gelfen
Joined: Nov 22, 2003
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From: Melbourne, Australia
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eldar has completed his Nokia 7200 review at Mobile-review
here are his conclusions.....
Impressions
The network reception level is nice, the phone works stable, speech transfer quality is at top notch. The sound in the speaker is clear, Nokia’s phones have always been known for good quality of this parameter. Unfortunately the volume of polyphonic ring tone is not enough in all situations, it is slightly more quiet than the average volume. I recommend setting simple non-polyphonic ring tones for ringing alert, they sound like nasty warbles. Another moment is about ring tone’s specifications, it is not 4-tone as it was before on Series 40 platform, but 16-tone, and can be subjectively compared with Nokia 6230. Theoretically such parameter looks good, but in reality I cannot say that it truly is better than the rest, it is better than previous Nokia’s models, and that’s it. On the other hand neither by volume, nor by quality of playback this parameter can be compared with Korean phones and even some European ones. For example Sony Ericsson K700 sounds a lot louder, same thing can be said about Motorola v80. If there are no competitors, such parameter is acceptable, but taken in mind the amount of products on the market we have to admit Nokia’s weakness in this position. Nokia 7200 is another proof of this statement.
This model’s advantage is presence of new internal screen which can display up to 65k colors, it is the best among Nokia’s phones. Well, actually if we consider only Nokia’s products, we will see that this product has a whole row of new features that single him out. Design, usage of camera just like in Nokia 7600 with ability to record video clips, assigning pictures to photos with records in phone book (although they are rather small). But you should look at this phone as fashion one, the functionality will not bother much those who are buying it. If you look at this model this way then you will notice several strong sides – unique design, unusual textile panels. These two qualities are making the phone interesting buy on the market, this automatically provides interest from consumers side. The targeted group of people is not so big since the price is rather high, this is fashion segment. You should not expect that the phone’s price will drop significantly any time soon, the manufacturer will try reducing the cost not more than by 100 dollars during the upcoming 5-6 months. This means that by rating only functional side of this phone we will see that it is overrated. What benefit fashion functions of this phone bring – it is up to the consumer to decide.
The targeted group of people of Nokia 7200 consists of 70% women aged from 24 to 35 years old. The secondary focus is targeted for youth segment, it is not significant.
To tell you about this model shortly, if you are clamshell lover, or you love Nokia’s products, and you are not afraid of paying extra money for this phone, take a look at Nokia 7200. If you are not a fan of any certain brand, then you should look at Samsung E700/E710 as an alternative, as well as Motorola v600 (solution for men), Sony Ericsson Z600. This might seem strange but the closest product by impressions is Sony Ericsson Z200, this points out the fact that fashion part of Nokia 7200 is dominating. This means that potential buyers are rating design of the phone, and not its hardware part. On the whole this market’s segment is not so big, as a result the manufacturers are offering small amount of models. Because of this Nokia 7200 will have certain sales, but saying that Nokia 7200 will have tremendous sales is wrong. Presence of radio will be interesting for targeted group of people, but it is not the function because of which they will be buying this phone. On the whole we can state that with 450 dollar price this model turned out overrated, for less money (300-350) this is a balanced phone with good functionality.
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Posted: 2004-05-27 07:30
