Nokia X7 Review
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The Nokia X7 first leaked out in November 2010, but since then it's been through a bumpy ride to the market. In December, it appeared with AT&T branding and seemed set for a Stateside release, but only a month later either the carrier or the phone maker decided to cancel that partnership, so the device wouldn't appear subisdized in the States, at least initially. The Nokia X7 however was finally made official in April heralding the all-new Symbian Anna, previously known as PR 2.0.
Design:
But it's not just the new interface – the Nokia X7 is coming with a rather unique angular design with four grills on each of its corners, but only the bottom two hold speakers. A 4-inch AMOLED screen with a resolution of 360 x 640 pixels dominates the front. It doesn't come with Nokia's ClearBlack enhancement for nearly perfect blacks and better anti-reflection for outdoor visibility, but we found the colors to be very vivid, with blacks still very deep. Add to that Gorilla Glass scratch protection, and you're looking at a delicious screen, corrupted slightly only by the average sunlight legibility. Oh, and we do understand Nokia's wish to keep its ecosystem consistent, but that nHD 360 x 640 pixel resolution seems dated now.
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The Nokia X7 is coming with a rather unique angular design with four grills on each of its corners | ||
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Up front, you also have the earspeaker on top and the menu key on the bottom, while on the right side there is a volume rocker and a nifty dedicated camera shutter key that will let you quickly snap photos. On the left you're in for a surprise – a lid-protected microSD card slot and a SIM card slot allow hot swap of cards. But opening them up proves to be a challenge even for the most experienced smartphone user. The engineers at Espoo have managed to come up with a unique opening mechanism – the lids actually serve as the front doors for the tiny drawers where you can put your cards. To open them, you first need to press one side of the lid and only then pull the whole drawer. After getting to grips with the mechanism, it works seamlessly, but the casual user with no manual at hand will find it unintuitive at best.
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Front | Menu key | Right side |
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Left side | Lid-protected slots | |
The sides of the Nokia X7 | ||
The metal back cover seems very durable and adds to the premium feel of the handset, but unfortunately it's not removable. On top, there is a microUSB port for charging the device, a 3.5mm headset jack and the lock key, while the bottom is just plain.
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Back | Camera |
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Top | Bottom | The bundled headset |
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42 Comments
3. Eingild posted on 20 Jun 2011, 10:21 3 1
Seriously? A 5 out of 10? You can at least give it a 6 or 7 out of respect dude. That Nokia hatin' is pretty much obvious in this one. I know the review is subjective to the reviewer's opinion. But seriously? A 5?
16. Jack95 (unregistered) posted on 20 Jun 2011, 13:10 1 3
Hey dude do you know how much does it costs the price is higher than an cool Android device hahaha Nokia are losers now because Androd is the KING . Just because Nokia can't use Android cause "they are special" (but they are not) HAHAHA losers.
27. alec (unregistered) posted on 21 Jun 2011, 16:25 0 0
you release giving a phone a higher review out of respect is incredibly biased right
5. Piotrek007 posted on 20 Jun 2011, 10:59 4 1
LOL !! 5/10 ?? Who the hell made this review ?? =\
6. aamir-250 (unregistered) posted on 20 Jun 2011, 10:59 3 1
hmmmmmm, 5 on 10 this is not fair ,,, phonearena
24. alec (unregistered) posted on 21 Jun 2011, 07:40 1 0
so were you just blown away by the 640 mhz processor or was it the 320x640 resolution or the $650 price tag that just blew you away
nokias dead get over it
43. kastor posted on 16 Feb 2012, 16:36 0 0
yes,640 mhz processor,but iron made,best navigation on phones and lot of it what only nokia can do!
8. NokTokDaddy posted on 20 Jun 2011, 11:14 0 0
Never take one review site's verdict as the Last Word...
Readers of Nokia products on this site would be best served to follow sites like All About Symbian or even Engadget (Myriam Joire knows a good device when she sees one, as does her now-ex colleague Chris Ziegler)
All things in balance...
9. Josh (unregistered) posted on 20 Jun 2011, 11:21 0 0
Are y'all forgetting that it is mid 2011? These specs would suck last year. And it's not that these are just numbers to brag about when they really effect the performance. If you're upset cuz you're a Nokia fan wait until their windows 7 phones come out. The actual desgin looked cool tho. That's bout it.
10. A (unregistered) posted on 20 Jun 2011, 11:35 1 1
some1 else should do over this review, this dude is really baised!!!!!
11. ps (unregistered) posted on 20 Jun 2011, 11:40 0 0
"most resent tasks" cmon those are things u have runnin simultaneously. Wierd to keep 9 applications running at the same time and complainin about small lag...
12. Alinda (unregistered) posted on 20 Jun 2011, 11:41 1 1
I can't blame the reviewer because he has been spoiled by the Apple & Android experience. Phonearena is not the only one harsh to Nokia, just wait what TrustedReview & Mobilechoice UK have to say when they review X7. Even when harshly criticized, I doubt Nokia engineers will listen. They will defend the full focus camera no matter what.
After being Nokia user for as long as I can remember, come Wednesday I'm jumping ship. I'm getting a Samsung Galaxy S2 - there you go Nokia, you just lost a customer.
23. vinay kumar (unregistered) posted on 21 Jun 2011, 00:43 0 0
You are right,they have to get powerful hardware with more ram,probably the chances are more to fight the competition.
42. pipo (unregistered) posted on 03 Oct 2011, 17:37 0 0
Good luck with your samsung Galaxy S2. It doesn't do full 2-way recording out of the box. Like ANY serious communication tool should do these days. It doesn't play xvids with subtitles without additional software. It doesn't sync with your tried and trusted Outlook. Oh, and don't forget to get that hefty data-plan when using Google Maps to find your way around. BTW, could you tell me how you can use the adresses from within your contacts as a navigation-pointer. I know in Symbian I just tap the address and it'll insert it into ovi-maps.
Oh and good luck when Sams**t decides that you don't need any ICE Cream upgrades and you need to resort to jailbrea... I mean "rooting" your device.
Bye.
13. John (unregistered) posted on 20 Jun 2011, 11:53 2 1
Honestly Victor H. i really hope you get shot or get fired. You make the stupidiest reviews in the world. 5/10? Do you even know how to work a phone? Even MobileSyrup is a better website then this phonearena s**t. I am actually emailing Nokia & the staff member of PhoneArena showing them how This so called " Reviewer" does not know anything about phone what so ever.
Hey Victor just a question. How much do you get paid? Oh wait you are reviewing a phone from a company that makes millions & even billions & you are making what? Thats right nothing. I really hope that staff do something about this tool.
Watch he will delete all teh comments before staff can see & claim that they never were written to save his ass. Just remember Victor something called PRINTSCREEN. Can not wait too see what staff & staff from Nokia have to say about this. Goodluck you will need it :)
33. Hạnh Dzuy (unregistered) posted on 03 Jul 2011, 11:43 0 0
Calm down. You are the one who marketing for Nokia or what? I can see this review is quite fair. I myself like this design a lot and when come to the resolution and proscessor I totally pissed off. Speak frankly, do you think 360x640 and 680Mhz is competitive information? And even 1300mA battery is not standard anymore. I am sometimes dissapointed with some PA review, but not this one.
14. Mobile-X-Pert posted on 20 Jun 2011, 12:24 2 1
This is why I always say that "Gsmarena" is the best website when it comes to reviews. I don't really think that phones should be rated by numbers, but then again if you guys would like to see an exellent and "well made" review just go to Gsmarena.
15. luis_lopez_351 posted on 20 Jun 2011, 12:44 2 2
Wow! The E7 and N8 gets an 8.5 and this has better spec but gets a 5? Phonearena your turning into bullsh_t. Just because it cant do what your iphone can. News flash its iphone cant do what Nokia x7 does.
