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Author: cellphone-freebies.com

Description: After months and months of waiting, then the premature slip on Cingular/AT&T's Web site, the much-anticipated Nokia N75 is finally available for $199.99 with a two-year contract after rebates. Why so much hype for this phone? Well, there are several reasons, starting with the fact that it's the carrier's first 3G Symbian smart phone. Then you've got the phone's numerous multimedia capabilities, particularly in the music department.

So was it worth the wait? Meh. On the one hand, the N75 offers excellent call quality and snappier performance than other Nokia N series phones. It also boasts a gorgeous internal display, a roomy keypad, and external music controls. However, the N75 disappoints in a number of areas, too. The most alarming is the extremely short talk-time battery life, and its 3G support is UMTS and not HSDPA. Perhaps we're greedy, but when you consider that the carrier's other music phones, such as the Samsung Sync and the Motorola Razr V3xx, offer HSDPA speeds at a lower cost, it makes you pause. As such, if it's a music phone you're after, we recommend the Sync or the V3xx, while if you want the added smart phone capabilities, take a look at the Samsung BlackJack.

Design
The Nokia N75 isn't exactly a stunner in the looks department. The black-and-silver color scheme is classic, but it doesn't have the flash of a Samsung Upstage. Also, at 3.8 inches long by 2 inches wide by 0.8 inch high, the flip phone is a bit blocky and bulky. This makes for a bit of a tight fit in a pants pocket. Also, in its open state, the N75 measures 7 inches long, so the mouthpiece extends down quite a bit when you're talking on the phone. We also thought that the front flap felt too pliable when held up against the ear. It's not so bad that we think it'll snap off its hinge, but it is something we noticed during our test period. On the upside, the handset features a soft-touch finish that makes the phone easy to grip.

There are some advantages that come with the larger size, namely spacious external and internal displays and a roomy keypad. First, the front flap boasts a 1.3-inch external screen that shows off 262,000 colors at a 160x128 pixel resolution. Aside from displaying the standard information (time, date, signal strength, battery life, and caller ID), it also shows you track information and EQ levels when you're in music mode and acts as a viewfinder in camera mode. And to complement the N75's music abilities, there are dedicated music controls--back, play/pause/stop/ forward--just below the screen. You can even use them to launch the music player and view all your songs without having to open the phone first.



The Nokia N75 features external music controls that are tactile and easy to use.

Once you flip open the phone, you're greeted with a beautiful 2.4-inch diagonal screen that shows off 16 million colors at a 240x320 pixel resolution. Text and images looked gorgeous with vibrant hues and sharp definition, and we could view the display in most lighting conditions. However, the screen does have a tendency to hold smudges and fingerprints.

The N75's menus are intuitive and easy to navigate with the controls found below the screen. These include two soft keys, Talk and End buttons, an edit key, a clear button, a Main Menu shortcut, a Music menu shortcut, and a four-way navigation toggle with center select key. Overall, the layout is spacious, though directional keypad could be a bit tricky for users with larger thumbs. On the other hand, the alphanumeric keypad is extraroomy and features tactile, backlit buttons, keeping misdials to a minimum.



The Nokia N75's extraspacious alphanumerical keypad should keep misdials to a minimum.

On the right spine of the N75, there's a volume rocker, a camera activation key, and another button to switch to video mode. As with the Nokia N95, the placement of the latter two buttons mimics the feel of a digital camera when shooting a picture horizontally and with the front cover closed. The camera lens is located on the back of the handset along with a flash, but unfortunately, there's no lens cover so take care not to scratch the surface. The left side of the Nokia N75 houses the Pop-Port connector (for Nokia's proprietary USB cable and headset), the power connector, and a microSD slot. We're glad that Nokia brought the expansion slot to the exterior of the phone instead of behind of the battery as it's had a tendency to do so on its previous phones. However, we must say the Pop-Port is a bit of a nuisance. First, it's protected by a stiff, attached cover that you have to wrangle every time you want to connect any of the cables. Also, the proprietary port means you can't plug in any pair of headphones (2.5mm or 3.5mm) so you'll have to get an adapter to do so--a bit of a disappointment for such a music-friendly phone.



The music-friendly Nokia N75 features tiny stereo speakers on the left and right side of the phone that produce a big but tinny sound.

Finally, there are two small speakers located on both sides of the phone and a power button on top. The Nokia N75 for Cingular ships with only a USB cable, a power adapter, a software CD, and reference material. Much to our dismay, there is no wired headset or micro SD card included in the box. You can check our cell phone accessories page for such add-ons, ringtones, and help. .
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