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Nokia Announces New Supernova Range of Phones

Jun 27, 2008, 7:50 AM by Eric M. Zeman

Today Nokia uncovered four new handsets that make up a new range of devices with exchangeable exteriors and bright colors. All four run the Series 40 platform and have Bluetooth 2.0.

7610: This slider, just cleared by the FCC yesterday, has quad-band GSM/EDGE radios, a 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus and dual LED flash, TV out and FM radio. It captures video at VGA resolution at 15 frames per second. It will come with two different covers in the box, as well as a 512MB microSD card. It will support cards up to 2GB. It will also detect colors and allow you to set the wallpaper and D-pad illumination colors. It will will be available in the third quarter and cost $355.
7510: This clamshell has a push-to-open design and also has quad-band GSM/EDGE and FM radios, but dials down the camera to 2 megapixels with LED flash. It also comes with two different colors and a 512MB microSD card, but will support cards up to 8GB in size. The front has a hidden display. It will be available in the third quarter for $285.
7310: This monoblock phone has quad-band GSM/EDGE and FM radios, and a 2 megapixel camera. Its 2.5mm headset jack supports TV out functionality, and it has a microSD slot that supports cards up to 4GB in size. It will be available in the second quarter for $245.
7210: This 900/1800/1900 tri-band monoblock phone has a QVGA display and also has a 2 megapixel camera with autofocus and dual LED flash, and an FM radio. Its microSD slot will support cards up to 2GB. It will be available in the third quarter for $190.

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raulr

Jun 27, 2008, 10:06 AM

What's up with the memory support?

Why can't they all support 8GB? Some support 2GB, another 4GB, and another 8GB. Why can't they just support the same spec? I assume the hardware to support any of these specs is comparable in size and cost. The devices run the same OS. So why can't it be standardized?

futuresealsniper

Well, 4GB or above is all SDHC (SD High Capacity) and doesn't run the standard SD specs. So you would have to program the OS and the phone to run both regular SD and SDHC, thus driving up costs. As to why a 4GB phone doesn't support up to 8GB, I have ...
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boiWonder12

Jun 29, 2008, 12:33 AM

CDMA encrypted

Is Nokia creating anymore cdma phones???? metroPCS came out with a new program called metroFLASH and if Nokia makes a cdma phone i will surely buy it from them and FLASH it with metroPCS

Jayshmay

Jun 27, 2008, 11:09 AM

I thought a line of handsets with the name "Supernova" would be very advanced. . .

But it doesn't appear as though this is the case. These handsets have oh right features, I just thought something called "Supernova" would be far more advanced.

xjittianx

I'd assume they are probably thinking on the terms of the magnificant colors of a supernova.

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