Nokia N78
Encyclopedia
The Nokia N78 is a multimedia 3G
Smartphone
made by Nokia
, designed by Joeske Schellen. It was first introduced at the Mobile World Congress in February 2008, and was launched on 26 May 2008 for €350 before taxes and subsidies. The phone is compatible with the N-Gage 2.0 mobile gaming
service.
Firmware version 20.149 (dated 8 December 2008) became available for the generic (non-branded) N78 via its over-the-air update facility in January 2009.
The latest firmware version 21.002 released last 18 February 2009 is the lightest update with a 214 KB downloaded file using FOTA. A lot of improvements were made to the overall performance of the device after the upgrade.
There is also firmware version 30.011 available through Nokia Software Updater. This update was released 8 May 2009 and it is not available through FOTA yet.
3G
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Smartphone
Smartphone
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made by Nokia
Nokia
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, designed by Joeske Schellen. It was first introduced at the Mobile World Congress in February 2008, and was launched on 26 May 2008 for €350 before taxes and subsidies. The phone is compatible with the N-Gage 2.0 mobile gaming
Mobile game
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service.
Firmware version 20.149 (dated 8 December 2008) became available for the generic (non-branded) N78 via its over-the-air update facility in January 2009.
The latest firmware version 21.002 released last 18 February 2009 is the lightest update with a 214 KB downloaded file using FOTA. A lot of improvements were made to the overall performance of the device after the upgrade.
There is also firmware version 30.011 available through Nokia Software Updater. This update was released 8 May 2009 and it is not available through FOTA yet.
Specifications
| Feature | Specification |
|---|---|
| Form factor | Candybar |
| Operating System | Symbian OS 9.3, S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2 |
| Processor | FreeScale Semiconductor 32-bit RISC CPU based on ARM-11 series, 369 MHz |
| Memory (RAM) Total/Available | 96/44 MB |
| Storage (ROM) Total/Available | 128/26 MB |
| GSM frequencies | 850/900/1800/1900 MHz |
| GPRS | Yes, Class A, Multislot class 11 (5/3) (max downlink : 107 kbit/s , max uplink : 64.2 kbit/s) |
| EDGE (EGPRS) | Yes, Class B, Multislot class 32 (5/3) (max downlink : 296 kbit/s , max uplink : 177.6 kbit/s) ; Class A (DTM) Multislot class 11 , max speed DL/UL: 118.4/118.4 kbit/s |
| WCDMA | Yes, 900/2100 MHz European Version (N78-1) or 850/1900 MHz North American Version (N78-3) |
| Internal screen | TFT TFT LCD Thin film transistor liquid crystal display is a variant of liquid crystal display which uses thin-film transistor technology to improve image quality . TFT LCD is one type of Active matrix LCD, though all LCD-screens are based on TFT active matrix addressing... Matrix, diagonal 2,4", 16 million colours, 240x320 pixels |
| (A)GPS navigation | Yes. |
| Camera | Carl Zeiss Tessar•Image capture: 3.2 megapixels, 2048 x 1536 (JPEG/EXIF), LED Flash |
| Video recording | VGA at up to 15 frame/s 640 x 480 |
| Multimedia Messaging | Yes |
| Video calls | Yes |
| Push to talk | Yes |
| Application support | Java (MIDP 2.0), 3D API (JSR-184) |
| Memory card slot | Yes, microSD (up to 16 GB microSDHC), hot swap |
| Bluetooth | Yes , 2.0 EDR (3 Mbit/s) |
| Infrared | No |
| Data cable support | Yes , microUSB normal cable, USB 2.0 Full Speed |
| Browser | WAP 2.0/xHTML |
| Yes | |
| Music player | Yes |
| Internet Radio | Yes |
| FM Transmitter FM transmitter (personal device) An FM transmitter is a portable device that plugs into the headphone jack or proprietary output port of a portable audio or video device, such as a portable media player, CD player, or satellite radio system. The sound is then broadcast through the transmitter, and plays through an FM broadcast... |
Yes (88.1 – 107.9 MHz)(Not available in some countries) |
| Wifi | Yes, 802.11b/g |
| Radio | Stereo FM with RDS |
| N-Gage N-Gage The N-Gage is a mobile telephone and handheld game system by Nokia, based on the Nokia Series 60 platform, released in October 2003. It began sales on October 7, 2003. The N-Gage QD replaced the original N-Gage in 2004.... |
Yes (released November 2008) |
| Video Player | Yes |
| Polyphonic tones | Yes, 64 notes |
| Ringtones | Yes, Mp3, NB-AMR, WB-AMR, True Tones, WAV, AAC, eAAC+, RealAudio, M4A |
| HF speakerphone | Yes |
| Offline mode | Yes |
| Battery | BL-6F, 1200 mAh |
| Charger | 2 mm connector |
| Talk time | Up to 190 min (WCDMA) up to 260 min (GSM) |
| Standby time | Up to 320 hrs (WCDMA & GSM) |
| Weight | 101.8 g |
| Dimensions | 113 x 49 x 15.1 mm (L x W x T) |
| Availability | 9 June 2008 (UK) |
| Else | Ambient light detector to optimize operating times, Nokia browser with Mini Map, Mobile search, 3.5 mm audio jack, Dual Stereo Speakers, micro USB, A2DP wireless stereo headphone support. |