothered to chat so you end up sending a text message which costs extra! Does anyone else know anyone else with a N70 who has this problem???
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Reviewed by will from uk on 19th Dec 2005
Still giving this handset 3 stars after 2 months for the same reasons previously. Just visited the site to see other's opinions and it seems "Adam" below (whose last fone was prob a 3310), has slated my review. Can I just ask: 1)Do you have silk-lined pockets? 2)Where the heck is the message counter? Having to keep all the Sent texts is poor for a modern handset. 3)Copy & paste feature sounds good. How do you do it? And 4)Is it possible Vodafone supplied me with a rubbish battery AND mem card???
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Reviewed by bob from canada on 17th Dec 2005
it is the best phone "wow" ...
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Reviewed by Raid ben khudair from Canada on 17th Dec 2005
i think it is very good phone and nice and a lot of people said that do not put in your jeans because it will scratch it. ok get a cover for the phone and some people said that it freezes yaa sometimes it will beacause it is the first ship get the seconed ship and that happens with evrey software for ex. my fraind bought xbox 360 sometimes it freezes beacause it is the first ship his fraind got the same one and it workes fine. so get the phone it is very good and useful.
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Reviewed by moaaz from Pakistan on 17th Dec 2005
this mobile has a big screen which is very useful.it has two cameras which are perfect one is for video one is for camra
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Reviewed by DanC from England on 16th Dec 2005
Arrgh!! Its so annoying!! This phone has gone more features than Jackos face, which on a phone is a good point! It has 2 mpex camera, mp3, synch, big memory, all the other gizmos on it too.... However, when you try to make a phonecall you cant! Oooh, say Nokia, we forgot it was a phone aswell... silly us! Now this is obviously a softward fault. I bought 20 of these phones for my business, 7, yes 7, have gone wrong. I dont know if it is the network or the handset or i dont know what!! All i know is im going to leave the Scandanavian technology and head back towards the Japanese - because just like the cars, they dont break down! Peace!
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Reviewed by ladyk from uk on 15th Dec 2005
Well after some months of looking into what phone I want to get with my upgrade the N70 seemed to be a good choice, I do spend many hours researching every year for the best phone I can get which comes with all the goodies, which to be honest I never use , but that’s not the point I want one of the best phones which can do the most and the Nokia N70 seemed to have lots of things to play with. I am comparing this to my old Nokia 7610, if anyone has had a Nokia 7610 then basically there is hardly any difference apart from the N70 has a better camera, it has 3g and has a few other little extras like a radio ect . The downfall is that the Nokia N70 has smaller buttons the slid at the back opens easy which can be annoying and something which is very silly to mention (but im going to anyway) it doesn’t have the pink theme which the Nokia 7610 had and no girly theme which replaced it.I also found the Nokia N70 a bit slower and within 24 hours it froze up on me which I heard is a common problem with the N70 at the moment. I have to admit I was hoping for a more of a “wow” factor and was pretty disappointed that it wasn’t that much different from the 7610. For those who have never owned a 7610 or like it then this phone has pretty much everything you could ask for, it is a big phone but it makes it easier to find in the bottom of your handbag and the camera is VERY good. But with a few small problems I have had within the first 24 hours I did look into taking it back. I have had two nokia 7610’s in the last year both went funny on me with different problems which makes me worried this N70 wont last. If you are looking for a phone which has everything and you don’t mind about the size then this is a good phone to consider. I had a pretty hard time trying to get hold of this phone with 02 so it must be a popular choice with others. But I will admit the day I was due to pick up the Nokia N70 my dependable sony ericsson t610 fell on the floor and broke , the same night I brought a second hand one from eBay just in case this Nokia N70 fails me I have something which I can depend on .They are bringing out a new Nokia 3G phone with a slid keyboard (but not a smart phone), personally I wish I had waited till that was available.
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Reviewed by LAURA from UK on 13th Dec 2005
THIS PHONE IS BRILL !!!!!!!! BYE IT NOW!!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by Kieran from United Kingdom on 10th Dec 2005
This phone is amazing!!!. Its so good you should go buy one right now. It is a buisness phone but also a jam-packed multimedia warehouse. It does absolutely everythin a phone can just now and the 2megapixel camera is perfect. The only downside is that it is quite easy to scratch so when you buy it youll have to take good care of it.
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Reviewed by - from trinidad & tobago on 7th Dec 2005
this phone is so damn good! it's got ahigh resolution screen with reinforced glass, a 2megapixel camera, bluetooth, e-mail, built in fm radio, a video recorder and it plays music, what else could you ask for from a phone? DEFINETLY WORTH 5 STARS***** if you haven't already got an n70, then what are you waiting for get out ther and get one, you won't regret it!!! (p.s make sure you buy a case to protect the stainless steel main body because it can scratch easily.)
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Reviewed by matt mcdonnell from england on 7th Dec 2005
I just recently bought the N70 and it's great. It's an amazing phone which has so much to offer.
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Reviewed by Mr Nokia from England on 7th Dec 2005
re:Stuart.....I have the n70, I also have the Motorola bluetooth headset (hs850), it works fine. I have paired it up with verious bluetooths from other manufactures other than Nokia, & guess what? THEY WORKED FINE! So who ever told you that new gen Nokias don not work with other makes other than Nokia, was lieing to you.Did you speak to the people who made the car kit? Also why did you give it 1 star based purely on that? The one thing? Its the whole phone that you review NOT one aspect!
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Reviewed by Liam from Scotland on 7th Dec 2005
I bought this phone about a week ago and it is a sound a phone as you can buy. The functions are virtually identical to the 6680 and 6630 which is to be expected as this is the updated version of both. Very user friendly with easy to use functions. The camera is utterly stunning, especially when used in video mode. I noticed it most when I bluetoothed an MP4 to my PC. Compared to the movies on the 6630 it is leaps and bounds ahead of the game. If there is a down side to the phone I guess it would be the lazyness of Nokia to introduce accesories for their new phones, prior to release. The facia of this phone really looks the part in brushed chrome, but it also looks like it could take a doing, so make sure you have a suitable carrying method until Nokia finally get to releasing carry cases on the main stream market. All in though, I recommend this phone, especially to previuos Nokia owners.
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Reviewed by Stuart from UK on 7th Dec 2005
I have a hands free Bluetooth SEEFreeKit SFK306 car kit that works fine with my Nokia 6600, my Nokia 6630, Ngage and Sony Ericson V800. However It will not work with my New Nokia N70, it pairs fine, and the buttons on the car hand free work, i.e. press the redial on the hand free and the N70 redials. However no audio is sent from the phone to the hands free and from the hands free to the phone, to have a conversation you must hold the phone to your ear – not hands free! I contacted club nokia whose only reply was nokia phones don’t support 3rd party accessories. I took a trip to an independent Nokia service centre and was told they had heard from Nokia (unofficially) that the new generation ok Nokia phones had been designed to specifically not work with 3rd party Bluetooth accessories. He tried the hands free with several new gen Nokia’s and none worked, he tried a few older phones and no problem!!
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Reviewed by Michael from England on 6th Dec 2005
Very good fone, many features, one thing tho ! the slider on the back for the camera, even when locked if it slides open it opens camera and uses the battery, can this be stopped ?
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Reviewed by Honestbob from UK on 5th Dec 2005
was sooo excited when i bought this on t-mobile last week. got it home and it looked amazing. switched it on and started playing as u do. it hung up. have only had it 7 days and has crashed 27 times! now takes me up to 3 mins to send a short txt with all the confirmations. also after 3 days the "aluminium" front was scratched and it had only been in my jeans. took it back yesterday and got a SE W550i instead. so far works like a dream. avoid the N70 like the plague. if u feel tempted for gods sake walk away. just walk away.
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Reviewed by mohammed from uk on 5th Dec 2005
nokia phone are the best with high quality of pictures colour good body features n70 is one the best nokia phone i have ever seen it is so admire in having it.
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Reviewed by zoe wright from uk on 4th Dec 2005
BRILLANT PHONE!!!!!!!!!!!1111111
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Reviewed by Adam from UK on 3rd Dec 2005
As someone stated below:- Other major gripes: No message counter, low volume handsfree, quite uncomfortable to write texts, memory is still insufficient. Oh yeah and the battery life, quite frankly , is pathetic. I have the nokia n70 and there is a message counter. Your handsfree must be faulty because mine is sometimes too loud, maby it is your profile settings or you Enhancment settings.The keys on the keypad feel nice to press but i do have to agree that they are small, something easily to get used to and personal choice, i love the keys myself!. Memory on mine is excellent, got supplied a 64mb rs-mmc card with it and that holds hundreds of pictures and videos easily. The phone memory is also not bad, and it can hold quiet a few 2 megapixel pictures aswell. Also you said that the battery life was "pathetic". I disagree, i havent charged my phone for atleast 2 days now, i have talked to people on there, txted people 24/7, browsed the internet, and listening to mp3's on the main speaker and it is still showing full bars. Are you sure you have a proper nokia battery and did you charge it up fuly before using it. In my opinion this is the best phone out and will be for a very long time. The video and pictures taken with the built in camera are superb giving crystal clear quality. The videos taken can be played back full screen on a television without being pixelised, thats how good the quality is. However for self portraits using the front camera located above the screen is the same quality as most vga cameras such as the one on the nokia 6600, But when taking pictures with the VGA camera (the one above the screen) in low light conditions, the quality decreases. Hence thats why there is flash on the 2mp camera. Loud ringtones and there is no sound muffling and everything is clear.Dedicated app key on the keypad, useful for a favourite shortcut.Excellent using with a computer. When connected to a pc via bluetooth,infrared, usb ect. You are able to send messages from the pc by text message and MMS ect. Some people say that the front of the phone scratches easily. I have put this phone in my jeans pocket, left it on hard surfaces. It has been everywhere and the front is still looking perfect!. The screen brightness can also change with the amount of light in the surrounding environment. Very useful. Also the ability to select a profile called "offile" allows you to keep your phone on inside hospitals ect. The offile mode stops the signal coming in and out. Also when writing messages or notes ect. There is a copy and paste feature. Very handy indeed, especially if you like to put loads of kisses at the end of your messages. If you dont mind the size of the phone (it really isnt that big when its in your hand, fits perfect in mine) i would recommend this phone to anybody of all ages. You might think that the price is high for the nokia n70. But when you use it you begin to realise why, its so fantastic and browses the internet with its HTML browser at broadband speed. Excellent phone for everyone. Best phone out, and will remain the best phone out for a long time.
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Reviewed by Raymond from England on 27th Nov 2005
It's too good. The phone is actually the best in the Nokia series if you ask me. And i will recommende it to many people
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Reviewed by Doug from Hong Kong on 24th Nov 2005
Don't get me wrong...this is a great phone... but let me get my gripe over with first... the aluminium front gets scratched so easily it looks more scratched than the plastic screen!! Nokia should have used a harder alloy! Anyway..coming from the terrible bug ridden Siemens S65 the N70 is a God-send... the response of the phone is ok-fast,the screen is crispy clear (at last) and the video function is just fantastic...(although the recording view is juddery the actual recorded MP4 is so smooth)...and since its MP4 its so convenient to transfer to the computer... also you get the USB cable thrown in (an optional paid extra with the S65) which should be madatory anyway... the phone reception is good, with nice and clear voice tones. The supplied software is of ok-quality and you can do lots of things with it like simple video editing and music conversion from midi files to use as ringtones... another nice feature is the RS-MMC card... which is...thankfully HOT-swappable and can use cards up to 1GB! There are some features that can be improved... like the addition of a 'headphones' profile (like the old Nokia's) but the pros outweigh the cons... some people would not like the size (its not a slim phone) and the buttons are a tad fiddley... but nonetheless... still a great phone... recommended for people who likes to take snap-shots and lots of videos!!! And for my version (HK) there is even a Chinese-English dictionary thrown in!!Two BiG Thumbs up!
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Reviewed by sameed from india on 22nd Nov 2005
totally awesome .this phone rox
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Reviewed by Goose from England on 15th Nov 2005
I have had this phone less than 24 hours and think it is excellent. I had the 6630 which is a pretty ugly phone, this version is so much better. The camera is awesome and it is nice an easy to use. It looks really cool also, the extra memory is a very welcome addition also.
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Reviewed by Fe from UK on 14th Nov 2005
I went from the Nokia 7110, lovely exec phone, can't fault it. But this new N70 seems a bit dumb. If you press off the screen by accident when writing a text message and go back to new message, it's not there and you have to fumble through the messaging box to find it again. Yes the camera sounds good, but at 6x4 there's so much noise, like most camera phones, that it's a waste of space printing it. Also, when you put a high res pic as wallpaper, it's not sharp at all. This phone looks smarter than it really is.
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Reviewed by will from england on 14th Nov 2005
I would love to give this phone 5stars, but simply can't. Had the n70 for 3 weeks now and looks and sounds extremely tatty. Without an appropriate case (camp), the front aluminium scrathes way too easily. And the sliding cover at the back is way too delicate and creaky for a £500+ handset. Don't even think about putting this phone in your jeans pocket. Does anybody else's look really shoddy now? Or have I just unknowingly really mistreated it? Why do these things happen when the 14 day trial expires?? Other major gripes: No message counter, low volume handsfree, quite uncomfortable to write texts, memory is still insufficient. Oh yeah and the battery life, quite frankly , is pathetic. Also it keeps freezing and is too slow to the point where it is too similar to a PC for its own good! Tbh, I can't see this handset lasting the duration of my 18 month contract. Anyway, other than these annoying things, the capabilities and applications are impressive. However, apart from the camera and better size, my sis still reckons the p910i sh**s on the n70. Ps- Can anyone tell me where I can get software and "stuff" for it? Thanks.
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Reviewed by Mark from England on 14th Nov 2005
Quite easily the best phone i've ever owned. I first moved in the world of smartphones with the 7650 and that was great for it's day. Ever since then I've not been totally satified with a phone like I have with this. It's fast, easy to use, has bags of memory and the 2M pixel camera is amazing.
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Reviewed by Stuart Storey from England on 11th Nov 2005
Excellent phone -sound good - Email good - calendar good - but I am a Mac user and it is not yet possible to download calendar and phone number etc - Nokia customer services were very unhelpful - they offered no solution what so ever - Macs iSync 2.1 doesn't work either.... I hope iSync upgrade eventually will allow download to my Mac.
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Reviewed by FullClickSpeed from Scotland on 10th Nov 2005
I thought the days of me buying another Nokia were over after getting an orange 3330 (The one that said you could download Games & stuff, & you couldn't). Anyway after that mess up I Vowed never to get another Nokia but when I saw my choises this month, SE K600i (Non-Expandible) Or the W800i thats on back order until Christmas & beyond, I had to choose the Nokia N70 & I'm very pleased I did. Now all we have to do is get software & start creating. Well I will anyway.
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Reviewed by /\\/\\id\\/\\/est/\\/\\ystic from England on 9th Nov 2005
You may remeber me from such reviews as the Motorola E1000 & the Nokia 6680, now i am back to shout praise to Nokia! When i thought they could not do any better than the 6680 they go 4 even 5 times beter with the N70. The things that i disliked with the 6680 (ie 10mb internal memory...erm....thats it!) has been updated with a 30mb! The screen looks better, the sound is better, the radio is top notch & its still easy to use! Im not to sure about the light blue keypad back light but i can live with it! There is not enought stars in the world that can do this super phone justice! Just a few things i would like to clear up though, you can not compear the ease of certain features of the N70 & the 6230/6230i as they use different OS, i did find it ahrd when i made the swtich from conventional nokia OS on 6230 to Symbian, im sure you will get the hang of it. Vodafone Live & Vodafone software full stop has the same problem as o2 Active & o2 software, to many issues & conflictions (we remeber the 6630 on o2?...dont we??) so i surgest that you switch to a network that will not give as much of its own software & bog the speed down like 3. Yes they have their issues but i have had no, YES NO, problems with them as i got into my 3rd year with them. The hadset speed is like the 6680 that i had on 3. & yes i do miss the navi-pad in the middle of the 6680 but i am slowly getting use ti the N70s navi-pad. All in all, top phone & glad to own one!
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Reviewed by Nick from UK on 7th Nov 2005
Overall a good phone. Everything a phone should have, and then some - great quality camera/video, good music player, expandable memory, BT, office functions, HTML support etc. BUT all this is marred by the fact the phone operates like an old 486. It is so slow between key presses, and usually by the time I have the camera set up, the subject has gone! It also hangs once in a while, and I get the occasional dropped call. Also, lots of confirmations when trying to do something, (how many times do I have to say I want to send a text!) and some of the vodafone Live content doesn't work. Ordinarily, this phone would be brill. But its dallying and seizing up means I am serious contemplating returning it.
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Reviewed by ricewind from uk on 31st Oct 2005
phone is great. with being a noika you know where you are with it. the only problam is with it is you can not use certain options on vodafone live. other wise a very good phone
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Reviewed by Dylan from England on 28th Oct 2005
Fantastic phone, really easy to use damn good looking and packed to the brim with features. One minor gripe is that the keypad is frikkin miniscule, i have pretty normal sized hands but i have to be using the side of my fingers to hit the buttons. But its i minor gripe for an all round stunning phone.
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Reviewed by John O' C from UK on 25th Oct 2005
Everybody seems to be in agreement that this is one of the best phones on the market, I just wish to point out a few of the negatives. There is no wallet feature. The charger has changed, so now the standard Nokia charger no longer works. Why can the birthday feature in contacts not be linked to the calender? The "go to" menu is not as easy to adjust as the 6230. Still a great phone, but these little problems can let it down.
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Reviewed by kel from UK on 24th Oct 2005
I have been using nokias for 7 years. This is the best there has ever been
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Reviewed by mac from uk on 18th Oct 2005
http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20051007035617401&lsrc=osxh shows you how to sync with n70 and mac os though its a bit of a hack until apple add official support
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Reviewed by Mike Zourk from USA on 13th Oct 2005
the n70 is great phone the screen is very bright I recently got it for $640 and I still I have the nokia 6680 both are almost the same. also I used to have the nokia 6630. I would say to the people who wants to up-grade their phone from nokia 6680 or nokia 6630 not to do so. as all are very similar except for the digital cam 2.0 mg and the radio in the n70. also another thing I am an apple computer user unfortunate the n70 dose not Sync with the address book and contacts. but the nokia 6680 and nokia 6630 dose. and I am thinking to return n70 for this reason. but I still gives it 10 stars************
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Reviewed by Barry from UK on 12th Oct 2005
This is the best multimedia phone on the market. I found it performed well under all extreme test conditions - one which was spilling a pint of beer on it. The camera is excellent although it is too easy to use up all the memory on clips and shots that you want to keep. Best deals from T-Mobile who are advertsing it now with Web'n'walk (open internet access through Google)
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Reviewed by Bob from US on 20th Sep 2005
it has everything you could want from a phone plus the fact that it looks better than most phones available at the moment its an hounor to have used it. You can get some more info on this website www.mobilephones-info.com
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Reviewed by Saqib from Pakistan on 2nd Sep 2005
Nokia N70 is in the same familie as the 6680 serie. It hasn't got any big difference than this -35 MB internal memory (6680 had 10 MB) -2.0 Mega Pixel Camera (6680 1.3 Mega Pixel Camera) -FM Radio (6680 had not FM radio) Further more, the sound quality is better than the 6680. And one more thing they shouldn't have changed was the joystick of 6680 it was very good. They changed the model this one looks not so good as the previous version. But you can't see any big difference that the 6680 model so it is wisefull not to buy another smartphone if you have already 6680. Aurous
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Reviewed by kirsty from rhyl wales on 24th Jul 2005
really good phone all the features you could wish for and still quite small great camera and really great sound aswell
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Reviewed by matthew from england on 11th Jul 2005
this phone is briliant, it has everything you could want from a phone plus the fact that it looks better than most phones available at the moment its an hounor to have used it.
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Reviewed by fff from england on 23rd May 2005
i think the nokia n70 will be one of the best phones out compared to n91 and n90 it is smaller good looking and has all the same feachures the other two have plus its better than 6681.n90 has the biggest screen resolutin ever made on a phone an the best camera.n91 has 4gb memory.
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