Preview Nokia C7 Navigation

Preview Nokia C7 Navigation- Nokia Smartphones, The Nokia C7 is a beauty of a device. You can read more about its sleek design and what we think about its abundance of features over on the last post, but for now we would like to focus in on the navigation functionality of the device. Symbian^3 operating system allows the handset to benefit from the 250-plus new features on offer thanks to the fine-tuned operating system. Multitasking is also on the menu, meaning you can run ovi maps in the background while you respond to the email about where exactly that new bar is located without draining your battery life.

Speaking of battery life, the Nokia C7’s BL-5K 1200 mAh Li-Ion battery offers up to 318 minutes’ talktime (WCDMA, or 576 minutes GSM) and up to 555 hour’s standby time ( WCDMA, or 656 hours GSM). Sporting a 3.5-inch, 16:9, high-resolution (640X360 pixels) display that supports 26.7 million colours, map are showcased at their best with fine detail where needed. And despite the full feature set, at 130g the Nokia C7 is still nice and portable, which makes it a perfect travelling companion.

Touchscreen controls are intuitive, with finer gestures such as pinching to zoom, flicking to scroll and tapping to select on offer to help make the map-reading experience all the better. The Nokia C7 also supports the navigation essentials, such as integrated GPS and A-GPS receivers, Ovi Maps as standard with free navigation for driving and walking, Wi-Fi network positioning and a compass and accelerometer.Its also tightly integrated with social networks, so as well as getting live updates from facebook and twitter you can share your location and arrange to meet up with friends in the vicinity.

The Nokia C7 has 3 homescreens, allowing you to personalize your user experience (Read personalize ovi maps on nokia smartphones). From a navigation standpoint, this also means you can put the apps that matter most to you closest to your heart, or in the case your device. You could have different homescreens for work, play and holiday time, for example. If all that was not enough, when you are out, and about exploring places and meeting new people, the Nokia C7 offers something more to help while away the hours spent travelling getting from A to B.

In addition to a high-quality music player to entertain you and an 8megapixel camera to help you remember those new sights and settings, you can watch the HD video and listen to music using your car stereo thanks to the built-in FM transmitter. If you are venturing far away or just popping to the next city to meet friends, the Nokia C7 really is the perfect travelling companion.

How to Share a Location With Social Networks

How to share a location with social networks-nokia smartphones, now you are able to keep your social networks informed with Ovi Maps. Whether its telling people where you are or tagging a photo so you can remember where you were the day after the night before, its merely a few clicks away. Using the the check in feature on Ovi Maps is easy, simply follow these steps:

• Go to Menu, Maps, and Check In.

• Sign Into your nokia account or create a new one.

• Sign Into your social network account, such us as facebook or twitter.

• Select the place where you are now

• Write a status message

• Add a  photo if you want to

• Wait for the update and pictures to appear on your walls or feeds

• Read all about it instantly

You are going to need to set tup your social-networking account in order to allow the sharing of locations and be condident that you know exactly who will know where you are. If in doubt, leave it now! You can also let people know where you are just by using the homescreen widget.

Preview Nokia C7: Specs, Features and Accessories

Preview Nokia C7: Specs, Features and Accessories- Nokia Smartphones, in this post I will talk about the price, features and specifications of Nokia C7 in details. The Nokia C7 is one of Nokia’s newest smartphones and its really slim, slender and also sleek. The Nokia C7 is made from premium materials such as glass and stainless steel. There create the device feel solid, if a little heavy. The glass on the screen also attracts a lot of fingerprints, but that can be expected on most touchscreen devices. Below the screen, there are just 3 buttons: the central menu key and a call answer and end button on either side of it.

These may seem like touchscreen buttons, but they are actually hardware buttons. The Nokia C7 runs on Symbian^3, just like the Nokia C6-01, Nokia E7, and Nokia N8, which is massive development from the previous symbian operating system. The Nokia user interface on the Nokia C7 looks impressive overlaid on symbian^3. Coupled with the responsive3.5-inch, 360x640 pixel screen, you can be certain you are going to enjoy the experience, whether you are viewing photos, video or using Ovi Maps.

Nokia C7 Mobile Features and Specifications
•    Company Nokia
•    Product Mobile
•    Series C-series
•    Model C7
•    Music and Video player
•    Stereo speakers
•    3.5-mm headphone jack
•    Bluetooth device
•    Zoom function
•    Dual-LED flash
•    GPRS/WAP/JAV
•    Web browser
•    3.5-inches touch screen display
•    8 megapixel camera

Sutle haptic feedback lets you understand when you have touched the screen. You are able to zoom in and out by using pinch-to-zoom, while the size of the screen means that browsing the web using nokia’s preinstalled browser is a smooth experience. Nokia’s new device features a redesigned messaging interface for text messages. This allows you to keep up with your messaging history with any of your contacts using the threaded messaging screen. Your side of the conversation and your contacts are shown in different colours, so you can clearly see who has said what.

There is also an alternative of keyboards when typing messages. You can either use the alphanumeric mode or the QWERTY keyboard, which appears when you turn the nokia C7 round to a landscape view. We prefer the latter for speedy typing, but the alphanumeric keyboard is spacious enough. The browser allows you to perform many of the same tasks as you can on a computer’s browser, such as adding bookmarks, watching flash videos or animations, finding words on a page and subscribing to RSS feeds.

The Nokia C7 includes 8 GB of internal memory, so there is plenty of space for your music and photos. There is also a microSD card slot that will expand your phone’s memory to an impressive 40GB by adding a 32 GB microSD memory card. The 3.5 mm headphone jack means you can plug in your favourite earphones to listen to your tunes. The Music Player is simple to use and you can even control songs from the homescreen using the music widget.

You will also get a cool decent 8 megapixel camera on the rear of the Nokia C7, complete with a dual  LED flash. As with other Nokia Symbian^3 devices, there is a photo and video editor on board so you can fine-tune your photo and video clips without transferring them to computer. The Nokia C7 features 3 homescreens, each of which can be customized with up to six widgets. You can choose from the preinstalled widgets on your device or download more using the Ovi Store. Available apps include RSS news feeds, whether forecasters and a host of other useful programs, all of which will appear dynamically on your homescreen. We experienced on jitters, crashes, or jerks when swipping between the three homescreens or switching applications using the multitasking functionality. This could be in part because nokia has installed a powerful 680MHz ARM 11 processor with 3D Graphics accelerator, but it could also be because the company has decided to polish the Symbian^3 operating system a little bit more before sending it out into the wild. Either way, we are pretty impressed.

The Nokia C7 is really capable phone and should be considered if you are searching for an all-rounder. With a lots of storage, fantastic social networking and multimedia capabilities along the symbian^3 IU all presented in a sleek and sexy casing, the Nokia C7 is a great device.

The Nokia C7 Accessories

There are two accessories that you can use for your C7. There are Nokia Bluetooth Headset BH-217 and Nokia Carrying Case CP-519. The nokia Bluetooth Headset BH-217 features the always Ready feature, so it automatically comes to life and connects as soon as you pick it up from the holderand similarly turns itself off when it is replaced in its holder. Audio quality is great; meaning those at the other end of the phone need not know you are on hands-free. DSP noise cancellation is also on the menu to aid call clarity. With 5 hours talktime and up to 3 months’ standby when not use, the BH-217 also supports multipoint for connecting to two devices simultaneously.

The Nokia C7 has a large touchscreen and a sleek, stainless steel casing, and you will need a stylish case to go with it. The Nokia Carrying Case CP-522 comes with a removable phone strap and is available in black, brown, or red.

 Source Reference: Rachael Day, The Nokia Smartphone Guide Magazine

Nokia C7 is the latest mobile of Nokia comes with outstanding features and affordable price. Nokia C7 is a global GSM phone which suits to the need to of the youths who want multiple facilities in a single device. Next post, I will review again Nokia C7 with more details.

Preview Nokia C6-01: Key Fatures and Accessories

Preview Nokia C6-01: Key Features and Accessories-Nokia Smartphones, the Nokia C6-01 was just one of the symbian^3 devices nokia launched at Nokia World in London in September 2010. Its smart all-rounder that tricks all the boxes, whether you are looking for multimedia device, a business phone, something to play games on or a home for enough applications to make the C6-01 a true universal device.
The Nokia C6-01 features a 3.2 inch screen and although it may not be as large as the Nokia E7, Nokia N8, or Nokia C7’s, it is  big enough for most purposes.

The screen is Nokia’s ClearBlack Display, which brings richness to every colour. Blacks and darke, meaning colours next to those blacks look clearer and more vibrant. The resolution may not be as high as some, but at 360x640 pixels, its crystal clear and hugely responsive, too. The screen includes a light sensor that detects when the ambient light is too dark or too light for optimum  screen viewing. You can adjust the sensitivity if you don’t feel as though it changes the contrast enough for your liking.

Key Features Nokia C6-01

•    Fast 3G connectivity on both AT&T and T-Mobile
•    Integrated assisted GPS (A-GPS) receiver with free Ovi Maps
•    3.2-inch touchscreen
•    Personalize your home screen
•    8-megapixel camera
•    HD 720p video capture capabilities
•    Digital audio/video player
•    FM radio
•    Ultra-fast Wireless-N Wi-Fi networking (802.11b/g/n)
•    Bluetooth connectivity (version 3.0
•    Memory expansion via microSD card slot.
•    340 MB internal memory
•    SMS and MMS messaging
•    Instant messaging
•    Supports e-mail accounts from more than a thousand ISPs
•    Full HTML Web browser
•    Watch YouTube videos 
•    RSS reader feeds
•    Airplane mode

Only the lightest touch with your finger is needed to switch between homescreens, open applications or control games using the screen. In fact, we were able to control the Nokia C6-01 without touching the screen at  all-hovering a finger over the screen was enough. Bellow the screen, there is the menu button in the centre with the call answer and end button on either side. Although these look like touch sensitive keys, they are actually hardware keys, and this is one are where the Nokia C6-01  and Nokia C7 differ.

The Nokia C6-01 is not the lightest device available from Nokia. In fact, for its compact size (103.8x52.5x13.9mm), 131g is in the same league as many larger devices. Some may find this a little weightly, but it feels solid and well built – something that wouldn’t break if you were to drop it. In addition, The Nokia C6-01 features a metallic backplate, so tere’s been no scrimping on materials.

The 8 Megapixel camera produces stunning shots, and the built in photo and video editor means you can get the most out of your multimedia right on your phone. With a dual LED flash, photos are perfectly lit, whether you are in dark room on a sunny day. Touch-to-focus means your photos will always be pin-sharp, too. As with all symbian^3 devices, the Nokia C6-01 features 3 homescreens, each of customized with up to six widgets. You can select from the preinstalled widgets or download more using the Ovi Store. At the buttom of the Nokia C6-01 is a microUSB charging port next to a 3.5 mm headphone jack. One issue we found with having the headphone jack at the buttom of the Nokia C6-01 rather than the top is that your phone has to be upside down in your pocket so the earphone cable reaches your ears.

A whole host of social-networking goodies are included among the preloaded applications on your Nokia c6-01. Nokia’s social feed allows you to see and update all your social-networking updates, status posts and messages in one easy to read application. You can post your status update just to one network or to multiple services. You can easily post photos: just select update your status and tap the photo icon next to the dialog box. You can then choose which media you want to attach to your post. The Nokia C6-01 is a great all-around smartphone. It may have a slighty lower specification than the Nokia C7 but it covers all the bases for a lower price.

Nokia C6-01 Accessories

There are 3 accessories for your nokia C6-01. They are Nokia Bluetooth Headset BH-109, Nokia 32GB microSDHC Card, and Nokia Carrying Case CP-509.

• The Nokia Bluetooth Headset BH-109, it gives you the best value for its audio and design.  You can connect up to 2 devices at the same time, such us your mobile phone as well as your PC for internet calls. So you can use it when driving or completing other tasks that need the use of your hands.
• Nokia 32GB microSDHC Card, it gives you perfect memory card for saves images and music fast.
• Nokia Carrying Case CP-509, it has been made specifically for the Nokia C6-01 and protects the screen with the a panel on the front. The device is held securely in place with claws around the edges, so it will never fall out.

Source Reference: the nokia smartphone guide magazine 2010

Okay next time I will post my honest review about Nokia C6-01 for more specific.