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Nokia’s new line-up of smartphones is now out in stores and selling in Nokia Stores — the Noka 700 and Nokia 701, the Nokia 500 and another dual-SIM Nokia 101.
The Nokia 701 is an 11mm full touchscreen handset with 3.5″ IPS-LCD display running on a 1 GHz processor (pretty much the same design as the Nokia C7).
Nokia 701 specs:
3.5″ IPS LCD display @ 360×640 pixels
Clear Black Display (CBD)
Gorilla Glass Display
1GHz processor
8 GB storage
up to 32GB via microSD
HSDPA 14.4Mbps, HSUPA 5.76Mbps
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 3.0 with EDR, A2DP
8MP fixed-focus camera with dual-LED flash
Video recording 720p @ 30fps
GPS w/ aGPS support
NFC support
FM radio tuner with RDS
Symbian Belle OS
Li-Ion 1300mAh battery
Suggested retail price: Php15,990
The Nokia 700 and 701 were both announced back in August.
Nokia 700 specs:
3.2″ AMOLED display @ 360×640 pixels
Clear Black Display (CBD)
Gorilla Glass Display
1GHz processor
2 GB storage
up to 32GB via microSD
HSDPA 14.4Mbps, HSUPA 5.76Mbps
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 3.0 with EDR, A2DP
5MP fixed-focus camera with LED flash
Video recording 720p @ 30fps
GPS w/ aGPS support
NFC support
FM radio tuner with RDS
Symbian Belle OS
Li-Ion 1080mAh battery
Suggested retail price: Php14,490
The Nokia 500 is an entry-level smartphone with 5MP camera, a 1GHz processor running Symbian Anna. Suggested retail price of the Nokia 500 is Php9,290.
The Nokia 101 is the cheapest dual-SIM phone from Nokia and retails for only Php1,490.
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Chobie says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
Fixed-focus cameras? WTF?
Jerome says:
🥉 Rookie🏆1
Abe, let’s be clear on the spec of these phones. These are not using fixed focus lens but rather use full focus which is quite different. Here is a good link explaining the full focus lens.
http://conversations.nokia.com/2010/11/23/damian-dinning-on-nokias-full-focus-cameras/
keemo says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
Abe’s right about the specs of these phones particularly the fixed focus cameras. gsmarena.com says the same :
http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_701-4119.php
http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_700-4021.php
Jerome says:
🥉 Rookie🏆1
Nope full focus. Doesn’t make sense with the hardware spec and pricing. Try using a C7 and compare the pics with a phone using fixed focus lens.
jediekins says:
🥉 Bronze🏆1
whoa totoo out na yung nokia 101?:)) meron kaya sa nokia galleria yun? ang mura nun para sa dual sim na music phone! 1500! sulit heavy duty pwede ibato sa muka ng magnanakaw.:))
Jen says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
yep, totoo po. I bought mine last October 2, 2011 at P1490. Ok naman yung features ng phone. Sulit na sulit if you’re looking for a nokia basic dual-sim phone.
Jefferson says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
Jerome is right. Goodness, why bother with a phone na fixed-focus? These new Nokia phones are using FULL FOCUS lenses.
Forget about Gsmarena.com, here’s the official specifications from the Nokia website.
http://www.nokia.com.ph/find-products/products/nokia-701/specifications
Apache says:
🥈 Silver🏆1
About Nokia 101 i already got one almost 2 weeks now but they never Promote the Product like Nokia 1202 and 1280. by the way the phone is kinda easy and much more Option in Dual sim you can use dual sim or choose if you want to turn of your sim 1 or sim 2. ITS A PHONE FOR People who dont wanna get in to Trouble ahaha
chuck-choo says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
active ba ung 2 sim sa 101?
Jeff says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
^Yes dual-standy(2 active) yung phone.
Ask ko lang sa owners ng 101 if may restart issues kayong na eencounter.
Sa thread kasi ng tipidcp.com eh mejo disturbing sa kanila yung issue na yon….
starman says:
🥉 Rookie🏆1
The start up issue of Nokia 101 is too bothersome. Happens when sending SMS…
garz says:
🥉 Bronze🏆1
Bakit ganun? Laging nagtitipid sa battery ang Nokia?
Noir says:
🥉 Rookie🏆1
Sir Yuga
Can you get a review unit for the new Lenovo Phones Coming???
Specially the A60 and the S800.
rootz says:
🥉 Rookie🏆1
hmm didn’t they say that nokia is going to abandon symbian and switch to windows??
Mark says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
When the heck will the Nokia 600 come out? :( Come on– FM transmitter, headphone-independent radio, every other spec of the 700 except the Gorilla Glass and the Clearblack display… tsk, tsk.. plus it’s cheaper…
Jhay says:
🥉 Rookie🏆1
Symbian? No way. Dapat Mango na.
bong says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
mr.abe will you pls tell us why is it that nokia 600 is not yet out in the market today.we had waited almost 2 months to update this phone.its release in the philippine market.because it is better than 700 and 500.because it has 106 phon speaker and has a T.V. output unlike 500.for me its a perfect phone to all filipino music enthusiast like me.
Jay says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
Nokia 500 price range is somewhat too expensive. they say entry level, Others would think to buy a Android-Powered Phone like Galaxy Mini instead.
DataStoreX says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
Do Smart and Globe have plans to include the Nokia 701 in their postpaid plans. It’s been almost 4 months and up to now they don’t offer this phone in their website. Or does Smart and Globe already abandoned Nokia all in all and just depleting their inventory? Nauna pa yong iPhone 4S release for the rich dudes than the Nokia phones for the normal Pinoys. Sad.
tu9tifive says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
Pre, two words…
PROFIT MARGIN…
Akala kasi nila wala ng ibubuga ang Nokia…
tu9tifive says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
Why can’t I have the Nokia 701 in white?…
I think this is the most beautiful 701 model.