| The world's leader in mobile phones has just unveiled a | | | | HSDPA high speed data connectivity for a no-wait |
| phone that is probably more suited to celebrate a | | | | downloading and browsing. Online, there's no WiFi but |
| more prosperous era than we have today. But no one | | | | you get Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR for fast data |
| can blame them for greeting the New Year with | | | | connectivity with other Bluetooth devices. There's also |
| something outlandish and extravagant - like an 18k gold | | | | a built-in GPS receiver. |
| finish candybar handset in the Nokia 6700 Classic Gold | | | | There's the relatively modest 2.2" TFT LCD display |
| Edition. | | | | with QVGA resolution and supporting 16 million colors |
| This is basically the highly popular Nokia 6700 Classic | | | | that benefits from a gravity accelerometer for |
| we've known for quite some time. But it gets better | | | | auto-rotate viewing orientation with the tilt of the |
| with more bling and a more socially upscale statement. | | | | handset. It also has a light ambient sensor to |
| Nokia admits designing a handset that can impress | | | | automatically adjust display brightness according to |
| with both looks and price. Notwithstanding the troubled | | | | ambient light. |
| economic times we've had, Nokia's venture into | | | | Imaging is one of the best among mobile phones at |
| extravagance may be a signal of good tidings this | | | | any price point. It features a 5 megapixel autofocus |
| coming year. | | | | camera with LED flash, 4X digital zoom, VGA video |
| Features | | | | recording at 15fps. Multimedia features start with the |
| To distinguish itself from the more pedestrian Nokia | | | | usual media players for the popular audio and video |
| 6700 Classic, the Gold Edition has a steel navigational | | | | formats, a stereo FM radio with RDS, Bluetooth 2.1 |
| key mat and some classy wallpapers, Other than that, | | | | with A2DP for wireless stereo earphones and a |
| it's every inch the Nokia 6700 Classic. It's the same | | | | standard 3.5mm jack for regular headsets. |
| candybar handset measuring 109.8 x 45 x 11 mm and | | | | Other features include micro USB 2.0, a noise |
| weighing 116.5 grams. A look at the weight data | | | | cancellation features and a microSD slot supporting up |
| suggests the gold cladding must be so negligible as its | | | | to 16 GB to augment it 170 MB internal memory. Its |
| weight remains unchanged. | | | | 970mAh battery delivers the same 5 hours of talk |
| Running on the Symbian S40 6th Edition platform, the | | | | times and 12 days in standby time. |
| Gold Edition is the same quad band GSM/EDGE | | | | Software-wise, the gold edition has Ovi Store access |
| GPRS on 2G and a tri band UMTS/3G with HSDPA | | | | and Nokia Maps bundled, Adobe Flash lite 3. |