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Another giant phone manufacturer showed its teeth in the Mobile World Congress 2009. This time the Nokia, the largest phone market share holders in the world have unveiled three new phones, which are the Nokia N97, Nokia E75 and Nokia E55. We’ve heard about the Nokia N97 and Nokia E75, but the Nokia E55 is a surprise gift from Nokia, just like the Sony Ericsson 12 Mpx cameraphone Idao.

Here’s a brief information about the Nokia N97, E75, and E55:

Nokia N97 is the first member from Nokia devices to have the Ovi Store preloaded in it. The device itself seems to be on the line of the prototypes seen in Nokia World at Barcelona a few months, combining a touchscreen with a QWERTY keypad. Nokia says it will hit the stores in June. checkout the specs, news and comparison here

The E75 seems to be a spin off of the HTC S710, combining both a traditional alphanumeric keypad with a QWERTY one that slides out from the side. It will be the first device with Nokia Messaging built in and is expected to be released in March at a price tag of 375 Euros. The display is a 2.4-inch QVGA, a 3.5mm headphone jack, 3.2 megapixel camera, built-in VPN, HSDA, 802.11 b/g, EGPRS, Bluetooth, and support for up to 16GB microSD card. Standby time is 11 days, and talk time is 5.4 hours on GSM, 4.2 hours on WCDMA, and yes, official colors are silver black, red and copper yellow.

Lastly, it’s the E55, which Nokia claims is the world’s thinnest smartphone, has a standby time of over a month, and is also the first Nokia device to feature a semi-QWERTY  keypad. Priced at 265 Euros, it is expected this summer. The phone sports a 2.4-inch QVGA screen, 3.2 megapixel camera, 3.5 mm headphone jack, 802.11 b/g, EGPRS, and Bluetooth 2.0. There will be 28 days of standby time for GSM and 19 days of standby time for WCDMA.

What’s interesting is that it seems that Nokia is aiming to establish the next ‘App Store’ for their devices, with the name of Ovi Store. Ovi Store offers users relevant (based on location and tastes) content ranging from applications to games to widgets. A developer site for the store has been launched, with developers being offered 70 per cent of revenue from sales of their apps from the store, a share similar to that being offered on the iPhone app store. Users of Symbian S40  and S60 devices will be able to access the store, which is expected to go into business this may.

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Several days ago Nokia has officially announced the Nokia E63. Lots of people are saying that the Nokia E63 is the cheaper version of the Nokia E71. So, in short the E63 has lower functionality and lower price compared to the award winning E71 . But how different are these siblings are? Well, I have found an interesting articles that have listed the differences and without no further delay, here are the Nokia E63 vs Nokia E71 Comparison :

The E63 has a colored plastic shell versus the E71’s metal one. The front is a metallic-finish, whilst the back cover is a soft-touch finish – both attract far few fingerprints than the E71’s.

The E63 is nearly identical in dimensions to the E71 except for the depth – the E63 is around 1.5 times the depth of the E71.

The E63 has a 3.5mm jack on top versus the E71’s 2.5mm jack on the side. This appears to be the first E-series to have a standard headphone socket – something normally saved for N-series.

• The E63 has no side buttons for volume or voice recording. It’s also missing the E71’s IR window.
• The E63 has a revised keyboard layout, adding a ‘/’ button on the lower row, shortening the space bar.
• The E63 appears to have a slightly smaller dimension screen although it is the same 320 by 240 pixels as the E71.
• The E63 lacks internal GPS.
• The E63 does not support HSDPA data.
• The E63 has the same 110 meg internal memory, but is shipped without an additional memory card (although a slot to add one is present).
• The E63 has a 2MP camera versus the E71’s 3.2MP and has a fixed focus.
• The E63 adds a flashlight function that allows the camera’s LED flash to be used as a torch.
• The E63 lacks the E71’s faux-leather slip case.

And here’s the key business features still present in the E63:

• WiFi
• 3G (there had been some rumours this was 2G only)
• Microsoft Exchange sync via MailForExchange
• Expandable memory
• Fast operation and stable S60 3rd Edition FP1 OS
• Pre-installed QuickOffice
• E-series security and encryption functions
• Huge 1500mAh battery

But if you already have either the E71 or E63; we have a lot of freebies for you to enjoy

Nokia E71 Freeware | Games | Themes

Nokia E63 Freeware | Games | Themes

For our list of comparison (including E71 vs E72), you can go here

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Nokia, the giant Finland (thanks for the correction, Brian ) company and also the handset manufacturer with the largest market share around the world have many things and many series to offer. But within those series there are two series that attract most people, the Nseries line and the Eseries line.

According to public opinion, Eseries focuses on business tasks while Nseries focuses on multimedia and services. The interesting differences are found over at these S60 platform handsets. I’ve found a post over at the internet that has compared the two Nokia Series from hardware and software aspects. So, the basic question is: Can an Eseries phone work for an Nseries person? Or vice-versa, can an Nseries phone work for an Eseries person?

We will compare both offerings and get the answer.

Hardware

In the hardware lays the most important differences between Eseries and Nseries. The Nseries has more Multimedia-friendly hardware. a larger internal memory, a 3.5mm jack, the Carl-Zeiss Lens which brings a better camera, 30 FPS Recording and more recently, FM Transmitter and DVB-H tuner. The Eseries lacks all of the characteristics mentioned above, but the Eseries also has some hardware that the Nseries lacks. Build quality , QWERTY keyboard, personalized keys and long lasting battery are all present on Eseries, but missing on Nseries.

The Nseries user can’t use a Eseries device, first of all, Eseries devices take mediocre pictures. The Carl-Zeiss lens and the megapixel count get a much better result than the standard camera an Eseries has. Also. the multimedia user will go crazy without a 3.5mm port, in which he can connect a decent pair of headphones. Adaptors are just not convenient, they are generally big and damage the sound quality. The video recording is also necessary if you are a multimedia user.

On the other hand the Eseries user can’t use a Nseries mostly because of the QWERTY keyboard, although he can use a Nseries without losing too much efficiency if the QWERTY keyboard is not a must-have.

Software

Both lines run on the S60 platform, but the Eseries S60 is different from the Nseries S60, for example ,the E-Mail is overall better on Eseries. Also, the Eseries includes the Internet Telephone application and IM application that the Nseries does not have. The Calendar and Organizer is richer and more effective on the Eseries, the QuickOffice is licensed unlike the Nseries QuickOffice. Overall, the Eseries has a more efficient software than the Nseries does. The Nseries’ only strenght is N-Gage, which the Eseries will never have in my opinion.

Here the Eseries user tends to not like the Nseries software because of the lack of efficiency. If the Nseries user goes for a Eseries, he will loose one of the biggest advantages the Nseries has: the N-Gage service. I am a Nseries user, but I just fell in love with the Eseries functionality and much better software offering.

Conclusion

The differences are clear, business/multimedia. But I ask to myself: WHY? Why this difference? Can’t a business user take decent pictures? Can’t a multimedia user use QWERTY keyboard? I still don’t see the point of this division, both users are losing functionalities. Nokia should fully merge these two branches. Nokia divides Multimedia and Business as nature divides oil and water. But in my opinion, what Nokia is not understanding is that users want both worlds, who says a multimedia user does not want a QWERTY keyboard for more efficient writing, or a business user does not need a 3.5mm Jack in his phone? Currently Nseries users cannot use Eseries devices because it will not be enough, but nonetheless, Nseries users definitevely want a bigger long lasting battery in their phones as well as a good build quality and some of them want QWERTY keyboard. As for Eseries devices users, it would be more convenient to have a more multimedia capable phone. I would like to see Nokia merging both lines, and create a line which has the best of both worlds.

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