Originally posted by quint
Sorry folks, but the Nokia Roadmap for 2004 does not show a new communicator, only Nokia 7700 Series 90 stuff:
Don't expect for a second that Nokia would publish their entire device roadmap for the whole upcoming year in october of the previous year. Nokia introduces tens of different phone models each year (or has for the last few years, at least).
That roadmap only covers those particular models announced at that particular event.
Nokia has already this year announced a couple of additional models not on that presentation (which means there a still something like 20-30 to come, I suppose).
One of the recently announced is the recent 6620 Symbian/Series 60 phone for the U.S. market.
The next events where (or right before them) new phones are often announced by phone manufacturers are 3GSM World Congress in February in Cannes, France & CeBIT in March in Hannover, Germany.
There's no certainity about anything. Bear in mind the Symbian predictions I made are just that - predictions.
That said I'd be suprised if we didn't see something from Nokia this year. Afterall it is kind of a whole in their corporate strategy at the moment.
Rafe
Originally posted by Rafe
....That said I'd be suprised if we didn't see something from Nokia this year. Afterall it is kind of a whole in their corporate strategy at the moment.Rafe
Last year I have the same point of view like you have. The commi was a little bit younger, but there was the same "need" to release a new unit last year. I hope for Nokia, that they will release the new commi. If not i will change to SE and to the fantastic P900.
http://www.mobile-review.com/news.php?year=2004&month=February&day=16&language=en
i've checked it through gamma manipulation
and it seems to be a clumshell
my guess its the new communicator
I can't see a device with a QWERTY keyboard in the link you provided,so no.
Don't shoot me if I'm wrong, but wait another 5 days ... 😃
Then there's the question of whether they announce both of them at the same time.... (ducks)....
Rafe
So there's still 2 "twists" on the communicator due then? They'd better bloomin' hurry up with the release, I've got the money burning a hole in my bank account and I want it yesterday dagnammit.
Nokia are slow and lazy pokes.
To me if they hurry up and release a new one
before the end of this year, I would surely be surprised
if not.
They have all the time in the world, and their not putting emphasis on the communicator series. Instead they are improving their cheap worthless 6, 7, series which no one buys these days.
�awyeah�
Originally posted by awyeah
Nokia are slow and lazy pokes.To me if they hurry up and release a new one
before the end of this year, I would surely be surprised
if not.
They have all the time in the world, and their not putting emphasis on the communicator series. Instead they are improving their cheap worthless 6, 7, series which no one buys these days.
�awyeah�
awyeah,i think Nokia will prove you wrong pretty soon 😉
BTW:The Symbian 6 and 7 Nokia Series as you call them are really good devices,some people might even say topnotch.
I hope too see the look on your face ghostdog, when
Nokia as you say will prove me wrong. 😃
I like arguing with yeew, heh you reply quick.
Geez, I wrote such a long reply, I know people
wont bother to read all of it heh, but what the hell.
Add me on msn, ghostdog or if anyone wants to talk
to me I mostly on there, rather than posting and etc stuff
my msn: [email][email protected][/email]
If you like the address, dont ask *G*. I am special.
Add it in it works, no I'm not lieing.
As for topnotch I think the most expensive ones
can only be classified as topnotch 😊
�awyeah�
I don't want to get off topic but i payed 700 euros for my 7650,i think that is pretty topnotch 😉
I don't want to make you feel said, but I think you paid too much for it, honestly.
In malaysia, KL you can buy it for 1500RM (ringitt) brand new
with full package and 1 year warranty from zitron. The 7650i
think now, 7650 is out of production almost as the 9210.
So converting it, it would be worth $400 USD. In guess it is less than 700 euros and thats a too much higher price to pay.
Europe is expensive as well as the products, after converting them into my currency.
Only if you were in finland, then you might have gotten a better bargain. For 700 EUROS I can buy a new 9210i communicator.
I bought my communicator for 1800RM, the full new package, 1 year warranty and including everything from cd's to the cable and manual, leather carrying case (strap) and hands-free.
The market price is 2300-2400RM. Now you may ask why I got one so darn cheap, and with a difference of 500RM. The answer is simple my friend works as a dealer in one of phone companies here and he got me the best cheapest deal around, all brand new.
I bought it 1.6 years ago and it was a pretty good price for a SIM free 7650 then.There is no such thing as a 7650i.
Lets get back to the original subject.I was browsing the net for some more info on the new Commi and quite a few people are speculating what the new Commi will feature:
Symbian OS 7.0s
- 640x320 screen, 16-bit
- GPRS + EDGE
- MMS
- Bluetooth
- Wi-Fi
- camera (hopefully a bit better than VGA)
- some sort of GPS
- ARM926 CPU @ 150 MHz or more
- 32 MB or more internal drive
- 32 MB or more RAM
- support for either MMC or SD, but without the 128 MB limit
- triband
- non-3G (???)
- same clamshell form, but smaller and more "streamlined"
- still a second screen for phone available "outside" (hopefully color)
- stereo sound + multimedia (MPEG4, MP3, Real)
- Opera browser.
Will it be announced on 3GSM or CeBIT? 😉
Well it seems impossible to fit all this stuff into
one complete package, including the previous
functions.
So if they do it, the phone size would be
more heavier and battery will be more bigger
as well. Then they would have to reduce the
chips and IC's sizes to more smaller ones
to give optimum performance.
Some features you missed out are:
- 65k Internal Display LCD (PDA) color screen
- A more wider (bigger) internal display screen
- A better TFT-LCD screen
- A more bigger external color display (phone) screen
- Polyphonic ring tone support
- MIDI file playback support
- Better enhacned key sizes on the keyboard
- More options in the phone preferences and settings
- Better speakers
- Touch Screen
- New Symbian OS
- HSCSD
- MMC Dual slot
- USB Connectivity
- EMS
- T9TM and multi-tap
- Handwriting recognition
- Voice Dial Support
- Different colored casing, dark blue + silver style maybe. (newer outlook)
- Different colors of light on the outside phone display screen, such as dark blue (in 3315) etc. (currently is mercury - light blue)
+
The ones you just mentioned.
- GPRS + EDGE
- MMS
- Bluetooth
- Wi-Fi
- integrated digital camera (video recorder)
- some sort of GPS
- ARM926 CPU @ 150 MHz or more
- 32 MB or more internal drive
- 32 MB or more RAM
- support for either MMC or SD, but without the 128 MB limit
- triband GSM
- non-3G (???)
- same clamshell form, but smaller and more "streamlined"
- stereo sound + multimedia (MPEG4, MP3, Real)
- Opera browser
If nokia are able todo it, I would certainly say
that they have acheived a goal, but for now
time will tell.
I would then say the communicator lacks no
application, and is the eleetest phone on the
face of this earth. And every fackin person
should buy it, kthx!
Hi All,
just to keep everyone's speculation positive - BBC News 24 had an interview with Jorma Ollila (Nokia CEO) last week who talked about Wi-Fi incorporated mobile phones being released this year - if it's not the new Communicator, the what else could it be?
I reckon CEBit.
ill get it as long as it has a keyboard😉
when is cebit or any other conference?
and where can i get the latest information on it?(when it starts)
Dont forget 3GSM next monday:
Nokia Press Conference in Cannes with link to live webcast 30 minutes prior to the starting time at 15:00 CET.
Nokia at 3GSM World Congress 2004.
A contest called "Who makes the best Communicator" from a German Magazine.
This is a concept design they came up with,or is it? 😉
Attachments:
Funny that they have changed Infrared for this new tech called INFRAROT! I mean whats that for? rotting passers by brains?
I guess its German for Infrared 😛
Very nice looking fone, but phone-side looks exactly like 6650. Maybe It is 3G-fone, but I don't think so yet.
Well only one day!!!
And Infrarot is infrared in Germany for sure
I hope, the phone
has the features I listed in my posts above.
The phone picture attached doesnt have the
same outlook and its a mix copy of a 6 series
phone and the 9210 phone.
The buttons also look old, and there black
instead of silver even.
-awyeah-
not bad!
not what i excpected though😉
This seems to confirm that the communicator is definately being anounced at Cannes.
I'll be watching this space then tomorrow... 😎
9500?
i would have prefeerred it to be something like 9310
😊
i cant WAIT
You will have to.Most likely the new Commi will be released at the end of this year.
From Finnish newspaper "Aamulehti"
(Sorry for the bad quality, someone else maid the first scanning...)
Nokia 9500 first photo
Nokia 9500 second photo
BT
WiFi
Camera
TriBand
222g
Outer like series40v.2 (128x128 colorscreen w/ 3 soft-buttons)
