My views on the 7610

Discussion about the Nokia 7610: In my view, the Nokia 7610 is a good phone. First of all, I like the small size (check out one of the photos with the T68i on the mobileburn.com website). Seems to be comfortable to fit in the pocket. Secondly, the 1 megapixel (!!!) camera will give good quality prints. I think the competitors to this feature are very few like the SE S700, Siemens S65, and some Tel.me 2.1 MP phone. The keyboard seems to be a bit weird looking, but after reading previews on many sites, the reviewers did mention that the keys were comfortable to use (unlike the confusing keys of the 3650). Plus it adds Reduced sized MMC cards, which I guess help in the phone’s small dimensions. I came to know from the Nokia site that the card comes with an adapter which can be used to use the card in phones with Standard MMC slots like 3650/3660/6600. So, they are backward-compatible. But I guess this RS-MMC is still a new type of memory and they’ll be expensive than normal ones. The pop-port gives USB connectivity and Stereo audio (Finally!!!). And the 64 MB card gives enough space to use the phone as an mp3 player. But, I am not sure how good this AAC format is. Nokia’s site mentions that one can store upto 1 hr of MP3 music or 2 hrs of AAC music. I mean, does it really cut the file size to half? And what about quality? Has anyone used this format? I guess the screen is the same as on the 6600. I don’t get it why Nokia decided to exclude Infra red. It would have blended perfectly with that black cover. Anyways, USB makes up for its loss. Another plus would be 8 MB dynamic memory. So one can play n-gage games without running out of RAM. Good to see that the RealOne player supports MP3 and AAC eliminating the need to install 3rd party software. No EDGE support is a bad thing. I know that it’s not a widely used technology till now, but if Nokia can put it in a el-cheapo cameraphone like the 3200, why can’t it on this one? Please feel free to post your views and opinions about this phone. __________________ Jørgen Sundgot from Infosyncworld.com You'd think they had enough Series 60 phones in the market to attract everyone, but Nokia thinks otherwise: the introduction of the 7610 brings with it a new level of style to the Finnish manufacturer's smartphone offering - and it doesn't skimp on features either, with a one megapixel camera, RS-MMC expansion. Sporting an unarguably quirky design, the 7610 looks like a stretched-out 7600 - yet offers no 3G features: GSM 900/1800/1900 MHz and GPRS is all there is, although in the name of all fairness that'll likely suit the market this particular handset is aimed at just fine. The strangest part of the handset would be its keypad, which swerves left towards the bottom, giving off the initial impression that left-handed users would be particularly happy with its design. It is, however, quite comfortable, unlike some other recent keypad design mishaps found in recent Series 60 smarthones, with the possible exception of the navigational pad which doesn't offer the best tactile feedback. Naturally, the camera of the 7610 is placed on the back, joined by a mirror embedded in the cover of the phone - which, incidentally, will let users personalize the handset to their heart's extent as both the front and back covers are exchangeable. The camera provided excellent results, although the frame rate of the viewfinder did not surpass that found in previous Nokia smartphones. Worse is it then, that the overly simplistic icons in the default theme of the 7610 are outright ghastly, although a quick change of themes will of course remedy this; it's a good thing themes for Series 60 handsets are becoming available in increasing numbers. With 8 MB of internal memory and a bundled 64 MB RS-MMC card, the 7610 should also be well equipped to store video, which it's capable of both recording and playing back. This is coupled with other interesting features such as Wireless Village-based instant messaging, and the usual full compliment of Series 60 applications. Overall performance seemed quite snappy, and and as a last bonus users also get USB connectivity in the 7610. __________________ The keypad sucks!!!! __________________ I dun think so...the keypad is ok...just maybe a little bit not comfortable while pressing them...cos of the different size of each button... but at least it is much better than the 3650 one...and the design of the keypad is compatible with the phone... __________________ it looks like a really nice fone __________________ i love its unique keypad design! __________________ the design and quality may not comparable with many other brands...but Nokia interface and functionality is always the best for me...I love Nokia smartphone...for the 7610...the most attractive function for me is the video recording length of 10 minutes...!!! __________________ Amazing Phone, Had For A While, But Now Upgrading To Nokia 7280, Please Post Your Comments About That If You Can Please At: http://www.mobile-review.com/forum2/...968#post192968 Many Thanks, Harry2004 __________________ Harry2004, if I was a moderator I'd have given you a warning for brining up such an old mobile phone thread! This is nearly a year old and I don't think there was any point in bringing it up! 7280 is a woman's phone so I feel sorry for you! __________________ Quote: Originally Posted by rao_88 The keypad sucks!!!! I disagree... Mavi forum