Incredible call quality, sluggish UI.
Written: Mar 13 '03
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Pros: Color screen, lightweight, styleish.
Cons: Slow UI, no 2.5mm headset jack, too big.
The Bottom Line: If you want a color phone, this is probably the one to get.
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| valeski's Full Review: Nokia 7210 GSM / EGSM Cellular Phone |
This is my third Nokia phone (I've reviewed my other two here on epinions as well) and I'm impressed once again. Nokia has melded style with function with this phone. I really like the unique keypad layout, and the mixture of clear and opaque plastic for the body provides cool look and feel.
I just ordered a new cover for it though. Mine came in the aqua blue color and I wanted the black to tone it down a bit.
The 128 x 128 pixel color screen is very cool; of course I'd love to see higher density, but it displays pics of my family adequately. I was able to easily transfer images from my PC to the phone using Nokia's PC Suite software and the IR connection that the phone provides. I also like browsing the web in color a lot more than the black and white browser on my previous phone. Though most of the content is still only one or two colors, it is just nice to see color.
The four-direction arrow keypad has also been nice. My previous phone (Nokia 6590) only had up and down which is a pain when you're navigating a grid (like the calendar application that comes with the phone); left and right are very useful.
The phone is tightly and well constructed. My phone pet peeve is when it is put together poorly. No rattling or loose fitting covers for this phone which is great. I did notice that the vibrating ringer can cause a rattle sometimes.
Battery life seems the same, if not better, than my old 6590. I was expecting the color screen to drain the battery, but I have noticed no difference which is nice.
Reception and clarity are the best I've ever heard on any network (I'm on ATT's GSM network). It's much better than my previous Nokia, and they've somehow resolved a lot of the latency problems which is fantastic!
One of the things that bums me out about this phone is its size. My previous phone (the Nokia 6590) was super small. All though the 7210 is thinner than the 6590, it is taller and a bit wider as well. I would have preferred all of these features in a phone the size of the 6590 (the perfect size).
Another thing that's bugging me is that the headset jack isn't the standard 2.5mm round jack that I had grown accustomed to. Instead it's some proprietary connector that clasps into the bottom of the phone. As a result the connector is larger than the standard 2.5mm jack that my previous phone had.
Two more gripes: one, the color screen could be brighter (even though there is brightness control) and could do better in broad daylight. two, the user interface lags and is a bit sluggish. I can type faster than the UI can update for example; not a big deal, but kind of annoying.
I would have liked to have more regular ring tones. This phone supports polyphonic ringtones that allow for more realistic tones to be played (like songs) which is great, but all I can find are converted songs for ring tones for the most part. I've heard other polyphonic ringers on other phones that replicate old fashioned telephone rings and I can't find one for the Nokia. That's another thing, you can download graphics and ring tones to the phone (for a fee) which is cool.
Recommended:
Yes
Amount Paid (US$): 250
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