What is it: Candy-bar smart phone packed with features
What we think: We'd like to love it, but it's not quite what we expected
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 23 June 2008
Tags: nokia, gps, keypad, glossy
We like:
HSDPA; GPS; Wi-Fi; 3.5mm headphone jack
We don't like:
Navigation key isn't as easy to use as we expected; camera could be better
CNET.co.uk judgement:
The N78 isn't a bad phone by any means but it's not as easy to use as we'd hoped for. While the range of features makes it exciting, the occasionally fiddly navigation key and 3.2-megapixel camera had us yearning for something a little more refined
Nokia N78 History
27 Feb 2008 in Crave
Crave Live: Nokia N78 hands-on video
We hit the show floor at the recent Mobile World Congress with a camcorder and a yearning for pure Nokia -- the oddball N78 sated our cravings
11 Feb 2008 in Crave
Nokia N96 and N78: Hands-on with Nokia's new Ns
Read all about it! Read all about it! Nokia's launched two new phones and there's no doubt about it. Yes, that's right, those industrious Finns have done it again
11 Feb 2008 in Crave
Nokia N78: Geotagging camera phone
Nokia has announced the launch of its N78 handset -- a GPS-enabled device with photo geotagging and FM transmission
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