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Nokia 7900 Prism

The Nokia 7900 Prism is the senior model of the line, coming with anodized aluminum back, laser-etched to have prism-shapes. 7900 Prism is a quad-band GSM, capable of working world-wide, but it is also a dual-band (850/2100 MHz) UMTS 3G device, which allows it to use high speed networks both in Europe/Asia and in America. It has 1GB of integrated memory, 2” OLED display with 16 million colors and Stereo Bluetooth, but its key features are targeted to the design, coming with 49 colors of backlight.

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Nokia 7900 Prism specifications

Pros

  • Small dimensions (4.40 x 1.77 x 0.44 inches)

Cons

  • Slow data means slow Internet browsing (EDGE, UMTS)
  • Low resolution display (240 x 320 pixels)
  • Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
  • Low-resolution camera (2 megapixels)
  • The camera lacks autofocus
  • Low-resolution video capture
  • Lacks microSD slot for storage expansion
  • Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack
  • Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment

Design

  • Form factor:

    Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel

    • Candybar
  • Dimensions:

    Dimensions - Phone's dimensions

    • 4.40 x 1.77 x 0.44 (112 x 45 x 11.3 mm)
  • Weight:

    Weight - Phone's weight

    • 3.56 oz (101 g)
      the average is 4.4 oz (126 g)

Display

  • Physical size:
    • 2.00 inches
  • Resolution:

    Resolution - Refers to the width and the height of the display

    • 240 x 320 pixels
  • Pixel density:
    • 200 ppi
  • Technology:

    Technology - Refers to the type of the color displays. There are five major types: LCD, TFT, TFD, STN and OLED

    • OLED
  • Colors:

    Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports

    • 16 777 216

Battery

  • Talk time:

    Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours

    • 3.00 hours
      the average is 7 h (448 min)
  • Stand-by time:
    • 12.5 days (300 hours)
      the average is 16 days (390 h)
  • Capacity:

    Capacity - Shows the battery capacity in mAh

    • 830 mAh

Hardware

  • Built-in storage:
    • 1000 MB

Camera

  • Camera:

    Camera - Camera specs

      • 2 megapixels
    • Flash:
      • Yes
    • Features:
      • Digital zoom
  • Camcorder:
      • 220x176 (QCIF)
    • Features:
      • Video calling

Internet browsing

  • Browser:

    Browser - Capability to access special Internet sites using the mobile phone

      • Yes
    • Supports:
      • HTML, XHTML, WAP 2.0, Flash Lite

Technology

  • GSM:

    GSM - Global System for Mobile communications. A world standard for digital cellular communications using narrowband TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access), which allows up to eight calls at a time on 800 MHz and 1800 MHz frequencies. Introduced in 1991. Is the standard most commonly used in Europe and Asia, but not in the United States. GSM phones use a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) smart card that contains user account information. Any GSM phone becomes immediately programmed after plugging in the SIM card, thus allowing GSM phones to be easily rented or borrowed. SIM cards can be programmed to display custom menus for personalized services.GSM provides a short messaging service (SMS) that enables text messages up to 160 characters in length to be sent to and from a GSM phone.

    • 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
  • UMTS:

    UMTS - Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service, also called WCDMA, is a 3G (Third Generation) packet-based transmission of text, digitized voice, video, and multimedia at data rates up to 2 Mbps. It is based on GSM standard and is supported by major standards bodies and manufacturers

    • 850, 2100 MHz
  • Data:

    Data - Shows the particular phone's type of data. the major mobile phone data types are GPRS, CDMA2000 1xRTT, EDGE, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, UMTS, etc.

    • UMTS, EDGE

Phone features

  • Phonebook:
    • Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
  • Organizer:
    • Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Calculator, Stopwatch, Countdown timer, Notes
  • Messaging:
    • SMS, MMS, Predictive text input
  • E-mail:

    E-mail - Shows if the phone supports email features

      • IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Push e-mail

Connectivity

  • Bluetooth:

    Bluetooth - Low power radio technology replacing the need for wires connecting electronic devices such as personal computers, printers, palm top computers and mobile phones.

      • 2.0
  • USB:
      • USB 2.0
    • Connector:
      • microUSB
    • UPnP, SyncML

Other features

  • Notifications:
    • Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones (64 voices), Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
    • Voice dialing, Voice recording

Availability

  • Officially announced:
    • 07 Aug 2007

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