To purchase a high quality, unlocked the Symbian mobile phone as $ 659 Nokia E7 is a risky proposition, as Nokia has already announced it is moving to Windows 7 phone for future devices. But if you like Symbian, the E7 is an elegant, beautiful piece of hardware. It is a step up from the Nokia N8 ($ 549, 2.5 stars),with one exception (which I will discuss below). It is also one of the best phones unlocked. However, while E7 is bigger screen and keyboard devices N8 solve two big question, all software related to each other back. And E7 are even more expensive.
Planning, Communications and the sound quality
Nokia has never had a problem, the hardware design impressive. The E7 is stylish aluminum body and glass feels cheap to the touch. It measures 4.9 by 2.5 by 0.5 inches (DRC) and weighs heavy, but feel solid 6.2 ounces, it is one of the most elegant designs I've seen from time to time. The 4-inch AMOLED capacitive touch glass is bright and vibrant, tactile response and are well calibrated. But the screen offers just 640-360-pixel, which can not fit more than Android and iPhone units in 4 sharpness.There one accelerometer, a compass, a proximity sensor and an ambient light sensor . The front panel slides up and at an angle to reveal a large QWERTY keyboard with four rows. It requires a little difficult to maneuver him out, but I got used to it quickly. The flat, rectangular rubber keys are raised just enough for fast typing comfort.
The E7 is a quad-band EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) and penta-band HSDPA 10.2 (850/900/1700/1900/2100 MHz) devices, which means 3G data speeds hits AT & T networks T-Mobile, both here and abroad. There 4G connectivity. You can change the SIM card surprisingly easy by using the side slot, each time you do this, restart the phone and reconfigure automatically. It's great for international travelers. The E7 also connects to Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n networks.Reception was a little below average, I've heard of dropouts and computer sound syllables in an area with high signal AT & T 3G . But with a good reception, voice quality was quite good overall. I tried the phone with a SIM card from AT & T calls sounded clear enough, if somewhat hollow, for the listener. The callers said it sounded almost as good as I do on other phones from AT & T.
Invite sounded clear through an icon Aliph Jawbone Bluetooth Headset ($ 99, 4 stars). Voice dialing does not work well in general, the E7 struggled to understand my commands. The speaker sounded clear, but was not strong enough for outdoor use. Battery life was short in just 4 hours and 11 minutes of talk time. It used to be a result of typical 3G smartphones three years ago but no more.
Apps, Business Connectivity, and music playback
E7 ^ 3 runs on Symbian, which sounds more sophisticated than the Symbian Series 60, but not really. It contains only three home screen you can swipe from. Customizing is possible but difficult. ARM 11 680MHz CPU to keep things moving at a clip good, but never heard E7 fast daily activities. Other smart phones are now the leading processors much faster.
Reservations WebKit browser rendering HTML pages and office, a pinch zoom and pan are fast, and the fonts look sharp. However, the browser user interface is extremely difficult and additional taps needed, if only to go to a URL. The preloaded Ovi navigation Maps offers free voice-activated GPS directions to drivers and pedestrians in 80 countries, Lonely Planet and Via Michelin travel guides are also on board. Ovi Maps is not as easy to use as navigation applications, but is free and powerful. Nokia Ovi lets you browse, purchase and download thousands of applications. But it is slow, difficult to use, and lack many of the major applications in the U.S. is available for Android and the IOS. You get the E7 picture.The is full of software for professional users such as Mail for Exchange, Microsoft Communicator Mobile, and support of Microsoft SharePoint Server.
It also hooks into the Lotus Notes Traveler and Sametime, Nokia is promising Cisco AnyConnect VPN SSL VPN and Lotus Mobile Connect support in the middle of 2011, even though I check it before plunking down more than $ 650 if Symbian is fragile future . The E7 can associate with up to 10 email accounts and synchronize Outlook contacts, calendars, e-mail and tasks, even if it can not synchronize more than one address book at a time. You also get F-Secure Anti-Theft, QuickOffice, and World Traveler, and Ovi Store Salesforce includes, among other applications. The E7 supports device lock and wipe distance, and managers can provide the device remotely and manage the intranet.
The E7 handle multimedia well. There are 16 GB of internal storage. It is enough memory for most people, but the lack of a memory card slot limit your ability to transfer media. However, Nokia Ovi Suite gives you a lot of power, is easy to configure and install, and worked fine on my machine to test Windows 7. The size standard 3.5 mm headphone jack lets you connect headphones third alternative, but you may not need them; Nokia launches into an excellent sounding pair in the box. Tracks also sounded clear and complete in the headset Samsung Stereo Bluetooth HM6450 Modus ($ 99, 4 stars). The soft player stock music is easy to use, gives a smooth jukebox album covers, and sounds fantastic.
Video playback, camera, conclusion
It's an ideal phone for watching movies. High Definition 720p standard definition VGA and QVGA MP4 videos all played smoothly in full screen and so bright and vivid. The tilt display above is a pretty E7, portable video player. But the mono speaker is not high enough and you'll want to use headphones. An HDMI port enables you to send video and images to an HDTV or HDMI-equipped LCD, although I have not met anyone who actually does.
8-megapixel auto-focus camera features a bright, dual LED flash. All this is a step back on the N8, believe it or not, but is still an excellent camera. Test images looked natural, balanced and detailed, both inside and outside, slightly washed out colors and a light mist on some of the shots. Shutter speeds were slightly below average, but the phone and took a picture saved in a hurry, even if you use the flash. Recorded live at 720p (1280 x 720 pixels) HD video play smooth 25 frames per second, and looked suitably vibrant and well lit.There not have a lot of customers in the U.S. smartphone open, but some of them try to find out exactly what want, and Nokia E7 should serve many of them quite well. This is a proposal for a little 'less frustrating than N8, thanks to its large display and QWERTY keyboard.
If you need an unlocked smartphone but want to pay much less, the Nokia E5 ($ 225, 3 stars) offers a lot of the same e-mail with power and is smaller and easier to carry, although it is not E7, a High-end touch screen, resolution, and multimedia features.
Benchmark
E7 offers on-screen keyboards, but are a disaster, text input method is enabled by default, and in the vertical position of the keyboard is a T9-style, which is ridiculous.
Continuous talk time: 4 hours 11 minuted
