Nokia N75 Phone (AT&T) Reviews

• Best 3g Phone AT&T has to offer

  
  By A30ANJVT9H9572 on 2007-06-12
  The first thing you should do when you get this phone is change the packet data from "when available" to "when needed".
  This is done by going to settings-->config-->connection-->packet data
  This will solve the battery complaints posted by others. I can get ~2.5 days on a single charge.
  
  I have had 3 long weeks to use and abuse the features of this phone.
  
  Size wise: If you have a problem putting this phone in your pocket, get some looser fitting pants. People are probably seeing more than your phone bulging if this is the case.
  
  Buttons: The whole keypad is spacious including the D-pad. I have large hands and find the tactility of the buttons to be high and are very easy for texting. The keypad buttons even tilt a little and make it easy to slide your hand around during fast texting/e-mailing.
  
  Camera: Not a strong point. In some situations there is a green tint to the photos. The camera works best outside in sunlight and will produce pictures acceptable for a 5x7 with no green tint.
  
  Operating system: Strong point of this phone big time. The Symbian S60 OS is the most customizable OS I have ever seen. Honestly, if there is something you want to customize you can probably do it. It may take a few days to get used to Symbian S60 but after that you won't look back. The availability of 3rd party programs is endless. I recommend Smart2go & Handy Alarm. Don't tell AT&T but this is actually a smartphone and has all the PIM features you need. Syncs with Outlook much easier/faster than Activesync and Windows mobile. It is also very easy to setup your e-mail accounts on the phone.
  
  Media features: A pop-port to 3.5 or 2.5mm headphone jack is available online for $5-8, or Nokia's version for a bit more. It is worth the investment because the media player + a 2gb MicroSD has replaced my iPod nano. AT&T left Nokia's Music player on the phone and it is the best phone media player I have ever used. The built in speakers are loud, I mean insanely loud. I can turn it to 11 and it will drown out the TV and hurt my ears from 5 feet away. Once adjusting the EQ the sound quality improves. They are slighty tinny but not as bad as you expect.
  
  Screens: Both screens are amazing. The inside screen is very crisp and does not wash out in direct sunlight. The outside is very functional and often times allows me to not flip open the phone for a lot of features.
  
  Web: Use Nokia's web browser and not the Media Net one. It is a full feature browser and displays webpages just like a computer. It does not go to the mobile phone web but the actual web. Very amazing and far superior to Mobile IE.
  
  Call Quality: Very clear and have yet to drop a call. I found myself calling people just to hear the call quality the first few days. I couldn't believe the clarity. Speakerphone is very loud via those little speakers on the back.
  
  I would recommend this phone for anyone looking for a phone with some PDA functionality. The multimedia features just add to the functionality of the Symbian OS.
  
  Every phone has its flaws and I find this phone to possess very few after fixing the battery issue and customizing it a bit.
  
  

• Ehh...

  
  By A13PJOSPMW65CW on 2007-06-06
  I ordered this phone a month back and just received it a few days ago.
  
  I bought it mainly for the 3G connection and the fact that it's an Nseries phone.
  
  I came from a Nokia 6230 which is a fairly small candy bar style phone so going to a bigger flip phone like the N75 is a big step.
  
  I did use a 6102i or whichever free phone cingy had at the time and my gripes are basically compared to those two phones.
  
  HATE:
  - Sim card access. I don't know if there's another way to do this but once you insert that SIM card, you have to have a child take it out. Almost impossible for me to grab and pull out.
  - Speakerphone is really low and almost inaudible even with the volume cranked up
  - Vibrate on the phone is really... mild. If it's in your pocket, you probably won't feel it. Especially if you're on the train, for example.
  - Long boot up compared to the two non Symbian phones I had.
  - very annoying pop port .. i didn't think it would be an issue but if you have to hold the phone with two hands to insert your headset... annoying.
  - no emoticons on txt messages??!!
  - to reply to a txt you have to hit options->reply->via txt msg. Why can't i just hit reply and go straight to the txt box?
  - zoom on phone takes f o r e v e r.
  - where is the STOPWATCH and COUNTDOWN TIMER?!
  - fingerprints/face prints get xfrd to phone easily
  
  - my battery life : internet use only on/off = 4-6 hours with 2 10min calls and 6hours standby; MobiRadio on speaker, continuous = 1.5hours; mixed internet, mobiradio, regular radio, phone calls, text messaging, tinkering with phone= 6 hours or so. All hours est from full charge to when the batt just dies. Includes intermittent standbys and where I just look through the phone.
  
  The charger is now tethered to my hip.
  
  
  Like:
  - really soft and big keys
  - ability to move around the files/ folders
  - Nice big screen
  - Video (choppy and pixelated but it will do)
  
  
  will con't as the months pass.....
  
  **
  UPDATE:
  
  -battery life has improved significantly. I still use it 13hrs a day but I now charge just once a day. And i use it more.
  
  -I also bought this primarily as an MP3 player and I'm having the same problem that I had with the 6230. The shuffle is not really a shuffle. I have about 200 songs in there and it insists on playing the same songs over and over every 10th-15th song... it seems to loop to songs I've heard already every single time.
  
  -I use the HS-31 headset that I had before and the volume is just really low. I have to roll the windows up in my car in order to carry a conversation. I thought it was just the speakerphone that had a low volume. The bluetooth earpiece was loud, though.
  
  -And finally, 3G. I found no discernable difference between EDGE and the 3G networks while downloading video or viewing webpages. Maybe it loaded up a page a few seconds faster but that was about it. Mobiradio still buffered every now and then in 3G networks so that was surprising as well.
  
  I'm still going to keep the phone, though.
  
  

• I'm totally satisfied

  
  By A1EE6LQS3OPY6R on 2007-08-22
  I'll start off by saying that I am NOT a phone junkie. I normally just pick up whatever phone is free when I renew my service contract. There was a fantastic deal on this phone and it offered so much that I decided to put in a couple of bucks to pick it up.
  
  I use the phone as a phone - rarely use the internet and had no interest in using it as an MP3 player. That said, I have uploaded a number of MP3s to this phone to use as ring tones and was surprised by how great they sounded. The speakers are loud and the songs sound great.
  
  The call quality is amazing - best on any mobile phone I've ever used or owned. When calls come in, it does a great job of minimizing background noise (I was in a very loud environment and my husband called me - he commented on how clear my call was and that he couldn't even hear the background noise.)
  
  I love how easy it is to manage minor tasks without flipping the phone open. The screen is stunning, the menus are quick and responsive. I charge the phone every 2 or 3 days (again, I'm not using the internet, camera, mp3 player or games very frequently, but I do use them on occasion.) I lock the keypad and have not had issues with anything starting up and running on its own yet. While I appreciate blue tooth technology, I'm happy that this phone also has the option for a port for a Nokia wire headset so there are even fewer worries about draining batteries. I do sync my phone up with Outlook - this phone seems to sync much better than any other phone I have previously owned.
  
  Overall, I'm very satisfied with this phone and I would recommend it to others who are looking for a phone that happens to have some other cool features.
  
  
  
  

• N75 -- Unfulfilled Potential

  
  By A3PND2VASAOZZD on 2007-06-25
  I really had high hopes for this phone, but was ultimately disappointed. I have been a loyal Nokia guy for years and looked forward to my first smartphone. More than that I wanted a combo phone/music player and the N75 seemed to fit the bill. I was skeptical about going from candy bar to flip phone, but I figured so long as I could voice dial (you can) and answer (you can't) without opening the phone, that would be fine.
  
  But, in the end, this phone failed because of shortcomings of the music player implementation and poor battery life. Sadly, I will be looking for another phone.
  
  DESIGN:
  Pros:
  + Gorgeous displays in and out.
  + Outside display seems to have all the right info (especially when using the music player).
  + Great number keypad with large keys and excellent tactile feel.
  Cons:
  + Navigation keys are too flat. I often hit the wrong key sending myself off to distant parts of the OS or canceling out in the middle of a task. After a while I got this down and this complaint faded.
  + Battery cover held in place by hair trigger release. Cover often came off when I pulled the phone from my pocket
  
  MENUS and O/S:
  Pros:
  + Symbian 60 OS opens up a world of possibilities - more than I had a chance to really sample.
  + Highly customizable menus enabled through obtuse menu trees.
  Cons:
  + Power hungry OS.
  
  PHONE:
  Pro's:
  + Great call quality, great speaker phone, both with plenty of volume.
  + Can make calls with the cover closed using voice dialing.
  Cons:
  + Can't answer the phone with the cover closed - soft keys are available to silence or decline the call, but not to answer on speakerphone. What a shame because I can do this on my wife's Nokia 6126 and this makes a flip phone much more convenient.
  + Easily paired up with bluetooth headset (but NOT stereo bluetooth)
  
  CAMERA:
  Pros:
  + Take pictures with phone open or closed, includes a flash. Serviceable image management on the phone (delete, view, etc)
  Cons:
  + Shutteer laaaag, mediocre image quality for 2 mp camera.
  
  MUSIC PLAYER:
  Pros:
  + Really nice music player app with great controls.
  + Sounds pretty good on phone's little speakers.
  + Controls on outside cover are great.
  + Includes an equalizer.
  
  Cons (the dealbreakers for me):
  + NO STEREO BLUETOOTH - I know that this advertised on the web site, but it is a misprint as confirmed by calls to Cingular and Nokia. Nokia says the required A2DP profile will be available in a firmware update, but they won't tell you when.
  + No 3.5 mm headset jack. You have to deal with Nokia's proprietary POP port, which takes up 1/3 of the left side of the phone and requires an adapter to work a 3.5mm headset. The POP cord/adapter is difficult to insert correctly and is aptly named POP port because of how easily it pops out -- I have lots of Nokia experience here.
  + Nokia Music Manager 2.0 PC software for transferring music crashed often in XP and did not recognize memory on my phone (tried two different brands of sd cards) Thankfully the included Windows Media Player driver worked well and transfers went smoothly with both cards.
  
  BATTERY LIFE: (more dealbreakers)
  Very poor; phone gobbles power like a Hummer towing a tank. Combo of small battery and hungry O/S and displays kills batteries fast. I really couldn't get more than 1 ½ hrs of talk time a day out of this, and that's without a bluetooth headset. Yes, I followed all the web advice about setting data to "as needed" setting. If you really want to use this as a smart phone: email, web, PIM and phone, then you better carry spare batteries.
  
  
  

• Comparison Review by SPECS & FEATURES to other MUSIC PHONES

  
  By A7HH5HE1U3CO1 on 2007-05-04
  Here's why it gets five stars based, again, on its SPECS and FEATURES, and compared to hands on experience with Sony Ericsson's latest w810i, LG CU500, Samsung SYNC and Mot's KRAZR:
  
  It's made by the most trusted cell phone manufacturer - Nokia
  
  It doesn's cost $500 bucks, like the ipod/cingular entry will next month. It's $50 bucks through Amazon/Cingular.
  
  It has stereo bluetooth transmissions (A2DP). w810 does not-most other cell phone music players do not, though they do have bluettooth, they are not stereo bluetooth enabled
  
  N75 has the latest version of bluetooth, 2.0, allowing for multiple items to paired simultaneously, and hopefully creating better connections than bluetooth 1.2, which the other music phones have.
  
  It has exterior music controls that are bigger and easier to operate than than the LG CU500, Samsung SYNC and especially the MOT Krazr verizon version (which are not buttons but which you slide your fingers across. They look cool, but are repeatedly by many users, hard to operate)
  
  It's exterior controls allow you to start the MP3 player without opening the clamshell.
  
  It's exterior display shows a playlist in a lateral fashion, like a streaming stock market ticker, making for intuitive use of the exterior playlist scroll button (positioned laterally and directing you as a backward/forward button which it doubles as within play mode of a song). CU500 has this scroll function, as does sync and perhaps the others, but on that small exterior display its setup for a vertical scroll on a harder to use, horizontally oriented button.
  
  There is an an eight band graphic equalizer that lets you set each frequency range manually to your taste, allows you to create presets of these settings and which allows you to take one of the equalizers other standard settings and customize and save it (you want more base on the preset pop music setting? add it and save and you still have the phones original pop setting as well)
  
  N75 has a 2 mp camera; a step up from cu500's 1.3 and beating or matching Sync, Krazr, w810
  
  The N75 camera is oriented just like a digital camera, besting the cu500 and others, or matching the others.
  
  The interior display measures 2.4 inches, bigger than candybar displays on others.
  
  The memory card, which music lovers will likely swap with frequency, is on the phones exterior. CU500's is behind the battery and really does require the use of tweezers or needlenose pliers to get it out. Ball point pens don't even do it on the cu500.
  
  AN IMPORTANT CAUTION:
  
  While the N75 is rated for a 2 gigabyte micro sd memory card, as is the cu500, and the others, the other phones will not read 2 gb cards, but usually read the 1 gb cards well.
  If N75 reads a 2 gb memory card, it's a hands down winner because you won't have to swap out cards so often. Remember, its the memory capacity from one mp3 player and ipod to the next that you pay more money for.
  
  
• My Two Cents Worth
  By A1QWVSCS22MMX0 on 2007-06-15
  I had the N75 about two weeks and here is my report:
  o I find the loose-fitting lid an irritant. Maybe other(')s don't.
  o Mine doesn't make any funny internal sounds.
  o Mine doesn't get hot.
  o Mine doesn't drop calls.
  o No stero bluetooth.
  o Mine seems to do a good job of voice recognition.
  o It bluetooths to my Moto H500 quickly, and the voice recognition works
  fine there also.
  o The surface does soak up finger prints.
  o The display screens are spectacular.
  o I like the large buttons on the key pad.
  o Large screen, large buttons = large phone, I guess.
  o The battery goes flat pretty fast (one day), but I'm constantly
  playing with the phone. Maybe when the newness wears off, It'll
  do better.
  o The pop-port is a pain; also, they should have put it on the top
  or bottom.
  o Transferring pictures, music and application using the pop-port
  is a breeze. It's quicker than screwing with the microSD.
  o Speaker are loud enough.
  o Being able to load different application is neat.
  o The pictures seem plenty sharp for a 2 Mega-pixel. If you blow them
  up, they become pixelated (see submitted pictures).
  o I'm going to keep it and hope for a battery solution, or learn to
  live with it.
  
  
  
  
• Best 'phone' available through a US carrier....
  By A26NVO11ITKIOP on 2007-05-04
  Europe and Asia put us to shame when it comes to carrier-offered phones. If we want a really good, do-it all phone in the US, the only way to go is unlocked, which usually means getting one sans-warranty. This is the first phone I have seen which has a feature-set to match most high-end phones available unlocked...amazing screen, excellent expansion options (both in memory and applications), very high-speed data connections - for e-mail, for web browsing, for sending mms messages - excellent build quality (Motorola will never touch Nokia in this). Quad-band, so it will work anywhere where there is a GSM signal. Props to Cingular/AT&T for finally bringing the goodness to the US.
  
  
• Nokia - Terrible Service & Quality for Audio Devices
  By A1RXXJQTRSY2Z1 on 2007-07-16
  Nokia produces so many high end multimedia phones but provides almost Zero accessory support for audio headsets.
  
  When I went to my local cell phone store to buy a headphone adapter for my Nokia phone. I was told by the salesperson that I would have to buy the parts and build my own! When I looked online for one I found the same information.
  I would have to build my own from parts.
  Is this Nokia's customer service?
  
  First of all my N75 does Not have stereo bluetooth capability. How is this possible for such a costly phone? After contacting Nokia July 2007 I was told they would Never offer an upgrade for the N75. It will never have stereo Bluetooth. You will always have to use a wired headset for listening to music.
  
  Second.
  I was disappointed to find that a stereo headset is Not included with my new phone at all. For such a costly phone that is advertised as a versatile audio player, to not have a stereo headset included is far below a company like Nokia.
  
  Third.
  This phone only has a proprietary 'pop port' that only allows for use of a poorly made Nokia headphone. I can't use an earbud headphone because it hurts my ear. Further, I have been universally told that all Nokia headphone units produce poor quality sound.
  
  Fourth.
  The ONLY 'pop port' to standard headphone adapter ever made is NOT available anywhere. NOBODY carries it, anywhere. Further, what I have seen of this non-existent unit shows poor design. It's bulky, with a big square connector box.
  
  After purchasing this expensive phone from Nokia with the idea that it could be used to listen to music. I am left with NO options for a usable headphone unit. ?!?
  
  I am forced now to buy a soldering iron, a 3.5mm female mini-jack and an HDS-3 headset and make my own 'pop-port' to standard headphone jack adapter. Which is the only way to be able to use a Quality headphone unit that does not cause pain to my ears.
  
  I haven't been able to find the following information anywhere. Is the HDS-3 headphone unit's 'pop-port' connector compatible with the N75 phone? I can't even tell which headphone units are compatible. I found that Nokia data cables are not cross compatible between phone models, so I'm not sure about headphones. I have E-mailed Nokia customer support.
  
  It's pathetic that Nokia can't use standardized USB and 3.5mm female mini-jacks for their phones. Why make it so hard on customers? Just for a little more profit?
  
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  I was also disappointed about the Symbian software on this phone.
  
  s60 version 3 is not backward compatible with s60 v.1 or v.2
  Most software so far has been made for v.2 and don't expect many to port to v.3
  
  The layout and design of the menu system is chaotic and jumbled with very little option for customization. In the end the best you can do to customize the menu system layout of the phone leaves one with a frankenstein like system. Better than the original layout, but still extremely annoying. Half of the total menu options on the entire system are designed to access private and general 'Pay' internet services. I have no interest in using this phone for internet. But I am forced to leave all these menu options on the phone.
  
  I guess from all I have heard I expected more from Symbian & Nokia (ironically Symbian is produced by Nokia).
  
  I won't be buying another phone from Nokia.
  
  
• realy nice
  By AE0XB8ZBN1BXZ on 2007-08-06
  i got this phone 2 weeks ago i really like it just took couple of days to get it figured out internet is really fast esp w 3g conn. the only bad part about it is (thats why 4 stars) did not come w/ a headset that was kinda cheap and the headset is not easy to find.other than that its a really nice phone.
  by the way i upgraded from sony erricson w810i i think the camera is alot better on the sony even though they're both 2 mega pixel.
  
  upgrade 09/01/2007
  
  this phone is pretty good, battery life is mmmmm kinda pffft 3G is awesome, camera is NOT GOOD for being a 2MP sony erricson is alot better.
  
  on the W810 i had i used to take pics take my mem card out stick in the printer and print and the pics came out awesome on the N75 you have to edit your pics for better quality.
  
  upgrade 12/09/2007 guys guess what ?
  
  i switched back to my sony erricson w810i
  the nokia n75 cons
  
  battery life
  camera quality
  ease of use
  music player
  memory card
  
  the best thing about N75 is the 3G other than that its below average
  
  i made a mistake getting this phone.
  
  
• Great Basic N-Series Phone
  By AL19XG0PW9UH8 on 2007-05-10
  If you have owned other older nokia's, pre N-series, then you will love this phone. Its everything the old phones were, durable, easy to use, with basic to premium functionality and low cost.
  
  This phone is always compared to the N-95 which is ridiculous. this want meant to be the super phone, it was designed for a above average consumer who wants the nokia style phone with some premium fucntionality.
  
  Pro's
  > The camera is great, for a camera-phone, 2MP ain't bad for the spur of the moment pics.
  > The screens are amazing with vibrant colors and smooth transitions. the whole OS and software is beautiful.
  > Great Music - The music can be played with the phone closed, its easy to use, equalizer, playlists, etc. Easy to use too.
  > Memory card - You can insert a microSD card giving this phone up to 2GB of memory for all your music, pics, backup, video, etc.
  > Under $200 for a smart phone! iPhone will be over $500 and with nokia you know its gonna last.
  > Solid Casing, it feels strong and durable, like it will last. Similar size to the Razor but more class, strength and functionality.
  > So far my 3rd party apps all work well - gmail, google maps, opera...not to many pop-ups asking for permission....lots of memory for all the apps you wish.
  
  Cons
  > The biggest complaint i have is that you can just use your standard headphones with the phone. But for $30 you can buy the adapter that lets you use any standard headphones, but they should just have a standard headphone port.
  > my bluetooth headeset(jabra 250) hasn't worked too well thus far. doesn't react to the phone as my old nokia did (6102i). But it seems to be working better lately, not sure if its an incompatibility issue or what.
  > Voice-recognition - so far its worthless - it can read your contacts names but it nevers gets what i said right. i liked the voice tags they had on my old nokia 6102i. this issue could be associated with my bluetoth headset as thats when i use the speed voice dialing.
  
  
• i LOVE this phone
  By A2814486ZW6122 on 2007-08-01
  Once again, for some reason, Cingular got it all wrong.
  
  They called this phone a 'Music Phone' and doomed it to a limited release.
  
  Lucky for us, this means we get to profit from it! I got this phone for $9.98 at Amazon (they even threw in free standard shipping) and get unlimited internet on this SMARTPHONE for only $19.99/mo (MediaMax200 plan, also includes 200 txt and 200 multimedia and unlimited Cingular Video); most SMARTPHONEs in Cingular's lineup require a much higher cost PDA package, but since they think this is a 'Music Phone' you can use the standard package....
  
  Also, as this is only a 'Music Phone', it is fully covered under their insurance package, most other phones equivalent to this one are completely non-covered.
  
  Now, for the phone itself:
  
  PROS:
  
  ~ Looks ~ I get a LOT of comments on it, very conservative, but can be made very playful very easily. Nokia N75 colorful abstract Gel skin n75-g5
  
  ~ Main Screen ~ Absolutely beautiful, huge screen, and can be seen even in direct sunlight well enough to read. Even works in landscape mode.
  
  ~ Flip Screen ~ As good as most of the screen on the INSIDE of other cell phones, and can actually be used to read txt messages, as the camera viewfinder, calender, and music player... very very cool.
  
  ~ External Buttons ~ All very functional, and cover a wide spectrum of use without bothering to open the cover... I can, for example, completely reset my camera settings from here.
  
  ~ Internet ~ Surf the full internet (not the Wap Version) on a flip phone, and do it without paying iPhone prices? Incredible.
  
  ~ Symbian ~ The operating system is smooth, fast, and secure... more importantly, I have found very useful applications all over the place for free.
  
  ~ Everything Else ~ Simply put, I could go on forever, text messaging is fast, camera is excellent, has BOTH bluetooth and infrared, and has it all in a package only slightly thicker than a RAZR. Most importantly, not only is this phone completely customizable (even the fonts) but all of these features are simple to use! On the RAZR V3xx, for example, try using Voice Dialing... you have to hit the button, say 'voice dial', then say the name, then 'yes'.... here, I hit the button, bark out the name, and it dials... just like it was meant to.
  
  CONS:
  
  Nothing is perfect, but this is close...
  
  ~ Battery Life ~ If you play a game for an hour or so, then text message some friends, spend some time on the phone, and play around on the internet (be an average power user), you will need to charge this phone EVERY NIGHT... might even spend some time with it dead in your pocket. This ONLY happens to power users, if you are buying this as a phone, you will have no problems.
  
  ~ Stereo Bluetooth ~ Phone did not come with Stereo Bluetooth support, which was stated by the company as due to the release time constraints, and is supposed to come out in a firmware update... no idea when.
  
  All in all? This phone is a must... I can't wait for them to announce the firmware update, and, even though I like a thin phone, I would have much preferred a larger battery in this. Even with those issues, there is no other phone on the market that I would rather have for the money, and even beats out many much more expensive phones as well.
  
  
• Best 3G Phone at Cingular/AT&T
  By A3BZMEV9IUWPI on 2007-05-18
  I've been using the N75 for a little while and it works great. The screen is amazing. It makes browsing the internet a true pleasure, which says a lot for a flip phone. Also, since it is an N-Series phone it's jam packed with multimedia features. The 2Mp camera looks better than other ones currently in the market and the MP3 player has this cool "stero widening" feature.
  
  Top reasons I love this phone:
  1. 2Mp camera and featues that makes uploading pictures, showing them in a cool slide show with music, transfering them to friends, and whatever else I want do very easy.
  2. Great internet browser. It's 3G(super fast) and has neat browsing tools like going back over several past pages, a mini map to scan quickly over large web pages, and the ability to view every website I've been to.
  3. The call quality is outstanding. It's a Nokia and nobody makes a phone quite a well as they do.
  
  Things I don't like:
  1. I wish it came with a memory card. I've got a lot of music and videos on there and need some space.
  2. I wish it had a 3.5mm jack for headphones, but the adapter works okay and the loudspeaker's pretty loud.
  3. I paid $250 for mine. I'm kicking myself after seeing this deal.
  
  
• Disappointed
  By AXQRIKSUAUUUN on 2007-06-09
  As someone who'd been a die-hard Nokia user for years, I was really looking forward to (finally!) getting a 3G phone from Nokia. However, upon trying it out and using it, I quickly sent it back. Here's why:
  
  - It's too big. Also having come from the 6230 (which was an amazing phone in its own right), this thing was just mammoth. Even folded, you can barely get it into your pocket, and unfolded, it's enormous. Even unfolding it is a chore.
  - It feels cheap. The rubberized plastic coating is destined to rub off, and the battery cover on the back is barely held on by a small plastic tab. While the main numeric keys were large, they don't have any distinctive feel, which makes touch-typing kinda hard. In addition, the D-pad keys are too small and too close to the menu and music keys. I repeatedly went into the music menu when I meant to hit "right."
  - The camera, well, sucks. I took a few pictures in lighted and dim conditions and they were grainy and poorly white balanced. You have to wait too long for the flash to kick in and it's pretty much useless anyway. Add in the fact that the lens is rather stupidly placed on the bottom of the phone, and it's rather disappointing overall.
  - It was too complicated. As others have mentioned here, basic navigation involved too many steps for simple items like replying and whatnot.
  
  As for the battery life, I never even really got that far as the other issues turned me off so much. Considering you have to spend two years with one of these things, you better really like it or just send it back and get something you love. For those that did get this phone, try turning the 3G access from "when available" to "when needed." I've heard that really helps.
  
  I returned this phone (thanks Amazon for a fairly easy return process) and got the Blackberry Curve instead. Love it. I don't even miss the 3G.
  
  
• Don't buy this phone
  By A2KH2RTJGZK5QH on 2007-07-27
  After using this phone for 2 months, I've come to the realization that this unit is seriously flawed:
  - screen blanks out
  - phone shuts off unexpectedly
  - battery gets hot after minimal use.
  
  In addition, I would caution new purchasers to return their phone before the 30-day period. Otherwise, you're stuck with this piece of junk.
  
  
• Cool phone but the battery...ugh!!!
  By A3CCK8B26O7IOI on 2007-08-10
  Just had to return it because the battery life was horrible. Overall, the phone is amazing!! I did what users on this site said to do (changing the 3G setting to as needed instead of when available) but still the battery drained in a matter of hours. I have the KRZR now...not as cool as the N75, but at least the battery is still going.
  
  
• A very nice phone for a very low price
  By A2AGPUWB5WC2F2 on 2007-06-09
  I had to pay just $[...] after mail in rebates for this phone and this phone all the features I want. It syncs up with outlook, has nice internet browser interface and many other nifty features. It also calls out the name entered in the address book when you receive a call. I am very happy with this phone.
  
  Only caution to use is, if you are buying this phone from Amazon, please be prepared to wait for nearly 2 weeks till you get the phone. I think it takes some time for Amazon to pass all your info to cellular company and mail the device after getting an approval.
  
  
• Features packed buggy phone
  By A3OHLF8AZAEQKN on 2007-07-15
  I bought this phone from Amazon cell phone plan promotion. The transaction took a while to complete (about 2 weeks) but I got the phone a week ahead of schedule and at a low price so it was not too bad.
  
  The activation and number transfer went smoothly. The phone works well except for a few annoyances. It has many features that I like such as Bluetooth, web browser, mp3 music player, nice camera, bright display and it is very user friendly and configurable. You can easily load your own ring tones, music & image files and contacts using the included PC software and cable (or just use Bluetooth).
  
  This phone would have been perfect except for a few frustrating bugs (or "features").
  
  If you have to turn the phone off, turning it back on can be a challenge. If you changed certain combination of phone settings (I still don't know what yet), it will error out during restart. Then you will have to press the 3 magic buttons (Talk * End) during power on to reset it. Sometime, it will startup fine but then some menu like "settings->config." won't work. Luckily, this phone has an Off-Line profile that can be used in flight without turning it off. I've found that if the magic buttons are pressed right after the Nokia flash screen and Cingular fire-ball, it will start successfully most of the time. Sometime, taking the battery out before restarting will help.
  
  The phone has about 45Mb of free memory so I tried to use it to listen to a few chapters of audio book at a time then replace them with another set of chapters when I'm done. However, I found that if you play any music file loaded into the phone's internal memory, you will not be able to delete it. The only way to delete it is to do a soft reset (*#7780#) of power off then on (but see above issue).
  
  I'm holding on to the phone hopping that Nokia will release software update to fix these and other issues soon.
  
  UPDATE (08/05/2007):
  
  I have found that the included Nokia PC Suite software works very well. The N75 connects to my PC easily using Bluetooth and I can use Windows Explorer to manage my address book and transfer images, music, ring-tones from/to the phone. I'm very pleased that it just works on WinXP SP2 using CSR Bluecore dongle with the default driver.
  
  I've also used the phone's music player to listen to audio book. I can place it on pause for extended period of time then get back to where I was. I still do have problem deleting files that I've listened but I've found that they can sometime be deleted while viewing them by artist or album.
  
  I've used a Jabra 350 and 620s bluetooth head set with this phone. However the phone does not support stereo so it is mostly good for listening to audio books or talking but not music.
  
  Power wise, I usually charge the phone once every 4 days if I barely used it. I do have to charge it every day that I do a lot of talking or playing music (for more than 2-3 hours).
  
  Here are more features that I've come to like: large buttons, bright screen, predictive text entry, customizable short cut buttons, good reception (I live in weak signal area).
  
  I've come to like the phone more as I figured out how to get around it's quirks.
  
  
  
• it's all true
  By A1SK74JE9P6T2Z on 2007-07-15
  i switched to at&t for the iphone but purchased this phone instead. I wanted to like this phone and hoped the reviews were wrong. They weren't.
  
  First, ATT's "3G" network is VERY SLOW compared to Verizon's (my previous carrier).
  Second, the phone is packed with bugs and quirks. Programs (especially the music player) turn themselves on when the phone is not in use or in your pocket. This eats up battery time. Often, i take the phone out to find the battery dead because of this.
  The camera is ok if you plan to use photoshop to fix your pix or if you like 80's horror movie color.
  
  
  
• 12-2007 A Feature Packed Flip Phone for FREE
  By A3UE6XFXFEATFC on 2007-12-01
  The Nokia N75: 12.01.2007
  
  After doing a lot of research about which phone to get, and after signing a new 2 year contract with AT&T, I chose the Nokia N75 as my cellular companion for the next 2 years. This is obviously a big decision, and I am very much willing to research and wait for the right purchase and price.
  
  Here is how I came to this decision:
  
  My primary requirement for a cell phone purchase is that it foremost functions well and reliably as a PHONE, and any additional features are merely supplementary. The Nokia N75 functions very well as a phone, with good reception, large and comfortable buttons, easy contact management, and intuitive text capabilities. I am not interested in using a miniature QWERTY Keyboard on a small device like a lot of modern phones, and the N75, despite being very advanced, still has a standard keypad.
  
  I was somewhat interested in a phone that had a decent camera to take a quick snapshot when I'm with friends, or when I don't have my nice Digital camera with me. The N75 has a 2 mega pixel camera that takes acceptable photos. It also shoots pretty high quality video w/ sound.
  
  The MP3 Music features are very nice, and the speakers output decent sound, but this feels like more of a novelty to show your friends. I have used it a few times on my own in a quiet room, and it sounds as good as a small laptop. The Phone functions well as an MP3 Player.
  
  The user interface is very intuitive, and the main screen is very crisp and useful. The design of the phone feels very clean and geometric, with an obvious attention to detail from Nokia.
  
  The main reason why this phone is such a great deal, is the fact that you can get it for free here on Amazon, which makes the aforementioned features an incredible deal.
  
  The Battery life, as others have stated, seems to only last a couple days, but I live in a house, so I don't mind taking the 5 seconds to plug my phone into the wall while I sleep. Duh.
  
  It's also manufactured in Finland, which I find pretty neat, since the majority of other phones are manufactured in Asia, which is where the rest of my technology comes from anyways. I have a product from Finland, cool.
  
  This is a great phone with a ton of features, great design, and a great price.
  
  
• great convergence phone
  By A1FONOB4PDNYV5 on 2007-07-27
  I've been a loyal palm user for 6 years now and I've had a Tungsten 3 since they came out. That means I've had a pretty powerful handheld, but no camera or video and no Internet. I've used a V600 by T-mobile along with the palm and that has allowed me to browse the Internet with GPRS (or CSD if I want to save $) and take pictures. That being said, I can now do 95% of what I could before with the N75.
  
  First my experiences that prevent me from giving it 5 stars:
  1) you can't connect to CSD for data connection. This would be great so you could use phone minutes for data. or free minutes for data
  2) The pop port is a bit annoying and I think that the door will eventually fall off. a standard headset port or earphone port and USB would be great (see N76)
  3) a phone with software will have issues. Apparently this is better by far than the experiences of people I know who have smartphone WM5 or treos. But I have had moments where the person on other end cant hear me and I need to restart the phone. Granted I had 5 apps running at the time.
  
  Now the pluses:
  1) did you see number 3! This thing multitasks and does it very well. Much better than Palm ever did.
  2) SIND - speaker independent name dialing, means you don't have to train the phone for voice dialing.
  3) SYNCML - get a scheduleworld account
  
  
  
  
  
• cracked hinges on 2 phones
  By A2OLJI3Z42VSEP on 2007-12-26
  the hinge on this phone is faulty. any type of normal use can easily crack the hinge and of course the manufacturer blames it on usage. i have had wireless phones for 10 years and have never damaged one, two hinges in 3 months gave out on me with this horrible hinge design.
  
  
• A few Caveats, Pop Port a dealbreaker for many
  By A2861AU7VVDJ99 on 2007-05-27
  The reviews here are all positive, so let me temper the mood a bit. I like Nokia phones, but there are some frustrating issues with this phone:
  
  -mediocre image quality (odd lens issues)-- and they stress the camera features in the description
  -mediocre battery life
  -NO headphone jack, Yes, you read it correctly
  
  Their are many good web reviews by magazines easily found online for this phone: they give it between 6-7 out of 10 stars/points etc.
  
  
• Phone doesn't work
  By A1YVWRF01VB3O9 on 2007-06-09
  I have had Cingular service on my N75 for only 2 days now and I've had nothing but problems with it.
  
  1) The phone only works for about 8 hours then shuts off. I try to restart it and I get an error message "phone start-up failed. Contact the retailer". In the 2 days I've had the phone this has happened to me 3 times. The first time I left the phone off overnight and was able to start it up in the morning with no problem. The second time it took over 4 hours before I could get the phone to start again.
  
  2) There is a high pitched noise coming from the screen when the phone is open. It isn't very noticeable until you put the phone up to your ear at which time it is very noticeable and very annoying.
  
  3) When the phone is actually working, there are times when certain screens are missing. For example, I click on the "configuration" icon and I get a blank screen. I restarted the phone and tried again and I still would get a blank screen for this icon. I currently cannot check to see if it is working now because I am unable to start up my phone again (3rd time).
  
  I haven't seen any other messages on this site with these same problems but there are other sites where people have complained about similar problems with this phone. I haven't been able to locate any solutions to these problems yet but I will be contacting Nokia and Cingular to see what can be done. If the problems are not fixable I will be returning my N75 and getting a different phone.
  
  If my N75 would actually work, I would probably give it 5 stars. I love the large screen and the numerous functions available and from the few phone calls I've made, the sound quality is pretty good. But as I use my cell phone as my only phone, I cannot keep this N75 if it is only going to work 8 hours a day.
  
  
• Good phone, but ...
  By A2FLVEDLINXRUB on 2007-07-28
  I live in Tempe, near the phoenix area, and I have just bought the N75. There are some issues for this phone that seems specific to the phoenix area, as follows:
  1. Upon restarting the phone it shows "startup failed, contact the retailer"
  I contacted the customer support today regarding the failed startup, when they gave me a workaround:
  -You can start the phone up by tapping the End key at the Cingular fireball logo during the startup, (or interrupt the startup at cingular logo), which boots around the scripting.
  2. Upon starting up like this, you will not be able to access certain menu items like Clock and Settings -> config.
  
  The customer support said that this is a known issue and that they are working on it to provide a firmware update which would be sent to the phones. They said they do not know the release date as to when it will be available, and we could know more in the coming weeks. It might go more than one month, as it is still in the developmental stage.
  
  Now, there is a way to get around menu access problems without doing a reset of the phone. Go to the offline mode, and try accessing the menus.. It works!! Now when you come back to the normal(online) mode, they are still available... as long as you dont restart the phone! Also, the menus will work only once you actually access those menus from the offline mode, and later come back to online.
  Basically, you DONT need to reset/remove the battery of your phone, that leads to data loss...
  
  So, I guess we will have to live with these workarounds/issues until AT&T provides us with an update! People outside the phoenix area shouldnt have these probs.
  
  Apart fromt his, everything is nice in the phone.. The display screens, the music and the video mode are all spectacular, but the Camera images doesnt come up to W810i. One slight issue is that you need tweezers to take out the sim card.
  
  
• Very Good Phone, but.....
  By A1210NT3LWHHNW on 2007-08-13
  Nokia N75 is a member of the Nokia N-series. It is a smart phone based on "Symbian S60" operating system, supporting various application programs, like Microsoft Office document viewer, PDF viewer, web browser, enamel client, photograph editor and video and many others.
  
  The operating system is fast and secure, with many useful applications all over the internet for free.
  
  The external Buttons cover a wide range of functions without the need to open the cover.
  
  The Nokia N-75 has a digital music player with play list capability and equalizer, to play music in all audio formats. The Nokia N-75 has a 2 megapixel camera with 16x digital zoom and LED flash, and MPEG-4 video recording capabilities at 15fps. The still pictures and the video recordings are very satisfactory.
  
  The Nokia N-75 is full of useful efficient features, but it has two main cons:
  
  - It does not come with Bluetooth support, and
  - The Battery Life is really short and some times it is frustrating.
  
  
  
  
• Bad Battery but overall Awesome Phone!!!
  By ATR8JAMSL00H0 on 2007-09-18
  For all those u have been having problems with the phone turning ON when in your pocket and who din know how to lock your keys that are outside...here is the solution... when u press the power button u get an option to lock keypad... select to lock the keypad and that way you dont have to worry about battery draining when in your pocket... i do accept the fact that the battery life on the N75 is not as great as any other Nokia phone... But I thot locking the phone in my pocket saves me a lot of battery... I charge my phone everyday :(... But overall it is an excellent phone...U dont get such a good phone being offered by any provider for FREE...
  
  
• Great with ...
  By A2KR0H927HEHFE on 2007-05-14
  I love the phone as a phone, but I have a few complaints on the N75 I received. Since I love the phone and have but a few complaints, I will just list the complaints...
  
  1. I have a high-pitched noise/pitch coming from the screen when the phone is open. It is loud enough to bother me...especially when I talk over 2 hours on the phone per day...--this could be an issue with this phone rather than with the N75 model (check with Cingular/AT&T);
  2. I keep getting a "Smartchip Registration Failed" message. While this may be an issue with Cingular/AT&T, any new customer would be frustrated with the number of times I have received this message (4 times in 3 days). The only solution I have found is to remove the battery, restart the phone, and hope it doesn't fail to register...(failure means no phone service);
  3. No really effective PIM. While the phone is great "as a phone," as a PDA it fails in my book because there is no central PIM. An address book and a calendar (as separate apps) work well, but there is no useful PIM included. Furthermore, I have yet to find a "functional-for-my-purposes" PIM available for S60 symbian that even meets the standard PIM provided with Palm, MS mobile, or Blackberry devices...
  
  If you are looking for a great phone with many features (music, great camera/video, etc...), this phone is perfect. If you need a PDA with an good PIM, perhaps you should look elsewhere... Nokia and Symbian would do well to create a PIM to service their deivces "out of the box."
  
  
  
• Two major flaws!
  By A1REYLVV53HS8P on 2007-08-24
  Great phone. The other reviews elaborate on this. I just want to share a few issues that have arisen with my phone. I have my N75's cover display set to show the caller ID and answering calls upon opening. However, the phone intermittently switches to having to flip the phone open to see the caller ID and having to press a key to answer. Randomly, it will switch back to my original setting...and back and forth and so on. That's not a big deal, but a little detail that will frustrate some people (especially me!). The other flaw is that the microphone arbitrarily stops working without cause. I'll have just completed a phone conversation - put the phone down - it will ring - I answer and the caller hears nothing...but I hear them just fine! Wanna talk about frustrating...especially since this has now happened 3 times! I'm on my second phone because of this...would be on my third but I'm out of my 15 day window to have the phone replaced in-store. Oh ya, I just got off the phone with the warranty folks...they are out of this phone and want to permanently replace my phone with a lesser model (from a different company) for the remainder of my contract! Are they stupid? Buyer beware on this phone. Hopefully you won't encounter these problems because the phone is really nice overall.
  
  
• Terrible Choice
  By A1PZHVCT9Q37IE on 2007-09-06
  At first I believed that Nokia has the abality to make one of the greatest pnones out there, but this product has proved me wrong. Sure, at first it looks great, the interface and all that, but as time goes by, more and more defects start to show up. The biggest problem with this phone is the sim card luck can't securely keep the sim card in place so everytime when I try to start the phone it just kept giving me this error message" start up failure, please contact retailer", which drove me nuts!!Imaging everytime when you turn on the phone it's like a gambling, you might get it you might not. Secondly, this phone has the shortest battery life I have ever seem in my life. The battery was brand new and I had to charge every single day. The web indicates this battery suppose to have a stand by time of 8 hours, believe me, it was more like 4 hours, so once you start to talk, it dies out in about an hour. This is a terrible phone!
  
  
• Love the N75
  By A2GMDCGAPI51MR on 2007-09-21
  I love the functionality of the camera/video. Once I purchased a micro-memory card at Costco, I was able to start taking alot of pictures and videos. While video taping you can use the volume button on the side of phone to zoom in and out, very cool! The phone also has a flash. I do like the feature of anyone calling from your contact list, it rings with whatever tone you choose and then it audibly states the persons name, so you don't even have to pick up the phone, you know if you want to or not. My husband is a contractor and very busy, so he enjoys the feature very much. We are still exploring all the features, but we definately purchased it for the camera/video because he takes alot of before and after photos of his jobs. This way he doesn't need to carry a camera, he has it all in one. Because he is a high minutes user, I think he tends to charge it everynite, unlike his former nokia 6102 that could go a couple days. I think because of the new N75 being full 3G service it uses more battery power. So he counts on having a car charger if needed.
  
  

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