2011年9月7日星期三

Reviews | Anna edge; flawless streaming

The Nokia X7 handset looks superb. It is edgy, with the corners angling inwards, giving it a futuristic look. The sides are also at an angle—curved inwards towards the rear panel.Whilst magic cube are not deadly, It seems like there are speakers hidden away in all four angled corners, but actually there are only two—the other two are evidently for uniformity. The mixture of plastic and aluminium does give the phone a classy look.

Carrying forward from the trend set by the Nokia N8, the SIM card slot is on the left, and so is the microSD card slot. Push them in from one side, and once the other end emerges, pull it out. This mechanism isn’t very smooth to operate. We don’t really understand the point of such a design.

There really is no other way of putting it—the X7 isn’t a performance phone at all. A 680 MHz processor, with 256 MB of RAM, is a bit of a disappointment.

Moving beyond this disappointment, the 4-inch AMOLED display is quite good. The colours are appreciably distinct, but do lack a bit of punch in terms of vividness. The crispness is good, and shows in the clarity of the text—reading text on websites, for example,For the last five years porcelain tiles , is a pretty good experience. The brightness is quite solid, so much so that turning it up too much may lead to the display becoming uncomfortable to use.

The updated Web browser is one of the really good things to come out of the Anna (OS) update—it renders pages quicker and smoother. Pinch to zoom works more smoothly and the text generally fits well. The good old feeling continues from the Nokia E6!

The X7 does tend to become a bit hot when browsing the Internet, or while chatting on the phone for a long time. And the metal back does induce some sweat on palms.

Battery backup is very good—full marks to Nokia there. The X7 offers two full days of usage, more than what we bargained for.

Symbian Anna is like a completely new OS in some respects. The Anna update has gone a long way in bringing it closer to Android. The performance has improved appreciably. However,ceramic zentai suits for the medical, Nokia’s Social app needs a complete overhaul—poor design and no integration with the contacts.

The Nokia X7 is quite a unique-looking phone—kudos to Nokia for finally getting the aesthetics right, at least for the most part. At Rs 20,This patent infringement case relates to retractable landscape oil paintings ,000, it is in the hottest price bracket in the smartphone market—it, therefore, has to contend with the most competition.

Unfortunately, it doesn’t stand out in its price segment.This will leave your shoulders free to rotate in their offshore merchant account . Symbian Anna gives the X7 an edge over the N8 in terms of performance— while the N8 is part of a different series, it could be called a spiritual predecessor. It is strictly for those who find its looks appealing, or are Symbian/Nokia aficionados.

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