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Notable for its mammoth-size, the Nokia E90 is a smartphone that completely juxtaposes with its size: a phone that offers a wide variety of features and promises solid performance to business users. The E90 was introduced in the in Barcelona, Spain at the 3GSM Mobile World Congress (now known as the GSMA Mobile World Congress), in the same year when the E61i and E65 were introduced. One of the biggest drawbacks of the E90 is that it’s very expensive, although the details written in this article may help explain the price.

Sporting a dimension of 5.2 x 2.2 x 0.7 inches, the Nokia E90 Communicator is large enough to care about comfort although as stated above, this 7.4-ounce gadget redeems its downside by proving its power. Its 2-inch screen has 16 million-color display at a 320 x 20 pixel resolution. Text and images are brightly lit and can be read even direct sunlight exposure. Below the screen are the navigation array and the alphanumeric keypad. The keys are large enough and are very easy to press. What explains the bulkiness of the E90 Communicator is that it can be opened to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard and a 3.6-inch internal wide screen display with 16 million-color display at a 800 x 352 pixel resolution.

This wide screen is perfect for browsing web sites and reading documents and e-mails. Another set of Talk and End buttons are included. Included in this interface is a dedicated number row. Below the display are shortcuts to various applications: Contacts, Messaging, Web, and Calendar. The Nokia E90 Communicator operates on Symbian OS 9.2, Series 60 3rd Edition. Among the number of applications that it runs are the Quickoffice suite that enables users to view and edit Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents and the Nokia Team Suite to define members, conference call numbers, conference call PINs, and Web pages according to “teams”. Adobe Reader, Zip Manager, calendar, notes, calculator, clock, voice recorder and currency converter are also included. There is also an access to third-party applications. it should be noted that E90 can accommodate 120 MB of its built-in memory and the user can add up to 2GB cards on its microSD expansion.

E-mail capabilities of Nokia E90 support Microsoft Exchange Server, POP3, IMAP, and SMTP accounts, and a full attachment viewer. Call features are its best with quad-band world roaming, a speakerphone, conference calling, speed dial, voice commands, and VoIP support. Connectivity features include integrated Wi-Fi (802.11b/g), GPRS/EDGE, Bluetooth 2.0 and a built-in GPS radio.

One of the multimedia offerings of the Nokia E90 is the 3.2-Megapixel camera with flash, autofocus, and video-recording capabilities, although a number of users have commented that it has poor image quality. It also features a music player that can play MP3 and AAC files. There’s also an FM radio. The RealPlayer can play videos in MPEG-4, MP4, 3GP, RV, RA, AAC, AMR, and MIDI formats.

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The Nokia E65 was introduced in Barcelona, Spain at the 3GSM Mobile World Congress (now known as the GSMA Mobile World Congress), the world’s largest exhibition for the mobile industry, attracting mobile operators, vendors and mobile scholars around the world. It was one among the trio of E series smart phones introduced in the congress, including the Nokia E61i and Nokia EE90 Communicator. The Nokia E65 has been hailed as the most exciting unit among the three, sporting a slider-type phone, a rarity in the world of smartphones. E65’s offerings will give businessmen a wider perspective on the use of smartphones by instilling them the idea that they can have fun too.

The Nokia E65 is gorgeous on its silver and mocha casing while sporting a slim dimension of 4.1 x 1.9 x 0.6 inches and weight of 4.0 ounces. It is comfortable to hold and is easy to grip. Its 2.2-inch FTF screen displays 16.7 million colors at a 320 x 240 pixel resolution. The display is commendable although it’s not that bright as compared to the rest of the E-series. The intensity of the backlight and themes are all customizable. Navigating around and launching applications of the Nokia E65 is easy despite the absence of the touch screen.

Below the display are the set of keys. On the left side is where the control buttons are located; on the right side is where the voice recorder launcher, edit key and volume up/down buttons are situated. The navigation array also consists of the Talk and End buttons, a Main Menu shortcut, and a clear key. The alphanumeric keypad is easy to use, with its more spacious and large features. The camera lens is located on the backside, the power button on top and the power connector and USB headset port on the bottom. The misroSD card that accepts up to 2GB cards is located behind the battery cover.

While the lack the QWERTY keyboard signifies that E65 isn’t much focused on e-mail capabilities (although the phone has e-mail features), more efforts are put on the voice features. Being a quadband world phone, overseas calling is seamless in E65. it also supports speakerphone, conference calling, voice dialing, speed dial and VoIP.

In addition, it offers a number of wireless options. Bluetooth 1.2 can be used to connect to wireless headsets, hands free kits and keyboards. The Bluetooth enables transferring contacts and files and also for dial-up networking. It also includes Wi-Fi (802.11b/g), for fast connection to the web, and infrared. Some wish that 3G is also included.

The Nokia E65 operates the Symbian operating system. Among the notable applications that run in the OS are the QuickOffice for viewing Word, Excel and Powerpoint documents and Screen Export for displaying the screen through a compatible projector.

As mentioned above, Nokia E65 is among the best phones that converged business applications and media applications. The built-in music player supports MP3, RealAudio, and AAC music files and the songs can be sorted according to artist, album, genre or composer. The RealPlayer can play videos in MP4 and 3GPP formats. Its image viewer can open JPEG, BMP, BNG, and GIF files. It also includes a 2-Megapixel camera that also offers video options. Picture quality is good, but the absence of flash has incurred a number of limitations.

Overall, the Nokia E65 is a sexy slider phone which is recommendable for business and casual mobile users who use the voice calling features more than the messaging. Its productivity tools and wireless options are also big plus.

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