Nokia N73

Description:
The Nokia N73 has a screen with 262,144 colors, 240 x 320 pixels in dimensions of 110 x 49 x 19 mm and weighs 116 grams.
The Nokia N73 has a camera, 3.2 megapixels, 2048 x 1536 pixels, autofocus, flash, Carl Zeis optics. It also has bluetooth, infrared.
It has an internal memory of 42 MB and has a mini SD card reader. The Nokia N73 is compatible with UMTS / Quadband (850-900-1800 -1900 MHz).
It is available in stores since July 2006 at a price of 203 € (cons € 549).
Introduction Nokia N73

Introduced in September 2006 with the rest of the range Music Edition (ME The N70 and N91 ME), the N73 is a version of the N73 dressed all in black, with a soft and accessories more focused on music.





Positive points:
- Clean screen
- Box Contents
- Remote control with output audio format 3.5 mm
- Sound Quality, with (provided they are replaced) or without headphones
- Very good build quality
- ISync plug-in provided
Negatives:
- Joystick and keyboard are too small
- Sailing purple when taking photos at the first versions of soft
- No RDS in radio
- No optical zoom, no Xenon flash
- No wifi
Content cabinet Nokia N73

Like other Nokia N-Series, the N73 has been presented in a cardboard box (black, in line with the color of N73 ME), with a photo phone to the front.

Unpacking, we find this:

- Nokia N73 Music Edition
- Battery BP-6M (1100 mAh)
- Nokia Travel Charger AC-4E
- Adapter for old Nokia chargers AC-44
- Nokia Stereo Headset HS-23-(with remote jack 3.5 mm)
- Data Cable Nokia CA-53
- 2GB Mini SD Card and Adapter
- Wrist Strap
- Manuals and CDs

Apart from a possible cover, nothing is missing.

The remote control seems to be of good quality and has the great advantage of offering a conventional 3.5mm jack, like on the headset to the Walkman series from Sony Ericsson. Good point also about the memory card of 2GB by default.
Design of the Nokia N73

Besides the color and the music button, everything is identical to the classical version of the N73.

The manufacturing quality is correct, the cache of the camera does no play All's well in place, there have been worse.



The large screen takes much of the front.

It is light (the intensity of the brightness can be reduced to save battery), the colors are well rendered, and despite the decline in the level of resolution (going from 352 * 416 pixels on the N80 at 320 * 240 pixels on the N73) combined with an increase in size, the pixels are invisible (unless you look very closely).

Another good point: even in bright sunlight, the screen remains readable, while on the M600i or P990i, the display is unreadable.

Just above, we find the speakerphone for calls, the light sensor, the second objective (CIF) for video calls.

The joystick is still small, just like the keys on the keyboard.



On the left side, we find in order, from bottom to top, trigger the camera, the shortcut to the gallery key and the volume control. The infrared port is on the other side.



The Power button (easy access) is on the top, as usual, Nokia, surrounded by the upper loudspeaker.



The power connector supports the Pop-Port connector, MiniSD port, the second speaker and microphone of the telephone.

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Finally, the rear sensor houses the 3.2 megapixel Carl Zeiss, with its LED flash and the battery cover (which also serves as a lens cap).
Using menus and the Nokia N73

Having toured the owner, placing the SIM card and battery, hold down the power button gives life to this little gem.

Soft level

Former model requires Symbian S60, starting the phone is very slow. Fortunately Nokia has corrected this on its latest models through the integration of more powerful processors.

Once on standby, the interface looks strong enough to other models on Symbian S60.
We therefore find the reception level-network in the upper left, the battery level at the top right, the network name, time and date in the upper part.
Just below are 6 application shortcuts you can set or disable.
Still a level below we find the next appointment.

By cons it is, to my knowledge, not yet possible to add plug-in to display the weather or another, as suggested by Windows Mobile.

Two other shortcuts are also present through the validation keys left and right.

A short press the menu button will display it. You can view the menu as a list or icons. You can also arrange the order of menus and content files as you wish.
A long press will display the current program manager.

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Originally, the menus are organized like this:

1) Contacts:

This is your telephone directory. The sorting is done, by choice, by name or surname. Creating and managing groups of contacts is possible.
Obviously you can associate a ringtone and a dedicated photo to a contact.
Nothing new here then.

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2) Mail:

Here again nothing new. This menu contains your SMS, MMS and your various mailboxes you have configured.
The memory used will depend on your preferences (internal memory or memory card).

Smileys still not integrated into the software, too bad.

Given the small size of the keys, I had some trouble for writing texts. Pressing two keys current, which quickly becomes annoying.



3) Agenda:

Nothing new here either.
The display is possible for a month or week.
The appointment of the current day will be reported on the home screen, as proposed by smartphones and PDAs running Windows Mobile over the past few years.

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4) Audio Player:
The music player available in the range of the musical mark is further than the classic range. This player is very successful, even if the proposed 2.0 Walkman music phones on the Sony Ericsson is more comprehensive and thorough in my opinion.

If your tags are filled music, navigation can be done by genre, artist, album or composer.



A Music Shop is apparently available, but I was not able to connect to it because of maintenance.

Navigation through the music library is very easy and the menus are similar strong that found in the Apple iPod or Sony Ericsson Walkmans.

The album art is managed, provided they are also integrated into the MP3 tags of course. iTunes 7 store now covers the outside of your songs if you add them through the store, they will not show on your N73.
For this you should add them manually or via iTunes or via another program.

Given the very limited quality headphones home, 3.5 mm audio output natively on the remote is a real plus for me.

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The sound quality with good headphones is very good. Certainly if we keep the original headphones, a Walkman phone from Sony Ericsson will be clearly better because of its higher quality headphones, but even with a helmet, the difference is not huge.
I unfortunately could not test both solutions simultaneously.

Without headphones, the sound is equally stunning thanks to the presence of the two stereo speakers.
The sound is very good, and these mini speakers crachotent do it too fast. The N73ME is certainly one of the best phones I've tested in terms of sound quality

Small remarks:
- The display of the current song will also be on the home screen of the phone.
- You can search by entering text via the keyboard.
- Animations are available while listening to songs, but they certainly decrease the battery pretty quickly because the backlight stays on continuously.
- The songs herein may be assigned as ringtones.

5) Gallery

I think it's a part of the S60 system that has evolved most recently.
You can consult all the media files in your N95, be it video, photos, pictures classics, songs (this will open the music player just described above).
The files are classified by type, but you can also consult together. The photo display is via a sort of carousel of thumbnail images. Given the size of the display of these photos is not really miniature flash unfortunately.

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6) Games:

Only the Snake comes home.

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7) Search:

This is a research program websites.
Search engines are offered Yahoo! and Windows Live.
When the results are displayed to you, you can, optionally, browse the website suggested, or add this site to your bookmarks.

8) URL:

WAP and Web sites are available on the browser.
The latter is based on the foundation of Apple's Safari browser.

When browsing a web page, you will see a page view, complete with a red square delimiting the sight of your screen relative to the current page. When returning to a previous page, thumbnails of the pages visited during the current session will be proposed to avoid a return on an unwanted page.

We are still far from what Apple has introduced with its iPhone, but this browser is already good enough for mobile use in my opinion. I do not stand by the fact that a laptop is always more fun to browse a mobile phone, regardless of the size of its screen or its embedded browser.


9) Download!:

This little program list by referencing software as compatible with your Nokia N73, whose software already included on your phone.
You can also download the example program for downloading podcasts developed by Nokia.
For some programs, you will be redirected to EA Games or Amazon. Station to the data plan though!



10) Tools:

Originally, this menu contains:

- Bluetooth: Managing Connectivity and Bluetooth pairings.

- Infrared: Will activate the infrared port of the N73 for a few minutes

- USB: you can set the mode selected USB. PC Suite for synchronization, data transfer to the memory card appears as a USB drive on your PC / Mac, printing photos, for use with a printer in my opinion, and media player, which will surely be used during synchronization of N73 with Windows Media Player

- Methods: Since all Nokia, modes are predefined. You can modify or create new ones. Your tone will be set in the mode you are using. The N73 of course accepts MP3 or AAC as a ringtone.
A mode "offline" (= airplane mode) is also available.

- Settings: This is where you set the most of your N73 features such as Internet accounts, the language of your phone, power the backlight of the screen ...

- Themes: The themes you can completely change the appearance of your menus N73 ME. The preview a theme without applying is of course always possible.

- File Manager: This little program lets you browse the internal and external memory (Mini SD) on your N73. For superior performance, third party software (and free) will have further opportunities, and will also show hidden folders.

- Application Manager: all programs installed by default, or that you add to your N73 are listed. Here is where you should go to uninstall a particular software.

- Memory cards: All your card details are listed by this little program. This also takes care of format or rename your Mini SD card if you wish. You can also make a backup of the internal memory to memory card.

- Data Transfer: I did not test this feature, but it would sync contacts and calendar between two compatible phones, without having to go through a computer.

- Setup Wizard: This software starts at the first power (via the "Welcome", detailed below) for your N73, and will undertake to set your Internet 3G/GPRS and MMS.
Its use is very convenient, and avoids that one must tear his hair falling all parameters in the different accounts, or that one should run on the Internet to send to these parameters.
You will even be possible to configure your mail accounts via this software.

- 3D Ringing: This small software will allow you to apply 3D effects to your ringtone via two stereo speakers.

- Voice mail: You will indicate your mailbox number

- Speed ​​dial: settings for quick dialing. Long press the corresponding button when you are on the screen saver will call the appropriate contact. If your contact has a photo, it will display the location of the figure in the software.

- Voice commands: If the voice commands are malfunctioning, you can dictate the order associated with an action, but personally controls operate without regulation. Coupled with a Bluetooth headset (or even wired), a long press on the latter will activate voice recognition, and it will be possible to change the mode for example, without leaving your N73 in your pocket.

- App. Terminal: this will tell you your current software version, and if it is current. The software version is also available if you dial * # 0000 # on the screen saver.

- Modem: you define the mode modem for Internet access via your N73 to a computer for example. Connection via Bluetooth or USB is also possible.

- Sync: The information on the last sync Lifeblog and PC Suite / iSync are referenced. So you can see the date of last synchronization or the number of contacts / appointments added example.

- PTT: This is the program of Push To Talk (Walkie Talkie some sort of passing through the GPRS network I have never used)

- Actv: used to manage the keys of photos, songs or videos with DRM apparently.



11) Applications:

Originally, this menu contains:

- Journal: It's your call log, which references your dialed / received / missed as well as SMS and network connections (GPRS or 3G).

- Clock: Everything about the date and time is here, as setting the alarm, for example. We can manage several different alarms, alarm or not. It is also possible to add cities in the world to see the local time.

- Radio: Like many Nokia, the N73 includes a stereo FM radio. This is the version "Visual Radio", which may, if desired, get data through the network such as GPRS/3G available stations. I personally have never used the "visual".
By cons it is a shame that Nokia still does not function on a mobile multimedia RDS this range, while Sony Ericsson has implemented this feature with his K750i, it has been almost 2 years.

The sound quality and reception is average.
It is always necessary to connect a headset to use the radio (it will serve as an antenna), but listening through two speakers obviously poses no problems.
As for the music player, the current station will be indicated on the Welcome screen.

- LifeBlog: Allows you to publish your photos, SMS, MMS to a blog via your N73.

- App. Photo: see part of the test further

- RealPlayer video player that comes with the Symbian S60 since their inception.

- Flash: Flash Player on your N73

- Chat: allows you to chat instantly via an Internet connection.

- Help: contains all the tricks using your N73, a sort of mini-board user manual

- About: imprint on the N73 and its OS



12) Office:

Originally, this menu contains:

- QuickOffice: Like most of its high-end models running Symbian S60, Nokia has built an office suite in N73 ME.
By cons, it is only possible to view documents without upgrading (and pay extra) software, too bad.
The software will automatically detect the documents in the memory of your N73.

- Notes: Software memo that has existed since the beginnings of the S60 OS. The notes are saved in text format (. Txt), which is a big plus for the exchange of notes between devices (all devices from all brands, or nearly all, are compatible. Txt).
The timing of notes is apparently possible via PC Suite.

- Voice: This is the voice recorder of n73. In the settings you can choose the recording quality and file locations enregistrés.Les high quality voice memos are saved in wave (. Wav), another good point for interoperability.

- Adobe PDF: S60 version of the famous PDF reader.

- Calculator: Calculator (not scientific) classic

- Converter: Already for many years, this handy converter can convert various units (lengths, temperatures, surfaces, ...)
Camera of the Nokia N73

So what is really this camera 3.2 megapixel Carl Zeiss?

Although some believe that only count the number of pixels, do not forget that the quality of the optics is equally important (and more?).



Considering the average performance of the Nokia N93 in camera mode (especially compared to a Sony Ericsson K800i), despite its inclusion Carl Zeiss, I do not expect anything especially grand.

However, provided they are outdoors with good light conditions and have the latest firmware, the N73 takes pictures of pretty good quality, almost to the height of a K800i. With the first soft versions (tested here), unfortunately the pictures have a purple veil.
Indoors by cons is less glorious.

The settings for the photo part, however, are numerous: Focus (Auto, macro, ...), flash (auto, enabled or not, ...), self timer, exposure compensation, white balance, color tones (black and white, sepia, vivid, negative), ISO settings, contrast, sharpness.

Lovers will be delighted manual settings.

Without owning a Sony Ericsson K800i, I could not compare the performance picture.

Small remarks:

- As the setup icon photos are in black and white on the N95, the N73 ones are in color.

- If your keyboard is locked, if you open the lens cover, take a picture and close the cover, the keypad locks itself again, very practical.

- The sounds of the camera are disabled silently.

- The zoom is digital only, quality will decrease depending on its use. So no abuse, on pain of not having a mush of pixels. This is true for most phones except Nokia N93 (i) and some Sharp example.

Here are some sample photos taken with the N73, without corrections:

A video mode is of course also available, but do not offer exceptional quality.

The Sony Ericsson K800 is nonetheless clearly beaten by a knockout on this point.
Connectivities

The N73's Bluetooth 2.0 allows transfers of about 100Kb / s with my MacBook Pro, which is much more than the P990i (about 60Ko/sec) but worse than the Nokia 7373 (about 120Ko/sec).

Nokia N70

Description:
The Nokia N70 has a TFT screen, 262,144 colors, 176 x 208 pixels in dimensions of 108.8 x 53 x 21.8 mm and weighs 126 grams.
The Nokia N70 has a camera, a 2 megapixel camera with 20x digital zoom, a VGA camera with 2x digital zoom, integrated flash. It also has bluetooth.
It has an internal memory of 35MB, and has a card reader RS-MMC. The Nokia N70 is compatible with UMTS / Triband (900-1800-1900 Mhz).
It is available in stores since October 2005 at 39 € (against 369 €).
Introduction Nokia N70

Second device from Nokia N series, the N70 stands out for its abundance of multimedia features. Compatible with 3G and Edge, it has increased connectivity. Multimedia is not forgotten with a camera 2 million pixels, a video function, music player and FM radio. True smartphone, based on Symbian OS 8.1. Everything is served in a typical design of the Finnish firm, rather fleshy one piece.

Symbol of convergence when it debuted in late 2006, the Nokia N70 is still as competitive in a changing world?





Positive points:
- Compatibility 3G/Edge
- Camera 2 megapixel
- Quality of MP3 player
- Expandable memory
Negatives:
- No AF
- Some decelerations
- Keyboard keys are too small
- Pictures are often blurred
Content cabinet Nokia N70

The delivery kit is fairly complete Nokia N70. Besides classics like the USB cable or the stereo kit, there is a strap to hang the phone on your wrist and a rag to wipe off fingerprints from the screen of the mobile. The presence of a memory card is valuable even if the 64 MB will not allow you to store enormous files.

Found in the box:
- The Nokia N70
- Charger
- A USB cable
- A stereo kit
- The manual
- An installation CD
- A 64 MB MMC memory card
- A strap
- A cloth to clean the screen


Very close to the Nokia 6680 in terms of design, the N70 adopts a fairly large format piece. Its dimensions: 109 x 53 x 22 mm and weighing 126 grams make it a heavyweight in mobile telephony. It might possibly slip into the pocket of your coat, but not in that of your last jean "slim". Despite this template, once in hand, the Nokia N70 does not seem so cumbersome that.
In terms of finish, quality of materials is exemplary. The brushed aluminum front panel goes perfectly with black plastic. The assembly is calibrated in mm: nothing moves except the removable flap on the back of the terminal. The latter reveals the purpose of the camera and protects from dust. The slide is of high quality. The screen displays 262,144 colors. He has a good brightness and contrast acceptable. Even in a bright environment, the display remains readable. The keyboard keys are too small, however. Spelling errors are frequent, especially when writing SMS.



On both sides of the keyboard keys are arranged "shortcut" to access the menu interface, the gallery, entering text (pencil key) or cancel the function. The blue backlight is the most beautiful effect. The joystick is precise, as the confirmation button in the center. On the left spine, a dedicated button lets you take pictures. Just above there is the memory expansion port. MMC card can be inserted or removed at any time. There is no need to turn off the phone to perform the operation.
Using the Nokia N70

Compatible with both 3G and Edge, the Nokia N70 is a specialist in mobile broadband. You can fully enjoy the download and browsing at high speed. Streaming video and video telephony are also scheduled. However, the quality is pretty average too pixelated images and the experience to extend beyond twenty minutes. With such network connections it was entitled to expect poor results in terms of autonomy. The N70 is doing pretty well. In our tests, the battery ran out in 3 days of average use. Which is higher than many 3G terminals recently released. The traction system has also proved satisfactory. Communication, the acoustics are very good, even in a noisy environment. No echo phenomenon has not been evident.

Equipped with the Symbian OS, the N70 has some delays when loading certain applications, especially the gallery. True smartphone, the Nokia can retrieve e-mails and takes into account most of the attachments: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF. Ideal for businessmen nostalgic office.
MP3 player of Nokia N70

The MP3 player is available from the menu "Gallery" or via a dedicated button right below the screen. It is divided into multiple folders to organize your songs according to different criteria: All Songs, Playlists, Artists or Albums. The N70 is far from being a music phone. The music interface is very poor. The settings are not possible due to the lack of an equalizer. The sound is excellent, however. He does not sizzle at all, even when the volume is pushed up. The speaker, like the stereo kit offer a refund of voice and bass very loyal.



Unfortunately there is no standard jack or Bluetooth stereo connection prevents audio accessories of your choice.
Storage is provided by the internal memory of 30 MB, aided by a memory expansion slot MMC format. The delivery kit includes a 64 MB card latter can pick a dozen titles. The purchase of a higher model proves necessary.
Finally, the N70 is not for the most demanding music lovers. But its sound quality is superior to many terminals stamped musicphone. In addition, the radio function is entertaining and effective.



Nokia N70 Connectors

As for connectivity, the Nokia N70 has Bluetooth and USB connection. Both solutions are working properly. Via wireless, you will have ten seconds to transfer a 2-megapixel camera and between 2 and 3 minutes for a 4 MB music file to the USB cable is supplied with the phone. Synchronizing the phone with a computer is easy. However, file transfers are long enough. A problem already present on most smartphones from the manufacturer. Only Infrared lacking a bit unfortunate absence given the slowness of this function.


On advantage that musicphone cameraphone, the N70 has a camera 2 million pixels. It is located on the back of the terminal, behind a protective sliding the retaining safe from shocks and dust. A flash is also present. However, no autofocus. The optical model is a CMOS, Carl Zeiss model different from the popular N90 now. The photo application launches automatically when you slide the slide. To take a snapshot, two solutions: validation button in the center of the joystick or remote button on the left edge, in the slot for the memory card. Note that a second camera is present on the front. The latter is mainly used for video telephony function, but few also prove useful for the realization of self-portraits. However, its low resolution (0.3 Megapixel) prevents any use of photos.



Photos

The options menu "Camera" are numerous:
- Image setup:
- Shooting mode (Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Night, Sport)
- Flash (Auto, Forced On / Forced Off)
- White balance (Auto, Sunny, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent)
- Colour tone (Normal, Sepia, Black & White, Negative)
- Use secondary camera
- Self-timer (10, 20, 30 seconds)
- Sequence mode
- Go to gallery
- Help
- Parameters
- Image quality (Low, Medium, High)
- Add to Album
- Zoom Extents
- Show captured
- Default image name
- Memory usage

Even if the settings are very numerous, it is advisable to use the least possible. Indeed, they offer little of interest and do not improve the film quality. In full resolution, the pictures taken with the N70 are correct. The colors are well rendered, especially greens and blues. The level of detail is acceptable but could have been much more accurate with autofocus. The recording time of images is shorter than previous models, but still higher than most other mobile manufacturers. The major flaw of the N70's sensor is too low tolerance for his movements. In fact, unless you use a tripod or wedge the phone, the pictures are often fuzzy and lack contrast between the first and second place.
The LED flash is unconvincing. It should not be used in lighting conditions too dark. More subjects photographed should be between 1.50 and 2 meters to get a fair result.


Videos

The video function also has many settings:
- Shooting mode (Auto or Night)
- White balance
- Color Tint
- Audio recording
- Video Quality (low, normal, high)
- ...

The result is, as usual, unusable on a medium other than your phone. Once transferred to a computer, all defects are: coarse pixelization, choppiness, its inaudible ...
For aspiring filmmakers, do not worry the video should be one of the new trends of 2007.
Menu Nokia N70

The Nokia N70 is based on Symbian OS 8.1 Series 60. The interface is typical of the Finnish manufacturer. The menus are clear. Navigation is intuitive despite some delays in launching some applications. Access to the various icons done, as usual, via the button marked with a blue circular symbol, located on the N70, on the left of the keyboard.

Messaging

Sending, receiving, SMS, e-mail, MMS, all your mail is stored here:
- New message (text message, multimedia message, e-mail)
- Inbox
- My Folders
- Mailbox
- Drafts
- Sent
- Outbox
- Reports



Contacts

To copy contacts from your SIM card, or create it again from this side:
- Name
- Name
- Business
- Employment
- Portable
- Telephone
- Video call
- Fax
- E-mail
- User ID
Note that it is also possible to edit groups from the same menu.


Events

The agenda is a classic model that allows thematic entries such as meetings, memos, or anniversaries. It is also possible to set to have a week view or change the tone alerts.



Radio

The radio operation requires connection of stereo kit acting as an antenna. Many settings are possible:
- Enable visual service
- Station directory
- Remember Stations (20 maximum)
- Resorts
- Manual (Frequency Search)
- Playing in the background (option to perform other tasks while enjoying the music)
- Settings (up tone, Autostart, Access Point)
- Help

Gallery

This tab is the place to store all your data:
- Pictures and Video
- Ski (All Songs, Playlists, Artists, Albums, Recently added, Access Now playing)
- Audio Clip
- Links
- All files


Imaging

From this icon, you can manage all the imaging features of the Nokia N70:
- Photo (see section Camera)
- Director (see section Video)
- RealPlayer
- Printing photos
- Kodak Mobile

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Clock

You can choose between an analog or digital model. You can customize the alarm, change the display format of date or activate the automatic update of time (ideal for frequent travelers).

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Web

Mobile internet opens its doors:
- Automatic bookmarks
- Nokia.com
- Download Audio
- Download Application
- Downloads themes
- Download videos
- Download icons

It is also possible to adjust the connection settings and display those web pages.

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About Me

A variety of applications at once entertaining and useful:
- Chat
- Call Log
- Go to (function provides direct access to functions predefined and customizable)
- Music (tree of your music library)
- Card Deck (selection of 6 card games)
- Snakes (the most famous games on mobile)
- Snowboard 3D (a snowboarding game is good but a bit too slow)
- Lifeblog
- Tutorial

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Office

- Voice Recorder
- Converter (currency, area, energy, length, mass, power, pressure, temperature, time, speed, volume)
- What to do (Task)
- Calculator
- Notes
- Security
- Quicksheet
- Quickword
- Quickpoint
- Adobe PDF

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Tools

You will find something here to customize and configure your phone:
- Help
- Multimedia key (control joystick shortcuts)
- Themes (3 pre-installed and the possibility to download)
- Profiles (General, Silent, Meeting, Outdoor, Pager, Offline). This function is also accessible from the power button on the top of the phone.
- Settings (Telephone, Call, Connection, Date and Time, Security, Call Forwarding, Call Barring, Network Accessories)
- Voicemail
- Speed ​​dialing (associate a key on the keyboard to a contact)
- Voice commands
- Memory
- Application Manager
- File Manager
- Activation Keys
- Transfer
- About

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Connectivity

- Bluetooth
- Synchronization
- Connection manager
- Device manager
- Push to Talk
- Wireless keyboard
Conclusion

One year old, the Nokia N70 could be totally outdated. It is not. Rather, it is still competitive. Its dual compatibility 3G/Edge is a real advantage to proponents of the mobile Internet. The multimedia features are not revolutionary but do not have crippling flaws. The picture is often blurred but has a good resolution. The music is limited to an absolute minimum, but the acoustics are remarkable. Moreover, the N70 allows certain desktop applications such as receiving e-mails with attachments. A more truly appreciated. Its price, which today is around the 300 € in fact an affordable product offering excellent value for money.

Nokia E90

Description:
The Nokia E90 has a screen, External: 16 million colors, 240 x 320 pixels Internal: 16 million colors, 800 x 352 pixels in dimensions of 132 x 57 x 20 mm and weighs 210 grams.
The Nokia E90 has a camera, 3.2 megapixel, autofocus, flash, video camera, 2nd camera for video telephony QCIF. It also has bluetooth, wifi, infrared.
It has an internal memory of 128 MB, and has a TransFlash card reader. The Nokia E90 is compatible with HSDPA / EDGE / Quad (850-900-1800 -1900 MHz).
It is available in stores since June 2007 at a price of 295 € (cons € 899).
Introduction

Announced Feb. 12, the Nokia E90 Communicator comes rejuvenate the range of Finnish manufacturer, incorporating the same time the latter in the series "E" world number one.

The mission is so serious for this newcomer, which will satisfy users of older models, but also try to attract new customers through its new platform and greater openness to the media.

Primarily targeted at the enterprise market, Nokia E-series so far neglected the side of its terminal multimedia professionals. The E90 is a little mess up the habit thanks to a quality camera capable of recording very good video of a quality comparable to a Nokia N95, an integrated GPS receiver, stereo headphones, FM radio embraquée ...

Speaking of GPS, the E90 is the third terminal of the mark to carry a GPS receiver. Its operation is identical to the N95 and will be detailed later.

Commercially available for several weeks, the Nokia E90 is sold between 800 and 900 €. The keyboards are localized, that is to say that French-speaking countries offer models QWERTY example. Our test model was, however, a version with the QWERTY system in English.

Note that two colors should be available (Mocha and Red), even if we think of mocha models so far).





Positive points:

- System not as reactive
- Can be used for almost all applications since the external display
- Finally Vibrate this
- Screens sumptuous
- Autonomy Camel
- Connectivity impressive
- Hinge completely redesigned
- Quality photos and videos Negatives:

- The price
- Less accessories as above,
- Office Suite not complete, original
- Concerns Finishing (traces of the keyboard on the screen inside)
Box Contents Nokia E90

The box uses the colors of the professional range of Nokia, and strongly resembles that of the Nokia E65.

While unpacking we find:

- The Nokia E90
- A battery BP-4L 1500mAh
- The AC-4
- A Micro SD 512MB
- A USB cable DKE-2
- A stereo headset HS-47
- The various manuals and CDs

Even if the content is more than reasonable, it is unfortunate that Nokia does not provide more cradle (included with previous models) or protective cover.

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Design of the Nokia E90

Even if the dimensions are barely higher than the Nokia 9300 and well below that of 9500, the E90 will not forget in your pocket. More weight is equal to the size of the unit, with 210g on the scales.


Note however that the manufacturing quality seems much more serious than the latest range, especially at the hinge (the 9500 has suffered from many problems at this level).



Externally, the biggest change is the large QVGA screen (320 * 240 pixels), replacing the aging of the older generation screen (resolution 128 * 128).


Another big change: the connectors PopPort disappears in favor of a Mini USB port, although more standard. The audio format is 2.5 mm, a pity not to have placed a 3.5 mm output, but adapters are available and cost almost nothing.



However, it is a pity that Nokia reserves the video output jack to the N95, while such a feature would certainly have been much appreciated in order to project presentations on the big screen.

At the opening, the internal screen captures immediate attention. This seems huge, even if the Nokia 9300 is broader.


Few phone can boast of such a large screen diagonal. The keyboard looks nice, although it is unfortunate that Nokia have changed the location of the directional pad (much more comfortable and accurate than that of 9300 by the way), which makes using the button "delete" and " enter "rather confused.

To complete the tour of the property, we find a second goal for video calls is present (which will force open the device for video conferencing), and that the platform change has resulted in the loss of two of the four buttons to the right of the screen.
Using the Nokia E90

First observation: the inner and outer part of the system are (finally) unified.


Stopping the device will then power off the inner part, which was not the case with previous models. Starting the E90 is pretty fast, slow old Symbian models is therefore a distant memory. There is no comparison even with the system (internal) of the previous range which put more than a minute to be operational during a restart.

This integrated system also allows a further step: the OS is the same on the external display and internal display. Use mode "closed" thus allows access to all your programs and all functions except video calls. To recall, the older generation had an interface can not be neater when using this mode.

The reactivity of the system is exceptional for Symbian S60, even using intensive multi-tasking. RAM more generous than the N95 for example has much to do.

Goodbye Symbian S80 Symbian S60 hello:

To provide better support for developers, who have shot under a platform to manage, Nokia S80 abandons the system in favor of S60, which has the enormous advantage of providing a repository for the huge range Communicator.

But owners of older models have purchased licenses for different programs under S80 will go through the box for "blue card" if they want an S60 version of the software, since the compatibility between the two platforms is zero.
Nokia supplies only software embraqué order to transfer its data from a previous Communicator, but that's all.

The OS has however been reworked to use the impressive size of the internal display device, and the look back a few applications on the old range, as the calendar for example.
Menu of the Nokia E90

Navigating the menus:

Contacts:

Apart from a revised look compared to conventional S60 smartphones to better adapt the interface with the large width of the screen, the proposed functions are identical to what is usually found in models of the Symbian brand.
The contact list is now displayed in the left column, and contact information are included in the column. Owners of old Communicator will not be disoriented. Sorting contacts by first name can be either by name. Creating groups of contacts with the photocall and ringing tone (a combination of a photo to a contact) are obviously the game.


Agenda:

Because the application "contacts", the agenda also take this huge area of ​​pixels. The principle of the interface is the same: the left calendar, and the right events for the selected day. The appointment of the current day will be reported on the home screen, as proposed by smartphones and PDAs running Windows Mobile over the past few years.


Call records:

This application lists all your calls made / received / missed. The details of each call is associated. Information about your data consumption are also referenced.



Clock:

Everything concerning the date and time is here, as setting the alarm, for example. We can manage several different alarms, alarm or not. It is also possible to add cities in the world to see the local time.



Messaging:

Here again nothing new. This menu contains your SMS, MMS and your various mailboxes you have configured. The memory used will depend on your preferences (internal memory or memory card). Smileys still not integrated into the software, too bad. The mail client supports push mail "it is full and powerful (note: 2 accounts will automatically be raised to maximum).



Small detail: the text input can now be facilitated by using T9 via the external keyboard, something not possible with previous models.


There is one big black spot on the "Messaging", especially for customers from the old range, the S60 has resulted in the disappearance of the FAX.

Although it is possible to bypass the mail client, it is unfortunate that this function have been forgotten.

Entering text is easy, both via the external keyboard as the internal keyboard, even if we did not find it actually more convenient than the Sony Ericsson P1i despite its much larger size. It is also noteworthy that the internal keyboard leaves a few marks (starting with a little bit of cloth) on the internal screen.

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Another remark, positive this time: the keypad is now (somewhat) informed which of course is very useful when used in low light, and no longer requires us to tilt the screen so that it illuminates the keyboard.

Tools:

The different settings and customization parameters are integrated in this part. The text reading applications are also included.



Connectivity:

All connections, wired or not, may be set in this part. This mode is selected USB in the name of your Bluetooth device.


Office:

Main destination of this terminal: the mobile office.

Regarding the office suite: previously advanced and comprehensive, it must now pay a license apparently to get a full version, which seems in rather bad taste, considering the status and price of the camera! Those without extensive use of an office suite embraquée certainly be satisfied that proposed, but it's not really the target seems to me there.

To continue in office, it should be noted that the application "notes" has evolved on this model. It is now possible to integrate voice memos or photos in your notes, which can be very handy. A "classic" of this application is nevertheless always present.

Media

After work, entertainment. Here again Nokia did not skimp on resources.

The E90 even includes a stereo FM radio and MP3 player. The latter, although more basic than the version embedded in the N series models of the manufacturer, will be useful on long journeys.


The quality of the supplied headphones original limited however to use this feature somewhat regular basis.

The video player RealPlayer is still compatible with MP4 files.

Finally, let us turn towards the camera.
First, this function is usable only if the phone is in closed position.
Secondly, it is not possible to launch the photo-taking application via a long press of the shutter, as is permitted on a lot of phones. About the trip: its use is not the easiest.


Taking a photo after the development is often missed, and he must repeat, this would prove difficult for fans of mobile photo.



You will notice that the quality of shots is very good, better than a Sony Ericsson P1i for example.


Internet Browser

The integrated browser is always so pleasant to use, even if he now suffers from the embedded version of Safari in the iPhone. However the width of the screen allows the E90 display a certain comfort that few have telephones. Surfing on such a screen, as quickly and smoothly (thank you the connectivity HSDPA and WLAN) is really nice. The interminable delays and loads pages about 9500 or 9300, even WLAN are well forgotten.



Download:

This little program list by referencing software as compatible with your Nokia E90, whose software already included on your phone.
You can also download the example program for downloading podcasts developed by Nokia.



GPS:

Side of GPS, no big surprises, the proposed system is identical to that of the Nokia N95.
Loader comes with the software, you can download all the maps you want, but it will however go to the cashier to use the voice guidance.
If you do not pay, you will be able to be guided, but only via the card or a brief summary of the instructions.
It's a safe bet that software such as TomTom or Route 66 will soon offer a version running the E90 receiver built in, like Route 66 has done for the Nokia N95.


Facilities:

Contains the application manager and an application to transfer data from your old Communicator (9300/9300i/9500) to your E90.



Help:

Contains the help of your phone and a tutorial explaining the main features of your Nokia E90.
Conclusion

With a connection could not be more complete, a list of board functions very impressive and a reactive system as ever, the E90 has serious advantages to take over the Communicator range.

Autonomy Camel will use extensively without fear of falling out of power during the day, unlike the N95 for example. No worries either side of the receiving network or the quality of their conversation, they are very good.

So this perfect E90? Not really. For example it is regrettable that despite the price of the unit office suite is not delivered in full version, or design flaws such as the internal keyboard, which marks the screen are present.

However, the E90 looks like an excellent high quality product, very easy to use (unlike Windows Mobile products, less easy to take e, n in our hands for a lay audience) and extremely comprehensive. It will however not be afraid of distorting his pockets or breaking the bank.

Nokia E75

Description:
The Nokia E75 has a screen 16 million colors, 240 x 320 pixels, 2.4 inches in dimensions of 111.8 x 50 x 14.4 mm and weighs 139 grams.
The Nokia E75 has a 3.2 megapixel camera, autofocus, flash, VGA video. It also has bluetooth, wifi.
It has an internal memory of 50MB, and has a TransFlash card reader. The Nokia E75 is compatible with GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100.
It is available in stores since March 2009 at 39 € (cons € NC).
Introduction

Officially unveiled in February, nearly six months after its first appearance on the canvas, the E75 complements the "new" professional range of Nokia, alongside the E51, E66 and E71.

The newcomer is also the first keyboard device to double the brand, and is placed in direct competition to the HTC S740. The purpose of this format? Offer a broad full keyboard for easy text editing, while keeping a phone in the format "classic" when closed.



Ownership and contents of the box:
At the exit of E66 and E71, we greatly appreciate the content boxes. In effect, these two models, the brand was to provide the leather case provided for the device. Unfortunately, Nokia has shown a little more stingy with the latter model, despite its higher selling price:

- The E75
- A battery of 1000 mah
- A USB cable
- A Micro SD Card 4GB
- A headset
- The various manuals and CDs
- Charger

If we win then 2GB compared to other models, it must forget the leather case and strap. Damage.



First grip

For its first home dual keypad, Nokia did not skimp on resources: the finish is excellent, and the hull is heavily loaded with metal, as on other models in the series E. A pledge of strength and durability.

The HTC S740 and its hull made entirely of plastic clearly can not cope with the appearance of the E75.

The front includes the general line of the E-series now, with a 2.4''screen, or the same dimensions as the E71.

Despite its relatively small keys, the phone keypad is comfortable to use, but too many buttons around the directional pad makes using it very ergonomic. Indeed, it regularly happens, for example press the "Home" by trying to press the left side of the pad.


The slider, which has a slight clearance in the closed position on our copy, offers large buttons size, rather than on the E71 in particular, and offers a comfortable typing equivalent to what the S740 offers, even if the use the first row of the keyboard is sometimes impeded by the upper part of the unit.

In view of the connection, we note the passing of the popular audio connector 3.5 mm (2.5 in other models) which allows compatibility with all conventional headphones. For the rest, Nokia we had already used to the standard Micro USB connector (which allows charging!) And Micro SD. Note also the absence of cache for the camera.
In use

Based on the well known Symbian S60, the E75 offers a familiar interface and easy to take in hand. The latter can always be customized through the use of third party themes and menus can be arranged as desired.

The fluidity of the system is similar to that proposed by the Finnish manufacturer's latest smartphones, while fully boot the system always take a good twenty seconds.


Specificity, however small: the E75 has two distinct modes that change the theme, wallpaper and shortcuts on your home screen. This feature allows such users to define a private, and other professional.

From a phone perspective, the E75 did not show any apparent defect: the sound quality during calls was quite good, as the network reception. Regarding autonomy, only 1000 mah battery (we find this value relative to a terminal job) will not work miracles: as with the E66, a few hours of use on appeal or Internet mode or GPS will be enough to clear the battery. E71 is the best example on this point with a battery 50% faster. Do not think however that the E75 is wrong on this point, it is simply the average phones.



The autonomy of the device found is located about two days in use "normal": a dozen of SMS, a few minutes of calls and some surfing over 3G or WiFi. During long sessions over 3G (or surfing Youtube for example), you're likely to see your battery indicator decrease visibly, do not expect to hold a full day under these conditions.
Photo and video

With its optical 3.2 million pixels, the E75 offers photographic performance respectable.



The lens seems resumed his brothers E66 and E71, and the picture quality is very comparable. Good point: Nokia has not forgotten that the autofocus can take clear shots, even close.

In dark environment, the LED flash for taking pictures drinking, but a real xenon flash (like the N82 for example) will be much more efficient in such situations.

In terms of videos, even balance: the E75 provides correct results, comparable to that offer his two older brothers.

As usual on this kind of apparatus: When taking a photo or video, it is possible to record the GPS data from the place.


Audio Player

Here again, things have changed little compared to other terminals in the range: the presentation of the music player has not changed, nor have the opportunities. The headphone output 3.5 mm format will be a big advantage of this model over other models in the range.

Good news: The FM radio is also the part with the added bonus of compatibility with RDS. As usual, however you must plug in a headset - which will serve as an antenna - to use this feature.
The speaker was less powerful than the terminals "N-series, and offers performance equivalent to the E71 and E66.
GPS

Like all new smartphones, the E75 includes a GPS receiver, A-GPS compatible. As a reminder, this technology uses a conventional GPS sensor, but can use the cellular network (via EDGE or 3G) to get information faster GPS. This generally provides a much faster positioning.
Nokia Maps is integrated into the system and allows direct use of the possibility of locating the aircraft. Cards are always free to download (via Nokia Map Loader), but the voice guidance requires a paid subscription. Therefore you can use the GPS without TTS absolutely free.

The interface of Nokia Maps is always clear and easy to learn, but other alternatives exist: Sygic, Route66, Garmin Mobile or Google Maps, for example, manage perfectly GPS E75. 
 In terms of time location and GPS sensitivity, the E75 was not unworthy, being as efficient as most of the devices of the mark (one notch below the 5800 though).



Connectivity

Terminal "E Series" forces, the E75 is part of what Nokia does best in telephony, and thus connectivity. Thus, the network layer is compatibility with latest generation 3G + (HSDPA), EDGE, GPRS and GSM. It is always possible to manually disable 3G in the system settings if you want to save battery power.

WiFi (b / g) is naturally integrated and allows you to surf easily and without consuming your data plan, while Bluetooth allows easy sharing of files between devices (maximum speed of 90 KB / sec approximately) or use a stereo system (with A2DP).

Micro USB cable lets you use the E75 in the USB and does not need to install drivers for this. Good point: Like the N85, the USB cable can also recharge your phone, despite the presence of a dedicated outlet to the charger.
Conclusion

With its format more compact than the E71, its most successful line, its high quality finish, its dual keyboard and the screen quality, the Nokia E75 has convinced us. The sale price may be daunting, however, a few: appeared on the market at around 450 euros, the supplement is more than 100 euros compared to the E71, which offers the same functionality.
I bet that this price difference will narrow in the coming weeks, otherwise the E75 may have trouble finding its audience.

Nokia E72

Description:
The Nokia E72 is a display 16.7 million colors, 320 x 240 pixels in dimensions of 114 x 58 x 10 mm and weighs 128 grams.
The Nokia E72 has a 5 megapixel camera. He also.
It has a 250 MB internal memory The Nokia E72 is compatible with the networks.
It is available in stores since September 2009 at 39 € (cons € NC).
Introduction

After the huge success of the E71's full keyboard smartphone, Nokia could not let the competition take hold of this market. But how to improve an already very popular phone?

Simply by delivering the taste of the day, of course.




To reach an appetite, a short video presentation:
Design and finishing

Both say now: The E72 seems to be a slight upgrade from the E71, while the latter was clearly a new model against the previous E71. Despite appearances, the innovations are many: the latest version of Symbian, faster processor, better camera, HSUPA support for standard, electronic compass, full version of mobile Office suite, and optical block.



The device closely resembles its predecessor, both in his line, as its dimensions. We therefore find a clean finish, the quality is reinforced by several parts made of metal. The line of the device is also very neat, very few people will find the E72 ugly. Attention to detail: the various connectors, with the exception of audio output, are hidden under plastic caps. Only downside on our test model: a subtle was present on one side of the metal battery cover.
Symbian to use

Upon first boot, the world of Nokia and Symbian S60 remember your good (or bad?) Memories: the interface has not changed, and assistants will help you start most configurations, until now very painful. The configuration settings of your operators and your GMail account will only take a few moments here.

The interface, which some deem a little wrinkled, is extremely responsive to use, and the screen - identical to the E71 - is very good. We noted no visibility problem in our tests outdoors.

The keyboard on the other hand, is more like the embedded version in E63 than E71. Its use will require a short adjustment period, given the small size of the buttons, and especially the "space" key. Good point: special characters are accessed via a long press on the dedicated button.



Compared to E71, the E72 gets a directional pad optical, in addition to the traditional version. Even if the concept is interesting, we have not hung on the current integration of this system: the act of swiping a finger across the sensor will, at best, simulate a press on the pavement in the direction required. We're still far from simulating a "trackball" like the BlackBerry or HTC Hero. Damage.

With its 1500 mAh battery, the battery life is more than satisfactory compared to the competition: to fully drain the battery will take about 7 hours of video playback, 5 hours of surfing in EDGE mobile, over 30 hours of audio playback or 5 hours of car navigation.

By using "classic" (meet mails every 15 minutes, a few minutes of calls and dozens of SMS, more than one hour per day of mobile surfing, we could count on at least two days of autonomy, see three.
Web and desktop

Surfing on mobile, the latest version of the browser is pleasant to use, even if the touchscreen terminals keep the advantage in ease of navigation. Our biggest criticism is that the directional pad (optical or not): it is sometimes difficult to move the cursor to a desired link, the latter sometimes passing just above or below with a pulse of the pavement. An improved version of the optical sensor, which can only be activated in the web browser will be clearly a major plus point.

Note: the email client now offers to view emails in HTML, even though that method is not proposed by default. The latter also has compatibility push, even for accounts "classical" if they use the dedicated service of Nokia.



This mail client is far from perfect: when receiving an email on an IMAP account, the fact to read or delete this message from another phone will not stop the notifications on the E72, then the message will is listed as read. Other error: Unable to define priorities of connections for reading emails. Either you choose your wireless connection or your wireless, but this choice will be valid for all surveys, with the disadvantages that entails: delays and unnecessary use of your wireless connection at home, or unable to read your emails on the go.
Maemo 5, Android and iPhone OS are much more effective on this point.

One of our readers asked us if it was now possible to add guests to a meeting in the calendar of the E72 and the answer is "yes." However, you must manually send the meeting by mail to inform your contacts of this meeting. We have not tested the sync with a Lotus or otherwise.
Multimedia

The multimedia part is progressing towards the old model: the resolution of the camera goes to 5 million pixels, and the audio output is now at 3.5 mm standard format. Another good point: the camera connected via USB, external memory of it will be visible as a mass storage.

The quality of pictures is more than correct, comparable to other smartphones that offer 5 million pixels of the manufacturer. A somewhat surprising: the version of the software incorporated into our E72 test does not allow the geographic location of your shots.

In view audio player that is typical Nokia S60 smartphones offers on its non-tactile. Browsing through your music library is very easy and different equalizers are available. The sound quality is very good and sophisticated users can easily use headphones more efficient. Only disappointment: except the volume control, no remote control is present on the original headset, you need to go through the audio player handling.

The FM tuner is of course present, as often with Nokia.
GPS

Conclude with a note on GPS: the material point of view, few differences from the E71, the GPS receiver can still be helped by the GSM network (A-GPS) to speed up localization.

Nokia Maps, by cons, is now integrated into version 3.0. The software is easy to use, but still require a paid subscription (to receive voice guidance) during our test.

In recent days, Nokia Maps is completely free, including voice guidance.
Conclusion

We liked the E71 when it was released, it is difficult to resist the E72, which improves the previous model on almost all fronts: faster, better battery life, and some improved multimedia online discount for every day. Only allergic to find fault with Symbian OS for this device.
Level of competition, only the Blackberry, and their specific subscription, will compete.

Nokia E7

Description:
The Nokia E7 has a screen 16 million colors, 640 x 360 pixels, accelerometer, multi touch, proximity sensor, 4 inches in dimensions of 123.7 x 62.4 x 13.6 mm and weighs 176 grams.
The Nokia E7 has an 8 megapixel camera, autofocus, dual LED flash, Geo tagging, face detection, smile detection. It also has bluetooth, wifi.
It has an internal memory of 1 GB Nokia E7 is compatible with Quadband networks.

Introduction

The wait was long before seeing the Nokia E7 on the market. Announced in September 2010, it was only in March 2011 he was posted to the Nokia shop. Billed as a business smartphone, the E7 present - after Nokia - everything you need in a mobile to stay connected. If you hesitate between touch screen or keyboard, the Nokia E7 offers both. Featuring Symbian ^ 3, it is intended for professional use or personal thanks to its advanced features and multimedia capabilities. With OVI, it has many applications and can stay connected through social networks.

The Nokia E7 measuring 123.7 x 62.4 x 13.6 mm and weighs 176 grams. It has a 4-inch AMOLED screen which will be discussed later in this test. Ultra-connected, the Nokia E7 introduced what is best in wireless networks with Wireless N or Bluetooth 3.0. Found a digital camera 8 megapixel with dual LED flash, autofocus, face detection and smile. It is also capable of recording video in HD 720p.
Package Contents

In general, when Nokia announced a high-end mobile phone it is fairly well accessorized. With the Nokia E7, the Finnish manufacturer provides us with few accessories. Since the mobile has a mini HDMI port, the smartphone comes with a mini HDMI to HDMI adapter about 15 cm to directly connect the smartphone to a TV. We find a second USB 2.0 socket for connecting a USB drive directly on the smartphone to access documents for example. For the latter also the size is about 15 cm only. Also included in the packaging of the Nokia E7 AC charger and a USB cable of sufficient size to connect to a computer. Finally, Nokia's smartphone book with in-ear headphones.
Design and finishes

The Nokia E7 is easily comparable to the Nokia N8 also tested by our editors (Nokia N8 test). Indeed, its overall design, when the keyboard is closed, is quite similar to last NSeries upscale. Made from quality materials, the Nokia E7 gives a real impression of solidity. Despite opening the keyboard a little hard, the hinge looks very solid and able to withstand daily use and strong without any problems. Aesthetics with rounded shapes, they allow also an extremely good grip. The assembly is never a problem at Nokia, the finishes are excellent and the buttons are nice quality to handle. Nothing wrong with that side!


The Finnish manufacturer of smartphone presents a very simple, little buttons and a large touchscreen on the front. The Nokia E7 has a single button on the front of the apparatus to enter the smartphone's menu or returning to the home screen. This button is illuminated and flashes at different rates depending on the notifications not read on the terminal.

The sides of the Nokia E7 are very poor in bud. The left side features a single button to lock or unlock the screen. On the right side, we find the SIM card slot very similar to that of the iPhone 4 (test of the iPhone 4), a slide button to raise or lower the volume (not a big fan of the idea, two buttons is so much more practical in daily life) and a trigger for the camera.

On the back, nothing exceeds unlike the Nokia N8. The camera module is fully integrated into both the design of the smartphone. Finish with the top of the smartphone that combines the different connections ESeries important for Nokia. Here you can connect the headphones with the 3.5mm jack. This is also where we find the HDMI port covered with a plastic cover rather solid. And finally, we find the port for Nokia mobile connected via USB or carry a burden on industry.
Overall grip

As we stated in the previous section, the Nokia E7 is a smartphone forms very pleasant to take charge. Opening the keyboard is not easy on our new model. You must press the bottom of the screen and then push hard and the screen slides of himself to reveal the keyboard. This operation is not obvious the first time, take the hand. In return, the mechanism seems very solid.

Smart phones with full keyboard physics are often intended for professional use. Indeed, this type of keyboard and easy way to write text quickly. Heavy wide enough and a white backlight readable keyboard keys are nice to handle. They are sweet and stand out enough to write fast in all conditions. It used to take even one-handed typing with several fingers on a table smartphone alongside or after a period of adaptation necessarily mandatory. The keyboard is about it really obsolete next to the physical QWERTY keyboard. Nevertheless, it will serve for quick entry of a short text or even a word. Note also that the physical keyboard shortcuts can be used to navigate the interface of the Nokia E7.


The Nokia E7 offers Nokia AMOLED screen technology ClearBlack for excellent visibility outdoors. The Finn was not mistaken, the screen of their smartphone can be used with extreme viewing angles, even outdoors in direct sunlight. Its size is 4 inches, 16 million colors and efficient resolution of 640 x 360 pixels only strengthens its beauty. One can regret that the resolution is not at Retina offered by Apple or even by many other manufacturers who do not hesitate to rise to 800 pixels on the longest side. All the more pity that Nokia is the first manufacturer to market with displays with 16 million colors on his mobile. Using a capacitive technology, the screen of the Nokia E7 perfectly meets the menus. Multi touch is unfortunately not supported in all applications. The version included with the purchase of Nokia Maps for instance does not allow its use, damage. However, an update is available on the Market. Unfortunately, we still encounter some problems in the galleries of photos on large files.

Like any good smartphone today, the Nokia E7 is equipped with an accelerometer. The move from vertical to horizontal mode is fast in the menus or in the original applications but in respect of other applications, the transition from one mode to another is not always as responsive.
Video Pick Your Nokia E7

Symbian, a system developed ...

... but lacks a nice user interface design! That's a phrase that sums up pretty well what I think of this operating system that is losing market share every year for the benefit of Google Android. Once you turn your mobile, it seems that the smartphone is a bit late compared to the competition. The interface has improved since Symbian S60 smartphone in its touch. As we have seen in other tests Symbian smartphones ^ 3, the presentation of three panels of specific widgets to the boundaries is reliable and maintains a strong organization.


To enter the menu, a single push of the button on the front and one discovers a list of icons that provide access to all features of the mobile. Each application that you install will slip into the Applications folder to avoid overloading the first screen.


Through integration we can no longer presents services OVI, the smartphone Symbian Nokia E7 ^ 3 remains very connected to your data. Your contacts or your calendar can be continuously synchronized. To prepare for a professional use, the Nokia E7 course provides synchronization of Exchange mail, calendar and contacts. The configuration is not the easiest and poor implementation of technology to the rest of the system is a bit confusing. For example, the E-mail is too separate from the messaging application and the difference between the two is not evident in the various submenus of the smartphone.


The overall operation simple and reliable system makes this mobile standard in the world of smartphones, but he now finds himself with no real competitor today. Blame it on an aging interface, dark and unwelcoming. Too bad for a smartphone that is supposed to represent the best alongside the Nokia N8! Nokia seems to have understood but is too slow to react against the competition. Indeed, its recent alliance with Microsoft for the release of Windows smartphones Phone 7 is proof.

Smartphones today are all embellished with a market application to customize its smartphones or discover small utilities more or less useful. Symbian is a very long experience and offers a fairly complete application market. Today less developed than on Android or IOS, OVI Store is still relatively complete. In addition, big publishers like Gameloft offer some games in high definition. The classic Angry Birds is available for example. We return to this point a little later in this test.

Performance

The Nokia E7 has the particularity of place as the best of the best in the Nokia range. Despite this, the manufacturer has chosen to keep a processor certainly powerful but completely obsolete next to the competition today. ARM 11 processor built into the smartphone is clocked at only 680 Mhz. If it is more than enough for everyday tasks like Internet browsing, listening to music or playing back pictures and videos, it is clearly inadequate for today's 3D games. It should be noted nonetheless that it is complemented by a dedicated graphics processor OpenGL 2.0 supposed to greatly improve performance but the result is not the best, or else, what would it be without?


Take the example of Asphalt 5 HD on this OVI Store. We tested it on a Samsung Wave in Bada, a 3G iPhone on iPhone and 4 and the result is final. The Nokia E7 is clearly behind! Despite a sense of speed much better than the Samsung Wave, the game is much less fluid than the 3G and the iPhone surpasses 4 once again thanks to his screen Retina. While this phone is not intended for such use but Nokia is clearly its ability to support 3D games on its website.

To end this part on the performance of mobile talk about autonomy. With about two days rather sustained use, the Nokia E7 comes out ahead of its competitors who rarely take more than a day and a half. For information, the Nokia E7 is equipped with a battery of 1200 mAh. The energy saving compared to the competition is certainly due to the AMOLED LCD consumes less than one processor and certainly less demanding than large Snapdragon 1.5 GHz or Dual Core recent fitted to LG and Samsung smartphones . These manufacturers are now forced to use more powerful batteries to maintain their autonomy respected.


Internet browsing

Smartphones today must integrate a browser in native performance. Unfortunately for the Nokia E7, its Internet browser does not have the best record in the market nearby. Although it incorporates Flash technology and is rather easy to use, display of pages is not very fast. On a mobile like this, it would have been appropriate to give a browser that supports tabbed browsing. The "pinch to zoom" works fine but still choppy.


We compared the load to our website. We are 10 seconds loading the page. With Opera Mini Beta, the loading time is reduced to 8 seconds with different browser options. 4 The iPhone comes out with 10 seconds also on the same page. The test environment: the same WiFi network and a browser cache completely emptied.


Connectivities

As stated in the introduction of this test, the Nokia E7 presents everything he does best. The integration of Bluetooth 3.0 lets you share files between smartphones or with a computer so much faster than Bluetooth 2.x much more prevalent today. Currently, devices capable of supporting this technology are still rare but manufacturers offer more and more smartphones compatible.

No WiFi and HSPA technology enables the use of connected services quickly. In France, there is no better time for the Nokia E7 knows very well use them. Surfing the Internet via WiFi or 3G + is generally faster. Note however that the configuration of the operator is not automatic for HSPA operators MVNOs type.

There are also HDMI. Not really necessary but handy for everyday professionals who will be able to show presentations or documents easily meeting or conference. As soon as you connect the adapter and the HDMI cable the picture changes instantly on TV. No difference was found either on video (the sound goes well), or when navigating through menus. The image is stuck in 720p cons. Anyway, the phone is not capable of handling 1080p video.


Yes, it's a phone! No it's not nonsense, the Nokia E7 can really make calls, send SMS etc. ... It's crazy right? We did not find particular problems regarding reception regardless of the SIM cards we inserted in the smartphone. The Nokia E7 offers a very good speech quality. The microphone is working and the speaker quality. Detail, the speaker mode is activated when you open the mobile.
Audio and video player

Who says smartphones, today told media. As a result, Nokia has of course a music player. It remains relatively undeveloped. It is again very simple and largely confine those who wish to listen to music occasionally. Note that drives powerful alternative is available on the OVI Store. The formats supported are many cons, and the player supports music tags for automatic sorting. Regrettably, the interface is again a bit sad for the user. Supported formats are: MP3, WMA, AAC, eAAC, eAAC +, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, E-AC-3, AC-3.



At the video, the Nokia E7 allows playback formats: H.264 (Baseline Profile, Main Profile, High Profile), MPEG-4, VC-1, Sorenson Spark, Real video 10. Capable of playing 720p files without too much problem, the smartphone is a relatively powerful video player. In addition, keyboard open, the screen raised, it is very comfortable to watch a film or series. Otherwise, you can still use the HDMI output to display your photos on a TV screen high definition.

The earphones supplied are quality, the bass is rather generous. The flat wire coil avoids embarrassing thereby maintaining a certain comfort with ITE.


Camera and video

Again at Nokia, but no autofocus technology Edof saving the place that takes a real autofocus system. As for the Nokia C7 is really bad for a smartphone at this price to be deprived of autofocus. The regulatory distance of 1 meter must be respected so as not to risk a blurred result.

In terms of results, there is not much to get rid of the Nokia E7 fared rather well under optimal conditions, but our results as well as interiors are often not very satisfactory. The double LED flash is too powerful and will only destroy your files, it is better not to use too. The colors are well rendered and the quick release.



The Nokia E7 is capable of recording video with 720p resolution at 25 frames per second. The interface is very simple and few settings unlike the camera or the settings are rather numerous for a mobile. The recording quality is correct, the zoom is active during recording. We also appreciated the opportunity to pause and resume recording at any time (29s to see the video below).

Level software, the Nokia E7 features a photo editor and video. Software already on the Nokia N8.
Nokia Maps

The Nokia solution includes Nokia E7 Maps. In addition to mapping software in the Google Maps, Nokia Maps offers a real solution turn-by-turn navigation. So you can plan your route easily by doing a search destination. Nokia Maps includes traffic information, 3D navigation, the satellite view and so on. It is rare to find a comprehensive solution in a smartphone.
Conclusion

The Nokia E7 is a smartphone's high-end quality. Its simple design but effective, its handling unusual and full keyboard make it an attractive alternative to the HTC Z Desire, Motorola Milestone 2 or 7 Pro HTC. But his age ^ 3 Symbian a disadvantage compared to its competition from Android particular. Even if one speaks of a reliable and simple user experience is generally disappointing.

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In terms of multimedia, E7 did what we asked but did not leave the lot. The camera is good but the lack of autofocus or macro mode bother. Other defect, the processor just seems to really enjoy the best 3D games despite the presence of a graphics accelerator. For cons, the HDMI output is a feast for professionals who wish to easily show presentations without having to use a bulky computer.

Finally, the Nokia E7 is a smartphone technologically up to date but constrained by a system that needs to be updated because now unable to fight against fierce competition after Android despite Nokia OVI services increasingly performance.

Nokia E65

Description:
The Nokia E65 has a screen 16 million colors, 240 x 320 pixels in dimensions of 105 x 49 x 15.5 mm and weighs 115 grams.
The Nokia E65 has a camera, 2 mégapixles, video camera. It also has bluetooth, wifi, infrared.
It has an internal memory of 50MB, and has a TransFlash card reader. The Nokia E65 is compatible with UMTS / EDGE / Quad (850-900-1800 -1900 MHz).
It is available since January 2007 in retail stores from 29 € (cons € 529).
Introduction Nokia E65

The professional range of Nokia is expanding a new terminal, the E65. No QWERTY keyboard or touch screen, this smartphone to a new kind of playing card design with a compact size and meticulous finishing.

To charm to a wider customer base, the E65 integrates compelling multimedia applications to the image of his camera 2 million pixels or MP3 player.

Business customers will find the ultimate in terms of connection (Edge, 3G, WiFi) to take full advantage of the solution Push Mail and Internet browser.

The E65 will he win both the public and professionals?
Package Contents

The delivery package of the Nokia E65 is a classic. If it includes the usual accessories like USB cable or the stereo kit, no trace of a memory card, yet very useful for storing data.

In addition, the kit is basic stereo. We regret that it is not equipped with a 3.5 mm jack, especially given the quality of the MP3 player.

Only real satisfaction, the presence of a protective cover that will prevent scratching the beautiful screen E65.

Found in the box:

- The Nokia E65
- Charger
- A USB cable
- A stereo kit
- The manual
- An installation CD
- A protective cover
Design

In terms of design, text is often synonymous with cumbersome and bulky. Here, Nokia wanted to combine professional with compactness. While the E65 is devoid of full keyboard and its screen is less comfortable than a Nokia E61, but at least it is in your pocket.

The size slider displays worthy of a conventional mobile: 105 x 49 x 15.5 mm. Only the weight is a bit high (115 grams). Cause: stainless steel finishes that add weight on the scale. Available in red or black, the E65 combines plastic soft touch coating and imitation leather.

The result is remarkable elegance. The sliding of the slide is exemplary, with a bit of resistance, very significant.

The facade is mainly occupied by the display 16 million colors. The latter has a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels. The backlight is convincing, and even in a bright environment, the display remains readable.

Above, a VGA camera, takes care to place video calls.

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Part joystick houses the usual controls: a directional pad, shortcut menu, phonebook, answer / end, return. Despite their small size, the buttons are ergonomic and errors are very rare. The keyboard, meanwhile, a great comfort. The keys are slightly curved wide and well spaced.


On the right portion, there are buttons for adjusting the volume and a button dedicated to writing messages. Given the claims of multimedia terminal, it regrets the lack of direct access buttons to the camera or MP3 player.



On the back of the unit, found the photo sensor with a resolution of 2 megapixels. Too bad the flash is not the game.


Under the hood, the battery must be removed to insert the SIM card.


Finally, the E65 has an excellent finish. If the most demanding can blame him there is no QWERTY keyboard, this slider is the choice of compactness in order to attract a broad customer base, not necessarily followers of mobile email.


Intended primarily for professional use, the Nokia E65 is illustrated by a large high-speed connectivity: Edge, 3G and WiFi. The latter is served by a network of more correct grip.

In our tests, performed in Paris, the terminal has alternated between Edge and 3G networks, but with a clear preference for the former. In terms of WiFi, the E65 was easily connected to our Freebox.

In terms of acoustics kidney to say. Both in terms of conversations speaker for MP3 player, the sound is clear and parasites minimized.

Coincidentally, the only real downside is once again self. If you are a fan of Bluetooth and WiFi, you'd better never go out without your charger. For more moderate, the battery runs out of Nokia E65 after two short days of use.
MP3 player of the Nokia E65

Despite a career, the Nokia E65 includes an MP3 player. In contrast, the radio module is absent.

The music interface allows the following settings:

- Music Library
- Open 'Now playing'
- Track downloads
- Shuffle
- Loop
- EQ (Bass boost, classical, jazz, pop, rock)
- Help

Titles can be organized using the following criteria:

- All tracks
- Artists
- Albums
- Track lists
- Genres
- Composers

The MP3 player offers settings and options for the classification of titles worthy of the best musicphones.

A direct link to a download store online to purchase the latest hits. Moreover, the high-speed connectivity ensures velocity downloads. Shuffle or loop you choose your play mode.

The acoustics of the speaker is convincing. Even at high volume, votes are still clear. The profiles of the equalizer are missing, however, nuances. Only the option Bass Boost delivers correct results.

The kit provides stereo also has a good sound. Too bad it does not include a standard headphone jack to connect the headphones of your choice. An alternative: connecting a wireless headset via Bluetooth stereo.

For storage, 50 MB of internal memory are supported by an expansion port micro-SD format. Unfortunately, the package delivery is silent on the card and therefore requires you to put a hand again to the portfolio.

Finally, the E65 can be used as MP3 player, even if not yet able to replace your iPod. Nokia suffers mainly from a poor box delivery.

Connectivity of the Nokia E65

Infrared, Bluetooth stereo, USB, Nokia E65 is sold out. Wired or wireless, you choose your mode of data transfer.

Edge, 3G, WiFi, the device is comfortable on all networks. Peculiarity of the E65: SIP compatibility. Featuring a guest voice over IP (VoIP technophiles), the terminal connects to your WiFi or Freebox Neufbox and lets you make phone calls free over the Internet. The setup is rather simple since it is sufficient to complete several fields in the "Settings / Connection / SIP settings / Add a new fashion."

The E65 is therefore needed as a reference in terms of connectivity. No one to report, 3G + compatibility.
Camera of the Nokia E65

The Nokia E65 is equipped with a camera 2 megapixel without autofocus and flash.

Photos

- Night Mode
- Sequence mode
- Timer (10, 20, 30 seconds)
- Go to Gallery
- Adjust: White Balance (auto, sunny, incandescent, fluorescent), tone (normal, sepia, black & white, negative)
- Help
- Settings: picture quality (basic, normal, high), display photo taken, the image resolution (640 x 480, 1600 x 1200), Default image name, used memory

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Despite the lack of autofocus, the camera of the Nokia E65 delivers very accurate results. If they are, of course, incomparable to those achieved with a Nokia N93 or N73, they offer a good dive.

Obviously, the contrast between the first and second plan is not convincing, requires no autofocus!



In contrast, the sensor operates very well the differences of light. The highlights are only slightly burned. And when the brightness decreases, the photos are relatively light.

However, the lack of flash prohibits all shooting in low light environment. The colors are true to the original subjects. Special mention to the yellow and red are vibrant.

Rendering on the terminal screen is superb. Thank you to 16 million colors! It is possible to envisage a drawing on paper, but only in a 10 x 15 cm.



Transfer to computer is entirely feasible. If the E65 can not replace your digital camera you will still take good pictures.


Videos

- Duration (short, maximum)
- Resolution (128 x 96, 176 x 144, 352 x 288)
- Default video name
- Memory usage

The videos are confined to remain in the phone memory. The resolution, even maximum is too low to obtain acceptable rendering. It will limit you to sending films via MMS.
Menu of the Nokia E65

Based on Symbian S60 platform, the Nokia E65 has the classic menu interface terminals from the E series of Finnish manufacturer.

Messaging

- New message (text message, multimedia message, e-mail)
- Inbox
- My Folders
- Mailbox
- Drafts
- Sent
- Outbox
- Reports

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Contacts

- Name
- Name
- Business
- Employment
- Portable
- Telephone
- Video call
- Fax
- Messenger
- IP telephony
- E-mail

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Journal

- Recent calls
- Call duration
- Data Packages


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Multimedia

- RealPlayer
- Music player (see Chapter MP3 player)
- Flash
- Gallery (photos, video clips, tracks, audio clips, slide shows, all files)
- Camera (cf. Chapter camera)
- Registration
- Services


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Events

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Web

- Automatic bookmarks
- RSS
- Bookmark Manager
- Mark / Unmark
- Navigation options
- Tools
- Advanced Options
- Details
- Parameters

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Connectivities

- Web
- Infrared
- USB Cable
- Internet Phone
- Sync
- Login
- Modem
- Bluetooth
- PTT
- Terminal Manager
- Chat
- WLAN wizard

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Tools

- Application Manager
- Memory
- Transfer
- Methods
- Parameters
- Themes
- Word
- Speed ​​dialing
- Configuration Wizard
- Touch Me
- Positioning
- Navigator
- Milestones
- Voice commands
- Voicemail
- Voice aid
- Support Service

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Office

- File Manager
- Search
- Calculator
- Teams
- Quickoffice
- Notes
- Converter
- SMS reader
- Export screen
- Printer
- Clock
- Adobe PDF
- ZiP

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Facilities

- Application Manager (download)

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Download

- Catalogs

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Help

- Help
- Tutorial
- About
Finding on the Nokia E65

Nokia has taken risks by trying to seduce both business customers and the general public. The bet is successful. The Nokia E65 features a perfect combination of office and multimedia applications.

The workhorses criticize his lack of QWERTY keyboard. Technophiles will be disappointed not to have autofocus on the camera and not the headset jack on stereo.

However, a large majority is expected to fall in love with this neat slider has a copy connectivity and multimedia features competitive.

Marketed around 400 € excluding pack, the E65 offers good value for money.

Nokia E63

Description:
The Nokia E63 has a screen 16 million colors, 320 x 240 pixels, 2.36 inches in dimensions of 59 x 113 x 13 mm and weighs 126 grams.
The Nokia E63 has a 2 megapixel camera, flash, video. It also has bluetooth, wifi.
It has an internal memory of 110 MB, and has a TransFlash card reader. The Nokia E63 is compatible with GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 UMTS 2100 / 900.
It is available since December 2008 in retail stores from 1 € (€ against 339).
Introduction

Little brother of E71, the Nokia E63 has swelled the ranks of professional terminals of Finnish manufacturer. This "mailphone" more lightly equipped technically is supposed to attract new customers less inclined to spend a fortune to manage their email on the move. The few concessions made by Nokia technological Damaging not the actual quality of the camera?
Package Contents

The box delivery of the Nokia E63 is somewhat disappointing. Besides the usual accessories and especially necessary for the proper functioning of the terminal, we find no additional element. Indeed, neither cover nor memory card are provided. So although the price is rather low for such a terminal but the E71 certainly more expensive, was, meanwhile, comes with a micro-SD 2 GB is decidedly the crisis at Nokia!

Found in the box:
- The Nokia E63
- Charger
- A USB cable
- A stereo kit
- The manual
- An installation CD
Design of the Nokia E63

Like its predecessor the Nokia E63 placing on the fineness of his profile. Even if it takes 3 mm thick compared to the E71, it remains one of the most smartphones on keyboard slim market. Another change, the finish of the unit. While the first version enjoyed a very neat metallic finish, the E63 takes a covering "soft touch" very pleasant to the touch. " More fun in terms of color, he gave the white or gray and opted for the electric blue or maroon. The template of the device is still as nice and the grip of the most ergonomic. The Qwerty keyboard, even if key features are quite small, has a good comfort for writing emails. Spelling errors are very rare. The screen gains a few millimeters. A boon to display web pages, photographs or maps of the navigation solution. Resolution of 240 x 320 pixels, coupled to the display 16 million colors give the same light output as desired. A note for those that do not reject the videophone, a camera is present on the front for video calls. Part joystick consists of a directional pad and four intuitive shortcuts to one-click access to calendar, directory, messaging or the home page. On the right portion of the device, there is the micro USB connector for recharging the battery and the memory expansion port, unfortunately empty home. At the top of E63, a 3.5 mm jack allows connection of headphones of your choice. Comfort and design seems to be the watchwords of this smartphone, once will not hurt, can easily fit in your pocket.
Use

Primarily intended for professional use, the E63 has a very intuitive interface. Indeed, a Push Mail, which comes with the Symbian platform, enables an automatic reception of messages directly on the homepage. This page contains several tabs that allow direct access to functions such as the Internet browser (Opera Mobile), multimedia, calendar, configuration of WiFi or email account ... For a swift surfing, the E63 displays a connections rather complete. Indeed, the only 3G +, still underdeveloped and limited to very large cities, is missing. The device displays a clear preference for the broadband network in terms of grip, but we found a few stalls. If you do encounter very few problems in big cities, areas of low coverage can sometimes cause problems with E63. Quality smartphone, Nokia is also a good communicating. The acoustics on appeal is clear and interference or echo phenomenon very rare. We just wish that the volume can be adjusted on the wafer. It will use the joystick.

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The battery life is up to our expectations. The battery is sufficiently large to ensure good endurance E63. With heavy use of the main features, you need to recharge every 3 days. Note that the most demanding applications are unquestionably the WiFi and GPS navigation. For the latter, a route of 3 to 4 hours should be enough to deplete your guide.
MP3 Player

Although it is intended primarily for office functions, the E63 does not neglect the multimedia, including music. The MP3 player allows prioritization based on different criteria: artists, albums, genres, composers. It is also possible to edit playlists or download podcasts. Side settings include the existence of an equalizer. The latter has 6 pre-recorded profiles. Bass Boost mode alone is really compelling and really change the musical tone. You can also adjust the balance or activate a stereo expander that will give more power to her. The acoustics of the speaker is not up to the best musicphones but remains adequate. The deterioration is reached only at very high sound volume. The stereo kit, supplied original invoice is not excellent. Fortunately, the jack at the top allows you to connect your own headphones (3.5 mm). Links to the Nokia Music store and a platform for podcasting are directly integrated into the menu interface. Finally, FM is a radio program.


Camera

If music comes out properly, the photo is worth it. You'll regret the sensor 3-megapixel E71. On the E63, the resolution goes down to 2 megapixels. The autofocus took the opportunity to disappear. Under these conditions, the results are disappointing to say the least. If on the terminal screen rendering seems convincing, once on your computer or printed on paper, photographs suffer from too low dive. The level of detail lacking in precision. Worse, the background is too often drowned in a shapeless and vague. The colors are honorable as long as the sun is optimal. The flash is not powerful enough to offset any decrease in brightness. The zoom is, as usual, useless. Finally, the video feature will be limited to the MMS.
Connectors

While E71 did not deadlock side connectivity, the E63 is going to 3G +. A gap that has so far only very little impact since the network is being deployed and usable only in a few areas of very large cities of France. The WiFi connection is simple to configure. Just run the scan and connect directly if the hotspot is an open model or enter the WEP key of your box to surf at home. On the homepage, an icon can even configure the function of Internet telephony (VoIP), a clever way to make free calls. One option that should be clamped on versions of the E63 operators. Operators not crazy!

If sensitivity is not great, the surfing and downloading still swift. With less than a minute for a game or song.

To make trade to another mobile or a PC you can choose between Bluetooth (version 2.0) and USB (also 2.0).
Finding on the Nokia E63

The E71 might be a worthy successor to the E63. Unfortunately, it was released nearly six months before that. The E63 is therefore a step backwards with a decline in connectivity and photo. Two gaps that are justified by a significant price drop. Only concern, because of its relative seniority, the E71 is more expensive and if the price difference between the two terminals is dwindling, especially as a 2 GB memory card comes with the E71. Finally, the E63 is a good smartphone that supports most desktop functions successfully, but for a few euros more, succumb to the charms of E71.