There's nothing like opening the box of your new Nokia and getting your hands on it for the very first time. But if that's not possible the next best thing is photos of someone else doing it, and that's just what we've been given in the first unboxing photos of the new Nokia 701 hitting the web. 

Nokia 701: Hands on with Symbian Belle

The Nokia 701 was announced together with Symbian Belle a month ago now, and Nokia has just announced that together with the Nokia 700 it's officially now shipping.

Of the three handsets bringing Nokia's new smartphone OS to us the Nokia 701 is unquestionably the most high-spec. But aside from great new features and specifications such as built-in NFC support and a 1GHz processor, the Nokia 701 is also great looking.

So we're certainly not surprised to see Hungarian site Technet having gone to town with the unboxing photos of the Nokia 701 in all its glory – the very first we've seen of the Symbian Belle stunner.

The pics are accompanied by an extensive hands on, but even if you're Hungarian is a bit rusty, the good news is that pictures speak louder than words and there's certainly plenty of them to help bringing the Nokia 701's message across.

We've pulled out a few of the images here to whet your appetite, but for the full selection check out the original post. Once you have, drop us a line with your thoughts on this Symbian Belle overachiever.