“Nano shoots video“, as what Apple would advertise to their newest product line. The new iPod Nano 5G shoots video. It has a 2.2-inch (diagonal) TFT display / 240-by-376-pixel resolution at 204 pixels per inch. The video is a H.264 VGA video, 640 by 480 pixels, up to 30 frames per second with AAC audio. It also contain 15 cool video effects: Sepia, Black and White, X-Ray, Film Grain, Thermal, Security Cam, Cyborg, Bulge, Kaleido, Motion Blur, Mirror, Light Tunnel, Dent, Stretch, and Twirl. The effects listed are the same effects as of Photobooth.

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The 5610 runs on series 40, a virus-free phone then. There is still no virus designed for the S40 phones.

It’s a 3G phone so we can use this with the new Red Mobile sim. Unfortunately, we can’t use the front camera for taking pictures. It is only designed for video calling.

The Nokia 5610’s camera comes with a 3.2-megapixel with Auto Focus and a dual LED flash. We can now take macro shots. We can’t use the flash as flashlight unlike other phones (ex. K750i).  This phone has a built-in FM radio with RDS support, just so you know. We need to plug in the headset to make the radio work. The headset should have a 2.5mm jack socket. It is not the usual headset that we plug in anywhere. But dont worry, beloved Nokia included the 2.5mm to 3.5mm jack socket converter in the package.

We can browse the web using the pre-installed Opera Mini browser. There are also other pre-installed application to use like the World Clock, Widsets, Yahoo! Go, and etc. Pre-installed games are City Bloxx, Music Guess, Rally 3d, and Snake III.

Advantages:

• 3.2mp camera with Auto Focus and double LED flash.
• FM Radio
• S40 v3 (Virus-Free phone)
• Scratch-Resistant Screen
• Expandable upto 4gb of memory.
• “Easy-to-Type” Keypad for big thumbs.

Disadvantages:

• Navigation Slider key is breakable. (Well, it really depends on how the users take good care of their phone.)
• Its a slider phone (Flex cable may be damaged.).
• Fingerprint magnet on the keypad.
• 2.5mm Jack socket
• No Front camera

I personally chose this phone because of the good output of the images taken by this phone. Its like my digital camera. The music is just a plus for me. So, Music + Digital Camera = Nokia 5610 XpressMusic. Yeah!

Rate: 8/10

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When it comes to backup phones, Nokia 1208 is the answer. It is a basic colored phone with good features. It has a bright flashlight. It has also a distribution list for GMs(group messages). Message counter, to keep track of your number of messages sent and received. The built-in themes are also nice because it can let us edit the colour scheme. This can be owned by anyone because its cheap! Around P1500-P2000 in Mall of Asia (Cellphone Area, particularly HELLO). There are 3 games for this phone: Nature Park, Cricket Cup, and Soccer League. Available colors: Red and Black. I got the black one!

Pros:

• Durable
• Handy
• Good Battery Life
• Loud Sound
• Attachable Lanyards

Cons:

• Difficult to text using one hand. (for big thumbs)
• No Radio/Camera. (indeed a basic phone)
• No infrared/bluetooth.
• Keypads would “bloat” in the future.
• No card slot. Only up to 4mb user memory.

Rate: 7/10

Any Nokia 1208 users? Drop a comment!

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Rate: 10/10

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