Nokia has launched a new mobile handset named Astound which would be made available under the carrier service of T-Mobile USA. What is more interesting here is that this smartphone is none other than the Nokia C7 itself with no significant difference in the technical specifications other than having some restriction over using it with any other carrier except only T-mobile airwaves. In other words, it is only a T-Mobile branded customized version of the Nokia C7 that will be facilitating some added contents and services which can be availed only via a contract and cannot be purchased otherwise.
The symbian powered smartphone is having a touch damage resistant AMOLED display screen which measures 3.5-inch and is thinner at 10.5mm as mentioned by official sources. Besides, it also comes along with a 8 megapixels primary rear camera and a VGA front facing camera which can be used for multiple purposes as applicable. The primary camera supports HD recording at 720p while the front camera is being optimized to meet the requirements of self portrait or simply having a voice chat or a voice call.
Nokia Astound or the T-Mobile Astound has a memory support capacity up to a maximum limit of 32GB using compatible microSD memory cards while having internal memory capacity of 8GB for holding the multimedia contents and various other files for mobile use. You can enjoy good audio within the handset via the speakers built-in or alternatively chose to entertain yourself with stereo audio connectible via the 3.5mm AV Connector present within it. It also allows one to listen to FM radio through any car stereo or any other device by making use of the Bluetooth streaming technology.
There are loads of softwares and apps available for this mobile phone and one can avail them from the Nokia OVI store. For map navigational purpose, you can make use of OVI maps and a wide collection of preloaded maps such as for United States, Canada, Mexico etc. This also includes other advanced features like traffic informations in real-time, camera alerts or personalized voice instruction using the 'Own Voice' app.
Some of the other newly included features can be mentioned as that of a new web browser as well as a portrait version of QWERTY style keypad. The Nokia T-mobile Astound mobile phone price in US is $79.99 after calculating the mail-in rebate as applicable whereas its availability in India or any other nation is not known as of now. However, some experts have suggested that the Nokia Astound may perhaps work in India without any contract or carrier restriction but so far nothing has been officially confirmed in this regard.
The symbian powered smartphone is having a touch damage resistant AMOLED display screen which measures 3.5-inch and is thinner at 10.5mm as mentioned by official sources. Besides, it also comes along with a 8 megapixels primary rear camera and a VGA front facing camera which can be used for multiple purposes as applicable. The primary camera supports HD recording at 720p while the front camera is being optimized to meet the requirements of self portrait or simply having a voice chat or a voice call.
Nokia Astound or the T-Mobile Astound has a memory support capacity up to a maximum limit of 32GB using compatible microSD memory cards while having internal memory capacity of 8GB for holding the multimedia contents and various other files for mobile use. You can enjoy good audio within the handset via the speakers built-in or alternatively chose to entertain yourself with stereo audio connectible via the 3.5mm AV Connector present within it. It also allows one to listen to FM radio through any car stereo or any other device by making use of the Bluetooth streaming technology.
There are loads of softwares and apps available for this mobile phone and one can avail them from the Nokia OVI store. For map navigational purpose, you can make use of OVI maps and a wide collection of preloaded maps such as for United States, Canada, Mexico etc. This also includes other advanced features like traffic informations in real-time, camera alerts or personalized voice instruction using the 'Own Voice' app.
Some of the other newly included features can be mentioned as that of a new web browser as well as a portrait version of QWERTY style keypad. The Nokia T-mobile Astound mobile phone price in US is $79.99 after calculating the mail-in rebate as applicable whereas its availability in India or any other nation is not known as of now. However, some experts have suggested that the Nokia Astound may perhaps work in India without any contract or carrier restriction but so far nothing has been officially confirmed in this regard.
