Retro Evaluation ; Nokia E7 : Reviving Nokia’s Final Enterprise Cellphone in 2022.

Introduction

11 years in the past, the final enterprise oriented machine from Nokia , the E7 was launched. To many, that is the closest we might get our fingers on an analogous kind issue to the restricted ,and developer solely ,Nokia N950. The Nokia E7 mixed the very best that the Nokia needed to provide again then, by combining the Communicator collection with that of the extra fashionable Nokia N8.

Reviewing basic units all the time stirs up the reminiscence however wherever its potential, I would like to convey them again to life. What if this machine can by some means be introduced again to its glory days, serving as a companion or a weekend machine , permitting gentle searching, some gaming, binge watching YouTube and at the same time as a devoted GPS?

The Nokia E7

The design of Nokia E7 is primarily refined from the commercial designs of the Nokia N8. It’s slimmer too. The sliding show unveils the complete qwerty keyboard beneath which is its key differentiating issue. The beautiful 4 inch  AMOLED show with Nokia’s proprietary Clear Black Show know-how is complimented with a modest {hardware}, the 680MHz ARM 11 with 256 RAM and 16GB of non expandable reminiscence. Fortunately, the micro USB 2.0 helps USB On-The-Go characteristic, so there may be room for enlargement. Couple this with a usb dongle, a pendrive and apps like Core Participant, you may watch motion pictures albeit at a decrease high quality codecs.

As that is primarily a enterprise oriented machine, the digicam is a set focus 8MP sensor which isn’t any good for shut up photographs. It aports a HDMI port that was a rarity again within the days which permits a 720p TV-Out , so you may share contents on an enormous display screen. And my private favourite is the Ovi Maps which made them stand out by providing full navigation.

The Nokia E7 Re-Delivery

Judging by the development as of late, there space solely a few manufactures producing fashionable smartphones with a mechanical qwerty keyboard. Sadly, these are laborious to get by and the asking worth is skewed towards the upper aspect, with questionable help particularly in the event you determine to gray import them.

However , the present Nokia E7 is extra accessible and you might nonetheless make use nearly all of its important capabilities.

Normally, there are 2 methods of doing this. One is less complicated than the opposite.

Within the first occasion, the tactic is the similar as I’ve shared earlier on the way to revive the Nokia N8 with related {hardware} and software program.

The second methodology is barely extra technical and it was my first expertise doing so however the total studying curve isn’t as steep as I initially thought. Nonetheless, to do that , there are a number of pre requisites.

This methodology consists of flashing the machine with a customized firmware, and my selection is the Delight CFW which gives plenty of enchancment underneath the hood.

 Firstly, a Symbian Belle machine with a working usb is required.The Phoneix software program that’s required for the flashing half solely works properly with Home windows 7. It doesn’t play properly with Home windows 11 and Home windows 10 even with the compatibility adjusted.

So, with that stated, the important step right here is to have a Home windows 7 PC. If you happen to don’t have one, the following choice is to run Home windows 7 nearly utilizing apps like VM Ware . Additionally, you will require a Home windows 7 iso file which you will discover by way of google.

Upon getting Home windows 7 arrange and working nearly,the following step is to put in the Phoneix software program. Additionally it is useful to put in the Nokia PC suite because the machine must be related within the PC suite mode for it to be acknowledged. Do remember the fact that Phoenix software program shall be  flagged containing virus so if you’re nervous , don’t proceed.

The detailed steps on downloading respective CFW to your machine might be learn right here, within the unique web site that hosts it. I’ll suggest studying it utterly to know the method, which is relatively straight ahead.

http://ovi.h1n.ru/delight/

As soon as respective recordsdata have been deployed to the stated folder, the flashing process is kind of easy and in lower than 20 min, you’ve a model new machine.

The Delight firmware brings plenty of enchancment and updates underneath the hood which are noticeable. The machine is quicker than earlier than, apps installs a lot simpler, searching expertise is best , and a few minor enchancment within the digicam division. You possibly can have a learn on all the advance within the web site above.

With that performed, you may merely head over to the brand new sis retailer and tienda maps websites to finish the machine expertise. I might suggest the Opera Cellular browser for higher expertise. Proceed to put in Jtube consumer from sistore and as soon as that’s performed, change the playback choices within the settings to play by way of browser to get pleasure from YouTube.

http://tienda-sistore.com/

http://maps.tienda-sistore.com/

You possibly can catch the identical right here and additionally see the GPS, different app retailer and YouTube in motion.

My earlier video on the Nokia N8 is right here

If you happen to discover the video useful, do hit the like button so it’ll present up underneath YouTube suggestion for different Nokia followers elsewhere.

Conclusion

The above strategies of using Symbian machine properly previous its glory isn’t new and it has been round for years.  This text is supposed for individuals who aren’t aware of the steps or needs a reference earlier than embarking on this journey.

For me, the entire expertise has been enlightening to say the least. I’ve realized loads  alongside the best way and humbled on the similar time seeing many Symbian fanatic working laborious independently to maintain their units alive.

You probably have a spare machine, do do that out as a lot of the internet hosting servers wouldn’t be up eternally.

I hope you loved this video as a lot as I did making them, when you’ve got additional queries, do hit me up at twitter the place I’m extra accessible.https://twitter.com/theoriginal086

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Until then , take care.