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Nokia, which has long shied away from releasing thin devices, has today announced its entry to the ever-crowded thin handset market with the new N76. Nokia states that it did not want to compromise on features just to shave thickness off the device, and as such, this 14mm (0.5") thick handset boasts some impressive specifications when compared to its rivals.

The new Nokia N76 runs the S60 v3 UI on top of the Symbian OS, and so includes all the smartphone features that users have come to expect from the company's Nseries. The folder design holds music control keys underneath the 160x128 pixel resolution external display, and conceals a 16 million color capable 2.4" QVGA resolution internal screen that can also be used in a landscape orientation. A 2.0 megapixel camera is present to satisfy the shutterbugs among us, with 26MB of internal memory and microSD memory expansion supporting up to 2GB cards to store all your photos and music. With UMTS 3G high-speed data and Bluetooth v2.0, the Nokia N76 should satisfy most on the connectivity front. Despite the feature list, the Nokia N76 tips the scales at just 115g (4.1oz).

Features

• Operating frequency: WCDMA 2100; EGSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
• Weight: 115 g
• Dimensions: 106.5 x 52 x 13.7 mm
• Main display: 2.4" QVGA (240 x 320 pixels) TFT with up to 16 million colors
• Cover display: 1.36" color display (160 x 128 pixels) TFT with up to 262,144 colors
• Ambient light detector to optimize operating times
• User interface: S60 3rd edition; Symbian OS version 9.2
• Quick cover keys allow you to play music and snap pictures without opening your phone
• Camera: 2-megapixel camera with up to 20x digital zoom; 1600 x 1200 pixels; LED flash
• Video capture in QVGA resolution with the CIF+ (common intermediate format) camera and playback up to 15 fps with up to 4x digital zoom
• MMS
• Send email with attachments (supports SMTP, IMAP4, POP3 protocols)
• Chat
• Picture messaging
• Video calling
• Push to talk
• Video streaming, downloading, editing, sharing, and storage
• Music player with equalizer and playlist feature (supports MP3, WAV, MIDI, AAC, eAAC, eAAC+, M4A, and WMA formats)
• RealPlayer media player
• FM Radio
• Up to 26 MB internal memory
• Expandable memory: microSD card up to 2 GB
• Bluetooth 2.0 wireless technology up to 3 Mbits/second
• Local and remote data synchronization of calendar, contacts, to-do lists, notes, Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express, and Lotus using SyncML
• Nokia browser with Mini Map
• Data transfer: WAP; GPRS; EDGE (EGPRS) class B, multi slot class 32; WCDMA (3G)
• Integrated handsfree speaker
• Voice recorder
• Personal information management (PIM): Contacts, calendar, to-do list, notes, calculator, clock, and converter
• Ringtones: Polyphonic (64 channels), MP3
• Talk Time: Up to 2 h 45 min
• Standby Time: Up to 200 h

WHAT YOU GET:

• Nokia N76 Retail Box
• Nokia N76 cell phone (black)
• Nokia battery
• Nokia European home charger (US adapter inlcuded)
• Manual
• Nokia Data Cable
• Nokia CD