A REVIEW OF THE AMAZING X7 FROM NOKIA

he release of the X7 model from Nokia sees another Symbian handset join the brands ever growing range of handsets. This model benefits from some modern styling that gives it a real eye catching look, whilst the popular operating system it utilises has also been revamped and offers improvements over previous versions. It is unlikely that the APple iPhone 4 and the HTC Sensation are going to be quaking in their boots at the prospect of this release, but there are a legion of mid range smartphones that should be very worried indeed.

The modern smartphone has almost put the concept of styling low down in its list of priorities and thus it is refreshing to see a model like the X7 that obviously has had a lot of thought go into its design elements. Thus rather than the traditional black slab that we are presented with from many manufacturers, this model sports a design that varies from its competitors. Nokia have opted to angle the four corners of the handset rather than curve them which means the phone takes on an ultra modern and very stylish look. Thanks in part to the model incorporating an AMOLED screen, the overall depth is just 11.9mm which although does not fall into the wafer thin category, does make it one of the slimmer phones available. In fact this depth helps the phone feel thin but not at the expense of feeling well constructed, and indeed when it is in your hand it feels incredibly sturdy, a fact backed up by the weight of 146 grammes which keeps the phone from feeling cheap. An aluminium body maintains this feel of quality that runs through the handset.

The Noxia X7 offers users a large AMOLED display that is perfect for video playback and for gaming. In terms of resolution this is nicely in line with the rest of the phones specification, not jaw dropping but still high quality. At 360 x 640 pixels image quality is good whether you are reading text or viewing photographs, whilst the 16 million colours that the screen can display keeps results vivid and bursting with life. Nokia have opted to use a specially reinforced glass on this model that is named Gorilla glass. The material is much stronger than normal glass, not only meaning that the handset is less likely to be damaged if dropped but also helping to ensure the screen stays scratch free for as long as possible.

Nokia have produced yet another impressive model with the X7. The large screen will win many admirers as will the units stylish design. This model could prove the perfect phone upgrade or the ideal first smartphone, especially for the younger market thanks to excellent video playback and gaming facilities.