smart phone does exactly what it says on the box (Nokia 7610)

Member Name: Hayley9825

Product:	Nokia 7610
Date:	20/11/05 (282 review reads)
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Advantages: See below

Disadvantages: battery life

Nokia 7610
For the past 3 years I have always had the latest Samsung phone, but before this I always had a Nokia and swore I would never have anything else but a Nokia but Samsung seemed to be beating them in latest technology. My partner has a Nokia 7610 I thought it looked really smart and wanted to copy him, so for my birthday in July he bought the Nokia 7610. I’ve now had the phone nearly 5 months and from my experience from the phone I am going to tell you a little bit about it and my thoughts.

~~~Features~~~
#Bluetooth
#Colour Screen
#Customisable Cover
#Email / Web
#GPRS
#Downloadable Java games
#MMS
#MP3 Player
#Polyphonic ringtones
#Streaming video
#USB
#Vibration
#1.3 Megapixel Camera
#Video camera
#64mb memory card
#Speaker phone
#Real one player
#4x digital Zoom camera
#Tri -band technology covering of up to 5 continents GSM 900/1800/1900 or GSM 850/1800/1900
Weight= 118g

~~~Battery life~~~
Talk time 3hours
Standby 10 days
Although this is the estimated time I seem to be charging my phone everyday and I don’t think I use it that much. It is always best to turn off your blue tooth as this can waste your battery life.

~~~Looks~~~
The phone is quite large in size (Dimensions: 108.6 mm x 53 mm x 18.7 mm)
but the great thing about this phone is the screen unlike these little screens you are able to get, you can at least see the screen without squinting. It gives out 65,536 colours with 176 x 208 pixel resolution. The buttons are a little close together and if you have long nails like myself they can be a little difficult to use. It also has a little mirror on the back of the phone.

~~~Display~~~
The phone comes with 6 different background themes which you can select in the Themes menu. You can then choose what picture you would like in the centre of your screen either by selecting a picture that comes with your phone or putting a photo that you have taken from the camera on the phone.
You can choose whether you want to display a clock of either digital or analogue clock of 24 or a 12 hour clock. The date is also displayed on the front of the mobile.
You have on the top left hand corner displaying how strong your reception is and on the right hand side your battery length.

~~~Camera & Videoing~~~
The camera is one of the best features with this phone, with super fine quality. Although I haven’t had any of my photos printed out but this I will be doing in the next few days to see how well this is and I will edit this review and let you know. You can change the camera to night mode although the pictures will not be at there best, it could do with a light as most phones with cameras these days have.
There is a timer which you can set to 10secs, 20 secs or 30 secs. This is great if you want to take a picture of yourself without getting your arm in the way. If you want to stand your phone up a toilet roll is great to hold it in. lol
The video recorder will record up to 10 minutes with 4x digital zoom and you also put mute on this along with the night node if needed.
With the video’s that you have recorded you can edit them with movie director that comes with your phone or even recordings that have been sent to you via blue tooth.

~~~Connectivity~~~
This is your blue tooth, you can name your phone so when somebody is searching your phone to send you either a video clip or photo they can find it on your phone. You don’t have to keep that name once it is set you can change it as much as you like.
USB- When purchasing this phone you will get a USB lead that you can plug into your phone that then connects into your PC. This also comes with Nokia PC suite software which is easy to load up.
So if you want to put your photos or you video recordings onto your PC you use the USB lead. You can also use this if you have songs on your PC that you want as your ring tone.


~~~Call Management~~~
#Contacts: Advanced contacts database with support for multiple phone and email details per entry, also supports thumbnail picture and groups
#Speed dialling
#Logs: Keeps lists of your dialled, received, and missed calls
#Automatic redial
#Automatic answer (works with compatible headset or car kit only)
#Supports Fixed Dialling Number, which allows calls only to predefined numbers

~~~Extras~~~
#Calendar
#Alarm/clock/timer/stopwatch
#Notes
#Voice recorder
#Converter-Time/power/pressure/temperature/veloci ty/volume
#Calculator
#Wallet- This is really useful, if you want to keep something private from those that are always looking through your phone as you need a password to log into it. You can use this to put in any notes you may need, your card details or any tickets you have booked.

~~~My verdict~~~
If you are used to Nokia’s you won’t find this very difficult to use and you shouldn’t need the user’s guide. If you are not used to Nokia’s which like myself felt like a Nokia virgin (after not using them for a few years) you won’t find they are difficult to use. Like all phones you have to experiment what everything does first to find your way around the phone but you will soon pick it up.
I don’t think the battery life lasts as long as it states it should which is the phones downside.
This Is a smart looking phone despite the size of it. I would recommend it to others although it does depend on what you are looking for your mobile to do. It has been very reliable so far but I have only had it 5months but not in a hurry to get rid of it just yet. It does exactly what I want from a phone. Is this the phone for you though?

Thanx for reading Hayley

Summary: Easy to use, Nokia's are the best

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