Awesome Phone!!!!
Written: Jul 20 '03
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Pros: Screen, Sound, FM Radio, Battery life, Easy to use, Price
Cons: removing ear-piece from handset is hard.
The Bottom Line: This phone is a must have for flip-phone haters!!!No real flaws here, just satisfaction and function with a splash of style.
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| gallianowebb's Full Review: Nokia 7210 GSM / EGSM Cellular Phone |
If you hate flip phones or over priced color screen phone, then you're like me and you are wondering about the Nokia 7210. How is this phone?
After two days I must say that this is one of the better phones I've experienced. First off the Nokia menu system is so easy, precise, to-the-point, and practical. I went from my first mobile, the Nokia 8890, to a Motorola, The infamous V66, and even played with my Girlfriend's Samsung Sprint phone and not to mention my bestfriend's Siemens S55 phone and hands down Nokia conquers all in the menu realm.
The screen at 4096 colors is really good. In fact I've played around with the Siemens SL55 and Sony's Ericsson's T68i phones and their screens are not as bright and their fonts are no where as clear and crisps as the 7210. You should also consider the font sharpness and size when looking at screens before you buy your phone. In terms of flip phones I cant compare the 7210 because I don't like flips and don't waste time playing around with them. I do know most new Panasonic flips and the Motorola v600 (when it debuts this Fall 2003) has 65,000 colors.
Bottom Line is the 7210 has a far better than average screen compare to it's competitors.
The sound is also amazing. I've read some reviews about sound being low on the headset. I must clear this up. The "Nokia Boom HeadSet" that comes in the box sucks. The piece sits outside your ears and you can't hear well. However the stereo headset, sold separately, is much better. The handset sound was pretty good as well, far better than my old Motorola v66 phone. Also the FM Stereo and Loudspeaker sound was uncanny. When you put the 7210's FM radio on speaker it is very very loud and clear. The phone itself somehow becomes a 5 watt speaker. (you have to experience it to believe me)
Battery Life was very good. I spent the entire day out shopping in Manhattan with the FM stereo playing constantly, and over an hour of phone conversation and the battery meter didn't drop a bar when I came home.
Build Quality is pretty good for a plastic phone. Because the phone does so much it feels solid, yet the 7210 is so light you would think it was a hollow shell of plastic.
I also like that the Xpress covers are so easy to change and are easily available from lots of stores. (On this note Buyers beware; I was told that after market plastic shells and cheaper quality and do not protect your phone as well as the original Nokia 7210 covers)
The Key Pad was also easy to use and I got used to it in no time. The keys also feels solid and sturdy.
The Phone has tones of features within the menu system that I won't get into here but so far I love them all. The games are cool and I can look forward to downloading a few more.
The only thing is the 7210 doesn't really focus on the camera thing that most phones are selling these days. (eg. picture caller ID etc...) And you have to by the camera part and attach it. I haven't done this yet so I won't speak on this.
Another thing is the headset and data cables attaches in a weird way to the 7210 handset. It hooks into the base of the phone with a spring-claw. This is good because the cable won't come loose accidentally, but it's also feels like you're about to pull your phone apart when you try to remove the cable. Maybe I'm not doing something right.
RingTones are just as good as the other billions of cell phones out there. I'm not into how my phone rings so I won't speak on this here.
I can't think of any real negatives so far with this phone.
My Nokia 8890 was my first and best phone I've ever used or seen but I think the 7210 will soon take it's title.
Recommended:
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Amount Paid (US$): 200
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Member: Galliano Webb
Location: Greystone, NY, USA
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