Nokia 207

Overview

Basic yet Feature-rich

In the age when other companies are competing with each other to add more camera features in the phones, Nokia has jumped in the market with a phone with no camera. Nokia 207 has especially caught the eye of people who cannot carry a camera phone to their office. Even companies who don’t allow camera phone in their premises have welcomed this move by Nokia with open arms.

Nokia 207 Design and Build Quality

The phone’s dimensions are 114.2x50.9x12.8 mm. The phone weighs only 91.3grams. The phone is lightweight and fits perfectly in the palm. The phone comes in attractive colours like red, yellow, blue, black and white. The battery of the phone will last you for a day and a half comfortably even with 3G usage. The phone is candy bar shaped and the keyboard of phone is very comfortable to use.

User Interface and Comfort to Use Nokia 207

The phone’s screen is 2.4-inch TFT screen with 320x240 pixels. The screen is a small but adequate for calling purposes. The phone’s UI is very easy use and navigate. The menu key at the centre takes you the menu page and you can access all the apps from there. The keys are easy to use and message typing is very easy. The RAM of the memory is 64MB and the internal memory is 256MB. The memory can be expanded up to 32GB using a microSD card.

Telephony and Phonebook

The phone supports both 2G and 3G networks. The Micro SIM capability of the phone lets you transfer the SIM to your smartphone easily. There is an in built app in the phone to transfer contacts easily. Contacts are stored in the phonebook. The log displays the list of missed, received, and dialled numbers.

Messaging and Emails

Messaging and emails is a breeze on the phone. Nokia Chat, Direct chat, and Facebook chat are preloaded on the phone. Multiple SMS deletion, Text messaging, Multimedia messaging are some of the features available on the phone.

Gallery, Photo Viewer and Video Player

The phone boosts a video playback time of 6.9 hours. Video playback is smooth. Photo viewer is simple and since there is no camera in the phone, you will have to put in the photos in the card to watch them.

Nokia 207 Music Player and FM Radio

Audio quality on the phone is good. The music player supports formats like WAV, AAC, AMR, M4A, 3GP. FM RDS radio supports recording so you can record your favourite song easily.

Nokia 207 Connectivity Options

The connectivity options on the phone include 3.5G, GPRS, EDGE, Bluetooth and USB. The phone is super-fast in terms of connectivity.

Organiser and other utility tools

Dictionary, Recorder, Calculator, Clock, World clock, Calendar, Converter, Notes, Alarm clock, Reminders, and To-do list tools make the phone a perfect planner for events.

Nokia 207 Web Browser and Applications

Nokia Xpress browser on the phone is very fast and you can easily stream YouTube videos and all your email accounts on the phone. The browser is basic but adequate. Nokia Life, Slam, Nimbuzz, Facebook and Twitter are the apps available on the phone.

Maps and GPS

Nokia Nearby is the map app on the phone. It is not as smooth as Google maps but still very quick to point out the nearby features and places. Cellular network positioning is quite adequate.

Value for Money

The phone is priced at around INR 4000 (approx, may vary) in the Indian market. The phone has an excellent browser and comes will all the major features that you require for everyday phone usage.

Verdict

We would rate the phone a 4.8 star out of 5.