Nokia X7 Review

PhoneArena reviews the Nokia X7. The Nokia X7 is one of the front-runners of Symbian Anna, a major overhaul bringing portrait QWERTY input, improved browser and a refreshed design to the Symbian^3 platform. But the X7 is also a media-centric device with a premium feel and a 4-inch AMOLED screen. It's also one of the latest high-end Nokia handsets running Symbian, so it deserves some special ...
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[@mrvk699]

I wish smartphones of today had so much nicer design. Like the olden days

[@mahindershilen4816]

I would be so nice to see Nokia launching symbian looking UI skin on Android

[@diael-taher1334]

Best design EVER... I still have it TODAY ~2018

[@_isuru]

I have one and it's working perfect right now

[@shopaholicportugal5281]

I have this one, right now.its frozen!comes to this all the time! Sometimes Im on the road and I want to make a phone call, & guess what, it gets all white or just freeze and it ruins my day! It was for the repair once, software got updated,came out perfect.. lasted about 2 months. To add to the misfortune, fell out of my pocket about 20 inch from a marble floor and the screen has broken ... luckily did not come inside ... but at this point it does not matter because it is frozen!

[@mohdjaafazudinmatjailani4250]

I bought this smartphone in early 2012 and it good in speakers output performance..

[@jb678901]

Victor, It's not a fixed focus camera. Technically it's called an Extended Depth of Field camera or EDoF. Nokia interchanges the term Full Focus with EDoF, not fixed focus. EDoF uses a series of asymetrical lenses and complex algorithms to create a series of images which are combined to give an image that is completely in focus beyond 40 cm from the lens. Not only the subject is in focus, but also the background, etc. The lens technology is highly advanced, as are the algorithms.

[@UnsungExia]

In terms of design/looks.. This phone is outstanding..

[@pinkmusiicluva]

I have this phone and I really don't have ANY problems with symbian. To anyone who is thinking of buying this... it's NOT BAD!!

[@Olegsha777]

Good review

[@NicBunnymen]

@TheTrueEconomist Thanks for your honest opinion. I only buy nokia phones and I've bought alot, believe me, currently using the E72 and N79 great phones. I'm now between buying either the E7 or X7. Liked your honesty and I;m going to check it out this afternoon . Thanks again.

[@Bajza86]

Omfg EPIC RAP at 8:08 :O "Video in HD, 720 P, QualitY" :D EPIC!!!

[@h4d121]

always love the X series

[@JayRanglani]

If Nokia can be the market leader for so long with a platform like Symbian; imagine what it'll do with WP7!! Looking forward to it! $.$

[@sam3kperv]

the most futuristic design ever on a mobile

[@isokessu]

03:56 that is not some "most recent task viewing". it's multitasking and all those apps are running. it's same what you do with your pc when you press and hold ALT+TAB

[@mazinais31]

it did become considerably better with "belle" update. but yeah it's a bit subpar processing and software wise... but still a very nice bright screen - solid build phone

[@7884179]

Symbian isn't the real problem here, its the fact that there processor's aren't fast enough to deliver the lightning quick performance that other phones provide.

[@JedwardKullen]

who so this phone on Transformers 3?

[@MultiChill13]

The best things about Nokia: 1. Build quality is second to none - i have dropped my nokia phone so many times and it barely got any dents. It works with no problem. 2. Battery life for nokia phones are among the best. 3. I don't know why you need 200k apps. The ovi apps are sufficient. All this said, however, nokia needs to innovate to attract customers. Nokia's hardware is the best in the world. Software however needs refining to appeal new customers.

[@Parental92]

need phone like this , with droid razr backing, and sgs 3 internals , plus android as an OS , great@

[@scheethoofd]

AWESOME voice dude ;D Sounds like Arnold Schwarzenegger !!

[@aymenmalik0]

very nice

[@Wreighn]

SYMBIAN ROCKS!

[@1013VS]

@vin07mz nokia classic 2730 has a front facing camera is that a high end smartphone ? Exactly how many times would have you used your front facing or even main camera on your phone ?

[@vuhoangdung]

best speaker quality, nice

[@morgan_gahock]

Is it only the qwerty when text or can u switch to a normal numeric keypad??

[@HeHanLa]

And they aren't "most recent tasks". They are the tasks that are currently running!!

[@Shatterdome782]

PhoneArena can you tell my please what phone is better: Samsung Galaxy Ace or Nokia X7

[@ndelima14]

@07liberian yeah cause a 600 mhz processor is so up to date with 1 ghz+ processor and the dual core world.

[@mitchlieschke]

im getting this instead of a iphone or xperia arc because nokias are the toughest shit out !

[@de3pkeeper]

@07liberian The lag issue on android devices is easily fixable through user community developed tools. It's a software issue. And yeah, any phone will eventually perform poorly in some resource-intensive tasks, I agree. The point is that this X7 device in particular is hitting the bottom hard.

[@giomoonfang08]

@betterbeavailable Right you are. :) My first Nokia music phone was the 5200. It still works and never failed my music experience. Now I'm using a Nokia X6, Music experience is cool too, but when it comes to refreshing the playlist it sometime fails because of 1 incompatible file in the Mass memory and i need to find and delete it to refresh the list. and sometimes it hangs or too slow, maybe because of its low processor?

[@Thegreyraccoon]

download it on the Nokia store

[@Glockenator]

Fucking right. Mines done the Unsupported USB thing about three times. The touch screen NEVER worked, and when it did, the phone had a mine of its own.

[@JD3LCalderon]

Nokia X7+Android = BEST PHONE EVER!

[@streetplaya23]

was wondering if this phone had a stopwatch and timer? cuz i cant find any on mines. anyone help?

[@TheDJVAQ]

can anyone help me? KZbin mobile is buffering REALLY slowly on my nokia x7, when i had my ipod touch it buffered the HD video NO PROBLEM, my x7 can BARELY buffer 240p video, any help?

[@basketballfan4eva]

PLEASE HELP!, should i get this phone or LG phoenix?

[@UploaderA]

such a beautiful phone .. then you turn on the phone and symbian ... oh shet...

[@fellerredseller]

this is the phone that appeared in transformers dark of the moon right?

[@blakhsheep]

@UploaderA so is it good oh shet or bad oh shet cuz im getting this phone?

[@kopial]

Stealth marketing a few times on Transformers : Dark of the moon.

[@BrainSeepsOut]

Sthey stopped developing Symbian with the Anna update.

[@tackiee9]

tell me any best folding phone available in market ? and btw what is simb-yaan ? :)

[@erichb22]

I am a Nokia addict

[@samuraisage]

@MrYatin89 I was a good movie too.

[@JawidSmart]

is this better than the E7?

[@iamkiddilam]

I recommended this phone to a friend.. is it worth the money?

[@radiopigers]

does it have a landscape qwerty keyboard

[@98Epilef]

can someone tell me which phone is better E7 vs X7 please

[@Maddoxxx]

used to have c7 with symbian belle which was beautiful crafted...but the battery life was suck... i dont know about this phone battery life... but for me collecting old nokia is about those phones especially candy bar form with physical keypad...not touchscreen... if i wanted a touchscreen i would just stick to my android...

[@umair636sandhu]

i love my Nokia N97 :))

[@Killerrado]

@stefavr6. Symbian Belle is coming also at some time. Maby even kinda soon. It is a better version of Anna. It is faster and better than symbian anna. It should be in their upcoming 1Ghz symbian phones.

[@balleenalex4515]

Ya I do agree wid tht clarence... :/

[@themazefidausj]

Wondering this phone running android fw

[@MrYatin89]

I saw this fon in Trans 3 :D

[@stefavr6]

i am still waiting for the duel core 1gb ram nokia. Why would this be the last with symbian? They just launched Anna so they should give "her" a chance

[@floatleafmusic]

Nokia makes beautiful handsets! If only it had better software! :(

[@shreekhar78]

@bsilver887 why not? symbian maybe old but its feel is different. i am not a fan of anroid anyway so please.

[@apb6372]

I have that phone it got ran over my a riding lawn mower and the touch screen is fucked and so is the actual screen how much do u think it will cost to replace

[@redcharlie123]

Hell yah all this phone needs is an android processor and I'll buy it for sure I love the build quality :) how much is this?

[@doctorpanigrahi9975]

:(

[@djdonalds5611]

hw much would it cost 2 purchase it?

[@minbcraft]

2015 - oh your note 2 has a 720p sub par screens some mid range phones like the galaxy a7 got a 1080p and 2014 we got a quad hd screens xD

[@--julian_]

This one or N8?

[@Nanozander]

You forgot to go deeper into how little functions the social app has. So little that you'd need to pay for a better 3rd party social app. You also forgot to show that the split screen qwerty keyboard isn't standard for all apps. For example the OVI store search you're still forced into full screen. Overall throughout the review, dispite having the same specs as the N8, my N8 still runs smoother then that damn thing.

[@betterbeavailable]

Way to go Dicktor. Focusing only the bad points and leaving all the good stuff mentioned. X7 surely beats any average Android crap by a mile. Surely iPhone4 and Galaxy S have faster processors and more resolution but they also cost more. And I seriously doubt those HTC whatever cameras are any better than what's seen here. And why are you running like 10 apps in the background? I can see it from the white dots in the icons. That severely hampers performance!

[@AldriCh1004]

i want to know if this phone has ALPHA NUMERIC pads i dont want QWERTY when im texting!

[@QueenAngelinaa]

Is it worth buying? And this question is for those who have bought it already..

[@chipinhinha10]

what´s the price?

[@alitirmixi5624]

I'm watching it in year 2022

[@senistardogs]

@07liberian I agree. i use opera mini on my galaxy s and it is better then android stock browser. but i like it cause its faster and for me speed and smooth is all that matters in mobile browsing, not flash. Even though you can improve symbian phones and nokia is trying to make the UI more user friendly, these phones are simply underpowered and its hard to understand why. Chinese companies can put 1 Ghz/512mb RAM in their cheap phones but Nokia cant? and nokia phones cost double as much.

[@MozzarellaMonky]

Is it running android

[@keilnnedy]

2018, Nokia please make an android smartphone with your old hardwares.

[@vktfreestyler]

oh no! at first i thought that he just broke the micro-sd card slot!

[@subramaniamkrishnan]

every thing is fine but its upset me. there is no A / V output. then i switch to N9. also upset me there is no FM RADIO. really break my heart i am nokia fan seen nokia 3210 to N95 8gb. in n95 8gb all the features are fitted. but now...

[@HeHanLa]

You told us there was lag. 3:56 you have 9 open applications. Close them and there will be less lag

[@jthree2001]

Nokia should be going all Windows phone 7 soon, they need to hurry up

[@paatmolano]

@JedwardKullen sam used this phone on Transformers 3 ryt? :D

[@phpg92]

X7 with 4" screen kept nhd resolution resulting in low ppi of 184 coz if they would've kept say a wvga(480*800) resolution on it then there would've been a problem regarding apps n games for x7 since they have almost all apps(for smartphones) in nokia store optimised for nhd resolution.can't find any justification for the use of fixed focus camera though.i luv x7's iconic design n i think nokia should repeat it with windows just like they reintroduced the majestic n9 in the form of lumia 800.

[@BigBossGR]

Nokia 3310 FTW!

[@giomoonfang08]

The only prob is the 680Mhz. If Symbian upgrades to a Dual-core 1 GHz or faster. This phone can beat other android phones. The phones features badass. But you won't get to enjoy it because of the slow performance from time to time.

[@AdrianTheMEX]

what company is kt on?

[@vin07mz]

really sad no front facing camera in x7 which is called high end smartphone

[@damnlogin]

I didn't see any lag..... and u had maps, browser, app store, music player, video player etc. open while doing the review....

[@shreekhar78]

@bsilver887 i meant for me. i never used a mob with swipe nor anything like that of galaxy. i love symbian for it's simplicity and get this the only backdrop of x7 is its a bit slow which does not matter. besides i seen people with galaxy and they do the same things they would do with any other. however android is always first due which all companies want its even lava has now come with an android. give others a chance man.

[@shuaibkhaan]

@MozzarellaMonky No its Symbian Anna

[@SprKim]

@TheTrueEconomist buy it !

[@JIVRAJKARANDE]

nokia should atleast put a single core 1ghz processor and touch to focus camera and a good resolution screen . Or they should sell this moblie for 120$

[@Centron93]

@dev1597 No One forces you to buy a Nokia. And competition is good for the users.

[@dagonfirechimera]

so this phone is 'precious...'

[@PEKSUTIN1]

They should buy better camera cause soon the displays are too sharp for resolution of that one.

[@Notyouraverageboii]

@07liberian You never tried out Windows Phone or Android then.

[@Bob_4]

This is a warning to anyone considering this phone. Simply put it . NO. My sister and i both got this phone for the first month to 3 months it was fine but then we both started having issues where the touch screen would press parts on its own, making the phone annoying to use. Then a month after the problem arose the touch screen got so annoying the phone became inoperable. Also it gets extremely hot when calling, poor reception, and very delicate (broke one got replacement which also broke)

[@JaziX5]

that phone is not good no TV-out feature, no fm transmitter also fixed focus 8mp is like a 2 mp camera. i suggest n8 or 808 pureview

[@Koner380]

@descent0016 it's not that his throat isn't clear, his voice sounds like that. It's the same on every other video.

[@UhYoUaReDeAd]

@JedwardKullen fack I awanted to say dat>.

[@varunnarain50]

Amolass?

[@justinsundiam]

he's reviewing about the Nokia X7 and there's a Samsung Galaxy in the phone on 5:41:D

[@engrtancha]

i saw this phone in Transformers 3, is this phone an Autobot or Decepticon?? =)