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Expert Reviews from other websites (1 review)Nokia N78 Review at Mobile Phones UK (1 June 2008)  Nokia N78 Consumer Reviews (42 reviews)Write a review of the Nokia N78! Please share your experiences to help other people choose the product that's best for them. This is a review site, not a forum, so please don't just ask questions. Please do not use swear words or offensive language, and please, no advertising! Reviewed by Fuzzy_Bear on 02/07/2009I had one for two weeks but with my large hands sending a sms was frustrating at best. The phone is great until you need to use what almost resembles a keypad! thankfully somebody was dumb enough to steal it. Nice try nokia but no cigar with this one! I might consider the N78 MkII (with new improved keypad) Rating: Reviewed by ahmed on 25/06/2009 a very powerfull phone considering its size the keys need getting used to but has good sat nav and wi fi, the fm transmitter is great Rating: Reviewed by Asiya on 22/06/2009 I cant agree with this 'review', why u wrote this awful things???its really good phone!!! Rating: Reviewed by Megan on 15/06/2009 Phone in AWFUL! Really slow...crashes and freezes ALL the time. Photo gallery is confussing. Has a good memory. Just SOOOO slow! The half of the keypad has stopped working so if I get stuck I have to turn it off...same if I write something in a message. Also the sound has gone. So when I have it set on General I still can't hear it ringing...it sometimes doesn't allow calls and when it does let them through I press the green button and it rejects the call anyway! DO NOT GET IT!!!! Rating: Reviewed by Zahier on 10/06/2009 This phone is quite a frustrating thing to use.The ringtone changes everyday and it takes very long to start up.Also it takes long to open simple applications such as messaging.I donot recommend that any1 buy this phone.As for the keypad-Lets not go there!!! Rating: Reviewed by Safeer on 03/06/2009 We are not happy with model. Hard to use thw keypad. And so much problems. Pleaes dont go for N78. Rating: Reviewed by ziggy on 14/05/2009 This phone is great, i love it!!! Rating: Reviewed by Awat Salamee on 13/05/2009 I love my mobile N78 but how can I add Iraq Map? Rating: Reviewed by Krishna Chaitanya on 09/05/2009 Excellent phone.I bought it on January 1st this year.I didn't get any problems as of now as for the software is concerned.Best in its class as far as my knowledge goes Rating: Reviewed by Stuart D. on 06/05/2009 I hate this phone with a vengeance. The keypad is hopeless to use. I can never seem to unlock the keypad at first go and when I do get it on it switches back off after max 60 secs. lately I had to return it because I could not switch it off without removing the battery. I got it replaced with a new phone(O2 contract) but unfortunately I was forced to take the same model. Now the media function is malfunctioning so back to the shop. I hate it, I hate it, I hate it. If I cannot change it this time with o2 I may give up the last 9 months of contract and buy a very cheap fit for purpose phone. Unfortunately your rating scale bottoms out at 1 star ... I would give it less. Rating: Reviewed by manan on 03/05/2009 Happy now not to listen to your recommendation (N95 or something), saved up a lot, and I found this phone perfect. I don't know if there are some "made in China" ones, which have problem with Keypad, while in mine "made in Finland" one, I don't have any problem at all in typing. My fingers are normal though. Rating: Reviewed by Shane doyle on 02/05/2009 Ok i understand the button problem, but like anything giving time, you can get used to. Frankly i never seen the buttons a problem until i started reading the reviews. For the 1st time yesterday i met a woman who had the phone, actually another person who had the phone i had and they said the same thing. For me its the best phone i've ever had. Like everything in life, i don't seek perfection but reliability, especially in electronics. Other phones have let me down except the n78. Plus the n95 is too big, so a little button problem is a small sacrifice for size. Rating: Reviewed by Densen on 25/04/2009 This phone is not that great, espesially with the firmware that came with mine - v12.046, and i had to debrand my phone to get a firmware upgrade to v21.002 because vodafone havent released an update for it since August last year...needless to say I wont be renewing my Vodafone contract. The buttons are not that good, too small, the softkeys are horrid, the plastic creaks as you press them. The naviwheel is not good either too easy to press a direction button when you want to press the centre and vice versa. It's really amazing Nokia is churning out phones with such poor keypads in the modern era. In use call quality is excellent though, voices are nice and clear. The camera is decent as well. This phone could have been great but packaging has basically let it down big-time. I'm giving it 3 stars because it works a lot better with the updaded firmware, but be warned if you get one through Vodafone you cant update the firmware unless you debrand it. Vodafone gets 1 star for customer service. Overall though the phone is a missed opportunity, if they had put a bit more effort into the keypad and case materials they would have a far more attractive phone. Rating: Reviewed by ami on 13/04/2009 really bad phone... the keypad especially. although the the features are gr8. I bought this phone about 2 months back, and about 1 month after the keypad stopped working. I gave it to nokia care and they took 25 days to replace the keypad. now the phone looks like 2 year old phone :( Rating: Reviewed by Fred on 10/04/2009 I´m from Brazil. First of all, sorry the bad english. I thougt you would be curious about the hype of this phone down the hemysphere. Before I read this review I was planning to buy the N78, but after reading I was disapointed. I changed my mind to N95. So I went to store. The result: I bought the N78. The reasons: In my contry, N78 costs about U$333,00 Sim free. The Nokia N95 costs about U$540,00 and the N95 8GB costs U$750,00. The N95 is around twice the price!!! So I gave a chance to N78. The keypad is really bad, but is not a impossible mission. The camera is worse than N95, but is very good. And it have a FM transmiter! So, do you agree that I should pay twice or more the price to get a N95 just because of the keypad??? It is almost as good as N95! I do not regret of what I´ve done, and after all I´m enjoying N78 a lot. My friends say "cool phone! It has everything!". And wherever I go people ignores the N95 around (lots have it in my country because of an expensive mobile contract tha gives it for free), and all the attentions focus on the N78! It IS a good phone after all. The keypad just is a conclusion that "nothing in this world is perfect". Buy N78, I recommend. (Personal opinion: The design is much better in hands. It is awesome. People call N95 the "Brick" and N78 the "Future phone") Rating: Reviewed by Bruno Vieira on 06/04/2009 Hi all, i bought this fone on friday vodafone pt locked, set me back 125 euros, and i must say the keypad is excelent, there are imense features that i use more namely wi-fi, at home and outside, i cannot give more recomendations to this fone, because its a great machine, i bought it and i don't regret it one bit. Good Work NOKIA Rating: Reviewed by LEE on 05/04/2009 VERY EXCELLENT SMART PHONE Rating: Reviewed by skander on 03/04/2009 poor poor poor poor poooooooooooooooor Rating: Reviewed by vijay kumawat on 01/04/2009 really a nice phone, keypad is also good, don't pay attention on silly comments Rating: Reviewed by mrunal on 01/04/2009 well its a fantastic piece to use and the key pad is not much of a bother to me Rating: Reviewed by Mark Ferris on 25/03/2009 I think the keyboard is great and all the other functions are brilliant too. Only downside is power saving mode which refuses to keep backlight on for any more than 2 seconds. I would give this phone five stars if it actually made phone calls so the person on the other end could actually hear me! When it does work there is a very bad buzzing on the line. It is now in repair for the fourth time, twice I sent it to a Nokia authorised service centre, all they did is flash the firmware. I have taken it back to Carphone Warehouse for the second time, I don't expect it will keep working next time I get it back and I will be expecting a new phone next time it goes wrong, it is only 6 months old and it started going wrong about a month after I bought it. Not fit for purpose I would say. Unfortunately I now have little confidence in this model and would prefer not to get it back at all! Rating: Reviewed by rahul biswas. on 22/03/2009 its a damn good piece.im just enjoying it.as far as its keypad is concerned,i jus wanna tel u, use ur finger not ur head,u'll hv no problem.its d best smart phone at this price. Rating: Reviewed by Joy on 20/03/2009 Ive been using this phone for a few months now and cannot get used to the keypad. Thought initially it was me (and I have tiny fingers!), but both my daughter and son hate using this phone too. I have always used Nokia phones and this is the only one I have any trouble with. Have to wait another year to upgrade so have gone back to using my old Nokia. What to do with the N78? Bin it probably! Rating: Reviewed by AHMED on 19/03/2009 This is the best phone I See, It had the best 3.2 camera. Rating: Reviewed by AhmadNawaz on 17/03/2009 I think its an average phone with good specification, but the phone display is really disappointed. I think 6500slide(although 40s) is better than n78 Rating: Reviewed by Ramiz on 11/03/2009 Hello Its Ramiz From Pakistan Nokia N-78 is good looking handset but me also hear that their is big software problem and phone become hang and hanged but i like it so much due to 3.5 mm audio lead Rating: Reviewed by Bruvhound on 06/03/2009 I have been trying too think of a nice way to sum up what is wrong with my N78, having just read your main review I have to say you have hit the nail on the head everything you said about the keyboard is totally correct Nokia hopefullyu will take notice and never try to produce another phone using the same keypad. In a word RUBBISH ! Rating: Reviewed by NOKIBIZA on 03/03/2009 It is the best phone i have ever had. It does everything. Incredible! Rating: Reviewed by Namrita liza on 01/03/2009 Its a damn gud fone...Nt that much bad...wat is writen here....Some1 might showed them CHINESE NCKIA N78 in place of Original thats y they r gving only 1 star....Is m rite??? Rating: Reviewed by Peter on 25/02/2009 Lets be absolutely clear - this N78 is a masterpiece and I cannot understand why some of these reviews are so negative. I have always had business Nokia phones for many years and wanted a larger screen model to replace my 1 year old E51. My other prime requirements was solid battery life and in the N78, it regularly gives 4 to 5 days usage before I top up. The key board took a little while to master but I can text one handed just as competently as before so no worries there. If people take the time to experiment with all the fantastic features, including the camera, it rewards you with satisfying results. The styling is ultra cool and never fails to get inquisitive comments. The SatNav is rapid and accurate as is the FM radio transmitter and the Internet radio. The stereo speakers are a little tinny but with the FM transmitter you can play music on a Hi Fi or even in the car. I guess those with locking up problems are running too many applications at once - take ti me and exit non essential apps properly and you wont have an issue. Call performance and quality are outstanding even using Fring / SIP internet calls via Wi Fi. Outstanding kit Rating: Reviewed by amee on 22/02/2009 when i saw this phone i immediately fell in love wit it....... until i GOT it. i regret it..(enough said, its a NO! NO!) Rating: Reviewed by Hean Chan Sovina on 18/02/2009 Nokia N78, for me it's ok most of the points but not at all. Did you ever notice about how to release the back cover? It's a bite hard and if you don't care when u want change u(sim care) it'll broken. On the other hand, all the antenna is at it cover if u wanna chage it'll be seriouse. Rating: Reviewed by David Kitchen on 18/02/2009 I must say I agree with you're initial rating 1 star. The phone itself looks good, screen is very clear. Excellent camera. I need a phone that acts as a phone. The buttons only respond when they feel like it. When navigating around the features like contacts it fails to save updated information. When you press back it takes you all the way out to your screensaver. I tried to transfer data from my old phone using the switch facility, described in the book as fantastic way of moving all your old contact details. I tried it and it transferred 1 number. Ironically it was my home number, probably the only one I knew off by heart. I have set my alarm as a wake up Mon to Fri. The first 2 weeks it was fine. Last week it turned itself off. I reset it and same again this week, making me late for work. I have checked all the settings and they are fine, go to the alarm screen and it says no alarm set! As I said the phone looks great and has a really good camera. If this is worth 1 star then so be it. I'm sending this back and going back to my faithful Nokia 6300 Rating: Reviewed by Steve on 16/02/2009 This phone is not worthy of any stars. I have had 2 so far pack up on me. The keypad is a joke and actually the keys on my second phone had randon functions so sometimes you accept a call with the green button and it rejects it. Selecting loudspeaker always disconnects the phone. FM transmitter freezes my phone so I have to take the battery off. DO NOT DO NOT DO NOT DO NOT buy this phone. Anyone who gives it more than 1 star works for Nokia or has a vested interest, IT IS THE WORST PHONE IN THE WORLD I HAVE EVER OWNED. I will go back to Samsung or Sony. PS I HATE THIS PHONE Rating: Reviewed by Marcek6 on 12/02/2009 The phone is overall sweet and very capable. You almost dont need a computer no more. But I think the speakers are terribly catastrophic. A huge disappointment. My previous phone was Nokia 6233. Rating: Reviewed by Cameron on 09/02/2009 This is da best phone ever guys !!!its camera is great & the speakers r top clas7 !! so go 4 it .They keypad is great nd i have big fingers nd its not hard 2 use.Nokia's best eva Rating: Reviewed by Xander on 07/02/2009 Hey all, i just recieve an upgrade for my N78, i'm not sure you can download this, i got my upgrade Over the air, (this is probably gonna cost me alot) it toyour phoneok around 2 - 3 mins to download then it shut down. when i turned it back on is said 'installing' which took a long time maybe 10 -25 mins (don't install if you need to use ) after that every thing was working i even on a FM Transmitter logo (i bought my phone from Calais, France coz it was cheaper there uk) so i can now use the Fm Transmitter. the upgrade fixes every possible defect. i was very surprised when i saw the time and date when my phone was locked. all in all Nokia has done well. Rating: Reviewed by daw on 06/02/2009 urm,reviewer,i think you should not say that this phone has a dysfunctional keypad,because it does not..it just needs getting used to..and you should not just think about your own personal taste because you are making the review for the people..i really felt down after you said those things to such a powerful smartphone..since i have a n78..no offense ok..to me,this phone is just perfect the way it is Rating: Reviewed by G R Owen on 04/02/2009 I never write reviews but had to for this phone. Within the first week of buying this phone, I was saying countless times out loud "I hate this phone". Here are the problems: 1/ It's so slow! I find that I am always a key push ahead of the phone's ability to catch up, so I end up going in to applications I didn't want to. This means I have to do everything at the slow speed of the phone. So annoying. 2/ The cancel or back button is the same as the online function. So when fustrated that you have gone in to the wrong application for the zillionth time and press cancel, ther's no reaction, the phone catches up by which time you have pressed the cancel button again to find you go through to the internet. 3/ When you get message from a number you don't know and save the number under a contact name, it doesn't update the message list with the new contact name, it just keeps the old number in there. 4/ Viewing internet on this phone is awful. Scrolling function is POOR! I am unfortunately locked in to a contract for 12 months, how I am going to survive I don't know. DON'T MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE! 2/ Rating: Reviewed by Khaled on 21/09/2008 Nice phone Rating: Reviewed by ravi pratap on 09/06/2008 NOKIA N 78 looks smart and beatiful... it has got superb display, excel sound with stereo speakers and good cam.. price is little higher..if and when it cuts price by 20 p.c. it could be a excel buy. Rating: Reviewed by mixern on 12/02/2008 This is a cool smartphone! It has 3.2 mpx camera, FM transmitter and much more cool things! Rating: Consumer Reviews from other websites (100 reviews)Nokia N78 Reviews at Mobile Phones UK (100 reviews)Nokia N78 LinksNokia N78
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