Thread: Nokia N78 New Mobile Phone

It is the epitome of Nokia's obsession with eNtertainment. The phone doesn't look like just another model, it gives the impression of evolution: the back with its zigzag lines remind us of the N82, while the mirrored front is a la N81, the outlook and feel remains much like the 70S, the N70 and N73, that came before it. Yet the progression isn't only skin deep - the brains too, have transcended early operating systems, giving faster response times, slicker graphics and ease of menu usage and calling that wasn't even thought possible, before the N78 made it real.

Then there are the new features that Nokia has squeezed into the candy bar. An ambient light sensor automatically adjusts the screen's brightness, so you can see everything even while standing right under the sun. That's not all, the N78 also boasts of'geo-tagging,' which is intuitive to set up. The best part is that with a single change in your flickr account settings, your phone will automatically transfer your pictures online and pin them up on a map.



The assisted GPS is fast enough to find the closest watering holes, re-route and even find destinations on the fly. Yet, the onslaught of the new doesn't affect the steadfast features that make an N-series; like its predecessors, the N78 is excellent for listening to music, taking pictures, and sharing them over the Internet. The central touch pad lets you fleet through the music and photo collection in manner that reminds one of iTunes, or an LP library.

The keys on the N78 are like rice grains, extremely thin, making texting a finger-hurting exercise. Although Nokia has removed the joystick and provided a touch pad right in the center of the navigational key, it isn't responsive enough to surf menus or make selections, There are a few other things that hold the N78 down, unlike the N80s, the 78 does not have an orientation sensor, so the screen menu doesn't move as you twirl the screen around. Instead you need to click a button to go from the normal view to landscape. The woes with the camera don't end there; although it does give good results, one would have expected something more impressive.