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4.5 stars
"Excellent Solid Phone with Flare"
Pros: Looks good, Awesome OS, Good Features
Cons: No Memory Expansion
Summary: For a few months I've had been using the Motorola Mpx220 with Windows Mobile Smart phone edition. It's a feature packed phone and I was happy with it because it could do neat stuff like playing back videos and mp3?s, plus it ran powerful applications and games. However the ear piece volume and speakerphone irked me and sometimes the operating system would just get buggy and slow and irritate me as well. I began to miss my old Nokia 6230 with its easy-to-operate series 40 operating system. Then I walked into a cell phone dealer and noticed the Nokia 7270 Fashion phone. I had seen it online and thought it was interesting but it just looked so much more enticing in person. I couldn?t resist it and I took it home. After using it for just a few minutes I decided to keep the 7270 and sell the Mpx220. The 7270 has the same Operating System as the Nokia 6230 so it?s a pleasure to operate.
On the 7270 the ear piece volume and speakerphone are both loud and clear. It's such a nice change from the mpx220's low volume and poor speakerphone. The keyboard on the mpx220 was good but the 7270's keypad is even better, as a matter of fact it's the best keypad I?ve ever had on any phone - and I?ve had alot of phones. The 7270 is also pretty cool looking, it's got a unique styling that is out of the ordinary, which I like. Originally when i saw the 7270's cloth-wraps/faceplates online I thought it was tacky, but in person it's actually pretty nice. And if you don't like it you can always take it off. Underneath the wrap the phone has a nice silver deco going on.
Unfortunately, the phone is a tad on the heavy size but it's still smaller then the mpx220. It's also really comfortable to hold though so no complaints here. The screen on the 7270 is bright and clear and significantly bigger then my old 6230. However it?s not nearly as good as the mpx220's display but it's still pleasing on the eyes.
7270_narrowOne thing that I do miss is having the option of putting an external media card inside the phone for mp3s and other applications. If they had put room for external storage in the 7270, the 7270 would have been the ultimate phone for me. However the 7270 does have a decent 21mb amount of onboard memory. 21mb would be miniscule for a Windows Mobile device but for the 7270 it's totally adequate. I have several mp3 ring stones, pictures, small video clips and tons of java games which are lots of fun to play yet take up very little space. I've noticed that there are more games available for the 7270, and that its generally cheaper to get games for the nokia 7270 then for the mpx220. Of course when it comes to pda-like applications the 7270 can't stand a chance against the mpx220. However, the basic apps, like the calculator, alarm, etc, that it does come with- it does very well. Another gripe I had with the mpx220 was the alarm function. It was never loud enough and it was a pain to access as it was buried in the menu system. The 7270's alarm is easily accessible, rings loudly, and has a snooze function.
The 7270 is more advanced then the mpx220 in unexpected ways as well. It supports edge and Push To Talk. It?s really a shame that my provider, T-mobile in the U.S. currently doesn't support either of these. Also, the 7270 has a build in FM radio that can be listened to via a headset. This is something else that the mpx220 doesn?t have.
Another issue that might scare people away from the 7270 is that it lacks Bluetooth. For me ithis isn't an issue because I rarely use Bluetooth and I don?t believe in Bluetooth headsets. the 7270 does come with infrared built in, but I don?t have infrared on my laptop or anywhere else so I had no way of getting new games, ring tones and files off and onto my phone. First I tried signing up for wap/internet access with my cellular provider and then I searched for ringtones and game sites via the 7270?s browser but it was frustrating in lots of ways. However the 7270 does render Wap & HTML sites pretty decently and speedily. Eventually I broke down and purchased a Nokia data cable to connect the 7270 to the computer. It took longer then expected to set the phone up on my computer because of driver issues, but once I got it connected, Nokia's pc suite was a breeze to use for installing my new games and ring tones.
Another awesome thing about the 7270 is that it came with a nice assortment of accessories. It came with 2 cloth covers, a hand pouch and a really good ?fashion? headset.
And about the battery life - The 7270 has just about an average battery life but it?s still a lot better then the mpx?s poor battery life.
Overall, I?ve had the 7270 for 2 weeks now and I love it. However, I have to put a disclaimer up ? part of the reason that I?m so satisfied with the 7270, even with its lack of pda-like functionality, is because I also have an I-mate jam. Because I have the I-mate jam to surf the web, check my email, and do an assortment of other things, I didn?t really need the mpx220 nor did I end up missing it's resources. And even though this is my first ?fashion? phone, I actually think it's classy-looking so I?m not afraid to admit that I own a ?fashion? phone. Oh and as far as a ?chick? phone I?d say this is definitely one of them, my girlfriend?s love it!
Taken from www.chipchick.com
