The Ultimate Entertainment Smartphone, the Nokia X7 Coming Soon to Canada

Distinctive design, big, brilliant screen, and high-speed data

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--For people who love their entertainment where they want it and when they want it, Nokia today announced the Nokia X7 will be available this July in Canada. The Nokia X7 is optimized for the very best smartphone navigation and entertainment experience. The Nokia X7 stands out from the crowd with its unique tapered corners, big 4-inch AMOLED screen made of toughened glass and a seamless stainless steel casing.

“Not only have we pre-loaded the Nokia X7 with popular games like Asphalt 5 HD and Galaxy on Fire HD, but Canadians can now enjoy other software improvements such as better web browsing, enhanced navigation experience and easier typing.”

“The large display on the Nokia X7 is perfect for playing games and viewing video content,” said Richard White, General Manager Nokia Canada. “Not only have we pre-loaded the Nokia X7 with popular games like Asphalt 5 HD and Galaxy on Fire HD, but Canadians can now enjoy other software improvements such as better web browsing, enhanced navigation experience and easier typing.”

On the heels of Nokia’s recent recognition by Maclean’s and Jantzi-Sustainalytics as one of Canada’s Top 50 Socially Responsible Corporations, the Nokia X7 demonstrates the company’s commitment to helping the environment. The Nokia X7 is free of PVC, free of nickel on the product surface, brominated and chlorinated compounds, and antimony trioxide. All materials in the Nokia X7 can be recovered as materials to make new products or to generate energy.

Nokia X7 features include:

• Distinctive silhouette designed to highlight the large 4-inch AMOLED touch screen
• LED screen that provides brighter colours and darker blacks because it is not lit from behind
• Kinetic scrolling
• QWERTY keyboard in portrait mode
• Galaxy on Fire HD and Asphalt 5 HD games pre-installed
• “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” trailer pre-installed
• 8-megapixel full-focus camera that offers 720p HD video recording and comes with a dual LED flash
• 8GB memory card pre-installed, with up to 350MB built-in operating memory
• New themes, backgrounds, wallpapers and smooth effects
• Multiple home screens

Better navigation experience

The Nokia X7 comes equipped with the most updated version of Ovi Maps, a free global navigation system with maps covering 80 countries in 46 languages. New features include improved search engines and WiFi positioning, a drive assistance mode that provides real-time traffic updates, maps of transit lines including Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver, and the ability to upload reviews and photos of places and share them with other Ovi users.

Canadians can also use the voice-guided turn-by-turn Drive or Walk navigation to easily get from A to B and view over 7,500 3D landmarks on Ovi Maps. Thanks to free premium content like Lonely Planet guides and TripAdvisor, users won’t miss anything along the way.

Canadians can also visit Nokia’s Ovi Store to discover new apps, games and themes to customize their phone. Each week, Ovi Store continues to grow and add more great content that supports more than 30 languages in more than 180 countries.

Connect and Share with Friends and Family

The Nokia X7 allows users to join their communities and access preferred instant messaging and emails right from the home screen with Nokia’s Social client.

Enhanced Usability with Symbian Anna

This update of the Symbian software offers a host of usability enhancements, including fresh, new icons, improved text input, content that follows the finger when switching screens and a refreshed Ovi Maps application with improved search and new public transport routes.

The Nokia X7 also has a range of accessories to support the car navigation experience, music playing and hand free calling, such as the BH-505 Bluetooth Stereo Headset with Music Controls and hands free calling, MD-11 portable speaker to play your music anywhere and CA-101 Connectivity Cable for charging and file transfer.

Available exclusively through Rogers Communications, please check Rogers.com this summer for pricing details of the Nokia X7.

About Nokia

At Nokia, we are committed to connecting people. We combine advanced technology with personalized services that enable people to stay close to what matters to them. Every day, more than 1.2 billion people connect to one another with a Nokia device – from mobile phones to advanced smartphones and high-performance mobile computers. Today, Nokia is integrating its devices with innovative services through Ovi (www.ovi.com), including music, maps, apps, email and more. Nokia's NAVTEQ is a leader in comprehensive digital mapping and navigation services, while Nokia Siemens Networks provides equipment, services and solutions for communications networks globally.

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