Nokia C7 Symbian^3 Smartphone Review

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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – The Nokia C7 comes to fill an important gap in the phone-maker’s portfolio – a simple, high-end touchscreen smartphone.

Essentially, that’s what the Cseries line seems to be doing. It finds a popular segment of the phone market, and it covers it. The C7 obeys the list of high-end components needed to attract consumers, but it does so in a sly manner.

Nokia users have become accustomed to carrying smartphones with powerful operating systems, cameras able to rival dedicated P&S cameras, high amounts of memory, and sometimes, unique features. The C7 feels like a cheap version of all that.

There are several aspects which make the C7 perform weaker than what is expected from a smartphone, even though the needed specs are there: a 3.5” touchscreen display with xyz resolution, an 8 megapixel camera with HD video recording, GPS, Wi-Fi, a 3.5mm audio jack, and Symbian^3 powering it from the software side.

There are many competitors to the C7, this is arguably one of the most profitable segments in the phone market, after entry-level. HTC, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, and other manufacturers all have their own counter-offers, powered by Android, Bada, and even Windows Mobile. The C7 should have been crafted with perfection in mind, not averageness.

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