Fujitsu seems not to understand that the roads less traveled are less traveled for a reason and releases the LOOX F-07C mobile computer. Fitted with a slider QWERTY keyboard, this device can instantly switch between Symbian and Windows 7, but the main problem is battery life. In Windows 7 mode it will last less than two hours, and that’s if you don’t use the 3G, which makes it more of an experiment than an actual smartphone. This is particularly frustrating since the processor has been under-clocked at 600MHz from its native 1.2GHz, specifically to increase the battery life.
If you add into the mix the 1GB of RAM, it is easy to understand why LOOX F-07C is not only the smallest device running Windows 7, but also the weakest. Trying to play high resolution YouTube videos is not possible, but it works silky smooth when you need to edit documents in Office. The transition between Windows 7 and Symbian is seamless and in less than 30 seconds you can switch to the other mode. While LOOX F-07C has several capabilities in Windows 7 mode, which work more or less, in Symbian you will enjoy only the basic functions of a mobile phone.
The display is 4 inches wide and supports a resolution of 1024 x 600, which results in nice pixel density, but the 5 megapixel camera can only capture videos in 640 x 400. Another significant lacking when it comes to Symbian mode is the absence of Wi-Fi, which drastically limits your options and to some extent, forces you to switch to the battery consuming Window 7 all too often. For all these reasons, LOOX F-07C remains mostly an experiment, and unless you want to join the very few who can brag about owning a Window 7 phone, you should look elsewhere.
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