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While some have dismissed that the Nokia E series is a mediocre line of mobile phones as compared to the N Series, the emergence of the Nokia E71 might have toppled the stereotype on the E-series a bit, especially that the bulky design was cut off to a compact and solidly-built QWERTY device, measuring to 4.4 x 2.2 x 0.4 inches, weighing 4.4 ounces. The phone also showcases a solid performance, with strong messaging and productivity features.

The front panel consists of a 2.36-inch QVGA non-touch display with a 16-million-color output and 320×240-pixel resolution. Texts and images look sharp in the E71 and it is equipped with a light sensing technology which adjusts the display’s brightness depending on the environment. It also included a Business and Personal home screens which allow users to toggle between two different home views. The Business screen gives users access to work tools, such as e-mail, the Web, and the file manager while the Personal screen serves access to music and photo gallery, and switching screens is very easy. The standard navigation array is located below the display and it has two soft keys Talk and End buttons, and a four-way toggle with a center select key.

There are four shortcuts as well: the Home screen, Calendar, Contacts, and Messages. The QWERTY keyboard is a bit cramped as it has a smaller compact body, but is still easy to use. The left spine of the phone is where the microSD slot and a micro USB port are located while the right side has the 2.5mm headset jack, a volume rocker, and a voice command activation key. Located on the top is the power button while the power connector is on the bottom of the unit and the camera, flash, and self-portrait mirror are on the back.

E-mail solutions in the E71 includes supports with Microsoft Exchange Server, POP3, IMAP, and SMTP accounts and has a full attachment viewer, as well as compatibility with push e-mail solutions such as Intellisync Wireless E-mail, Visto, and Seven Always-On Mail, but it didn’t include preloaded instant messaging clients but software can be downloaded. E71 runs on Symbian OS 9.2, Series 60 3.1 edition and it comes with the Quickoffice suite which can open Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents. It is also equipped with the Nokia Web browser with support for Flash. Productivity tools include Adobe Reader, a Zip Manager, a calendar, notes, a calculator, a clock, a voice recorder, and a currency converter.

Connectivity features of the Nokia E71 includes Bluetooth 2.0, which supports profiles such as mono and stereo Bluetooth headsets, hands-free kits, dial-up networking and file transfer and Wi-Fi. E71 is also equipped with GPS and preloaded Nokia Maps 2.0 application for navigation.

Among the multimedia features of the E71 are the built-in music player, that supports MP3, WMA, W4A, AAC, AAC+, and eAAC+ files, as well as OMA DRM 2.0- and WM DRM-protected songs, RealPlayer, that supports 3GPP and MPEG-4 files and the 3.2-megapixel camera with video recording capabilities. The camera has auto focus, an LED flash, exposure compensation, and digital zoom, although the picture wasn’t great because of the grainy product.

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An addition to the Nokia E-Series family and a highly-recommendable business phone is the Nokia E66. This phone has managed to incorporate cool features in a slick slide-design with a body dimension of 4.21 x 1.93 x 0.51 inches and weight of 4.27 ounces. It is wider as compared to other sliders but the extra width and weight just secured a strong foundation. It features a brightly colored screen and an easy to use and comfortable numeric 12-key keypad. It also features a 2.5mm headphone port and a microSD card slot.

This Symbian S60-powered smartphone has a number of new design tricks. An accelerometer redraws the screen in portrait or landscape mode, depending on how the device is held. It also included a new interesting set of dedicated keys around the four-way button which are easily-recognizable.

First and foremost, the gadget is a phone, so its important to take note on the quality of calls in Nokia E66 which doesn’t fail in this case especially with indoor calls. Outside calls may produce a little trouble especially if the background is very noisy.

Phone features include a nice address book features which can also be synchronized with the Outlook Contacts using the Nokia PC Suite. Nokia E66 can also handle Exchange servers for e-mail, contacts and calendar entries. Additional calling features include voice recognition, conference calling and the speakerphone.

In terms of e-mail features, the Nokia E66 doesn’t fail, especially that the phone’s selling point is on its business-class e-mail applications. Typing long message is good despite the absence of the QWERTY keyboard, thanks to the soft keypad. However, it could have been better if the E66 included a pre-loaded instant messaging clients, especially if that this phone targets business people. Real-time messaging is important and the incorporation of either MSN or Yahoo Messenger application could have been very helpful. The Nokia E66 is also a very good scheduling tool with the help of Exchange ActiveSync support and some good synchronization software. It also included the Quickoffice for reading and creating office documents and presentations.

Web browsing is also very good in the E66. It features the Symbian S60 browser which can load pages in a faster rate with the help of an EDGE connection. Layout is superb and scrolling around is quick. With the GPS, navigating around is a task made easier in the E66. The sensor is sensitive and it include the Nokia Maps 2.0 software. Connectivity features included Bluetooth with a variety of supported profiles, Infrared, USB and Wi-Fi.

The E66 is not a multimedia phone but it has a few good features in this category. It has FM radio and an impressive music player that supports the following formats: AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, MP3, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, WMA. The player allows users to create playlists and to the customize EQ settings. The 3.2-megapixel camera sadly, doesn’t perform well. It has auto focus lens but images it produced weren’t good at all as they lacked detail. However, as said earlier the E66 is more focused on its business features, so this aspect remains forgivable.

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The Nokia E62 has been considered as one of the most powerful in the Nokia E Series. While users have started debating the gadget’s bias to corporate users, Nokia E62 is a smartphone that gained its reputation as a very dependable gadget for everyone. Some have even compared the E62 to Motorola Q and the RIM BlackBerry 8700.

This smart phone boasts a dimension of 4.6 x 2.7 x 0.5 inches and a weight of 5 ounces, sporting a wider and blockier body. The 2.8-inch screen has 16-million color output at a 320 x 240 pixels resolution. Text messages, images and videos look great in the large and bright screen, even in direct sunlight. Below the screen are a group of buttons and the QWERTY keyboard. The buttons include left and right selection keys, Talk and End buttons, Menu shortcut, e-mail launch and a four-way navigation joystick. The left side of the phone is where three buttons are located for Volume Up, Volume Down and Voice record. Also in the left side, but is located behind the battery cover, is the miniSD expansion slot. Unfortunately, no camera is included in this business-centric device.The Nokia E62 is powered by the Symbian OS 9.1, Series 60 third edition. It supports viewing and editing of Microsoft Word, Excel and even PowerPoint documents, which is a very rare feature for smart phones.

A Screen Export function is also included that allows the display of the E62’s screen via a compatible projector. It also works with Adobe Reader and Zip Manager. Built-in memory is 75MB but the help of the miniSD slot can extend it to 2GB. E-mail capabilities with the Nokia E62 are very impressive. It supports Microsoft Exchange Server, POP3, IMAP, and SMTP accounts. It can also view attachments of popular formats like word, excel and jpeg. Real-time message delivery is attainable with push e-mail solutions. It also supports instant messaging such as Yahoo and AOL. New messages alerts are in the form of a pop-up box and LED.

Among the connectivity capabilities of Nokia E62 are Bluetooth, quadband GSM/GPRS, 3G and infrared. Just like the Nokia E61i, the Bluetooth isn’t limited for hands-free handsets but can be used for file transfers as well. The smartphone can also act as a modem for laptop. There is no Wi-Fi but connecting to the Internet is possible with GPRS. The 3G, on the other hand, can speed up data transmission whether the data are text, video or music.

Phone capabilities with Nokia E62 offer speakerphone, speed dial, and voice commands and VoIP calls, just like the E61i. Multimedia capabilities include music player, Image Viewer and RealPlayer. As mentioned above, there is no built-in camera for this model. The most important thing is that, all of the features above worked great and Nokia E62 ranked among the most dependable smartphones in the market today.

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An addition to the E-series of Nokia which includes E50, E70 and E90 is the E51. The Nokia E51 is a Symbian OS smartphone and has been dubbed as the direct replacement of the E50. Nokia E51 has also been categorized among candy-bar phone types which have been consistently praised for their great designs.

The Nokia E51 has a dimension of 114.8 x 6 x 12 millimeters and is available in black, silver or bronze and is made of durable stainless steel. The slim smartphone’s design is a reserved and simplistic one, reminiscent of the earlier Nokia models, but it remains compact and very comfortable to the pocket. It weighs 100 grams and features a 2-inch TFT display with 16M colors at a 240 x 320 pixel resolution. The LCD also offers an ambient light sensor and LED light indicator which is useful for detecting missed calls and unread messages and e-mails.

Below the screen are shortcut keys and a keypad that is comfortable use. It also includes a Home key that will bring back the user to a standby screen. Buttons on the side are rubberized: volume, power and record. The 2.0 Megapixel camera and speakers are located on the backside.

Nokia E51 has a number of important features on its keypads. Among these is the one-touch dedicated buttons for e-mail, contacts and calendar application and they are also customizable. Activating the E51’s connectivity options is a breeze, by pressing the * button to launch Bluetooth and 0 for the Web Browser. Dedicated keys are also available for muting calls that can be used during a conference call.

Going back to connectivity, E51 supports dualband 3G/HSDPA on 850/2100MHz frequencies, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth stereo, infrared, 2.5mm audio jack, and mini-USB port. It’s also a good news that the mini-USB port and the charging port are separated unlike the other slim Nokia phones wherein these ports were unified into one. The memory is also expandable up to 4GB with a microSD card. The E51 has the following preinstalled applications: Active Notes, In-device Search, Team Suite and Quickoffice, although the version of the Quickoffice can only view documents. Users can download Windows Live services such as Live Messenger, Gizmo for VoIP calls and Yahoo! Go.

The 2-megapixel camera, which may not be at par when matched with normal cameras, is still sufficient for simple snapshots. Other multimedia features in Nokia E51 include Visual Radio, a music player that can play MP3, AAC and other music formats, FM radio, video streaming and playback in H.264 (MPEG-4), 3gpp and Real codecs.

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