Nokia E90 review

E90 Nokia picture The furious pace of change in the mobile phone world ensures that even the smartest, most function-rich mobiles are soon superseded by something smarter, thinner and more feature laden. But one mobile phone design that doesn't seem to heed the vagaries of fashion is the family of Nokia Communicators, of which the latest in the line is the E90. Nokia E90 Themes Free Nokia Themes download Nokia E90 Software Free Nokia Software download Nokia E90 Games Free Nokia Games download The Nokia E90 looks like a giant phone from the 80s when it's shut, but open it up and it transforms into what looks like a mini laptop. It's definitely not pocket-friendly in any way, but is one of the most stylish Nokia devices in its class and has a solid feel and quality finish. As with all the previous Communicator handsets, the E90 boasts a large internal colour screen and full Qwerty keypad. The latter lets you tap out long emails and read them in relative comfort, thanks to its long, wide design. The Nokia E90 music player can send stereo to a Bluetooth headset as well as using two speakers on the device itself to deliver loud sound. It is a pity the headset jack is a 2.5mm one, though, and there are no hardware controls for music. There is also an FM radio, and RealPlayer for video playback. You can store your music and multimedia using the 128MB on-board memory and provided 512MB microSD card. This is one of the most feature-packed smart phones Nokia has produced so far and, unlike previous 9000 Series handsets, runs on the S60 platform. You can keep in touch practically anywhere you go via infrared, Bluetooth, quad-band GSM, HSDPA (3.5G) and Wi-Fi. As with Nokia's consumer-based smart phone, the Nokia N95, the E90 comes with built-in GPS and Nokia maps. It serves its purpose when looking for an address on foot, but we found it a little slow to pick up a GPS signal and you need to pay to get step-by-step and voice navigation. The 3.2 megapixel camera has autofocus and an LED flash and it shoots pretty nice pictures. There is no button dedicated to starting the camera, though a side button takes shots for you. You can capture video at VGA resolution and at up to 30 fps too. When it comes to viewing images and videos you can use either the outer or the inner screen, and Nokia’s Gallery application is present for the task.

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