Nokia E65 vs Nokia N73: The sibling rivalry

What happens when two siblings stand against each others starving for the attention of big daddies out there who are going to take them home along themselves. The same scenario is finding its existence in the mobile arena where Nokia E65 Vs Nokia N73 match is successfully popping numerous eyes out.

Each of the hi-tech mobile phone is blaring out the advantages the user is going to have after owning any of them. Both the phones are equally loaded with features that may have been ever desired by anyone. The phones are generating good level of competition but are surely creating trouble for the customers who are supposed to choose one out of them.
Starting with the very basic attributes, both the phones are equally equipped with all the basic functions that a phone is expected to have. For instance, both the phones are extremely light weight and compact. Their sleek and bonnie body can attract any one promptly. The look of the phones are pleasing and the features that these phones offer are also very splendorous pieces. Nokia N73 also offers an excellent talktime as well as stand by period, thus relieving the user from the boring task of charging the phone which often becomes tiring.

The screen display quality of both the handsets is extremely wishy. The display of the nokia phones complements their looks really well. There is a wide range of colours of both the phones to choose from. The calling quality and clarity of Nokia N73 is commendable. The calling features include voice dialling, voice memo, speaker phone , vibration alert, video calling and photo caller ID. The Nokia E65 also offers the same features with same level of excellence. Further, the Nokia E65 has an in-built camera with a noticeable resolution of 1600 X 1200 pixels. It supports both EXIF and JPEG formats. The phone also has a 4 X zoom. The video recording of the phone is outstanding and the quality of the videos speaks for itself.

Besides, both the mobile phones flaunt fairly good expandable memories. The person can store vast amount of data in it. Whether music, wallpapers, themes etc, he is free to store anything he wants to without caring about the storage. Moreover, Nokia E65 has provisions for polyphonic as well as MP3 ringtones. It supports various formats like MP3, AAC, eAAC, +WMA and has awesome music provisions like playlists, equaliser etc. The exquisite camera quality of the phone can be seen in the high quality pictures thus produced. The camera features include auto-focus, digital zoom, Carl Zeiss lens, White-balance, Macro, additional VGA camera etc. Talking about the Nokia E65,the phone has numerous connectivity features like bluetooth, Irda, Wlan and Wi-fi, Pc Sync, SyncML and USB. The phone gives the user an ability to stay in touch with not just his near ones but with the whole world as well. The phone also has Internet options through WAP and browsing. The phone supports audio playback, audio formats like AAC, AAC+, MP3 and eAAC+.

Beside, the Nokia N73 includes certain features like JAVA MIDP, push to talk, video calling and downloads, T9 dictionary, stereo FM radio, voice command or dial, PIM including calender, to do list and printing. Also, the features like photo/video editor and integrated handsfree are present in very good form in this phone.

On the other hand, the Nokia E65 has certain features installed surprisingly in it like Symbian/S60 Symbian OS 9.1, JAVA, Flash Lite and various exciting games. These games ensures that you never fell into the trap of boredom. There are various exciting pre-loaded as well as downloadable games in the Nokia N76.

In short, these phones are equally equipped with fabulous features as well as the nicest of looks. Both the phones have commendable captivating powers which is attracting people from both the tech savvy as well as fashion conscious world. Though the competition is really tough, the final decision still rests in the hands of the customers only. The healthy fight between Nokia E65 Vs Nokia N73 is a real competition which has indeed brought the best in both of them.

source : http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/

Nokia E66 - new feature packed Eseries slider

Nokia today officially unveiled the E66 enterprise focused smartphone. It has a slider form factor and is a follow up to the Nokia E65. It has the usual array of connectivity options: quad band GSM, dual band WCDMA (900/2100), WiFi and Bluetooth. There is also an integrated GPS, a 3.2 megapixel auto-focus camera, microSD card slot, accelerometer, FM radio, 2.5mm audio jack and IrDA, USB and Bluetooth for local connectivity. Read on for pictures and the full details.

The E66 is positioned as a voice-centric device, but also has strong personal information management features and is no slouch in the multimedia department - reasonable camera and decent multimedia software support (H.264, WMA). There's full support for VoIP via the SIP backed Internet Telephone application for both independent services and corporate PBXs.
The E66's enterprise leanings come primarily through its on board software. There is support for a number of push email solutions including Nokia's Intellisync and Microsoft's Exchange ActiveSync; device provisioning and management (remote lock / remote wipe) is also catered for through these solutions. On board software includes the usual Quickoffice, Zip Manager, PDF Reader and Active Notes. New is Encryption which allows you to encrypt both the internal and external memory.

There is also the ability to extensively customise the idle screen (home sreen) thanks to a variety of plug-ins (e.g. email, to-do's, music, WiFi, Internet telephony) and the Switch Mode application. The Switch Mode application allows you to have a number of pre-configured idle screens (shortcuts, plug-ins and theme) that you can switch between depending on what you are doing (the basic concept is to have one for work and one for personal usage). You can read more about this and other new Eseries features in our review of the Nokia E71 (we'll have a review of the E66 shortly).

In common with other recent Eseries devices (starting with the E65) there are One Touch keys to access the key functions of the phone. These default to Contacts, Calendar and Messaging but are user configurable (both single press and long press).

Key points about the phone

* It has a slider form factor, and has dimensions of of 108 x 50 x 14 mm and weighs 121g. That compares to the E65 at 105 x 49 15.5mm and 115g. It is notable bigger than the E51 at 115 x 47 x 12 mm and 100g.

* On the rear of the device there's a 3.2 megapixel auto-focus camera with accompanying LED flash. There's the usual VGA camera on the fron right for video calls.

* The E66 is equipped with an accelerometer and supports (optionally) automatic screen rotation when you turn the device.

* Integrated GPS with support for Assisted GPS. The phone ships with Nokia Maps 2.0 for car and pedestrian navigation.

* There is an integrated FM Radio.

* As well as Wi-Fi, the E66 is a quadband GSM (850/900/1800/1900), dual band WCDMA (900/2100) with HSDPA (3.5G) phone. Its Bluetooth profiles include support for stereo headsets. It also has a microUSB port, an infrared port and a 2.5mm headset jack.

* An icon of a house is used in place of the S60 swirl to access the home screen (idle screen) and application screen. This change was first seen on the E51 and is also found on the E71.

* It runs Symbian S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 1, also known as S60 3.1.

* The E66 will ship with the full Eseries software suite. This includes Search, Quickoffice (4.1), PDF reader, Zip manager, File manager and Active Notes.

* The internal and external memory can be encrypted to protect sensitive data using the in-built encryption application.

* In the box it will ship with a 2GB Memory card, AC5 charger, CA-101 USB cable, HS-47 stereo headset, a wrist strap and cover pouch.

* A US version, the E66-2, has passed through the FCC. It supports the US WCDMA bands - 850/1900 Mhz.

* The E66 is shipping immediately. In practise this means you should be able to find it in the shops easily in the next 2-4 weeks. It likely to be available online, from the usual retailers, in the next 10 days. The E66 will be available in two colour variants: white and black.

The E65 was something of a surprise success for the first generation of Eseries devices. The E66 retains the familiar form factor and manages to thin down while adding a raft of new hardware (GPS, HSDPA, improved camera, FM radio) and software (S60 3.1 - improved performance and stability, better multimedia, more mature enterprise software suite) features which should make it attractive to both those looking to upgrade and to new users.

source : http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/