An addition to the Nokia E-Series family and a highly-recommendable business phone is the Nokia E66. This phone has managed to incorporate cool features in a slick slide-design with a body dimension of 4.21 x 1.93 x 0.51 inches and weight of 4.27 ounces. It is wider as compared to other sliders but the extra width and weight just secured a strong foundation. It features a brightly colored screen and an easy to use and comfortable numeric 12-key keypad. It also features a 2.5mm headphone port and a microSD card slot.
This Symbian S60-powered smartphone has a number of new design tricks. An accelerometer redraws the screen in portrait or landscape mode, depending on how the device is held. It also included a new interesting set of dedicated keys around the four-way button which are easily-recognizable.
First and foremost, the gadget is a phone, so its important to take note on the quality of calls in Nokia E66 which doesn’t fail in this case especially with indoor calls. Outside calls may produce a little trouble especially if the background is very noisy.
Phone features include a nice address book features which can also be synchronized with the Outlook Contacts using the Nokia PC Suite. Nokia E66 can also handle Exchange servers for e-mail, contacts and calendar entries. Additional calling features include voice recognition, conference calling and the speakerphone.
In terms of e-mail features, the Nokia E66 doesn’t fail, especially that the phone’s selling point is on its business-class e-mail applications. Typing long message is good despite the absence of the QWERTY keyboard, thanks to the soft keypad. However, it could have been better if the E66 included a pre-loaded instant messaging clients, especially if that this phone targets business people. Real-time messaging is important and the incorporation of either MSN or Yahoo Messenger application could have been very helpful. The Nokia E66 is also a very good scheduling tool with the help of Exchange ActiveSync support and some good synchronization software. It also included the Quickoffice for reading and creating office documents and presentations.
Web browsing is also very good in the E66. It features the Symbian S60 browser which can load pages in a faster rate with the help of an EDGE connection. Layout is superb and scrolling around is quick. With the GPS, navigating around is a task made easier in the E66. The sensor is sensitive and it include the Nokia Maps 2.0 software. Connectivity features included Bluetooth with a variety of supported profiles, Infrared, USB and Wi-Fi.
The E66 is not a multimedia phone but it has a few good features in this category. It has FM radio and an impressive music player that supports the following formats: AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, MP3, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, WMA. The player allows users to create playlists and to the customize EQ settings. The 3.2-megapixel camera sadly, doesn’t perform well. It has auto focus lens but images it produced weren’t good at all as they lacked detail. However, as said earlier the E66 is more focused on its business features, so this aspect remains forgivable.
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.
The Nokia E62 has been considered as one of the most powerful in the Nokia E Series. While users have started debating the gadget’s bias to corporate users, Nokia E62 is a smartphone that gained its reputation as a very dependable gadget for everyone. Some have even compared the E62 to Motorola Q and the RIM BlackBerry 8700.
This smart phone boasts a dimension of 4.6 x 2.7 x 0.5 inches and a weight of 5 ounces, sporting a wider and blockier body. The 2.8-inch screen has 16-million color output at a 320 x 240 pixels resolution. Text messages, images and videos look great in the large and bright screen, even in direct sunlight. Below the screen are a group of buttons and the QWERTY keyboard. The buttons include left and right selection keys, Talk and End buttons, Menu shortcut, e-mail launch and a four-way navigation joystick. The left side of the phone is where three buttons are located for Volume Up, Volume Down and Voice record. Also in the left side, but is located behind the battery cover, is the miniSD expansion slot. Unfortunately, no camera is included in this business-centric device.The Nokia E62 is powered by the Symbian OS 9.1, Series 60 third edition. It supports viewing and editing of Microsoft Word, Excel and even PowerPoint documents, which is a very rare feature for smart phones.
A Screen Export function is also included that allows the display of the E62′s screen via a compatible projector. It also works with Adobe Reader and Zip Manager. Built-in memory is 75MB but the help of the miniSD slot can extend it to 2GB. E-mail capabilities with the Nokia E62 are very impressive. It supports Microsoft Exchange Server, POP3, IMAP, and SMTP accounts. It can also view attachments of popular formats like word, excel and jpeg. Real-time message delivery is attainable with push e-mail solutions. It also supports instant messaging such as Yahoo and AOL. New messages alerts are in the form of a pop-up box and LED.
Among the connectivity capabilities of Nokia E62 are Bluetooth, quadband GSM/GPRS, 3G and infrared. Just like the Nokia E61i, the Bluetooth isn’t limited for hands-free handsets but can be used for file transfers as well. The smartphone can also act as a modem for laptop. There is no Wi-Fi but connecting to the Internet is possible with GPRS. The 3G, on the other hand, can speed up data transmission whether the data are text, video or music.
Phone capabilities with Nokia E62 offer speakerphone, speed dial, and voice commands and VoIP calls, just like the E61i. Multimedia capabilities include music player, Image Viewer and RealPlayer. As mentioned above, there is no built-in camera for this model. The most important thing is that, all of the features above worked great and Nokia E62 ranked among the most dependable smartphones in the market today.
Joining Nokia’s E Series, a group of phones that is dedicated to satisfy every corporate user’s needs is Nokia E61i. Users have started praising Nokia E61i’s innovative design and its excellent messaging and productivity capabilities.
Nokia E61i’s mocha-brown and silver body sports a dimension of 4.6 x 2.7 x 0.5 inches and a weifhr of 5.3 ounces. The E61i is heavier as compared to other Nokia smartphones as caused by its solid construction and a wider body. The 2.8-inch screen runs 16 million colors at a 320 x 240 pixel resolution that makes viewing text, images and videos at best. Backlighting, contrast and themes can be adjusted automatically or manually.
The navigation keys and the QWERTY keypad are located below the screen. Among the navigation keys are the standard Talk and End buttons, two soft keys, and menu shortcuts. Two quick-launch buttons are also added; one will direct to the contacts and the other one can be programmed by the user to go to any applications. The traditional five-way navigation toggle replaced the joystick controller. The QWERTY has more spacing and most of the keys are large and square in shape.
This is an improvement as the rubbery keyboard prevented any slips that limit away frustration to the act of typing text messages and e-mails. On the left portion of the phone is the voice recorder and volume control. On the backside are the camera lens, mirror and flash. The microSD slot is behind the battery cover on the left side.
The E61i runs under the Symbian OS 9.1, Series 60 third edition. Users are able to view and edit Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point documents via the Quickoffice Suite. An additional utility is the Nokia Team Suite that can be used for creating teams, members, conference call numbers, conference call PINS and web pages for finding all the information about a single conference calls. Adobe Reader and Zip Manager are also included in the smart phone. Completing the list of tools are calendar, clock, voice recorder, currency converter and calendar. The default memory is 50MB but the microSD can accept up to 2GB of memory.
Nokia E61i ‘s support Microsoft Exchange Servere, POP3, IMAP and SMTP accounts. An attachment viewer is also included. Push e-mail solutions allows real-time messaging in E61i, supporting Intellisync Wireless E-mail, BlackBerry Connect, GoodLink, Visto, and Seven Always-On Mail. It works with instant messaging clients like Yahoo and AOL as well. Another cool feature, the Message Reader, automatically converts the text messages to speech.
Connectivity features with E61i are Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE, and Infrared. Bluetooth can be used for file transfers and dial up networking for laptops, aside from hands-free handsets. Phone capabilities in E61i is fantastic as it offers the world roaming, speakerphone, speed dialling, voice commands and conference calls. It also supports VOIP calls.
An addition to the E-series of Nokia which includes E50, E70 and E90 is the E51. The Nokia E51 is a Symbian OS smartphone and has been dubbed as the direct replacement of the E50. Nokia E51 has also been categorized among candy-bar phone types which have been consistently praised for their great designs.
The Nokia E51 has a dimension of 114.8 x 6 x 12 millimeters and is available in black, silver or bronze and is made of durable stainless steel. The slim smartphone’s design is a reserved and simplistic one, reminiscent of the earlier Nokia models, but it remains compact and very comfortable to the pocket. It weighs 100 grams and features a 2-inch TFT display with 16M colors at a 240 x 320 pixel resolution. The LCD also offers an ambient light sensor and LED light indicator which is useful for detecting missed calls and unread messages and e-mails.
Below the screen are shortcut keys and a keypad that is comfortable use. It also includes a Home key that will bring back the user to a standby screen. Buttons on the side are rubberized: volume, power and record. The 2.0 Megapixel camera and speakers are located on the backside.
Nokia E51 has a number of important features on its keypads. Among these is the one-touch dedicated buttons for e-mail, contacts and calendar application and they are also customizable. Activating the E51′s connectivity options is a breeze, by pressing the * button to launch Bluetooth and 0 for the Web Browser. Dedicated keys are also available for muting calls that can be used during a conference call.
Going back to connectivity, E51 supports dualband 3G/HSDPA on 850/2100MHz frequencies, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth stereo, infrared, 2.5mm audio jack, and mini-USB port. It’s also a good news that the mini-USB port and the charging port are separated unlike the other slim Nokia phones wherein these ports were unified into one. The memory is also expandable up to 4GB with a microSD card. The E51 has the following preinstalled applications: Active Notes, In-device Search, Team Suite and Quickoffice, although the version of the Quickoffice can only view documents. Users can download Windows Live services such as Live Messenger, Gizmo for VoIP calls and Yahoo! Go.
The 2-megapixel camera, which may not be at par when matched with normal cameras, is still sufficient for simple snapshots. Other multimedia features in Nokia E51 include Visual Radio, a music player that can play MP3, AAC and other music formats, FM radio, video streaming and playback in H.264 (MPEG-4), 3gpp and Real codecs.
One big difference between the two Nokia 6500 that were released in 2007 is on the design. The Nokia 6500 classic was boasted as the slimmest Nokia unit on its release, sporting 9.5 mm thinness. The Nokia 6500 Slide, on the other hand, may appear bulky at first glance as compared to its namesake, but its more futuristic look of a merged steel body and clean outline positioned itself more on the battle of aesthetics. The 6500 Slide also won in the features side, as it now features a 3.2 Mega-pixel Carl Zeiss camera.
There’s number of praise with the Nokia 6500 Slide as it has been judged as one of the best Slides in the market. This silver-colored smartphone sports a 2.2-inch LCD screen and a dimension of 96.5 x 46.5 x 16.4 millimeters and weighs 125 grams with the battery in it. The unit is very well-crafted, even the key pads and battery cover. The control keys and alphanumeric keypad are large and well-spaced, and pressing them won’t raise any complaints.
The top portion of 6500 Slide is where the micro-USB port, 2.5 mm audio connector charging port and a release catch for the battery cover are located. Beneath the battery cover is where the microSD expansion card slot is hidden. There is no need to remove the battery in order to swap cards.
Some of the features that are lacking in the 6500 Slide is the multitasking Java applications, which means that only one Java application can be opened at a single time. It also includes the unified message editor, which can able to detect whether the message is SMS or MMS easily by detecting whether a multimedia file such as image or music is included in the message, and multimedia player. More shortcuts are displayed in the Home page, but this may look cramped up, so a disable option is also included. The music player (or more appropriately, a multimedia player) can also play videos and has a number of add-ons like equalizer, playback options and stereo-widening. A built-in FM radio is also included.
The Nokia 6500 Slide’s Carl Zeiss camera is definitely treat among photo aficionados as it embodies a camera resolution of 2,048 x 1,536 pixels for still images and 640 x 480 pixels for videos but it lacks the backlight adjustment feature. Taking pictures in external locations might appear to be washed out in some occasions as there are no options to adjust the camera’s brightness level. Although it doesn’t match up with the features of other camera phones, it remains a very commendable camera to use.
Connectivity with Slide includes a quadband GSM/EDGE radio, dual-band UMTS, Bluetooth with A2DP support and TV-out option. Nothing should be worried about the quality of audio calls as they are superb.
The deluge of mobile phones from has appeared to be unstoppable. Mobile users might have gone to thinking: among the units that are being released by Nokia every year, which are the most recommended? Which unit stands out among the rest? Judging underneath the school of design, Nokia 6300 definitely stands out.
Mobile enthusiasts would agree that Nokia 6300 is one among the most tactile phones that they have ever used, amidst Nokia’s release of its batch of high-end handsets. Cased in an expensive black glossy plastic and stainless steel covers, 6300 has a dimension of 4.2 x 1.7 x 0.5 inches and weight of 3.2 ounces. The screen displays up to 16 million colors at a 320 x 240 pixel resolution (QVGA), bright and good for viewing texts, photos and videos.
One of 6300′s greatest ergonomic assets is the large keypads, making it very easy to use. The bottom of the unit is where the charging port is located, as well as the 2.5 mm headset jack and mini-USB port, used for connecting the phone to the PC. Whenever the phone receives a new message, the blue LED in the sides will also light.
There’s nothing really new with Nokia 6300 on the features section, although cramping all the necessary functions in a more compact and aesthetically-promising gadget is a surprise in itself, aside from the fact that it’s very simple to use and easy to understand. Uses can view the menu either as icons, tabs or list and choose the applications they need to operate. Among 6300′s multimedia offerings are the 2.0 Mega-pixel camera, music player, video player, FM radio and voice recorder. The camera, which is located on the back side of the phone, can takes pictures and videos. Settings include timer and night mode, but there no built-in flash and auto focus.
Connectivity options with 6300 include Bluetooth and GPRS/EDGE. The GPRS/EDGE works well with the pre-installed Opera Web Browser. There is also a Bluetooth presenter for controlling PowerPoint presentations and sensor application for sharing pictures and information using Bluetooth. Java applications can be installed in 6300 using the Nokia PC Suite.
The 6300′s media player supports the following formats:MP3, MP4, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, H.263 and H.264. a 2GB microSD card can be installed for saving music and video files. An FM radio is also available. It also includes an email client that supports Gmail and Yahoo mail services. Other features include voice recorder, alarm clock, calendar, to-do list, notes, calculator, countdown timer, stopwatch and Java games. Phone critics definitely gave Nokia 6300 a deserving passing score in the ergonomics area, however it has a number of downplays, including the low-resolution camera, slow GPRS and lack of 3G.
If you’ve seen the Academy Award winning superhero movie The Dark Knight, you might have at least experienced a visual taste of the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic. Yes, you got it right, the 5800 made a cameo as Batman’s phone, as a sonar imaging device. Lest, before we became overhyped with this metal fella, also known by its nickname, The Tube, as the sonar thing is a little too much for a commercial phone. Nonetheless, the 5800 has a strong connection with sonar as it is a wonderful music phone.
So this is Nokia’s attempt to bring down the iPhone, again. It features a good range of multimedia features, slim packaging and touch screen. It offers an easy to use design, not to mention a very attractive with some characteristics from the iPhone and Samsung Omnia. It sports a dimension of 4.37″ x 2.04″ x 0.61, with a weight of 3.84 oz. The build factor is also impressive and its very comfortable to hold in the hand. Nokia 5800’s touch screen is as big as the iPhone’s 3.2 inches, supporting 16M colors and an aspect ratio of 16:9. The result is a screen offering bright and vibrant colors and sharp graphics and photos. You can even change brightness, font size and backlighting according to your preference. The lighting adjusts automatically to different lighting conditions.
It features a responsive screen, whether you use your hands or stylus. Tick on the items and they will open quickly, no need to press too hard, although some may find it hard scrolling through long lists a little daunting but users will surely get used to it. The display is also equipped with a vibration feedback.
Aside from the touch screen, user can also type using the spacious QWERTY keyboard. Numbers and symbols have a separate keyboard and switching language alphabets and writing languages is so easy with the touch of a button. The dedicated shift keys, large space bar and back and return controls are also delighting in the typing features.
The thin yet tactile Talk and End buttons and menu control are housed below the display. The volume rocker, handset-locking switch and camera shutter are on the right spine while the SIM card and microSD card are on the left spine. Atop the unit is a dedicated power switch along with the 3.5mm headset jack, a micro-USB port, and the charger port. It is composed of two camera lenses, a 3.2MP and a VGA lens located on the back and above the display, respectively.
Features in the 5800 include vibrate mode, text and multimedia messaging, a calendar, a calculator, an alarm clock, a world clock, a notepad, a currency and unit converter, a voice recorder, a speakerphone, and a notepad. We also found full Bluetooth with a stereo profile, file and application managers, speaker-independent voice commands, PC syncing for music and photos, instant messaging, USB mass storage and a file manager. It also includes a Wi-Fi and GPS support.
Of course, this won’t be called the XpressMusic, without the music feature that makes this gadget special. It offers a great sound, whether you go the headphone of speaker route, which can be further enhanced with the equalizer.
Music lovers, photography savants and cellular phone enthusiasts, unite! Motorola’s offering, the ROKR E8, has ultimately merged the power of phone, camera and music player all in one package and no single feature has compromised for the benefit of the other. ROKR E8 has seen the fad coming, incorporating 2GB of internal memory plus a 4GB card support for everyone’s multimedia needs. Cherish such big space and put as much photos and music as you want, and bring them all together, anywhere!
Released in April 2008, the ROKR E8 has a dimension of 115 x 53 x 10.6 mm and has a weight of 100 grams. Its large 2 inch (320 x 240 pixels) QVGA 262k color TFT display has 256K colors and incorporates a navigation scroll wheel (also known as the “Omega Wheel”) that allows for scrolling through songs, contact and image library via the slide of a thumb and a touch-sensitive keypad. The big thing with the keypad is that is the most innovative feature in the package, with its controls changing in every mode. In the phone mode, the digits would remain as a number, in camera mode, it would change to zoom in and zoom out and in music, it will become play/pause, shuffle and repeat.
Ring tones come in polyphonic, MP3 or AAC formats and the phones, includes a 3.5 mm headset jack for those who feels more convenience in using a headset in accepting calls. Going back to its memory, it can allot call records to 50 dialed, 50 received and 50 missed calls.
ROKR E8 is Bluetooth-enabled and supports A2DP, HSP, HFP, FTP, DUN, OPP and other profiles. It can be synched in a PC and is armed with a version 2.0 USB. Messaging with ROKR E8 can be done via MMS, 2-way text messaging and E-mail, with PoP3, IMAP 4 and SMTP protocols support. It also includes an iTAP-technology predictive text entry feature. You can connect to the Internet via WAP. It lacks Infrared and 3G features.
Among its stunning feature is the 2.0 mega pixel camera which can accommodate pictures with 1500 x 1200 pixel-dimensions as well as video. The maximum video length is dependent on the remaining memory. Also, add up the 8x zoom, multi-shot, and video capture and playback features. The music feature, on the other hand, includes stereo FM radio with 30 presets and music player that supports any of the following formats: AAC, AAC+, MP3, WAV, WMA and Real Audio. Airplane mode is also added to play uninterrupted music in the air, even with the lack of a SIM card. Another outstanding feature is the presence of the talk feature that offers a voice readout of text messages while dialing number or when receiving a call.
One of the biggest criticisms of the ROKR E8 is its supposed more focus on the music feature than on the phone features, nevertheless the phone deserves an applause for jumping into a different terrain still considered as one of the best emerging phones to watch for.
The reinvented sliding design that Motorola RIZR Z8 possesses is what it boasts for. This smart phone model, pronounced as “riser,” also goes by the much simpler name, MOTO Z8, has its sliding design feature a combination of aesthetic and great function, allowing the phone to curve on itself to conform to the user’s face when he/she talks on it. Definitely, the availability of the clamshell design of previous RAZR models are always in the run for comparison, but MOTO Z8 deservingly rise itself as a hipper, more stylish way to communicate. Before RIZR Z10 was released, Z9 has been Motorola’s flagship phone.
Owning a dimension of 109 x 50 x 15 mm and weighing 112 grams, the MOTO Z8 boasts its 2.2 inch, TFT-type 16 million-color QVGA display (240 x 320 pixels). It also includes a 2.0 mega-pixel camera, screensavers and wallpapers, although users can also download new ones. Just like other smart phones, it also features ring tones, both polyphonic and mp3 formats. It also includes a card slot for microSD although it already has a 77MB internal memory. Its battery life is impressive as well, with five hours (talk time) and 380 hours (standby time).
Its phonebook is practically unlimited, as well as its call records, so storing your friends’ contacts, definitely if you have lots of them, will never be an issue anymore.
And just like other recent phones, it features photo caller ID, ringer ID, ringer profiles and voice dialing. Other add-on features are alarm, calculator, calendar, to-do-list and voice recorder.Messaging capabilities of MOTO Z8 includes SMS (text messaging) MMS, and E-mail clients, as well as the predictive text entry feature and text messaging template. It also features 3.6Mbps HSDPA providing mobile broadband and Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, AVRCP, DUN, HFP and SPP, and fax capability. The phone’s software is being run by the Symbian UIQ operating system and can be connected to the Internet via the WAP 2.0 web browser. As it was designed in the newest 3G GSM network, MOTO Z8 is very much commendable in all types of data and voice transmission.
As like other seemingly perfect phones, the MOTO Z8 wouldn’t pass the perfect remark. One of the greatest issues the it is facing is the lack of protective casing that shall cover the display of the buttons, making it prone to scratches that may damage the phone. The other big problem lies on its choice of backend operating system. Although the Symbian could be a promising choice, a question in stability has always been brought up and it could affect the speed and usability of the phone. Nonetheless, the MOTO Z8 is a beautiful catch, especially if you are looking for a phone that you think will give you the edge in the world of fashion and convenient living in the now-growing sophisticated communication world.
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