Mobile Phone News:

The biggest name in the mobile business brought out its big guns today at the Mobile World Congress, with a quadruple header of 2 new Nseries phones, a new Classic series phone, and a new Navigator phone. And this is before we even hear about the S60 Touch interface (which we will. Nokia have promised!)

For now, though, the big news is the launch of the Nokia N96, the latest Nseries phone, and it’s one that really breaks the mould. And even though it looks a bit like an N81, it is still drool-worthy:

What sets it apart, though, is its features list. Not only does the N96 include a DVB-H tuner for full-on Mobile TV, but it also carries over the same 5 megapixel camera and GPS from its predecessor, the N95. What it adds on top, though, is morphing lights and adaptable buttons on the second keypad (when you slide the phone the wrong way, like you did on the N95), as well as a MASSIVE 16Gb of internal memory, and on top of that, a microSD card slot, all of which adds up to make me go, “WANT!”

It also gets a new baby brother, in the N78, which is, by Nseries standards, a mid-range phone, packing a 3.2 megapixel camera and GPS, which when combined, allow you to geotag places. Just take a photo, and Nokia Maps can attach it to the map as a visual reference of that landmark. The other big new feature is the built-in FM transmitter, letting you send your songs to your car stereo, through the radio, instead of Bluetooth or cables everywhere. Which is especially cool, if you have a rubbish car stereo that only has radio! Oh, and it looks nice, as well:

Next up is a new Classic series phone, bringing the classic range damn nearly up to the same spec as Nseries phones! Called the 6220 Classic, I reckon it’s best described as a non-smartphone smartphone, as it packs in a 5 megapixel camera, GPS, and TV out. However, it’s lacking the really top-end features you get in smartphones, so the price tag will be lower. Doesn’t look bad, either:

Annnnnnnnnnnd finally for now, we have the 6210 Navigator, the follow-up to the 6110, and it carries the baton of mobile phone navigation with style:

It’s built solely around that reason for existence, and uses the newest version of Nokia Maps, combined with a new built-in accelerometer, and the fact it’s now designed (along with Nokia Maps) to be used on foot as well as in the car. As GPS solutions go, this could just be the perfect one!

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