4 Sep 2008
Working on a slide mechanism, the 7610 Supernova is arguably one of Nokia's most stylish, as it comes from Nokia's sophisticated mobile phone models, which include the Nokia 7510 Supernova, the Nokia 7310 Supernova and the Nokia 7210 Supernova.

Externally, the Nokia 7610 Supernova is geared with an Xpress On system which allows users to create a vibrant mix-and-match of colours to give the mobile phone a stunning cover. Brilliant colours characterize the Nokia 7610 Supernova, as it allows users to alter the colours of themes, animated wallpapers and navigation keys to match with the handset's coloured casing. The handset also offers users with a range of colourful screen savers.

Individually, the Nokia 7610 Supernova is sold in red, lilac, white, grey and blue colours. It is a lightweight at 99 grams, and is handy and slim at 98 x 48 x 15 millimetres in size. There is also a 50.8-millimetre QVGA display colour screen that offers users a quality viewing experience with its support for 16,700,000 colours at 320 x 240-pixel resolution. Smooth metallic keys will welcome Nokia 7610 Supernova users.

The Nokia 7610 Supernova operates on quadband, working over network
GSM 1900, GSM 1800, GSM 900 and GSM850. Users of the handset can do compatible-device-system transfers at a distance of up to 10 metres through the wire-free Bluetooth technology. The Nokia 7610 Supernova also comes with USB support, a 2.5-millimetre AV port, as well as a TV output for optimum connectivity options to TV or headsets. Because the Nokia 7610 Supernova is supported by EDGE and GPRS, users can expect speedier transfer rates.

Keeping up with sought-after modern features that users usually look for, the Nokia 7610 Supernova comes with an internal WAP browser for that mobile Internet experience. The mobile phone's Internet connectivity is supported by DRMs from Windows Media, as well as OMA 2.0, ensuring a better mobile Web facility.

A no-nonsense feature of the Nokia 7610 Supernova is its 3.2-megapixel autofocus camera. The handset's built-in camera has integrated camera functions and settings for those quick snap shots. In addition, the sleek on-device camera automatically adjusts to dull conditions with its LED flash for that quality photo lighting. In the same manner, subject close-ups are not a problem with the Nokia 7610 Supernova, as its camera is equipped with an 8x digital zoom feature. Besides still photos, the Nokia 7610 Supernova also allows recording of videos in VGA, MPEG4 and CIF formats, as well as video playback in 3GPP and MPEG4 formats.

Another entertainment feature of the Nokia 7610 Supernova is an integrated music player that supports popular audio formats such as MP3, AAC and eAAC+. Users will enjoy on-device listening to their favourite tracks, with user-friendly control features, that, among other things, allow management and storage of music files. In addition, an FM radio is built in the Nokia 7610 Supernova, through which users can experience pleasurable listening to music and information from their favourite on-air FM stations.

Nokia has integrated games in Java and other formats within the 7610 Supernova, to meet the classic entertainment feature expected by kids-at-heart users of almost every modern mobile phone. Users may also opt to download games from the Internet and install them onto the handset.

Typical of any competent modern mobile phone in the market, the Nokia 7610 Supernova allows text messaging or SMS, as well as multimedia messaging or MMS. It also supports sending and receiving of e-mails and instant messaging, allowing users to access their contacts and communicate online through the mobile phone. The 7610 Supernova also comes with an audio messaging feature, exclusively from Nokia Xpress.

The Nokia 7610 Supernova can come in handy for users who need assistance in organising their files and schedules. The mobile phone features a calendar, a to-do list, notes and tasks, an alarm clock, countdown timer and a vibrating alert. For ease in making or receiving calls, the 7610 Supernova offers a hands-free speaker and a voice command. Notably, a background noise cancellation feature for those urgent calls that users need to hear clearly amidst rather noisy environments.

The Nokia 7610 Supernova allows its users to store up to 64 Megabytes of data files, pictures and videos. Expanding this storage capacity of mobile phone is possible with the microSD memory card that offers a maximum of 2 Gigabytes.

Users will enjoy using the Nokia 7610 Supernova for up to 5.4 hours on full battery. The handset can stay up for approximately 300 hours when on standby.

Find out more about the Nokia 7610 Supernova at nokia.co.uk
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