Sleek and Smart, S60 powered Nokia N76 is under review

One of the latest Smartphones from Nokia, the N76, was introduced as their first Symbian S60 folder phone more than a year ago. Thanks to Nokia Hong Kong, the guys at MobileBurn had the chance to check out the final production model of the N76 before it's widely available and make a review of it. It's sleek and with the usual smartness of S60 powered devices, but has only a 700mAh battery, and a hiss on music playback and a 3.5mm audio jack location that fouls the flip lid ane little strange, but read the review and decide for yourself.

The Nokia N76 looks great on paper, but of course is not perfect in real life. Apart from the HTC Star Trek (Qtek 8500/Dopod S300) which is quite outdated by now, this device does not have any direct competition in the thin smartphone department. Apart from a few design glitches such as the earphone jack that gets in the way with the flip and the poor battery life, the N76 seems to deliver what is has promised. It is sleek and powerful.

Its ergonomics aren't the best and there are a number of places in the software that we hope to see improvements in, including the lack of consistency with settings organization and the instability of cover display UI. The background hissing noise heard when playing music is something that I think really needs to be solved first.

You'll find sample photos shot with the Nokia N76 on the following page.

Read the rest of the review here.