The Nokia 7210 is a

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handset by

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, announced on 12 March 2002. The product succeeded the

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as the company's style and fashionable handset offering. It was Nokia's first phone aimed at the mainstream market to feature a colour display, and it was their first to be built on their all new

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software platform enabled with J2ME (Java). The device features text and picture messaging, WAP browser, Stereo FM radio, Polyphonic ringtones, two preinstalled games and a 1.5", 128x128 pixel, 4,096 color display. It was the first Nokia phone for the mass market with both a colour display and polyphonic ringtones (the latter had also appeared on

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). Nokia 7210 was succeeded by Nokia 7250.

Features

Standard features for Nokia handsets at the time, the 7210 came with a speakerphone, mute, call conferencing, e-mail support, 300-name phone book, to-do list, calendar, calculator, currency converter, stopwatch, and an alarm clock. Nokia's PC Suite software for the 7210 allowed for wireless syncing of phone book, calendar, and to-do list via IR or an optional USB connectivity kit. The 7210 featured an all-new front cover design, with a unique keypad layout incorporating a 4-way scroll button. The phone came in a choice of colours, with changeable Xpress-on covers available. Eight colour schemes are available along with the ability to download images to save as wallpaper to add even more personalization. The Nokia 6610 was essentially the same phone feature-wise, but with a more conservative design aimed at business users, while the 7210 was aimed at fashion-conscious users.

Entertainment

The 7210 came installed with two games; Triple Pop and Bounce. Downloadable ring tones and images were available, until the limit of the phone's 725KB of memory was reached in addition to the 32 tones (plus vibrate) and 10 picture messages already on board. The phone was also

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compatible, meaning games and applications could be downloaded via GPRS. The 7210 had a built-in FM radio and also included in the box was an earboom headset. An alternative two-bud-style stereo version was available.

Release problems

The phone was not released until the fourth quarter of 2002. In the UK, operator O2 put the 7210 release on hold due to software issues in the handset while

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withdrew sales in December 2002 because of "continued instability" in the software of the handsets. It said it aimed to relaunch the handset in January 2003 if the problems were fixed.https://www.theregister.com/2002/12/13/tmobile_withdraws_nokia/

References

External links

* http://www.nokia.com/gb-en/support/product-archive/?action=productArchive&tid=1583274&searchTerm=Nokia+7210 {{Nokia phones Nokia smartphones Mobile phones introduced in 2002 Mobile phones with infrared transmitter Series 40 devices