On Wednesday, i laid my hands on the newly released Nokia E-7. The phone's brilliant. No wonder why Nokia had been counting a lot on this phone. The phone is built around the new Symbian 3 operating system.
Hardware Check:
The touch screen response was exceptionally good, seemed like as if its made out of the same thing the trackpads are made.
The device has been made up of really good quality plastic. The screen, as the company claims is scratch resistant. Now only time can tell how much the company's claims are true.
First look, the phone seems a copy of the disasterous N8. The touch screen resembles exactly with the N8. This can turn people off, but just to clear, Nokia has written E7 on top of it.
It supports multitouch, comes pre-loaded with the F-Secure antivirus, and a host of other applications. The handset which i got to use had a PDF reader pre-loaded.
The full QWERTY is good, typing was very easy and smooth on it. Infact, i've never seen keys so big on any phone. Infact, their width is as of any keyboard you use with a comuter. Unless you're a newbie, or very bad at typing, there's no way you can miss a key.
Software Check:
The new redefined Symbian 3 touch screen interface is good. The wide options are quite well built, and are feather touch good for usage. I must say, i'm impressed with this user interface. The home screen doesn't make you miss Android's home screen. Its as good as Android when it comes to the home screen, infact better on occasions. Multiple tweakable destops signify how much Nokia has improved its
Symbian platform.
The phone's built on the time tested Symbian. Sony and motorola might have abandoned Symbian, but Nokia hasn't, and i must say its a good thing which gives it uniqueness. Infact better than Meego. Its just that the Symbian does need a whole lot of improvement when it comes to presentation.
Useful softwares such as office, Adobe reader have been bundled. The Quick office version bundled has support for functions too, something not available in the earlier editions.
Nokia again hasn't given an option to configure the WLAN settings, in case you need to configure to work with a proxy secured WLAN network on infrastructure mode. It really surprises me. A business segment targeted phone without such customisation capability.
Also i'd like to mention, this phone has a chance ONLY if Nokia improves its software. Nokia already is struggling with firmware related issues in its low end phones. Infact,the firmware was the reason why i had quit using Nokia and switched to Samsung. Any Firmware or Operating System issues would literally shatter the chances of the phone being a success.
Price : The Big Question
Now comes the big question. Priced at Rs 30,000 , the phone seemed a bit high to me. Around Rs25,000 , the phone would have been an irresistable buy.
So what do you think? Do you agree with me, or think differently. Feel free to comment
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