The Apple iPhone made a groundbreaking scene in the mobile phone industry that manufacturers have started coming up with new models to match up the iPhone’s capabilities. One notable phone is the Samsung Instinct, which at first glance looks almost the same to its competitor, with some feature distinctions. It incorporated visual voice mail, 3G network compatibility, integrated GPS, and work e-mail support and a number of other features.
As the Instinct is identical with the iPhone, it did incorporate a very eye-catching design although originality is a point of debate. This candy-bar mobile phone measures a dimension of 4.57 x 2.17 x 0.49 inches and weighs 4.4 ounces, portable and comfortable to keep in the pocket. Its simple black and silver design made it looked sophisticated. The Instinct is dominated by its 262,000 colors and 432,240-pixel resolution, 3.250-inch touch screen, showcasing an impressive display of colors, graphics and texts. Users can adjust the brightness and the backlighting however the menu is unalterable. The menu interface features a set of icons at the bottom of the display: Favorites, Main, Fun, and Web, which are attractive and very easy to use, all of which are represented by illuminated icons.
The Main menu offers the messaging, organizer, and GPS; the Fun menu for games, multimedia options, and camera; and the Web menu for browser shortcuts. These features are easily navigable through the intuitive touch interface. Users can also adjust the display calibration and its touch sensitivity.
Of course, aside from the touch screen, the Instinct still includes other keys: a back button, a home key, and a calling control, and an alphabetic keyboard, which is easy to type with the thumbs, thanks to its landscape mode. Aside from the keyboard, users can enter via the graffiti method, with the stylus. The only problem is that unlike the iPhone, Instinct doesn’t include a slot for stylus so it is a hassle.
The camera shutter, voice activation control and microSD card slot are located on the left side of the Instinct while a power/display locking control and a 3.5mm headset jack are on the top. The left spine houses the charger port and the volume rocker rest on the left spine while the the camera lens and the self-portrait mirror are on the back side. Phone features are relatively superb in the Instinct. The phonebook can hold 600 contacts. It also included visual voice mail and text and multimedia messaging. Productivity tools include a calendar, a notepad, a calculator, a unit converter, a tip calculator, an alarm clock, a timer, a stopwatch, and a world clock.
Connectivity options include Bluetooth with a stereo profile, GPS phone as modem supports, audible caller ID, a speakerphone, mobile syncing for stored contacts, and USB storage, although it lacked Wi-FI connectivity. It doesn’t include instant messaging, which may consider as a disappointment. On the other hand, the e-mail features are at best, with its support for POP3 accounts for AOL, AIM, Hotmail, Yahoo, and Gmail and connecting to e-mail is easy with Outlook Web Access. It has the Instinct’s Web browser which is commendable enough, but it lacks the support for Flash and some users have aired disappointments because the texts appeared a little cramped. Instinct also offers dedicated channels for weather, sports, news, and movies.
The GPS in Instinct is a big help in acquiring traffic information especially that the touch screen has made panning through the 3D maps way easier and quicker than on the Web browser. Instinct’s support for Sprint’s 3G services allows users to connect to Sprint’s Power Vision and Sprint TV, which include channels such as CNN, E!, MTV Mobile, Discovery Mobile, ESPN, Logo Mobile, Comedy Central, and Nickelodeon. Multimedia support in the Instinct includes the music player that can play MP3, AAC, AAC+ and WMA formats, and the 2.0-megapixel camera which features very limited options, but still produces usable images.
Samsung BlackJack II smartphone continues the tradition of innovation that the original Samsung BlackJack has offered. BlackJack II retained the original’s support for video, radio and 3G data and included a number of improvements: GPS navigation support, more battery life and internal memory. All of these are offered in a very affordable price that business persons will surely love. It is available through AT&T.
The BlackJack II, also known in the market as the Samsung SGH-i617, is perfectly packaged in a sporty, sexy design and is available in two colors: black and wine red. It also offers an interface that is very easy to use: including a larger 2.4″ display screen with a screen resolution of 320 x 240 pixels, 65K color TFT display, for making the most out of the Video Share Calling support feature, a front jog wheel for easier scrolling, a more compact QWERTY keypad for easier inputting and a 2.0 mega-pixel camera for better picture taking. The camera can take multiple resolutions (the largest is 1600 x 1200 while the smallest is 176 x 144) and includes features like 4x digital zoom, brightness level adjustment, self-timer and multi-shot. BlackJack II is slightly thicker than its predecessor, to give room for its larger-capacity battery. It has a dimension of 4.4″ x 2.3″ x 0.5″ and a weight of 4 ounces.
A power button is on top of the unit and the camera lens and mirror are on the backside. It includes an onboard memory of 128MB RAM and 256MB ROM. The microSD expansion slot also supports up to 4GB cards. The microSD expansion slot is on the right side of the phone while the connector or headset port is on the left side.
The phone runs under the Windows Mobile 6 Standard Edition operating system which can be updated to Windows Mobile 6.1. This means that users can maximize the Microsoft Office Mobile Suite, enabling them not only to open and view Word and Excel files but also to edit them as well. It also includes a PDF viewer, a voice recorder, a notepad, calculator and a measurement converter.
When it comes to voice features, BlackJack II doesn’t disappoint. It offers a speakerphone, speed dialing, world-roaming, three-way calling and conference calling. However, there are no voice dialing capabilities.
For a broadband-like connection, the BlackJack II works with AT&T’s HSDPA network which can transmit data up to 14.4 mbps. Media streaming is also at its best with BlackJack II, enabling users to enjoy listening to music and watching programming from various news channels. It also includes Bluetooth 2.0 but there is no Wi-Fi connectivity.
Users who switched from the original Samsung BlackJack to this new unit may end up disappointed because no big updates are really introduced. However, this smartphone will always be included among the most recommended mobile devices for business persons and mobile phone enthusiasts.
The introduction of the Nokia N96 marked a two-year gap on its predecessor, the Nokia N95. While it’s normal that anticipations surfaced on N96’s possible fresh offerings to users, it showed otherwise because many were alarmed on its high price despite being almost identical with the N95, on design and on features. Does such reaction from critics justifiable?
As stated above, the Nokia N96 is very much comparable with the N95; however the N96 features a more streamlined design. Nokia N96 has smooth edges and round corners. Sleek black is the color of the N96 while N95 is matt and silver. It has a dimension of 4.05 x 2.16 x by 0.71 inches and weight of 4.41 ounces. N96 boasts a 16 million-color display on its 2.8-inch QVGA resolution screen.
N96 projects a bright and colorful display which automatically adjusts according to environmental conditions. In addition, the N96, with a thickness of 8mm, is slimmer than the N95, making it more comfortable to the pocket. The N96 shares the dual-slide design of the N95. Sliding the phone forward shows the numeric keypad, sliding it backward reveals a small selection of music player control keys.
The latter option also automatically sets the screen to widescreen. Some are complaining with the keypad. The N96’s keypad is entirely flat and without significant definition at all. The back of the handset is where the 5-megapixel camera is located while the top is where the 3.5mm headphone jack is situated. It can also be transformed in to a mini TV set by flipping the stand out, meaning users can watch videos without the assistance of a desk.
However, the features division of the N96 makes it a copycat of the N95. It boasts the trio of the best features: HSDPA, Wi-Fi and GPS, very impressive for a smartphone. It also includes A-GPS, a 5-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and A2DP stereo Bluetooth. Here’s the problem if the predecessor already has the best add-ons, surpassing is almost next to impossible. A big improvement with the N96 is the inclusion of the 16GB of internal storage, in addition to a microSD expansion slot, a feature that is comparable with the Apple iPhone. N96 also included a built-in DVB-H TV tuner, which received DVB-H broadcast signals for mobile TV channels.
N96 runs on Symbian OS version 9.3 S60, with the productivity tools associated with the N95 were just retained. Other features of the N96 are the following: digital music player, FM radio, support for podcasts and Internet radio, e-mail, text and multimedia messaging and USB 2.0. The GPS also includes maps and voice directions. It is also a quadband phone (GSM 850/900/1800/1900) and also supports roaming capabilities. It also supports both the 900 and 2100 3G bands. It also allows instant upload to Flickr, Vox, Yahoo and Google.
To be fair with the N96, it remains to be a good catch for business and casual mobile users alike, as far as feature and design are concerned. However, since it’s still new in the market, the price of $780 still appears to be a burden that users may tend to be practical and choose the older and now cheaper, N95 instead.
The Nokia N95 has been one of the most popular smartphones in the NSeries, having been introduced way back 2006 and it remained on its pedestal up to now, continuing to allure the public. This Symbian smartphone could have predicted the wants of the users so early, considering the inclusion of a 5-megapixel camera alongside an impressive multimedia and wireless features, it has successfully remained a cast on the mobile market.
Nokia N95 broke the law of physics by compacting all of its features in a small gadget with a dimension of 3.8 x 2.1 x 0.8 inches and a weight of 4.2 ounces. The phone is easy to use and comfortable to hold. Its design and color scheme made it more sophisticated. One great innovation in N95 is the two-way slider. By sliding the front cover up, the alphanumeric keypad will be revealed. By sliding it down, the media player controls will be exposed. The only problem with this is that the phone is too easy to slide open and a stronger mechanism to lock the phone could have been used. N95’s display is a large 2.6-inch TFT screen that runs 16 million color at a 320 x 320-pixel resolution. Text and images are shown bright and sharp and the screen automatically adjusts according to environmental lighting conditions.
N95’s buttons remain the same as that of the other models: Talk and End buttons, main menu and multimedia menu shortcuts, Clear key, Edit key and four-way toggle. N95’s keypad is large and easy to press. A headset jack is located on the left side, together with the infrared port and the microSD expansion slot. The volume rocker, camera activation and shortcut to photo gallery are on the right side. The camera lens and flash are covered by the slide on the back. The power connector and mini USB port are on the bottom while the power button is on top.
N95 is a gift from the heavens for multimedia addicts. It proudly included a 5-megapixel camera with a Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens, and the picture quality is great, it is comparable with a normal digital camera. Users can also adjust the the brightness, contrast, white balance, color tone, ISO light sensitivity, and exposure value. It can also record video at 640×480-pixel resolution with sound.
The N95 has an integrated music player that supports a variety of formats and RealPlayer for video. It also includes an FM radio. Another great feature of the N95 is the incorporation of Bluetooth 2.0, Wi-Fi and GPS in a single device. The Bluetooth profiles support hands-free kits, wireless keyboards, and A2DP for Bluetooth stereo headsets. The GPS receiver of N95 has an additinal bonus: a mapping application that supplies color maps and route planning, which can be subscribed. Surfing the net is at its best with the Wi-Fi.
Phone capabilities of N95 are speakerphone, speed dial, conference calling, voice-command support, a vibrate mode, and text and multimedia messaging. It also includes a number of productivity applications according to the Symbian operating system. It has the QuickOffice application that can view Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents. It also supports the following e-mail accounts: IMAP4, POP3, and SMTP.
Forget the sins of the Nokia N96, as the Nokia N85 is here to save the phone model in distraught. This gizmo is a real entertainer, having been equipped with music and video playback features, 3D gaming and GPS and unlike N96’s robustness the N85 features a slimmer and sleeker frame.
Commonalities between the N85 and N96 still exist; one is the two-way, sliding keypad mechanism. Push the phone upwards to reveal the traditional keypad and push it downwards to reveal four multi-function buttons that change in every mode. These buttons light up as playback controls in media mode, extra control buttons in game mode and zoom in/out buttons in web browser mode. Sliding the phone also changes the phone’s display layout. Show the normal keypad and it is in landscape mode; show the media controls and it is in portrait mode. N85’s usage of the Organic LED screen is a first in the N series handsets, a cool change since OLED displays consume less power compared to TFT screens. While the usage of OLED to other phones yields some disappointments, N85 did it right with its bright and vivid colors, although getting used to it is a little challenge especially for TFT-addicts who might find the N85’s screen look different.
Its music department comes with top-notch features including the standard, easy to use S60 music player. Store hundred, thousands of songs in the 8GB microSD card and listen in private with your favorite headset by plugging it in the standard headphone jack. You better think twice if you really want to replace the bundled headphones that are actually pretty good, and it comes with an inline remote control, microphone and hands-free calling. Another cool feature is its built-in FM transmitter for beaming tracks to your car stereo or FM radio at home.
Gaming is another plus points to the N85, with the rebirth of the NGage software platform embedded in the unit. Preloaded games include FiFa 08 and System Rush.
Connectivity-wise, the N85 also excels. It has Wi-Fi and HSDPA. There are some complaints with the web pages, but it’s good news that they load and display smoothly and quickly. There is always a solution with the bittersweet browser though, just download Opera mobile for the phone and experience the improvement. The built-in GPS also works wells with the Nokia maps software.
There are two cameras in the Nokia N85, one in front for 3G video calling and the 5-megapixel, with Carl Zeiss optics, on the rear. The sensor is covered with a lens cover, and when slid back, the phone automatically switches into camera mode. The rear camera has both autofocus and a dual LED flash and the image quality is bordering on the okay side.
To date, voice calls and SMS/MMS capabilities are nothing but the core and reviewing them is sometimes unnecessary. Most phone reviews are targeted on the extras and basing on this criterion, the N85 does well.
Another NSeries phone is the Nokia N82, which is reminiscent of the Nokia N95. N82 retained N95’s 5.0-Megapixel camera, with additional Xenon flash. The N82 is a Symbian smartphone that continues to offer the best features in mobile technology. One downside of the N82, however, is its design and many have wished that it could have been better. The bottom line is N82 remained to be a high-end multimedia smartphone.
While some users may fall love at first sight with N82 from a distance, they might get disappointed on a closer look. The phone felt plasticky, despite the silver-colored exterior, and the alphanumeric keypad is very hard to use. Blame it to its small dimensions of 4.4 x 1.9 x 0.6 inches, while it looked cute, the keys appeared to have forced to fit into place. The keys are tiny, and even the Talk and End buttons, shortcuts, clear button and navigation toggle aren’t out of the question. The Nokia N82’s 2.4-inch display runs 16.7 million colors at a resolution of 320 x 240 pixels. It detects ambient light and its brightness adjust accordingly. Two speakers are located on the right spine, at the top and bottom, together with the camera activation and capture button, shortcut to photo gallery and volume control.
The left spine is where the micro USB port, power connector and microSD expansion slot are connected. The power button and headphone jock are on top while the camera lens and flash are on the back side, protected by the sliding cover. As with the other members of the NSeries family, the N82 has a powerful multimedia features, one of which is the 5-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and Xenon flash.
Editing images are at par in N82, and the user can pick among five image qualities, eight scene modes and five color tone options. N82’s camera also includes features for white balance, exposure, sharpness, contrast, and light sensitivity. Add up the fact that Nokia finally managed to take photos with impressive picture quality unlike the earlier models.
Listening to music and watching videos in N82 is a total delight, with a number of files supported. Users can easily categorize tracks according to albums, artists, genres or composers and create playlists right on the phone. An FM radio is also included, although it is dependent on the included headset as it acts as a tuner. It also works with Nokia Ovi which showcases the Nokia Music Store and Nokia Maps.
N82 is a quadband phone and it offers world roaming, speakerphone, speed dialing, conference calling and voice command support. It also supports SMS and MMS. Connectivity options include Bluetooth 2.0, Wi-Fi and GPS. Among the e-mail accounts supported by N82 are IMAP4, POP3, and SMTP For productivity tools, N82 runs on Symbian operating system. Among its applications are the Quickoffice, for viewing Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint files, Adobe Reader, Zip manager, voice recorder and a lot more.
This time when touchscreens were way overrated, an ordinary looking candy bar mobile phone with the usual-looking keypad is a sigh of relief. An addition to Nokia’s N-series, the N79 a mid-range phone that are sensible enough for the common user.
Laden with a very pleasing external and offering a comfortable grip, the Nokia N79 measures 110mm x 49mm x 15mm and weighs 97 grams. It features a flat number pad to give space to 2.4-in screen with clear and bright 320 x 240 pixels resolution. The screen is good enough to make us appreciate its multimedia offerings. The screen is also equipped with an accelerometer that responds accordingly to every turn of the hand.
Shortcut buttons are situated between the screen and the number pad. A Nokia Multimedia Key is located on the far left, just like the other N-series phones, which will takes its users to a revolving menu of multimedia offerings like Internet, music, photos, and gaming. The Navi wheel is reminiscent of the iPod’s scrolling capability, but not as responsive yet still works well, and you can enable/disable this function. There is also a slider on the top edge of the handset that locks and unlocks the phone.
Customize N97’s shell among three Xpress-on back plates choices (brown, lime green and blue), although you can only replace the back, with the front portion remains at white. No problems with this though, because the front and back’s theme will definitely match.
Connectivity options in the N79 include 3G with HSDPA with download speeds to 3.6Mbps and Wi-Fi. It supports quad-band GSM, GPRS and EDGE. Two-way video calling is possible with the N79, with its front camera and a 5MP main camera equipped with Carl Zeiss lens on the rear. It has a dual LED flash auto focus and a macro mode that helps take the best indoor shoots. Overall image quality is good, although capturing moving images is a little tricky because of high shutter lag.
Music is a high point in the N79. It has stereo speakers located on the upper and lower right edge of the phone that produce nice and loud sounds. A 3.5mm headset jack is located on the top edge of the phone. Listen to music for ten straight hours and the battery can deal with it.
It is equipped with 50MB of internal memory and a microSD card slot that can handle a 4GB card for your files. It has FM radio and an FM transmitter and support for Nokia Music Store. You can also download games with this, being a N-gage phone.
Another wow factor in the N79 is the built-in GPS receiver and pre-installed Nokia Maps that works well with the accelerometer. Other productivity tools include calculator, calendar, PDF reader, unit converter, notes taker and QuickOffice for reading Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents.
The Nokia N78 was first introduced as the GSMA 2008. It continued the tradition of the Nokia NSeries, as it focused on the improvements on multimedia. N78 includes the 3.2-Megapixel camera (that can also record video), and MP3 player, an FM radio, and a group of other features that remain commendable.
Available in three colors: pearl white, cocoa brown and blue lagoon, the design of the Nokia N78 is similar to N82, only slimmer. N78 has a dimension of .4 x 1.9 x. 0.6 inches, with a weight of 3.6 ounces. The phone is compact and very comfortable to hold and to keep in the pocket. Its 2.4-inch QVGA display has 16 million colors at a 320 x 20 pixel resolution. Texts and images are bright and sharp, and can be read in any environments. Navigation arrays in the N78 include two soft keys, Talk and End buttons and a four-way navigation toggle and a shortcut to multimedia menu.
The alphanumeric keys, aside from void of spaces, are only visible with the backlit. Some find this as a design flaw, giving problems to user with bigger thumbs. The volume rocker and camera activation key are located on the right side, while the microUSB connector, microSD expansion slot and a power connector are on the left.
There are speakers on both sides. The camera lens and fans are on the back side while the power button and a 3.5mm headphone jack are on top. Multimedia mogul” has slowly become a cliché in the world of the NSeries but aside from its music, video and imaging capabilities, the N78 boasts its integrated GPS to help with navigation. This features offers real-time position tracking, thanks to the help of the preloaded Nokia Maps Application. Other tools included in the software are the satellite and hybrid maps and pedestrian and bicycle modes. This feature can be activated on a subscription basis.
The 3.2-Megapixel camera features the Carl Zeiss optics, with 20x zoom and auto focus. It also includes five image qualities, eight scene modes and five color tone options and features for white balance, exposure, sharpness, contrast, and light sensitivity. It can also record video clips at 30 frames per second. Uploading photos and videos to the internet is also easy as the N78 includes direct access to Flickr, Vox and Ovi. However, enthusiasts of the camera phone should be warned: don’t expect that the picture quality is at its best with N78.
N78’s music player supports the following formats: MP3, WMA, W4A, AAC, AAC+, and eAAC+ files whie the RealPlayer can play 3GPP and MPEG-4 files. There’s 70MB internal memory, but can reach to 8GB with the microSD expansion slot. One thing that users should not forget about the N78 is that it is still a phone. It is a competent phone, with quad-band world roaming, a speakerphone, speed dial, conference calling, voice-command support, a vibrate mode, and text and multimedia messaging it.
Before the Nokia N75 was released in 2007, it was subjected into hype, as the first 3G Symbian smartphone to be released, aside from the fact that it promised a multitude of other multimedia capabilities. However, the N75 has absorbed the criticism that the other NSeries phones have received, that it focused so much on its multimedia and other features that the phone functions were compromised.
This black and silver flip smartphone wasn’t praised on its looks because of its bulk, with a dimension of 3.8 x 2 x 0.8 inches, aside from the fact that it is 7 inches long when opened, although it is the type of phone that can easily be gripped and handled. The size of the N75 shares it own advantages though as it gave room to a larger and more spacious keypad. It also includes a 1.3-inch external screen that sports 262,000 colors at a 160×128 pixel resolution. More than the standard information, the N75 also displays track information and equalizer levels in music mode, aside from the fact that there are dedicated music controls below the screen: namely, back, play/pause, stop and forward. Flipping the N75 is a different story. It showcases a 2.4 inch screen that shows 16 million colors 16 million colors at a 240×320 pixel resolution.
Text and images are displayed bright and sharp and the screen automatically adjust according to environmental conditions. Below the screen are easy-navigable controls which include two soft keys, Talk and End buttons, edit, clear, shortcuts for main menu and music and a navigation toggle. The alphanumeric keypad is roomy and tactile and can easily be pressed. Located on the right part of the N75 are the volume rocker, and keys for camera activation and video activation. The 2.0-Megapixel camera is promising yet the picture quality is quite disappointing. The power button is located on top. On the backside is the camera lens while on the left side is the Pop-Port connector, power connector, and a microSD slot. N75’s big surprise for music lovers is the two small speakers situated on both sides of the phone.
While critics are wishing that phone capabilities of the N75 could have been improved, it is safe to say that the N75 has a wide range of features except for the fact that the address book is limited only by the available memory and the 250 contacts that a SIM card can provide. Nevertheless, the N75 is a quadband phone offering world roaming and other services such as speakerphone, speed dial, conference calling, voice command support, and a vibrate mode. Other utilities include Voice Aid and Message reader that use text-to-speech technology. The core of N75’s hype is on the availability of 3G support. It can achieve data transfer speeds of as fast as 2Mbps, although it can’t support HSDPA speeds.
Bluetooth 2.0 is also included in the connectivity options and it supports wireless headsets, hands-free kits, dial-up networking, generic object exchange, and file transfer. With the presence of the 3G came a sacrifice: the absence of the WiFi and GPS. Above all, the N75 has focused on the upgrading of its music capabilities. In fact, the smartphone has devoted a whole subsection of the phone for music where users can can listen to songs, watch music videos, shop for music and listen to mobile radio. Transferring of music files from the phone to the computer was made simple through the Nokia PC Suite that allows drag and dropping of tune.
Aside from the entertainment value, the Nokia N75 is still a smartphone. It runs under the Symbian operating system and still runs the QuickOffice application for viewing Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents. Messaging support of N75 includes IMAP4 and POP3 accounts with an attachment viewer. it also includes Adobe Reader, a Zip Manager, a calculator, a notepad, a measurement converter, a clock, and a voice recorder.
Notable for its mammoth-size, the Nokia E90 is a smartphone that completely juxtaposes with its size: a phone that offers a wide variety of features and promises solid performance to business users. The E90 was introduced in the in Barcelona, Spain at the 3GSM Mobile World Congress (now known as the GSMA Mobile World Congress), in the same year when the E61i and E65 were introduced. One of the biggest drawbacks of the E90 is that it’s very expensive, although the details written in this article may help explain the price.
Sporting a dimension of 5.2 x 2.2 x 0.7 inches, the Nokia E90 Communicator is large enough to care about comfort although as stated above, this 7.4-ounce gadget redeems its downside by proving its power. Its 2-inch screen has 16 million-color display at a 320 x 20 pixel resolution. Text and images are brightly lit and can be read even direct sunlight exposure. Below the screen are the navigation array and the alphanumeric keypad. The keys are large enough and are very easy to press. What explains the bulkiness of the E90 Communicator is that it can be opened to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard and a 3.6-inch internal wide screen display with 16 million-color display at a 800 x 352 pixel resolution.
This wide screen is perfect for browsing web sites and reading documents and e-mails. Another set of Talk and End buttons are included. Included in this interface is a dedicated number row. Below the display are shortcuts to various applications: Contacts, Messaging, Web, and Calendar. The Nokia E90 Communicator operates on Symbian OS 9.2, Series 60 3rd Edition. Among the number of applications that it runs are the Quickoffice suite that enables users to view and edit Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents and the Nokia Team Suite to define members, conference call numbers, conference call PINs, and Web pages according to “teams”. Adobe Reader, Zip Manager, calendar, notes, calculator, clock, voice recorder and currency converter are also included. There is also an access to third-party applications. it should be noted that E90 can accommodate 120 MB of its built-in memory and the user can add up to 2GB cards on its microSD expansion.
E-mail capabilities of Nokia E90 support Microsoft Exchange Server, POP3, IMAP, and SMTP accounts, and a full attachment viewer. Call features are its best with quad-band world roaming, a speakerphone, conference calling, speed dial, voice commands, and VoIP support. Connectivity features include integrated Wi-Fi (802.11b/g), GPRS/EDGE, Bluetooth 2.0 and a built-in GPS radio.
One of the multimedia offerings of the Nokia E90 is the 3.2-Megapixel camera with flash, autofocus, and video-recording capabilities, although a number of users have commented that it has poor image quality. It also features a music player that can play MP3 and AAC files. There’s also an FM radio. The RealPlayer can play videos in MPEG-4, MP4, 3GP, RV, RA, AAC, AMR, and MIDI formats.
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