This is a bolt from the blue. A new Nokia smart phone, said to be the X7-00, has been pictured in a leaked video running Need for Speed.
Pictures and a video of the purported X7 were leaked on the Czech Modryzub forums (registration needed), first spotted by the Italian Nokia HD Blog. From the looks of the phone, it's running Symbian and shows evidence of a 4-inch screen and an 8-megapixel camera.
Crazily, the phone is supposed to have four speakers, which gives a clue as to its intended buyers: pathological public transport irritants. The forum tips the device to have a fixed battery, 450MB of storage (which is certain to be expandable) and 245MB of RAM.
It has the sharp styling you might expect from an X-series Nokia entertainment phone, and the power to run a game like Need for Speed Shift. Unfortunately Nokia moved quickly to have the YouTube video taken down, so we can't show you it in action.
The X7-00 follows the recently released C7 and we're expecting the E7 before Christmas. Considering how long we've been waiting for the latter, we're not holding our breath.
The hardware looks great, but then again so did the N8. As we've mentioned countless times, it's all about the Symbian software for us.
Good looks and durability are nothing without usability, and Nokia phones haven't measured up with the best in recent times. Although the Need for Speed demo does look impressive, we aren't holding out for any great improvement here.
But you can never count out the Finns, so we'll wait and see. What do you think of this new Nokia?
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Anonymous 26 November, 2010 17:45
Oh nokia, when are you going to give up the symbian gig? The hardware baring the RAM and internal memory is there but the software which is slowly becoming more and more redundant isn't.
J4M35 26 November, 2010 18:02
The specs look crap, and Symbian is awful. Nokia couldn't make a decent smartphone if their lives depended on it, idiots.
jagman9310 26 November, 2010 19:08
If Nokia are to regain any of the market that they have lost due to increasingly more competent rivals, they are going to have to ditch Symbian. While I have a 6700 classic that uses this system, I can't recommend it to anyone.
Anonymous 26 November, 2010 20:43
>>which gives a clue as to its intended buyers: pathological public transport irritants
ROFLMAO
I love the way you guys write about this stuff. Keep it up.
Anonymous 28 November, 2010 11:02
When will Nokia get it? Symbian OS is rubbish. I have just given up on my X6 solely due to the OS.The X6 is a nice piece of kit with a reasonable specification but so frustrating to use. The fact you can't seem to get it on a contract anymore so soon after it's release speaks volumes. My new HTC Desire on Android 2.2 is exactly what a smartphone should be, fast, feature packed and running a terrific OS.
Anonymous 29 November, 2010 07:10
My kilt's twisted round this morning.