While all eyes are on the newly announced Nokia E72, the Finnish giant’s other model, E75, is also a cool QWERTY keyboard-equipped smartphone, worth considering buying. Just recently, it has been spotted in white at the Eseries Social Media meetup, where Nokia (NYSE: NOK)’s Director of Eseries Marketing in Americas carried it around. Unfortunately, he hasn’t unveiled the release date — he just said “It’s coming”.
That’s good enough in my book, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see the white E75 hitting store shelves within weeks. Otherwise, people may decide to wait for the E72, which is a cooler device, as far as I’m concerned.
Anyway, what do you think about the white E75? Like it? Or do you prefer the E72 in some other color? Comments form is all yours…
Just when we saw that leaked video of Nokia E72, the Finnish giant decided to push the button and announce the new device to the world. My initial impression is – WOW! It seems that the E72 fixes all the “problems” (if I could call them problems at all) of its predecessor – E71, and it even looks better.
Here’s what’s improved in the E72 when compared to the E71:
5 megapixel camera as opposed to E71’s 3.2 megapixels
standard 3.5mm audio jack as opposed to 2.5mm
new version of Quickoffice which can sing along Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) Office 2007 files
I also guess the E72 runs Symbian S60 3.2 (Feature pack 2) like AT&T (NYSE: T)’s E71x — E71 runs S60 3.1
slightly improved keyboard, like the one found on the E63
Rest of the specs seem identical — we still wait for Forum Nokia (NYSE: NOK) to include the E72 in their list of devices when we’ll have all the specs — and include a GPS, WiFi, HSPA, Bluetooth, QVGA screen… you name it.
The Nokia E72 is expected to begin shipping in late Q3 2009 at an estimated retail price of 350 EUR before taxes and subsidies.
Update: Stefan here, Dusan is traveling today, and it looks like Forum Nokia finally uploaded the E72 to their website! It’s also on Nokia’s consumer website; not to mention Nokia’s Press site uploaded the datasheet (PDF file). Here are the highlights:
114 x 59.5 x 10.1 mm
Three colors: Zodium Black, Metal Grey, Topaz Brown
128 g
2.36 inch display, 16.7 million colors
Micro USB
3.5 mm headphone jack
Compass + GPS
1500 mAh battery
GSM talk/standby: 12.5 hours/20 days
3G talk/standby: 6 hours/24 days
Quad Band EDGE
Tri Band HSPA! There will be two versions, one is 850/1900/2100 (NAM), the other is 900/1900/2100 (EU + ASIA)
HSDPA maxes out at 10.2 Mbps; HSUPA maxes out at 2 Mbps
WiFi b/g
640 x 480 video recording @ 15 frames per second
And yes, Dusan’s hunch was correct, it runs S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2
Update: Stefan here again, one more thing, Mark from the Nokia Blog found some live pictures, told Engadget about them, and now I’ve embedded them after the jump!
Update: Third update, happy I’m not blasting your RSS reader with posts yet? Nokia Conversations uploaded this video. Towards the end there is a shot of the E72 in all 3 colors, I’ve taken a screen grab and posted it after the jump.
Update: Fourth update, only because I know how much people love comparison photos. These come from A Bugged Life:
E72 left, E71 right:
E72 bottom, E71 top:
Update: Fifth update: more live pictures added after the jump, this time from VR-Zone.
Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has updated two of its QWERTY keyboard-equipped smartphones – the E75 and E90 Communicator.
We’ve no official change logs, but we do know the usual thing – once the firmware is upgraded, devices are faster and more stable, some apps are updated, new features are on board, and so on. For the E75, we know there are several email improvements in setup process, connection reliability, readability; and automatic lookup is added to Contacts.
With the update, Nokia E75’s firmware reaches version 110.48.125, and E90’s – 400.34.93.
To update your device, simply start Nokia Software Updater, follow instructions provided on the screen and that’s it. Make sure to backup your data prior to pushing the trigger!
The North American version of the Nokia (NYSE: NOK) E75 — the one that sings along AT&T (NYSE: T)’s and Rogers (NYSE: RCI) Wireless’ 3G networks — is now available in Nokia’s Flagship Stores in the U.S. Actually, Ricky Cadden says he got the word the Chicago store has the devices in stock, but we presume the same happened with the New York City store.
As for the pricing, you should know the Nokia E75 is far from a cheap device. Unlocked, without any strings attached, it costs $529.99, though we guess the price will go down in the coming weeks. Moreover, now that we’ve seen the E71x being offered by AT&T, I wouldn’t be surprised to see the same happening with the E75, when you’ll be able to grab the device for way less, on a contract… This is not to say we have any inside information, please note.
Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has unveiled a new member to its ESeries range of devices – E52. The super-slim Symbian S60 smartphone prides itself with excellent battery life, promising to deliver up to eight hours of talk time and standby time in excess of 23 days! As you can see from the image above, you could think of it as the E75 without the slide-out QWERTY keyboard.
Rest of the specs include 3.2 megapixel camera, HSPA (HSDPA and HSUPA) connectivity, A-GPS and compass, 2.4-inch QVGA screen, WiFi, Bluetooth, and a microSD memory card slot.
The Nokia E52 is set to start selling in the second half of the year, when interested users will be able to grab it in either golden aluminium or metal grey aluminium for 245 EUR, before taxes or subsidies. In the box, buyers get a 1GB microSD card alongside a free 60 day trial of File on Ovi…
And now some video action of the E52 in action (after the jump). Enjoy!
Nokia (NYSE: NOK) E63 emerged in black color, joining its blue and red brothers. The newly colored device was found on Nokia Europe’s E63 page, but we’re not sure where you will be able to grab it.
The way I see it, it’s only natural to offer the E63 (and virtually any other device) in black, since many users prefer black color for their phones. In that sense, I’m not sure why it wasn’t offered initially. Maybe the idea was to get additional exposure in media long after the phone has been released. If that’s the case – Nokia succeeded, big time.
File this under “rumors” as it doesn’t come from any official source. Rather it’s eldarmurtazin’s journal where the information was initially leaked. The rumor is that Nokia (NYSE: NOK) is working on the improved version of its highly popular E71 smartphone. Apparently, the successor to the device will be called E71i and will come with a better 5 megapixel camera (E71’s camera is 3.2 megapixel) and Feature pack 2 (Symbian S60 3.2), just like the American version – E71x.
The way I see it, Nokia would be foolish not to bank on the success of the E71, and considering that they’re already selling the device with Feature pack 2 through AT&T (NYSE: T), why not bring the same love elsewhere. Add 5 megapixel camera sensor in the mix, too, and yet again the Finnish giant will have a winner. We’ll be certainly watching where this goes…
(note that the image above is a rendering, not the way the E71i looks like in real life – we don’t have that image)
Hear that? The almighty Nokia E71x for AT&T is available for a single cent on Amazon! Sure a contract is required, but that’s also the case if you opt to buy it for hundred bucks. Let me make this clear – Amazon’s offering will save you (at least initially) 99 bucks and 98 cents! Is it a bargain or what?
With this kind of deals Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has a chance to re-enter the U.S. mobile phone market in a proper way. If the same happens to the E75 — i.e. it also starts selling through AT&T (NYSE: T) and ends up selling on Amazon for a buck or so — we may see the Finnish giant emerging with a decent U.S. market share after the recession. Sure, other handset makers aren’t sleeping as well, but you get the point. Here’s a link to the Amazon’s page with this super cool offer.
Boy this was a long wait. After talking about it on and on, AT&T (NYSE: T) has finally started offering Nokia (NYSE: NOK)’s sexy smartphone – E71x. All of the features a modern business person needs are on board — including a full QWERTY keyboard, GPS, WiFi, HSDPA, 3.2 megapixel camera, Bluetooth. Symbian S60 3.2 is running the show, ensuring you can further enhance this baby with third-party apps. At just $100 on a contract, we’re talking about a steal here. Once you start using the E71x, you’ll fall in love with it. Trust me.
In an effort to entice Mac users to better use Nokia (NYSE: NOK) phones, the Finnish company keeps rolling iSync plugins for their devices. Latest in the queue is the enterprise-friendly Nokia E75. The plug-in is ready, waiting for Mac users at Nokia’s website. Now they (I’m a PC ) can make their QWERTY keyboard equipped smartphone sync contacts, calendars and other information with the one computer they love. And they love it so much, right?
The North American version of the Nokia (
) can make their QWERTY keyboard equipped smartphone sync contacts, calendars and other information with the one computer they love. And they love it so much, right? 
