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Weight: 7.97 oz
Length: 2.83 in
Width: 5.04 in
Thickness: 0.55 in
Display: High-resolution 4.13” WVGA display (800 x 480 pixels) with up to 65,000 colors
Price Range: $404.99 - $564.95
The software preinstalled in the N810, Vanjoki said, includes video and music players, as well as Web applications such as a browser, the Internet-telephony software Skype, Gizmo video chat, instant messaging, and GPS-integrated mapping tools. The device’s processor operates at 400 megahertz; it has 128 megabits of random-access memory, two gigabytes of internal storage, and an expansion slot that can accommodate up to eight gigabytes more.
With the N810, Nokia has added a slide-out QWERTY keyboard and a built-in GPS receiver. Nokia also stuffed 2GB of built-in memory inside, with a miniSD card slot for expanded storage. The N810 retains many of the hardware features of the N800, such as a built-in VGA resolution camera for video calling, hardware buttons for zooming in and out on the interface, and a 3.5mm audio jack. The N810 uses a micro-USB port for data transfer and also sports a built-in kickstand for convenience.”
In addition, out of the box it lacks many of the features a lot of you are accustomed to in a handheld. It doesn’t come with a calendar, for example, and the N810’s address book is there to let you send people email or instant messages. You can’t put a street address into it.Also, despite being made by Nokia, this isn’t a smartphone. It has Wi-Fi, and you can use a Bluetooth-enabled phone as a wireless modem, but I know for some people this is a significant drawback.
The N800 webcam extended from the side of the device and could be rotated, whereas the N810 webcam is embedded in the face. Right above the webcam on the N810 is an ambient light sensor, which the software uses to automatically adjust screen brightness and keyboard backlighting. The top left corner of the N810 has a big notification light that will flash in various colors to indicate certain kinds of events, like when new e-mail is received. On the inside, the N810 has pretty much the same hardware as the N800. It uses the same TI OMAP 2420 processor. The N800 was clocked to 330Mhz by default, but OS2008 brings up the clock speed to 400 Mhz. The increase in clock speed is controlled by the software, so N800 users who upgrade to OS2008 will get the same boost. Like the N800, the N810 still comes with 128MB of DDR RAM and 256MB of flash memory.
Media
- Built-in media player for viewing and listening to downloaded, transfered or streamed media content and easy-on-device management of media library
- Direct access to shared media over Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)
- Supported video formats: 3GP, AVI, WMV, MP4, H263, H.264, MPEG-1, MPEG-4, RV (RealVideo)
- Supported audio formats: MP3, WMA, AAC, AMR, AWB, M4A, MP2, RA (RealAudio), WAV
- Supported playlist formats: M3U, PLS, ASX, WAX, WVX, WPL
Web Browsing
- Browser based on Mozilla technology with state-of-the-art web standard support including AJAX
- Page navigation with scrolling, panning or using hardware buttons, zooming in and out of web sites.
- Full desktop Adobe® Flash® 9 plugin, including video and audio streaming
Connectivity
- WLAN standard: IEEE 802.11b/g
- Bluetooth specification v.2.0 . +EDR (profiles supported: HID, FTP, DUN, GAP, SPP, HSP, SAP and OPP)
- USB high speed for PC connectivity
- 3.5 mm stereo headphone plug
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Volume: 140 cc
Weight: 210 g
Width: 57 mm
Length: 132 mm
Thickness (max): 20 mm
Display: Inner: Active matrix color display (800 x 352 pixels), 16 million true colors
Outer: Active matrix color display (240 x 320 pixels), 16 million true colors
Price Range: $1094.95 to $1214.20
The E90 is Nokia’s new top end enterprise-focussed device. However, as with the multimedia-focussed N95, Nokia have packed in an impressive number of features. The connectivity options include quad band EGSM, 3G connectivity (WCDMA and HSDPA), WiFi (802.11g), Bluetooth (including stereo audio support), infrared and USB (2.0 full-speed). There is also a 2.5mm audio jack for headsets, a FM Radio, a 3.2 megapixel camera with auto-focus and DVD-quality recording, and an integrated GPS chipset. All this in the standard Communicator clamshell form factor, which this time boasts an external QVGA screen with number keypad and a wide (800×352 pixels) internal screen with full QWERTY keyboard.
The build quality is also excellent for this Nokia. However, the faceplate at the back of the E90 didn’t gel very well at the top where the speakers are, but we’re nitpicking and it could be just our review unit. When we’re using the directional pad, delete and enter buttons on the QWERTY, we can feel its hollowness.
On the outside, the E90 is like any other candy-bar phone. In fact, most of the functions are accessible from the 2-inch screen save for a front-facing camera for 3G video calls. The beauty of the E90 shows up only when we open the clamshell and let it sit on the table like a mini laptop.
The E90 is effectively two phones in one, but with a common data store and computer between them. With the clamshell closed, the E90 is an a fairly standard, if rather large, S60 smartphone. There are the usual control keys and number keypad, and 16 million colour QVGA screen. The external keypad is perfectly usable, although it doesn’t measure up to that found on the N93. The usual S60 applications are present and it is possible to carry out every function of the phone in this mode, from writing emails and watching films to making phone calls. However, opening up the device reveals a decent sized QWERTY keyboard and a gorgeous 800 x 352 pixel screen. The inside also runs S60, albeit with the UI appropriately reconfigured for the screen size. The impressive part is that the phone will switch seamlessly between the two screens and maintain application state. This means you can, for example, beginning to compose a message in closed mode, but decide to continue it using the full keyboard without the need for any user interface intervention. The switch generally takes about a second, although I would expect this to get better nearer the release date.
Setting up the E90 to connect to our Exchange server was also a breeze. We used the Mail for Exchange program which can be downloaded for free from Nokia’s Web site. The application allows us to sync our calendar, contacts and email on our server to the mobile device. There’s also an option to set how often the synchronization should happen, although we left that to manual most of the time. The E90 also supports other popular messaging clients such as RIM’s BlackBerry Connect and Intellisync Wireless Email.
The other component of the Communicator which we were rather impressed with is the LCD. The screen is crystal-clear and text on it appears razor sharp. It also held up well under sunlight and has a wide viewing angle.
Key features:
Browse the Internet and transfer media-rich files via HSDPA (up to 3.6 Mbit/s enabled) and 3G high-speed mobile broadband
Increase mobile productivity with applications for viewing and editing documents
Talk on every continent with quad-band GSM and automatic switching between bands
Access voice and data functions quickly and easily with convenient shortcut keys
Locate meeting venues, restaurants, and places of interest with the integrated GPS
Send images captured with the integrated 3.2 megapixel camera with flash and autofocus
Multimedia:
Video calling
FM radio
Music player (MP3, AAC)
Realplayer (streaming audio, video and MP4 video files)
Browsing:
Web browser (x)HTML
JavaScript 1.3 and 1.5 supported
Flash Lite 2.0 supported
Imaging:
3.2 megapixel camera with flash and autofocus
QCIF camera for video calling
Messaging:
Supports POP3, IMAP4, and SMTP Support for mobile email, including Nokia Intellisync Wireless Email 8. and a variety of third-party email clients: Mail for Exchange 1.5 (delivered via Nokia Downloads! Application), Visto Mobile v5.5, and RIM BlackBerry Connect v2.1
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Text-to-speech message reader
MMS and SMS
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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
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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)
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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
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