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Reviewer: Dida - Slovakia
Date: 19th Feb 2010

I've had this phone for 1 & a half years & I love it! It has perfect design, really glamourous. I haven't had any problems with it, but I have to charge the new batery every 2 to 3 days.

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Reviewer: Steve Lynam - Ireland
Date: 20th Dec 2008

I have had this phone for 3 months & it's a good phone. I have not experienced any of the freezing problems that others have, the battery is a total pain to remove & the camera is rubbish, but I didn't get it for the camera, it's the best looking phone out there & if you buy it make sure & check which firmware its running by pressing STAR HASH 0000 followed by HASH it should be 04.84 this can be updated by plugging in to PC & downloading from Nokia, cool phone. Steve.

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Reviewer: Tasha - UK
Date: 6th Nov 2008

I am so pleased I found the reviews on this site & the complaints are the same as mine. I thought I was crazy, the longer I've had this phone but the reason why I am on this site is because I am looking for reviews on a new phone because I am sick of this one!

I have had exactly the same problems as the previous guy with the battery not being able to be released easily, the phone switching itself off whenever it feels like it, etc, but the reception of the phone. Whenever you want to send an important text or need to call someone urgently, don't bother with this phone. The reception cuts out whenever it feels like it & then it takes an age to come back again! I have had issues with the keypad where the lights don't all go out. I have had problems charging the phone. When people call me they can't hear me very well. The list is endless.

As I say, I thought it was just a problem with my phone, but I took it into a shop to be repaired & the manager asked me why I had bought the phone, because it was so rubbish & this was a manager of the store for my network! I was shocked he had said it but more disgusted that my network sell a phone that is so unbelievably useless! Long story short, I am looking for a replacement, I have a year left on my contract (I bought an 18 month contract) & I cannot stand to use this phone any more. DO NOT BUY IT.

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Reviewer: James - UK
Date: 8th Oct 2008

BRILLIANT phone, I would recommend it to everyone!

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Reviewer: Cyrus - Nairobi, Kenya
Date: 26th Jul 2008

Not having GPS support for a phone this expensive is awful, what's Nokia up to?

Like other reviewers this is an immense disappointment, Nokia is riding on its success & failing to care.

Recently upgraded from my Samsung 820 to this phone, instantly fell in love with the look/style of the phone & the fact you can change the colour that the keypad displays!

This has got to be the worst Phone I have ever had & here's why.

- the phone battery is near impossible to release, there is no grove, button, release. Nothing, I am having to slide a knife or a needle under the battery & flick it out every time I need to get at it which is often.

- We all know that any mobile has the tendency to freeze & lock when you have been over using it all day long etc, well this phone just freezes & turns off whenever it feels like it, I wake up most mornings to it having turned itself off which for me is absolutely no good when my line of business requires me to be on standby & contactable. When it freezes you can't turn it off & back on, you have to release the battery & put it back on. Wouldn't be as bad if when it freezes you could actually get the battery out! Right now it is dead as a doodle not funny.

- the charger works on & off, when it decided not to work the charger just makes a high pitched buzzing noise. The charger has also been changed to a USB style insert, wish Nokia would stick to one style of charger!

- There are 3 menu options stated in the handbook that are missing. Sleep mode, screensaver & power save. How could Nokia of all manufacturers have slept on the job, I hope you can guide me if I am wrong!

- the phone has sharp edges which scratch your cheek or ear when answering a call, not ideal in any sense!

- the skin on the phone dials easily lifts off & boy it is scratchy & annoying.

I have never written a phone review, my opinion has always been that as with everything electronic, phones are likely to have odd faults, but this is so ridiculously bad I felt I had to review it. I just wasted my money on this useless phone. I have spent hours with the Nokia dealer & getting nowhere. Please watch the glitches & correct them, beauty is only skin deep!

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Reviewer: Sarina - Paris, France
Date: 5th Jul 2008

I've got this phone as a present from my boyfriend, therefore there is a chance I will be a little bit bias in my review! However, I am in love with this phone. The looks are great, it's so slim, fancy, simple & elegant. I think it's for people who has a sense in style, but don't like to show off! The features are very easy to use, there is couple that miss, but one can certainly live with it. My favourite thing about this phone is the colours, it is very cheerful!

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Reviewer: Hosseinitalia - Tehran, Iran
Date: 15th Jun 2008

Nice Mobile.

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Reviewer: George Smith - London, UK
Date: 2nd Jun 2008

Great looking phone, nice & slim great for using when you are going out as its not bulky. Unfortunately.

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Reviewer: Bogdan - Poltava, Ukraine
Date: 23rd Mar 2008

Very beautiful! Really fancy & stylish.

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Reviewer: Meg - UK
Date: 3rd Feb 2008

Quite a nice looking phone buy this phone if you want to turn heads & just use it so you can look nice but if you actually want to use it don't buy it because my friend has got one & when I was playing with it, it froze I thought I broke it but she said it always happens! & then the battery died! So I am not going to buy this phone.

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Reviewer: Disappointed - UK
Date: 31st Jan 2008

Great design & features. But on the second day after I got it, it started freezing after a missed call or a text. & every time this happens I have to take the battery out & that is no easy job either. Battery life is also a bit erratic, it shows half full & phone would switch off at an incoming call. It is so disappointing as I received the phone as a Christmas present after I've had my 6111 for two years. I have sent it for a warranty repair & am back to using the 6111. I do hope they fix the problem as I really love the phone.

Don't buy it, as no matter how eye catching the phone is, if you can't rely on its usability & battery it makes no sense to own it.

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Reviewer: Loz - London, UK
Date: 29th Jan 2008

Slowly getting used to the phone, but like so many other people I am finding that the battery life awful. It's nowhere near the 300 hours standby time that it promises. I am lucky to get 72 hours standby time. I can't say that I have any problems with freezing. The triangle buttons can sometime be a pain, I find I hit two buttons at once or the wrong button. That seems to be getting easier however the more I use it.

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Reviewer: Clemmie - UK
Date: 18th Jan 2008

Agreed, I only got it 3 days ago & it suddenly stopped working & was only transmitting purple flashes. I will have to return it. It looks good but seems to be a bit of a disappointment.

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Reviewer: Sue - Inverness, UK
Date: 13th Jan 2008

Further to my previous review, I have had to give up on this phone & return it to 02 as I have to charge it up TWICE a day which is ridiculous as I have only used it for one 17 minute call.

Also, I don't like the uncomfortable, squared off top line which makes it difficult to slide into my pocket, having to turn it round & use the rounded off bottom end to get it into my pocket.

This is such a shame but looks aren't everything & this 7900 Prism is not a patch on my excellent 6300 which does everything I ask of it without any trouble at all.

In 11 years, this is the first Nokia with which I have had any trouble at all & have ever returned.

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Reviewer: Dave - Czech Republic
Date: 12th Jan 2008

Amazing phone with its own soul.

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Reviewer: Sue - Scotland, UK
Date: 11th Jan 2008

I've had this phone for about 3 days now. I really like it but am a little disappointed that it does not have the Converter function that my 6300 has. I use that function a lot to convert cookery measurements from Imperial to Metric & vice versa. However, I can still use that on my 6300 without the sim card being inserted, but what a faff to have to fiddle with two phones! However, that is my only complaint, so I am quite happy overall with the 7900 Prism.

Great looking phone. People have asked me what it is so that they can get one! One really good point is that via Bluetooth I was able to transfer all my Calendar notes from the 6300 to the 7900 with ease which saved me a lot of time by not having to enter all appointments manually. The natty little protective pouch that comes with it is a good idea.

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Reviewer: Belinda - Hampshire, UK
Date: 7th Jan 2008

Recently upgraded from my Nokia N73 to this phone, instantly fell in love with the look/style of the phone & the fact you can change the colour that the keypad displays!

3 weeks later I am on my 2nd version which is about to be sent back & I will be getting something else. This has got to be the worst Nokia I have ever had & here's why.

1 - the phone battery is near impossible to release, there is no grove, button, release. Nothing, I am having to slide a knife under the battery & flick it out everytime I need to get at it.

2 - We all know that any mobile has the tendency to freeze & lock when you have been over using it all day long etc, well this phone just freezes & turns off whenever it feels like it, I wake up most mornings to it having turned itself off which for me absolutely no good when my line of business requires me to be on standby & contactable. When it freezes you can't turn it off & back on, you have to release the battery & put it back on. Wouldn't be as bad if when it freezes you could actually get the battery out!

3 - the charger works on & off, when it decided not to work the charger just makes a high pitched buzzing noise. The charger has also been changed to a USB style insert, wish Nokia would stick to one style of charger!

4 - There are 3 menu options stated in the handbook that are missing. Sleep mode, screensaver & power save. These do not exist! Have emailed Nokia about it who refer me to 02, how refer me to Nokia & so on & so on.

5 - the phone has sharp edges which scratch your cheek/ear when answering a call, not ideal in any sense!

I have never written a phone review, my opinion has always been that as with everything electronical, phones are likely to have odd faults - but this is so ridiculously bad I felt I had to review it.

Good points.

The phone is a lovely design & has a good range of menus & some nice new features/options from Nokia & for a 2 mega pixel the camera is quite good & the flash is handy, but none of these features make up for the utterly awful battery release design (or lack of) & the constant freezing. Nokia clearly spent too much time concentrating on how it looks rather than testing how it functions.

My friend has also upgraded to this phone & like me is on her 2nd handset & is sending it back for something else!

Take this risk if you like but really, it isn't worth it!

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Reviewer: Sara - New York, US
Date: 30th Dec 2007

This is a really bad phone.

Design 15%. OK, so it looks OK on the Internet, right? But then you get it home & it stabs you when you answer calls due to its sharp edges. The buttons are ridiculously small, elves couldn't use them & quite frankly it's hideous.

Features 50%. Fine, nice, bland, etc. Does nothing out of the ordinary that should make it 250$.

Usability 35%. Well I never! It breaks down ALL the TIME & the battery life is appalling.

Don't BUY THIS rubbish phone! YOU WILL REGRET IT! Seriously.

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Reviewer: Michelle - Oxford, UK
Date: 23rd Dec 2007

Nice looking phone & easy to use. Doesn't have any fancy features as such but makes it up on appearance.

However, the battery life is rubbish & I keep getting caught out with it just dying on me even when it shows quite a bit of battery left. I also had a faulty charger which had to be exchanged.

It is not very comfortable on the ears as it has quite sharp edges.

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Reviewer: Jan - Manchetser, UK
Date: 22nd Dec 2007

Great looking phone but can't seem to do anything on it half of the features are not highlighted & can not find it on the web to download updates. But like the phone.

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Reviewer: Andrew - UK
Date: 19th Dec 2007

Really like the phone, had it for about 1 week now, shame I am returning it. It freezes in standby mode & won't get out of it. 3 times it's done this now. Plus the battery life is shocking. It'll last about a day & a half, & I don't use it to play games or browse the Internet. Shame because I still think it's so sweet to look at.

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Reviewer: John - England, UK
Date: 9th Dec 2007

Ugly phone with good features.

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Reviewer: Ahmadjon - Uzbekistan
Date: 9th Dec 2007

This phone is really nice.

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Reviewer: Walshy - UK
Date: 29th Nov 2007

You can't really review this phone without buying it, but it does look really good with some good features, given usability 50 because I don't actually have the phone. Although if you really like the look of the phone & its features, but put off by the price (around £250) then you are better off buying the Nokia 7500 prism, which is around £150 with a few less features but I'd rather pay £150 for the 7500 then pay £100 more for the 7900 with a few more features.

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Reviewer: Kimberley - London, UK
Date: 29th Nov 2007

I think the phone is great. Since I've had it, I've been getting people grovelling over it. It really is a phone made for a stylish person that appreciates the ergonomics.

The only thing I say is the next model should have radio & the ability to insert a memory card.

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Reviewer: Bla Bla - UK
Date: 28th Nov 2007

I don't like the black version but the white is positively fabulous looking. The side stripe is mint green. Much better than the black.

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Reviewer: Maxi - UK
Date: 27th Nov 2007

I think this phone looks great but I stupidly always go for a phone that looks good. Does this phones great looks match its features, music player & memory wise & what about the camera? I am on a 1.3 MP camera at the moment & its poor quality!

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Reviewer: Stuff - UK
Date: 25th Nov 2007

Well I am supposed to be getting it for Xmas, but my friends that tell me to get it so I not sure! I think it looks like at great phone & I am not sure whether to get it or not!

Is it a good phone or what! Can you add a memory card to it?

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Reviewer: Jan - Weymouth, UK
Date: 13th Nov 2007

Fashion phone it may be but I find the handset very user friendly & sleek. Sadly the camera lacks as I have come from a 3.5 megapixel Sony. My big gripe is (sad I know) that the display 49 promised colours AREN'T! No, not at all! Where is the red or the red or the RED! Did I mention my disappointment about the colours yet?

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Reviewer: Chinks - Qatar
Date: 5th Nov 2007

Disgusting phone.

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Reviewer: David - Indonesia
Date: 30th Oct 2007

What a weird looking phone. I tried my friend's & it actually has good feature. But the looks, it looks awesomely terrible!

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Reviewer: Fee - UK
Date: 16th Oct 2007

Love it, can change colour of lights depending on mood. Great upgrade from the Nokia 7373, very girly phone.

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Reviewer: Highlander2k7 - UK
Date: 14th Oct 2007

ABSALOUTLEY great PHONE don't KNOW WHAT I WOULD DO WITHOUT IT !

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Reviewer: MD - UK
Date: 27th Sep 2007

What a strange looking phone!



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