Nokia begins shipping N70 smartphone

Nokia announced that it has started deliveries of the Nokia N70, a compact, beautifully styled, easy-to-use 3G smartphone.

Incorporating a complete smartphone feature set as well as a two-megapixel camera, flash and front camera for video calling, the Nokia N70 comes fully equipped with a digital music player and stereo audio.

"We are proud to announce the second device to hit the market from the Nokia Nseries high-performance multimedia range," says Parikshit Bhasin, country general manager of Nokia Philippines.

"The Nokia N70 is a great example of Nokia Nseries, combining the latest technologies and elegant design with a comprehensive set of multimedia features. Easy and intuitive mobile photography, automatic storing of those great quality shots, listening to music, reading and writing e-mail, browsing favorite websites – the Nokia N70 is a true multimedia computer," he adds.

With its intuitive slide and shoot design, the two-megapixel rear camera of the Nokia N70 can be quickly and conveniently activated, while a dedicated shutter key allows for greater stability and ease of use for picture taking.

Incorporating an integrated flash, 20x digital zoom capability and a range of capture scene settings, the Nokia N70 allows for spontaneous capture of great quality photos and video regardless of time and place.

While retaining full image quality, the photos or video clips can also be instantly shared with others in a music slideshow or simply by sending via e-mail or Bluetooth wireless technology.

With the new Nokia XpressTransfer storing solution, all photos and video clips on the Nokia N70 can either be manually or automatically copied to compatible PCs.

The standard Nokia N70 sales package also includes new Adobe Photoshop Album Starter Edition 3.0 software, offering users an efficient way for viewing, finding, fixing and sharing images and video clips on their compatible PC.

For a multimedia diary experience, the in-box Nokia Lifeblog software automatically organizes photos, videos, text messages and multimedia messages into a chronology for easy browsing, searching and sharing.

The smartphone features of the Nokia N70 include extensive e-mail attachment support, Internet browser, video streaming and 3G features, such as two-way video calling and video sharing.

An embedded e-mail configuration tool helps users quickly set up their preferred mobile e-mail settings. Once set up, the user will get notification of new e-mail and can then log on to retrieve it.

The Nokia N70 also supports Symantec Mobile Security, an integrated antivirus and firewall solution.

Equipped with a digital music player and FM radio with support for Visual Radio, the Nokia N70 also doubles as a great pocketable music device.