Weight: 127 g (with Nokia Battery BL-6C)
Dimensions: 117 mm x 53 mm x 22 mm (closed), 102 cc
Full messaging keyboard with fold open design

Display: Active matrix display
Supports up to 16M colors within 352 x 416 pixels
Up to 6 lines (Latin) in message viewing. Two display modes: portrait when flip is closed, landscape when flip is open
Zoom enables enlarged view of content in office applications and the browser

Price: 489.35 to $594.95

At first glance the Nokia E70 doesn’t look like a PDA phone at all: It’s an unassuming candy bar-style handset, with a smallish 2.1-inch screen and a tiny numeric keypad. But flip the keypad up, and the E70 reveals its charms-namely, a unique and very roomy QWERTY keyboard. The keyboard is split in two, half of it on the right of the screen and half on the left. When the unit is open, the screen automatically changes orientation from vertical to horizontal.

When closed, the E70 is about the size of an average cell phone-measuring 2.1 by 0.9 by 4.6 inches (width by depth by height)-but slightly heavier, at 4.6 ounces. Its shape is somewhat ungainly, though, because a large hinge included for opening and closing the keyboard makes holding the phone next to your ear somewhat uncomfortable. Overall, audio quality is about average, and dialing with the miniature buttons on the keypad can be tricky. Talk-time battery life in our tests was quite impressive, at 9 hours, 52 minutes.

At heart the E70 is a fairly standard S60 3rd Edition Eseries smartphone, with the full set of PIM and Enterprise-focussed applications, including the new S60 Office suite and licensed versions of Handy Expense, Zip Manager and WorldMate. See our E61 review for all the gory detail of the platform, hopefully most people reading this will know the drill by now - S60 3rd Edition is slicker and prettier, with better support for different screen sizes, but has a slightly more limited range of third party software available (though in practice this mainly means less games). The display’s impressively high resolution at 352 by 416 pixels and all S60 screen elements are nicely drawn and smoothly finished off.

The first thing that went through my mind was how boxy and brick-like the E70 looks. The Nokia 6820 had smoother curves and sleeker lines, though it was just an S40 phone, without the high tech gadgetry featured in the E70. The flip on the E70 is very square and has sharp edges. The plastics used for the phone also felt cheap, and did not match the high price tag slapped on the phone. However, the phone was solidly built, and I experienced no creaks or squeaks.

The kicker comes when you open the device up. As you’ll have spotted from the pictures, the numeric keypad lifts up and over the screen in ‘gull-wing’ fashion, creating a two-part qwerty keyboard that’s surprisingly useful. The ‘flip’ hinge is very sturdy indeed and the keyboard locks nicely into the flat position, ready for holding in both hands and thumb typing. As soon as the keypad is lifted, the display starts to change, and after a couple of seconds delay the S60 interface appears again but this time in landscape mode, as appropriate for keyboard text entry.

Key features:
Full keyboard and wide, high-resolution color screen
Native email client (POP3, IMAP4 and SMTP)
Text messaging (SMS and MMS)
Instant messaging
Email attachment viewers (documents, spreadsheets, presentations, PDFs and .ZIP manager) and editors (documents, spreadsheets, presentations)1
2.0 megapixel camera benefits businesses and industries by providing innovative ways to incorporate images into the everyday workflow

Organizer: contacts with images, calendar with accept/reject a meeting request, to-do list, applications synchronize with Microsoft Outlook and Lotus Notes
Office applications: documents, spreadsheets, presentations (both viewers and editors) 1
Internet Connectivity: Nokia Browser, JavaScript™ 1.3 and 1.5 support
Car enhancements enable flexibility of communicating while on the road

Up to 64 MB of built-in memory provides high capacity for storing add-on applications, email attachments, photos and MP3 music files
Supports hot swapping - the ability to swap out one memory card for another without having to remove the battery
Ability to store 2 gigabytes of data with miniSD (secure digital) memory cards 2

Navigation:
Two soft keys with five-way scroll, power key can be used as profile key
Configurable right and left soft keys
Full keyboard with fold open design
List and grid menu
Active standby: Provides fast access to applications with 5 items user configurable
Symbian operating system OS 9.1
Series 60, 3rd edition

Connectivity:
Pop-Port™ interface
USB 2.0 full speed supported via Pop-Port™
Connect to a compatible PC wirelessly or with Nokia Connectivity Cable CA-53
Integrated infrared module (IrCOMM, IrOBEX, IrTinyTP)
Bluetooth wireless technology 1.2
Install applications with Nokia PC Suite for the Nokia E70 phone
Video and audio streaming (3GPP and RealMedia)
WCDMA (3GPP Release 4)
WAP 2.0
Multiconnectivity
WLAN connection can be shared by multiple applications at the same time. For example: email, browser and synchronization
Possible to use WLAN, Bluetooth technology, USB and infrared at the same time
Max 6 Bluetooth technology connections in use at the same time 4

Volume: 74 cc
Weight: 115 g
Length: 105 mm
Width: 49 mm
Thickness (max): 15.5 mm

Display: Active-matrix QVGA color display (240 x 320 pixels) with color support for up to 16 million colors
Display contrast and brightness control

Price: $429.99 - $540.99

The E65 comes equipped with every connectivity feature you could ever need. There’s support for quadband GSM, 3G, Wi-Fi (802.11b/g with VoIP support), EDGE, USB, infrared and Bluetooth version 1.2. Nokia has stuck with the S60 Symbian operating system, and this latest version is easy to navigate and has most functions located in the menu items you’d expect them to be.

The E65 is a ’slider’ and, with dimensions of 105×49x15.5 mm and a volume of just 74cc, is one the smallest S60 devices announced thus far. The styling and design of the device add to this feeling; with rounded edges and soft materials, the E65 feels (subjectively) small in the hand. This is often more important than the actual physical dimensions of a device. The E65 is as small, if not smaller, than many of the standard feature phones that it might be competing against. It also compares favourably with the E60, which was a good device but was a little larger than many standard phones.

Marketed as a business phone, the E65 comes with several office-based applications such as Quickoffice’s document reader or Nokia’s Team Suite organiser, plus you’ll always stay connected with the instant messaging feature. You can’t create Word or Excel files on the go, but this would be frustrating given the limited 2.2-inch display and lack of a full QWERTY keyboard.

The E65 is an attractive smartphone and shows a lot more style that the first generation of Eseries devices (the boxy E60 springs to mind). The front is a mixture of a rubbery-feeling plastic (on the sides) and a plastic housing (on the front) for the screen and control keys. The back features leather-like material (battery cover) and the same rubbery plastic from the front (camera housing). These materials add up to a phone that is easy to grip and which feels comfortable to hold.

Another front button mutes the E65’s microphone, while a third you can set up to do anything you like and simply pressing it calls up the configuration software.
A very important aspect of the Nokia E65 is built-in Wi-Fi. This is increasingly common on handsets and smartphones, and in Nokia’s E series handsets it is a staple. But this time around there is a twist. You can get the phone to search for networks in the vicinity at regular intervals and report its findings on the main screen. Or you can manually search for networks by selecting an option on the screen. Once you’ve found a network and are connected, Voice over IP calls and Web browsing are a couple of button presses away.

Key features:
Get more out of your workday with a range of business features: conference calling, voice recording, notepad, integrated handsfree speaker, talking ringtones, and Nokia Team Suite
Send messages using an extensive range of options: SMS, MMS with distribution lists, instant messages, and email
Access business functions quickly and easily: One Touch keys for conference calls, mute/unmute, and contacts
Talk around the world with quad-band coverage on up to five continents
Show your sense of style with the slim, stylish slide design
Work hard, play hard – listen to your favorite tunes or watch video clips with the music and media players
Take snapshots with the 2 megapixel camera

Multimedia:
Video and audio streaming (3GPP & Real Media)
RealPlayer (MP4)
Music player (MP3/AAC) and media player
Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) digital rights management (DRM) 1.0 with forward lock

Browsing:
HTML Nokia browser
xHTML browser (HTTP stack)

Imaging:
Take snapshots with the 2 megapixel camera

Messaging:
Read email with attachments: Supports POP/IMAP, SMTP, IMAP4 with idle protocols, Nokia Intellisync Wireless Email 8.0 and a variety of third-party email clients: Mail for Exchange 1.5 (delivered via Nokia Downloads! Application), Visto Mobile v5.5, RIM BlackBerry Connect v2.1, and Good Mobile Messaging (email clients are dependent on operator variant)
Instant messaging client (OMA IMPS 1.2)
Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS, ver. 1.2) for text, voice clips, video clips, and still images
SMS and MMS with distribution lists
Predictive text input T9

Weight: 5 ounces
Dimensions: 4.61 x 2.76 x .63 inches

Display: 320 x 240 pixel active matrix display with up to 16 million colors

Price Range: $253.69 to $312.00

It’s an attractive device overall, with an all-silver casing that makes it appropriate for the business set. At 4.6 by 2.7 by 0.5 inches and 5 ounces, the E62 is slightly bigger than the Moto Q, and will take some acclimation to use as a phone because it has a wider, blockier body. There are three buttons on the left spine–Volume Up, Volume Down, and Voice Record–but nothing on the right side, where we looked instinctively for a jog dial and a Back button like those found on the Q and BlackBerrys. We missed these controls, and their absence made it harder to use the E62 one-handed. Also, a Hold button would have been nice, since it was fairly easy to trigger the voice record function, and we ended up with a handful of useless recordings.

The E62’s roomy keyboard is its biggest draw: It’s one of the most spacious arrangements I’ve ever seen on a candy-bar handset, with wide, flat keys that are beautifully sized and spaced. Setting up e-mail is a breeze, and sending and receiving messages are just as simple. The E62 handles attachments with aplomb, and its included office suite lets you edit documents easily. Though the included MP3 player is loud and clear, you’ll want to use the bundled headset in lieu of the tinny internal speaker.

The E62 comes with a POP3/IMAP e-mail program that handles attachments, but the smartphone also works with a dizzying array of push-mail software, including GoodLink, Intellisync, Visto, DataViz RoadSync for Microsoft Exchange servers, Consilient’s new push-POP/IMAP mail solution, and even BlackBerry Connect. Unbelievably, I loaded Consilient’s and GoodLink’s clients simultaneously without any problems. Consilient’s software is very basic—no attachment support or formatting—but it does push mail from POP and IMAP accounts and is very affordable ($5/month). GoodLink works much as it does on other platforms, including full integr

he E62’s Web browser built specifically for S60 has two unique features. One is a ‘mouse’ cursor that can be moved across a page with the nav switch. The other is a thumbnail version of the current page that appears when scrolling down or across long pages, making navigation easier. Hit the back button and you’ll get a timeline of recent page views shown as a series of thumbnail images. Very cool. No other phone comes close to E62 when it comes to rendering pages with high fidelity, but every other one boasts better speed; our throughput averaged 100Kbps.

Email and Messaging

• Support for personal and business email accounts such as POP, IMAP (with idle) and SMTP1
• Supports third party email clients: Good Mobile Messaging, BlackBerry Connect, Nokia Intellisync Wireless Email, Mail for Exchange (Microsoft ActiveSync) and Xpress Mail 1
• Attachments viewers and editors support the most common features of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel (Microsoft Office 97, 2000, XP and 2003). Compatible with Zip Manager and Adobe Reader
• Instant Messaging client (Yahoo, AOL, OMA)1
• SMS distribution list
• Email LED indicator, vibrate and tones to alert you of new email
• Full messaging keyboard for easy text and data input

Messaging and Imaging

• Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS, ver. 1.2) for text, voice clips, video clips and still images receiving, editing and sending1,14
• Distribution list
• Video and audio streaming (GPP and RealMedia: Real video and Real Audio)1

Connectivity

• miniUSB port
• Remote and local (peer-to-peer) synchronization over Bluetooth technology, IR or data cable
• Bluetooth wireless technology 2.022
• HTML browsing with Nokia Browser1,2,12
• EGPRS (Class B, MSC 10)1,15
• GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) Multislot Class 101,15
• GSM Circuit-Switched Data up to 14.4 and 43.2 (HSCSD) kbps
• TTY/TDD (requires HDA-11 adapter)

Weight: 144 g (with Nokia Battery BP-5L)
Dimensions: 117 mm x 69.7 mm x 14 mm, 108 cc
Form: monoblock

Display: Active matrix display
Supports up to 16M colors
Adjustable display brightness and contrast control
Ambient light sensor for keypad display lighting control

Price: $384.95 to $519.90

The E61’s 2.8-inch screen certainly demands attention. It’s large and bright with a 320×240 pixel resolution and 16-million-color output. Text and images looked excellent, and even better, it was still readable in sunlight; you can also adjust the backlighting and contrast. Just be aware that it’s not a touch screen, so keep this in mind as you’re shopping around for your new smart phone. You can enter all of the E61’s commands via the navigation array below the screen and the full QWERTY keyboard. The array consist of left and right selection keys, Talk and End buttons for phone calls, a Menu shortcut, an e-mail launch key, and a four-way navigation joystick that acts as an OK button when you press it. We found all controls well spaced and easy to use, and they’re large enough that even users with larger digits shouldn’t have too many mishaps.

Most people are going to be dialling numbers from the built in contacts application, probably synced to Outlook on their PC. There’s a natural assumption from Nokia that the E61 users will be PC based, and using Outlook – and to be fair with the E61 being a business device that’s probably correct – so the services are geared to this integration. This means that synchronising contacts (and notes, tasks and calendar entries) is something I now implicitly trust the software to do. That’s far cry from the 7650 days.

Packed with powerful productivity apps and wireless options, the Nokia E61 is sure to be a corporate crowd pleaser. The E61 runs Symbian OS 9.1, Series 60 third edition, and comes with full support for viewing and editing Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents–an advantage it holds over the Moto Q. We used the included USB cable to transfer all three types of files to the E61 and had no problems opening them; we were pleased that little, if any, formatting was lost. In particular we were pleased to find we could edit the documents, including the PowerPoint presentations, which is a feature you won’t find on too many devices. If that’s not enough, there’s a Screen Export function that allows you to display the E61’s screen via a compatible projector. The smart phone also works with Adobe Reader and Zip Manager, and comes with your basic PIM apps and organization tools, such as a calendar, notes, a calculator, a clock, a voice recorder, and a currency converter. There’s 75MB of built-in memory, which is a bit on the lower side, but it’s helped by the miniSD slot.

With the landscape screen of the E61, the built in applications have all needed tweaking to take account of the extra number of pixels, and the different orientation. Looking at the contacts application, we can see the tweaks made to shoehorn S60 into the larger space. We still have a bar on the bottom of the screen that labels the two soft keys, but because of the size of the screen, there is a massive blank space in the middle. The background wallpaper does minimize this, but cramping the labels into the corners of the screen isn’t a great user experience, and it looks sloppy. There must be a better way to use this screen space, and I’m confident that we’ll see some third party applications that will in the next few months.
Sadly no one won our sweep stake as the E61 is much smaller and thinner than we’d expected, measuring 117 x 69.7 x 18 mm and weighing 144 grams. Nokia have really managed to keep their beast of the slim fast plan, meaning your jacket pocket might just cope with its bulk. But why would you put yourself though carrying the E61, most blackberry users are corporate’s who have them forced upon them. We wondered if anyone would actually buy the E61 with their own money, surely a good test?

Power up and the screen is the first thing that makes its presence felt, the large 2.8″ screen seems much bigger due to its landscape orientation, the colours are vibrant and the backlight is good and strong. Like many mobiles the screen is equipped with a light sensor but this one actually works and manages to maintain a bright readable display even in direct sunlight.

Key Features:
Supports the most common features of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel (Microsoft Office 97, 2000, XP and 2003). Compatible with Zip Manager and Adobe Reader
Multi-tasking abilities: send and receive emails while talking on the phone
Access to up-to-date calendar and contact information
Works in offline mode – read and write email even when network is unavailable
Large user memory: up to 64 MB + support for miniSD card
Mail for Exchange*
POPs/IMAP supported in native email client

WCDMA provides fast, wide-area connectivity
WLAN provides fast, local-area connectivity

Large, advanced high-resolution screen shows images sharper and reduces scrolling
Documents and applications appear with high clarity
User-friendly, sleek design
Easy to configure
Rapid and simple deployment and management
Feature rich device – conference calling capability, speakerphone, email, and messaging

Other features:
Personal shortcuts
Customizable profiles
Alarm clock
RealOne Player
Music Player (MP3/AAC)
Notepad for short notes
Auto lock for keyboard
Calculator

Navigation:
Two soft keys with five-way joystick, power key can be used as profile key
Configurable right and left soft keys
Input method: Full keyboard
Active standby enables user to configure 7 applications for fast access
Symbian operating system OS 9.1
Series 60, 3rd edition

Connectivity:
Pop-Port™ interface
USB port full speed supported via Pop-Port™
Remote and local (peer-to-peer) synchronization over Bluetooth technology, IR, cable
Bluetooth wireless technology 1.2
Video and audio streaming (3GPP and RealMedia: Real Video and Real Audio)
WCDMA (3GPP Release 4)
Multiconnectivity
WLAN connection can be shared by multiple applications at the same time. For example: email, browser and synchronization
Possible to use WLAN, Bluetooth technology, USB and infrared at the same time
Maximum six Bluetooth technology connections in use at the same time. Note: only one for Bluetooth wireless connectivity for audio

Email and messaging:
Email client for connecting to personal and business email
Supports POP, IMAP(with idle) and SMTP protocols, and MS Active Sync
Settings via OMA Client Provisioning, OMA Device Management
Supported email clients: Intellisync Wireless Email,Visto email technology ,BlackBerry Connect, GoodLink and Seven Always-On Mail1
Attachments viewers and editors support the most common features of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel (Microsoft Office 97, 2000, XP and 2003). Compatible with Zip Manager and Adobe Reader *
Instant Messaging client (Yahool, AOL, OMA)
SMS distribution list

Dimensions: 4.49 x 1.81 x 0.47 in
Weight: 3.53 oz

Display: 2″ (240 x 320 pixels), active-matrix color display supports up to 16 million colors

Price Range: $346.14 to $629.00

Its design is classic Nokia understatement - a slim candybar phone with an elegant metal trim and back panel adding a classy feel to the package. The metal edging is available in three flavours: shiny silver, black or bronze.

The E51 is a 3G, HSDPA capable phone — our test sample came configured for Telstra’s Next G network. It also boasts Bluetooth and Wi-Fi capabilities, as you’d expect from a business-class phone. The E51 runs on the Symbian 60 platform, with support for push mail via Mail for Exchange, Visto Mobile, and Seven Always-on platforms. On the office side, QuickOffice provides access to Word, Excel and Powerpoint documents, although critically this is in a viewing capacity only. We can’t imagine seriously editing a business document on the E51’s two-inch display, so perhaps Nokia has a point in not including a full editor; still, some business users may find this a distinct drawback.

The bottom half is peppered with various shortcut keys and a generous-sized keypad. Above that is a modest 2-inch QVGA display with an ambient light sensor and LED light indicator customizable to light up in the event of missed calls, incoming text/multimedia messages or emails. The screen is readable even in bright outdoor conditions, which is great. However, it’s probably not suitable for prolonged Web surfing or document reading, unless you want to end up straining your vision.

Nokia E51 takes functionality to a higher level than E50. The successor measures 114.8 x 46 mm, which is pretty much the same as the old Nokia E50, but its 12 mm slimness makes good sense in Nokia’s business line. The E51 is the thinnest Eseries squad member. The weight has gone up by only 4 grams to a total of 100 sharp, which is a great achievement, given the features this handset offers.

Key features

• Thin design loaded with features to help balance your business and leisure time
• Access your email while on the go with support for most leading corporate and personal email applications
• Browse the web and email with high speed 3G, HSDPA, or WLAN connection
• Make lower cost voice calls over the internet with the built-in WLAN
• Stay connected to the people

Camera and video

• 2 megapixel camera with 4 x digital zoom for high quality still imaging and video capture
• Video streaming and playback with H.264 (MPEG-4), 3gpp, and Real codecs
• Video recording in H.263 (3gpp) and MPEG-4

Music

• MP3 music player
• Compatible with Bluetooth stereo headsets
• FM Radio: lets you see information about songs or artists, and read up on celebrity news