Launch: Nokia 701 – the brightest screen in the world

Meet the new mobile with the super bright display

Published by Ian Delaney on August 24, 2011

HONG KONG – The second of our smartphone announcements today, the Nokia 701, offers excellent graphics performance, a refreshed UI, great battery life and the brightest screen the world has ever seen. Find out what else makes the Nokia 701 so special after the break.

In brief

  • The Nokia 701 packs the world’s brightest screen
  • Symbian Belle and 1GHz CPU
  • 8MP rear camera
  • Ships Q3 2011

Like our other new smartphones today, the Nokia 701 is powered by Symbian Belle and a 1GHz processor. It’s got a pentaband radio, with HSUPA 3G, WiFi, NFC and all the other standard features on our new smartphones like Bluetooth, GPS and FM radio. It measures 11 x 56.8 x 117.3mm and weighs 131g.

But it’s the touchscreen display that makes the Nokia 701 stand out. This is a 3.5-inch IPS LCD display with ClearBlack technology, creating a great combination of excellent brightness and contrast – it’s in fact the brightest smartphone screen to date (in terms of NITs). Of course, as with all our new smartphones,  it’s wrapped in Corning® Gorilla® Glass, so you don’t need to worry about its sturdiness either.

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It’s not all about good looks, though: there’s real horsepower as well. Behind the screen is a brand new graphics co-processor, with a faster clock and four times the graphics memory of previous Symbian smartphones.

There’s an 8-megapixel full focus camera with a dual-LED flash on the back, and there’s a secondary camera at the front for video calling. Inside there’s 8GB of user memory, with provision for up to 32GB extra storage using a MicroSD card.

All this functionality doesn’t mean that you’re left with a phone that can’t see you through a working day, though. The battery is rated at up to 17 hours talktime over GSM or up to 550 hours on standby (8.8/504h over 3G).

The Nokia 701 will be available in steel dark, silver light, amethyst violet, and white variations and is expected to come to market in the third quarter of 2011. Before local taxes or operator subsidies, it will cost around EUR 290.

So now that’s two new choices today. Which is winning your affection?

Comments

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000915840255 AXee Violator

    em waiting for Nokia’s Window phone, but em not much excited as i saw in different blogs that they gonna make a copy of N9 with the Window OS. That’s something boring about it. And why don’t they put a 12 MP camera in N9 ? I saw many comparison Videos of N9 with Galaxy S2,  I-Phone and N8, the N9 stands at last among them in Camera Quality

  • Markus Svellingen

    Sort of, but the Nokia N8 would need a better screen. Bigger, brighter, more colorful, simply better.

  • Thor

    I’d also really love to have a real flash in my phone.
    Just put it together with an Zeits-Lens and >= 8mp and I buy it!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Pascal-Disa/100001371541608 Pascal Disa

    Nokia C02-03 is worst phone.. Touch is horrible, MAPS not working. I started having problems 2nd day when I purchase the phone. Nokia loosing its quality. Awake Nokia Awake …

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Pascal-Disa/100001371541608 Pascal Disa

    Nokia C02-03 is worst phone.. Touch is horrible, MAPS not working. I started having problems 2nd day when I purchase the phone. Nokia loosing its quality. Awake Nokia Awake …

  • http://www.bayoetech.web.id/Mobile-Phone-Tech-2011/nokia-600-designer-interview Nokia 600 designer interview | Mobile Phone Tech News

    [...] behind them. Last week we launched three new devices, the Nokia 600, the Nokia 700 and the Nokia 701. We’ve spent some time talking to Giuseppe Russo, Design Specialist of the Industrial Design [...]

  • Bardi4376

    Got mine a fortnight ago. Very satisfied with its performance and features. I owned Xperia ray before this but when it comes to battery life, nothing can beat Nokia. I just used my Xperia ray for less than 2 weeks due to poor battery life. everyone has a reason for their choice and I am one who goes for decent battery life.

  • Bardi4376

    Got mine a fortnight ago. Very satisfied with its performance and features. I owned Xperia ray before this but when it comes to battery life, nothing can beat Nokia. I just used my Xperia ray for less than 2 weeks due to poor battery life. everyone has a reason for their choice and I am one who goes for decent battery life.

  • Guest

    I just got mine and I must say I’m very confused… A lot of the functionality that’s promised doesn’t seem to be there!  If I try to share a pic to facebook I just get “Service not available” and the Quickoffice is supposed to include OneNote but that’s not there either. A update for Quickoffice is not available (only S60, Anna, etc. but not Belle). I like the phone, but Í believe I will get rid of it very soon if all the stiff that was promised is just not available.

  • Guest

    I just got mine and I must say I’m very confused… A lot of the functionality that’s promised doesn’t seem to be there!  If I try to share a pic to facebook I just get “Service not available” and the Quickoffice is supposed to include OneNote but that’s not there either. A update for Quickoffice is not available (only S60, Anna, etc. but not Belle). I like the phone, but Í believe I will get rid of it very soon if all the stiff that was promised is just not available.

  • Anonymous

    Agreed! I too want a N8 “reloaded” model with the new chipset and Belle. If it comes out, I’ll buy it immidiately. It will be a much better fit for me then any of current Nokia top-end devices.

  • Anonymous

    Agreed! I too want a N8 “reloaded” model with the new chipset and Belle. If it comes out, I’ll buy it immidiately. It will be a much better fit for me then any of current Nokia top-end devices.

  • Anonymous

    Agreed! I too want a N8 “reloaded” model with the new chipset and Belle. If it comes out, I’ll buy it immidiately. It will be a much better fit for me then any of current Nokia top-end devices.

  • Anonymous

    Agreed! I too want a N8 “reloaded” model with the new chipset and Belle. If it comes out, I’ll buy it immidiately. It will be a much better fit for me then any of current Nokia top-end devices.

  • Anonymous

    Agreed! I too want a N8 “reloaded” model with the new chipset and Belle. If it comes out, I’ll buy it immidiately. It will be a much better fit for me then any of current Nokia top-end devices.

  • Anonymous

    Agreed! I too want a N8 “reloaded” model with the new chipset and Belle. If it comes out, I’ll buy it immidiately. It will be a much better fit for me then any of current Nokia top-end devices.

  • Anonymous

    Agreed! I too want a N8 “reloaded” model with the new chipset and Belle. If it comes out, I’ll buy it immidiately. It will be a much better fit for me then any of current Nokia top-end devices.

  • Anonymous

    Dude, check the price. ‘Nuff said.

  • Anonymous

    Most Symbian developers use Qt today, so it doesn’t really matter. There are plenty of Nokia Qt capable phones. Whether the kernel is Symbian o something else, doesn’t matter from an app-perspective!

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  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Prakash-Kinnigoli/100000565501775 Prakash Kinnigoli

    NOKIA 500 BEST FOR ME, BUT I WANT SYMBIAN BELLE FOR MY  NOKIA 500. PLZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001702490583 Izty Cieaquarius Calkid

    kapan bs beli,,hhee

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001702490583 Izty Cieaquarius Calkid

    kapan bs beli,,hhee

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001702490583 Izty Cieaquarius Calkid

    kapan bs beli,,hhee

  • http://www.indian4ever.com/technology/nokia-belle-coming-soon/ Nokia Belle coming soon | Indian4Ever.com

    [...] earlier this year with Nokia 701, Nokia 700 and Nokia 603 smartphones, the UI has received lots of positive feedback from our [...]

  • http://www.rtopics.info/symbian-belle-named-nokia-belle-coming-via-update-in-feb-2012/?p=141768 Symbian Belle named Nokia Belle, coming via Update in Feb 2012 …

    [...] with a selection of smartphones that are already on the market.Launched earlier this year with Nokia 701, Nokia 700 and Nokia 603 smartphones, the UI has received lots of positive feedback from our [...]

  • http://www.facebook.com/manoj.maharjan1 Manoj Maharjan

    Hi,

    Is the Skype is compatible with Nokia 701?

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_JDIF3AVMGC2BBGADXA5PEF7KSY Janson

    are you guys going to release the 701 in the US?

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_JDIF3AVMGC2BBGADXA5PEF7KSY Janson

    are you guys going to release the 701 in the US?

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_JDIF3AVMGC2BBGADXA5PEF7KSY Janson

    are you guys going to release the 701 in the US?

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_KETO4SQIVKSJP3P6JO57TFEVTY nake

    nice mobile i like it

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=536182753 Sana Sheikh

    Battery! Who says 17hrs, I have my 701 on power saving mode, still the battery last for 24 hrs ? Tell me if any one facing this problem…or me is a special one :) …

  • friends company

    plz give autofocus in camera through update due lack of autofocus near photos are not very clear………

  • http://www.indian4ever.com/technology/clear-black-and-super-bright/ Clear, black and super bright | Indian4Ever.com

    [...] Brighter displays are one part of a solution. And so we’ve pumped up the power and moved to improved display solutions in pursuit of a few extra nits. [...]

  • http://nokiapoweruser.wordpress.com/2012/02/03/cbd-clear-black-display-technology-explained-by-nokia/ CBD, Clear Black Display Technology explained by Nokia!! | Nokiapoweruser

    [...] Brighter displays are one part of a solution. And so we’ve pumped up the power and moved to improved display solutions in pursuit of a few extra nits.But making the screen brighter and brighter has a big drawback. Big, modern screens use up a lot more power than the 1.5-inch mono display on your old Nokia 3310. There comes a point where you’d be prepared for the screen to be a little dimmer if it meant you could get a couple more hours’ use out of your phone. [...]

  • https://me.yahoo.com/a/G5_wUkQKsIIXzr1h2H6RRxeKUG0VZA--#5861c muhammad

    please send update for videos to play flv file formats

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/ZZ5WQNEDIZAGQ4MTTMJ5ZR6YQA jamsheed

    hi
      this is jamsheed ,can u use video call on skype and yahoo.
    if we can do video call then its better then i pon.

  • http://lazure2.wordpress.com/2012/02/28/mwc-2012-day-1-news-feb-27-2012-samsung-and-nokia/ MWC 2012 day 1 news [Feb 27, 2012]: Samsung and Nokia | Experiencing the Cloud

    [...] experience to other smartphones with Nokia Belle Feature Pack 1 software upgrade for the Nokia 700, Nokia 701, and Nokia 603, also displayed on the Dolby [...]

  • http://www.facebook.com/mustufa619 Mustufa Bhavnagarwala

    it play flv and avi too

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/LMAZBX65WKI3WOC3CHWNGD6KCI Lucky

    you didnt get what it says , IT Say`s Talk Time not battery life and my 701 last for 3 days straight and for other`s having battery issue you have to dis charge your battery atleast 3 time`s to get its real potencial which last long and dont forget to off 3G it take`s a lot of charge

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/LMAZBX65WKI3WOC3CHWNGD6KCI Lucky

    you didnt get what it says , IT Say`s Talk Time not battery life and my 701 last for 3 days straight and for other`s having battery issue you have to dis charge your battery atleast 3 time`s to get its real potencial which last long and dont forget to off 3G it take`s a lot of charge

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/LMAZBX65WKI3WOC3CHWNGD6KCI Lucky

    you didnt get what it says , IT Say`s Talk Time not battery life and my 701 last for 3 days straight and for other`s having battery issue you have to dis charge your battery atleast 3 time`s to get its real potencial which last long and dont forget to off 3G it take`s a lot of charge

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/LMAZBX65WKI3WOC3CHWNGD6KCI Lucky

    and this phone is no longer the brightest screen ;) i still like it ^^ 

    if you have issue with battery why it does`nt last long try reading down on my comment