Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #15008 in Cell Phone Accessories
• Color: Bronze
• Brand: Nokia
• Model: 7510
• Released on: 2008-09-29

Features

• Flip phone with three colorful interchangeable faceplates and hidden front display that shines brightly through the cover when activated
• Compatible with T-Mobile's MyFaves service--unlimited calling to your five most called contacts
• 2-megapixel camera/camcorder; Bluetooth for handsfree devices and stereo music; MicroSD expansion up to 8 GB; digital audio player and FM radio
• Up to 3 hours of talk time, up to 288 hours (12 days) of standby time
• What's in the Box: handset, battery, charger, wired stereo handsfree headset, 3 faceplates (red, green, brown), user manual

Amazon.com Product Description
Boasting an iconic fold design with a push-to-open side key, the Nokia 7510 for T-Mobile lets you mix up the phone's color depending on your mood with three included exchangeable Xpress-on colors--fatal red, emerald green, and espresso brown. It comes with a digital music player and MicroSD memory expansion to 8 GB, as well as an integrated FM radio. It will also keep you connected to your closest friends and family members with T-Mobiles myFaves. Other features include a 2-megapixel camera/camcorder, Bluetooth for handsfree communication and stereo music streaming, access to personal email, SyncML synchronization with your PC, and up to 3 hours of talk time.

T-Mobile Service
The Nokia 7510 operates on GSM 850/900/1800/1900 networks and can handle high-speed data connectivity via T-Mobile's EDGE network (which stands for "Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution"). This high-speed, mobile data and Internet access technology is fast enough to support a wide range of advanced data services (with average data speeds between 75-135Kbps), including video and music clips, full picture and video messaging, high-speed color Internet access, and email on the go.

It's compatible with T-Mobile's myFaves service, which allows you to call up to five of your most common contacts--on any network, even landlines--without using any of your minutes. Learn more about myFaves from T-Mobile.

Download cool new games, HiFi Ringers (real songs by today's hottest artists), MegaTones (instrumental versions of songs), and wallpapers quickly, as well as stay connected via the Web, instant messaging, and email.

Phone Features
In addition to the 7510's interchangeable faceplates, the phone also features magical light effects that shine through the cover (and provide info such as current time). The phone has a 2.2-inch internal LCD screen with a 240 x 320-pixel resolution and an amazing 16.7 million color depth--perfect for reviewing your photos, and it's paired with a standard alpha-numeric keypad with chiclet-style buttons. The top of the phone's flip also includes the camera lens, with integrated LED flash.

The Nokia 7510 with fatal red faceplate--it also includes emerald green, and espresso brown faceplates that you can change when the mood strikes you.

The phone's 27 MB of internal memory can be expanded via optional MicroSD memory cards (up to 8 GB in size). The internal phonebook can store up to 2,000 contact entries, each with multiple numbers per contact and support for caller groups and photo/ringer ID.

The 2-megapixel camera can capture images up to 1600 x 1200 pixels--great for printing 8 x 10-inch photos--and it features a smooth 4x digital zoom and integrated LED flash. It also includes Nokia's proprietary processing algorithm (NIPS) for better pictures in challenging lighting conditions. In addition to still photos, it also capture video clips in QCIF resolution (176 x 144 pixels) at 15 frames per second (fps). The phone is compatible with video streaming and MPEG-4 playback.

Handsfree communication is easy thanks to the integrated speakerphone. This phone also provides Bluetooth wireless connectivity (version 2.0), and includes profiles for communication headset, handsfree car kits, and file transfer. With the A2DP Bluetooth profile, you can stream your music to a pair of compatible Bluetooth stereo headphones. You can connect your laptop (either via Bluetooth or wired USB) and enjoy dial-up networking--surf the Internet, send email, and access files from a server.

The Nokia 7510 offers a full range of email, text, and multimedia messaging options. It includes support for IMAP4, POP3, and SMTP email. In addition to SMS text and MMS multimedia messaging, this phone incorporates Nokia Xpress audio messaging, which allows you to personalize messages in a spontaneous and creative way. By using a specially designed menu, an audio message can be recorded and sent with only a few clicks of a button. Xpress audio messages can be sent to all MMS-enabled GSM handsets, and can also be shared with multiple recipients.

Other features include:

• Organic desktop (adapts to your behavior over time)
• Music player supporting MP3/MP4/AAC/ACC+/eAAC+/WMA/RealAudio
• FM stereo radio with RDS (Radio Data System)
• Integrated handsfree speaker
• Voice commands and recording
• Organizer with calendar, to-do list, and notes
• Offline mode for flights and demo
• Built-in SyncML offers an easy way to sync your phone and PC's contact list and calendar via USB or Bluetooth
• Java MIDP 2.0 games and applications; Adobe Flash Lite 2.0
• 2.5mm AV connector

Vital Statistics
The Nokia 7510 weighs 4.4 ounces and measures 1.8 x 3.6 x 0.7 inches. Its 870 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 3 hours of talk time, and up to 288 hours (12 days) of standby time. It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies.

Customer Reviews

Wow
I've owned cell phones since they first arrived on the market. In fact, my very first cell phone was a Nokia. This might be the best phone I've ever owned. It might be a little "industrial" for some folks; I love that about it. Sturdy and feels like quality. If you are looking for a sleek, slim, light-as-a-feather phone, you probably will not like this one. If you want a phone like feels like it might work as a weapon, and has some awesome features for the price, this is for you!!

I was a die-hard Blackberry fan for years but the BB plans just got too expensive for me (sudden change in financial situation).

Features I like the most: The interface on this phone is awesome, and you have several ways to customize that. I like the overall size of the phone. It has an FM radio....I've been wanting that on a phone forever! It takes a micro SD card. It syncs with my laptop just like a Blackberry, using Nokia PC Suite (free download) so I can use Outlook with it. It has Wi-fi, and switches phone usage back and forth from air to wi-fi depending on what is available!! How cool is that?? It has Bluetooth, 2 megapixel camera, takes video....both of which I have yet to explore much. The media player has awesome sound just through the phone speaker!!

I wasn't expecting much from email after owning a BBerry, but this is fine for me. Setup was non-existant. Somehow it set up itself. I had trouble finding the speakerphone feature; To use the speakerphone while on an active call, press the Right Soft key to select Loudspeaker.

I have only owned this phone for a day, but I put it through it's paces pretty well so far. Amazon has it on sale right now with a T-mobile plan for free, plus you get a $50 rebate back!! They pay you to take it!! For that kind of money, this is an awesome phone.

It does not come with a needed micro-usb (not mini-usb) cable for syncing with a PC. That is about the only thing I don't like about this phone.

Cheers

Great Phone
I purchased this phone about a month and a half ago, to replace a Nokia 6263 that actually still worked very well for me, but I just wanted to try the Wifi features on this phone.

I must say that overall I am very pleased with the phone, but the wifi is not as strong as I had hoped it would be. Sometimes it has trouble connecting in areas I know a decent signal is present (like on my college campus), and unfortunately, the wifi DRAINS the battery. If I have the wifi turned on, my battery will barely last a day before it's completely dead, sometimes not even that long. If I keep the wifi shut off, the battery life almost triples. I am fortunate that I live in an area where the wifi is not a necessary feature to use the phone in my home, so I keep it turned off most of the time, though I sometimes turn it on if I am trying to use the phone inside my college campus building, which seems to kill cell phone signals for some reason (have 4 bars outside the building).

Even with the wifi feature turned off, this phone does get very good service in all of the places my 6263 did, and I rarely have a serious issue with dead spots other than when I am in some rather rural areas where no service has yet penetrated the airways, or inside most of my college campus' buildings which seem to block the T-Mobile signal (again 4 bars immediately outside the building).

The phone I received came with a 2.5 mm stereo headset, which have adequate sound quality, but I don't like that the left ear wire is about 1/3 the length of the wire for the right, which can cause issues wearing the headset. I would imagine that like the nokia 6263, you could get an adapter and just use a regular set of headphones, but I have not tried this yet. The phone does have a media player built in, but it is not as easy to access on this phone as it is on some of Nokia's other phones (think 5300 series or the 6263). But it does play nicely. I have a 4 GB memory card in the phone and it has no trouble reading or accessing anything on the card. This phone can use your MP3 files as ringtones either off of the Micro SD card, or stored in the phone itself, though I do suggest using an Micro SD card since internal memory on the phone is somewhat limited (it's less than the 30 MB that came on the 6263, but I don't remember the exact amount). The main reason I have not tried to use a regular headphone on this handset is because I mainly use my headset when I am listening to the music player, and there are no external music buttons on the phone, so you have to flip the phone open to skip songs. The headset that comes with the phone has a single button on it that allows you to do this without opening the phone, and this also lets you answer and hang up incoming calls, something that you would also be unable to do with a standard wired handset.

I also own a stereo bluetooth and it works very well with this phone, and I would say that is probably the best option if you plan to use the music player on this phone, since (at least my bluetooth) can control the media player from it, without handling the phone, and you can make and receive calls using only it.

This review was much longer than I intended it to be, but I wanted to be fair and honest in my evaluation. This phone is actually better than I thought it would be initially, and I enjoy using it, and despite the wifi shortcomings, it is a great phone, and in all honesty, the wifi shortcomings aren't that bad, I just keep that feature turned off unless I am in an area where it is needed.

3.5 stars
I gave this 3.5 stars because changing the phone covers can be a drag! I had to go to T-Mobile foe help. I don't any longer have problems with the back cover, but had the toughest time being ginger with the front cover in order to not break the top part of the phone. Then, when trying to put on a new cover, it would not go on all the way, so have to tape it a bit to keep it down. Then, one of the "tooth" on the front cover broke. So, I just been not having a front cover on my phone for a couple months now. I have been having this phone since March '09.

Also, sometimes the video clips are not the greatest. It does not come out too hot as far as the graphics go. But sometimes it comes out not too bad. And you only get 53 seconds worth of recording time.

Now, on to the good points. I don't use Wi-Fi, so I have no opinion either way. As for the camera part, it's not too bad. For the most part it is sweet. You don't have to stop at color photos. But you can use sepia, grayscale ( B&W), false colors,solarized, and negatives. It comes with 3 flash options, or simply don't use the flash. Depends on where you are at, sometimes it can take awesome after dark photos, even in grayscale. Say, if you are around some kind of street light, or the right kind of light coming from buildings, or something. It will make you ditch your film camera, and it does come with zooming, so, unlike regular film cameras, you don't have to get closer or farther necessary. You can zoom in or zoom out. But the zoom is not an option if you choose to take a "standard photo". And you can PRINT the photos like you would any digital camera. To those who are NEW to digital cameras ( and I was when I got this phone), do beware it take so many seconds to minutes before you see how accuarate the photo came out. It will look grainy at first...And also know that the picture WILL shift some as it is saving....You will LOOOOVE the viewfinder, but do know taking photos out on a sunny day can be rather difficult because it's hard to see in the viewfinder in the sunshine, and my eyes are pretty good vision wise. There is an option to rotate the photos.

The radio is awesome for the FM ( but, shoot, AM is not best of quality regardless of where you at and even at an in-home big stereo...) but you NEED headphones for the phone because the wires act as an atennae. And simply won't play without one. But the phone DOES come with headphones, so that's cool.

It comes with more than one profiles for if you want to set the ringer to OUTDOOR, NORMAL, SILENT, and also has a setting for if you are on flight. The COOLEST thing to me about selecting a ringtone is that one of the alert tones is a doorbell!

It does come with stopwatch if you desire that feature. It also comes with sending post cards, but you can only send post cards to those whose phones can receive them. I have not tried to send one, so I don't know how that feature works out as to what it looks like when you send them and stuff.

The voice recorder is awesome! You get two hours worth of recording time per clip, but you may not want to use that much time without making sure you got enough memory.

Oh, a word of knowledge: If you get this phone, and it blanks out on you, chances are it means your memory card is too full, and to delete or get a new one.

Sorry if I wrote too much, but want to do my share of informing here for those who like a thorough review before getting something, if they want a detailed reason on why something is good or not. Thank you to those who read this! :)