Nokia 7900 review

Nokia 7900 Prism handset has been announced in August 2007, but has been made available later than the first model of the series (Nokia 7500), in November 2007. The phone can be purchased for about 550 USD, but that may vary greatly depending on the location. At first glance, Nokia 7900 Prism looks very odd, especially if you're only looking at its picture and don't have it in your hands. Its keypad may seem very hard to use for texting because the keys have a triangular form and have little space in between. I was very skeptical before actually receiving the handset for review.

My opinion has been turned 180 degrees the moment I managed to keep the phone in my hand. If you by any chance had the opportunity to own or use the 7500 model, then you will be surprised to find that Nokia 7900 looks much better. The plastic used doesn't give you the impression of cheap because it's glossy and very well polished. The candy-bar form has been cut straight upward, while the base of the phone kept the same style as its predecessor (Nokia 7500). The black version of the handset looks more like a chocolate bar and that can't be wrong, but I understand that Nokia intends to launch a brown color version also.

Knowing that Nokia 7900 includes more advanced features than its 7500 brother, I thought it will obviously be bigger and bulkier. I was partly wrong because while Nokia 7900 is bigger (112 x 45 mm), it is surprisingly slimmer than the 7500 model with only 11.3 mm rather than 14 mm. Anyway it seems that the 3G technology included also made the 7900 Prism handset heavier (101 grams including battery rather than 83 grams).