At NetPPC.com, Laurent Gatignol has written a “mini-review” of the Nokia 770, based on a short contact with the device.

This is a French site, apparently, and the 770 is contrasted, especially in several of the photos with the PocketPC. His conclusion (translation by Babelfish) notes that “at least [it will] meet unquestionable success [with] the geeks. As for touching [the] general public, who knows?” and “Well done, Nokia!”

Laurent is struck first by the size and weight:

When one takes it in hand, the weight and the obstruction form part of happy surprised. indeed, the machine is announced to 230 G, but [that] is false! It is 230g with its cap, and [onceit is removed], that becomes much more reasonable since it is nothing any more but 185g that you have then in hand. One thus returns to something of very correct and comparable with equivalent Pocket PC: Dell Axim x51v or iPAQ hx4700.

He also reports:

Once the machine is on, the screen first of all appears remarkable in terms of resolution and smoothness considering its size: 800 X 480 pixels. The interface is very ‘ linux,’ i.e., rather little colored but it seems very powerful and should be customized rather easily to make a machine that’s a little more fun. The reading of video is fluid, as is the splendid display of photographs.