[1] It is designed for wireless Internet browsing and email functions and includes software such as Internet radio, an RSS news reader, ebook reader, image viewer and media players for selected types of media.

The 770, like all Nokia Internet Tablets, runs Maemo, which is similar to many handheld operating systems and provides a "Home" screen—the central point from which all applications and settings are accessed.

[8][9][10][11][12][13] The most common complaint was about the overall speed of the system, due to the relatively slow CPU and the size of the on-board memory (64 MiB).

Another common complaint was that it lacked the functions of a mobile PDA, although there are now several PIM options created by the community.

Additionally, the device used Reduced-Size MMC (RS-MMC or Micro-MMC) cards that were originally difficult to find.