Where was the Nokia S7 phone made? Review of the Nokia C7 smartphone on the Symbian3 platform. Design, dimensions, control elements

Advantages of the phone:

1. Stylish, elegant, pleasant to hold in your hands. The appearance is simply mesmerizing!
2. Intuitive menus and Symbian device. In general, in Symbian the main attention has always been given primarily to the functions of the phone itself, so for many it is now more a matter of habit than the pursuit of novelty and gloss. “Ancient icons”, “outdated menu” - I, being a conservative, consider this a plus!
3. Functionality. Considering only the software initially installed on the phone, it has enormous capabilities. And besides this, there are many different programs and games to choose from on the Internet.
4. Pleasant little things.
- The ability to place almost any necessary, most frequently used elements and programs on desktops. You can, for example, display the most necessary contacts so that you can dial them directly from your desktop, or the weather forecast.
- Maintaining several calendars in one, i.e. Events in the general calendar can be organized into thematic groups, say, “work”, “events”, etc.
- Convenient alarm clock! You can set it in the settings “only on weekdays”, and not bother every time before going to bed, and don’t think about it at all in the end.
- Creating an account on ovi.com, which makes it possible to synchronize your contacts, calendars and notes with the ovi website and, if necessary, restore them from there to your phone.
There is also a set of a wide variety of programs, themes, games that can be installed directly through the phone browser. There are both paid and free applications.

Disadvantages of the phone:

1. Fingerprints and fingerprints remain on the screen, and indeed on the entire surface of the phone.
In general, touchphones are not particularly practical in everyday life, in my opinion. It's more like that, a beautiful toy. At least it won’t work as a main music player - the case blocks the headphone output.
2. This defect rate is not low. I bought it at the central Nokia store n-store on Tverskaya. I thought, since it’s an official store, well, in theory, everything should be of high quality - I didn’t really check the device when buying it, I took it lightly.
As a result, I got an obvious defect - a small gap between the case materials - which I noticed only a day after the purchase. The n-store is generally quite skeptical about guarantees. An examination lasted two weeks, as a result of which a manufacturing defect was confirmed. The Nokia service center repaired it and returned it to a presentable form, but I insisted on replacing it and they finally replaced it with a new one of the same kind.
Be careful when purchasing! I’ll write more about this below.
3. This particular model has poor equipment. Consider the cost of the phone + memory card + case + norms. USB wire, all this is not cheap.
4. When working with the display for a long time (brightness at minimum), your eyes get tired, as with any similar displays, probably.
5. Camera. Personally, this function in a phone is not particularly important to me, so I won’t be too bothered by the lack of autofocus and the objectively bad pictures from it.
6. Relatively low performance of Symbian^3. At this stage, much in the system itself has not been thought through, has not been finalized as desired. Applications may freeze. Software updates will be released next, I hope the situation will improve.
7. Unpleasant little things.
- Many paid programs,
- Certificates,
- I didn’t really like how “contacts” were implemented in Symbian^3. Of course, you can get used to everything, but it doesn’t look very clear, considering that this is the most important thing in a phone.
- It is extremely inconvenient to switch languages ​​when entering text (there seems to be a special program for this).

The Nokia C7 smartphone is almost impossible. The same wide body with a metal lid. The differences are on the inside. The hardware includes a gigahertz processor and a larger capacity battery. Software - an updated version of Symbian called Belle (translated from English - beauty). Therefore, this is more of a review of the changes that have appeared in Symbian Belle than a review of a phone that is an upgrade of its predecessor.

Technical characteristics and equipment of Nokia 701

Technologically, we still have the same Nokia C7-00, with an updated, as already mentioned, processor and battery. It is worth noting the Corning Gorilla glass, the activated NFC chip, which even with the efforts of Google there is nowhere to really use it, support for Bluetooth 3.0 (still a rarity, unfortunately), an 8-megapixel camera without autofocus (at this point, technically savvy readers are once again perplexed shrug), an 8-gigabyte built-in drive (not superfluous even with the current cheapness of memory) and the ability to connect USB drives (an adapter is needed, which reduces the likelihood of using the function to zero).

• Dimensions: 117x57x11 mm
• Weight: 131 g
• Operating system: Symbian Belle
• CPU: ARM 11 architecture, 1 GHz, graphics with support for OpenVG1.1 and OpenGL ES 2.0
• Display: 3.5", 640x360 pixels, ClearBlack, capacitive, with Gorilla glass
• Camera: 8 MP (3264x2448), without autofocus, LED backlight, video recording (1280x720, 30 fps)
• Front-camera: VGA (640x480), video recording (176x144, 15 fps)
• RAM: 512 MB.
• Flash memory: 1 GB + 8 GB storage + microSDHC cards.
• Wireless technologies: HSDPA, HSUPA, Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0, NFC.
• Interface connector: microUSB, 3.5 mm headphone output, USB host function.
• Battery 1300 mAh

Neighbors in the Nokia 701 line

Impressions from work

At the end of 2011, Symbian found it increasingly difficult to compete with Android in terms of usability in non-telephone functions. Theoretically, it allows you to work with social networks and a browser, but today it is very difficult to convince the user that the keyboard needs to be switched in 3 clicks in the menu. That the browser does not support flash and does not allow you to copy text from pages. That a good Twitter client (in this case, Gravity) should cost money, but a free one, integrated for some reason with OVI, works because of this through the cracks and cannot do half of what the user is used to.

• bright screen with protective Gorilla glass;
• built-in 8 GB storage;
• good camera;
• offline maps with free navigation;

Watching video from VKontakte on Nokia C7

The OVI Store application store also did not receive any noticeable improvements. The main complaint against it remains the same: it is impossible to buy and download applications on a computer and then download them to the phone. The idea was taken from the Apple Store and the idea is very good, only Apple has iTunes and all purchases can be made there. But it turns out that in the absence of unlimited Wi-Fi nearby, it is almost impossible to buy applications in the OVI Store - you won’t download 80 MB games via GPRS/EDGE.

What's most upsetting is that Symbian has taken on a life of its own. Previously, users complained about constant requests when connecting to the network, and the company, instead of explaining how to enable automatic connection for specific access points in the settings (didn’t you know that this was possible?), removed this setting altogether, making it general for all points (packet data and Wi-Fi – separately). Plus, automatic Internet connection is now enabled by default. Home screen updates are also included natively. In a word, all programs, every network widget on desktops need an eye and an eye - you should not ignore the stage of setting the frequency of data updates, otherwise the next bill from the operator may surprise you. However, now more and more people are finding a solution to this problem by connecting to an unlimited mobile Internet service.

Multimedia

I will disappoint those who like to share the joy of enjoying Timati’s creativity with others: although the speaker here is loud, there is only one (if it seems to you that there are two of them, then know that one of them is not a speaker at all, but a decorative element of the case). For those who do not impose their musical tastes on the rest of the tram passengers, this will hardly seem like a drawback, especially since there is a standard headphone output (3.5 mm), and hardly anyone doubted the musical capabilities of the new product from Nokia. Something else is much more interesting: video.

And here everything is not smooth. It claims to support video in the MKV format out of the box, but in reality I couldn’t find a single MKV file from my collection that would support both video and audio at the same time. That is, the video works and does not slow down, but the sound does not. Perhaps this is due to the fact that in MKV I usually store all sorts of TV series, with several audio tracks, not all of which are encoded in MPEG-1 Layer 3. However, you still can’t get a full-length film in HD resolution (1280x720 or more). You cannot write to a memory card with the FAT32 file system: the 4 GB per file limit will interfere.

WMV videos are not played much better either. There were no problems with standard definition video, but in HD I had to monitor the bitrate (I made two videos in Windows Live Movie Maker especially for the test): a video with a bitrate of 8000 kbps and a frame rate of 24 was played back without problems, but a video with a bitrate The player did not want to fully reproduce 12000 kbps and a frame rate of 30 - only sound was output.

Camera

Let's move on to the camera. The Nokia C7 decided to abandon the use of autofocus by introducing EDoF (Extended Depth of Field) technology. Thanks to it, not only objects in the foreground are in focus, but also the background - from 50 cm to infinity. This could potentially provide a noticeable improvement in image quality compared to average phone autofocus cameras, but in reality the images taken with the C7 were downright disappointing. But it seems that in addition to EDoF itself with its tricky lenses and matrices, regular software sharpening is also used at the processing stage. All these white halos at the junction of contrasting areas are proof of this. And in the evening light it’s better not to take out the camera.

Contents of delivery:

• Nokia C7-00
• Charger AC-15
• Battery BL-5K
• Wired stereo headset WH-102
• USB cable CA-179
• Instructions

Positioning

In the line of smartphones from Nokia, the Nokia C7-00 (hereinafter referred to as simply C7 for simplicity) has been given a special place; this is the second Symbian^3 smartphone that will appear on the market. Let me remind you that there will be many such models in 2010-2011, but they will be present and sold with rather old devices running Symbian^1 (S60 fifth edition). Nokia considers the Nokia N8 to be the flagship; the main emphasis will be on sales of this device. However, it is the Nokia C7 that will be sold due to its lower price in large volumes, and will also prove a simple thing: the camera is not a big advantage for the mass market (with an eye to the fact that buyers will not know about the “quality” of the camera in the C7 and will purchase megapixels ). Why will Nokia C7 be attractive in the eyes of consumers? The answer is simple - it's the same Nokia N8, packaged in a different case, at a lower cost.

Considering that the company tried to lower the cost of the Nokia N8, it could not make the C7 model attractive in price. The reason is that it would destroy sales of the N8. As a result, the generally balanced solution was made hostage to Nokia's pricing strategy. The difference in price between the Nokia C6-01 (completely identical, except for the screen) and the C7 is 75 euros, while the difference in price between the C7 and N8 is only 40 euros. At the same time, Nokia C7 was conceived as an optimal device in terms of price/quality ratio, a solution that should act as a kind of ideological continuation of the E-series models. It is clear that there is a Nokia E7-00, but this model rather belongs to the class of QWERTY devices, while the C7 directly inherits the E52/E72, it has a similar body design and the feel of the device. But this is a completely sensory solution. During development, this model was planned as one of the first with a touch screen in the E-series. But later they decided that it should be a flagship in the C index, simple, everyday models.

All this throwing played a cruel joke. On the one hand, consumers will not be entirely clear why the Nokia C7 is so much more expensive than the C6-01; on the other hand, the Nokia N8 is more attractive, and the price difference is not too critical. Unfortunately, the lack of balance in the product line has a negative impact on sales of the Nokia C7; they cannot be as high as this device deserves.

Positioning for the buyer of this model is very simple. Nokia's touch solution for everyday use. As a rule, buyers of this phone are either not familiar with Nokia touch products (moving from feature phones) or are replacing existing touch solutions with the S60. In the first case, there is usually no experience of communicating with touch devices, so the difference in user experience will not be too noticeable. In the second case, this phone also offers better functionality, which can be considered as a positive trend. People who have used other touch solutions of the same level (in terms of price and positioning) are unlikely to find improvements in the Nokia product, and their experience is unlikely to be positive. Of course, if budget touchscreen phones (LG Cookie, Samsung Corby, etc.) are replaced, then the model from Nokia is head and shoulders above them. But if we are talking about comparable solutions, then there will be no difference or it will not be in Nokia’s favor. I hope this allows you to anticipate your experience with the product. Much like other recent Symbian smartphones, this phone is intended for fans of the Nokia brand and is not capable of attracting new buyers.

Design, dimensions, control elements

Externally, the model looks like a mixture of Korean phone designs and typical Nokia, an unusual but attractive mixture. Photos do not convey the charm of the Nokia C7; in real life it is pleasant and fits well in the hand. Weight – 130 grams, size – 117.3 x 56.8 x 10.5 mm. Long and thin. I like how the device fits in my hand.

Comparison with Nokia N8:

A total of three colors are available – metallic silver, red-brown and dark grey. To my taste, all colors are good, although girls will like red-brown.

On the front panel there is a front camera for video calls, as well as a light indicator and a proximity indicator (proximity sensor). The call/end call keys, as well as the menu button, are made mechanical, which is a plus. In keeping with the phone's style, there is a lock slider on the right side. There is also a camera button and a paired volume key, which is convenient to use, unlike such a button on the C6-01.

At the top end there is a microUSB connector, a 3.5 jack for a headset, and a power key. The 2 mm connector for the charger was moved to the side.

The speakerphone and call signal are located on the back of the device. There is also a two-section LED flash and an 8-megapixel camera without autofocus. The SIM card slot is located under the back cover; changing the card is possible without removing the battery, but the phone automatically reboots.

There are no complaints about the build quality, the device is assembled quite tightly, it is good in this regard. The protruding design element of the earpiece (such a glossy strip) wears out if you put the phone face down. Why he was made a speaker remains a mystery to me.

Display

The screen has a resolution of 640x360 pixels, 3.5 inches, it is covered with glass (the so-called special plastic, similar to the X6, it differs from that on the N8) and displays up to 16 million colors. The screen type is AMOLED, by analogy with the N8, we can assume that Samsung is also the supplier. The screen is no different from the Nokia N8, it is completely similar. This model does not have a polarizing layer (ClearBlack Display).

The screen can accommodate up to 16 lines of text (not in all modes), three font sizes are supported, they are selected when setting up the phone. In the sun the screen remains readable.

The built-in light sensor automatically adjusts the screen backlight depending on external conditions. As a rule, the level is underestimated, so it is better to set in the menu the value that is comfortable for you (for me it is 60-65 percent of the maximum). You cannot manually adjust the backlight level.

A good, modern screen, there are not enough stars in the sky, but it also has no obvious disadvantages.

Memory, memory cards

The memory in the phone is 350 MB, it is allocated for regular applications or your data. Built-in 8 GB, there are also microSD memory cards up to 32 GB. The memory card slot is located under the back cover.

The amount of RAM in the phone is 256 MB (in the same Nokia N97 Mini it is 128 MB). For Nokia this is a giant leap forward, which should have meant an increase in the device's stability and speed. With speed this is true, but with stability everything is not so rosy. I will make a reservation that it is better than on other devices of the company, but by no means as good as it should be.

Battery

The battery used is BL-5K, its capacity is 1200 mAh. With it, the device can work up to 380 hours in standby mode, from 5.5 to 12 hours in talk mode (UMTS/GSM).

The device uses a new architecture, which, together with Symbian^3, provides increased operating time in each mode. Let's look at the operating time of the device in different modes (theory and practice):

• Video playback up to 7 hours (I got 6.6 hours);
• Music playback up to 50 hours (standard headphones, music in repeat mode - 49 hours);
• Data transfer (Web TV) up to 3 hours 20 minutes (1 hour 45 minutes, the quality of network coverage may play a role);
• Video recording - 3 hours 40 minutes (3 hours 10 minutes, maximum characteristics, screen brightness set manually)

The differences from the Nokia N8 are noticeable; the operating time with the same battery capacity has increased, and noticeably.

The disadvantages include the fact that on average the phone still works for no more than 2 days. Compared to many competitors who live no more than one day, this is a good indicator. The energy sink is the desktop with widgets (they are power hungry, like any data transfer, with the exception of Wi-Fi). When browsing online pages, battery power is also actively wasted. Based on the operating time, it becomes clear why the ARM11 processor frequency is only 680 MHz, this is a compromise to achieve the longest operating time. From my observations, setting the screen brightness to 70 percent reduces the phone's battery life under my usage profile by 10 percent. When set to maximum brightness - about 20 percent.

The total charging time for the phone is about 2 hours.

USB, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi

USB. In USB settings you can select one of 3 operating modes:

• Data Storage (Mass Storage USB)- both the phone memory and memory cards are visible, no drivers are required, the OS itself recognizes the phone.
• OVI Suite- work with OVI Suite, access to all functions of the device, backup of all information, and so on.
• Printing & Media- photo printing, MTP mode.

Data transfer speed is about 5.5 Mbit/s. When you connect the USB cable, the phone charges.

Bluetooth. This is the second Nokia model to feature Bluetooth 3.0, also called High Speed. When transferring files to other devices that support this technology, Wi-Fi 802.11 n is used, and the theoretical transfer speed is about 24 Mbit/s. Testing the transfer of a 1 GB file from Samsung Wave S8500 to Nokia C7 and back showed a maximum speed of about 10 Mbit/s within three meters between devices. When transferring large files, the connection often breaks down, which is not observed when transferring files from a Nokia C7 to another similar device or from Samsung to Samsung. Apparently there is some kind of incompatibility between the settings. At the same time, the transfer of large files to regular S60 smartphones is also sometimes interrupted (BT 3.0 is not used here).

The model supports various profiles, in particular, Headset, Handsfree, Serial Port, Dial Up Networking, File Transfer, Object Push, Basic Printing, SIM Access, A2DP. Working with headsets does not raise any questions, everything is ordinary.

WiFi. The 802.11 b/g/n standard is supported; this is not the first device on the market with such a set of protocols. Everything works like clockwork and does not raise any questions. There is a wizard for searching for Wi-Fi networks, and there is also a corresponding widget (I installed it myself, it’s convenient).

Camera

A regular 8-megapixel camera without autofocus, just like in the Nokia C6-01, they are identical. Surprisingly, Nokia chased megapixels and abandoned autofocus. In my opinion, it would have been better to install a 5-megapixel camera with autofocus than the current one. The image quality is acceptable on a clear day at long distances. The camera simply can’t take pictures up close, photographs of text are something else, and with a flash the camera also produces mediocre results. For Symbian, the quality of cameras has always come first, but now the situation is exactly the opposite. In my opinion, this is a very big drawback, since the camera does not stand up to any criticism, its quality is below average, if not worse. However, look at the photographs for yourself.

Video. The camera records video in 720p resolution (25 frames per second, H.264 codec). The video quality is normal.

Software

Let me remind you that all the features of Symbian^3 are described to the maximum extent possible in the review. I don’t think it’s possible or necessary to repeat myself separately; the review describes all the functionality of this OS.

Impression

The phone has only one speaker, but it is loud and clear, the call can be heard from clothes, bags, in a word, the device is loud. I like that the vibration alert shakes with a slight tremor, but some will consider it weak, probably even the majority. There are no complaints about the quality of communication with the device, everything works “excellent”.

One of the serious pitfalls when purchasing this device is the camera; its quality does not stand up to criticism. This is another “gift” from Nokia to highlight the advantages of the Nokia N8. Considering that these models were made very close in price, this is a strange move. Let me remind you that the camera has always been a strong point of smartphones on the S60 and an advantage compared to similar devices on Windows Mobile and Android. In this case, this advantage was simply abandoned.

The cost of the Nokia C7-00 is 18,000 rubles (from 350 euros), while the Nokia C6-01 will cost about 260-270 euros and offers exactly the same capabilities. This is the first blow to the Nokia C7. The second blow can be considered the presence of the Nokia N8, where we see a very rich set of supplies (case, adapters, etc.) with a minimal difference in cost and a camera that is much higher in class. It turns out that in the Nokia lineup, the C7 model occupies an intermediate position and is cannibalized by sales of the other two devices. This is a shame, since the model was supposed to be the best solution in terms of price/quality ratio, and this, with a number of reservations, is the most balanced solution on Symbian^3 today. A camera with autofocus would be included here, and the bestseller would be ready.

There are a very large number of competitors for this model on the market, and most have been on sale for quite some time. These are Samsung Wave, as well as the now released Wave II (the first costs about 320 euros or 16,000 rubles, the second about 400 euros or 20,000 rubles), HTC Desire (18,000 rubles, 360 euros), Motorola XT720 aka MOTOROI (400 euros, 20,000 rubles). The list of models can go on and on. In my opinion, incorrect price positioning makes sales of the C7 in large volumes doubtful; buyers overpay about 20 percent for the Nokia brand in this case. In the Nokia product line, this is a nice solution that can be recommended to everyone who is familiar with touch Symbian, understands what awaits them and how to deal with it. And most importantly, he doesn’t feel any need for a camera. Probably, for such buyers, the Nokia C7 will be a very pleasant choice that will delight them. For the rest, there are many models that are superior to the C7 in interface, speed, capabilities and amount of additional software.

And finally, a summary of the characteristics of the Nokia C7, C6-01 and Nokia N8.

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