The most unusual looking phones to be released by Nokia are the new Nokia 7500 and Nokia 7900 Prism collection, these handsets hide a wealth of technology and features below their futuristic casings and are both now released in the UK. The Nokia 7500 Prism has now been launched on Orange, Vodafone and more recently Pay As You Go and SIM Free whilst the Nokia 7900 Prism is currently only available on O2. Nokia 7500 Review:
A fashion phone with a difference, the Nokia 7500 Prism certainly stands out with its unique geometrical design.
The keypad is made up what can only be described as 3D triangular keys whilst the 240 x 320 16M TFT colour screen display gives a definite advantage when texting, emailing and online browsing.
The Nokia 7500 Prism is a Tri Band GSM handset with GPRS support and EDGE technology, for faster data transfers and downloads.
Multimedia features available include a 2.0 mega pixel camera equipped with 8xdigital zoom and built-in flash, video capture & playback, Music Player with support for MP3, AAC and eAAC+ audio file formats and Stereo FM Radio.
Memory expansion using microSD card included in the package, will enable storage capacity to be increased from the standard 30MB to 512MB, with further expansion of upto 2GB possible.
The Nokia 7500 which falls into the 'Fashion Phone' category of handsets, is available in Black and White.
Synchronise files with your PC via a USB connection, share DVD quality images and files with friends and family via Bluetooth wireless or simply share by sending photos via SMS with your own added text and sound.
With its high quality features and futuristic appearance, the Nokia 7500 Prism is likely to set a precedence for a new generation of fashion phones. Nokia 7900 Review: The Nokia 7500 and Nokia 7900 form part of a new collection of 'Prism' fashion hanndsets from Nokia.
Featuring the same unique design of the Nokia 7500 diamond-cut with 3D illuminated keys with 50 different shades, the Nokia 7900 has been completed with a black front and black anodised aluminium back covering.
Some other unique features of the Nokia 7900 Prism are the display lighting on the OLED screen that supports 16million colours, low on battery, signal strength or loss of daylight and the display colours change to signify the changes in conditions.
And if you miss a call or incoming messages, there are lights for this too.
A 3G version of the Nokia 7500, the Nokia 7900 likewise is equipped with a 2.0 mega pixel camera and high quality video recording capabilites and built-in flash but offers a boosted 1GB internal memory which has its added advantages when it comes to storing music tracks to play through the MP3 Player and essential for retaining images, video and other crucial files.
If you want to catch up on the latest score of the football game or news headlines, simply tune into the onboard FM Radio which will keep you solidly up to date.
Other standard features include GSM/GPRS/EDGE, Bluetooth 2.0, microUSB, web browser, email access, built-in handsfree and downloadable games, the list just goes on.
Some may say that the Nokia 7900 is strange looking slightly odd handset and some may say that its stunning in every way, but one thing is for sure its unique in its intriguing bold design and intelligent in its capacity as a mobile phone.
Two great mobile phones offering excellent new design ideas and the latest technology, the Nokia 7500 and Nokia 7900 Prism phones have set their own path through the mobile journey.