Nokia X7 review

Nokia X7 running Symbian Anna is new, but the speed of 680MHz is not strong. It is designed like a spacecraft with a 4-inch wide and beautiful screen.

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Nokia X7 is the first Symbian Anna smartphone running, improved software version with new keyboard, handy browser and some changes to the interface. Aiming at multimedia entertainment features, the X7 has a high-quality metal frame, a 4-inch wide AMOLED screen that supports impressive movie viewing. It has a speedy ARM 11 processor of 680 MHz, an 8 Megapixel camera.

X7 appears in the context that Nokia is making major changes in the strategy of smartphones and Symbian platforms on the upcoming high-end segment with Windows Phone. Leaked from November last year, X7 passed many different rumors, eventually being with Symbian Anna in April last.

In Vietnam, X7 is sold at VND 9.99 million, launched last month and aimed at young users, like watching movies, listening to music, playing games on touch phones.

Here are some remarkable points on this smartphone

- Supports 4-band GSM, 3G connectivity, HSDPA 10.2Mb / s, HSUPA 2Mb / s.

- 4 inch, 16 million color screen, AMOLED technology, capacitive touch, 640 x 360 pixel resolution, Gorilla screen.

- Anna Symbian operating system with changes in icon, browser, keyboard.

- 8 Megapixel camera, fixed-focus, two LED flash, HD video recording.

- ARM 11 processor, 680 MHz speed, 256MB RAM.

- Connection: Wi-Fi standard n, GPS with A-GPS, Bluetooth 3.0 with A2DP, microUSB port, 3.5mm headphone jack.

- It supports good sound, speed dial, integrated social network, Flash, Java, watch DivX and XviD movies.

Review details, click on each section to see details

Part one: Design Part Two: Symbian Anna Interface Part 3: Features Part four: Fifth Performance : Nokia X7 Opponent

General assessment.

Strength

- Beautiful 4 inch AMOLED display screen
- Good design, sure
- Full connection
- Support good social network
- Large external speakers, effective entertainment support

Weakness

- 680 MHz speed is a bit slow
- Improvements on Symbian Anna are not much
- The camera has no autofocus

Design

Nokia X7 recreates the image of a spaceship with four corners beveled like a speaker. In fact, the machine only has two speakers in the bottom corner.

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X7 with wide screen.

4-inch screen, using AMOLED technology, 360 x 640 pixel resolution occupies the entire front. In this version, Nokia does not use ClearBlack technology like E7 or C6-01, but it is still protected by Gorilla glass.

Holding X7 on hand, it is easy to recognize the sturdy, sure. If the front is sleek, then the back of this model looks rather rough with metal details that bend to the sides.

On the right is the volume up and down button and camera key, these two buttons are arranged quite submerged to the edge. Left edge X7 includes microSD card slot, SIM tray removed by pressing the protection piece above. Nokia X7 has a built-in battery, not removable.

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Behind the machine like a spacecraft.

8 Megapixel camera with two LED flash lights arranged behind the device. The camera of X7 uses fixed-focus focus feature, full focus, different from many current mobile autofocus.

The top of the device is flat with stylized screen lock keys, 3.5mm headphone jack and microUSB port. The Nokia X7 is quite compact with a 146 gram weight, it looks slim thanks to its beveled design, but the exact thickness is 11.9 mm.

Part Two: Anna Anna GUI Part Three: Features Part four: Fifth Performance : Opponent Nokia X7

Symbian Anna interface

Traditional interface on Symbian ^ 3 has been refreshed on Anna, the most obvious is the new, more colorful icon system, next to the Home screen is changed in real time. In addition, Anna version also allows continuous follow-up between screens left or right smoothly.

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Symbian Anna on the device.

Speed ​​on Symbian Anna is also faster, some operations like moving screens, entering Menu or opening applications, X7 has markedly improved. However, with 680MHz processor, Broadcom BCM2727 graphics and 256MB of RAM, some situations X7 still get jerky and slow.

QWERTY keyboard on X7 has more changes than previous Symbian Anna models, buttons are even and spacious. However, when placed in five vertical mode plus adding Vietnamese characters, X7 has a lot of characters, small space, compared to Android or iOS, the machine is more difficult to edit.

Contacts and messaging apps on X7 are similar to previous Symbian versions. It also supports speed dial, the X7 calendar supports zooming in, zooming out when double-clicking on the day plan.

Realistically, Symbian is a remarkable change, however, in addition to the icon and some utilities that are on par with other platforms, this model is not much different from Symbian ^ 3. Machine also does not add changes in the way of control, screen layout but only refreshing the colors, icons.

Part one: Design Part Three: Feature Part four: Part Five Performance : Opponent Nokia X7

Function

The browser on X7 had positive changes, first putting the address bar at the top like other operating system platforms. Nokia also updated Flash, HTML5 in Browser version 7.3, the browser browser looks clean and bright, the ability to handle is relatively soft.

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Good connection support.

However, the use of 680MHz processor, Flash content on the device is a bit slow. Multi-touch feature works well.

Nokia X7 is a smartphone that supports good connection with 3G, four GSM frequencies. It supports HSDPA speed of 10.2Mb / s, GPS, Bluetooth 3.0 with A2DP and Wi-Fi support standard b / g / n.

Nokia has a lot of applications installed on the X7, the first two are games Asphalt 5 and Galaxy On Fire. In addition, the company also added Facebook and Twitter in the social network hub, allowing for pretty good access to all connections like Wi-Fi, 3G.

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Keyboard drafted on X7.

If E6 supports good office tools, the Quickoffice X7 package only displays and does not allow editing.

The 4-inch screen on the device is really a plus for the ability to play video and multimedia content, which is why the X7 adds a lot of features like Video, Web TV besides CNN applications. , National Geographic. Meanwhile, YouTube on the device is not interesting, because this is just a link to the mobile version of this clip sharing website.

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Camera on X7 is pretty good.

X7 is equipped with 8 Megapixel camera with fixed-focus feature, two LED flash. The camera key is located on the right side, quite submerged and slightly backward, slightly difficult to press.

Meanwhile, taking photos on the camera is good, the camera takes pictures quickly and quickly switches to shooting mode. The colors of the pictures are moderate, some of them are of good quality, while others are slightly pale, however, it can be seen that the X7 is in pretty good imaging devices.

Nokia X7 also supports many customizations such as ISO, contrast, timer, color tones. It supports 2x digital zoom, this mobile model has no front camera.

With 680MHz processor, X7 supports 720p HD video recording at 25 frames per second. Images and colors are similar to static images.

Part One: Design Part Two: Symbian Anna Interface Part four: Fifth Performance : Opponent Nokia X7

Performance

As an update and there are many changes in the software, but the limitations such as 680MHz processing speed and 256MB RAM somewhat make the X7 not comparable to competitors. However, with Nokia using Symbian, the old platform is inherently stable even at moderate speeds, it can be seen that the X7 is at a decent level for the choice to buy smartphones.

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Commenting on the processing speed of the machine, the X7 responds well to the use and running of some applications, sometimes slightly late to open the software, but not significantly.

The quality of external speakers as well as the call quality of the X7 is very good, the device supports anti-noise and sound noise and while talking.

The 1,300 mAh battery on a computer for more than a day, if less connected, can take up to 2 days, although it has a large screen, this is still a plus compared to many competitors using the screen. another touch.

Part One: Design Part Two: Symbian Anna Interface Part 3: Features Part Five: Opponents Nokia X7

Opponents of Nokia X7

Having a selling price of nearly 10 million dong, the new X7 is the competitor of many discounted smartphones that run Android or other platforms. Here is a basic review of some models that compete with X7.

Samsung Wave II

With Samsung Wave II, the X7 has outstanding features on beautiful screen, solid design, however, Samsung's Bada model has an easier-to-use interface and is also faster at 1GHz. Notably, Symbian Anna uses more stable than Wave II.

Motorola Defy

Defy runs Android and is a water-resistant smartphone. This device has a compact design, a good price of 8.6 million to compete with Nokia's X7.

LG Optimus Black

Optimus Black is the most notable competitor, also using a 4-inch screen, this model uses very brilliant Nova technology. It has a 1GHz processor, runs Android and connects well.

Samsung Galaxy S 4GB

Galaxy S version also has a 4-inch wide screen, the model uses Super Clear LCD technology not as beautiful as AMOLED, but the interface is easy to see, fashion design is the point that X7 is wary.

Nokia N8

Symbian Anna N8 is also coming up, this mobile phone has a stylish look, a special camera at 12 Megapixel camera takes good pictures. This model screen is smaller than X7, but also uses AMOLED technology.

Part one: Design Part Two: Symbian Anna Interface Part 3: Features Part four: Performance