The Nokia 7250 comes out a couple months after the popular 7210 model. Much of the two phones are similar: the 128 x 128 px 4096 color screen, FM radio, loudspeaker, and downloadable Java games. However the 7250 contains one exciting addition that us sure to please. The built-in digital camera. Add to that the sleek curves and looks of the 7200 series and you've got a phone turns people's heads. With all the great designs and appearances, you might be wondering about whether its all looks and no substance.
Design
Nokia's 7200 series has always been known to be the stylish phones in Nokia's arsenal, and the 7250 follows suit. The 7250 looks quite different from its predecessor the 7210. The tapered keypad has been replaced now with a more traditional design. However, on the inside much of the 7250 is the same as the 7210, not that that's a bad thing.
Nokia has kept the great speaker phone capabilities of the 7210, as well as the dynamic FM radio. Unfortunately what has also stayed the same is the 4,096 color screen, and 4 note polyphonic ring tones. With Samsung's new phones coming out with 65,000 color screens and 40 note polyphonic ring tones, the 7250 is trailing behind in the technology. Granted it's still better than most phones on the market, its just 9 months behind the best.
Nokia 7250 FrontOn a bright note, the 7250 plays ring tones through its internal speaker rather than an ordinary buzzer. That means you'll get vastly improved sound quality for ring tones, alerts, and game tones.
What has been improved upon is the new addition of a built-in camera. With Sony Ericsson, and Samsung planning cameras in their new phones, Nokia had to follow. In terms of image quality, it's not the best. But what would you expect from a camera phone. It's main purpose is talking on the phone. It does it's job for taking quick snaps of some idea you jog a napkin, or taking pictures of people to stick as your background. But aside from that, don't expect to get printable photos.
Things that Nokia hasn't added since the 7210 are still voice commands. If you use this feature a lot, it'll be quite disappointing to you. Better get your thumbs ready, because they'll get quite a workout.
Screen
The 4096 color passive matrix display is similar the the Nokia 7210. It has a resolution of 128 x 128 px and shows 5 lines of text and a service line. When messaging, 8 lines of text and 2 service lines are displayed due to scaling.
The 7250's screen is slightly brighter and clearer than the 7210, but ghosts are still an issue. With games that change a lot, you'll see remnants of the previous screen when it changes to the new screen. It's not that noticeable when you're using slow changing menu functions, but a game like bounce makes it more noticeable. The screen is bright and clear in dim conditions. However in sunny weather, the screen becomes a bit washed out.
Controls
Nokia 7250 Camera LensNokia decided to change back to a more traditional keypad design. If many of you liked the look of the 7200 series but were turned off by the problems the 7210 would give you while text messaging, then this might be your alternative.
Clean, stylish design doesn't hinder functionality this time around. So text messaging should be just as you remembered. If you've gotten used to the 7210, I'm sorry. You'll have to relearn everything all over again.
The Nokia 7250 is also equipped with the usual 4 direction keypad. Will Nokia ever switch to a 5 way jog dial? We can only hope.
Storage
Nokia 7250 BackThe 7250 comes with an incredible 5 MB of internal memory for storing pictures, ring tones, text messages, and Java applications. Nokia has vastly expanded from the 725 kb memory of the 7210.
The internal memory lets you store up to 300 phone book entries, 150 text messages or 50 picture/concatenated messages, 250 calendar notes, and up to 30 To-do list entries.
Since the memory is dynamic, you can share memory between your ring tones, pictures, and games.
Connections
On the 7250 you'll find an infrared port for transferring files between your computer and phone. On the bottom is the outlet for charging your phone, and a system connector, Pop-port.
This is Nokia's next innovation. Pop-port can automatically identify accessories attached to the 7250. It also offers stereo sound with the use of headphones. Lastly, its also where you can charge your accessories with a single USB cable without the use of separate power sources. Pop-port transmits up to 230 kb/s.
Unfortunately the 7250 still doesn't come with Bluetooth technology, for most people this wont be a problem, since it has an infrared port. If wires on your headsets don't bother you, or you don't have a PDA to connect to, then you'll be fine with the Nokia 7250.
One thing that we would have liked to see was software shipped with the Nokia 7250. That's not to say there's no software included, just that you have to download the whopping 56 MB file from Nokia's website. The PC Suite has an excellent package of tools for the 7250. Definitely worth downloading. It includes:
· Nokia Application Installer - Lets you install Java software on the 7250.
· Nokia Image Converter - Edit pictures for wallpapers or MMS.
· Nokia Sound Converter - Convert midi files to polyphonic ring tones.
· Nokia Content Copier - Backup your phone to a PC.
· Nokia PC WAP Manager - Configure WAP settings.
· Nokia Phone Editor - Edit contacts or SMS messages.
· Nokia PC Sync - Synchronize with applications like Microsoft Outlook, Lotus Organizer, Lotus Notes, and more.
· And much more...
Nokia has created its 7250 with a 4 chords capable ringtones, making a great phone for you to add many ringtones. The gaming system included in the Nokia 7250 is based on J2ME, supporting fun little games! Not surprisingly, as it is available in all cell phones nowadays, the 7250 offers both services EMS and SMS messaging. Additionally it has MMS messaging to send all your multimedia messages! The phone includes a calendar which is very easy to use and Nokia included a phone book having a capacity of 300. The prediction text tool exploits the T9 technology, being very easy to use. This cell phone is using the GPRS (Class 10) technology. The 7250 is also equipped with an infrared port for all your data transfer. The phone may be connected to a computer with a cable to transfer data between both systems.
