Review: Nokia 700

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Gadget Review - Nokia 700 series performed by using the latest Symbian OS Belle. Nokia 700 has a slim design and eco-friendly materials, but did not prevent this phone to still look elegant. With the plastic and metal composition of a balanced, 700 feels better because it makes the weight is not too heavy or light.

The front is dominated by plastic material and Gorilla Glass screen. While the back is protected by a metallic layer. Gorilla Glass coating is quite helpful in protecting the screen from scratches. The use of this type of display being used enough to give comfort moreover Clear Black technology it worked perfectly to reduce reflection, and improve visibility outdoors. Although many people say AMOLED screen has a problem with sunlight, but it does happen with the Nokia 700.

Technical Details :

• Unlocked quad-band GSM cell phone compatible with 850/900/1800/1900 frequencies and US/International 3G compatibility via 850/900/1700/1900/2100 UMTS/HSDPA plus GPRS/EDGE capabilities
• Symbian Bell3 OS
• Included applications: Calendar, Contacts, music player, internet, messaging, photos, Ovi Store, Maps, Videos, Web TV, Office document editors, Video and photo editor, Mail, Radio
• 3G-enabled messaging phone in Black/Grey with 3.2-inch touchscreen; access to personal and corporate e-mail
• Supports e-mail accounts from more than a thousand ISPs (SMTP, IMAP4, POP3), as well as Gmail, Yahoo! and Hotmail.
• Mail for Exchange mobile e-mail client plus support for images, videos, music and documents (.doc, .xls, .ppt, .pdf, .zip).
• HTML support for e-mail
• Unified MMS/SMS editor with conversational view for SMS.
• Support for Microsoft Communicator Mobile
• Full web browsing of real web pages with support for Flash video and touch control
• RSS reader feeds
• 5-megapixel camera; 720p HD camcorder; Bluetooth stereo music; 4 GB memory; microSD expansion support up to 32GB; GPS with free Ovi Maps Navigation voice-guided directions
• What's in the Box: handset, rechargeable battery, charger, wired stereo headset, USB connectivity cable, quick start guide
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700 is one of the first Nokia phones that use Symbian OS Belle. Belle is itself a development of the operating system from Symbian ^3 and Anna. Equipped with 1 GHz ARM11 processor, the performance of the OS can be lived with a perfect and very responsive. A significant difference from the previous OS is the make over of a new homescreen and menu, the application is updated and polished overall interface includes several icons.

Surf on the Nokia 700 fairly quickly because in addition to support HSDPA, the browser also supports Flash. Increased efficiency in the site is also faster. With the interface that is still the same with a version of Anna, ease of use will be maximal. Not only that, the Nokia 700 is also supported by the NFC, so it is ready to connect itself with other devices that support NFC.

When compared with the price, the Nokia 700 fairly satisfactory. Weaknesses found in a previous OS already fixed in this version of OS Belle. Starting from the performance until the interface is much improved even almost equal ability of other competitors such as iOS or Android.

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