Written by Administrator Friday, 04 March 2011 14:41
Introduction
Managing business as adapted for the Nokia E-series is a breeze, and Nokia E7 is sure an attention grabber being a business flagship because of which Nokia is optimistic to punch the main contenders like Apple and it is the second smartphone after the Nokia N8 to be powered by the latest version of the Symbian OS – Symbian^3 to comply with your business’s operations and Ins and Out. Whereas, it much more resembles to Nokia N8 measuring its looks as well as the features.
Despite the fact that Symbian is just about to be blown off the high-mark as the market’s foremost smartphone stand, it’s not the precise moment for the Nokia E7 to let it rip. Nevertheless it’s some device that would be preferred by businessmen. But does the Nokia E7 have the guts to restrain Nokia’s pride and put other global mobile phone brands in danger ? Let’s see, if the E7 is a key player for Nokia, by having a review of this smartphone. But first view the main features and opposite to that the main drawbacks of the mobile phone so that you can have a clear picture in your mind:
Core Features
It is operated by the latest Symbian OS the Symbian^3 which is also operating Nokia N8It equips an 8 mega-pixel (auto-focus) snapper at the back with LED-Flash, which seems quite pretty to capture the inspiring moments of life, whereas it is also capable of recording HD videos of 720p @25fpsIt has an Anodized aluminum unibodyThe Amoled capacitive touchscreen which has Anti-Scratch Gorilla glass (well known for it’s solidity) is measured at 4 inch with 16M colors and based on a resolution of 640 x 360The smartphone is capable of supporting Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGEPenta-band 3G bands with 10.2 Mbps HSDPA and 2 Mbps HSUPA are supportedInternal memory has the capacity of storing up to 16 GB.Full set of connectivity options which include WI-FI 802.11 b/g/n and Bluetooth v3.0 with A2DP, whereas it has also a Micro HDMI port of 720p TV-out functionalityGPS receiver with A-GPS support and free lifetime voice-guided routing and a digital compass to guide you.It features active noise cancellation with a dedicated micPacks Stereo FM Radio with RDS, FM transmitter and 3.5mm audio jack as well.Capable of supporting DivX and XviD videoBrowser can support both Flash and JavaThe processor ticking inside is ARM 11 with a clock speed of 680 MHz and GPU is Broadcom BCM2727 with 256 MB of RAM and 1 GB ROMSmart and Voice dialingOffice document editor comes preinstalled, which means you don’t have to bother to install it after taking it out from the box and so comes with a host of business apps from the OVI Store preinstalledMicro USB port V2.0 with USB On-the-go functionalityIt has built-in accelerometer and proximity sensorAudio quality is goodNow these were the core features of Nokia E7, now have a look at its major drawbacks:
Main Drawbacks
Nokia E7 cannot make the most of now because it’s being operated by Symbina^3 which is a bit out-dated and is chasing behind the trail of the dominating OS namely Android and iOS when considering usabilitySame as what Symbian^3 is treated the content available in OVI Store of Nokia is somewhat substandard to Android market and App StoreThere shouldn’t be fixed-focus on an 8 mega-pixel snapperCamera interface is particularly obsoleteBattery is not user–swappableThough having an onboard memory of 16 GB it doesn’t have a Micro SD card to expand the storage capacity which should be thereThe drawbacks mentioned above aren’t quite countable but must be considered if you want to opt for this device, that if it’s complying with your standard
This flagship device by Nokia is based on a dimension of 123.7 x 62.4 x 13.6 mm (104.9 cc) and weighs at 176 g, which makes this device on the whole a bit larger then N8 dealing the snapper volume for a bigger and superior display and a full QWERTY keyboard. The anodized aluminum skeleton is quite identical in terms of style and shape. There is a single menu hard key on the E7, which sits on the device’s slid able display. One press of this and you’re taken to a familiar Nokia menu. Because of the position of the hard key, it’s easy to access in both QWERTY and NON-QWERTY means.
There is also a dedicated camera key situated at the right side downwards to launch the camera in one tap. It has an all-metal unibody, nice rounded outlines and big ClearBlack AMOLED screen and an efficient sliding full QWERTY keyboard
Besides it equips a QWERTY keyboard it is slim enough to fit in one’s hand and pocket. Whereas, the ergonomics of the mobile phone are creditable as well. The slider takes some time getting used to but the bottom line experiences long-lasting and the screen angle is quite at ease. The Symbian touch interface needs a little cleaning and polishing though whereas the text input is plain however the efficient physical keyboard will get your job done right. The RAM isn’t quite sufficient for handling heavy multi-tasks which could’ve been pumped up from 256 MB and if you go for multi-tasking usually, you will suffer glitches which are evident only when making use of bulky apps or when there are a lot of apps running in the background.
Conclusion with the price tag
The Nokia E7 would be a delighted choice for businessman’s and those who want to experience an enhanced QWERTY keyboard, which rolls with a price tag of Rs.32,500 which seems not much costly as when compared to the features of the smartphone whereas it gives a good battery time also.
