Nokia China announce N6708

I'm not surprised that Nokia are not making much of this over here as the device is (probably) just for China and after all its just an OEM of a BenQ phone but I'm surprised that its not mentioned on either the Symbian or UIQ websites!

Perhaps Nokia are intending some announcement at the Nokia Mobility Conference (NMC) 2-3 November and want to keep it relatively quiet until them?

I suppose the interesting question is will Nokia use UIQ in any other mobiles? As its Symbian based I can't see them having any fundimental problem with using it (obviously not because they are) but I thought Series 60 was going to support pen based input in the future so there may be some conflict there.

[Regarding the translation: Google translates Nokia's Chinese name as "Promise base Asia", I have tried to correct all instances. In the date I have removed the Chinese symbols for year, month and day. Regarding the announcement: Wow, I hadn't realised how autonomous Nokia's overseas divisions must be. - TN]

Nokia promotes the dexterous hand-written intelligence handset for the Chinese market
Nokia 6708 further expanded Nokia face the commercial public figure's product line
2005/10/18

Nokia today announces promotes one section has touches the screen writing by hand pen Chinese and English input function dexterous intelligent commerce terminal - Nokia 6708. This section comprehensive integrated intelligent handset has the advanced voice function, its spacious screen and the large capacity memory support includes individual information management and the Internet browsing in inside each kind of work and the multimedia application. The Nokia 6708 estimates will go on the market in December, 2005 in China, the estimate retail price will be 4300 Yuan.

Nokia 6708 uses the hand-written brushwork screen user contact surface, the user can fast input the Chinese text, with ease enters the handset menu. As the handiest Chinese input way, wrote by hand the pen input for is not familiar with the use Pinyin the user provides the more free communication way. Nokia 6708 has the width 2.66 inches touches the screen, the user can extremely with ease the match machine main function and the attachment application carries on the operation.

Nokia 6708 turned on its important commercial information for these hopes through the motion way the user provides the integrated solution. This section product supports the POP3/IMAP4/SMTP agreement belt appendix the mail, can automatic fixed time search and collect and download the user the newest mail. The Nokia 6708 supports now with the future enterprise mail solution, will include " the Push mail " the service. Estimates " Push mail " will becomes mainland market in 2006 popular application. Nokia 6708 will become " the Push mail " the service ideal elects, its hand-written pen input and the colored big screen will cause the electronic mail to turn on with the browsing extremely is all convenient.

The Nokia enterprise solution China area sells vice- president Mr. Huang Da Lun indicates: " Nokia 6708 specially for the Chinese market design, at present the Chinese market unceasingly grows to the Chinese writing by hand input intelligence handset demand. This new product coordination Nokia ' realization work migration ' goal, this is Nokia the another section high end product which promotes for the commercial public figure."

Nokia 6708 also has the formidable multimedia function. Through its rich entertainment function, the user can realize the perfect balance which works and lives. Its music broadcast, the video frequency broadcast, the game, the camera and immediately the information function enables the user fully to enjoy the leisure time.

# The main function includes:Weight 150 grams;
# The telephone conversation time 3-6 hour, waits for an opportunity the time 148-275 hour;
# Touches the screen user contact surface, supports the Chinese and English writing by hand input;
# Chinese Office application;
# The capacity reaches as high as 2GB (biggest card capacity) the heat inserts pulls out the memory (SD and mini SD) the card;
# Information function (short information, multimedia information, belt appendix mail);
# Clock, alarm clock, individual information management;
# Multimedia: 1300000 picture elements cameras, MP3, midi bell sound, sound document, video frequency and loudspeaker;
# XHTML/HTML browsing;
# Symbian and Java application.

There is something fishy in this story. Since when Nokia China announces something before Nokia Corporate Communications? Why would Nokia take into its product portfolio a device that was announced in the summer of 2004? Bizarre isnt it?

Nothing "fishy". It happened (the phone was announced). It is not a global Nokia product, but one local for the China market only. Nokia has had different/unique products for China before (phones not sold anywhere else).

I have come across specs. that N 6708 is having a 1.3 MP CMOS camera, what is the advantage over VGA camera?

VGA indicates resolution 640x480 pixels = 0.3MP (megapixels, millions of pixels). So, a 1.3MP camera has bigger resolution; 1 million more pixels (four times more) than on a VGA resolution camera.

how come nokia didnt incorporate the keypad entry for text input on the phone? wouldn't it be such a waste of the phone's keypad? it would have been an added feature of the phone.