Nokia N70 was introduced in 2005 Q2. Mobile-Review reviews the Nokia N70 and writes about display, “the screen resolution and size are standard - 176×208 pixels, 2.13″ in diagonal (41×35 mm - active space). The screen is completely alike the one of the Nokia 6680/6681 with announced 262K support. However you won’t see any difference from the Nokia 3230 in practice, though it shows only 65K similar to the Nokia 6630. Color rendering remains fashion and only. The display is one of the best among smartphones without a touchscreen. Comparing it with the screens of usual phones is incorrect and we won’t do that. The thing to mention is the 176×208 resolution is getting outdated and a high resolution screen will be represented in the Nokia N90 and further products. The candybar devices with new resolution are planned for the beginning of 2006.”

My Symbian reviews the Nokia N70 and writes, “Nokia N70 is the smallest and lightest Symbian OS 3G smartphone released up to date. It looks very stylish and professional and provides all the latest technologies and functions you would expect from a smartphone: data transmission with UMTS and EDGE speeds, 2 Megapixel camera, high quality 65k colors display, stereo playback and FM radio. In addition to this, the phone has 32 MB free RAM, the most of all Symbian OS based smartphones up to date. It’s one of those phones that will suit both young users and serious business users.”

Om Malik from GigaOm writes about music functionality, “I like the audio (music) functionality of this phone. The accompanying headphones completely confused me. They have white cords, which perhaps was a tip-of-the-hat to iPod. However they did seem out of place. Nevertheless, I got over that, and explored the audio functions. The enhanced Visual radio is great if you want to catch up on the latest tunes etc. You need to go online (over the air) to register your location. After that you can simply preset your favorite FM radio stations. You can enjoy your own tunes if you have a big enough RS-DV (1.8/3V) MMC memory card. Once I can find a 1GB card, I am going to be playing back Ogg files using the OggPlay, my favorite mobile music player. The built in music player is pretty good and can handle all kinds of music including un-encrypted AAC files. Since I literally live walking distance from work, that will work, but not a chance the phone will replace my iPod.”

CNET review the Nokia N70 and writes about software, “On the software side, the N70 supports visual radio applications, comes with RealPlayer installed as well as a small suite of business-type applications. Of all the N series mobiles, this is the one that you’re most likely to convince your boss to buy you for the office, if only because the leisure applications are better hidden than with the clearly musical or photo aspirations of the other N series mobiles. Connectivity is once again provided by Nokia’s PC Suite Software.”

All about Symbian reviews the Nokia N70 and writes, “Multimedia is one of the N70’s strong points, with the (fixed-focus) 2 Megapixel camera able to equal the results from the Carl Zeiss lens-equipped N90 in some lighting conditions for outdoor images. In direct comparison to similar specification cameras from the Windows Mobile world (e.g. that on the Orange M5000), the N70 produces far sharper and better lit results. Moreover, the video recording is (at last) useful on a smartphone. 352 by 288 pixel movies aren’t far off the VHS specification that we’ve been used to watching for years on TV, and as long as you don’t pan around too much, you won’t find the lower frame rate of 15fps too frustrating. Stick to outdoor work, though, as there simply isn’t enough aperture in the lens to produce good enough video results indoors, with the usual digital pixel noise.”

“Synchronisation capabilities are available to the calendar, contacts, notes and to-do list – with both local and remote sync options open to its user. For local operations, it requires the installation of the Nokia PC Suite software (which should have been included with the sales package, or alternatively downloadable from Nokia’s support web site pages) and can be connected to a compatible PC via either Bluetooth or Pop-Port (USB-based) data cable.” (via)

GSMArena writes about N70’s disadvantages:

• Lower speed in comparison to common mobile phones
• Red button closes applications
• Bad-quality macro mode
• No infrared por
• Old cons have been left unsolved

3G.co.uke reviews the Nokia N70 and writes, “The N70 is geared heavily towards imaging, with a two megapixel lens and embedded photography software. Unlike the N90, this Nseries member doesn’t pack a Carl Zeiss lens and we have to say the difference in quality is apparent. While the pictures aren’t unsatisfactory by any means, they can on occasion lack clarity, especially on close-ups, where the absence of a macro setting is evident. Its strongest suite is its true colour depiction. The N70 does let you play with the scene, colour tone, white balance and flash settings so you can adapt the camera to your surroundings and, like the 6680, it has a broad protective slider shutter cover that when opened, automatically fires up the camera. You can also use the N70 like a standalone digital camera with a shutter button residing on the side of the phone.”