<s>
The	O
N-Gage	B-Application
QD	I-Application
is	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
and	O
smartphone	B-Application
by	O
Nokia	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
redesign	O
of	O
the	O
N-Gage	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
unveiled	O
on	O
April	O
14	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
26	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
running	O
the	O
same	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
v6.1	O
with	O
Series	B-Language
60	I-Language
1st	O
Edition	O
FP1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
revised	O
the	O
original	O
N-Gage	B-Device
'	O
s	O
physical	O
design	O
,	O
being	O
smaller	O
and	O
rounder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
retailed	O
at	O
a	O
lower	O
price	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
N-Gage	B-Device
device	O
,	O
aided	O
by	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
usually	O
sold	O
with	O
service	O
contracts	O
and	O
applicable	O
subsidies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
instance	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
the	O
N-Gage	B-Application
QD	I-Application
was	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
prepaid	O
phone	O
offered	O
by	O
Cingular	O
at	O
retail	O
games	O
stores	O
such	O
as	O
Electronics	O
Boutique	O
and	O
GameStop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
features	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
system	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
MP3	B-Application
playback	O
,	O
FM	O
radio	O
reception	O
and	O
USB	B-Protocol
connectivity	O
,	O
were	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
new	O
device	O
,	O
presumably	O
to	O
reduce	O
size	O
and	O
cost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
using	O
the	O
N-Gage	B-Device
with	O
generic	O
USB	B-Protocol
removable	O
drive	O
drivers	O
,	O
a	O
user	O
could	O
use	O
either	O
Bluetooth	O
or	O
a	O
separate	O
MMC	O
card	O
reader	O
to	O
transfer	O
files	O
onto	O
the	O
device	O
memory	O
or	O
an	O
MMC	O
card	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
the	O
N-Gage	B-Application
QD	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
QD	O
did	O
not	O
support	O
MP3	B-Application
internally	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
it	O
could	O
still	O
play	O
MP3s	B-Application
with	O
third-party	O
software	O
,	O
albeit	O
only	O
in	O
16	O
kHz	O
mono	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
change	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
unit	O
was	O
the	O
"	O
Orange-and-grey	O
"	O
theme	O
of	O
the	O
face	O
of	O
the	O
unit	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
GUI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
felt	O
this	O
was	O
an	O
unwanted	O
change	O
from	O
the	O
"	O
more	O
colorful	O
"	O
GUI	B-Application
of	O
the	O
original	O
N-Gage	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
then	O
there	O
were	O
some	O
third-party	O
applications	O
that	O
enhanced	O
the	O
interface	O
or	O
replaced	O
the	O
system	B-Operating_System
shell	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
telephony	O
device	O
,	O
the	O
newer	O
N-Gage	B-Device
no	O
longer	O
supported	O
three	O
GSM	O
frequency	O
bands	O
900/1800/1900	O
;	O
instead	O
it	O
came	O
in	O
two	O
dual-band	O
variants	O
,	O
one	O
for	O
the	O
American	O
market	O
and	O
another	O
for	O
the	O
European	O
and	O
Asian	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
QD	O
was	O
running	O
the	O
same	O
software	O
version	O
as	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
despite	O
the	O
newer	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
7.0s	O
Series	B-Language
60	I-Language
2nd	O
Edition	O
having	O
been	O
shipped	O
on	O
several	O
smartphones	B-Application
by	O
the	O
time	O
the	O
QD	O
was	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
in	O
August	O
2005	O
,	O
the	O
N-Gage	B-Application
QD	I-Application
Silver	O
Edition	O
could	O
be	O
seen	O
as	O
an	O
exercise	O
in	O
extending	O
the	O
life	O
of	O
the	O
N-Gage	B-Device
product	O
range	O
while	O
new	O
N-Gage	B-Device
devices	O
were	O
developed	O
and	O
the	O
N-Gage	B-Device
gaming	O
range	O
was	O
integrated	O
into	O
the	O
mainstream	O
Series	B-Language
60	I-Language
product	O
range	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apart	O
from	O
cosmetic	O
changes	O
and	O
the	O
replacement	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
specialist	O
gaming	O
buttons	O
(	O
5	O
and	O
7	O
)	O
with	O
standard	O
keys	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
difference	O
in	O
the	O
N-Gage	B-Application
QD	I-Application
Silver	O
Edition	O
to	O
the	O
regular	O
N-Gage	B-Application
QD	I-Application
.	O
</s>
