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Reviewed by UK Guest, 14th Sep 2003. |
| Review Summary: Some welcome and unwelcome surprises |
Overall Score: 3/5
 
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Review: I just purchased this Nokia 7650 phone and was instantly pleased with it. It had a flashy design, the screen was great and it can numerous features that I would never have thought of such as a proximity sensor and a video upgrade. I was originally concerned that it would be too bulky, but it fit nicely into my pocket without discomfort. The photo quality was good but a steady hand is needed or the quality of the photo suffers from blurring. However, within a day of using the phone I noticed several problems, it seems to be missing key features that other photo phones have. It lacks full screen photo caller ID, and instead has a really small thumbnail of the person calling. I went on the internet via my PC to download software for the 7650 and apart from a couple of free games on the nokia site, everything else (including the full screen caller photo ID) came at a price. Having paid such a large price for the handset I was annoyed at the fact that I would have to pay for features that any sony-ericsson photophone would have as standard. The phone did not come with any utility software to customise the onscreen appearance of the phone either. I found this very annoying. However, the phone does have some features that make it stand above other phones. It can communicate with a PC via infra-red or bluetooth. Files from a PC can be dragged and dropped onto the mobile. These include pictures, midi files(which can be used as polyphonic ringtones) and phone applications. Overall, the phone is lacking some key features, but has a nice design and screen. However, the T610 has all the features this phone lacks and is more compact. This only feature the 7650 possesses above the T610 is the video recorder, which can record a short 10 sec video. Then again, if video is what you want a 3650 would be a better choice as it has 3G compatibility. This phone bombed in Britain and now after purchasing it, I finally realise why. |
Ratings
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3 |
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3 |
| Recommended? | |
No |
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mobile phones