Nokia 6700, Nokia 6303 and Nokia 2700 classics uncovered

ESPOO, Finland – The Nokia 6700, Nokia 6303 and Nokia 2700 classics have just been unveiled. This svelte trio of handsets are unabashedly pushing the performance ceiling on mid-range devices, yet it’s clear from their price tags that Nokia is keenly and crucially focussed on delivering top-end value at low cost.

We imagine many online tech pundits will rightly be shouting about the most feature-packed handset of the three, the Nokia 6700 classic with its GPS talents and 5-megapixel camera, and working down through the list of new arrivals towards the least feature-packed phone, the Nokia 2700 classic. But we think the real story and star of the bunch is indeed the 2700 classic. Here’s why…

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Reaction to the N97

BARCELONA, Spain – There’s been no shortage of coverage of this week’s big announcement. And in terms of size, the volume of opinions is just as big as the volume of coverage. This makes for pretty interesting reading too. Of the 1,000 or so N97 related stories listed in Google news, we’ve just flicked through a handful of intriguing headlines to see what’s been said.

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Eguchi Shunjiro, designer for the N97

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Nokia N97 Demo – the great Fondle Video

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Nokia N97 designer interview

BARCELONA, Spain – We’ve been wowed since this morning’s announcement and having now had a little play with the new Nokia N97, genuinely impressed is about the best way to sum it up. Imagine our delight then, when we got to sit down with the man responsible for the look and feel of the device, Shunjiro Eguchi. Creating a device like the N97 takes time and vision. Shunjiro puts the vision down to the users and the field research the design team do.

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VIDEO: First impressions of the Nokia N97

BARCELONA, Spain – I was able to whip up a video of an N97 in action (below), with some screen movement going on to give you an idea of some of the things the device can do.

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Supernova – up close and personal

GLOBAL – We got our mitts on a couple of models from the newly announced SuperNova range and have to say we’re pretty impressed.

So much so, we’ve gone to the trouble of videoing them for your delight. Catch all the colourful phone action after the jump.

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3110 Evolve goes public

LONDON, England – Our mates at SmartPlanet.com have been playing with
the all new Nokia 3110 Evolve – the first Nokia device to use
bio-plastics.

As SmartPlanet editor Adam Vaughan describes it “a phone
so green, it makes the Incredible Hulk look positively lime coloured”.

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Nokia phone sharing begins in Kenya

KENYA, Africa – This week has seen the release of the Nokia 2600 Classic in Kenya.

A low-cost handset tailored to suit the common phone sharing way of life existent in many emerging markets including Africa, this device marks the beginning of a brand-new breed of device.

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