Nokia 7380
Discontinued 19th October 2005
The Nokia 7380 is the straight replacement for the
radical 7280,
and in terms of size and weight it is almost exactly
the same size at 114x30x20mm and 80 grams. Don't let
the "pen" concept fool you into thinking that
this is a small handset though - at 63cc in volume,
it's only 15% smaller than the 7360
and 7370
models. It's a more attractive design though, in our
opinion.
As
with the previous model, the Nokia 7380 comes with Bluetooth,
a 104x208 pixel reflective display, and the rotator/selector
device. However, the camera is now a 2 megapixel unit
with a flash, which turns the Nokia 7380 into a clever,
compact camera phone. It also has a built in MP3 player,
but no expandable memory (although the 7280 had 50Mb
of internal shared memory, so presumably the 7380 has
at least that much).
Reviews of the 7280's keyless dialling were mixed,
but on balance it seems that the system was usable,
especially when supplemented with voice commands and
a comprehensive phonebook of numbers. Let's be honest,
if you're a die-hard texter then the 7380 isn't the
handset for you!
Will it sell? Well, the previous model didn't exactly
fly off the shelves, but the significantly better camera
means that the 7380 is more that just a fashion accessory,
it's handy for taking good quality pictures too.
Maximum talkime is 3 hours with up to 10 days standby.
Nokia say that the 7380 should be available from Q1
2006 at a price of around 500 euros before subsidies
and taxes.
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Nokia
7380 at a glance
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Available:
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Q1
2006
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Network:
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GSM
900/1800/1900
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Data:
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GPRS
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Screen:
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104x208
pixels, 65k colours
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Camera:
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2
megapixels
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Size:
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Pen
phone 114x30x20mm / 80
grams
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Bluetooth:
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Yes
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Infra-red:
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No
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Polyphonic:
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Yes
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Java:
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Not
specified
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Battery
life:
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3
hours talk / 10 days standby
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