Nokia 7260, 7270, 7280

[wahlalaz]

Found at nokia press photos, press info and full photos not up yet.
7260
http://www.nokia.com/BaseProject/Sites/NOKIA_MAIN_18022/CDA/Categories/AboutNokia/Press/Photos/_Content/_Static_Files/1_7260.jpg
7270
http://www.nokia.com/BaseProject/Sites/NOKIA_MAIN_18022/CDA/Categories/AboutNokia/Press/Photos/_Content/_Static_Files/1_7270.jpg
7280
http://www.nokia.com/BaseProject/Sites/NOKIA_MAIN_18022/CDA/Categories/AboutNokia/Press/Photos/_Content/_Static_Files/1_7280.jpg

[zalameh1]

wow.... nice find...

[zalameh1]

i think the 7280 is what people were talkin about... the mp3 player without buttons or sumthin....

[wahlalaz]

i'm wishing for new features in the phones.

[zalameh1]

i'm wishing for new features in the phones.

we all are man....

[Wyatt]

Anyway its a pity they didnt have the full photos up yet. I think for 7260 there's nothing special except the design and from here 7270 looks like 6170 ;)

[wahlalaz]

we kinda know that the 7260 won't have much features and 7280 doesn't look like those with keypad so that leaves 7270 with some hope.

[zalameh1]

i think the 7270 is going to be 3g...

[shaheen]

7270 looks hot..but i can barely see anything..

[cdover]

i think the 7280 is what people were talkin about... the mp3 player without buttons or sumthin....

Oh wow man. That would be nice, though why'd they give it a phone name? Perhaps like that Xelibri which runs on voice recognitions? Who knows...

[shaheen]

from that tiny pic of the 7280 it looks like a chocolate bar..... i think flip and clamshell phones is the way to go...or anything that can be folded up, eg: flip, clamshell, swivel, slider.... candybar is sooooooo last century...

[Ruler_70]

I dont find any of them appealing. :(

[zalameh1]

from the press release:

Nokia 7280: Lean, Sublime Lines
The sleek and sexy Nokia 7280 offers a completely new mobile phone design, foregoing the traditional keypad for a discreet keyless dial. A fine lacquer-inspired high-gloss finish, complemented by leather and mirror accents, add sophistication and style making this device as much a work of art as an advanced piece of technology.

Perfect to whip out at cocktails, the Nokia 7280 is geared to attract attention and become the talking point at any high glamour soiree. Its VGA camera can snap the latest and greatest while the active slide means calls can be answered or ended with a flick of a wrist.

The handset's chic strap and carrying pouch keep this hot accessory close at all times. Using the Nokia Collector, you can transfer your favourite photos, ringtones, wallpapers, music and videos from the Nokia 7280 to and from your Mac. For a fashionable handsfree experience, style mavens can plug in the Nokia Wireless Image Headset, also introduced today. Truly, the Nokia 7280 is the fantasy phone for the fashion-conscious.

Nokia 7270: Detailed Deco
The boldly stylish Nokia 7270 draws its design inspiration from the Garbo-esque glamour of the 1920s. Encased in an etched stainless steel housing, this fold design accents your wardrobe with a matching textile wrap, carrying strap and pouch to reflect your personal style and mood.

Whether shopping in New York, Paris or Shanghai, a second opinion is merely clicks away thanks to the Nokia 7270's VGA camera. Converting clothes or shoe sizes is a snap with the clever Converter application. Tune out in style with the FM radio and fashion headset or tap away on games like Chic Pinball.

Nokia 7260: Flamboyant Fashion
Materials, graphics and colour palette set the Nokia 7260 apart. Featuring chrome and steel accents, this Art-Deco-meets-Industrial-Design concept is certain to be a favourite of fashion-minded crowd. To stand out in a crowd, consumers can enhance the style of their Nokia 7260 with daring accessories, like stylish straps and carrying pouches.

Jetsetters can easily call home with the Nokia 7260's tri-band capabilities, or send celebrity sightings using the VGA camera. The Nokia 7260 allows users to step out in style every day.


they only have VGA cameras :confused:

[shaheen]

omfg, talk about selling your soul to fashion...nokias gone berserk! even though i dig the 7270 information about stainless steel housing.....deeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaad seeeeeexxxxxxyyyyyy...but that means its just a 6170!...although i think 6170 does not have a camera.

[shaheen]

and ruler 70 niether do i, but i cant really tell till i see bigger pics, these ones are horrid.

[Ruler_70]

It seems these are they are fashion phones.
I find it rediculous that the 7260 only has VGA cam cause i thought it was going to be pretty much the same as the 7610 (they look similar)

I guess looks can be deceiving! %(

[Viipottaja]

http://www.nokia-asia.com/nokia/0,,62968,00.html

[cdover]

Darn. Was hoping the 7270 be Symbian...

[cdover]

Perhaps like that Xelibri which runs on voice recognitions?

Oh cool, seems I was right.

[nshon]

All three phones are useless to me because they do not have bluetooth. Please correct if I'm worng. Nice design though....

[cdover]

All three phones are useless to me because they do not have bluetooth. Please correct if I'm worng. Nice design though....

Yup. I gues the fashion world don't really need bluetooth, unless there's a Nokia fashion BT headset :).

[Viipottaja]

Yeah, that's a pity. Would be useful for headsets (but I guess you are right, the headset would also have to have some design feature as the idea of a fashion phone is that you show it off all the time :) ). Not a biggie in my mind for data transfer as none of these are Symbian.

MP3 player in one of them would have been a nice touch too.

[TheZodiac]

These phones are going to TANK. Good golly miss molly!

[traktori]

All three phones are useless to me because they do not have bluetooth. Please correct if I'm worng. Nice design though....
7280 has BT, and it is also used to transfer photos to wireless photo head set:
http://www.nokia-asia.com/nokia/0,8764,62953,00.html#Connectivity

more info of wireless photo head set:
http://www.nokia.com/nokia/0,,62750,00.html

[Ahmad007]

Ok we have a good fashion phone here, the 7280, for having bluetooth, YESSSS :D

[cdover]

Ok we have a good fashion phone here, the 7280, for having bluetooth, YESSSS :D

Though I'm not sure how easy the whole voice recognition OS is...

[Michael]

I have the snapshots up for all 3. I was under NDA until this morning, so I couldn't say anything.

[Ruler_70]

Shaheen: Even if the dont look bad, their feature set seems dismal for phones being released nowadays.

[Daedalus]

people who tend to buy fashion phones dont care about features.
I had a girl come in to the store, and I did EVERYTHING in my power to convince her that the 3200 was an appauling phone and we'd had loads of faults with it, and she still bought it!!
Interesting idea tho, but I doubt the 7280 will sell well simply because the lack of keypad will confuse average-joe public, they'll want one of Nokia's more basic handsets that 'looks nice' :/

[Viipottaja]

Ruler70, I doubt you can yet squeeze in 1mp camera in such a small phone. In any case, this would probably have increased the price a bit too much.

Deadalus, yeah 7280 is unlikely to sell a whole lot, but I don't think Nokia necessarily thinks that it should either. It's one of those phones to keep up the hype and us writing and discussing on the forums etc. :) I might buy it though if it does not cost too much. Just for fun and show.

[Daedalus]

just to get something clear, it really gets on my nerves when people type 'Deadalus' rather than 'Daedalus', i know it seems petty but its just one of those things, otherwise people think my names all gothic and something to do with death, which is definetely does not.
thank you.

[zalameh1]

damn the 7270 looks goood!!!!

[zalameh1]

and its got mp3 ringtones too.....
im definately getting that one... thats if i had the money when it comes out..

[ipodee]

Ruler70, I doubt you can yet squeeze in 1mp camera in such a small phone. In any case, this would probably have increased the price a bit too much.

Deadalus, yeah 7280 is unlikely to sell a whole lot, but I don't think Nokia necessarily thinks that it should either. It's one of those phones to keep up the hype and us writing and discussing on the forums etc. :) I might buy it though if it does not cost too much. Just for fun and show.
I absolutely agree. Hype can do wonders even if it's negative. I remembered that when 8810 came out, it had this mirrored surface which smudges completely but the fone sold so well. The way 7280 is constructed, it should not cost too much to manufacture and the mechanism inside is fairly simple even with a supposedly complex voice recognition system (if it shd work well). Of course, they don't expect it to sell much, but it proves that Nokia is pretty much the ONLY phone company who dares to innovate through industrial design and bear in mind, this has nothing to do with commercial success. This is another example of R&D, disregarding success or functionality. It beats having every clamshell in silver or candybar in black/silver etc. So far, only Nokia (and to a certain extent, SE) has VISIBLE innovation in design and with Nokia leading the pack with wild designs.

[Wyatt]

I pretty much like the 7280 :cool:

[Ruler_70]

Viipottaja: The thing is that in this day and age we dont want 128x128 phones with hardly any features being released, regardless who its aimed at. It defeats the whole purpose of a fashion phone as well, cause you cant really express your art on a screen that small.
One thing i must commend nokia on is their standardisation (finally) of putting 65k screens in all their new devices. (excl. 2600 and 2650, but these arent the latest announcements)

[jolo]

All three phones are useless to me because they do not have bluetooth. Please correct if I'm worng. Nice design though....
The 7280 has bluetooth.

[Viipottaja]

Ruler 70: just look at the sales figures of 7200. 5th biggest seller for Nokia. Fashion phones are not all about what you can show on the screen, nor about other techie features. Well, let's just wait and see how it sells, may not sell that well but who knows. :)

[Ruler_70]

Viipottaja: I guess you right, but then again look at the 6230 - Best seller at the moment and obviously its because of its features, so all im saying is that Nokia could have secured great sales for these phones, if they had included a wider array of features.

Right now im more interested in business phones, so my next nokia's are going to be 6260 or 6630 and 9300 or 9500.

[TheZodiac]

Im beginning to like the nokia pez phone and the pictire BT headset.... nice idea actually - now we are glancing over startreck communication territory....

Oh, buy the way.... this is the PEZ phone.... hahaha
http://killerconcepts.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4053

[Dynamoo]

Imagine combining the picture handset with the 9500 brick - most of the time you could leave the 9500 in a bag, and only bring it out for things like web access, email and real work.

[commedecargons]

but it proves that Nokia is pretty much the ONLY phone company who dares to innovate through industrial design and bear in mind, this has nothing to do with commercial success.

Siemens Xelibri?? They're the first ones that came out with all the weird innovative ideas. Ok, they don;t look as good as 7280 thou...

[nk_au]

I'm very curious. How do you type SMS on the 7280? Voice recognition?

I have to find out ... sooner or later ...

[ipodee]

Siemens Xelibri?? They're the first ones that came out with all the weird innovative ideas. Ok, they don;t look as good as 7280 thou...
that's pretty much one - off ... i am tokin about consistency

[Ruler_70]

In my opinion the Xelibri was and is a really ugly phone compared to the 7280.

[cdover]

In my opinion the Xelibri was and is a really ugly phone compared to the 7280.

Haha, all the Xelibri phones we're...well...beautily-challenged. :S. Siemens has stopped making them right?

[zalameh1]

i think so... im pretty sure i read somewhere that they are not going to make them anymore...

[Ahmad007]

Good to hear, not successful series I think, most people tend to get features along with the looks. Looks alone is not enough nowadays :D

[Pirlo21]

how to type in 7280, anybody tell me?

[nk_au]

Its the old school way (apparently)

You scroll around and around until you get to "C". Press enter
You scroll around and around until you get to "A". Press enter

Keep doing that until you get the message "CALL ME" or something.
Same with numbers I think

Not confirmed. Just guessing ...

[Pirlo21]

Its the old school way (apparently)

You scroll around and around until you get to "C". Press enter
You scroll around and around until you get to "A". Press enter

Keep doing that until you get the message "CALL ME" or something.
Same with numbers I think

Not confirmed. Just guessing ...
sounds terrible... :eek:

[Ruler_70]

Nk_au: If thats the way its done then people are going to go crazy with the 7280! If im not mistaken text input is via voice commands, which in my opinion is crap cause you cant type an sms with making noise.

[Ahmad007]

you can, but it's going to be slower than typing it by hand. owning that particular phone is ok for people who don't write msgs alot. After all, it's a fashion phone. I'm amazed that it supports stereo output and plays MP3s, I wonder what is the size/capacity of the phone memory. hmm..

[Ruler_70]

Well if it uses RS-MMC or MMC, then it will probably support at least up to 1GB cards.

[zalameh1]

does the 7280 play mp3s??? why!!!! they should make the 7270 do that too...

[Ruler_70]

Zalameh1: Well it even looks like an iPod, of course it'l plays mp3's :D

[Ruler_70]

Hey here are links to live pics of the phones:

7280:
http://www.threegmobile.net/main/index.php?lang=ENG&option=news_detail&nid=453&page=1

7270:
http://www.threegmobile.net/main/index.php?lang=ENG&option=news_detail&nid=454

7260:
http://www.threegmobile.net/main/index.php?lang=ENG&option=news_detail&nid=455

[Viipottaja]

Ahmad007: N7200 is their 5th biggest seller at the moment. Looks are enough. :)

Regarding SMS, there will also of course be templates (like "Call me") so you can use those in some cases.

[Ruler_70]

After seeing the live pics of the 7280, i dont really like it anymore :(

[cdover]

After seeing the live pics of the 7280, i dont really like it anymore :(

Really? Why so? I found it a lot bigger than I thought it would be :(...

[Ruler_70]

It just seems like its not a very practical phone to use for anything.
You cant even use it upright as the screen displays sideways.

Dont forget that the phone collapses into itself and thus it becomes smaller.

[commedecargons]

i thought the 7280 is somewhat lipstick size, now it turned out to be a SNICKERS size.... ****... similiar to **** too... (yucks..)

[Ahmad007]

It doesn't support MMCs or RS-MMCs :(