New Nokia’s E-Series favorites: Nokia E75 & Nokia E55

red57 — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:54:18 +0000

Nokia unveiled last February 2009 at the Mobile Web Congress two new members of E-series smartphones – the E75 and E55. Successor to the highly popular E71 which was released last 2008, the Nokia E75 is a GSM dual-mode business smartphone supporting WCDMA/HSDPA, EGSM, and WLAN. The device features a side slider full QWERTY keyboard for optimal email experience. Enjoy videos, music, and graphics on the 2.4″ QVGA display and Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate. Find directions and locations with the integrated A-GPS and included maps. Take photos with a 3.2-megapixel autofocus camera and a secondary VGA for videocall.

Additional features include USB charging with simultaneous data transfer, Bluetooth 2.0 +EDR, supports 3G, equipped with Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, A-GPS: Nokia Maps 3.0, predictive text T9 and USB 2.0 High-Speed. Supported WCDMA frequencies depend on the region where the device is available.

Similarly, the Nokia E55 a follow up to affordable smartphone E51 also features A-GPS, Nokia Maps and N-Gage support. But since it is geared for consumers who are looking for an mid-range smartphone, its best feature would have to be its compacted QWERTY keyboard which was well loved by Nokia E51 users transitioning from the standard keypads of regular mobile phones.

Both these mobile phones are said to be loaded with Nokia’s new email interface which according to Nokia give a more efficient corporate email solution. And to make this possible, Nokia has partnered with Microsoft and Lotus Notes. This is a feature which made the BlackBerry devices successful in conquering the corporate mobile phone users.

With Nokia E75 and E55, people will no longer need to boot up a PC to get a full desktop email experience. The enhanced email UI includes folder and HTML email support, expandable views and sorting capability by date, sender and size, as well as the most commonly used email functions just a single click away. On top of email, the device also offer improved calendar capability, as well as contacts and task management.

Taking a lot of inspiration from Nokia’s highly business mobile device, the Nokia 9300, the E75 would cater not only to smartphone users but to mobile gamers as well. Aside from its full support for Nokia Maps and assisted GPS feature with a 3-month license for turn-by-turn navigation, the phone is also loaded with N-Gage functionality. So, that takes care of our Nokia mobile gamer friends’ needs. In addition, the Nokia E75 also supports Nokia’s Ovi service, particularly useful for sharing files in the cloud.

The Nokia E55 also supports 3G and comes equipped with Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, A-GPS: Nokia Maps 3.0 and two cameras – a 3.2-megapixel main camera and an additional VGA camera for video calls. A candybar, it´s got what it takes to be a good business oriented device. The Nokia e55 features is not any different from the one on the E75 in almost anything, except for several nice novelties like battery life, T9, internal memory, included microSD card, weight and size.

Both handsets sports a music player and FM radio with RDS and both apps come dressed in the standard Symbian OS 9.3 S60 3rd edition with Feature Pack 2 attire.

Not the least, the Nokia E-Series fleet is growing stronger. To wrap it up, the Nokia E55 and E75 both rock, so E for excellence goes both ways.

Nokia N95 8Gb – Nokia N-Series Multimedia Phone

red57 — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:12:23 +0000

The Nokia N95 8GB is a little bit more than just the existing N95 with a paint job and memory upgrade – this version of the N95 has a larger screen and enhanced GPS, plus N-Gage gaming. It is quick and very user friendly, and is really packed full of exciting features. The 5MP camera really does the job, and produces better quality photographs than my 7MP digital camera.
The microSD slot has been replaced by a fixed 8GB internal flash drive. The 8GB internal memory is really useful, you now have no need for a digital camera or an MP3 player as the N95 8Gb has replaced them. This appears as drive E on the phone. The original has microSD slots for expandable memory.
Increased System RAM, the N95 8Gb now has 128mb RAM – double the original which is 64mb RAM. It also uses ‘demand paging’ using the hard drive as extra memory so you will never run out of RAM no matter how many programs you run.
Improved GPS, the N95 8GB uses Nokia’s Assisted GPS technology, which sends the handset location hints over the network to compensate for weak satellite signals resulting in faster and improved GPS positioning.
Longer Battery Life, thanks to the new BL-6F battery the battery life of the phone is increased by 25-50%. A major improvement on one of the main weaknesses of the original N95. To accommodate the new larger BL-6F battery the phone is now an extra millimetre thicker than the original N95, making it also heavier by 8 grams compare to the 120 grams of the original.
Again, to accommodate the new larger BL-6F battery, the shutter has been replaced with a simple recessed lens. You now have to hold the shoot button to activate the camera.
The screen has better protection with a hard top layer that’s flush with the front of the phone. The original N95 had a soft touch screen which had a slight recess allowing dust and dirt to gather easily. The N95 8GB has a larger 2.8” screen compared to the original 2.6” with a clearer and brighter display.
The larger screen has meant that the D-pad and main buttons have been moved down and made smaller. The Multimedia controls are now raised and dimpled making them easier to find by touch alone.
Their are also some interface and software changes made on the new N95 8GB. The standby screen shows 7 quick launch icons as oppose to 6 on the original N95. The N95 8GB also has a new icon for Nokia’s upcoming N-Gage gaming platform and comes with 2 demo games – FIFA 07 and Asphalt 3.
The N95 8GB features a search option shortcut on the standby screen utilizing Nokia’s new Mobile Search utility and the annoying multimedia menu from the original N95 has been replaced with a more useful rotating menu.
Even with that changes, the new Nokia N95 8GB still keep several features that its predecessor has like the Carl Zeiss optics 5 megapixel camera, TV out, Stereo FM radio, Organizer, 3G video calling, WAP 2.0, Symbian OS S60, video dial/memo and so on.

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New Nokia’s E-Series favorites: Nokia E75 & Nokia E55

Nokia N95 8Gb – Nokia N-Series Multimedia Phone