Nokia 7610 Review

Overall Rating

Large expandable memory
Customisation and installation of applications
Excellent useability (once you master it!)
Connectivity and USB interface to PC
Camera and Video are excellent for a phone

Battery life (depends on how phone is used)
Minor flaws/bugs in operating system
Some inconsistency accessing files within menus

First of all the Nokia 7610 IS an excellent phone.

It is tempting to compare the useability with a PC or a PDA, but this is not really fair.
This phone uses the latest generation of symbian operating system and does so to the full. There may be the odd crash or inconsistency in accessibility or functionality, but it does a good job of most things. Remember how long it has taken Microsoft to get Windows to the level it is now with XP? This is a phone and therefore has no mouse and therefore no 'arrow' cursor. It can't be an easy task to replicate the kind of useability you get with a PC, but it does a damn good job in my book!

Bluetooth connects fast and is totally reliable.
It loads Apps very quickly compared to its rivals.
Applications like the Kodak/Life Blog are inspired.
The PC connectivity via the Nokia PC suite is extremely versatile and fast.
Phone calls, clarity and in-call functions are all top class - like I said; a great phone!

Bad points are that the light keeps going out and cannot be set to extended timeout periods. However, this is easily fixed via an application download. That's the beauty of this phone - if you want it, you can sort it. There are more applications available all the time!

Niggles like not being able to access wallpaper files not initially saved to a folder are a pain, but it's not really a problem. How many phones out there have had you nearly in tears with their totally closed systems?!

The only other dodgy thing is the video function on night vision - basically a waste of time. Yes the screen gets brighter but the frame rate is worse than a Harold Lloyd film. In normal mode though it is credible and good fun. The camera quality on screen is good and printed on photo paper is perfectly acceptable for a home album.

All in all it is a fine piece of kit. No worries with wishing I had bought a different one. Lots more to get to grips with that I have not tried yet. As a phone it is typical Nokia quality and the texting/messaging side of things is improved even more over older models. It always pays to remember that with Nokias!