Nokia X7 (and we wonder, who runs NOKIA)

Nokia has recently announced that they'll launch Nokia X7 (Entertainment Made Bigger) in June 2011.

I am really disappointed by the features donned by Nokia X7 which Nokia thinks will pursue their dominance in the market. In these deterministic times I wish Nokia had at least compared the current cell phones in the market.

	Nokia X7	Samsung Galaxy SII	LG Optimus 2X
Size & Weight	120x63x12mm 146g	125x66x8mm 116g	124x63x11mm 139g
Display	4” AMOLED Capacitative Multitouch Gorilla Glass	4.3” Super AMOLED Capacitative Multitouch Gorilla Glass Gyro Sensor	4” IPS LCD Capacitative Multitouch Gorilla Glass Gyro Sensor
CPU	680MHz Broadcom GPU	1.2GHz Dual Core Mali MP400 GPU	1GHz Dual Core Nvidia GPU
RAM	256MB	1GM	512MB
Storage	350MB	16/32GB	8GB
OS	Symbian Anna	Android v2.3	Android
Camera	8MP Fixed Focus Dual LED Flash HD Video Rec	8MP Auto Focus LED Flash HD Video Rec 2MP Secondary	8MP Auto Focus LED Flash HD Video Rec 1.3MP Secondary
Connectivity	Wifi + USB + AGPS BlueTooth v3.0 Stereo FM Radio	Wifi + USB + AGPS BlueTooth v3.0 Stereo FM Radio	Wifi + USB + AGPS BlueTooth v2.1 Stereo FM Radio
Price Range (Expected)	370 EUR	550 EUR	350 EUR

Prominent shortcomings of X7 are as follows

• No Gyro Sensor
• Just 680 MHz SINGLE core CPU
• Just 256MB RAM
• Just 350MB internal storage
• No smile detection, touch focus or image stabilization
• No Secondary front facing camera and so no 3G video calling

Lets do some reality check here. Nokia has decided to launch a phone in the coming month with none of the modern features while newbies like Samsung, LG and HTC (they're not new but they were nothing against NOKIA just 5 Years back) are busy smashing the limits of cellular phones and making the term "Dual Core Cellphone" part of history [LG Scooping World's First Dual Core Mobile title in Guiness Book of world records].

Is it just me or have others heard about ANDROID too. Because Nokia certainly hasn't. I just want them to take a look at this:

Smart Phones OS Market Share by 2010-Q4.
Data sourced from http://www.canalys.com

According to a fresh report by Gartner, Nokia's market share has dropped to just 25% by the first quarter of 2011. Its a big upset if you consider Nokia's share was about 40% just a few years back. My gut feeling told me a long time ago that Google (with their Android OS) could have saved Nokia but they have instead taken the fast lane to destruction, by joining hands with Microsoft (for their Windows Phone 7 OS). Would you believe, I am yet to meet a person, even a stranger in the street who carries a WP7 mobile.

For heavens sake, stop neglecting and hiding from paradigm shifts like pigeons would just close their eyes to think they are safe from a raging cat. Look how Android is inspiring ordinary people to do awesome stuff