Nokia 7100 Supernova

Type: RM-438

 

Evaluation in my collection: Great – 9.5/10

 

Life timer: 14h  |  Boxed: NO

Release Year: 2008  |  Release Price: ~100 GBP

About: The 7100 is a slider with a mechanism that thunks nicely and feels solid enough to remain reliable over time. The numberpad, revealed when the slide is up, comprises large-ish buttons with a no frills design. Each button is slightly raised in its centre making it easy to find and hit. With the slide closed this isn?t quite as small as I generally like slider phones to be. It is a bit tall at 98mm. However, its 48.4mm of width and 15mm of thickness are OK. With the slide opened the 7100 is 125mm tall and as for weight, it tips the scales at 103.5g.

The casing is made of plastic, which might not stand too many drops down the stairs or crunches in a bag. As for its colour scheme, the 7100 looks designed to appeal to a young and bling-friendly audience. The front fascia is mostly black with, in the case of my review sample, a flash of bright metallic pink sitting below the screen. The back of the casing is also pink. Nokia calls this colour ?jelly red? but it looks pink to me. You can also get it in a rather nice shade of blue as well as an almost all black guise with just a flash of blue round the navi button.

The colour splash is where you?ll find the two softkeys and Call and End keys, the latter doubling as the main on/off switch. The navi button is large and its frame is also sizeable. I?d say even those with really stubby fingers should be able to get around this handset fine.

Reviews when released: cNET

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Functional

YES

Made in

Release Year

Date of Manufacture

2009/04

Battery

Charger

Nokia Small

Boxed:

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N/A

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