Nokia E7

If beauty were only screen deep, the Nokia E7 series would stand a good chance in a Miss Handset competition, even up against the likes of the iPhone 4, HTC Desire S and Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc.
Business as usual for the Eseries is a cliché – thank you very much. But the kind that makes the world feel right. The Nokia E7 could’ve been just another Eseries phone. Oh well, that wasn’t meant to be. The latest is implicitly the greatest but, in the case of the E7, the latest may simply be the last.

Touch screen and QWERTY

Touch or type – you choose

The 4” display makes all the difference. View full web pages, documents and videos at the most natural angle on the tilting touch screen. The stunning ClearBlack AMOLED display brings out rich colours and details, even when it’s bright outside. And everything is packed into an incredibly slim, compact design with a full QWERTY keyboard – the best on any smartphone

Nokia E7

GENERAL	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
	Announced	2010, September
	Status	Available. Released 2011, February

SIZE	Dimensions	123.7 x 62.4 x 13.6 mm, 104.9 cc
	Weight	176 g

DISPLAY	Type	AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	360 x 640 pixels, 4.0 inches (~184 ppi pixel density)
		- QWERTY keyboard - Nokia ClearBlack display - Multi-touch input method - Proximity sensor for auto turn-off - Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate - Scratch resistant Gorilla glass display

SOUND	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes

MEMORY	Phonebook	Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
	Call records	Detailed, max 30 days
	Internal	16 GB storage, 256 MB RAM, 1 GB ROM
	Card slot	No

DATA	GPRS	Class 32
	EDGE	Class 32
	3G	HSDPA, 10.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
	Bluetooth	Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
	Infrared port	No
	USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support

CAMERA	Primary	8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, fixed focus, dual-LED flash,check quality
	Features	Geo-tagging, face detection
	Video	Yes, 720p@25fps, video stabilization
	Secondary	Yes, VGA

FEATURES	OS	Symbian^3 OS, upgradable to Symbian Anna OS
	CPU	680 MHz ARM 11 processor, Broadcom BCM2727 GPU
	Messaging	SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
	Browser	WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, RSS feeds
	Radio	Stereo FM radio with RDS
	Games	Yes + downloadable
	Colors	Dark Grey, Silver White, Green, Blue, Orange
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support; Ovi Maps 3.0
	Java	Yes, MIDP 2.1
		- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Digital compass - TV-out (720p video) via HDMI and composite - Dolby Digital Plus via HDMI - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player - MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player - Voice command/dial - Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) - Video/photo editor - Flash Lite 4.0 - Voice memo/dial - Predictive text input

BATTERY		Standard battery, Li-Ion 1200 mAh (BL-4D)
	Stand-by	Up to 432 h (2G) / Up to 480 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 9 h (2G) / Up to 5 h (3G)

PRICE	MRP BDT	42,800

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Main disadvantages

• Symbian^3 is still behind Android and iOS usability standards
• Ovi store content is inferior to Android market and App Store
• Fixed-focus on an 8 megapixel camera is just wrong
• Camera interface is decidedly outdated
• Battery is not user-replaceable
• No microSD card slot

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