Nokia 701 Philippines Price, Specs, Hands-On Video, In the Flesh Photos

Priced at around Php 17,000, Nokia 701 is one of the first handsets to come with Symbian Belle - the latest update to the Symbian Operating System - featuring enhancements like a drop-down status bar, more home screens, widgets in various sizes, new action bar, NFC support and an even more refined user interface.

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I've played with the phone and tinkered with its Symbian Belle OS a bit and off hand, I think it's a great handset. The design is attractive (similar to fashionista phone, Nokia C7), the build is durable and the UI is easy to navigate.

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I particularly love Symbian Belle's drop-down status bar where the user can easy switch Wifi, Bluetooth and Mobile Data on and off with one touch.

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Nokia 701 is also a capable multimedia device. It comes with an 8 MegaPixel camera, an HD video recorder, FM radio, TV out and NFC support for wirelessly playing music using Nokia Play 360 speaker.

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As for the screen, Nokia 701 flaunts a 3.5-inch Nokia Clear Black display and scratch-resistant Gorilla Glass touchscreen.


Here's my quick hands-on video of the phone:



TechPinas Smartphone Technical Specs Table (TSTST)
Name Nokia 701
Type Slate Form Factor (Full Touchscreen)
Price Category Midrange
Dimensions117.2 x 56.8 x 11 mm
Weight 131 grams
Available Colors Steel Dark, White, Silver Light, Amethyst Violet
Operating System Symbian Belle
Display 3.5 inches (~210 ppi pixel density), 360 x 640 pixels, LED-backlit IPS TFT Nokia Clear Black Display, Gorilla Glass capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Processor 1 GHz processor, 2D/3D graphics HW accelerator with OpenVG1.1 and OpenGL ES 2.0
Camera 8 MegaPixels, 3264x2448 pixels, fixed focus, dual-LED flash
Video Capture 720p 30 frames per second
Audio and Video Playback MP4/H.263/H.264 player, MP3/WAV/еAAC+/WMA player
Ports microUSB 2.0, 3.5 mm audio jack, TV out
Connectivity NFC, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth v3.0 with A2DP, EDR, 3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Network 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900, 3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
Memory 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM, 1 GB ROM, expandable via microSD, supports up to 32GB
Sensors Accelerometer, Digital Compass, Proximity
Battery Li-Ion 1300 mAh (BL-5K)
Uptime Stand-by of up to 504 hours on 3G and up to 551 hours 2G, talk time of up to 17 hours on 2G and up to 6 hours and 45 minutes on 3G
Value-Added Features One of the first handsets to run Symbian Belle OS, NFC support, Gorilla Glass, Nokia Clear Black Display
Announcement October 2011 in the Philippines
Availability October 2011
Price roughly Php 17,000

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