The 9500 smart phone supports triband/EDGE with Bluetooth and Wireless LAN access, running Symbian 7.0S.

Nokia has finally revealed today the details of the new 9500, since the 9210 Communicator first appeared on the market three years ago. Expect the 9500 to launch in autumn, costing approximately 800 euro.

The 9500 supports triband and GPRS/EDGE, running Symbian 7.0S. It weighs 222 grams and dimensions are 148 by 57 by 24 mm. Users can connect to the internet via built in Wi-Fi 802.11b. There are two displays, both have 65K colors. The inside screen has a resolution of 640x200 points and the interface customer Series 80, while the outside display has a resolution of 128x128 points and the interface customer Series 40.

There is an integrated VGA digital camera, built in Bluetooth, e-mail clients supprot POP3 and IMAP. Web browser supports HTML/XHTML, HTML 4,01 and Javascript. The enterprise also support SSL/TLS, Ipsec VPN protocal. Managing electronic documents, spreadsheets and multimedia presentations should be a snap with the 9500. Connectivity with your desktop via Bluetooth and USB.

Key Features

• Full QWERTY keyboard and two 65,536-color displays
• Tri-band operation on five continents
• 80 MB built-in memory, support for additional memory with memory card (MMC)
• High-speed data connectivity with EGPRS (EDGE)
• Wireless LAN access
• Email, Personal Information Management (PIM), HTML 4.01 / xHTML browser
• Business applications like word processor, spreadsheet, and presentation editor, and viewer
• Office tools: Documents, sheets, presentations (Microsoft compatible, MS Office 97 onwards)
• Security solutions: SSL/TLS, VPN, Ipsec, WPA
• Integrated VGA camera, video recorder, MMS
• Symbian 7.0 OS (series 80 platform), Java MIDP 2.0 and Personal profile
• Advanced voice features: Integrated handsfree, conference call
• Bluetooth technology and Pop-Port? interfaces for versatile enhancement support

Full Specifications

Size

• Weight: 222 g
• Dimensions: 148 x 57 x 24 mm

Tri-band Operation

• EGSM 900, GSM 1800/1900 and EGSM 850, GSM 1800/1900 networks in Europe, Africa, Asia-Pacific, North America, and South America where these networks are supported
• Automatic switching between bands

Display and User Interface

• Cover display: Active matrix with 65,536 colors in 128 x 128 pixels
• Inner display: Transflective LCD with 65,536 colors in 640 x 200 pixels
• Five-way navigational key on the cover, nine-way navigational key on the PDA side
• Full QWERTY keyboard with 8 shortcut keys
• Symbian operating system version 7.0S
• Series 80 platform

Connectivity

• High-speed, flexible data connections with EGPRS (EDGE) and Wireless LAN
• Bluetooth wireless technology
• Infrared
• USB 2.0 connectivity (Nokia Connectivity Cable DKU-2)
• Pop-Port? interface

Messaging

• Multimedia messaging: Combine image, video, text, and voice clip and send as MMS to compatible phone or PC; use MMS to tell your story as a multi-slide presentation
• Email: Access your work and private email accounts; supports SMTP, POP3, and IMAP4 protocols
• Text messaging: Supports concatenated SMS; picture message receiving; SMS distribution list
• Fax: Send and receive faxes through your GSM number

Integrated VGA Camera

• Camera: 640 x 480 pixel resolution; Viewfinder in cover
• Video recorder: RealVideo, MPEG4, and H.263 formats supported

Memory Functions

• 80 MB built-in memory for saving contacts, messages, files, images, sounds, applications, and more
• Memory card (MMC) slot with hotswap functionality for additional memory

Applications

• Word processor, spreadsheet viewer and editor, presentation viewer and editor
• Compatibility with MS Office programs (MS Office 97 onwards)

Internet Browsing

• Opera Internet browser
• Support for HTML, XHTML, and JavaScript?

Data Transfer

• Up to 236.8 kbps in EDGE networks
• Up to 53.6 kbps in GPRS networks
• Up to 11 Mbit/s in Wireless LANs

Call and Contact Management

• Log Viewer for communication incidents retrieval
• Advanced contacts database with support for multiple phone and email details per entry, also supports thumbnail pictures and groups
• Contact copier

Voice Features

• Handset, headset, and handsfree options for convenient call handling
• Integrated loudspeaker
• Conference calling with mute functionality, enables usage of several applications at the same time
• Bluetooth audio enabling hands free communication

Ringing Tones

• Use MIDI, WAV, AMR or AAC/MP3 files as ringing tones

Power Management