Tips & Tools for Your Smallest Computer

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The Nokia. 7210 is one of the first compact color phones to support MMS and WAP. browsing. The Nokia 6230 features a camera and advanced device software. …

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Michael Juntao Yuan
TM
Tips & Tools for
Your Smallest Computer
NOKIA
SMARTPHONE
HACKSPick the Right Class of Nokia Phone #2
Chapter 1, Get to Know Your Phone | 5
HACK
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Pick the Right Class of Nokia Phone Hack #2
Nokia phones come in many shapes, sizes, and models. The Nokia Device
Series provides a logical way to categorize those phones according to their
features.
In 2004, Nokia announced more than 40 new models of mobile phones to
satisfy the diverse needs of the mass market. Add in the older devices that
are still being supported, and you’ve got about 100 different models of
Nokia phones currently in use by consumers. For most users, this forest of
devices is confusing and difficult to navigate. Here is where a little knowledge
about the Nokia device series could really help. If you are considering
buying a Nokia smartphone in the near future, this hack also serves as a
buyer’s guide.
Most Nokia devices share many common characteristics and can be grouped
into several device series. The Nokia device series distinction is primarily a
convenience for application developers (who need to distinguish between
classes of device capabilities) rather than general consumers. Yet, as power
users, knowledge about…