Nokia E7-00

The Nokia E7-00, also known as Nokia E7, is a smartphone by Nokia with a QWERTY keyboard that was marketed as part the business-oriented Nokia Eseries.^[5] It was announced at Nokia World in September 2010 together with the Nokia C6-01 and Nokia C7^[5][6][7][8] and started shipping in February 2011, retailing for 495€ / HK$4898 / £375. As with the other two, it ships with the Symbian^3 operating system.

Nokia E7-00

Manufacturer	Nokia Finland
Series	E-series
Availability by region	7 February 2011[1]
Predecessor	Nokia E75 Nokia E90 Communicator Nokia N97
Successor	Nokia 808 PureView
Related	Nokia N8 Nokia N900
Compatible networks	HSDPA (Pentaband) (3.5G) 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 Quad band GSM / GPRS / EDGE GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
Dimensions	123.7 mm (4.87 in) H 62.4 mm (2.46 in) W 13.6 mm (0.54 in) D
Weight	176.0 g (6.21 oz)
Operating system	Symbian^3 Belle
CPU	ARM 11 @ 680 MHz [2]
Storage	16 GB external mass storage, 256 MB RAM, 1 GB ROM
Removable storage	none
Battery	BL-4D (1200mAh) Li-Ion battery (removable by service) micro-USB charging
Rear camera	8 Megapixels (main), 16:9 720p video, 35 FPS. Dual LED flash (can be used as flashlight by holding the Lock key).
Front camera	VGA, for video calling
Display	640 × 360 px (nHD), 4" capacitive, multi-touch ClearBlack AMOLED[3]
Data inputs	Capacitive multi-touch display QWERTY thumb keyboard
Development status	Discontinued
SAR	0.56 W/kg (head)[4]

Aside from the addition of the physical keyboard, many of the E7's specifications are similar to the more multimedia-focused Nokia N8^[9]. Differences include the lack of memory card slot, no FM transmitter, a less advanced camera with extended depth-of-field, instead of autofocus as in the N8 and the Nokia E90. However, it retains the N8's HDMI connection and a non-removable battery.^[10]. Its keyboard features a similar spring-loaded mechanism as the Nokia N97 and Nokia E75.

Compared to the N97 and E90, the E7 has a multitouch capacitive touchscreen. Unlike the N8, N97, and the E90, the E7 has an AMOLED ClearBlack display with a slightly lower resolution than the E90's primary display.^[3] Vlasta Berka, general manager of Nokia Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei, talked about the trend of users who are using their smartphones for business.^[11]

Design

Dimensions

• Size: 123.7 mm × 62.4 mm × 13.6 mm (4.87 in × 2.46 in × 0.54 in)
• Weight (with battery): 176 g (6.2 oz)
• Volume: 97.8 cm³ (5.97 cu in)

Keys and input methods

• Full QWERTY keyboard
• Home key, power key, lock key, camera key, volume key
• Finger touch support for text input and UI control
• On-screen alphanumeric keypad and full keyboard
• Possibility to use capacitive stylus
• Full screen handwriting recognition
• Handwriting recognition for Chinese

Appearance

• Anodised aluminium casing available in dark grey, silver white, blue, green and orange

Display and user interface

• Screen size: 4"
• Resolution: 16:9 VGA(640 × 360 pixels) AMOLED
• 16 million colours
• Capacitive touch screen
• Orientation sensor (Accelerometer)
• Compass (Magnetometer)
• Proximity sensor
• Ambient light detector

Personalisation

• Up to three customisable home screens: menu, widgets, themes, shortcuts, icons, customisable profiles (with an update of Symbian Belle you got a six home screens with some new and enlarged widgets)
• Ringtones: MP3, AAC, eAAC, eAAC+, WMA, AMR-NB, AMR-WB
• Video ringtones
• Themes: wallpapers, screensavers, audio themes & pre-installed themes
• Changeable colour themes

Hardware

Nokia E7 beside the first communicator, Nokia 9000 Communicator.

Power management

• BL-4D 1,200 mAh Li-ion battery
• Talk time (maximum):
  • GSM up to 540 mins (9 h)
  • WCDMA up to 300 mins (5 h)
• Standby time (maximum):
  • GSM up to 430 h (17 d, 22 h)
  • WCDMA up to 470 h (19 d, 14 h)
• Charging port:
  • Micro-USB

Data network

• GPRS/EDGE class B, multislot class 33
• HSDPA Cat9, maximum speed up to 10.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA Cat5 2.0 Mbit/s
• WLAN IEEE 802.11 b/g/n
• Capability to serve as data modem
• Support for Microsoft Outlook synchronisation of contacts, calendar and notes

Memory

• Internal memory: 16 GB, not expandable.

Operating frequency

• GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
• WCDMA 850/900/1700/1900/2100
• Automatic switching between WCDMA and GSM bands
• Flight mode

Connectivity

• Bluetooth 3.0
• HDMI
• High-Speed USB 2.0 (micro USB connector)
• Micro-USB connector and charging
• USB On-the-Go
• Standard 3.5 mm AV connector
• FM Radio
• Built-in wireless b/g/n connectivity adapter

Criticism

The Parliament of Finland bought 200 E7s in spring 2011; by late April 2012, over 50 of these phones had been serviced under warranty. Most of them were fixed by an OS update. ^[12]

The E7's battery is not user-removable,^[13][14] although unofficial online tutorials on how to replace the battery exist.^[15]

Being one of Nokia's first phone designs without a dedicated connector for charging, the USB connector in the E7 is also used for charging, and is a common point of failure.