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Review: Nokia 7705 Twist

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Sep 24, 2009, 3:14 PM by Eric M. Zeman

Nokia puts a new twist on the messaging phone with the 7705 Twist for Verizon Wireless. What it lacks in performance, it makes up for in personality.

If you fall into the category of people who value messaging over any other function in a phone, the Twist from Nokia may be up your alley. It is the latest in a new breed of squarish-shaped devices that hide full QWERTY keyboards within. It certainly has personality and that Nokia flair for design. Verizon is up to its old tricks when it comes to the software, however. Is the Twist twisted enough to overcome its quirks?

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About the author, Eric M. Zeman:

Eric has been covering the mobile telecommunications industry for 17 years at various print and online publications. He studied at Rutgers Newark and University of Kentucky, and has a degree in writing. He likes playing guitar, attending concerts, listening to music, and driving sports cars.

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Nokia Twist 7705

2.4" display 320 x 240 pixels
860 mAh battery
Memory Card Slot, Hardware Text Keyboard

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MediaGuru

Sep 29, 2009, 6:48 PM

Nice looking phone

I quite like the look of this phone, but the software is a different matter. The browser was probably picked by Nokia, not Verizon based on which sub-vendor could meet the basic spec and offered the lowest royalty.
The Verizon UI is really showing its age and Verizon are in a philosophical hole over it right now. They introduced it to have a consistent UI across their devices, make customer care easier and enable customers to upgrade without having to fear too much, but they didn't keep the innovation going. It's clear ol'Red (the UI) is in the hands of "Subject Matter Experts" now who only have the power to make sure each handset vendor matches the spec when instead, those SME's should spend all their time innovating the UI and driving it ...
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alex.s.moore

Sep 25, 2009, 6:12 PM

Manufacturer?

So... Who ACTUALLY makes this one? 😕 I played with one and it definitely feels cheap. Please tell me that Nokia hasn't sold themselves to KTFT or whoever the heck it was in Korea to manufacture their other recent CDMA nightmares. The 7705 is, after all, coming out right on the heels of the 6205 and 2605, both of which were horrible phones both in quality and reliability.

irockash

I think it's directly Nokia. After they settled with Qualcomm, I think they could manufacture their own.

Rich Brome

This is much more of a Nokia than some past "Nokia" CDMA models.

Phones like the 6305i, 6215i, and 6315i were other companies' phones that Nokia did little more than slap a logo onto.

However, a few years ago, Nokia invested in a new design cent...
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