Based
on the same series 60 platform used by the pioneering 7650 and 3660,
the Nokia 7610 was a ground-breaking multimedia phone that features
a 1 megapixel digital camera and up to 10 minutes of video recording.
The phone comes with a Movie Director application, so you can shoot
and edit your movies on the move.
This
is one of Nokia's best phones, with full smartphone features, an
excellent display and camera, and Bluetooth™ wireless connectivity.
The range of pre-installed and downloadable applications is immense,
but the design is compact and lightweight (for a smartphone!) One
niggle is the idiosyncratic keypad design which slows down typing
and can be quite annoying. Audio quality isn't the best either,
with mono MP3 sound only. Despite this, the 7610 is an outstanding
smartphone that seems to be virtually free of the reliability and
software problems that dog so many high-spec smartphones.
Features
of the Nokia 7610 include:
Integrated 1 megapixel (1152 x 864 pixels) camera
with 4x digital zoom for quality prints
Integrated video recorder with audio function
and 4x digital zoom for video clips up to 10 minutes long (128
x 96 or 174 x 144 pixels resolution)
Standard and night camera modes and self-timer
Movie Director - combine video clips, add music,
or change styles
Created and downloaded digital content (images,
sounds, videos) with Gallery storage
Welcome Demo for a quick start as well as a
Help application that guides you through your phone's many features
65,536 colour-display, 176 x 208 pixels
5-way navigation key
Bluetooth wireless technology and USB connectivity
8 MB internal dynamic memory (expandable to
64 MB)
MMS, email, and instant messaging
Advanced XHTML browser
RealOne Player - download and play multimedia
(video + music) files (formats: 3GPP, RealMedia, MP3, AAC)
Multimedia messaging:
Combine image, video, text and voice clip and send as MMS to compatible
phone or PC
Downloadable Java™ MIDP 2.0 applications
Personalized user interface themes
Nokia Xpress-on™ Style Packs
Bluetooth wireless technology
USB with Pop-Port™
Symbian operating system 7.0s (Series 60 platform)
Tri-band coverage (GSM 900/1800/1900 or GSM
850/1800/1900)
Weight: 118g
Size: 108.6 mm x 53 mm x 18.7 mm
Talktime: up to 3 hours
Battery standby: up to 10 days
Nokia 7610
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Average
rating from 100 reviews:
Reviewed by ali payandeh from iran on
25th Apr 2005
well,about this phone,i bought it 3 days ago,and i am glad to have
it!it has a nice features:1-tft lcd,,its shunning! 2-it's user friendly!
3-it has a nice calender! 4-its design is outstanding! and many
other feuters! but it has it's bad features to! it doesn't have
stereo,no dual earphones! no fm radio, and if u are in a place that
doesnt have enough light!! the pix u take with its mega pixel camera
becaome like junk! but if u are in a good place it take good pix!!
with all this i recommend it to u!! u will love it! Rating:
Reviewed by Mike Sawyer from UK on
22nd Apr 2005
This is simply a fantastic phone with all the features you need.
It's a phone, game console, mp3 player and good friend :) It has
fantastic sound and it's so cool to use mp3's as ringtones. Collect
all the cool realtones on the net and use www.mobstorage.com to
upload it to the phone for free. I have also watched complete movies
on it :) The best thing is the memory card of course. I have a 1gb
card with over 200 mp3's stored on it :) Rating:
Reviewed by Mister D from England on
18th Apr 2005
Great phone, excellent features but not impressed with layout of
the keypad and I would prefer the joystick type as on 6600. Camera
quality is excellent as is the zoom facility. Excellent display
but sadly no radio or headphone facility, along with a different
type of hands free to other models, a shame but an allround fantastic
phone. Very easy to use. Rating:
Reviewed by Sue from England on
16th Apr 2005
I simply bought this phone because I wanted a stylish looking camera
phone. I am not very technical and really looked for something that
is easy to get to grips with, but had the features there if I wanted
them. The Nokia 7610 is relatively easy to navigate your way around
and has so many features (that I do not use a lot), that I keep
having to re-read the instructions when I decide to use them! I
love the way the menu is laid out like a desktop in the 'grid view',
is this now a common feature of all new phones? I love the camera,
nice clear pictures although I have never owned a camera phone before
so have nothing to compare it with. Unfortunately though, when I
first bought the phone, I decided to try to experiment using my
very limited knowledge and downloaded a animated screensaver. The
result was that the phone immediately locked up and would not let
me into the menu to try to clear it out. At first I was told that
this phone was not capable of accepting this type of screensaver,
but then was told that it was the phone that was at fault and it
was sent back to the manufacturer for repair (this was within a
week of buying the phone). My other general impressions of the phone
are: I find the keypad fine to use without any problems hitting
the keys. I am not too keen on the scroll key as it does not seem
to respond that quickly. I have found that the phone has locked
up a couple of times when I have tried to access the gallery and
I have had to turn it off and take out the battery to get it to
work again. Agree with others that the battery life does not seem
to be that good. The signal on this phone is much weaker than my
old phone the nokia 3100. I changed networks with this phone to
t-mobile, but as I have said earlier, have limited technical knowledge
and am not sure if this is down to the phone or the network. I am
not sure if I would recommend this phone to anyone like myself who
does not fully understand the range of applications and therefore
does not get the full value from it, but generally it is easy to
use and I would say is good value for money. Rating:
Reviewed by Mitul from Bangladesh on
10th Apr 2005
Kool Cell From NoKia. All da Things are great Display,Camera,Looks.
But not good For mp3 player or mp3 ringtone. Display is Large, Larger
then k700. Why there is no headset for this kool phone??(huge minus)
Battery Power is good compare to k700. Still pix are da best but
not video, video is better in k700. Where Can i get that soft like
in 6600 unlimited zooming in camera where???? It's Slim Light weight
not bulky like k700. Themes are kool but not animated like k700.
I Think this fone is for young people like me. Enjoy with 7610.......
Rating:
Reviewed by Klaus from Germany on
7th Apr 2005
Contra: 1. Sound is MONO, the phone DOES NOT support standard Nokia
stereo headset, if you want to listen music on the phone DO NOT
buy this model - it is completely useless for this purpose. Also,
do not count on using favorite MP3 song as a ringing tone, the sound
quality is just awful. 2. No support for hot change of memory card
- To change the RS MMC card one need to switch off the phone, open
the cover, remove the battery,... 3. Sound recorder feels sometimes
unreliable - starts recording with some delay so you miss few first
seconds 4. I am really missing the touch screen for some Symbian
applications - spreadsheet app (real pain to make a spreadsheet
without pointing device), recording (extremely useful for taking
notes, but one need to use keyboard to name recorded clip - stylus
and graffiti software would be much better solution),... 5. Lack
of support for synchronization tool for other operating systems
- Mac OS, Linux 6. No FM radio 7. No IR connection Pro: ---- 1.
Excellent design, feels awesome in the hand, also you get used to
the funny keyboard quickly 2. Really useful 1.3 Mpix camera - makes
daylight pictures comparable to some compact photo camera 3. Very
good display 4. Reliability 5. Tones of nice application and games
for Symbian Series 60 operating system available for fee or for
free 6. Standard Nokia synchronization tool for Microsoft Outlook
(with some minor issues though) 7. Nice set of software in the package
(recording,excellent calendar, notes,todo,...) 8. Powerfull address
book Actually, I was thinking of giving 4 stars, but the SOUND IS
AWFUL!!! so I just couldn't. Rating:
Reviewed by me from pakistan on
7th Apr 2005
The best! What else is left to be said Rating:
Reviewed by GRAEME REID from SCOTLAND
on 3rd Apr 2005
SIMPLY OUTSTANDING PHONE AND IN THE SAME CLASS AS THE MOTOROLA V3
AND THE EXCELLENT SAMSUNG D500! Rating:
Reviewed by hillary from philippines
on 2nd Apr 2005
wow!!! im really very much satisfied with this phone,it has everything
i want but it just lack one thing no radio,please help where can
i find its casing? Rating:
Reviewed by woolmysta from united kingdom
on 1st Apr 2005
This phone is one of the best phones available today due to its
amazing features and memory expansion believe me when i say to buy
this phone cos iv had the motorola v3, the sony ericsson k700i and
even the samsung d500 and this beats the lot nokia is the best and
you will never find better. Rating:
Reviewed by did urs from england on
1st Apr 2005
i think the nokia 7610 is a very good phone to be used however it
has a bad looking. Rating:
Reviewed by Mansoor from pakistan on
1st Apr 2005
well this phone iz outstanding,itz weight is normal and easy to
use . camera quality is fantastic and itz price really normal .
This is the most koolest cellphone in pakistn which is used by youngsters.This
phone is the best . Rating:
Reviewed by Annie from UK on
31st Mar 2005
5 thumbs up for dis fone! its wicked! i'd like to know about the
dual headset though...any1 know where to get 1 for dis fone from?
thanx! Rating:
Reviewed by omar from Iraq on
31st Mar 2005
Its simply , the best phone i ever bought Rating:
Reviewed by Ruth from Scotland on
30th Mar 2005
Good phone, decent camera, keyboard not as annoying as everyone
says, only letdown is that sound quality is terrible and there is
only one dual mono headset (ebay). If you want a phone that you
can use as an mp3 player dont buy 7610! Rating:
Reviewed by pete wes from england on
29th Mar 2005
This phone is great. It is so easy to use and has all the accesorys
and more. The phone is stylish,light and is perfect fpr anyone with
a active lifestyle. Rating:
Reviewed by G from UK on 26th
Mar 2005
I have had this phone for 6 months plus now. I am sick of the keypad.
its makes clicking sound everytime i try to type a SMS. CAMERA is
amazing. Better than any other phone (similar Size) on the market.
I hope some third party companies makes a soft version of the keypad
and I will stick with the phone. Otherwise, I will put it on Ebay
without thinking. I have had enough of Noisy text messaging. Rating:
Reviewed by Daz from uk on 22nd
Mar 2005
I brought this phone on contract but I sent it back almost straight
away I couldn't believe how poor the keypad is to use, the buttons
are hard, stiff and too small and very slippery i had to use my
finger nails which got quite painful after awhile As for the multimedia
features what a big con! The video recorder is very jerky, dark
and slow its just like watching a slide show, 7610 video was shockingly
bad and i mean shocking because the 6230 which i later purchased
does a better job and records smooth video so how come the video
recorder is so bad on the 7610? Why is the video recorder so jerky
dull and slow on 7610 but much faster and brighter on 6230? The
7610 is meant to be a level above the 6230 right?, wrong- not with
video recording it isnt and not with MP3 play back either as I later
found out. The 7610 supports only mono mp3 playback which means
you cant even listen to your mp3s in true stereo quality on the
7610 but you can on the 6230 and most other phones! Also 7610 has
no infrared, whats all that about? 6230 has infrared! The phones
meant to have full internet support but when i tried surfing on
it, it looked nothing like the internet your used to on a PC or
laptop and it was extreamly slow, besides if you wanted the phone
for full internet support it would be very expensive and slow and
you could get a ngage that has this feature and NGAGE QD now is
only £79.99. Infact i came to the conclusion that the 7610
is only better than the 6230 by 1 or 2 things it has a 1 megapixel
camera which isnt that much better than the 6230s VGA camera and
ofcourse it has symbian support so you can add different programs
to your phone but lets be honest you are very unlikely to do this
as there are few if any useful symbian software out there woth buying
and its expensive and difficult to install. Most people haven't
got time to be downloading and installing SIS files in 3 different
locations on the phone just to get it up and running. Oops 1 last
thing did i mention the 7610 looks like a todlers toy? Rating:
Reviewed by 7610 from saudi arabi on
21st Mar 2005
excellent feautures.can not have mobile better than this Rating:
Reviewed by Samad from Canada on
17th Mar 2005
im using 7610 for 7 months and its the best .Nokia rux for ppl how
like dual headsets for this cellphone u have to buy NOKIA ACTIVITY
HEADSET,HS-8 which works like a crisp with 7610 for more information
contact me at samadr@gmail.com Rating:
Reviewed by Willy from England on
16th Mar 2005
Looks ok but has every feature u could ever possibly want. If u
r into gadets then go out and bye it. But there r betta lookin phones
out there Rating:
Reviewed by RAJARSHI GUIN from INDIA
on 15th Mar 2005
After using this phone for 5 days now, i would say i am extremely
happy with its performance, but at the same time EXTREMELY DISSAPOINTED
with the fact that there are no dual earphones for this set!!!!
i mean, what was nokia thinkin when they put a rs 20,000+ phone
in the market with expandable memory, an mp3 player, a video+audio
recorder but no stereo sound?? i can store all the mp3s in the world
on a 1GB RSMMC, but then what do i do with them? listen on one ear
n go deaf in that ear? Apart from this major dissapointment, everything
else in the phone rocks, specially the 1MP camera. Softwares like
PhotoExpress n Snapshot and Video Editor saved the day. I wish nokia
is quick to bring stereo dual earphones in the market. (CAN ANY1
PLZ HELP ME IN THIS ASPECT?) had thr been stereo sound, i wud hv
given this a 5 star rating. battery life is average, not too good.
BASICALLY, AS SOON AS THE W800i (SONY ERICSSON) IS OUT, IM EXCHANGING
IT WITH 7610!! I WUD LIKE IT IF OTHER 7610 USERS COMMENT ON MY RATINGS.
THANK YOU. Rating:
Reviewed by Helen from New Zealand on
14th Mar 2005
I have had my Nokia 7610 for over 6 months and find it to be a gem.
It has so many features available you can cover ever need you may
come across. I have download my viedos on to cd, the camera is the
best one I have had, I had Nokia 3650 before. Bluetooth is an excellent
tool, there are heaps of stuff games etc out there to download.
I have watched a TV program a friend downloaded for me but I have
yet to watch a full length movie but can if I want etc. This phone
grows with you its excellent. Rating:
Reviewed by Khosrow from Iran on
14th Mar 2005
Battery gets discharged in one day only ( on Standby mode ). If
I take a few photos or play games for maximum 10 minutes it doesn't
last for more than 8-9 hours. The service providers in Iran are
various but the worst one is "Itsalat International". Apart from
the battrey the other functions are reasonable.My friends having
6600 also complain that the battery get discharged very soon. Rating:
Reviewed by markie from The Philippines
on 12th Mar 2005
well at first, this phone looks like very elegant and extremely
fashionable but when you started using it, after a couple of minutes,
you'll realize that you'll get easily tired of using it coz of unusual
keypad layout and featurs that lacks specialty. no infrared too.
thanks for the mighty camera that saved the day. Rating:
Reviewed by Sam Biedul from United Kingdom
on 5th Mar 2005
This phone is brill compared to the last phone I had which was the
nokia 3510 kept crashing on me RUBBISH... This phone has everything
I rely like the ten minutes video wicked anyone that is a big fane
of Nokia should buy this one its the best. Rating:
Reviewed by George from Lebanon on
5th Mar 2005
I bought this phone because of its features and specifications but
now I kind a regret . Th sound quality is not at all the best ,
the camera sucks (compared to samsung's vga camera and nokia ) .
Same for the video recording , it is not the best but acceptable
. The buttons are not well placed and too close and the front's
shape of the phone is bad ( but the bak side is not bad ) . Plus
I got problem . The buttons are not functionning well . IT IS A
VERY EXPENSIVE PHONE AND IT IS NOT WORTH IT Thank You. Rating:
Reviewed by Nick @ The Link from England
on 3rd Mar 2005
I've worked in the mobile industry for 4 years now from the nokia
3210 to this fantastic 7610. I have had this phone now for 9 month
now, what a fantastic bit of kit. The cam with its 1 mega camara
puts other 1 meg phones to shame. can't wait for the next daddy
phone to come out. Only one disappointment though, NO games!(what
were nokia thinking?). I would choose this over the samsung D500
anytime. I have my reasons! Rating:
Reviewed by lew from england on
28th Feb 2005
I've had this phone for 3 days now, and cant say much more than
this is the best phone ever made. The camera is outstanding, quality
of pictures is excellent and the zoom is fantastic. I was a little
dissapointed by the fact that there was no games, pre-installed
onto the phone but after sulking a bit, got distracted by all the
other feeatures like the the movie director (edits your video's
with special snazzy effects). Battery lasts for ever, havn't had
to charge it in 3 days of heavy use. Bluetooth is excellent, easy
to use. this phone is amazing, go out and buy one. Rating:
Reviewed by Yogi from England on
26th Feb 2005
dis is da worlds best fone bluetooth real one player you have to
be kidding me Rating:
Reviewed by vlad from moldova on
25th Feb 2005
recording sound only for 1 poor minute1 and the 5 seconds stop with
the amr format this suks Rating:
Reviewed by ivan of the yukon from yukon
on 22nd Feb 2005
it looks great it sounds great it is great Rating:
Reviewed by Alan from South Africa on
16th Feb 2005
Dam nice phone, great camera, display is crisp and batery Life aint
bad considering how much power that large display must draw. The
menu system is easy to navigate and a book worth of info in the
help menu's make this phone a sinch to learn how to use. The Key
pad may look strange but I found it easy enough to use and actually
quite liked the feel of it. As with most nokias the signal strength
was excellent, as was the bluetooth. I really reccomend this phone
and only had one fault with it. Every now and again whilst attempting
to make a call the phone would freeze and would require one to restart
it before you could use the phone again. this was highly annoying
considering the phone is based on the series 60 platform and took
a good 40 seconds before you could dial again. a small fault but
annoying none the less go buy one, I am very happy with mine Rating:
Reviewed by Zahir from England on
13th Feb 2005
The 7610 is overall an excellent phone. Design wise, it is superb
and i know the keypad layout is different but it hasn't given me
any problems. It also has Zillions of features. Two major gripes
though. Sound quality is very poor and it doesn't have a volume
controller on the phone itself. Apart from that it's a classic phone
and im know Nokia themselves think this too because they have stopped
producing this phone and it has been dis-continued!! so to those
of you who dont have this phone....ha ha!! rasclats! Rating:
Reviewed by jamie walker from uk on
13th Feb 2005
you would have to be a right idiet not to get this phone it has
everything you need with its 1.3 megapixel camera even though it
is a quite chunky phone it is worth buying Rating:
Reviewed by Joe Hurn from UK on
10th Feb 2005
This phone is very good. it offers some great features including
blue tooth ( which i think is a must for all people these days),
a brilliant camera, and a 10 minute video recoorder. you can also
edit these short movies, with the movie editor application which
is included. The few things i dont like about this phone is the
fact it has no infra red ( which i guess is old news, but still
useful) no radio and sound is a little rubbish. ( but thats why
i have an ipod. i would give this 4 stars, its great! ... but lets
you down slightly on a few things. Rating:
Reviewed by kishan from engalnd on
10th Feb 2005
this is the best phone ive ever had and its much better than the
6230 sooo dont dis this phone Rating:
Reviewed by Iqbal from UK on
10th Feb 2005
I have had my Nokia 7610 for two months now and I love it! Generally
speaking, the operating system (Symbian OS) is easy to handle and
get into. The funky keyboard didn't give me any problems when I
texted. The camera is brilliant, except when it gets dark, although
the night mode helps. My brother has a S700 and the camera in comparison
is pants. The only real let down is the mp3 player. There are no
dual earphones out (yet) for the 7610! :( And the sound is a bit
tinny. Also, it could do with some external sound control. Overall
the great looks on this phone hide some brilliant features eg. Phoning,
camera, video and general operating.Shame about the earphones. Rating:
Reviewed by Jake012656 from Wales on
9th Feb 2005
shocking. camera is rubbish. keeps crashing Rating:
Reviewed by blu from birmingham on
9th Feb 2005
I brought the 7610 3 months ago which replaced my 6230 and what
a improvement it is.Screen size is great the interface is typical
nokia very easy to use excellent camera and video big memory which
you can add more too,it looks great and feels solid.I like the fact
you get the usb lead and software to use the phone with your pc
which saves you a fortune instead of buying ringtones etc.Only real
draw bac id say is no automatic keyguard which is a nice feature,
radio im not to fused about but otherwise another quality nokia,ive
had many mobiles tryed most sony,samsung etc but fact is nokia are
the best phones around by far if your thinking of gettin one you
wont regret it 10 out of 10 from me cheers!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by yogi from England on
8th Feb 2005
The best fone in da world 10 minutes of video recording people and
expandable memory it also has other features aswell for example
bluetooth,Mp3 player ect. Rating:
Reviewed by BAHADIR from Türkiye on
7th Feb 2005
I loved my new 7610 then I saw ıts terrible sound quality... I
think its really bad..7610 has really good picture quality and a
usefull menus but sound is a really big problem for me.. Rating:
Reviewed by jo from uk on 1st
Feb 2005
almost 6-7 months back I bought this phone from hongkong.Firstly
i bought because of the looks but i didnt really knew what this
phone was really good for.Man the resolution of the screen is amazing.when
i found out that it has got symbian opeating system i was so :).I
bought loads of application and games and now some how i m obsessed
with the phone.the phone does the more than most normal PDA apart
from wifi internet connection.Battery life time is outstanding.but
the same time i would like to tell u guys the bad side of the phone
is it doesnt have the radio,no infrared,No availibilty of the headphones
which u could use for both ears.The phone speaker is mono not sterio
like most new phones.After u have quite few more application the
phone gets slower.Me being as a music person I would like to listen
loads of music,even though i have enough memory on my pohone to
keep hundreds of song compilation i cannot fully take advantage
because of the headphone unavailability so i could upgrade after
one year later Rating:
Reviewed by A Penny from Great Britian
on 31st Jan 2005
We purcharsed this phone to get Bluetooth to connect our PDA's with
it. In the 5 months we have had the phone it has never worked. The
phone is totally unreliable. We bought 2, both were replaced within
a month. They both became faulty again 3 months later and have had
to have firmware upgrades and new parts. The keypad is a total pain
as is the calendar. The photos jump. While playing games it errors
and throws you out. Lifeblog would not work because of the firmware.
I would not recommend this phone to any one. I always have Nokia
phones and this one has been a total let down. It started sending
texts multiple times as well. DO NOT TOUCH THIS PHONE YOU WILL BE
SORRY Rating:
Reviewed by jojeth delos reyes from
netherlands/philippines on 29th Jan 2005
the camera and the video recording is outstanding! it is very user
friendly and i like its gigantic memory capacity. the connection
is also well above the standard.. its a worth buy.. Rating:
Reviewed by keith farrow from england
on 22nd Jan 2005
WOW, WOW, WOW, hard to use? er NO, Expensive? eh NO, i got 2 7610s
on free upgrade with vodafone(when the wife saw mine she wanted
one!), much much better than 6230 which is a bit 2002,so easy to
use, everything anyone would want, i sent back to vodafone my sharp
gx30 as it was a waste of pocket space, the 7610 is 10x the phone,
crack on Nokia!! Rating:
Reviewed by Joss Fisher from england
on 15th Jan 2005
this is one of the beast phones i have ever seen, i would still
have one now, but it isnt the best phone out ther Rating:
Reviewed by em-em from philippines on
12th Jan 2005
this phone is the best in other reviews they say that this sucks
but it does for me its the best Rating:
Reviewed by Jen from England on
11th Jan 2005
This phone has all the modern features you could need or want...
well almost. The Nokia 7610 provides excellent pictures from the
1.3 mega pixal camera and videos along with a variety of toys such
as video editor, for when you have far too much spare time. It also
has a huge memory so loads of pictures can be stored. BUT theres
a few things which bring it down. Its slow to open options such
as messages, pictures and web. The calander has few options and
is primative for such a new phone. Also Nokia informs me there is
no headphones available for the phone as the Realplayer is mono
output, so everyone has to listen to your MP3s when you want to.
It boasts new extras like "positioning" and "Presence" which frankly,
knowbody uses anyway. So yes, the NOKIA 7610 is very advanced phone
but like NOKIA do so well, they have taken 2 steps forward and 1
step back. I recommend this phone for all its clever feactures but
i wouldnt stay loyal to it. I intend to change my phone within the
next 3 months for a smaller, lighter model... with a decent calander
and headphones!! Rating:
Reviewed by Bern from England on
11th Jan 2005
The 7610 is a GREAT mobile! Ive been getting mobile phones for my
birthday since i was 12 i am now 16, and my last birthday by far
had to be the best phone wise! I think that this at the moment is
definately in the top 3 in the market! Rating:
Reviewed by the king from africa on
8th Jan 2005
ITS soo god, it has evrything a phone can have and its the best
phone out Rating:
Reviewed by Bernie from Australia on
7th Jan 2005
THIS PHONE IS OFF THE HOOK!!!!! It is the best I have had alltime
and I have had a lot of pones. it's got every thig you need and
then some more, pics come out sick with the 1mega pix camra, listen
to mp3's and even better I am watching my dvd's on the move with
my NOKIA 7610. I really LOVE THIS PHONE!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Jamie from England on
21st Dec 2004
I have had the phone for nearly 3months, it is a fantastic phone
that has everything a person needs in a phone, but there are some
faults i have found. the first is that the camera has a delay and
so you miss things if you take them quickly and if they are moving.
the second is that the video camera jumps. but the other features
on the phone are fantastic and i do suggest this phone to anybody
considering it. Rating:
Reviewed by JOE from LONDON on
19th Dec 2004
GR8 PHONE. ENOUGH SAID. Rating:
Reviewed by phill from uk on
19th Dec 2004
the best phone i have ever used. theres to much samsung d500 this
and that that phone is being over hyped as my friend has one and
is okish. the mono sound never botherd me because in reality an
mp3 player is better for playing your songs then any mp3 in phones.
excellent phone nokia welldone. Rating:
Reviewed by taj from travis on
17th Dec 2004
it is just plain GOOD BUY IT I JUST GOT IT 2 DAYS AGO AND IT IS
OFF DA HOOK Rating:
Reviewed by Lukas from Germany on
17th Dec 2004
I've tried a friend phone (that is to say a very disatisfied friend).
The phone don't hold to a single of it's promises. Take the camera
for instance it is low below a lot of the 640*480 cameras because
the colors aren't well reproduced. Another thing is the keyboard
you will be irritated from the first time you try to uswe is and
it will get even worse after a while (my friend know ofcourse planning
to change to another phone that actally let's you type in a SMS
longer than 2 letters without being totally frustrated!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by dannyb from england on
15th Dec 2004
Simply amazing. Had it since day of release and there is no reason
not 2 get it. Even the keypad that some people dont like the look
of is easy to use and the phone just looks so good as well. Rating:
Reviewed by EBAD from PAKISTAN on
11th Dec 2004
i got the 7610 about a week ago and its simply amazing... the phone
features are simply beautiful...the looks are also stunning,the
mega pixel camera is famulous ...although the phone is amazing there
are still some negative points about the phone...at first the 7610
does not have an IRDA port which is very important to connect with
phones and computers which do not have bluetooth technology...the
second con is that there are no direct volume controls on the cell
phone.except for these 2 things the phone is perfect. Rating:
Reviewed by Antonis from Greece on
5th Dec 2004
Unbelievable!!! Greece Rulez.. Rating:
Reviewed by Lionel from uk on
3rd Dec 2004
I just got the phone and I think it is fantastic. It has got so
much and can do lots of stuff Rating:
Reviewed by bizzy bone 2 from london
on 2nd Dec 2004
outstanding. its not a brick. it has m-pixel cam and vid cam.. nice
fone. only £200. get it Rating:
Reviewed by dave from london on
1st Dec 2004
this phone is to good for da hood. peace. Rating:
Reviewed by viki from some where like
on 25th Nov 2004
yeh but no but yeh but no but yeh but no but,OOOOOHHHHH my god i
can't believe you said that about this phone! Coz like its sooooooo
amazing! it aint that expensive any way,can you believe wot appened
it corre last night Rating:
Reviewed by John Betrand from Australia
on 25th Nov 2004
Its too expensive.This fone borrows too much features from n7600
and n6600.Rip off!!! Rating:
Reviewed by E from philippines on
24th Nov 2004
hey! if you were gonna buy a nokia 7610, DON'T buy it! my uncle
bought a new one and he dropped it from about a foot in height and
it broke easily! it was such a waste of money...i know its a good
phone and all, but its so small that when it hit the ground, it
just shattered..so dont buy it if you dont wanna waste your money Rating:
Reviewed by John Walker from UK on
23rd Nov 2004
I was sold this phone as I was looking to upgrade from the P800
to something that ran symbian, was less of a brick and had a decent
camera. The 76100 was what the salesman recommended. It's taken
me a while to get back into not using a stylus, but got back into
keypads again. So what did I get for the rather large sum of money
I had to part with? I got something that looked fantastic. It is
smaller, lighter, more user friendly. It does the job, if a bit
more slowly than the P800. It looks great and it's unusual design
is a talking point. What I didn't get was a good quality digital
camera. On uploading my images I got a passable snap on the computer
screen. This is most definitely not a replacement for anyones digital
camera. The video is limited with regard to quality, but I had no
real expectations in this area. Bluetooth connectivity to my HBH
65 headset is a joke. It keeps disconnecting and is so gruesome
to use, I have gone back to a wired headset when driving. One of
the most annoying aspects of the phone is that you cannot listen
to any quality music, because they do not seem to have a stereo
headset that works with this phone. I was told by my supplier that
this phone had no headset supplied with it. I have tried using a
matching headset for the 7210 and after that the 7600. They plugged
in ok, but then came back as non supported. Don't sell me a music
player with no way to appreciate the quality. When I got the Sony,
I got so many accessories. The Nokia 7610 had no accessories supplied
with it. Not even a hands free kit. They really are the barebone
packages of the mobile phone world. To summarise, I got something
that does a great job of being a mobile phone; a poor job of being
a PDA and is a disappointing multimedia device. The one blessing
is that it is Symbian and so I should be able to find apps to do
the things I want in the way that I want them. This phone did not
meet my expectations and I suspect that it is aimed at the sector
of the market that rates fashionable over usable. Looks like another
contract year of wishing I'd waited a bit longer before upgrading.
that Samsung D500 looks the biz. Rating:
Reviewed by Nikolas aka GoGoBear from
Greece on 21st Nov 2004
This is not the best phone evermade. Not even the cheapest. I had
the nokia 3650 for over a year and it was like my heads extension.
Not really a great improvement BUT by far the best s60 phone, right
now on the planet. And by the way, if you didn't ever used this
phone don't bother review it. After all se k700 is a simple phone
while this is a smart phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Harry from UK on
17th Nov 2004
Am I blind or what? Why can't I find infrared on this phone? Rating:
Reviewed by jatinder taneja from India
on 16th Nov 2004
Dear Nokia, It was just going fine with my older nokia until on
3/11/2004 my wife wanted me to upgrade my mobile to Nokia 7610.(Just
because of the bluetooth technology). I spent Rs.23000 vide bill
number 60871 dt.3/11/2004 buying your above mentioned set and Rs.5980
for Nokia HDW 4 kit vide bill no.60872 from Satnam Electronics,
M-42A Greater Kailash -I. It was not 23000+5980=28980 i spent, i
feel i spent 13 days of my precious time.Also, i bought the pain
and agony.Eversince i have bought the set, i am not able to use
the so-called bluetooth as it gets disconnected very often(every
5-10 minutes).I spent a day in your Nokia care on 5th of Novemeber
2004, vide jobsheet no. 1500015550 date 5/11/04 Time 12:28 at K-25,
Alankar Road, Lajpat Nagar.trying to resolve the issue. They kept
the set for few hours and returned it to me saying the battery has
not been charged despite my insisting that the same was done for
2 days. I was assured by the Mgr Mr. Batra, that there is no problem
in the set/bluetooth and given false and lame assurances. If this
is the way Nokia India wants to handle their customers, i feel they
will be very soon responsible for their own downfall. Regards with
Best Wishes Jatinder Taneja Rating:
Reviewed by NottmBantam from UK on
11th Nov 2004
Had this phone fora bout 6 weeks now,and its not bad. I was recommended
the phone by a sales person, based upon what i wanted. My previous
phone was a Son Ericsson P900 and I wanted something that was lot
less complicated,but still with some decent features, and lo and
behold, the Nokia 7610 was the answer. I like the way you can configure
which button to have on screen in the stand by mode, and once you
install AppMan (www.symbianware.com ) you can add any programme
to the Go To folder and tehn have this button on screen, so its
the 'favoutites' button. THe keypad does take some getting used,
although you should pick it up quickly. I found the number 3 button
a littl eon teh small side, and much samller than the others, so
when texting or dialling, I always miss out the d/e/f letters of
the number 3! The other small gripe is the caller id / caller display
on incoming calls. THe pop up thumbnailis rather small ( although
you can get Full Screen Caller application ) but normally, it takes
a few rings for the phone to match the numbers thats ringign you
to those you have in your phone book, it doesn't bring it up straightwawy,
it just displays the number. Also had a small problem with teh Alarm
function, as the snooze option disappears. The only way to bring
it back is to re-boot the phone!Recently downloaded a few games
as well, and also there are some otehr applications out there to
help you maximise teh funtionality of your 7610. Apart from all
that, its a pretty decent phone, I can download all my POP3 emails,
reply to them , text happily enough, take decent photo's, download
MP3 files and use them as ringtones, and also sync it with my Outlook
calendar on my pc so I can carry my diary round with me. THe pc
software ( Nokia PC Suite ) is a little limited, but you can do
most things with it ( transfer files, download music / images )
. Not a bad phone at all. Rating:
Reviewed by juan carlo peni from philippines
on 6th Nov 2004
7610 is generally very good, yet some functions needs improvement
like 1 mega pixel camera needs to have flash to really capture vivid
pictures and has to have a camera fast capturing speed in order
not to blur the picture, other functions are very impressive, man
you've got to have one! Rating:
Reviewed by Rachel from Scotland on
3rd Nov 2004
Have to say, somewhat disappointed with this phone. Found it overly
complicated, and was unable to hook it up to my computer as it was
not compatible. I dont think the sound quality is as good as it
could be either. Find that it takes so long to do things, everything
has to be loaded or downloaded first. It also doesnt keep up with
text messaging - I'm not that fast, yet I still have to wait for
words to appear before typing any more. Although I like the look
of the keypad design, find it slightly clumsy to use. Kinda disappointed
at not having radio either, considering i cant actually download
MP3s! Rating:
Reviewed by Dav from Scotland on
2nd Nov 2004
The phone is excelent. Has lots of aditional features. Bit dissapointed
about it having no games originally. Picture quality is great, video
is surprisingly good. The sound quality from the phone could have
been improved. My main disappointment with the phone is the Nokia
PC Suite 6.3 wont install on any operating system except Windows
2000 or XP Service Pack 1. I run 98 and ME and was shocked by this
as there isnt even a downloadable verion for these operating systems.
Overall the phone is a greeat buy well worth its money. Rating:
Reviewed by peter v from england on
1st Nov 2004
Amazing!!!! I have gone through many phones and this one is the
best Ive ever had!! Probably the best phone out at the moment. The
quality of the camera is unbelevable!! Rating:
Reviewed by BexieID from UK on
29th Oct 2004
I had a 7650 for just over 2 years and decided to get the 7610,
taking out a new contract so I could get it free. I wasn't prepared
to fork out £230 again, although I was very tempted to get the P900.
Camera is of very good quality. Although I think photos inside with
a good light look better than some taken ouside when I've had them
printed in Tesco. Movie Director is really good. MP3 is not as good
as the K700i (my brother has that phone), but it's kewl that you
can use MP3s as your ringtone. I just got a 512k memory card off
Amazon for £40. Well worth it! It's well handy connecting to a PC
and just dragging the files you want onto the phone. Bluetoothing
them just gets annoying! You don't get any games with it, well I
didn't but I put the games from my 7650 onto it and you can d/l
snake from the Nokia wap site and some other bits from there. Theres
just one thing that annoys me with wap, that it doesn't always disconnect
you and I end up having to switch the phone off and on, losing about
3 battery bars in the process! Other than that, it's been a great
phone so far. The Krussel leather cases with the zip are really
good. Rating:
Reviewed by Lee from U.K. on
25th Oct 2004
DIS PHONE IS BANGIN. AND THAT. OH MY DAYZ Rating:
Reviewed by Cyrus from Netherlands on
22nd Oct 2004
Everything is very good EXCEPT for the sound quality: both the loudspeaker
and the headset sound extremely tinny and the voice dialling absoulutely
refuses to recognise any combination of syllables. The shops tell
me the voice software is buggy and will probably be updated soon.
Anyone know when?? Without an update it is fancy bu not really useable.
With better sound it would be truly awesome. Rating:
Reviewed by Cheeky Fella from Singapore
on 21st Oct 2004
Its pathetic that for such an expensive phone, Nokia 7610 offers
only MONO audio output. I was lucky to get SE K700i instead. Not
only does SE K700i has good reception, it has good connectivity
(Bluetooth, irDA,etc) and a good STEREO audio output for its FM
radio and MP3 player. On top of that, the MP3 player has an equalizer
where you can tweak the treble or bass of the audio output. NOKIA
priced its mobile with such MEDIOCRE features rather expensively.
TOTAL RIP OFF. Rating:
Reviewed by Chris Faddon from England
on 15th Oct 2004
Nokia have once again done what they do best -- Taken their winning
formula a-la the 7250, a formula that is known to work beautifully.....and
dropped it in favour of something new and risky.....which has totally
paid off! The operating system on the 7610 has loads more features
than their older phones, and is very different to use. Yet in true
Nokia style, it somehow all works -- They keypad is unusual but
still feels right, there are extra buttons but they all work in
your favour, the menu system has extra levels but it's still quick
and easy to find things, and so on... This phone has amazing features,
looks good, feels great, and just *works*. Nice one Nokia! Rating:
Reviewed by Geoff Bosley from Wales
on 15th Oct 2004
Its a great and stylish phone no doubt. However its not a phone
that you can just pick up and use, u do have to sit down and flick
through the manual. The video isnt fantastic but its a good picture
and the camera is great. Its light and looks the bomb! I was umming
and arring whther to wait for the the 6630, but the look won me
over. It has some features which i have no idea what it does, like
positioning etc. I would recommend this phone and would buy. but
saying that dont coz i want to be the only one with one so i look
cool! Buy it it! Rating:
Reviewed by Steve from England on
14th Oct 2004
Whats wrong with Nokia? dont they listen to their customers? a phone
that plays mp3 but isnt stereo??? people have been complaining about
nokia symbian phones poor sound quality, especially the ringtones!!
but each new symbian phone is the same, i myself own a nokia 6600
which is a good phone but the sound it appauling. also nokia should
test their phones in the "real world" before releasing them, that
will probably save them a fortune in firmware upgrades, if you ask
me, nokia are going downhill and fast start listening to your customers
Niki and stop being so damn arrogent. WAKE UP NOKIA! and stop charging
top rate prices for 3rd rate phones. the only reason most people
stick with nokia is cos its easy to install software/games/apps
onto the phones and they are easily availible online I was considering
buying this phone but if the sound is mono then i may as well stick
with my 6600. Rating:
Reviewed by noypi from philippines on
11th Oct 2004
pic quality isnt that exceptional as what they claim! Rating:
Reviewed by sean from uk on 10th
Oct 2004
try the e700 Rating:
Reviewed by James Blake from UNITED
KINGDOM on 7th Oct 2004
This is da hottest fone on da planet Rating:
Reviewed by Brian Parry from England
on 4th Oct 2004
This is the first Nokia I have bought for some time and will also
be the last for some time. The phone is so unusable I am exchanging
it for a Sony Ericsson K700i. A few of the faults - bluetooth connectivity
erratic, even when the phone establishes a connection it only actually
allows connectivity 50% of the time. Voice dial recognition is appalling,
recognises the voice 1 in 50 when driving even when recorded when
driving. My old Ericcson recognises voice while driving virtually
without fail. Often the phone fails to connect time after time,
only cured by switching the phone off and on and waiting an age
for it to be ready to use. I'll let you know what my Ericsson K700i
is like in comparison. Rating:
Reviewed by Daz from UK on 21st
Sep 2004
Quite simply the best mobile phone I have owned. Apart from stereo
output this phone has every feature you could want in a phone in
a lightweight compact and stylish shell. Rating:
Reviewed by raul from australia on
11th Sep 2004
damn poor fone,try d410!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by mr armani from uk on
10th Sep 2004
i have always had nokia phones my last one was nokia 7600.i just
got the 7610 and it is the best phone i have experiences.words can
not say how this is. just get one. Rating:
Reviewed by seyi from nepal on
3rd Sep 2004
great fone good pic quality ruls Rating:
Reviewed by J Lapham from UK on
1st Sep 2004
No doubt the best fone available at the moment and probably for
the next season. The main rival of the 7610 will be the 6630 which
does have significantly better features, but is anyone really going
to buy anything as ugly as a 6630 over something as sexy as a 7610????????? Rating:
Reviewed by Mellody from Indonesia on
22nd Aug 2004
I ve got this phone like about three or four days ago . Well the
first time eiv'e got it it was totaly cool in school. But my friends
have it too well there is no problem with that . But when I dropped
my handphone It broke and couldnt be fixed ! IT is the 7th hand
phone ive got so i guess it is not a verry good one ..Although,
it has a good recording stuff and a good camerra but id rather choose
Samsung p400 ....... Buh bye ~ Rating:
Reviewed by Karlls David from India
on 10th Aug 2004
I've had the Nokia 6600 for quite long now & recently i saw the
new Nokia 7610 in the Market. Although this phone looks good but
this dosen't offer you as many features as Nokia 6600 except the
camera part of it However, if you are planning to buy a cell phone
just wait for couple of months because the new Nokia 9500 is on
its way & all set to shake up all the mobile phones,It'll be quite
expensive though. For more details click on the link below http://www.nokia.co.in/nokia/0,,55208,00.html
Thats it for now..Thanks- Karlls Rating:
Reviewed by CC from UK on 3rd
Aug 2004
I have had the 7610 for a couple of weeks now and am still trying
out the multitude of features and functions, so this is just an
initial review. Up to now, I have been very disappointed with pics
taken with camera phones. When the new breed of 1mp phones became
available, I was naturally quite interested. But the main reason
I got the 7610 at this time was because my 12 month contract was
coming to its end, and the 7610 was available free with a new £22/month
Anytime 100 Vodafone contract (including half price rental for 3
months + free weekend calls for 6). In effect, I received a free
£350 phone for a contract which costs quite a bit less than my expiring
one! So I am experimenting for nothing, and I also now have a 6100
as back-up as well! Personally, I really like the look and feel
of the 7610. Even though it is quite a bit bigger and heavier than
the 6100, I am getting used to it. I like both versions - I think
the white/silver version (mine) is ~classy~, whilst the black/red
is ~sexy~. When the replacement fascias come out, I shall be buying
the red/black and alternating! The key layout is unusual but it
doesn't take long to get used to it. Those who are used to phones
being ready to use almost as soon as they are switched on are in
for a little surprise. The 7610 is like a PC and takes a while to
go through its 'boot up' process. But once on, it works as quickly
as everything else. No complaints about reception either, more 'blobs'
than the 6100 in my test areas. The loudspeaker function works well
and with the phone on a table or dashboard, people I call say they
can hear me fine i.e. you could use it hands free in a car. Battery
life seems OK average but I haven't used it over a long enough period
to really comment. I am generally very pleased with the phone. I's
a good combination of phone, camera and PDA. Photo quality is just
ok, even at the 'high' setting (1152x864). Sure, it's far better
than most camera phones but still some way behind your average 3mp
digicam; I have to use 'Photoshop' for enhancement. Video quality
is acceptable and the length of 10 mins is very good. Haven't tried
the video editor yet. The phone may play MP3 but sound quality is
pretty atrocious, mono only and no jack for headphones. Luckily,
I do not need my phone to play music, or listen to radio (which
it doesn't have!). The included USB cable for connecting the phone
to a PC is very useful (I wouldn't have a camera phone without one).
Far easier/quicker downloading and uploading stuff, manipulating
files, doing memory back-ups, etc. I download the pics and videos
and email them, rather than use MMS. But be warned, the DKU2 cable
driver and Nokia PC Suite software for the 7610 only works with
Windows XP (SP1 minimum) or 2000. If you are running Win Me or older,
forget it - I have PCs running different Windows versions and I
have tested this! A very poor decision by Nokia, in my opinion.
Lastly, the back cover needs to be closed carefully - the locking
tabs do not seem very positive or secure; I have had the cover popped
off a couple of times. Not really on for a phone that costs this
much but I've since bought a protective case, so end of problem!
Rating:
Reviewed by Mark from England on
2nd Aug 2004
I have owned the Nokia 7610 for about 2 weeks and found it to be
an excellent phone, the camera picture quality is superb, a full
A4 Printout with near perfect quallity, it has numerous features
and is very easy use. Without a doubt the best Nokia Mobile on the
market HIGLY RECOMMENDED!!!!!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Tony from England on
24th Jul 2004
Awesome phone end off Rating:
Reviewed by May from Egypt on
17th Jul 2004
IT IS LIGHT!!!!!!!! Everyone might be talking about its features
including the 1M camera and the ten minutes video recording, but
one striking feature about the 7610 is that it does what a cell
phone is meant to do, be light and easy to use. Way more than that,
it looks good...so good that it makes you think twice before buying
the newer 6630 phone, which is equipped with better features but
has the ugliest shape a phone could have....Don't think twice...the
7610 is your best buy! Rating:
Reviewed by fe from philippines on
17th Jul 2004
7610 is the best phone i've ever had.Its cool. Rating:
Reviewed by lamp from hong kong on
5th Jul 2004
Pros: Attractive Design Well build Plentiful multimedia functions
good keyboard and nevigation pad response time easy to understand
and logical user interface good screen and sound quality Cons: still
lack bluetooth connectivity to pda (to use the phone as a dialup
modem for surfing internet) Pricy Recommendation: If you don't care
about bluetooth connecting pda with the phone to surf the net and
can affort to pay USD500 buy it. Recomm Rating:
Reviewed by Akshay from India on
4th Jul 2004
Heck.... None Of You Have ANY Idea How Longingly I Looked At The
7610 While I Was Paying For My New 3660. Even Though My New Fone
Does The Job Just As Well, One Thing's For Sure; It Just ISN'T Or
Ever Can Substitute For A 7610, That's For Sure. I Did Get A Chance
To Check This Thing Inside Out And It Nothing Short Of Amazed Me....So
New, Yet So Typically Nokia. By The Way, Stop Cribbing About Nokia's
Keypads.... It's High Time !! Oh Well, Back To Playing Doom On My
3660 Till I Set My Eyes On The Next Biggie From The Nokia Thinktanks........The
6630. Rating:
Reviewed by Freddy from Kenya on
30th Jun 2004
Nokia have come out with da perfect phone. I got fed up with the
current Nokias that were beig produced, they all look wacky and
big but the Nokia 7610 ( with its cool keypad style) is stylish.
Though people say that the keypad is wacky, i find it easier to
use than other phones. Plus the key pad adds in to the magic of
the phone. This fone is COOL its got the features it needs plus
loads of other stuff. BUY IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The phone has
got the nokianess it needs, its OUTSTANDING!!!!! Rating:
