Nokia puts Nseries on a diet: the N76

Nokia has taken its Nseries line of smartphones in a decidedly more fashionable direction than it's used to going, announcing the 13.7 millimeter thick N76 clamshell this week. Specs aren't quite up to snuff with Nokia's latest and greatest, but hey, they're not bad either: QVGA display, 20MB of internal memory, and 2 megapixel cam, topped with a standard 3.5 millimeter audio jack (which may not be internal to the phone itself, but rather provided via dongle -- we need to investigate this one) and UMTS data for 2100MHz-friendly portions of the globe. As we've seen with other Nokia models, a second variant of the N76 will be made available for us broadband data-hating Americans that simply removes the UMTS support while retaining quadband GSM with EDGE. Look for the N76 to find its way into fashion-conscious hands starting later this quarter for around €390 ($510, give or take).

[Jono @ Jan 8th 2007 2:56AM]

First phone by Nokia in a while that is actually appealing. Like many, I was a hardcore nokia fanboy until last summer -- when i switched to a sony ericsson w810i. I felt like Nokia had lost its edge and that its phones were no longer up to par like its past offerings, in terms of both design, functionality, and value.

[Filip @ Jan 8th 2007 3:47AM]

"us broadband data-hating Americans"

What? I don't think so, being from Europe.
That should read: thanks to Qualcomm's lawyers, an UMTS-less model will be available just for us Americans. :)

[PeteC @ Jan 8th 2007 4:15AM]

Maybe it's just because of the red colour scheme but that thing is looking ugly as hell at the moment. I'll be sticking with my N73 or getting an N95 methinks.

[PC IS ALWAYS UP TO DATE(NEXTGENGPUDIRECTX10) @ Jan 8th 2007 8:29AM]

It looks amazing to me

[Goobimama @ Jan 8th 2007 5:46AM]

I find the Nokia E50 to me an amazingly stylish phone. Business stylish that is, for college stylish, go for SE i guess or Motorola....

[Phil @ Jan 8th 2007 7:46AM]

hey look, it's a RAZR V3 with a decent os!

[Nando @ Jan 8th 2007 8:45AM]

RAZR much?!

[Fact9 @ Jan 8th 2007 9:55AM]

Yeah... Nokia styled RAZR

[Gerry @ Jan 8th 2007 9:57AM]

Some more pics - in a black ...
I like the front idea - but its a bit to "razor" for me! If the battery is good, it does look like a good upgrade for the missus (odd with a handbag, she still wants a smaller phone!)

Gerry

[riggs @ Jan 8th 2007 10:30AM]

meh, looks like everybody elses phone, ill stick with my Chocolate Flip thanks.

[qwert @ Jan 8th 2007 11:21AM]

oh no. it has finally happened. nokia builds a slim phone.
so either thats the beginning of a slow decline towards useless fashion items, or the start of a wonderfull breed of good looking and good working phones.
however i keep my 5500 for a few years. heavy and big, but rock solid.

qwert

[Bernardo @ Jan 8th 2007 1:54PM]

No dongle is necessary, the N76 comes with a standard audio jack, check it out: http://rawsocket.org/?p=338

[jtcnz @ Jan 8th 2007 5:33PM]

Ooooo I noticed on the photos section of the press release that there are now images of the N93i also :D

[harry @ Apr 14th 2007 4:42PM]

omg. stop comparing this phone to a terrible razr cuz its way better and exceedingly beautiful. this phone is awesome. i want this spectacular phone.