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 Nokia E70 - the first of the new Nokia Eseries - are distinctively different in design and allow businesses of all sizes to mobilize their workforce. Nokia Eseries models combine attractive and easy-to-use designs that appeal to individual business users with new underlying technologies that allow IT departments to effectively manage security settings, corporate applications and data. Each of the devices is designed to accommodate must-have mobile applications needed in today's business world like mobile email and advanced voice calling functions.
Appearance and design
Dimension: 117x53x22 mm; weight: 95g. At first glance the E70 looks like an overgrown flip phone with its 2" screen and noticeably thick body. The design is business chic, with a black front panel and buttons accented by silver on the body and trim. But the inclusion of a dialing keypad on the front of the flip panel is a tip off that there's more to this handset than first meets the eye. True enough, raising the front panel reveals a full QWERTY thumbboard underneath, oriented horizontally and split into two sections on either side of the screen.
 The E70 is actually a candybar style phone meant to be used for voice calls with the "flip" closed. Open the flip and the screen rotates to landscape mode so the handset can be held with one hand on either "wing," putting the user's thumbs in ideal position to type on the QWERTY keys. Again, those familiar with the old Nokia 6800 will remember the design principle. However, the E70 is much more comfortable to type on than the 6800, as both the QWERTY keys and the LCD display are larger and easier to work with. From the practical point of view the phones panel is successful because you can see neither finger prints nor scratches on it. To take off the battery over you should slightly press the button and pull it down. On the right side of the phone you can find a miniSD card slot. Keypad The main numeric keypad is located on the swivel part of the phone. The keypad structure is typical for Nokia smartphones with the red and green receivers on top and the Pencil, Menu and correction C buttons just under them. The other keys are situated beneath them. They are all made of nice soft rubbery plastic and provide very pleasant touch. When the handset is opened, the marking job of the Pencil key is replaced by the combination of Shift and the Arrow keys on the QWERTY keyboard - much like on a computer.   The numeric keypad is located on the swivel part of the phone. The keypad structure is typical for Nokia smartphones with the red and green receivers on top and the Pencil, Menu and correction C buttons just under them. The other keys are situated beneath them. They are all made of nice soft rubbery plastic and provide very pleasant touch. When the handset is opened, the marking job of the Pencil key is replaced by the combination of Shift and the Arrow keys on the QWERTY keyboard - much like on a computer.      My one major complaint about the E70's design is with the joystick. The stick is a little nub that's easy enough to "grip" with the tip of a thumb or finger, but rather difficult to move with any precision, and particularly hard to depress without accidentally moving in one direction or another. Seeing as the joystick is used to navigate the many menus and features of the icon-based user interface, this created some problems for me - I often found myself attempting to select one icon by pushing down on the stick only to accidentally select an adjacent one by accidentally pushing first to the side and then down in the same motion. A little practice and extra care went a long way towards correcting this, but joysticks I've used on other phones have been much easier to manage on the first try.
Additional buttons There are not much additional buttons. The left side of the phone accommodates the Sound recorder button and the opening mechanism of the keyboard. The right side holds the other side of the opening mechanism plus the Infrared port. The phone's bottom is reserved for the Pop-Port and the charger port.
The backlighting of both the phone's keypad and keyboard glows perfectly even in soft white color. Display
TFT, 352х416, 262144 colors The wonderful display of Nokia E70 visualizes 352 x 416 pixels and offers a remarkable picture with vivid colors and perfect shapes. The large dimensions of the display allow the phone to show more content which is crucial in Internet browsing and text reading. The display is legible under direct sunlight but there is still room for improvement. The backlighting of the display is of the highest quality. It glows evenly and every part of it is perfectly illuminated. When active, Nokia E70 display its active stand-by display with six icons of applications, list of calendar tasks, missed calls and received messages and the labels of the assigned functions on the two soft keys. As always, this is a great device for those who SMS a lot, but this comes at the price of having a slightly bulkier device. Camera
1280 x 960 (1,2Mp), flash, video recorder The 2.0 megapixel camera in the E70 is similar to the one in the Nokia N70. The E70 is the only one in the first batch of E-series devices which has a built-in camera. The camera is a reasonable one and it also stores files rather quickly. Photos are stored in the JPG format just like in previous Symbian devices. However, the camera on this handset does not adapt to its surroundings just as the N70 and N90 do. There is a choice from two resolutions, namely 1600 x 1200 pixels and 640 x 480 pixels. The latter is for MMS use as it generates photos in the range of 50KB sizes, which is just about right for the usual 100KB for an MMS. The video function can has been added to the camera and constitute one application. The quality which comes from the handset is terrible . With a maximum resolution of 352 x 288 pixels, the videos are stored in the MP4 and 3GP formats. The present video resolutions in the handset are 352 x 288 pixels, 176 x 144 pixels and 128 x 96 pixels. Sizes, Ports and Slots On the right side of the battery is the miniSD memory card slot which allows hot swap functionality. The SIM card is accessed easily when you remove the battery. You should just push toward you or the opposite way in order to insert or remove your card. The phone's bottom is reserved for the Pop-Port and the charger port. Nokia E70 battery connector type is the older, bigger one. Menu The Nokia E70 uses the Symbian 9.1 control system with the newest user interface – the Series-60 Third Edition. A large number of new icons, menus and components in the interface are customised for a resolution of 352 x 416 pixels. Instead of the previous 3 x 3 icons, we now find 3 x 4 icons on the screen.
The screen switches between portrait and landscape mode when the keyboard is respectively closed and unfolded. A new twist to the Symbian OS is the introduction of the music player on the homescreen when the keyboard is unfolded. This handset supports MMS, SMS, picture messaging and e-mail by means of POP3, SMTP and IMAP4 servers. Instant email is also present in the handset, and there are currently solutions for Blackberry Connect, Nokia business Center, IBM Websphere, Oracle Collaboration suite, 24 access, Seven Always-On mail and Visto mobile. These applications make possible OTA (Over-The-Air) synchronisation of the office information systems. The telephone book is similar to that found in other Series-60 models. Again, you will have to copy your contacts from the SIM card to the phone memory before you can add more information to each contact in your list. Imaging
2.0 Megapixel camera
8 x Digital Zoom
Self Timer
Multi Shot
Video Recorder (3GPP & H.263)
Video Player
Caller Identification with Image
Wallpapers
Screensavers
Messaging
SMS (Text Messaging)
MMS (Multimedia Messaging)
MMS Distribution List
SMS Distribution List
Concatenated SMS
Email (POP3, IMAP4 & SMTP)
Email Data Roaming
Email with Attachment Support
Attachment Editor & Viewer Support
Instant Messaging
Sound
Music Player (MP3/AAC)
Media Player
Push to Talk
Voice Commands
Voice Dialling
Handsfree Speaker
Internet Call over WLAN
Conference Call (Up to 6 Contacts)
Vibrating Alert
Automatic Volume Control
Entertainment
Pro Tour Golf Game
Java™ Games
Symbian Games
Downloadable Games
Embedded Games Organiser
Calendar
Customisable Profiles
Notepad
Alarm Clock
To Do List
Calculator
Timer
Converter (Currencies, Measurements & Temperature)
World Clock
Symbian Operating System OS 9.1
S60 Software on Symbian OS
Automatic Key Guard
Full Keyboard with Fold Design
Connectivity
3G
Pop-Port™
USB 2.0
Infra Red
Bluetooth™
WCDMA
Multi Connectivity
WLAN
Network
Tri Band (GSM 900, GSM 1800 & GSM 1900)
WCDMA
Internet
HTML
EGPRS
GPRS
GSM
Memory & Talk Time
75 Mbytes Dynamic Memory plus Hot Swap MiniSD™ Card
7.3 Hours Talk Time
223 Hours Standby
Weight & Size
127 g
117 x 53 x 22 mm Pluses:
Interesting consturction
Perfect screen vision
Battery life time
Very stable and new OS Minuses:
Body becomes very weak
2mp Camera with no flash
Small screen Conclusion:
A combination of hardware, software, and design makes the E70 shine. The hi-res screen and WLAN support are exploited by the brilliance of the Web browser and the flexible power of the Symbian 9.1 OS. And the design of the device, with its unique fold-out QWERTY board, makes it all imminently usable. The E70 is not for everyone. It's a lot of phone, both literally and figuratively, and if you don't need most of what the E70 does you might not appreciate its extra bulk and steep learning curve. But if you want your office in your pocket with WiFI, Blackberry, and VoIP support, the E70 is well worth a test drive parts of the globe. |
