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Nokia’s massive scale allows them to drive down their costs drastically. While many, practically all of you, will never buy the 2710 Navigation Edition, there are people in emerging economies who are going to enjoy the safety of having a map in their pocket at all times and knowing where on that map they’re currently standing. I’ll never forget when the Nokia N95 came out; GPS in a mobile phone was unheard of at the time, and this was only 2 years ago. Yes the first version firmware made the GPS in the N95 unusable, but it was quickly fixed, and after Google Maps came out then everything changed. Having GPS isn’t always about getting from point A to point B, but also allowing you to explore a city while removing that extra mental burden of remembering how to get back home. They say that the killer application of the internet was email, well for mobile phones I truly believe that it’s GPS.
The Nokia 2710 Navigation Edition is due to be released in Q2 2010 for 110 EUR ($165) and along with the GPS and digital compass it will also have a 2 megapixel camera, 2.2 inch 240 x 320 pixel display, 3.5 mm headphone jack, quadband GSM/EDGE, and Bluetooth. It will fit in a package measuring 111.2 mm long, 45.7 mm wide, and 13.7 mm thick, while weighing only 87 grams. The 850 mAh battery should power it on standby for 18 days, and give you 4 hours and 20 minutes of talk time.
[Via: Nokia Press]
About The Author
Stefan Constantinescu
Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.
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