Nokia 701

NOKIA 701 REVIEW

The Nokia 701, when launched, was the company’s most eyeball grabbing Symbian Belle smartphone. Symbian Belle is on the march and the leader of the pack is the Nokia 701. It busts out the big guns - a 1,000 nit floodlight of a screen, a fast, modern processor and an up-to-the-minute connectivity package, complete with NFC. We already talked about the screen in the preview and we'll go over it again - it's hands-down the brightest mobile screen we've tested. Nokia promise 1,000 nits of brightness when a typical LCD usually runs in the 300-600 range. The Nokia 701 actually goes a little beyond the promised value - don't miss our test in the hardware chapter. As for the phone's innards, the Nokia 701 sports a 3.5-inch capacitive touchscreen with a  resolution of 360x640 and a display boasting 16m colours. The Clear Black Display (CBD) screen is an added advantage. Apart, from that the box mentions in bold letters that the phone has the ‘world’s brightest display’. The major USP of the Belle devices, including the nokia 701, that everyone was shouting over the rooftops, is the 1GHz processor and 2D/3D graphics HW accelerator. And last but not the least, the phone runs an updated version of the Symbian^3 OS called Symbian Belle. The internal memory of 8GB is a great advantage and if you want more space then you can add up to 32GB with microSD cards. Also a plethora of connectivity optios wait at your disposal to make web browsing easier, that include GPRS/3G/Wi-Fi. Another connectivity feature that Nokia has been marketing with fervor under the “Just tap” moniker is the Near Field Communication (NFC). In terms of pre-installed apps, the Nokia 701 has Shazam (a music recognising app), Vlingo (Voice assistant) and Quickoffice. A good bundle. The box has a bare-basic bundle of 3.5mm earphone, charger, USB connector cable. As an overall package, Nokia 701 indeed is an amazing package with fresh looking Symbian Belle and long lasting battery support.

SPECIFICATION & FEATURES

NOKIA 701 PRICE

Price in USA $343

Price in UK £210

Price in EURO €265

Price in PAK Rs.25,500

Price in INDIA Rs.18,225