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Monday, July 17, 2006
Lo and behold, a UIQ phone from Nokia
Considering how successful Nokia has been with its own Series 60 platform, it's at first look surprising that Nokia would choose to release a UIQ-based phone, but they now have in the shape of Nokia 6708.UIQ is primarily used by Sony Ericsson in its smartphones. Both Series 60 and UIQ use Symbian OS as a base, but each provides a specific UI and applications on top. In the case of the 6708 it's UIQ 2.1 on top of Symbian OS 7.0.
One direct reason for using UIQ is to enable use of a stylus, which is needed for the Chinese market that the phone is intended for. Also, it doesn't have an alphanumeric keypad, which is of less use in China, so it makes sense in the end.
Business Standard - Write touch
Nokia 6708 - Full phone specifications
Mobile-review.com Nokia 6708
Nokia 6708 - Nokia's first UIQ phone - New Launches
UIQ Technology - Leading Technology Innovation and Beyond
