Nokia 7705 Twist to arrive at Verizon Wireless Stores

Both Verizon and Nokia has finally announced a truly innovative fun mobile phone that incorporates an honest unique square shape that swivels open to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard. Called the Nokia 7705, it boasts a 3PM Camera, 2.4-inch QVGA display, EV-DO Rev. 0, HTML browser, and a customized Contact Light Ring that is located in the lower right corner. It is used to identify a message or a call from those listed in the contact directory.

Other key specifications of the Nokia 7705 Twist (Verizon Wireless):

-3.4-inch TFT QVGA (320 x 240 pixels) screen display with 262k colors
-3 megapixel camera with flash, autofocus, video recorder and self-timer
-Media Center that is competent for downloading games, ringtones and more
-‘Post to Blogs’ feature allows multimedia to be posted to blogs or social networking sites
-Threaded messaging assists users keep track of a diversity of conversations
-Supports Mobile Email, Mobile Web Mail, Chat and Blogs
-Built-in 2.5mm headset jack and HTML browser
-Featuring Habitat mode, it activates a unique interface for visualizing your social circle and allows consumers to simply organize their messaging and calls
-Up to 270 minutes of usage time/312 hours of standby
Capable with services including VZ Navigator, V CAST Music with Rhapsody, V CAST Video, Mobile Broadband Connect, Connect and Corporate Email, and Visual Voice Mail
-Available in black, with Xpress-on Covers in black/purple packed with the phone

Measuring just 2.71 x 2.71 x 0.59-inches and weighing in at just 3.44 ounces, the Nokia 7705 Twist will be available through www.verizonwireless.com on September 13 and will arrive at Verizon Wireless Communications Stores on 21 September for $99.99, after the $50 mail-in rebate with a 2-year service agreement.

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The new Nokia X6 and X3 Music Phones

Nokia have announced that their new powerful entertainment device for music lovers and social butterflies, the Nokia X6 is now available. It sports a reasonably big 3.2-inch 16:9 touchscreen display, with a massive 5MP camera with Carl Zeiss lens and dual LED flash, 32GB of internal memory, A-GPS, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. It is also capable of playing up to 4hrs of video and a whopping 35 hours of music playback.

Nokia says “With direct access to Ovi Store, the Nokia X6 is a hive of activity that brings 20 friends and virtual communities, like Facebook, to your homescreen.”

Jo Harlow, Vice President of Nokia said, “The Nokia X6 and Comes with Music is a powerful combination, enabling music fans to download all the music they could ever want – quickly, easily and for free.” They’re giving people convenient access to, and ownership of a vast music library and a brand new exciting touchscreen device to play their music on.


Not only mentioning the Nokia X6, but also the sleek and compact Nokia X3 slider phone, Nokia claim it as the first Series 40 Ovi Store-enabled device also joining Nokia’s music family. It brags a 2.2-inch QVGA screen, FM radio with stereo speakers, a 3.2 megapixel camera, and up to a whopping 7.5 hrs talk time or up to 36 hrs of music playback.

Both the Nokia X6 and the Nokia X3 music phones will be available Q4 of 2009 for about 450 Euro and 115 Euro, correspondingly.

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