Nokia E5 Review, Specifications and Comparison

E5 of Nokia is a QWERTY phone with High Speed Downlink Packet Access of 10.2 Mbps max and High Speed Uplink Packet Access of 2 Mbps max 3G network and Tri-Band WCDMA. The phone weighs 126 g, dimensions are 115 * 58.9 * 12.8 mm, 2.36 inches in size, TFT screen with 256,000 colors and 320 * 240 pixels resolution (QVGA). Its Operating System is Symbian OS v9.3 and ARM 11 600 Mhz processor.

The battery is 1200 mAh Li-Ion battery with a talk-time power of 6 h, standby power of 670 h and stereo music player playback time of 38 h. It has music player for MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, and WMA, Real Media Player, Ovi Music, Internet Radio, Stereo FM Radio, speakerphone with 3.5 mm audio jack. While looking at other features like camera the phone has 5MP, full focus, LED flash, can zoom up to 3x digital, image editor, can take video in VGA at the rate of 15 frames per second with mp4 video file formating, recording file formats like mp4 and 3gp.

On viewing its memory storage capacity it has 250 MB internal memory, 256 MB RAM, and external memory microSD memory card slot with 2GB card extendable till 32 GB. Its other features include wireless LAN Wi-Fi of IEEE 802.11 b/g, Stereo Bluetooth v2.0 with (A2DP – Advanced Audio Distribution Profile – used for streaming high quality audio from one device to another using bluetooh connection, AVRCP – Audio/Video Remote Control Profile – a single remote control to control all audio/video equipments to which it has access), Local and remote synchronization, GPS, GPRS, EDGE, Messaging through SMS, MMS, Push, Email, and IM, Audio messaging, Games, Flash Lite 3.0, business phone features like Quick office suite, Adobe PDF Reader, ZIP, Intranet, Device Encryption and etc., the phone comes in five different colors such as carbon black, copper brown, silver grey, chalk white and sky blue.

Nokia E5 Specifications and Comparison :

Dimensions : Nokia E5 – 115 * 58.9 * 12.8 mm, 2.36 inches in size, TFT screen with 256,000 colors and 320 * 240 pixels resolution (QVGA)

comparison :

  • Nokia E72 – dimensions are 114 * 58 * 10 mm, 2.36 inches, TFT screen, 16 M colors, 320 * 240 pixels resolution
  • Nokia E63 – dimensions are 113 * 59 * 13 mm, 2.36 inches, TFT screen, 16 M colors, 320 * 240 pixels resolution

Weight : Nokia E5 – 126 g

comparison :

  • Nokia E72 – 128 g
  • Nokia E63 – 126 g

QWERTY keypad

OS : Symbian OS v9.3 and ARM 11 600 Mhz processor

Memory : Nokia E5 – 250 MB internal memory, 256 MB RAM, and external memory microSD memory card slot with 2GB card extendable till 32 GB

comparison :

  • Nokia E72 – 250 MB, 128 MB RAM, micro SD memory extendable to 16 GB
  • Nokia E63 – 120 MB, micro SD memory extendable to 16 GB

3G : Nokia E5 – High Speed Downlink Packet Access of 10.2 Mbps max and High Speed Uplink Packet Access of 2 Mbps max

comparison :

  • Nokia E72 – High Speed Downlink Packet Access of 10.2 Mbps max and High Speed Uplink Packet Access of 2 Mbps max
  • Nokia E63 – 384 Kbps

Tri-Band WCDMA

Battery : Nokia E5 – 1200 mAh Li-Ion battery with a talk-time power of 6 h, standby power of 670 h and stereo music player playback time of 38 h

comparison :

  • Nokia E72 – 1500 mAh Li-Po standard battery with standby power of 576 h, talk-time power of 6 h
  • Nokia E63 – 1500 mAh Li-Po standard battery with standby power of 480 h, talk-time power of 5 h

Camera : Nokia E5 – 5MP, full focus, LED flash, can zoom up to 3x digital, image editor, can take video in VGA at the rate of 15 frames per second with mp4 video file formating, recording file formats like mp4 and 3gp

comparison :

  • Nokia E72 – 5 MP, LED flash, auto focus
  • Nokia E63 – 2 MP, LED flash

Music player for MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, and WMA, Real Media Player, Ovi Music

Internet Radio, Stereo FM Radio

Speakerphone with 3.5 mm audio jack

Wi-Fi  – IEEE 802.11 b/g

Stereo Bluetooth v2.0 (A2DP, AVRCP)

Local and remote synchronization

GPS

GPRS

EDGE

Messaging through SMS, MMS, Push, Email, and IM, Audio messaging

Games

Flash Lite 3.0

Business phone features like Quick office suite, Adobe PDF Reader, ZIP, Intranet, Device Encryption and etc.,

Colors : carbon black, copper brown, silver grey, chalk white and sky blue

Price : Nokia E5 – currently the phone is available for $ 169.00 in Amazon and Rs 9904 in India

comparison :

  • Nokia E72 – currently the phone is available for $ 249.00 in Amazon and Rs 16,250 in India
  • Nokia E63 – currently the phone is available for $ 176.99 in Amazon and Rs 7740 in India

Therefore the mobile seems to be a best deal while considering its price and its features with 3G network

Nokia C3 Review, Specifications and Comparison

Nokia C3 is a new kid in the Nokia stable, targeting the customers who are planning to upgrade to a smartphone from a basic phone.With a very low price the phone is an must buy  for anyone looking to have low cost QWERTY phone. Having proven to be top notch and high user friendliness in the QWERTY space, C3  is a useful addition to Nokia’s QWERTY range.  Currently the phone is available for $128 in Amazon and Rs 5500 in India.

Nokia C3 is a smartphone with 2G network, Series 40 software platform and Firmware update over the air application. The phone weighs 114 g, dimensions 115.5 * 58.1 * 13.6 mm, 2.4 inches, TFT (Thin Film Transistor technology) display screen, 262,000 colors, resolution 320 * 240 pixels, landscape QVGA (Quarter Video Graphics Resolution – term used for computer display with 320 * 240) and QWERTY keyboard. It has 55 MB memory, 64 MB RAM, 128 MB ROM, micro SD memory card slot memory extendable upto 8 GB, hot swappable.

The battery is 1320 mAh Li-Ion standard battery with a standby power of 800 h, talk-time power of 7 h and music playback time of 30 h maximum with offline mode. It has video ringtones, other ringtones like MP3, WMA, MIDI, AAC, eAAC+. It has music player, 3.5 mm audio jack. The camera is of 2 MP, zoom upto 4x digital, can capture video in MPEG-4, QCIF max.

The other features of the phone are stereo FM radio, RDS (Radio Data System – communication protocol where small amount of digital information is embedded in conventional FM broadcasts)., voice commands, Games, GPRS, EDGE, IEEE 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi with maximum speed of 11 Mbps/ 54 Mbps, High-speed USB 2.0, Bluetooth v2.1, support for local synchronization, serves as data modem, TCP/IP support, Flight mode, Automatic switching between GSM bands, SMS, MMS, Email, IM, Push, . The phone comes in three colors such as golden white, pink and slate grey.

Nokia C3 Specifications and Comparison with Nokia E5, Nokia E72 and Nokia E63 :

Dimensions : 115.5 * 58.1 * 13.6 mm, 2.4 inches, TFT (Thin Film Transistor technology) display screen, 262,000 colors, resolution 320 * 240 pixels, landscape QVGA

comparison :

  • Nokia E5 – dimensions are 115 * 58.9 * 12.8 mm, 2.36 inches, TFT screen, 256,000 colors, resolution 320 * 420 pixels
  • Nokia E72 – dimensions are 114 * 58 * 10 mm, 2.36 inches, TFT screen, 16 M colors, 320 * 240 pixels resolution
  • Nokia E63 – dimensions are 113 * 59 * 13 mm, 2.36 inches, TFT screen, 16 M colors, 320 * 240 pixels resolution

Weight : 114 g

comaprison :

  • Nokia E5 – 126 g
  • Nokia E72 – 128 g
  • Nokia E63 – 126 g

QWERTY keyboard

Memory : 55 MB memory, 64 MB RAM, 128 MB ROM, micro SD memory card slot memory extendable upto 8 GB, hot swappable

comparison :

  • Nokia E5 – 250 MB, 256 MB RAM, micro SD memory extendable to 32 GB
  • Nokia E72 – 250 MB, 128 MB RAM, micro SD memory extendable to 16 GB
  • Nokia E63 – 120 MB, micro SD memory extendable to 16 GB

Series 40 software platform and Firmware update over the air application

Battery : 1320 mAh Li-Ion standard battery with a standby power of 800 h, talk-time power of 7 h and music playback time of 30 h maximum with offline mode

comparison :

  • Nokia E5 – 1200 mAh Li-Ion standard battery with a standby power of 670 h, talk-time power of 6 h
  • Nokia E72 – 1500 mAh Li-Po standard battery with standby power of 576 h, talk-time power of 6 h
  • Nokia E63 – 1500 mAh Li-Po standard battery with standby power of 480 h, talk-time power of 5 h

Music player, 3.5 mm audio jack

Video ringtones, other ringtones like MP3, WMA, MIDI, AAC, eAAC+

Camera : 2 MP, zoom upto 4x digital, can capture video in MPEG-4, QCIF max

comparison :

  • Nokia E5 – 5 MP, LED flash
  • Nokia E72 – 5 MP, LED flash, auto focus
  • Nokia E63 – 2 MP, LED flash

Stereo FM radio, RDS

Voice commands

Games

GPRS

EDGE

IEEE 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi with maximum speed of 11 Mbps/ 54 Mbps

High-speed USB 2.0

Bluetooth v2.1

Support for local synchronization

Serves as data modem

TCP/IP support

Flight mode

Automatic switching between GSM bands

SMS, MMS, Email, IM, Push

Nokia OSS web browser

Web browsers/pages like yahoo mail, gmail, messengers like gtalk, yahoo messenger, Ovi chat and etc for mails and chat,live feeds fron facebook, twitter etc.,

Flash Lite v3.0

Colors : golden white, pink and slate grey