Approximately two months after the triband GSM + WCDMA 2100 Nokia N70-1 was FCC approved, the triband GSM-only Nokia N70-5 has received similar approval, making it more likely that the handset will be widely marketed. The only other difference is the lack of a foward facing VGA cam; the N70-5 retains all other features, including a 2MP cam, 208*176 262K colour screen, and bluetooth 2.0. It is not known if the N70-5 will come with new colour options, the Nokia N70-1 currently comes in silver/black and ivory/aubergine; in the N70-5 the positions of the colours are reversed.
Coming about 2 weeks after the Nokia N70-1 was -finally- widely available for purchase, it should provide a lower cost option to users who don't want or need 3G services.
There is still no news about a version of the N70 which will support GSM 850GHZ, and so our recommendation for US users is to stick with (or get) the Nokia 6682 - their planned upgrade is the yummilicious (and hopefully not too huge) Nokia E70.
Click here to look at some N70-5 live pics we published previously; the FCC approval page is here, with better-than-usual photos (as above), and the entire user manual.
[PhoneArena via Slashphone]
