The Nokia X7 first leaked out in November 2010, but since then it's been through a bumpy ride to the market. In December, it appeared with AT&T branding and seemed set for a Stateside release, but only a month later either the carrier or the phone maker decided to cancel that partnership, so the device wouldn't appear subisdized in the States, at least initially. The Nokia X7 however was finally made official in April heralding the all-new Symbian Anna, previously known as PR 2.0.
It isn't 3D capable like the LG Optimus 3D or the upcoming HTC Evo 3D, but it has an 8MP camera, super video playback and, at first glance, plenty of storage capacity.
For completeness, other relevant specifications of interest include:
- 119.7 x 62.8 x 11.9 mm in dimensions, 146g in weight
- Telephony bands supported: WCDMA 850/900/1700/1900/2100 and GSM/EDGE
850/900/1800/1900 (HSDPA Cat 9 - 10.2 MBps, HSUPA Cat 5 - 2.0 Mbps)
- WiFi: WLAN IEEE802.11 b/g/n and Bluetooth 3.0
- Processor: Broadcom BCM2727 - ARM 11 at 680MHz with 3D Graphics HW
Accelerator with OpenGL-ES 2.0 support (i.e. graphics co-processor).
- Available in two colours: Dark Steel and Light Steel
- Box contents: Nokia X7-00, Nokia Battery BL-5K battery (built in), Nokia Connectivity Cable CA-179, 8GB microSD card, Nokia Stereo Headset WH-701, Nokia Fast Micro USB Charger AC-10
Software and initial concluding thoughts
Taken as a whole, Anna is a definite improvement - and it should be borne in mind that these are just obvious changes - there will be plenty of under-the-hood tweaks, fixes and optimisations too. Of course, with Anna set to come to all existing Symbian^3 handsets (N8, E7, etc.) very shortly, there's little reason to go and buy the X7 just to get your hands on Symbian Anna - all that's required is a degree of patience. However, for new X7 owners, at least they'll be starting off with the latest and greatest Symbian build yet - and they should have few complaints as a result.Elsewhere, the X7's software package is very similar to that in the C7 - and indeed to the N8 itself, minus the Quickoffice editing functions. Multimedia playback is as good as on the other devices and definitely enhanced by the presence of such a large screen and a decent 'sound system' - if you're after a Symbian smartphone to watch movie clips and TV programmes on then this is as good as it gets.
With more powerful processors powering the rivals, the 680MHz, ARM11 processor does feel a bit lightweight. 256MB of RAM isn’t a lot either, making us wonder if Nokia were focusing more on specs – manufacturing price bit, rather than the actual performance. This phone is available in the market in Rs 23,000.
