Nokia E7

alaTest has collected and analyzed 665 reviews from magazines and websites. Views about the design and screen are generally positive. The connectivity and usability also get good reviews. There are some critical reviews about the apps and responsiveness.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Cell phones the Nokia E7 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 89/100 = Very good quality.

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Nokia E7 - Is This the End of the Communicator?

 

The Communicator has been synonymous with the word “big” in the mobile business, ok I'm kidding. Jokes aside the size of these devices never really mattered what mattered was sheer communication functionality the series was able to deliver. We've been...

With a price tag of Rs. 29,990 (MRP) the Nokia E7 does not live up to its Communicator legacy. It could have potential as a WP7 device, when the OS is ready, like I’ve been saying. As is, it’s a more or less well designed handset with a quirky slider...

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Nokia E7 (green, unlocked)

 

If you've been a cell phone fan for a while, you might remember the days when the Nokia Communicator series was the status symbol of a powerful businessperson. Nokia eventually developed the line into the E series, and its latest flagship model, the...

The Nokia E7 boasts a premium design and has a fantastic QWERTY keyboard. The smartphone's 8-megapixel camera takes excellent pictures and video. Battery life is also good

The Symbian platform falls short of the competition, and the phone can be sluggish. The E7 has a lower-resolution display and doesn't have an expansion slot

The Nokia E7 has some wonderful qualities, like great hardware and excellent battery life, but ultimately its inferior software trips up this business-oriented smartphone.

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Nokia E7

 

Over the years, we've seen a steady stream of business and messaging-centric landscape QWERTY smartphones come and go, with HTC arguably leading the pack via its collection of Windows Mobile, Android, and WP7 devices featuring sliding keyboards and...

Gorgeous hardware ; Excellent battery life ; Strong camera performance

Symbian is a disaster ; EDoF is a mistake ; Low pixel density

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Nokia E7 review: Open for business

 

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...

Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support ; Penta-band 3G with 10.2 Mbps HSDPA and 2 Mbps HSUPA ; Anodized aluminum unibody ; 4" 16M-color ClearBlack AMOLED capacitive touchscreen of 640 x 360 pixel resolution ; Scratch resistant Gorilla glass display ; 8...

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...

Symbian hasn’t seen any groundbreaking changes in its recent history and Anna isn't one either - like the jump from ^1 to ^3, it's an incremental update that improves things but leaves some rough edges untouched.

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Nokia E7 Review

 

Arriving on the market late, the Nokia E7 finds itself launching at a shaky point in the Finnish company's history. Under new management, suffering doubts – internal and external – over the strength of its current platforms, and watching increasing...

If the Nokia E7 was running Android, or Windows Phone 7, it would undoubtedly be a best-seller. Nokia’s quality design and construction are rightly admired, and for text entry the E7′s physical keyboard is superb. Where the original Nokia Communicators...

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Nokia E7 (Unlocked)

 

There's an on-board accelerometer, compass, proximity sensor, and ambient light detector. The front panel slides up and at an angle to reveal a roomy, four-row QWERTY keyboard. It requires a somewhat tricky maneuver to pull this off, but I got used to...

Beautiful hardware all around. Terrific camera and camcorder. Plenty of business connectivity

Frustrating UI. No microSD card slot. Short battery life. Very expensive. OS is doomed

For die-hard Symbian fans, the Nokia E7 is a beautiful farewell as the company shifts to Microsoft's mobile OS; all others should stick with Android or iOS devices.

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Nokia E7 Review

 

This Nokia E7 review touches on the new design of this Nokia E series phone and looks at the interface that complements it. The review also gives an overview of what the Nokia E7 is all about.

The Nokia E7 is a great phone to have and a welcome change to the Nokia E Series family of business oriented smartphones. The design is excellent with its options for a hardware QWERTY slide out keyboard making this phone much easier to use. The...

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Nokia Astound and Nokia E7 Smartphone Reviews

 

In this cell phone review, we crack open the Nokia Astound and Nokia E7 mobile devices to see what makes them tick.

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Review: Nokia E7 business Symbian^3 smartphone review

 

The Nokia E7 is a new smartphone from Nokia with a 4-inch touchscreen display and slide out QWERTY keyboard. However, whilst the hardware certainly looks and feels the part, the Symbian^3 OS feels a little sluggish and outdated when compared to its...

Solid hardware, bright display, tactile keyboard, attractive industrial design

Poor camera, frustrating user interface, sluggish performance

Notifications can be shown in one of the many pre-loaded widgets on the E7, but are otherwise shown at the top of the screen. For example, when a new message comes in a box drops down from the top left corner to notify you and allow you to open it, if...

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Nokia E7

 

Nokia E7 is the Symbian ^3 OS powered smartphone with a tilting slide-out QWERTY keyboard. Nokia E7's main features including 8-megapixels camera, super AMOLED 16M colors display, GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth 3.0, TV-out (720p video) via HDMI, Flash Lite v4.0...

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Product Specifications

Billed as the ultimate business smartphone, the Nokia E7 boasts Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync support alongside a luscious 4-inch touchscreen display, which uses Nokia’s ClearBlack technology for improved outdoor visibility. The Nokia E7 also comes with a slide out four-row QWERTY keyboard making it the ideal mobile business device. Despite the addition of a full keyboard, the E7 is only a smidge deeper than the Nokia N8 at 13.6mm thin. The device also boasts an 8-megapixel snapper and comes complete with 16GB of on-board storage. The Nokia E7 also boasts an HDMI connection and Dolby Digital Plus Surround Sound. With the 8-megapixel camera, users will be able to shoot and edit HD quality images (including 720p video) and sound. As a Symbian device, users can customise up to three homescreens and get live updates from the likes of Facebook and Twitter live on their homescreens. Those on the move will welcome the Nokia E7′s travel-friendly 18 days of standby time and up to 9 hours of talktime.

Camera

Autofocus: No
Built-in Camera:Double Camera
Built-in Flash: Yes
Video Resolution in Pixel:HD720p / Unknown

Configuration

Audio Formats : Yes
Audio Playback: Yes
AUDIOFORMATS: Yes
DECT: No
GPS Receiver:Built-in
I-Mode: No
Integrated Amplifier: No
Integrated Radio:FM Radio
Integrated TV Tuner: No
Java: Yes
LCD Display: No
Multi SIM Card: No
Mute Control: No
Noise Cancellation: No
Push to Talk: No
Realtone: Yes
SCREEM: No
Speakers:Mono
Switchbox from Telephone to Headset: No
User Interface for Text:Touchscreen / Touchscreen + QWERTY
Video Client: Yes
Volume Control: No

Connectivity

A2DP:No / Yes
Bluetooth:No / Yes
Connection:2.5 mm Plug
Memory Card Slot: No
Multi SIM Card: No
Near Field Communication: No
USB:No / Yes
WiFi Data Exchange: Yes

Data Transfer

EDGE: Yes
GPRS: Yes
HSCSD: No
HSDPA: Yes
Technology:WCDMA (UMTS)

Display

Display Technology:AMOLED / TFT Display
Number of Display Colours:16 Mio
Number of Displays:1

General Features

Compatibility:Ericsson
Design:Bar / Slider
EASY USE PHONE: No
Elderly Friendly Phone: No
Operating System:Symbian
Operator:3 / O2 / Orange / Sim Free / T-MOBILE / Virgin / Vodafone
Product Type:In Ear Headset / Smartphone
Type:In Ear
Way of Buying:Contract / Prepay Pack / Sim Free

Messaging

E-Mail Functionality: Yes
Instant Messaging:No / Yes
Push email: Yes
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