Nokia E5-00

Nokia E5

Manufacturer	Nokia
Compatible networks	GSM 800 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz Tri Band UTMS / HSDPA / HSUPA / 850 / 1900 / 2100 MHz (North American Version)
Availability by country	Since October 2010
Related	Nokia C3, Nokia E6 high end successor of the Nokia E72
Type	Candybar smartphone
Form factor	Bar
Dimensions	115 x 58.9 x 12.8 mm
Weight	126 g (with battery)
Operating system	S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2 UI on Symbian OS v9.3
CPU	600 MHz ARM11 processor
Memory	ROM (NAND) 512 MB; SDRAM 256MB
Removable storage	MicroSDHC support for up to 32GB, 2GB included inbox
Battery	BL-4D, 3.7V 1,200 mAh lithium-polymer
Data inputs	QWERTY thumb keyboard, five-way navigation key
Display	transmissive LCD technology 320×240 px, 2.36 in, up to 256,000 colours
Rear camera	5 megapixel (2592 x 1944 pixels) with full focus and LED flash, VGA video capture at 15 FPS
Front camera	Not present
Connectivity	WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b,g, Integrated & Assisted GPS, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, microUSB, 3.5 mm audio jack
Other	FOTA (Firmware update Over The Air) Ambient Light Sensor [1]

The Nokia E5-00 also called Nokia E5 is a qwerty smartphone that runs on the Symbian OS v9.3 operating system. Like all phones in the Nokia Eseries it is targeted at b2b and comes with business software applications, including Quickoffice (Office document editor).^[2] It was released in the third quarter of 2010. It comes in a candybar form factor. Its casing has five color options.

Features

The E5-00 is very similar to the E72. It has more DRAM memory than the E72 but also has some important cost reductions.^[2] One cost reduction is the technology of the LCDs screen. The E5-00 has a transmissive LCD display while the E-72 has a transflective LCD.^[3] Other important cost reductions are the removal of the secondary camera, the accelerometer and the digital compass .^[3] The third is the full focus for the camera, instead of autofocus.^[4]

The E5-00 has a smaller battery (1200 mAh) than the E-72 (1500 mAh), but maintains a longer battery life. ^[3]

It also features a GPS, both integrated and assisted, and runs Nokia Maps 3.0 and Ovi maps. Nokia E5 supports Mail for Exchange and IBM Lotus Notes Traveler for corporate emails. E5 supports HD Voice.^[5]

Messaging

In comparison with RIM Blackberry Messenger, the Nokia E5-00 features IM (instant messenger). While Blackberry Messenger is locked between Blackberry handsets exclusively, the E5-00 allows access to several chat services or communities simultaneously. These include Yahoo! Messenger, Google Talk and Windows Live Messenger. ^[6]

Reception

Reception of the E5 has generally been positive, CNET UK praised the quality of the full qwerty keyboard, but criticized the performance of the 320 x 240 pixel LCD, quoting it as "virtually impossible to see in direct sunlight". ^[7][2] Softpedia in contrast stated that the LCD worked perfectly in sunlight.^[8]

Softpedia wrote that the E5-00 is "an all-rounder as it performs decent in all areas", though they also stated that the camera is not a very strong point but the video recording with formats 640*480 DvD Quality .^[8]

References

1. ^ "Nokia E5 - Full phone specifications". Gsmarena.com. http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_e5-3198.php. Retrieved 2010-09-18. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} Nokia E5 review
3. ^ ^{a b c} [1]^{[dead link]}[E5-00]
4. ^ Device Details - Nokia E5-00
5. ^ Orange HD Voice service and handsets go live in the UK, we go ears-on (video) - Engadget
6. ^ Nokia UK - Chat with your friends Nokia E5-00
7. ^ CNET UK review
8. ^ ^{a b} "Nokia E5 Review - Softpedia". News.softpedia.com. http://news.softpedia.com/news/Nokia-E5-Review-155015.shtml. Retrieved 2010-09-18. 

Links

• Nokia E5 page on Nokia website