LG Optimus X2 Vs Nokia C7

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By Phil Barker on December 20,

2010 at 00:00,

Earlier this week, we compared the Nokia N8 with the LG Optimus X2. Although the LG stacked up well, we think the Nokia N8's little brother – the Nokia C7 – is a better rival in many ways. To find out why, join us after the break...

Camera.

The camera is the biggest area that the Nokia N8 strides ahead of the LG Optimus X2. The Nokia C7 is a more natural rival, offering a similar 8-Megapixel camera to the LG Optimus X2.

Memory

The mid-range Nokia C7 also matches the LG Optimus X2 when it comes to storage space. Both the Nokia C7 and the LG Optimus X2 offer 8GB of integrated storage, with both offering more via microSD cards.

Nokia N8 Vs LG Optimus X2

Build quality and design

Although the LG Optimus X2 looks good, the square styling looks old and out of date when compared to the smooth design of the Nokia C7. The stainless steel highlights on the Nokia C7 also add a premium feel. That said, both devices are ultra thin, and promise to fit into pockets easily.

Screen

Picking the best screen depends entirely what sort of user you are. If you want a small and easy to carry smartphone, the Nokia C7 – with its 3.5-inch screen – is surely the better choice. The LG Optimus X2 is a lot larger, at 4 inches, and we'd be tempted to opt for the Nokia E7, complete with a full QWERTY keypad, if we were in need of a bigger device.

Graphics and processing

Just like the Nokia N8, the Nokia C7 boasts a dedicated graphics chip, and it's not just for 3D gaming. The GPU also handles the more intensive parts of the Symbian ^3 OS, helping it to react quickly and smoothly. The LG Optimus X2 may feature a dual-core processor, but we doubt everyday performance will prove much different to the Nokia N8.

Features

You'll also get some pretty neat features on the Nokia N8, that don't make an appearance on the LG Optimus X2 – such as the FM transmitter for playing back your favourite songs over the car radio. Nokia has also integrated Bluetooth 3.0 into the Nokia C7.

Tags: C7 LG LG Optimus X2 Nokia Nokia C7 Symbian ^3

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http://molbal.co.cc molbal

Nokia wins :D
Furry

lol
Honestly, you think the C7 can beat what will be the worlds most powerful and advanced smartphone ?
You guys need to get out more and try other phones.
Dan

You can tell this site is for fanboys. How on earth can you be comparing a phone that you haven’t even used yet (protip: X2 still hasn’t been released). It’s clear to see the LG craps all over the Nokia, under features you just mention Nokia ones without mentioning anything the LG offers. WTF…
De Wet

\"we doubt everyday performance will prove much different to the Nokia N8\". Interesting thing to say about a phone that is not even released yet.

Let me guess, we already decided and agreed that Nokia is always better, so there will obviously be some Nokia phone that matches the performance right?
Vanessa Deagan

Excellent job of being objective!! (<– I'm being sarcastic). Nokia is finished – it's a company that basked in its glory and became complacent. Nokia was responsible for making the mobile industry (let's be frank) boring and stagnant. Along came Apple which gave Nokia a left jab, right hook, and then finished off with an upper-cut. Then along comes Google which kicks Nokia in the head a couple of times while Nokia is down and dazed.

Nokia is finished, it just won't lay down and die yet. It's going to crawl along like some wounded animal waiting to be put out of its misery. RIP Nokia.
yacine

hey guys don’t worry about this article ….this website is a nokia fans community website!
i think that in some way the xpressmusic 5800 is way better than the iphone 4.specially
for the screen wich can be put way easily in my pocket cause the 5800 is smaller and definitly
better than iphone 4 wich lacks a resistive screen wich is always better in someway and has more
resolution and more pixels means less battery time and you certainely don’t want to have your phone
shut down 4 times a day hahahaha.so verdict what ever nokia you buy it will certainly be better than
what ever other phone ….that’s for sure.
Robert

Resistive screens are better than capacitive if your using hand writing reconistion (common in Asia).
And just putting Android on a phone dont make it good, the LG GT540 is a terrible phone, android inbult savnav program “Google Maps Navigation” is not as good as Ovi Maps 3, and Iphone only just got satnav at a resonable price with navfree (and that dont work without a phone signal)…..

There is not ANY phone out there that does everything for everyone, and possibly never will be but expect phones to advance quickly over the next few years…
PaulS22

NOKNOK

Who’s there?

Symbian,

Symbian who?

EXACTLY!!!!
john

You are comparing the lg optimus x2 which is one of the best phone ever released(dual core tegra 2 hdmi etc etc) with nokia c7.
ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS nokia makes the worse phone on the market the 8mpx camera dosent even record hd videos lack of screen quality (old amoled screen) weak cpu and gpu no dlna no app store (if it has 2-3 free aps it isnt a store) and symbion is a trash
ps: your review lacks of profesionalism and please get annother job have a nice fucking day
AdamJ

You can’t take anything this site says seriously, scroll to the bottom of this page click on the “about us” section and look at the opening paragraph :-

“We started NokNok in 2007, just two guys who are big fans of Nokia. We wanted to do a site all about Nokia handsets so we went to Nokia and asked for some help. They agreed to sponsor the site and now regularly help us out with new devices and access to interesting people at Nokia.”

That pretty much kills off all journalistic credibility in one shot. I’ll be amazed if my post is allowed to stay up.
Robert

Ref:John

The C7 can record 720p, since when was that not HD???

OVI store does not have an meny apps as Apple or Android. Though the only apps I miss when Im using nokia are a few from the Android store, not found (or seen ANYTHING) thats “apple only” that is a must have. (EG Google Sky Map).

When Im using my android phone the weak battery and poor satnav drive my nuts. Ok, its only a LG GT540 and its only Android 2.1 but still we have other Android devices and work and all of them have the same issues. I defy anyone to point to a phone thats not got flaws, it just depends on what you can live with and who your betting will be still be supporting their phone in 2 years time. (Something the Android manufacturers have been pretty poor at so far!
Jasper

What on gods earth kind of review is this?

The camera is the biggest area that the Nokia N8 strides ahead of the LG Optimus X2. The Nokia C7 is a more natural rival, offering a similar 8-Megapixel camera to the LG Optimus X2.

Strides ahead with a similar 8 mp camera? Strides ahead how exactly? A more natural rival? That makes no sense whatsoever. And with 360 x 640 screen res vs 800 x 480?

Although the LG Optimus X2 looks good, the square styling looks old and out of date when compared to the smooth design of the Nokia C7. The stainless steel highlights on the Nokia C7 also add a premium feel. That said, both devices are ultra thin, and promise to fit into pockets easily.

The LG has minimal styling, it looks a cracking phone and certainly not out of date by any means. The Nokia looks a great phone too, although with the amount of stainless steel it looks like someone has taken a peek too many into bathrooms.

Just like the Nokia N8, the Nokia C7 boasts a dedicated graphics chip, and it’s not just for 3D gaming. The GPU also handles the more intensive parts of the Symbian ^3 OS, helping it to react quickly and smoothly. The LG Optimus X2 may feature a dual-core processor, but we doubt everyday performance will prove much different to the Nokia N8.

Really? Nokia smartphones are renowned for lagging and crashing, Its only got 680MHz. That wouldnt even run any of the newer android 3D games. The LG is going to wipe the floor in terms of GPU CPU performance. Its got a bloody Tegra 2 chipset sat inside it. 1080p video recording. How is the Nokia not much different??

You’ll also get some pretty neat features on the Nokia N8, that don’t make an appearance on the LG Optimus X2 – such as the FM transmitter for playing back your favourite songs over the car radio. Nokia has also integrated Bluetooth 3.0 into the Nokia C7.

FM Transmitter? Nah thats so yesterday, android has internet radio now. No need for the headphone cable to act as an aerial. Good that Nokia has BT 3.0 though. A lot of people have upgraded.

So, Nokia fanboys, at least get things straight.

PS a) I fecking hate LG mobiles and b) dont have an Android phone (iPhone)
Mike

Wow, this isn’t a biased review at all. I really don’t understand why people are fans of brands. A product, sure, but when a better one comes along why revel in ignorance? And the whole prospect of making a website to be a fan of Nokia is laughable.

You appear to have too much time and not enough common sense.
Greg

“Just like the Nokia N8, the Nokia C7 boasts a dedicated graphics chip, and it’s not just for 3D gaming. The GPU also handles the more intensive parts of the Symbian ^3 OS, helping it to react quickly and smoothly. The LG Optimus X2 may feature a dual-core processor, but we doubt everyday performance will prove much different to the Nokia N8.”

Tegra 2 has 8 core GPU built in, which not only used for gaming, it also used to accelerate the Android UI and things like jpeg files loading. Also does have ISP which is used to process data from camera sensors directly.

You don’t even know what actually effects the the everyday performance, don’t you?

Go do your homework…
Photographer

Well…say anything you want about Symbian, but theres NO denying that N8 has the mobile industrys first and only REAL camera in it. Its not about megapixels either, its because its massive sensor(bigger than my high end Canon pocket camera)!!! N8 is at the very least ok modern smart phone, excellent media player, plays all this gen phone games well, but its also really good camera. Its so good, that it replaces almost any non-slr camera…and even those who, like me, has a dslr, can appreciate a stunning camera thats always with you.

A hidden gem of mobile phones. Not just the same as every one else, but it actually does something(else than smooth menu browsing, which it does pretty good as well).