Petteri Pyyny
3 Nov 2005 1:52
Finnish mobile phone giant, Nokia, released yesterday their digital TV (using DVB-H standard) -equipped phone, Nokia N92.
The phone is set to launch in second quarter of 2006 and uses, like other N-series phones do, Symbian S60 as its operating system. Nokia has been running DVB-H trials across Europe, most notably in Finland and UK and at least in Finland, the response from test group has been positive about the uses for TV-equipped phone.
The 3G TV phone also includes WLAN support, web browser and all the usual stuff you'd expect to find from a high-end Nokia phone nowadays. The screen of the device is 2.8-inch and uses 16M colors and has resolution of 320x240 (same as in VCD movies..).
According to Nokia, the phone will cost approximately 600 euros (excluding the hefty discounts operators give for new users with long contracts).
Source: Nokia press release