Nokia X7 appears again, looks AT&T bound

14 January, 2011
More photos (well actually renderings) of the youthful looking Nokia X7 surfaced. This time we are getting to see the Symbian^3 smartphone from all sides and once again we notice an AT&T tattoo on its...

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  • 16 Jan 2011

deep space bar, 16 Jan 2011remember the nokia future concepts nokia has remember th... moreZEISS CAMERA STORY What ’s So Special About Carl Zeiss Lenses?

Thanks
to the ongoing
collaboration
between
Nokia,
the
global leader
in
mobility,
and Carl
Zeiss, a world
leader
in
optics, you can take advantage of the same high- quality optical lenses used by the NASA to discover and capture the moon landscapes and for the filming of the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

If you’ve used a Nokia smartphone, then the likelihood is you’ve used a Carl Zeiss lens. It’s an integral part of the Nokia N8, the world’s best cameraphone, and has helped ensure fantastic photos and videos on dozens of other devices. But have you ever wondered what exactly is so special about Carl Zeiss?
The two companies have collaborated since 2005 and have brought the design expertise and stringent quality requirements of Carl Zeiss to Nokia ’s product creation process for high-end camera devices.

As a result of the collaboration, consumers are able to capture, share, store and print better quality images with Nokia ’s flagship imaging devices. The outstanding scientific expertise from Carl Zeiss in camera optics and the industry-leading position of Nokia in the mobile phone market offer a solid foundation for the cooperation.

Many of the Nokia Nseries devices, are equipped with a special lens which corresponds to the classic Carl Zeiss four-element Tessar. The special features of this lens include its high definition, low chromatic aberration and high speed of f/2.9 – despite its small size.

160 years of expertise

Carl Zeiss has been in optics and imaging for more than 160 years. Examples of our expertise can be found in all walks of life. Planes, trains and automobiles withstand the tests of
time because measuring technology from Carl Zeiss is used to test their parts in production. Blockbuster movies such as ‘The Lord of the Rings’ benefit from the unique images made possible by ZEISS lenses. We’ve been pushing the boundaries in the fabrication and miniaturization of microchips for more than 40 years.

Approximately 60 percent of the microchips in mobile phones and other modern devices are manufactured using optics from Carl Zeiss. Nokia users profit from Carl Zeiss’ very long experience in developing photographic lenses, from cine and camera lenses to lenses for industrial applications, which have been used in everything from the moon landing to Nokia devices.

A unique co-operation that puts quality first

Together with Nokia we really take time to develop solutions for the best possible imaging result. Nokia devices with Carl Zeiss optics are never thrown on the market in a rush. We’re not interested in increasing megapixels by reducing the size of the single pixel to put more pixels on a similar sensor, while keeping the optics the same. What we do is continuously enhance the optics, because the lens is at the beginning of the image chain. Any image information that does not come through the lens to the sensor correctly will be lost. At the same time we use our imaging expertise to optimize all the components within the entire imaging chain because the lens is only one part of the whole story. By considering every element, we ensure an extraordinary imaging experience and optimum image results.

The Tessar lens and the birth of mobile photography
For mobile camera devices, it’s important to remember that the Tessar lens used in devices is a benchmark in optics. Different lens elements were processed in one single lens for the first time in 1902. (The Tessar lens was designed by Paul Rudolph, a highly talented scientist who worked with Carl Zeiss). The high resolution of the classic 4 lens element design of the Tessar was the first compact lens design. The name Tessar gives a clear indication of the original structure of the lens: “tessares”, Greek for “four”, indicates that the lens consists of four lens elements. With its higher resolution, this innovative lens made mobile photography possible. The Tessar lens allowed, for the first time, small film formats (nowadays sensors), which in turn helped make cameras themselves smaller, lighter and more portable. All compact camera lenses are based on that original invention!

Using the camera on your Nokia handset brings you closer to perfect images with Carl Zeiss quality optical technology. Images you can share with the world.

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    • deep space bar
    • q}@
    • 16 Jan 2011

    Anonymous, 16 Jan 2011u say nokia isnt innovative..?? Dude...!! It almost START... moreremember the nokia future concepts nokia has

    remember the glasses hooked up the N97........

    months later i saw in front page
    of
    MACworld..........apple is disgusting

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      • Anonymous
      • upa
      • 16 Jan 2011

      binilchackochen, 16 Jan 2011i think this phone is big flop in front of android 2.2 &... moreu say nokia isnt innovative..??
      Dude...!!
      It almost STARTED mobile phone industry....!!
      N dey r doing the best innovation ever..!!
      Wich other's can jst thnk off....the MORPH...!!!

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        • Androidhater
        • P@1
        • 16 Jan 2011

        Android os is the worst os,they cant even make their application fit to many device
        Their crap,ugly,sluggish,full of bugs
        Yes their too fast in ui,but can you say the phone is go0d because of that ui?
        How reliable the android os,the answer is unstable
        Think of how user friendly n0kia symbian^3 os,rather than garbage friendly android os,hahaha

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          • Hku
          • 16 Jan 2011

          binilchackochen, 16 Jan 2011i think this phone is big flop in front of android 2.2 &... moreWhat? Did you forget all the patent
          infringements going on between
          these companies? Like the iphone
          invented video calling? Like they
          invented multiple folders? They
          invented the micro sd slots (oh they dont have that yet). They invented
          bluetooth file transfer. They invented
          the flash integration in the mobile
          industry(wait, they cant do that too).
          Nobody is saying nokia invents all of
          these. Android doesnt even invent hardware, just software. Others just
          use it on their phones. Apple use lots
          of tech from others. So does nokia, se,
          lg, moto etc. Infact a lot of tech is
          supplied by sammy. What does that
          mean? Phones are not advancing but just copying sammy's tech? Thats so
          not true. Sammy supplies tech to
          others because they are cheaper to
          manufacture it in say korea than to
          setup a company specifically to say,
          make a screen. BTW where was android and apple when the phones
          where 1st released? So the platforms
          were outlaid a long time ago and they
          just copied the tech and built on it.
          They still dont know the basic and
          fundimentals of say integrating a antenna but they will fix it using
          someone elses learnings and then
          you'd still say that nokia are not
          innovative? Please grow up and think
          about it, the other phone
          manufacturers would be nothing without say what nokia did for them
          initially to keep them afloat all these
          years and until google came along
          and threw them another lifeline and
          then they all scurried of like parasites
          to the new feeding ground. Take android away and they are dead in the
          water.

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            • binilchackochen
            • utk
            • 16 Jan 2011

            i think this phone is big flop in front of android 2.2 &2.3 nokia invent ne os on broke in android mystry

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              • Anonymous
              • t7X
              • 16 Jan 2011

              Anonymous, 16 Jan 2011They meant there will not be 'seperate' symbian 4 phones...... moren9 is meego. n8 MAY or MAY NOT be the last symbian n-series, accdg to some poster at MR.

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                • Anonymous
                • t7X
                • 16 Jan 2011

                x10 user, 16 Jan 2011Meego is crap nokia should have stay with Maemo for the n s... moreerr, just read the Nokia Announcement thread at mobile-review. Someone who works for nokia posts there, though he can't reveal too much.

                I think the answer to your query was posted there.

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                  • n8 user
                  • iK1
                  • 16 Jan 2011

                  tap & speak looks nice






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                    • Anonymous
                    • PEq
                    • 16 Jan 2011

                    Anonymous, 16 Jan 2011They meant there will not be 'seperate' symbian 4 phones...... moreWell, I'm tired of writing. Guys nokia n9 will be meego os. Not updated symbian. Next s series maybe meego os. Everybody now knows when symbian ^3 phone was announced. If you still don't believe me google it and read the article at engadget or other mobile blogging site....

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                      • x10 user
                      • j2n
                      • 16 Jan 2011

                      Meego is crap nokia should have stay with Maemo for the n series. Maemo was the perfect os nokia cant go to war with meego against ndroid or ios. Maemo need to come back.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • p7a
                        • 16 Jan 2011

                        phonewatcher, 16 Jan 2011Recently, nokia has put 'mobile computer' in different phon... moreOne can replace HTPC with N8, for example...

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                          • mohit
                          • t1%
                          • 16 Jan 2011

                          nokia X7 latest and upto 95%
                          confirmed feature by developer-
                          this device will change the way we
                          perceive for gaming and multimedia
                          device becoz nokia x7 is touted as first
                          touchscreen based gaminG read specifications below are latest feature
                          by developer during their tweet- ~1MP front camera for video call, ~ARM 11 750 MHZ CPU WITH
                          SGX540GPU capable of displaying upto
                          90polygon per sec, ~9.7 mm thick,130gm, ~has 4 neodynium(a rare earth metal
                          used to provide superior sound
                          quality) speakers(first mobile to have
                          4 speaker with woofer sound), ~350mb ram, -gyro sensor,distance
                          sensor,magnetic
                          compass,Proximity,accelerometer
                          sensor, ~4 led light at each corner which blink
                          during music play ~hdmi port,fm transmitter,usb
                          otg,680*340 amoled
                          cbd screen, ~8mp camera(it means u can take
                          stunning prints upto 30cm by 25 cm)
                          with 720@30fps HD recording, ~two microphone,active noise
                          cancellation, ~HD voice chip,NFC chip, ~dolby digital 5.1 and 7.1
                          channel, ~extensive music feature for full
                          customizable ~1.5 GB rom for massive s^4 update,4
                          homescreens, -usb charging,wi-fi with b/g/n with
                          upnp technology and DLNA
                          certification, ~wi-fi direct technology ~remote locking,bluetooth v
                          3.0,hspda 14.4 mbps and hspa 5.76
                          mbps, ~completely new nokia browser with
                          standard flash 10.1 and finally with
                          50+updated s^3 os rest of feature are
                          same as N8. what else u want its which everyone
                          dream of but nokia has made it into
                          reality. its like a boon to game lovers and
                          multimedia fans across the world. it will launch in feb in mobile word
                          congress.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • YQx
                            • 16 Jan 2011

                            Anonymous, 16 Jan 2011No. There will be no symbian ^4. Google it more on the inte... moreThey meant there will not be 'seperate' symbian 4 phones....it is constantly updated symbian OS!
                            N about the n9...well u can surely google it n read it...they said it wont be on symbian 3 but it may be some uptdated symbian OS..!!
                            Coz if it's meego....than it's almost an end to N series's relation with symbian..!!!
                            And also N series always focussed on multimedia....while meego is focused on mobile computing!(bt it will offcourse ae having superb multimedia too!)
                            bt that's what i thnk...:)

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                              • Anonymous
                              • PEq
                              • 16 Jan 2011

                              pul, 16 Jan 2011They said dat n8 is last N series symbian 3 phone, but sym... moreNo. There will be no symbian ^4. Google it more on the internet. Also n9 will come with meego os. That's what nokia ceo and vice president has told to the media and press. There's a chance that n9 maybe announced at MWC. Nobody knows about s series. Some says it's a meego tablet some other source says it's very costly mobile like arte, luna or carbon classic 8xxxx series.

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                                • atepeye
                                • 8xB
                                • 16 Jan 2011

                                Looks like a IR port on board? (see next to the 3.5 headphone jack)

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                                  • phonewatcher
                                  • t7s
                                  • 16 Jan 2011

                                  [deleted post]Recently, nokia has put 'mobile computer' in different phones out there that they sell like the one written 'N8-00 mobile computer' on the box. Same with N900. What about that? Just asking.

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                                    • pul
                                    • upa
                                    • 16 Jan 2011

                                    phonewatcher, 16 Jan 2011sorry but what you're currently thinking is wrong. Didn't y... moreyeah obviosly meego will be
                                    above symbian but it wont be
                                    competing with other
                                    manufacturer's high end(atleast
                                    not with what we are seeing
                                    right now!)
                                    it will be for it's own class i.e.
                                    Mobile computing!
                                    U see n900 is sill miles ahead of
                                    other high ends....it is a mobile
                                    computer!,n will only be
                                    overcomed by a meego device!

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                                      • phonewatcher
                                      • t7s
                                      • 16 Jan 2011

                                      Some guy from Greece, 16 Jan 2011"'Updates doesn't mean that the previous wasn't good e... moresorry but what you're currently thinking is wrong. Didn't you know gsmarena just posted a review of C5 which is running on s60. Until Nokia says it, it's not yet dead.

                                      I believe as Nokia planned, meego will be above symbian since it is meant to compete with other brand's high end phones. Symbian as they say will be on midrange devices. N8 alone looks like a high end device even if it's running symbian. It is not easy to dump symbian. Common sense, you bought an entity for a large sum and then just dump it after finding a 'better' one. How about the employees/workers? Especially your INVESTMENT.

                                      When you said this:
                                      1. I can update my phone to fix bugs.
                                      2. I can update my phone to add new features,
                                      you just told us that it is 'not good enough'. To make it clear again, being not good enough doesn't mean it is a failure. But if you put another phrase with your 'good enough', the meaning would change.

                                      Please be careful. And if i've put something wrong, please tell me so I will learn.

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                                        • mqM
                                        • 16 Jan 2011

                                        nokiyem jancok, 14 Jan 2011fail product, OS not updatewhat are nokia doing??? thought they wanted to lead the phone market all this is is a n8 with andifferent shell!!!!!!!!!!