Before changing to this phone, I was using the Nokia 6610, which has been with me for less than 4 months. It was good phone I must say, but the release of the Nokia 7250 had made my heart flutter.

Still, I was hesitant. I did not know if it was worth the money to change the phone.

And I did it. And I never regretted.

First look at the phone and I was captivated. The design was "provocative", quoting Nokia, and very nice in my opinion. The little touches by the sides made the phone look of brushed metal. Phone feels good in the hand too, but I'm constantly conscious of not staining the camera.

One press at the keypad and i was delighted! But the keys on top, ie. the Left, Right, Up and Down keys are close together and reminds me of the terrible 7210.

Some may argue that is simply a 7210/6610 with a camera. I must inform you that this is NOT the case. Many small refinements make this phone a brilliant phone.

For starters, the key which used to be for "names" in many other Nokia phones, can be configured to "Go To" somewhere of your choice, for example to the camera or for a quick change of profiles.

The menu, like so many Nokias we know, is easy to pick up and very instinctive. Makes the instruction manual seem redundant in my case. Furthermore, the menu pictures now come with animation. For example, when you press "menu", you will see the "MESSAGES" heading with a picture there. Then you'll see a fish swimming across the screen. No tangible benefit, but definitely pleasing to the eye.

Lastly, on to the most hyped-about feature of the 7250, the camera. This is the sole reason I changed from a 6610 to a 7250, and I was not disappointed. Photos were of good quality, and relatively impressive as compared to the 7650 or the S.E. T68i. The photos are well-displayed on the screen.

Nokia still goes with a passive matrix 4,096 colours display. Some may say that it is too little, considering the fact that competitors like Samsung are coming with TFT Screens with 65k Colours.

In my opinion, the Nokia screen is good enough. Normally you can't tell the difference with 65k Colour screens due to the small size of screens on mobile phones. It does its job well, though the problem of "ghosting" still occurs on the Bounce.

The 7250 comes with 6MB of memory, a good improvement from the 7210/6610. I was kind of hoping for a memory stick slot, but then again I digress.

Polyphonics were generally impressive, though not to the standard of the 16-voice or the 40-voice polyphonic phones because essentially this phone supports 4-voice polyphonics only. One complaint: Tones are too soft.

Call quality was great too, and it sounded good in places of poor reception. Excellent.

In conclusion:

The camera does not add too much weight on the phone. Coupled with the relatively impressive quality of the photos, and also with the little touches of improvement from the Nokia 7210/6610, lead me to conclude that this phone is worth every cent of the SG$750 i forked out for it.

Essentially being a fun mobile, with an FM Radio and Camera, as well as being extremely portable, brings me to recommend this phone for most people. For hardcore technology seekers, do look elsewhere. I love this phone.

You'll love it too.

Recommended: Yes

Amount Paid (US$): 450 w/o line