The Luxury of Colors In Your Hands
Written: Dec 15 '02
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Pros: 4096 Colors, Triband, GPRS, MMS, SMS
Cons: Heavy price tag, No Bluetooth, Screen not "that" bright
The Bottom Line: For about the same price, get a Panasonic GD87. What is the GD87? (built-in camera, 65 000 colors, triband...etc)
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| wilson_1688's Full Review: Nokia 7210 GSM / EGSM Cellular Phone |
Hi,
I have been a very active mobile user for the past 5 years. I have used pretty much any mobile phone you can think of (Obviously, those that work in North America). I have been working in the telecommunication sector for about 4 years now. I have to admit that Nokia phones have always impressed me and this 7210 isn't an exception. (NOTE: Nokia impresses me in a good and bad way :) ) This is the FIRST Triband the Finland based company is throwing into the market. Impressive because they should have made that move a LONG time ago. Second, this phone has a 4096 colors display. Pretty sharp if you compare it the Sony Ericsson T68i (265 colors) I previously owned before getting the 7210. The down side of this screen is that it isn't as bright as the T68i. The 7210 is 5 grammes lighter than the T68i which is 88 grammes (battery included). Compared to the T68i, this phone has a MUCH better reception (built-in antenna). As for the battery, the T68i isn't even nearly as good as the 7210 which has a very impressive battery life time (3 days standby with an average of 25 calls per day at 2-3 mins. per call). The keypad has a very sharp design compared to a pretty conventional keypad design from the T68i. However, if your hands are slightly bigger than average you might experience a little bit of difficulty with the keypad. If we take a look at the menu itself, Nokia hasn't really made much of an effort to make to improve their menu. Pretty much the same as any other Nokia I previously owned (8890, 8860, 8390, 8260, 8290, 3390, 7190). If you have already used a Nokia before, you shouldn't have any problems using this one. The major improvement about the 7210 is that it's a Java phone, which means that you can personalize it with extra features downloadable off the internet (I.E. games). The phone is light and compact (106 x 45 x 17.5 mm, 83g). The ringing tones are polyphonic, which sounds nearly like a radio. Speaking of radio, the 7210 has a built-in radio. However, if you want my opinion on the radio, it's useless. It's just an extra highlight to make this phone carry a heavier price tag. Now, the downsides of this phone. The 7210 has, unfortunately, NO BLUETOOTH. I was VERY VERY disapointed about this. If you have already owned a T68i, you probably know what are the advantages of having this technology in your mobile. Bluetooth is a wireless technology, which allows you to connect various units with Bluetooth connectivity together (I.E. Wireless handsfree (Sony Ericsson HBH10, 15, 30, 60). The price tag for this phone is also a hard on your wallet (550$USD is what I paid). The other downside of the 7210 is that it doesn't have a built-iin digital camera. I have to admit that not a lot of phone has it. However, considering that the 7210 was released only less than 2months ago it should have had it on. The good news is that you can buy a digital camera (external, about 125-150$USD). If you are patient enough, wait until 2003 1st Q and the 7250 should be release (Same as the 7210 but with a built-in digital camera in the back of the phone). Bottom line, it's a nice phone with not many new features but it still carries a heavy price tag. My personal rating is 7.5/10. One last thing I would like to mention. For those who like a stylish phone, the 7210 has X-Press convers you can interchange to make your phone look "less boring".
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Amount Paid (US$): 550
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Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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