Pros
- Qwerty Keyboard
- Wi-Fi support
Cons
- Fixed auto focus
- Non-hot-swappable microSD
The body of the E5 is predominantly made up of plastic with the exception of its battery cover, which is made up of metal. However, despite the plastic body, the phone feels solid in your hands and weighs 126 grams. The curved edges make it comfortable to hold.
Below the navigation controls is a Qwerty keypad which is comfortable to use. The left spine is completely bare and the right one has the volume rocker. Charging port and 3.5 mm jack are at the top. There are two push buttons on each side of the phone to unlock the battery cover. The microSD card slot is under the battery, so you cannot hotswap it.The back panel hosts a 5.0-megapixel camera with LED flash and the loudspeaker grill. The LED flash doubles up as a torch. Pressing and holding the space bar in standby powers up the LED flash which can then be used as a flashlight.
Symbian Inside
Nokia E5 runs on Symbian ^3 platform along with S60 3rd edition UI Feature Pack 2. The phone supports all popular Email clients and comes with preloaded settings for popular inboxes like Gmail, Yahoo Mail, Hotmail along with Microsoft Exchange and IBM Lotus Notes traveller.
The connectivity options are well covered. This is a 3G enabled device and offers 10.2Mbps HSDPA and 2Mbps HSUPA speeds. We also have Wi-Fi for faster Internet speeds. E5 comes with Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP. The microUSB port can be used both for charging and for data connections.There is also GPS and with Ovi Maps and free navigation. There is QuickOffice with which you can open and create documents along with PDF viewer and ZIP file support.
Multimedia offerings and performance
The Nokia E5 is equipped with a 5 megapixel fixed-focus camera for a maximum image resolution of 2592 x 1944 pixels. It has a LED flash but no lens protection.
The picture quality is acceptable. There are scene mode options like portrait, landscape, sports, night, etc. Self-timer, sequence shot, panorama mode and extended digital zoom are the additional features available. The videos are shot at VGA resolution at 15 fps ( frames per second) the quality of which could have been better.
The Nokia E5 would cost you around Rs 10,500. The sales pack includes a charger, USB data cable, headphones and a 2GB microSD card. However, the phone can support expandable memory up to 32 GB.You can also consider the BlackBerry 8520 with a 2.0 megapixel camera in this price range.
| Handset Review: Nokia E5 Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Network | 2G/3G |
| Operating System | Symbian |
| Dimensions | 115H x 58.9W x 12.8D mm & 126g |
| Display | 2.36in, 320x240px resolution TFT |
| Input Method | Qwerty |
| Processor | ARM 11- 600MHz |
| Memory | 250MB ROM, 256MB RAM +32GB expandable memory SD cards stot |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPRS, EDGE |
| Multimedia | Multimedia player, Stereo FM |
| Camera | 5MP Fixed focus with LED flash |
| GPS | Yes with A-GPS support |
| Additional features | NA |
| Battery | 1200mAh battery pack |
| Warranty | 1year |
| Price | Rs 10,500 Source:tmi |
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