Nokia Announces two new N-series phones , The N79 and the N85

Nokia announced two new N-series phones to its already crowded lineup of N-series phones.It'll be interesting to see what the next N7x series phones are gonna be rebranded as , since the N79 is the last number in the N7x series.  

The Nokia N85
 

Operating System	Symbian 9.3 S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2
Band	GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz, WCDMA 900/1900/2100MHz or 850/1900/2100MHz
Data	GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSDPA/WiFi
Size	103mm x 50mm x 16mm (4″ x 1.9″ x .6″)
Weight	128g (4.5oz)
Battery Life	Estimated 12.5 days standby time
	Estimated 4 hours talk time
Display	2.6″ 16 million color QVGA AM OLED, 240×320 pixel resolution
Camera	5 megapixel autofocus with Carl Zeiss optics and dual-LED flash
Video	VGA resolution 640×480 record at up to 30 frames per second
Bluetooth	2.0 with A2DP
Memory	70MB internal, microSD memory card slot with 8GB card included
Other	Built-in GPS receiver, TV-Out, FM transmitter, 3.5mm audio port, Accelerometer
Availability	Planned Q3 2008
Pricing	EUR450 (US$665) before taxes and subsidies

 



The Nokia N79
 

Operating System	Symbian 9.3 S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2
Band	GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz, WCDMA 900/2100MHz
Data	GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSDPA/WiFi
Size	110mm x 49mm x 15mm (4.3″ x 1.9″ x .6″)
Weight	97g (3.4oz)
Battery Life	Estimated 17/15 days standby time (3G/GSM)
	Estimated 3.5/5.5 hours talk time (3G/GSM)
Display	2.4″ 16 million color QVGA TFT, 240×320 pixel resolution
Camera	5 megapixel autofocus with Carl Zeiss optics and dual-LED flash
Video	VGA resolution 640×480 record at up to 30 frames per second
Bluetooth	2.0 with A2DP
Memory	50MB internal, microSD memory card slot with 4GB card included
Other	Built-in GPS receiver, TV-Out, FM transmitter, 3.5mm audio port, Accelerometer
Availability	Planned Q3 2008
Pricing	EUR350 (US$521) before taxes and subsidies

Nokia N95 v12 Firmware Rants...

Whoooooooo Hooooooo !!

V12 firmware for the nokia N95 is finally here. I just upgraded my phone last night.Went through the usual half an hour of "waiting" for the 113 MB rom to download ..and the five minutes of "heart attacks" when the actual flashing takes place.But in the end...its really worth it !! And the new firmware is swwwwwwweeeeeeet !!



Okay...One thing that nokia has to figure out is the re-installation mechanism. After you reset your phone or flash it to a new firmware ..all the registry entries in the c: drive of your phone get erased. so when you put in your memory card ..the applications try to re register themselves on the phone boot up ..and the "installer" starts running. Somehow ..this installer has never really worked its magic for me . It either hangs ..or i have to terminate it using swiss knife utilities...but the next time i reboot the phone ...it starts running all over again. I even tried going to the app manager and manually installing the apps (which appear as some combination of hex numbers..and you really don't know what is what until you install them)...but considering my phone is always full with about 50-60 apps/games at any give time...this is gonna be quite a task. So the only quick solution i see would be to backup my contacts , images and videos ..and format the memory card . :( Sad ..i know...but at least it gives me a clean slate ..and i can start anew all over again.




Regarding the new firmware ....I was disappointed NOT to see the latest version of Nokia Maps bundled with this firmware upgrade. The AGPS really doesn't work out well for me . I have a gprs plan and all the settings are right ...data is getting transferred when i use the maps application ...but I didn't notice any improvement in the lock time.(its still a pathetic 2-5 minutes for me ) ..and i wonder if this AGPS support is only country specific. Anyone knows anything more about this ?? Another thing that pisses me off is the lack of Maps for India in the Nokia map loader ?? What gives ?? They were there in the older version ..so why aren't they there in the new one ? Hello Nokia...are you listening ??


Some improvements I've noticed are ..
1.The interface feels zipper on the whole.
2.Slightly more ram on boot up.
3.Gallery is much quicker ..and now pictures zoom in till 800%
4.The camera is much more responsive...Better focusing.


About the battery life...I'll have to wait and see if that has improved. Another thing I've noticed..is when the screen light times out ..the photo preview button momentarily comes on for a bit ..as if to signal that the screen is switching off.Don't know if this is a bug or they've just kept it that way.

Feel free to add any more bugs / improvements you've noticed . I'll be posting more of my findings here.