This release from Nokia is built on the Symbian operating system. This is a novel looking phone.
The keypad is a bit of a change, and one has to figure out which key is placed where. A five-way scroll pad makes manoeuvring easy. However, one-handed operation is difficult, due to the cramped keypad layout. Even the top two buttons are rather small, making the contact with your fingers a bit difficult. The volume buttons have not been included on the sides.
On the software front, it is the addition of the video recorder and the Real-One application.
The charm of this phone lies in its price tag, the support for external memory and the 16 MB bundled stick. The backlight colour complements the colour of the phone. (for example, the blue phone has a blue backlight.) This poses a problem for the white coloured phone, as the readability suffers in daylight.
Nokia gives you Bluetooth, however disappoints us by not supporting headset profiles. Nokia Bluetooth only works with Nokia phones or its own accessories, defeating the open standard that is Bluetooth.
The model includes some minor improvements such as tri-band support, external memory support, longer battery life, Web access for XTML sites and a completely new design.