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UPDATE: 12/12/2011: I have been having trouble with the maps lately. It would not work no matter what. Also the phone died all of a sudden today.I have been using Nokia phones for the past 15 years approx. I have used 3301, 3510, 3510i, e63, e71 and now this. I also have used Android phone for over a year. So I can say I am not new to smart phones and definitely not new to Symbian. I have had this phone for 2 months now.I bought this phone because of my confidence in Nokia. They make amazing phone designs and solid build. Nothing can compare to the build quality on this phone. Nothing! The screen is big and very very clear. Keyboard is out-of-this-world awesome. The design is killer. You put this phone of the conference table and see the eyes rolling, it is that kind of a beast. So I give 10/10 points to Nokia for their design sense which almost all other phones (except iPhone) lack.Phone has a less powerful processor but that is because Symbian does not need high processing speed. Android requires a high processing power so those phones have higher speed processors. You will not find any delays on the phones but the whole Symbian OS is slow when installing new apps. Once installed, they run fine. The menus do not have any noticeable lag even with their animations.I'll put down the pros and cos now to make it easier for you to decide if you want to buy this phone.PROS:The KEYBOARD (10/10) is unparalleled. You will not find a better keyboard on a phone. Period! One thing to notice however, is that slide out keyboard is at times less convenient but on board virtual keyboard is there for you in such situations.GPS (10/10) in this phone beats Google maps by a long margin. It is one of the best navigation devices I have ever used, and the count includes GPS only devices as well. Remember, it is in a phone and what you get is a fully functional voice guided navigation through world largest map company, which is now owned by Nokia. You can have navigation speak in your voice or in many languages. You will also be able to use the GPS if you go abroad since Nokia has navigation and guided maps for a large number of countries, compared to competitors, that have it for US and Canada only.The SCREEN (10/10) is very clear even in bright sunlight. It is seriously clear. It adjusts itself so if you are inside it will be less bright but if you go to well lit area or under the sun it go's brighter. Many phone these days can not be used in direct sunlight. This one can be used without a problem. Clear black is Nokia's technology that makes black look like black on the screen. It is a really good addition. You will love the blacks on this phone.Best MULTITASKING(10/10). You can close an app after using it since all apps have an "Exit" option in the menu item which removes the app from the memory.One of the best EMAIL CLIENTs (10/10) that you can find on any phone. It almost looks like outlook in your hands. Very smooth, fast, efficient and connects with Exchange like a charm. You can have upto 10 Email accounts linked and you can set different sync frequency for each one of them. For the main Exchange account you can tell your working hours and the phone will remain in sync (all the time) for your working hours and then you can set it to sync every 15mis/30mins/1hour, as you like, in non-working hours. I think it is simply wonderful.BATTERY (8/10) on this phone is okay. It will get you through the day with heavy use easily but you can not remove it yourself.This phone SAVES YOUR DATA (10/10) since it downloads all the maps on your phone and then, even if you do not have a data plan, you can still use the GPS. It rocks! You will notice a decrease in your data usage once you shift to this phone.CONS:The BIGGEST(06/10) downside to this phone (and I hate to say this) is Symbian^3 which was later upgraded to Symbian Anna. I am not an Android or Apple fan for many reasons. One of the biggest reason is that you do not have much control on the device on Apple. Android gives you that control but it does not have good phone functionality. After all, what you want is a phone first. So, Symbian gives you a good phone with one of the best wireless stack out there BUT an outdated interface. It restarts often. Sometimes it gets annoying. I hope this will get better with Symbian Belle update but only time will tell. Symbian Belle is supposedly coming to the US around January (unofficial). Nokia will now be shipping phones with Windows OS so many people are afraid they will stop supporting Symbian but I doubt since millions of Symbian phones are out there and Nokia will lose their reputation if they stop supporting Symbian. I think they will keep up the support for at least 5 more years. That is just a guess.Many people use a lot of APPS (04/10). I don't! So I do not mind much if there is a pathetically low number of apps available for this phone. Nokia needs to pay banks, insurance companies and other giants to get apps made for them. This c

I received this e7 as a gift. It runs Symbian^3 Anna, Software Version 022.014.02.01, released 2011-07-05. Other features: Nokia Web browser 7.3 / Flash 4.0 / Java 2.2.I have had Nokia smart phones before, the last was an n95; thus, I've been familiar with Symbian s60 devices.My n95, which I'll benchmark the e7 against, had great:essential phone functionsfocusing camera with flash (which took unparalleled pictures)speaker qualityoffice functionalityDESIGN:The e7 is finely made, very Nokia: stylish, tight lines, understated, elegant, aristocratic. Hinge mechanism is higher quality than similar mechanisms on other phones I've tried. It is slightly larger than the iPhone 4G and slightly heavier, but it fits nicely in my pocket and is not much more cumbersome than my n95 or my SE Equinox. The touchscreen makes a little buzz when you touch it; some phones don't do this so I find it useful.TOUCHSCREEN:This is my first touchscreen phone. It took some getting used to but after a couple days no biggie, in landscape. Typing on touchscreen is surprisingly accurate in landscape. Comparison: I make more errors on iOS and Android (without Swype, though less with) than this phone; don't ask my why. Portrait typing - no dale. Swype is available, but actually I don't like it much. I still make some errors though. Screen quality itself is absolutely beautiful; though my coworker's current 5g iPod touch has better resolution.Other phones & media players have better screen resolution: iPod touch, various Samsung & HTCs as well.KEYPAD:My first QWERTY phone. Keypad is quality though, has control, shift, function keys, and arrows. Complete with alternate shift keyboard (yellow characters, key on bottom left) though positioning makes it a tad difficult to actuate the 3rd character on keys in the bottom left of the keypad. But you can cycle through a key's alternate letters by pressing the key repeatedly. I prefer standard dialpads with t9 (or iTap on Motorolas), but this one is high quality too. I like.CAMERA:The 8MP camera is quite nice. Photos and light are not as rich or deep on this camera as on the n95 which had a focusing camera. As standard for Nokia, the camera app is great. Camera goodies such as Picture and Video editor software integrate nicely into the camera app itself. So sad that the phone doesn't have Carl Zeiss on board as my n95 made lust worthy 5mp photos my friends swore couldn't come from a phone. I understand lack of CZ focusing mechanics keeps size down (what about that awesome n8 camera though ...... arg). But the app itself I like better than the Android or iOS camera apps.MUSIC:Music player is fine and mostly unchanged from the s60 v5 version. The app "Podcasting" is missing for some reason. Now to handle podcasts via an application, it must be through paid apps which are less capable than the previous Nokia Podcasting app. None are rated highly, and reportedly contain bugs. I download podcasts via RSS feeds in Nokia Web or Opera which suffices for now. Comparison: the iOS music player is much better since it all evolved from an iPod eg, podcasting & smart playlists (maybe I can do this with the e7 but its still a little new to me). Also, no stereo speakers like n95, miss that.But, no stereo speakers. So in this way it doesn't match the n95.VOLUME ROCKER:I didn't know a volume rocker could be made which was stylish & easy to use. I like it!OS:Anna makes vast improvements on menu and option access IMHO (compared with the n95). Contextual menus are more predictably formatted, which is a big stride (similar to the way File and Edit menus tend to be across apps and OS's). Cut/paste nearly ubiquitously throughout the the OS. Also, no issues needing to reboot daily as others mention, or any of the other problems. I guess Anna fixes all that.Menus are still somewhat deep, more like a computer than other smartphones or PMP devices. Navigating the menus can get a little tiresome. But this is also a plus since I like hierarchically organizing my junk.I hear comparisons to iOS and honestly I don't know what the big deal is with iOS. iOS appears a bit snappier sometimes with screen rendering. Also, Netflix works on iOS which is a plus. BUT, basic user choices with how applications work, file system, visual display/theming, etc have all been in Symbian since the beginning as I recall, which iOS doesn't have. Other comparisons: WebOS is more creatively, functionally, and aesthetically designed than all other mobile OS's so no comparison there (too bad Nokia didn't partner with HP instead of MS since I think WebOS is the best smart phone OS). Android devices seem to have even more options, but often lag, and also lack in the visual experience of the OS. So far I have not experienced lags or issues reported by other users. So, for me, Symbian is great.** BOOM **HDMI outSmoking hot. Seriously I watched a digital movie on my 42in 1080p by mounting it from USB flash drive via the phone.** BOOM **USB on the goplugging in a f

I'm writing this review from the perspective of someone who's had a Nokia epiphany with the E71 (some time ago) and a somewhat muted (at least, at first) yet ever-growing blast with the E72.Essentially, the jump from a non-touch ~2" screen to a truly gorgeous 4" AMOLED touch screen (and the wonderful freedom it allows for Symbian to finally let loose) is just short of life-changing, and thus, if you're making the leap into the touch screen arena for the first time, you can expect to be just as -- if not more -- blown away as I am now. For those of you who've been playing with touch screens for ages now, even I can admit (and, so far, a good number of iPhone and various Android users, too) that this screen's size and brilliance is definitely at or near the top.One more thing before I cover a few, select details: I had heard that Nokia's earlier ventures into the touch screen market didn't quite measure up to the fast, responsive, and flowy moves of iOS (e.g. N97, X6). This was a major worry, because I just couldn't imagine anything worse than being stuck with a physical button-less screen that jolted and froze as I poked around the Symbian interface. However, due to the difficulty in finding independent retailers that had any of the newest models of touch screen Nokias available for demos, I took a very cautious step out, bought the E7, and was most pleasantly surprised! It's a breeze, and even after the wonder of the screen's beauty wares off, the sensitivity, responsiveness, and class (yes, it's classy) will continue to make you ponder how Nokia's E7 could possibly still even have one of the best mobile keyboards ever built!! It's overwhelming...Now, time to be short and sweet and name just a few ups and downs:- The fact that Nokia managed to squeeze the keyboard and screen into a mobile device whose hardware (as usual) is impeccable and truly some of the best Nokia's ever put together (which is saying something, trust me), and whose form factor is as fresh, slim, and eye-catching as a concept phone that's come out 6 months too early, is just unheard of in today's somewhat mundane mobile marketplace. And plus, the whole brick-like "communicator" style seemed to be out, but now Nokia has given it more than enough new and improved life to make the E7 also an incredibly unique piece. Tired of having to come up with new tricks and apps (what is that one.. Swype?) to type on a virtual, touch keyboard...and dealing with an unfortunately steep learning curve (which many times doesn't have a top)? Well, why don't I just pop up my screen to this curiously comfortable 30 degree angle and type on a real keyboard! How refreshing...- As always, phone's tend to seem they could use a bit more power. And, like any phone, I wouldn't complain if there was just a little more kick here as well. It's fast, but you'll notice just the tiniest inkling of lag when you're installing new programs (and, ofcourse, new software updates and whatnot, as mentioned by another reviewer here). I have to admit -- being used to Symbian -- I have become patient and understanding when my phones have seemed to freeze for a second or two when introducing new software to them, but it's not the end of the world.- Now that Nokia's officially jumping ship (or "platform"....) to Microsoft's mobile OS, one would (reasonably) assume that Symbian's essentially dead in the water. This idea went through my head for a second, but I've put it behind me. First of all, I think Nokia's done a really good job with Symbian^3, and considering that I've only come onboard a few months after the E7's release, there've been a good handful of serious software updates, and I have had nearly zero problems at all with the OS thus far (with only a minor problem installing some updates to Ovi maps and the Symbian search: they'd download, but would continue to fail in installation...but nothing a restart of the phone couldn't fix ... which tends to be an easy and simple fix for most things when it comes to Symbian). Therefore, I have a good feeling that this switch to Microsoft's WP7 will not be much of a problem at all (considering the following Nokia has in the Symbian world), at least, not as much as what it will probably bring to the OviStore (which is also debatable). **UPDATE: Symbian "Anna" will be available for the E7, sometime soon (as of April '11)**- Also about Symbian: for those of you who know the OS, I think Symbian^3 on the E7 will be a lot of fun; although I'm definitely used to the ins and outs (however, I'm surely not a pro), I still had to do a little internet research for the usual hidden tips and tricks, and some basic how-to. Those who know Symbian will know what I'm talking about. Symbian isn't about dumbing things down so that everything is as clear as day (and simultaneously taking the customization and uniqueness to the chopping block). There is no one place for all your phone's preferences, for instance. So if you can't find how to change something,

Update - 27th May 2012It has been a year plus of using this phone. I have been tempted to change to another phone but some things keep holding me back. Maybe I am just sentimental. Maybe it is regret that Nokia decided to prematurely abandon the platform, which is actually pretty good.But mostly I just loved the fact that I can tether it to my laptop to access the internet without paying extra smartphone tethering plan / jailbreak / etc.. (for some reason, some telco considered this phone a dumbphone - thus I can use the unlimited data plan for dumbphone. Which is cheaper. WIN!!)++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++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

Before I decided to purchase this phone, I did some extensive research by reading many reviews on Amazon, other websites and saw many many YouTube videos. Some YouTube videos were of people reviewing the phone on their own, some from Nokia and other reviews from other tech news agencies.When I opened the box and picked up the phone, it totally surprised me, it looks cool, it's a little heavy and feels very nice on my hand. It's aluminum body makes it feel and look very slick.I've been using this phone for a month now and it has been great. I just updated the software to Belle which has some great features and it has some cool looking graphics.The only thing I wanted to test right a way, was the on screen keyboard which non of the reviews I saw covered it. All of them showed the phone with the physical keyboard that is build on the phone.Well, let me tell you that the on screen keyboard is very well put together and it is very solid. I don't make many mistakes as I write and now that I have been using it for about a month, I can write much faster and with almost no mistakes at all.The OS is very well put together, works very well on this phone and I have been very happy with it. The Nokia Ovi Store is not rich with apps but it has some good and very useful apps that you can download. I have download those that are developed by Nokia and they work great. Maps and GPS works very very well with this phone and it is very accurate.The 8MP camera is great on it, takes very nice looking and very clear pictures!The great thing about this phone, is that it is unlocked! You can use this phone on any GSM network and it is compatible with T-Mobile's 3G and it may be compatible with At&T's 3G network as well. But when I use the internet, it says 3.5G which is as fast and the pages only take seconds to download. The other great thing about this unlocked phone is that if you travel outside of U.S. you can insert a local SIM and avoid using international roaming charges from your U.S. carrier. Also, the apps do not automatically sync at all times, so it will not use up your data or use up battery power.Also, this phone stands up very well to the competition, it has half of the SD RAM memory and processor speed compared to other phones. It is very fast and when compared with other popular phones, it will impress you on how fast it is and how easy it is to use the UI on Symbian Belle.The battery is very good on it, it will last about 2-3 days, depending on how much data you use at 3G speed. But if you switch the phone to the Power Save, it will use 2G and Edge. This will conserve so much battery power that I used the phone for 4 days, before I had to charge it.Overall, I love this phone and it has been great upgrade form Nokia E73. When I showed this phone to my friends who use some of the most popular phones today, they were impressed by it's looks, OS and UI.My recommendation would be to do your own research and the best one is from YouTube videos. You can see the phone in action and see it's functionality. But if you decide to buy one, you will be surprised when you receive the phone, it feels good on your hand and it looks very slick as I said before!

As a user of the N8 for some time I have become frustrated with its small screen; 3.5 inches just does not cut it anymore for a high priced touchscreen device. So I bit the bullet and ordered the E7. Let me tell you up front it is a very attractive design with a stunning screen viewable outside even with the brightness set on low; many times i have been astounded by the wonderful visibility of its Clear Black AMOLED Display and the 4 inch screen makes a big difference for me in comfort and usability.I do not want to waste time rehashing info clearly described in other reviews so lets get to the meat of the situation:1 -If you take any type of up close / macro shots on a regular basis you will be terribly disappointed. The camera is just not good for that type of imagery. All other photography is great in most well lit situations even with out great lighting you can get decent shots.2 - The Wifi is quite finicky on these phones so you maybe reconnecting a bit (OK, a lot!). I thought it was just my unit but it seems many users are having this issue. It's not bad enough for me to not want to use the phone but it might be for you.Nokia really screwed the pooch on this magnificent phone; just adding a 5mp auto focus camera would have been sufficient and not cannibalized the N8 sales. The Wifi issue is not that big for me and could probably be easily resolved with firmware.I am writing this for people who already know about the Symbian OS and understand its strengths and limitations. I believe Symbian Belle is a very good OS and a pleasure to use; Iphone and Android zombies might not be appreciative of any Symbian phone regardless.

The phone when it worked was a great phone, as an only Nokia user for over 15 years (I upgraded to the E7 from the N97, and before that the N95). Other than freezing at times, which some reviewers have found problematic (you need to reset when frozen, by pressing the power button down for 10 seconds). My complaint is that a major flaw to this phone is that the Micro USB charger/data port is designed very poorly. After a while of owning this phone, I had a difficult time charging the phone because the charging cable would not fit correctly, you would have to jiggle the cord in order to charge the phone. To make a long story short, the USB port finally broke off, a month after the warranty expired. Nokia would not help nor did they care about the issue, because the warranty expired. As of this post, it is out for repair at a Nokia third party authorized repair shop at my expense. Based on my research, and looking on Nokia's own discussion board - - - this is a common problem with this phone.Like I said, I was a great phone when it worked, but the Micro USB connector is poorly designed. I would suggest looking at different phones, because in the long run, it may cost you more with repairs.

Although I thoroughly researched this phone before I purchased and saw the negative reviews, I still purchased it. Now I really wished I had not wasted my money nor my time. The idea of a Nokia smartphone was so enticing, that I did not go with my gut feeling to not buy them. Now less than one year after buying these phones, I have purchased a Samsung phone with android operating system.The issues I experienced with the Nokia E7 were constant freezing, sometimes up to 10 times a day if not more. Even after upgrading to Nokia belle operating system, it started freezing that same day. I even downloaded app stop and did that several times a day. That helped significantly helped reduce the freezing, but it still happened enough to his irritate me.Of course limited app availability. There were some decent apps available, but just not much to choose from. This is a major drawback to not having apple or droid.The good things about this phone is the simple interface. Not to mention the alpha numeric keyboard, which i greatly miss.Save your money and get a phone from your provider.

I use for business one blackberry and before that I had used since 1997 Nokia. As I dislike the hype about iPhones and I wanted a keyboard I went for the Nokia e71.On first look it is a convincing product. On second look unfortunately not. A few key shortcomings:- camera quality is mediocre, seems to have no autofocus and very poor flashlight quality- keyboard inferior to Blackberry- SMS cannot be forwarded as emails or to email accounts- Chinese language input extremely clumsy. No real predictive writing possible for multicharacter words, which is pretty much the norm for typing in Chinese on phone and computers. That this feature is not available was confirmed to me by Nokia customer service, as I could not believe that a 'smart'phone aimed also at the Chinese market would not support such an essential feature.- In Chinese the input is only character by character, e.g. 1st character, press return, 2nd character, return..... Imagine having to press return after every single letter in an SMS- GPS - I needed to install google maps, the Nokia preinstalled version simply does not work- everything seems to go via a cascade of menues and the menues on the homescreen are very limited.- some entries can be confirmed with the ok button, some with the return button and some with the central large button. The attribution when which button confirms is random- There is no simple key to lock the phone, one simply has to wait until it locks by itself- when returning an SMS the original SMS is not part of the returned message ('threaded' I think is the correct term).- tried to install lotus notes for traveller. The phone, at some step, insists to connect some WLAN which it had found. As this WLAN is password protected, I cannot. The phone does then not allow me to continue to GPRS and continue the setup.- after taking a picture the camera screen freezes and asks for 'Options' rather than letting me simply take the next picture. If I press the release button a second time, I am simply lead to even weirder menues- Nokia people simply LOVE menues, submenues, submenues thereof etc. etc.- when running out of power the phone always experiences a major crash and needs a significant reloading to revive - just to connect it to the charger does not do the job, one has to wait for >30min before being able to use the phone again, even if it is connected to the charger.- the phone simply loves to ask me if it should use GPRS for internet connection, even if their is no WLAN or else around.- cannot charge via USB, I found this out the hard way during a business trip.- vibrating is VERY soft, basically imperceptible- no simple, fast way to switch between vibrating and non-vibrating mode (when stepping in and out of meetings you want to be able to switch in a fast way)- email client does not have a search function- every use, even the most simple one, requires tedious downloads and installations (yahoo mail, hotmail, ovi maps......). I am glad I did not have to download an app for phoning..... And as the OVI store has decided that I am Chinese (due to me living in China) I am automatically directed to its Chinese homepage, with no way to opt for English or access their English homepage.- even though I have registered as a Nokia user, for each help request I again have to give my complete home adress, phone no. etc.- the phone deleted today by itself all preinstalled applications, giving me only the warning that these programs, which were installed by Nokia, pose a security threat- after taking a photo I cannot take another one immediately. First I have to press the 'back' button and then I can make another photo again.I am sure that if I wanted to go through the internet FAQs related to the e71 I would find lot of helpful advice on how to deal with the above problems. Probably some of the above only are because I do not understand all the options correctly. For some issues I probably need to download a few apps.BUT - the point is, for doing all of the above on my BB I did not need to visit any internet sites, I did not need to download anything, I did not once have to look at the manual, it was simple and intuitive.

I have had this phone about 6 months, yet it was released back in 2008. For an older phone in today's technology, it works very well on AT&T 3G! It is loaded with features, but you will have to be somewhat technical to take advantage and navigate them. This is a phone for the business minded person. To keep this review short and to the point, I have listed the Pro's and cons I have found using this phone:Pros:- Metal Case (phone housing) so it is very solid- Dual Screen Modes so different settings can be made for Personal or Business use- Fair number of utility applications and games are available at the Nokia OVI Store- GPS Directional/Navigation Map by OVI is FREE and it will run Google Maps as well including Google Latitude- Runs Opera Mini and Opera Mobile Web Browsers both on the Cell Data Network and WLAN/WiFi- Front Facing Camera as well so you can utilize FREE video chat services like Fring- Qwerty Keys are raised and rounded making it easy to text, even for my larger hands- Email Exchange available for syncing or its Nokia Messaging works well with GoogleMail and Hotmail with GoogaSync is available to keep email in constant sync- Excellent Screen ResolutionCons:- Not an Android or iPhone, so while their are applications available, they are not the latest and greatest- Not a touch screen- Smaller 2" screenSummary:This Phone is an older release, but it does the trick for my needs. If you are not a person that wants the latest technology, this is a great and functional SmartPhone!

If you buy this phone and Symbian 3 "Anna" is installed, I doubt you like it! I had a terrible time navigating through the various and deeply buried menus, the GPS was terribly slow unless you discovered how to turn off the "Home Network Only" option on the "Assisted GPS" menu page and you may find that your phone either locks up after making a call or will not wake up after going into sleep mode? If you find that you are having these problems don't give up on the phone, download and install Nokia's MAJOR update called Symbian "Belle" I have been using this phone for 3 months and I HATED it until I installed Symbian Belle.So far this new version of the Symbian 3 operating system is a major improvement and now I am beginning to like my phone. I will abstain from making a definitive verdict at this moment however, this update appears to have cured all the problems I experienced during the first few months of ownership.Some things I like about the phone: Gorgeous display, HD video and great picture quality, I use often and really like the OVI maps program even though I am a die hard TomTom fan. Bluetooth connectivity is not limited to certain items like the Iphone plus I can sync with Nokia Suite or Microsoft Outlook including the calender...Nice! I also use media monkey for syncing my music, podcast and videos without issue. I have used the navigation program while listening to my music and the phone never missed a beat or a turn :) So far the only major negative is setting up the phone...organizing the program icons on one's home pages is not as easy or convenient as say an Iphone or other Android products. All in all, Symbian Belle has given a new life to a phone that was about to take swimming lessons!

I like the look of this phone and it functions well enough in terms of calling and texting (though it doesn't automatically capitalize "i"s or add apostrophes to words like "doesnt"), but the internet is so incredibly slow that I never end up using it. I used to have a Samsung Gravity Smart and the internet, under the same provider, was so much faster. I can't even use this phone to look up directions when I'm lost. In short, I like it enough to keep it, but I kind of wish I had stuck with droid/Samsung.