Review: Nokia 7500 Prism

Nokia 7500 Prism Review

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Best buy: *Free* from Vodafone.

Nokia reserves its "7" series for "fashion" phones: phones where style is the most important feature and which are deliberately not to everyone's taste. Sometimes usability is compromised, and the phones are not usually at the cutting edge, feature-wise. They tend to be love-it or hate-it phones. The 7500 Prism is not as extreme as some of the previous 7 series models, but it is very definitely a fashion phone - no other phone looks like the Prism. Nokia have used conventional materials to make the Prism, and the overall shape is a classic, but the style is in the detail. Bevelled surfaces and geometric patterns are what the Prism is all about. The patterns are continued into the user interface design, making for a polished, integrated feel. The Prism is black in colour, but comes with a choice of replaceable "accent" colours (blue, green and pink) that decorate the edging of the phone.

Although heavily stylised, the Prism is a perfectly usable phone, with keys that are not so different from a conventional keypad. However they are quite small and slippery, and the navigation joystick isn't as easy to use as a navigational pad. On the positive side, the plastic construction does make for a very lightweight phone (just 83g).

Feature-wise the Prism isn't an outstanding phone. The LCD display is average, the camera below average, and the video camera well below par. On the other hand, the music player is excellent, being very similar to the one on the 5300 XpressMusic, with support for all the main formats, compatibility with Bluetooth headsets, an equaliser and surround sound / stereo widening. There are nice themes in the player and sound output from the loudspeaker is excellent. The phone's memory is limited to 30 Mbytes, but a memory card can be added to increase the available memory to 2 Gbytes. In addition there's a fully-featured FM radio, with Visual Radio support. This enables you to find out information from the station you're listening to, such as what track is playing, and also provides interactive features such as surveys and voting for your favourite songs.

Another interesting twist is the internet support. The Opera Mini web browser is supplied, although with no 3G support, the browsing experience isn't the fastest. A novel feature is the "Nokia Sensor" which is a mobile social networking tool that lets you connect with other Nokia Sensor users. There's a good choice of pre-installed games too.

Connectivity is good, with USB mass storage and Bluetooth compatibility. Battery life is not so good though.

To wrap up then, we'll say that we like the 7500 Prism, although it's by no means the best phone practically (the Nokia 6300 is a far superior phone). However, if the design is important to you, then the Prism has few peers. Other fashion phones that you might consider are the 7373, which has a very similar spec but a completely different design, or the higher-spec 7390.

Features of the Nokia 7500 Prism include:

• 2 megapixel camera with 8x digital zoom and flash
• Video recorder
• Music player (MP3/AAC/eAAC+/WMA formats)
• FM radio with Visual Radio support
• MP3 ringtones / 64-voice polyphonic ringtones
• Animated wallpapers
• Messaging: SMS, MMS, Email, Audio messaging (record your own voice message and send to compatible devices)
• Games: Sudoku, Tower Bloxx, Snake III, Music Guess
• Internet: WAP, GPRS Class 10, HSCSD, EDGE
• Web browser: Opera Mini
• Alarm clock, Notes, Countdown timer, To-do list, Calendar
• Memory: 30 Mbytes plus microSD card slot expandable to 2 Gbytes
• Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.0, USB 2.0
• Offline mode
• Tri-band EGSM 900, GSM 1800/1900, and EGSM 850
• Size: 109 x 44 x 14.4 mm
• Weight: 83g
• Talktime: 2.8 hours
• Battery standby: 280 hours
• Music playback: 9 hours

Nokia 7500 Prism Consumer Reviews

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Average rating from 54 reviews:

Reviewed by HaZzZ from UK on 16th Jul 2008
When i first bought this phone i thought it was cool but it has been 2 weeks now and really want to return it it is a rubbish phone apart from the music player the joystick keeps on coming of if you push it and if you re wearing jeans and you take out the phone it will come off but apart from that it is spectacular
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Reviewed by EGGY from UK on 9th Jul 2008
THIS IS A REALLY COOL PHONE FOR THE MONEY, I WOULD SAY IT IS A LADIES PHONE DUE TO THE SMALL BUTTONS AND THEME DESIGNS, MUSIC SOUND IS REALLY LOUD & CLEAR COMPARED TO ALOT OF THE OTHERS IN THIS PRICE RANGE, IT IS VERY SLEEK AND LIGHT,DEFINATLEY WORTH THE MONEY
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Reviewed by iyabo from nigeral on 26th Jun 2008
i like my phone,any thing nokia is my best choice,i pray if i ve money i will buy more better phone in nokia product,
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Reviewed by helen from england on 14th Jun 2008
i love this phone. it looks gr8. definitely a worthy buy
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Reviewed by rhys Evans from england on 11th Jun 2008
very dissapointed with the phone, too filmsy, crashes often, camera is terrible and the buttons are annoying. Sound is good, internet is bad Looks cool tho
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Reviewed by saira from london on 26th May 2008
rubbish video quality, ok camera for snapshots but a bit slow....battery life sucks...amazing looking..u cant edit pictures and videos...overall dont buy it...
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Reviewed by Astro from Pastoria on 19th May 2008
A+
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Reviewed by rumana from begum on 6th May 2008
i've had this phone for just a month and am loving it so far, the sleek unique design is just sooo sexy
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Reviewed by Larissa from England on 3rd May 2008
Great Phone Very Good For Music Good Battery Life :)
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Reviewed by Noor from Kuwait on 12th Apr 2008
This phone is excellent! The design and the functions are super!!! I love it!! There is everything that you would require in your mobile! You should try it out!
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Reviewed by pepe from spain on 5th Apr 2008
the mobile is very good and it fits very well in the pocket you dhould buy it
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Reviewed by anisa from india on 28th Mar 2008
i loved my fone unfortunately lost it ....n surely would not mind buying the same one AGAIN.....misssing it big time.
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Reviewed by el DOCTOR from Serbia on 21st Mar 2008
This is a very good phone,it has a very good music player and good camera,and of course he cost only 180 euros.Whole picture of the phone is very,very OK.
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Reviewed by Kevin from UK on 6th Mar 2008
This is a good phone although its not the best looking and the buttons take abit of getting used to apart from that its a nice phone takes good pictures with the 2mp camera has an expandable memory card slot the call quality is also very clear aswell the phone is really light almost as light as the old nokia 8210 not a bad phone although could have been better but funky design
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Reviewed by dean stansfield from england on 29th Feb 2008
u want a sexi phone do you..well look no further =] this nokia is amazing it really is =] thankyou nokia woo woo
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Reviewed by Hazel England from Derby on 25th Feb 2008
Love The Phone Holds Alot Proba Good But Want It In White Looks Better......But Hard To Use At Frist With The Keys But After A Week It Easy
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Reviewed by Phuoc from Finland on 18th Feb 2008
this phones look isnt so good its like 7/10 but the phone features is great this is cheap for this phone it only costs 200¤! the camera is 2.0 mp so its good and the colour is 16.7m its alot! If you like it buy it!
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Reviewed by sam from india on 9th Feb 2008
good in looks... high clarity screen.. bad in battery... low quality head set.. --> ear piece turn in to parts easily.. camera -->takes too time to get a snap.. go get it ....--> i wont say it ;-)
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Reviewed by Rikesh Patel from India on 8th Feb 2008
This is the worst phone you could ever buy in your life its worst than the 3210 from 10 years ago, dont buy one because your going to end up smashing it on the floor.Thanks Buy DONT BUY IT
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Reviewed by vinsee from india on 5th Feb 2008
i love the mobile very much.
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Reviewed by alan from uk on 24th Jan 2008
I have just bought the phone and it won't switch on. Also the dealer tell me doesn't have a USB cable or Disc and I find this hard to believe.Anyone any ideas as to how I can switch it on. I would suggest you don't buy it
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Reviewed by zoe from UK on 13th Jan 2008
Its a great phone! amazing actually, but you cannot find any where to unlock it!
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Reviewed by Si from UK on 6th Jan 2008
The phone is OK. A bit cheapish but does everything expected of a 'free' contract phone. The review by "jiim from england" on 23rd Nov 2007 made me chuckle though. How can anyone who writes bilge like "fone" "favor" & "embarresed" be embarrassed about anything?
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Reviewed by Chloe from Northern Ireland on 4th Jan 2008
Yeah the phone is good but the battery life is absolute rubbish! Good memory and good features. Shame about the battery though.
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Reviewed by james from uk on 31st Dec 2007
I was one of the first people ever to buy this phone in th uk as o bought it 2 months before its release date. i paid £200 pounds for that privelege, i have had alot of phones and although i used to love nokia im going back to sony. after 3 months of prism im buyng a w910 tomorrow, i have been let down a bit by what i thought would be a great phone, there is no video editing or picture editiong features, and the camera is AWFUL indoors and not to brilliant outdoors. however. this phones sound quality is AMAZING and some of hthe preloaded tones sound like they are in HD. they probably are this sound is probably richer than some ipod docks also when you have a contact if you voice dial them it converts thier name and it sounds like steven hawkins lol FEATURES : DONT GET SCREEN CLARITY: GET CAMERA: DONT TOUCH WITH A POLE SOUND: GO GO GO GO GO GO GET IT! quim bint : YES PLEASE
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Reviewed by star1 from uk on 28th Dec 2007
fab phone
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Reviewed by Shar from India on 26th Dec 2007
Nokia 7500 is good at music. About it's camera, images are mostly filled with green pixels if taken indoors even when the light condtions are sufficient
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Reviewed by Amit Tandon from New Delhi ( India ) on 19th Dec 2007
The Coolest Look ever to Come to market.
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Reviewed by lucy from USA on 16th Dec 2007
really complecated to use! tis ok tho good features!
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Reviewed by PK GARg from INDIA on 1st Dec 2007
28/11/2007 Worst set up of Nokia at Delhi in India Nokia India is incompetent to render proper service to its clients. Technical experts sitting at front desks of Nokia care in Delhi are incompetent to solve customers’ problems. They are expert only in convincing and making the innocent clients fool. There is not even a single Nokia care centre in Delhi that is equipped with even a single knowledgeable staff sitting at front desk. Just spare a day and stand out side any NOKIA CARE centre and enquire from each client coming out of it if he/she was satisfied and it would emerge that not a single customer was satisfied. Each of these centre must be extracting between Rs. 30,000/- to 50,000/- daily by making the innocent customers fool. I am narrating my experiences with Nokia. Firstly, I purchased E-50 Nokia on 30/6/2007, the very first day I found that there is some problem with the new set as its loudspeakers got activated some time at its own (when a call was on) and during that particular call then the call gets hanged and you cannot come out of it until you switch off the phone. The Nokia repaired it at their Noida set up through Nokia care. But the problem still persisted. Though I got so many calls from NOKIA care but they could not get the faulty set repair. I could sense that there was design problem therefore; I had to sold that unit in half price within a month period. I considered that there was some design problem with E-50 therefore, then I Purchased a New Prism Nokia 7500 with IMEI no. 356440013311699. There were a lot of problems in the new set. In-fact I could now judge that NOKIA’s business has increased so much in India that they are not able to keep up with the quality control. In Delhi, NOKIA is making huge money but is not able to provide after sales service. Though on making complaints I got calls from NOKIA but to my surprise no one there was able to rectify my problems. In fact persons at NOKIA care do not have even basic knowledge. They agreed to change my phone and supplied me another Prism 7500 (IMEI no. 356 4400 125 71 665). But to my horror, new set was having more problems than the earlier one. I think they replaced my phone with another faulty phone. I requested them to return my old set that was having lesser problems than the new set. It is my humble appeal to general public to not to purchase either E-50 or Pri sm 7500. As it seems that both these models have design problems. Now I don’t know, in front of whom I should cry. As on date I am perturbed with one major problem in my set (Prism 7500) that neither it retains the contents of the messages I send nor It shows the delivery report. I am always confused if the message is sent or not. Nokia care could not set this problem right. Is there any one who can help me? (P K GARG) Advocate 9811819855
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Reviewed by monkey face from england on 27th Nov 2007
this phone looks wicked. its sick easy to use camera is wiked
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Reviewed by Richard from England on 25th Nov 2007
I got my Nokia 7500 prism on an upgrade on a vodafone anytime 200 18 months contract. I had a Nokia 7230I before but intially was offered by Vodafone a phone without camera or video but requested the same spec. and they supplied the prism. I have had this phone for a week and its good. It is better looking in your hand than the web. Its very easy to use whilst texting and the letters on the front are well illuminated at night. Comes with all the usual Nokia spec. includimg a flash for photos. Battery life good and bluetooth crystal clear. As yet happy with this phone.
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Reviewed by bill bob but bobs buck from bobs vil on 23rd Nov 2007
BAD POINTS the look says it all its not very reliable and the analog type button works blah blah buy a different phone GOOD POINTS .............................
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Reviewed by SWARUPA from INDIA on 23rd Nov 2007
LOVE TO HOLD AND FEEL THE PHONE. DISSAPPOINTING BATTERY LIFE.pIX QUALITY AVG.LITTLE JOG WJEEL IS GREAT FOR GAMING.
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Reviewed by jiim from england on 23rd Nov 2007
This fone is lame! looks horrible! Is not any good! anyone who buys this fone is blind! i like nokia but they have made a shocker of a fone! do yourself a favor dont buy this fone i would be embarresed to have this fone
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Reviewed by Thein from Burma on 13th Nov 2007
Very elegant and attractive ! Works beautifully. Buttons are easy once you get used to perhaps within three four days. Wall paper set up has squeeze, crop, rotate options which are very very convenient. Thank you Nokia.
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Reviewed by cammy from NY on 12th Nov 2007
i luv my prism ^^ i got it yesterday and white and it's great =D i just want to buy more clor accents for it!
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Reviewed by phil from uk on 6th Nov 2007
this phone is sound as any other good phone. all the ppl whi say it isnt are all thick!!!
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Reviewed by Ruth from UK on 5th Nov 2007
I've been searching for a sexy phone to replace my old Nokia 7210 and I think I've finally found it. It's light and easy to use once you've got used to the joystick. WAP is a bit slow (got used to a 3G phone) but can't complain about the battery life. Just need to know where to buy more coloured accents for it.
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Reviewed by sam from uk on 2nd Nov 2007
this phone did not get the reviews it deserves, most people focus only on bad stuff. The phone is stunning, the display is amazing, and it has eveything you want from a phone and it does it a lot better than any others. You will need to get used to the keypad, but that won't take long. after that, you will not put it down. it is a beautiful phone, very easy to use, and full of useful stuff. works great and no problems at all.
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Reviewed by Edna from wales on 1st Nov 2007
this fone is sooo kwl it looks and feels great
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Reviewed by Shazia from Pakistan on 30th Oct 2007
i just only want to say that it is most amazing cell phone i really love it amazing and beautiful style and everything in it.
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Reviewed by Peter from Ireland. on 26th Oct 2007
This phone does look the bizz i have say. Seen it in a mag and then bought it. Hmmmmm. Camera is not great at all. Battery life is ok, just. Good games and stuff included. The joystick is a bit fiddly but you'll get use to it. Its a 3 out of 5 kind of phone.
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Reviewed by Darren from UK on 19th Oct 2007
Had the phone delivered this morning & been testing it out all day! Being well into my phones here is my conclusion! A very fashion orientated phone but still does most things you need a mobile to do & it does them reasonably well!Pleased so far with it so here are the things that are not so good! Joystick is stiff & will require some getting used to (large fingers beware)joypads are much better! Wap browsing is slow! Quality of ringtone sounds are below average although the tones themselves are very good! Pictures taken in low light are awful even with the flash! Thats about it though, no frills but no software problems like almost all higher end Nokia's!
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Reviewed by Gregor from Slovenia on 19th Oct 2007
Everybody can talk about the design (which IMO is good) and features (good but not best) but ... all that combined simply does not compensate for the batery life which just makes this phone useless if you actually send/recieve calls (=talk to people). Talking for 30 mins a day and listening to some music also means charge every day. Forget about weekend getaways without a charger. For me, good enough reason to return a phone.
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Reviewed by george from UK on 17th Oct 2007
Fantastic phone. Almost perfect. Quality, excellent in all. I have bought this. If you love good phone you should go for it.
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Reviewed by Fiona from UK on 17th Oct 2007
Had phone delivered 15.10.2007. I love this trendy phone. Camera great when outdoors but maybe a bit grainy when darker. Video great, love the keypad - fantastic music player, great sounds. Only small gripe is the "joystic" as it is a bit stiff but I'm getting there with it. All in all a little belter from Nokia
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Reviewed by RajeSH from India on 17th Oct 2007
Good phone
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Reviewed by melvin from United Kingdom on 14th Oct 2007
Great phone, great games. I LOVE IT!!!
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Reviewed by Brian from Burma on 11th Oct 2007
Got it a week go and it's great! Excellent connectivity in a country like mine and extremely user friendly. Design is great !
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Reviewed by bill from usa on 11th Oct 2007
guys beleive me this fone is wdrst ever very hard 2 use camera is 2 flashy fone sucks6300 is best
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Reviewed by bilawal from pakistan on 10th Oct 2007
good fone hard 2 use i preffer 6300
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Reviewed by Martin from UK on 9th Oct 2007
Good Memory, Not bad pictures and Bluetooth! Impressive!! And for a good price! There is a Nokia 7900 Prism to be released soon apparently
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Reviewed by REHAN from PAKISTAN on 9th Oct 2007
I HAVE BUY THIS PHONE BUT THE MAIN PROBLEM OF THIS PHONE IS A MOUSE. IT IS VERY HARD TO USE MOUSE PHONE. OVER ALL BEAUTIFUL PHONE.
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