Discount: Nokia E7-00 Unlocked GSM Phone with Touchscreen, QWERTY Keyboard, Easy E-mail Setup, GPS Navigation, 8 MP Camera–U.S. Version with Warranty (Blue) Reviews
Nokia E7-00 Unlocked GSM Phone with Touchscreen, QWERTY Keyboard, Easy E-mail Setup, GPS Navigation, 8 MP Camera–U.S. Version with Warranty (Blue)
- 3G-enabled smartphone in blue with 4-inch AMOLED touchscreen, slide-out QWERTY keyboard, and Symbian^3 operating system
- Corporate e-mail capabilities; 8-MP camera with 720p video capture; Wireless-N Wi-Fi; Bluetooth 3.0; 16 GB internal memory; HDMI output
- Up to 5 hours of talk time, up to 480 hours (20 days) of standby time; released in November, 2010
- What’s in the Box: handset, rechargeable battery, charger, wired stereo headset, USB cable, HDMI cable, quick start guide, user manual
Get fast, secure Internet access with the built-in VPN. Constructed from anodised aluminum with an AMOLED real glass display. Everything looks crystal clear on the high-quality 4″ touch screen. The tilting full-touch display sits at a natural angle for optimal viewing. Pinch your fingers to zoom in or flick to scroll on any web page. Slide the screen to reveal a QWERTY keyboard – ideal for fast typing. Keep important data protected with F-secure anti-theft for mobile. Tell your phone what to do with Vlingo, the voice recognition app. Track flights and be notified of changes with the World Traveler app. Capture high-resolution photos and HD video using the 8 MP camera. Use an HDMI cable to view HD videos and images on your compatible TV. Scroll through album art and make playlists of your favorite songs. Enjoy over 250 features from the Symbian^3 operating system. Personalize your home screen to fit your needs. Easier, more intuitive touch-screen controls. Multitask without sacrificing battery life.
Stay in touch with your life with the Nokia E7 unlocked mobile phone, a high performance device that places everything you need right at the touch of a button. It’s your mobile office and social network in one device, ideal for play and work and everything in between. It also features the new Symbian^3 operating system, featuring a wealth of personalization features, usability enhancements, and a faster and more responsive interface.
The Nokia E7 gives you the best of both worlds with a full QWERTY keyboard and a 4-inch nHD AMOLED touchscreen display. The touch e-mail feature lets you get up close and personal with your work and personal e-mail accounts with full sync capabilities and pre-installed Mail for Exchange, making setup no problem. Attachments are supported seamlessly with support for Microsoft Office 2007 document formats and Adobe PDF reader, so you can check e-mail easily while on the go.
Made with anodized aluminum, the Nokia E7 is made to go almost anywhere with an incredibly durable body that’s also super thin and incredibly portable. The 8-megapixel camera shoots high-quality 720p HP video and can be shared via TV-Out with HDMI connection. The Nokia E7 also functions seamlessly with your favorite social networking sites–Facebook, Twitter, Skype, and more.
You’ll stay on track thanks to the integrated GPS with free Ovi Maps Navigation for voice-guided directions, and you can find nearby restaurants, landmarks, events and other points of interest as you travel from place to place. Keep on top of your e-mails from your phone or computer using the free Ovi Mail service, and discover and download apps and games via the pre-loaded Ovi Store–where you’ll find thousands of different applications to constantly upgrade and improve your device.
Other features include a 16 GB internal memory, ultra-fast Wireless-N Wi-Fi networking, Bluetooth 3.0 for hands-free devices and stereo music streaming, full browsing of real Web pages with pinch to zoom, multi-format music player, FM radio, HDMI output to compatible HDTVs and monitors, Flash Lite 4 support, and up to 5 hours of 3G talk time.
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Unlocked Phone
This unlocked cell phone can be used with a GSM network service provider. It does not come with a SIM card, and it requires that you provide a SIM card for usage with your selected service provider. This phone comes with a full manufacturer’s warranty.
When paired with a compatible 3G network, you’ll enjoy a high-speed connection offering a variety of feature-rich wireless services–from data connectivity to your office to multimedia streaming, and take advantage of simultaneous voice and data services. In areas not served by a 3G network, you’ll continue to receive data service via EDGE network (depending on network compatibility).
Note that the downloading of maps, games, music and videos and uploading of images and videos involves transferring large amounts of data. Your service provider may charge for the data transmission, and the availability of particular services and features may vary by carrier.
Symbian^3 Operating System
The Symbian^3 software offers over 250 new features, including:
- Usability enhancements across the user interface, including single tap, multi-touch and support for gestures such as “pinch-to-zoom.”
- Three personalizable home screens, easily maneuvered through by a simple flick.
- Faster and more responsive user interface with new 2D and 3D graphics architecture that takes full advantage of hardware acceleration.
- More efficient memory management allows more applications to run in parallel for a faster, more complete, and efficient multi-tasking experience. And a new visual task manager lets you switch apps with a swipe and a tap.
- Intelligent network management tailors performance to the your needs: optimizing for high speed when uploading photos or smooth streaming for a VoIP call or video feed.
Key Features
- Fast 3G connectivity on both AT&T and T-Mobile with broadband-like speeds via 850/900/1700/1900/2100 MHz UMTS/HSDPA (with EDGE data connectivity where 3G not available).
- Integrated assisted GPS (A-GPS) receiver with free Ovi Maps enables you to find your route quickly and easily, whether walking or driving. Use the Walk pedestrian navigation to find your way, or the voice-guided Drive navigation to find the best route. (Learn more)
- 4-inch AMOLED touchscreen display (640 x 360 pixels, 16 million color depth)
- Slide-out full QWERTY keyboard
- Three fully customizable home screens allows you to make one for work, use one for fun, and have one with your favorite picture as the wallpaper.
- Instant access to Ovi Store for downloadable apps, games and other cool content
- HDMI audio/video output for connecting to compatible HDTVs and external monitors
- Dolby Digital Plus Surround Sound compatible with home theatre systems
- Anodized aluminum casing
- 8-megapixel autofocus camera with dual LED flash, face recognition software, up to 2x digital zoom, automatic geotagging, and photo editor.
- 720p high-definition video capture with 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio, 25 fps, 3x digital zoom, and settings for scene, video light, white balance, and color tone (shoots in MP4 and H.264 formats)
- Secondary camera on front for video calls (VGA, 640 x 480 pixels); requires compatible cellular service and additional charges may apply.
- Digital audio/video player with compatibility for MP3, WMA, and AAC/eAAC/eAAC+ audio formats, plus MP4, H.264, and 3GPP video formats and Flash Lite 4 streaming video.
- FM radio
- Ultra-fast Wireless-N Wi-Fi networking (802.11b/g/n) for accessing home and corporate networks as well as hotspots while on the go.
- Next-generation Bluetooth 3.0 connectivity provides faster throughput while minimizing on power requirements. It’s compatible with new Bluetooth 3.0-enabled devices as well as backward compatible with older Bluetooth-enabled peripherals such as headsets and printers. It includes profiles for communication headset, hands-free car kits, and the A2DP Bluetooth profile–enabling you to wirelessly stream your music to a pair of compatible Bluetooth stereo headphones or speaker dock.
- 16 GB internal memory
- Unified e-mail client with attachment support for images, videos, music and documents .doc, .xls, .ppt, .pdf, and .zip; HTML support for e-mail
- Built-in business tools including Mail for Exchange, Microsoft Communicator Mobile and support for intranet/extranet portals build on Microsoft Share Point Server. Pre-installed productivity apps include Vlingo, F-Secure Anti-theft, QuickOffice, and World Traveler.
- Business grade security solutions such as device lock and wipe, secure intranet access and device management. Rich OMA DM support with enforceable encryption and device controls including camera and Bluetooth
- Access to personal e-mail including: Yahoo! Mail, Gmail, Windows Live, Hotmail and other popular POP/IMAP services.
- Instant messaging support including OVI Chat, Yahoo, AIM, Windows Live, Gtalk, MySpace
- Unified MMS/SMS editor plus conversational view for SMS
- Full web browsing of real web pages with pinch to zoom capabilities, RSS reader, and support for Flash Lite 4 (which provides compatibility with a majority of Flash Player 10.1 content)
- Dedicated graphics processor for gaming with OpenGL 2.0 enables 3D graphics
- Organizer tools including calendar, to-do list, notes, voice recorder, calculator, and clock
- Airplane mode allows you to listen to music while the cellular connectivity is turned off
- Micro USB connector (version 2.0) with charging capabilities
- Integrated hands-free speaker
- Automatic switching between 3G and GSM bands
Vital Statistics
The Nokia E7 weighs 6.21 ounces and measures 4.87 x 2.46 x 0.54 inches. Its 1200 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 5 hours of 3G talk time (9 hours on standard GSM networks), and up to 480 hours (20 days) of standby time. It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies plus WCDMA 850/900/1700/1900/2100 3G networks.
What’s in the Box
Nokia E7-00 handset, rechargeable battery, high efficiency charger, wired stereo headset, USB cable, HDMI cable, quick start guide, user manual
Free Worldwide Walk and Drive Navigation
Nokia now offers its Ovi Maps walk and drive navigation application free across the globe. Drivers receive turn-by-turn voice guidance including lane assistance, traffic information (in 10 countries including the U.S.), and safety camera and speed warnings, while pedestrians will be guided on shortcuts through parks and pedestrian-only zones in over 100 cities across the globe. And unlike other mobile navigation mapping solutions, Ovi Maps works offline–no cellular service is required.
With the new Ovi Maps for mobile you get for free:
- Maps for over 180 countries and free map updates
- Drive and Walk navigation available in over 70 countries with real-time voice guidance
- My Position enables you to find your current location easier and faster than ever.
- New one box search for quicker access to finding places and addresses.
- Save your favorite places and routes, then synchronize them with your Ovi account over the air.
- Car navigation with voice and visual instructions, lane assistance and speed limit information. Now also with text-to-speech voice guidance.
- Pedestrian navigation with routing through pedestrian zones and shortcuts, pathways through parks and buildings, stairways and plazas. Now with text-to-speech voice guidance.
- Get real-time weather information including a 5-day forecast, for your current or any location found via search.
- Lonely Planet and Michelin offer you dynamic access to the best and most relevant editorial travel content for over 1000 destinations. Find thousands of listings for sights, restaurants, hotels, shops, nightlife, and more. Look these places up on the map and get to them with Walk and Drive navigation.
- Discover the events happening nearby your location on the map or any place found via search.
- Share your location on Facebook–where you are, what you are up to and finish with a photo.
No Hidden Costs
The new version of Ovi Maps comes with all the maps and high-end, car grade navigation features you need for free and is yours to keep for the life of the smartphone. No additional licenses needed for extra countries, regions or services like traffic information or city guides. Data charges from network operators may apply.
Voice Guidance and Traffic Information
Turn-by-turn, voice guided navigation comes free for both drivers and pedestrians. For drivers this includes lane assistance, traffic information, safety camera, and speed warnings. For pedestrians, this includes shortcuts through parks and pedestrian-only zones for over 100 cities around the world as well as 6,000 3D landmarks in over 200 cities to help you find exactly where you are.
Unique Hybrid Technology
Ovi Maps is built on an advanced technology called hybrid vector maps. Vector maps are high quality but less data intensive and allow you to continue to navigate even if you lose your network connection. This means that maps downloaded or updated across a network connection are about half the size of bulky bitmaps used by other mobile map providers. The hybrid technology ensures that, unlike other providers, any downloaded map data is stored on the device for future use.
No Network Connection Required When Navigating
Avoid expensive, battery-draining network connections with Nokia’s unique hybrid technology. Maps can be pre-loaded on to your Nokia smartphone so you can set Ovi Maps to offline mode, saving battery power, and the navigation system will still work. This is particularly useful for those worried about data connection costs when travelling abroad or when you are travelling through areas with little or no network coverage.
Best Global Coverage
You take your mobile with you wherever you go in the world so, as standard, voice guided navigation for both pedestrians and drivers is available for 74 countries in 46 different languages and there are maps for over 180 countries. This gives you the best maps with the largest global coverage for free.
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E7 – Solid Symbian^3 phone. Why should you consider it?, April 3, 2011
This is a good phone. But no gadget is perfect and I will go into the pros / cons. Hopefully this will help those who are on the fence to make up their mind. (Really, the Symbian / Nokia users need not much convincing and are already very aware of the phone; while the android / iOS fans will probably just stick with what they are comfortable with). First, I have been a Nokia / Symbian user for a long time. My wife has an iPhone; so I can appreciate both. Played a bit with android but did not spend too much time with it to give a fair opinion on it. On to the review: What about the Hardware? First, the hardware is very nice and is a major selling point. The OLED screen with ‘Clear Black Display’ really looks nice on the eye. If people are impressed with ‘Retina Display’ they should be equally impressed with E7 screen with the vivid color and unparalleled contrast. OLED also draws less power and have tricks with the sleeping screen (check Nokia Beta Labs – Sleeping Screen app). The form factor is another reason to consider E7. For those like me, who prefer a hardware keyboard… Let me say that the keyboard is one of the best. The slide mechanism is solid and impressive too. The GPS function can easily replace a dedicated unit out there. Especially since you can sideload map from all over the world free using the OVI Suite. USB on the Go, HDMI output, QuickOffice offer great flexibility in sharing / viewing / moving your files and media. The media / music player is an included standard feature as well. Do I need to mention that the E7 cover all the international variants of GSM / HSDPA frequency band? This means you can access 3G pretty much all around the world where they are available. (Most other phones cover all the GSM frequency variants but not HSDPA.) In a nutshell, the hardware is a solid five. Some may disagree on the camera though. Being a fixed focus with EDOF (Extended Depth of Field), you will not be able to take close up picture. This is a trade-off for the slimmer body. Still, the picture is usable (I suggest to change the color to vivid and use sharpest setting – the camera processing seems to produce a very subdued picture). You may want to check Nokia N8 if camera is more important to you than a hardware keyboard. What about the software? Symbian^3 is a major step up from the earlier version. Still, to really enjoy it, one has to actually go into it and learn the intricacies. So yes, it is not as intuitive (simple) as iOS. But some may actually prefer the flexibility that comes with this. Here is a couple of tips (things I always do when I get a fresh Symbian phone): - Give accompanying OVI suite a try (try the beta version.. it’s faster). I mostly use it as an easy way to tether my laptop (yes sir, big reason why I love unlocked Nokia phone) but some of the other features are nice too. - Update all the firmware / apps. - Reorganize the icons into folder structure that make sense to you. It is a hassle the first time but will make a difference as to how you use the phone. (Option > Organize) - Play around with the setting. (Seriously..) - If you really have to have iOS style interface, you can customize multiple shortcut widgets on your 3 home screens. Frankly, I never see the need to do this. - The search widget is quite useful… but do go to the setting to exclude items that you don’t want it to index. Here is a tip… touch and hold is like a mouse right click. It brings up context menu for many items in the phone. What about the apps? Sad to say, this is a major con when it comes to Symbian. If you come from Android / iOS, the first thing you will notice is actually the lack of it. This is especially a concern now since Nokia announcement to transition to Windows Mobile. It makes for less incentive for software developers to further develop apps for the platform. That said, thus far, I am still seeing new apps every now and then. And Symbian is feature rich enough that you don’t necessarily miss them. Still, here are a couple apps you should get if you do get the phone. - Opera Mini / Mobile : Trust me, this will make your browsing experience much, much better. Nuff said. (also, please tinker with the setting.) - Swype : You don’t really need it for this phone because of the hardware keyboard. But if you are lazy to flip it open. - Gravity : Facebook / Twitter client - JoikuSpot : turn your phone into mobile WiFi HotSpot. - Nokia Internet Radio / Tunewiki : Good for listening to Shoutcast radio. - Try out any of the apps from Nokia Beta Labs / Check out Ovi Store… - If you are adventurous, scour the net for various app out there in the net too (I typically go to allaboutsymbian.com for…
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I love this phone, April 25, 2011
First, I want to say, this is my first Symbian OS phone and it has it’s issues. The UI is not as intuitive as an iPhone for example. There were several times I had to read the Help guide in order to figure out how to do some relatively easy things (like adding a non-predefined shortcut to an App onto the home screen). There are fewer apps available for Symbian and there’s no SD memory slot. However, once you get used to navigating the Symbian OS’s settings screens and get the 3 home screens setup the way you want, this phone cannot be beat. It is relatively quick, the switching between 3G and WiFi is flawless, the calls sound great, the video quality is the best I’ve ever seen on a phone (try uploading a digital copy of a blu-ray movie) and the keyboard is a joy to type on. Battery life is better than most and the 16 gig memory is sufficient. The Exchange integration is excellent and the OVI maps are awesome (The Trip Advisor integration is a nice touch too). It feels solid and looks great. After using various Android phones and an iPhone 4, I have to say this phone has them beat by far. Yes, there are some things that Android phones or iPhones do better, but overall, feature for feature, this phone is simply the best smartphone on the market at this time. If you want a phone just to play games on, buy an iPhone. If you want a phone that’s more than a toy, buy the Nokia E7.
The Most Elegant Business Phone yet, February 21, 2011
Combined touch screen and full slide-out keyboard…Nokia has put elegance into this form factor The slide-out keyboard is quite comfortable. I can also touch the screen to get the cursor where I want, no need to tap the scroll keys or reach for a mouse. Push mail is now more convenient than ever (use multiple email accounts, choose Ovi Messaging, Yahoo, Gmail, Hotmail, Mail for Exchange, Lotus Note Traveller, IMAP or POP). Maps works even when you are not connected to any network (just pre-load maps of the geographic areas you need). Camera gives excellent quality 8MP pictures and HD video. The lack of auto focus simply means I can’t take close-ups of documents or displays. MS Office documents can be created and edited (.doc, .xls and .ppt) while waiting at airport terminals and on airplanes. Now I don’t need to carry my laptop around for meetings and presentations. Just an HDMI cable to connect to LCD TVs or projectors. E7 can connect to external HDD…I have not yet been able to get it to work with my HDDs, but that may be due to my HDD partitioning scheme and filesystems. Nokia looks to be at a crossroads of the mobile mindshare. If Nokia wants to improve the User Experience or UX…they should seriously take a look at the MOAP UX used on Japanese Symbian smartphones. In 2007, a long time ago in mobile mindspace, these Japanese phones with MOAP UX wrapped around the Symbian OS, had rich media, DVB-TV and push email. The Nokia E7 shows that Symbian can still beat any phone OS available today with features like: – Networking – Multitasking – Efficient CPU and Memory Usage – Longer Battery Life – Multiple form factors (touch screen, QWERTY keyboard, T9 keyboard, or any combination) There’s a lot of BS going on about Symbian being 10 yrs old technology. Technically, most “modern” mobile operating systems are repackaged with graphical interfaces wrapped around “old” operating systems. Very few companies can claim to come up with a “new technology” mobile phone operating system…a lot of the “innovation” is the user interface. Under the hood, Symbian is a solid tried and tested truly mobile phone OS kernel. If Symbian is 10 yrs old then… – Android is even older (with the 20 yr old Linux kernel) – Apple iPhone iOS is 25 yrs old (iOS contains the Unix Mach/BSD kernel) – WP7 is 15 yrs old (WP7 contains the Windows CE kernel) Besides putting in great graphics, animations and eye candy for the GUI…Nokia certainly need to take better care with doing a “task analysis” of the user interaction on each phone model (since Nokia have an abundance of phone models that are most likely designed, built and shipped by different groups within the company). This should help bring about consistency with the key press and screen taps for ….different operations for related user actions ….steps to perform similar types of operations.