Nokia N78

Nokia N78

Manufacturer	Nokia
First released	February 29, 2008(2008-02-29)
Availability by region	May 2008
Predecessor	Nokia N73 Nokia N77
Successor	Nokia N79
Related	Nokia N81 Nokia N82 Nokia N85 Nokia N96
Compatible networks	Quad bandGSM/GPRS/EDGE:850/900/1800/1900MHz Dual bandWCDMA:900/2100MHz (N78-1 EU version) or850/1900MHz (N78-3 NA version) (UMTS,HSDPA)
Form factor	Candy bar
Dimensions	113 × 49 × 15.1 mm (L × W × T)
Weight	101.8 g
Operating system	Symbian OS v9.2, S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2
CPU	Freescale 369 MHz
Memory	70 MB
Removable storage	microSDHC
Battery	BL-6F, 1200 mAh
Rear camera	3.2 MP / 2048 × 1536 pixels / Carl Zeiss optics
Front camera	VGA video call camera
Display	240 × 320 pixels, 2.4-inch, 16,777,216 colours
Connectivity	Bluetooth, Micro USB, SMS, MMS, Wifi
Data inputs	Keypad

TheNokia N78is a3Gmobile phonemade byNokia.It was first introduced at the Mobile World Congress on 11 February 2008,and was launched on 26 May 2008 for €350 before taxes and subsidies. It runs onSymbian9.3 (S603rd Edition, FP2) and was marketed as a more cheaperNseriesdevice inside a compact, light body. The phone is compatible with theN-Gage 2.0mobile gamingservice.

It is the successor of theN73and its design shares similarities with theN81,N82andN96.Despite its relatively low price, the Nokia N78 does still pack numerous standard Nseries features such asA-GPS,HSDPAandWi-Fi.It has a touch-sensitive Navi wheel like on the N81, and was the first Nokia (and among the first overall, along withSony Ericsson W980) to feature anFM transmitter.Its keypad is hidden in idle mode and lights up when a key is pressed.Later in 2008, theNokia N79was introduced.

The Nokia N78 was also the first Nokia phone with the rearranged guitar-based version of theNokia Tune,which appeared in every subsequent Nokia phones until 2012.

Firmware history

Firmware version 20.149 (dated 8 December 2008) became available for the generic (non-branded) N78 via its over-the-air update facility in January 2009.

The latest firmware version 21.002 released 18 February 2009 is the lightest update with a 214 KB downloaded file usingFOTA.Many improvements were made to the overall performance of the device after the upgrade.

There is also firmware version 30.011 available through Nokia Software Updater. This update was released 8 May 2009 but was not available through FOTA.