Nokia E55 deals & review

Nokia E55 is the latest addition to the Nokia’s E-series of smart phones and is the first to come with the Nokia’s new e-mail user interface. This phone also comes with Nokia Messaging standard which can be added to the company’s business email clients. This gives the users a very efficient solution to access the world’s consumers and corporate emails on one go.

The compact Qwerty style keyboard of the Nokia E55 is faster to learn and user friendly than standard mobile phone keypads. It is basically a messaging device which supports WCDMA, EGPRS, HSUPA/ HSDPA and WLAN. There are two home screen modes that can be customized as per your requirements, a full focus 3.2 mega pixels camera with EDOF and full focus and a compact Qwerty style keyboard. Intelligent text input feature can be used for writing messages and you can also enjoy videos, graphics and music on its 2.4 inches QVGA display. Other features of the phone include Nokia Maps 3.0, GPS, UPnP, USB 2.0 High speed and Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR.

Specifications

• Input method: Compact qwerty keyboard, numeric keypad and one touch keys for home, calendar and messaging
• Connectors: 3.5 mm Nokia audio connector and USB high speed
• Memory: MicroSD memory card of 2 GB and can support memory up to 16 GB. An internal memory of 100 GB and 256 MB of NAND flash
• Battery life: 8 hours of talktime and 672 hours of standby time on GSM and 6 hours of talktime and 456 hours of standby time on WCDMA. Can play music for 18 hours on music player and 30 hours on FM radio.
• Local connectivity: Bluetooth 2.0, Digital home support, UPnP support, MTP support, USB PictBridge printing, Ovi, IntelliSync, ActiveSync and PC suite for local data sync
• Call features: Handsfree, conference call, automatic answer, any key answer, call waiting, call divert, call hold, call timer, automatic redialing, speed dialing and enhanced voice dialing. Contacts with images, video calling, push to talk, fixed dialing number support and side volume keys
• Messaging: SMS storage, Multiple SMS deletion, List of numbers used recently, Text-to-speech message reader, MMS version 1.2, Cell broadcast, Distribution lists for messaging and Instant Messaging via Windows (MSN) Live, Yahoo! IM, Presence Contacts on Ovi and OMA IM.
• E-mailing: Supports protocols Mail for Exchange, SMTP, POP3, IMAP4, Intellisync
• Web browsing: Support mark up languages of HTML, CSS, WML, MP and XHTML
• Management of personal information: Clock both digital and analogue, reminders, alarm clock, calculator, Eseries calendar, converter, To-do list, Active Notes and PIM information can be viewed during a call.
• Gaming: Block Cascade and Solitaire including N-Gage Application

Looks and Design

It is a phone in monoblock design with dimensions of 116.5 mm x 49 mm x 9.9 mm. It weighs only 95 grams and can support volume of up to 54 cc. The size of the display screen is 2.4 inches giving out a resolution of 320 x 240 (QVGA).

Overall

With Nokia E55, users no longer require to boot up a PC to get an e-mailing experience of a full desktop. Apart from all other features that can be expected from a top class phone, it also offers improved capabilities in the calendar and enhanced task and contacts management.