Nokia C7 review: Rise and shine

03 November 2010
The Nokia C7 has no intention of breaking the chain of command. It is just a slimmer, simpler and more affordable N8 and comes with more conservative styling. The well-balanced Cseries have received an accomplished leader. The specs sound cool...

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  • AnonD-19348
  • 3GC
  • 25 Aug 2011

One thing people havent touched upon is the main thing... Call quality! it is a phone after all, and boy does the c7 sound good. ive used alot of phones and the c7 call quality and speaker phone sound amazing, sure the phone isnt the loudest but on full vol not one pop just pure clarity. also updated to anna which makes the phone a joy to use. this OS really manages memory really well with not one "out of memory message" its a work horse simple as that. best nokia phone ive used (with anna)

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    • Fawa
    • up1
    • 14 Aug 2011

    It ìz just like stylish. It will use very easily. It is the superable phone of nokia c...

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      • MAL
      • IWT
      • 13 Aug 2011

      i cant find d fm transmeter in my nokia c7. How cn i gt it? Therz no such app in my phone.

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        • Sid
        • 95b
        • 02 Aug 2011

        Lone soldier, 27 Jul 2011Trust me man i bought my c7 3 months ago. Its working great... moreThanks for your comments "lone soldier" I want to know how to make 6 home screens instead of 3:-) Waiting for your valuable reply

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          • Lone soldier
          • uwZ
          • 27 Jul 2011

          Trust me man i bought my c7 3 months ago. Its working great .At 1st it had only 3 home screens now has 6 home screens ( google it if u want to know how.no hacks needed) then again lot of apps are there in ovi store but i dont use it much.I prefer n8fanclub.com it has a lot of premium apps for free that u can download.Camera 8 mp , 720pHD video recording,Social network integeration (fb ,twitter(i use twitter) then again favorite apps on home screen(widget) widget to display sms , missed event notification, then cnn app widget,calendar, push mail,daily motion,E!,music,search,e reader(rss reader) widgets,lots more..Games:Hero of sparta,real golf,pro ev soccer, real football,cric t20 fever, nfs shift hd, asphalt 5 and 6 hd, dungeon hunter 2 hd, eternal legacy hd,avatar hd,assasins creed hd, Gt motor racing acadamy,sims 3,spider man hd, galaxy on fire, hawx hd,angry birds rio,season,extreme north,crusade of destiny,the settlers hd,majesty lite,burning tires,raging thunder 2,rollr coaster extreme,fruit ninja,iron sight hd, gravity guy,ebooks: qt enabled ebooks 20,000 leagues under the sun,adv of hucklberry fin...and also dorian epub reader(can search and download books directly from prjct guttenberg thru app) bubue books(epub reader),free photo and video editor, top apps to get premium apps for free in ovi store,epocam lite,pixscel smart office(view pdf,ppt and other format files also create new and edit fncnlty, 3d view)file hide,ipass traveller,best maps integeration,free zip extractor,adobe pdf,flash 4.1,recorder,exclnt file manager,dictnry,calculator,, you tube app,you tube downloader app,paramount movie teaser app, nokia trailers,nat geo yv,spb tv,Raaga,tune wiki,india today audio mag,cool music player,good gallery, goood video player(can supprt mp4,3gp,wmv formats,opera mobile browser(the fastest),linked in,skype,3g video calling9(no app needed),and with nokia hardware standards . Only thing its like windows 7 to access anything U have to go through various folders and subfolder( simlr to my computer,c drive, program file...) though shortcuts can be placed on home screen thru fav app widget( if u can get 6 hms like i have then coool) imagine this much with nokias service at a price of ,euro 292 , $ 398, rs 16,390 only well thats an offer man!!!( addtnly has a secet NFC chip) and can be custmisable thru SPB menu and gotomenu (u grt cool swipe features of n9) with literally no hardware footprint and lastly nokia bubbles (app that allows u to do most with a locked screen) and combined with nokia sleeping screen , nokia live view and many more from nokia beta labs for free and i am typing this from my c7 well thats all i can say . U can buy whatever u like, the world is free for u to explore friends!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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            • madhu babu
            • KS7
            • 24 Jul 2011

            AnonD-14675, 23 Jul 2011Guyz please help me...i m going to buy a new C7, please tel... morehai friend. just before on 18th i buy this phone.. please listen me its really waste of money... if you buy it you can know how much waste it is within 2 days. Main problem is it will hang up.. all phones are like that. and second is it have purple tint problem. and 3rd problem is battery back not good.. just first ask your friend who are using the same.. pls go for android even its cost.. if you really buy this you will know after about this. thank you

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              • AnonD-14675
              • vGR
              • 23 Jul 2011

              Guyz please help me...i m going to buy a new C7, please tell me if this phone has problem....???
              i m w8ing 4 ur rply guyz..

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                • ganesh
                • up7
                • 17 Jul 2011

                i think all comments are less for c7 .really it is so.....

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                  • bogdan
                  • 0Us
                  • 16 Jul 2011

                  can make update review for c7 with firmware anna update?

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                    • AnonD-13321
                    • U@b
                    • 13 Jul 2011

                    Since gsmarena were so "kind" enough to list the disadvantages of the c7 as opposed to the n8, how about listing the advantages?
                    >Near field communication
                    >More rom memory
                    >Better video capture quality and video stabilization.
                    And the c7 has video zoom too, why is it listed as an n8 advantage?

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                      • sunny
                      • vwu
                      • 10 Jun 2011

                      yup...! c7 has an automatic swith off problem. i hav expirenced it on my phone n now its been send in nokia care. experts please suggest me on this.......this problem occured after a week fm purchased.....!

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                        • Anonymous
                        • 3T%
                        • 08 Jun 2011

                        [deleted post]it all depends on what phones you have used before.if there weren't any with symbian,android will be better choice for you.also depends on what do you expect from the camera performance,if you want better camera,then the winner definitely is C7.

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                          • ose
                          • N9@
                          • 04 Jun 2011

                          saim1, 08 May 2011can any body tell me, how can I use skype on my c7 ? where ... morei already hav skype on my c7.i got it by going to nokia ovi store on my laptop and sendin d download link to my fone.i then went to the link wit my fone and downloaded it.thats al.

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                            • ose
                            • N9@
                            • 04 Jun 2011

                            the nokia c7 is a kool fone,i wud say d sista of n8.i hav bin usin it for over a mth nw and its bin ok.with opera mini browser,d c7 is a mini-laptop wit electric fast browser.watchin movies is kool n d nokia headset is wickedly super.get ur c7 nw!!!

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                              • Anonymous
                              • utW
                              • 02 Jun 2011

                              Anonymous, 06 Nov 2010Played with C7 in a shop. Looks like S^3 is a bit slower co... moreThis is really funny.. S60 v5 OS is faster than Symbian^3... GOod joke..

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                                • anonymous
                                • IaF
                                • 01 Jun 2011

                                AnonD-1550, 30 May 2011Why do Nokia always skimp on important things recently? FIX... moreHi Graz,

                                regarding the two speaker grills, is merely a cosmetic solution decided by Industrial Design to get a nicer look, not a 'naive' way to attract people. The product was meant since the beginning to have one speaker, and in the manual it's clearly specified that there is only one speaker.

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                                  • AnonD-1550
                                  • 3Jc
                                  • 30 May 2011

                                  Why do Nokia always skimp on important things recently? FIXED-focus camera? Two speaker grilles on the back but there is only one speaker? This is what puts me off Nokia these days..they make things look better than they really are -.-

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                                    • Joy
                                    • vIH
                                    • 11 May 2011

                                    Purchased a C-7 from "Mobile Store"-Kolkata (Dalhousie Branch)on 13/01/2011. Unfortunately the phone after a few days started to restart on its own after every few minutes. Showed the phone to Nokia workshop. They got me a replacement on 03/02/2011. After a few days use the problem reoccured even on the replaced set. Now I wonder whether its an inherient problem with C-7...??????

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                                      • saim1
                                      • u1t
                                      • 08 May 2011

                                      can any body tell me, how can I use skype on my c7 ? where from i can find the software to run this application.

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                                        • superchi700
                                        • ftK
                                        • 05 May 2011

                                        I have read a lot about C7, pros and cons. I'm buying it bcos their's no phone that can do everything and I find Nokia to be a very competitive smartphone among its pack. But I'll wait till after June b4 I buy it bcos I want to experience it first hand with symbian anna. NFC is also a plus.