Designed with the needs of young consumers in mind, the newly announced Nokia 5070 features a compelling blend of fun and function for today's socially networked mobile customer. With strong messaging, leisure and personalization features, the Nokia 5070 has everything that the mobile social set needs.

The phone comes in a solid bar designed handset which is 105.4mm tall, 44.3mm wide by 18.6mm in thickness. The 5070 weighs 88 grams which is a lightweight mobile phone for the user to carry at all times. The casing is mainly white in colour & comes with a choice of bright blue or bright red coloured side panels which provides an attractive design.

With a generous amount of the front fascia given over to keys, the screen is necessarily squeezed. I measured it at 1.8 inches corner to corner. It is a CSTN type and delivers just 128 x 160 pixels. These two features mean the screen lacks vibrancy and definition. The 65 thousand colour-count is low too, and between them the screen specifications are uninspiring.

The screen seems to take a millisecond or two to respond to key presses but if you are not coming to this phone from a different and better specified model the lag is probably not going to be noticeable. In the end, if you are just looking for a phone whose primary purpose is making voice calls a fancy screen is probably low among your priorities.

The phone comes with a built in digital camera and also features a video player. The user will never be short of entertainment on their Nokia 5070. The user can capture still or moving footage using the built in VGA camera. The camera feature comes with easy to use camera functions which allow the user to add frames to their photos & even set a self timer when capture their snaps. The video feature allows the user to record & playback video footage on their mobile device.

There is also no flash and using this camera is very much a case of point and click, and take a punt on what you'll get. On the phone you can edit images by adding text, a frame, clip art, or a thumbnail of another image, and you can crop images.

The Nokia 5070 has a Standard battery, Li-Ion 820 mAh (BL-5B).Expected talk time is up to 3.5 hours and the standby time is up to 12 days

When not busy staying in touch, owners can enjoy the fun that the Nokia 5070 is built to deliver. With an integrated FM radio, tuning into the hottest radio channels in town is quick and easy, especially since a stereo headset comes included in the sales package.

The internal memory is limited to just 4.3MB which needs to house all your downloads as well as any photos you take.

Network Frequency GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900.

The user can connect their phone to other compatible devices to print their photos or download their video & music files. The user can use a USB or infra red connection to transfer data & enjoy fast data transfer speed with the help of EDGE technology. The Nokia 5070 comes with 16 Mbytes of internal memory which allows the user to store their phone book entries, photos, music & video recordings with ease. The phone works on a tri band network which covers GSM 900, 1800 & 1900 networks. The user can use the XHTML Web browser to access the Web & gain access to the information they desire from their mobile phone. The fitted battery provides up to three & a half hours talk time & up to three hundred hours of standby battery time from a fully charged battery.

The 5070 comes with voice features which include voice recording & voice commands which allow the user to activate functions using voice activated controls. The call features on the Nokia 5070 include an automatic answering service, speed dialling, handsfree call option & a push to talk call feature. The push to talk call feature works like a walkie talkie style conversation which allows the user to press the push to talk key when talking & on releasing the key, the user can hear their contacts talking back. The handsfree speaker phone feature allows the user to take a call over the phones loud speakers which means the user will hear their contact out loud & the users voice will be picked up by the discrete built in microphone. The handsfree call feature allows the user to enjoy a call without holding the handset to their ear throughout the call. The phone comes with all the every day features a user expects from their mobile handset which includes a calculator, clock, alarm clock, calendar & built in phone book which is easy to update. The user can add, remove & edit their contacts details in their phone book with ease.