First impressions – Nokia C7

First impressions – Nokia C7

The Finns are on the rampage this week and they're clutching to those Symbian^3 reins while lassoing some nifty hardware

The C7 is the mid-range of the trio Nokia outed this week. Desireable as it is, it's a confusing proposition. Here's why...

If there was ever a formula for buying a Nokia handset, it was to go for the one in the middle. And there's no denying that the slender C7 is a desireable package. See that screen? AMOLED. But no ClearBlack tech like the C6 and E7. Still, it looks pretty good, though, eh?

The C7 is the mid-range of the trio Nokia outed this week. Desireable as it is, it's a confusing proposition. Here's why...

Even the back doesn't have the smooth metallic finish of the cheaper C7. It's not a bad back, but it's weird that the more expensive handset would less desireable materials.

The C7 is the mid-range of the trio Nokia outed this week. Desireable as it is, it's a confusing proposition. Here's why...

Marred by poor lighting as this shot (ironically) is, it's a good opportunity to focus (oh, the irony) on the 8MP snapper – the only one of the three new handsets to have Nokia's trademark Carl Zeiss lens.

The C7 is the mid-range of the trio Nokia outed this week. Desireable as it is, it's a confusing proposition. Here's why...

There may not be ClearBlack, but the C7 came bang in the middle of our "how does it look in real mid-morning sunlight?" test, outdoing the C6's smaller (by a third of an inch) display by a good margin. Here's the comparison shot...

See? Sometimes you just get what you pay for.


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Comments: 2
Madaz
16 September 2010
was there an article here or did someone slip something in your coffee :/


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First impressions – Nokia C7?
The Finns are on the rampage this week and they're clutching to those Symbian^3 reins while lassoing some nifty hardware

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Zipper
18 September 2010
" ... it's a confusing proposition".

I'm confused too.
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