Features of Nokia N-Gage The weirdest thing was that if you wanted to talk on the phone you had to bring the side to your ear (side talking), which created a strange appearance. Nokia N-Gage was even called “taco” because of this feature. However, looking at the other features and design of Nokia N-Gage, we cannot deny that this is an idea ahead of its time.

Nokia N-Gage, a device that allowed PlayStation 1 graphics to fit into the phone in your pocket, also had MP3 player and radio functions. Thanks to Bluetooth, you can play games with your friends. Additionally, a phone feature was added to differentiate it from the Game Boy Advance, which was indispensable at the time. Let’s take a look at Nokia, which stands out for its interesting features. N-Gage features what were they?

3.4MB memory:

“50 MB memory “Enough for what?” You may think, but given the circumstances of the period, it is a very sufficient reminder. Moreover, he didn’t even have a camera and the use of social media was not as widespread as it is today. It can also be used with MMC memory card support. So it didn’t cause any memory problems.

2.1 inch screen:

Nokia N-Gage with a 2.1 inch screen had been launched. If you look at other phones from that era, this one actually had an average screen. However, since the gaming feature came to the fore, the screen size could be a bit inadequate. Unlike normal, the phone’s keyboard was located to the right of the screen, and not below it.“Is this a phone or a gaming console?” If you think about it, it was closer to the gaming console.

If you remember the portable gaming console “PlayStation Portable (PSP)” that Sony released in 2004. It looks a lot like Nokia N-Gage. You will notice it too. If you’re one of the lucky kids who owned a PSP in the past, you might be experiencing the nostalgia effect and feeling a little emotional…

1070mAh Li-Ion removable battery:

Nokia N-Gage battery 3.5-4 hours was enough to talk on the phone. The waiting time was approximately 200 hours. However, a problem arose here: you had to remove the battery every time you wanted to change the game you had installed in it.

Besides being unnecessary effort, the time and date settings reset every time you removed the battery and you had to set them from the beginning. Later Nokia N-Gage QD, an improved model of Nokia N-Gage Fortunately, when it came out, it no longer required removing the battery if you wanted to change games.

137 grams weight and 134x70x20 mm size:

Nokia N-Gage has a weight of 137 grams and dimensions of 134 x 70 x 20 mm.Since it also had a console function, it was slightly thicker and heavier than the phones of the period. In other words, it can be a pain to carry compared to other phones.

However, when you consider gaming consoles like the PSP, it’s actually not that tough. For example, the PSP Street (PSP-E1000) weighed 223 grams. Nokia N-Gage is used as a telephone Even though it weighs a lot, it’s not a bad weight compared to a console.

Symbian OS v6.1 operating system and 104MHz ARM 920T processor:

According to some, it was one of the most successful operating systems of the period. Symbian OS was the operating system that Nokia N-Gage also had. It supported “.sis” and .jar applications.

However, it was not compatible with older EPOC applications, UIQ, MOAP or other Symbian platforms, or applications developed for Symbian v9 and later. Furthermore, like the Nokia 3660 model, Nokia N-Gage features It was introduced with the 104MHz ARM 920T processor.

Resolution of 176 x 208 pixels:

If we consider it as a phone on which we play games It may seem a bit low resolution But let’s not forget that the year is 2002. Let’s even make a comparison if you want: the Nokia 6600 phone, released in 2003, also had a resolution of 176×208 pixels. Considering that the iPhone 15 Plus has a resolution of 2796×1290 pixels, we can once again understand how much phones have developed in twenty years.

Here’s a phone that was way ahead of its time Nokia N-Gage features it was so. Nokia N-Gage QD was released in 2004 due to some technical and functional issues. You could now trade playing cards without turning off the device, and battery life and display were improved. On February 24, 2006, sales of Nokia N-Gages were stopped completely.

Have you ever owned or looked at one of these phones? “I wish it was mine too.” Did you sigh? We are curious about your comments.

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