The Weekly Mobile Phones Coverage 27.8

Two new Nokia N-series phones N79 & N85

Nokia announce today on the new N-series phones to its multimedia phones portfolio.
The first is the Nokia N85, The device share the same design factors as the N81 which was the first to include the Navi-Wheel.
The Nokia N85 is a 5 megapixel shooter with A-GPS, Wi-Fi and FM receivers.
It runs on Symbian OS S60 FP 2 which is displayed on a 2.6 inch AMOLED screen with 16 millions colors and an accelerometer.
As a High-End multimedia device the N85 will support all of Nokia OVI services.
The N85 will be on sale on October and will cost 660 US dollars.

Full specification

The second device is the successor of the N78 The new Nokia N79.
The N79 has a smaller screen than the N85, A 2.4 TFT screen.
More or less the N79 share the same features like the N85: 5 megapixel camera, A-GPS and Wi-Fi.
Again all OVI services can run on the device.
More interesting is the come-back of the XperssOn covers the N79 comes with two additional covers in retail.
The N79 will be on sale from October at the price of 515 US dollars.

Full specification

HTC dual keyboard smartphone

While HTC is getting the EISA (European Imaging and Sound Association) award for its iPhone rival, the HTC diamond, HTC is introducing The S740.

The dual keyboard smartphone design inspired by the diamond and touch diamond devices.
It runs Windows Mobile 6.1 and has Wi-Fi and A-GPS.
The devices will start to be sold the next month in Europe.

Full specification

HTC “Dream” is FCC approved

The FCC approved the HTC Dream the first Andorid based mobile phone that will launch on T-Mobile this year.

The full specification (Not confirmed) By AndroidGuys

• 528Mhz Qualcomm 7201 processor
• Data kit for USB connectivity in the box
• 64MB Internal RAM
• 128MB Internal ROM
• 1GB MicroSD card
• 5 Row QWERTY keypad
• Trackball
• Dedicated camera button
• 3.1MP camera (no flash) 2048 x 1536
• Video playback files - H.264, streaming, 3GPP, MPEG4, and Codec 3GP
• Dedicated YouTube Player
• Audio playback files - MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA, MPEG4, WAV, MIDI, REAL AUDIO, OGG
• Wallpaper supports JPG, BMP, PNG, and GIF
• Speakerphone (mono, natch)
• Ringtones (MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA)
• HTTP, WAP Push, xHTML
• Bluetooth (class 1)
• Picture Caller ID
• SMS and MMS support (Take that Apple!)
• POP, IMAP, and SMTP, AOL, and GMAIL email
• AIM, MSN, YAHOO, and GTALK messaging
• Quad Band (850, 900, 1800, 1900)
• 3G
• 802.11b & 802.11g
• UMTS (1,4), HSDPA, SUPL
• 1150mAh battery
• Screen size is 3.17″ with HVGA (480 x 320)
• Handset 117 x 55 x 16mm
• 5.6 oz weight
• Sync capable with Google Calendar
• Downloadable content via Android Marketplace
• Google Streetview with built-in compass

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