| The Nokia 7210. Nokia's answer to the ever-growing world of affordable colour cell phones. The phone's ultra slim profile (4.2 by 1.8 by 0.7 inches and 2.9 ounces) is incredable, but; it's the 4,096-color, nine-line display that will really turn heads. While the screen isn�t as good as that of the Samsung SPH-A500, it�s just as greaas the Motorola�s T720. If you like customizing your phone, you'll love that you can replace the 7210's front and back covers (turquoise and gray-green faceplates are included). You can take advantage of the color screen by choosing one of eight color schemes and downloading images as wallpaper! The one main problem with the design: Turning the phone on and off is too tough. You have to press the power button on the top pretty hard to finally turn it on or off. All the standard featuress are evident, including a speakerphone, mute, call conferencing, e-mail support, text and picture messaging, a 300-name phone book, a to-do list, a calendar, a calculator, a currency converter, a stopwatch, and an alarm clock. With Nokia's PC Suite software for the 7210, you can wirelessly sync your phone book, calendar, and to-do list via IR or an optional USB connectivity kit. The 7210 comes with two somewhat addictive games installed: Triple Pop and Bounce. You can add as many downloadable ring tones and images as you can store in the phone�s 725KB of memory in addition to the 32 tones (plus vibrate) and 10 picture messages already included. Since the phone is J2ME compatible, you can also download games and applications via the high-speed data (GPRS) wireless Web access. The 7210 also has a kickin' built-in FM radio that you can use with the included headset. The call quality is good. Callers said they couldn�t tell we were calling from a cell phone, and when switched to the speakerphone, the audio quality didn�t change at all on the receivers side. The phone standby battery life met the company�s fabulous rating of 10 days. It didn�t do as well in the talk time tests. The 2.5 hours of talk time managed was somewhat less then how long the Nokia states it would last; 5 hours. Overall - a great phone. Four gears out of five! |
