The E65 is brilliantly built and has specifications that blow most other slider phones away. It is unfortunate that the keypad sometimes fails to register key presses. Otherwise, the E65 would have been perfect.
Now let us get into the details. What they liked:
- Best looking E Series device
- Ambient light sensor that automatically changes screen brightness
- Improved active standby screen shows more information
- Battery life
What they didn’t:
- Battery release button looks awful
- "End Call" button is too small
- Camera lacks a macro mode
- The device randomly reset itself even if no 3rd party applications were installed
- Poor reception in places where other phones had no issues
- No editing of Office Documents, only viewing
I’m amazed that an E Series device doesn’t have document editing capabilities. Microsoft’s Windows Mobile operating system is looking much more attractive now to prospective buyers.
I do admit the E65 is a sexy looking phone, but it is something I would have a hard time purchasing. I’m too addicted to QWERTY and I generally don’t like sliders. The 8800 is the one exception to that rule.
For me the Nokia E65 is a landmark device because it was available almost immediately after it was announced at 3GSM. I think the wait time was about a week, may have been two. This is unheard of for Nokia.
Take the N95 for example, it took them half a year after announcing it to shipping!