Photo Sharing through NFC in Nokia Symbian Belle Phones

We had the chance to check out the NFC feature in the newly announced Symbian Belle Phones. You can transfer photos from one phone to another by merely tapping the phones together.  Watch the video below to see the technology in action. In the first part of the video a photo is clicked with a Nokia 600 and is sent to another device via NFC or Near Field Communication.  In the second part a wallpaper is shared in a similar fashion.

NFC is expected to go main stream in the coming years and looks like Nokia might benefit from the early mover advantage. The Google Nexus S Android phone also supports NFC. The iPhone 5 is rumored to sport NFC.

The application of NFC is not limited to file sharing but can be used for mobile payments , gaming and as authentication tokens. One of the biggest deployments of NFC is in Japan and you can pay for your train fare with your phone.

If you interested to know more about NFC head here

Video : Nokia 600 and Nokia 700 running Symbian Belle

Nokia launched 3 new Symbian devices in Hong Kong recently and here is a short video walk through of the Nokia 600 and the Nokia 700

Nokia 600

• Really loud speaker
• NFC
• Built in FM radio
• 1GHz CPU
• 3.2 inch display
• 5MP Camera with 720p Video capture
• Symbian Belle
• 1200 MAh battery
• Wifi , Bluetooth

Nokia 700

• Really thin
• NFC
• 1GHz CPU
• 5MP Camera with 720p Video capture
• 3.2 inch AMOLED Display
• 1080 mAh battery
• Wifi , Bluetooth

Nokia 700 Announced

Nokia just announced the Nokia 700 over at an event in Hong Kong. The Nokia 700 is said to be the smallest smartphone in the world and comes with a 3.2″ nHD AMOLED display. The processor behind the scenes is a 1Ghz unit. The Nokia 700 runs on the Symbian Belle OS which was also announced today.

It is also the thinnest smartphone in Nokia’s portfolio at the moment. Looks quite good if i might say so ! The Nokia 700 is priced at $390 and is expected to ship soon. We’ll be bringing hands on with the device from the show floor shortly !

Announcement Video :

Key Features :

• 110 x 50.7 x 9.7mm, 96g in weight, 50cc in volume; monoblock touch form factor
• NFC (Near Field Communications) with tap and share, and tap and pair
• Extensive use of eco friendly materials, which makes the Nokia 700 Nokia’s most environmentally friendly phone
• Processor: ARM 11 at 1GHz, RAM: 256MB
• 3.2″ capacitive AMOLED ClearBlack touchscreen, with Gorilla Glass on top and a small air gap; 640 x 360 pixels resolution (nHD)
• 5 megapixel full focus (EDoF) camera (with LED flash); video capture at 1280 x 720p (HD - 720p at 30 frames per second)
• Integrated GPS with location support for A-GPS, WLAN and Cell-ID location techniques
• Compass (magnetometer), accelerometer, proximity and ambient light sensors
• microUSB (USB 2.0) for file transfers and charging
• 2mm charger port with AC15 (high effiency charger) in the box
• 3.5mm Nokia audio connector
• BP-5Z (1080mAh) battery with easy access battery cover (standby time of 19 days and talk time of 7.3 hours (GSM) and 4.7 hours (WCDMA). Up to 47 hours of music playback and 6.9 hours of video playback
• WCDMA 850/900/1700/1900/2100 (pentaband 3G) and GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 (HSDPA Cat 10 - 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA Cat 6 - 5.76 Mbps)
• WiFi: WLAN IEEE 802.11 b/g and Bluetooth 3.0
• 2GB mass memory and microSD card slot (supports sizes up to 32GB)
• Available Q3 2011 in Cool Grey, Silver/White, Coral Red, Peacock Blue and Purple
• In box contents: Nokia 700, Nokia Battery BP-5Z, Nokia Connectivity Cable CA-179, Nokia Headset WH-207, Nokia High Efficiency Charger AC-15 and NFC gift card linking to Ovi Store apps (selected markets).