GSM Assistant » Symbian S60 http://www.gsma.org A forum for real mobile cell phone users to review phones Sat, 21 Mar 2009 23:51:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Nokia E63 http://www.gsma.org/nokia-e63/ http://www.gsma.org/nokia-e63/#comments Sat, 21 Mar 2009 23:51:37 +0000 tdomf_97f95 http://www.gsma.org/?p=28 The Nokia E63 means business and brings connectivity and messaging together in a sharp and reliable package and it set to be the next QWERTY messenger in Nokia. The E63 operate the same with E71 as it runs Symbian 9.2 s60 version 3.2 software but there are feature cannot be found on the E71. The E63 is a plastic casing rather than E71 all metal and weight drops by just a gram or two to 126. The content of the retail package are stereo headset has a 3.5mm audio plug, user manual, quick start guide and a travel charger. The Nokia stands 0f 113×59x13mm and with a volume of 87 cc that makes just a tad wider and thicker than the Nokia E71. Nokia E63 consider as the slimmest QWERTY handset so far on the market with rounded edges and bright colors. The microSD slot is up to 8GB and 3.5 mm AV connector. It features a 2 mega pixel camera lens with LED flash and a self portrait of mirror. The standby of the 1500 mAh-4L Li-Ion battery is up to 432 hours and 11 and a half hours talk time.

Key Features:

* Quad-band GSM support

* 3G support

* Landscape 2.36″ 16M-color display of QVGA resolution

* Symbian 9.2 OS, S60 UI with FP1 (sprinkled with some FP2)

* 369 MHz ARM 11 CPU and 128 MB of SDRAM

* Wi-Fi

* 2 megapixel fixed focus camera with LED flash

* 120 MB of internal memory, microSD expansion

* Standard 3.5mm audio jack

* Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP support

* microUSB v2.0

* FM radio

* Comfortable full QWERTY keypad

* Convenient shortcut keys

* Provider-independent VoIP support

* Office document editor

* Nokia Maps

* User-friendly Mode Switch for swapping two homescreen setups

* Great battery life

* Remote Lock and Wipe feature

* One-year free subscription for Files on Ovi

Main Disadvantages:

* Poor camera performance

* Video recording maxes out at QVGA@15fps

* No GPS

* No RDS in the FM radio

* 3.5mm jack protective bud is not attached to the body

* No USB cable in the retail package

* No preinstalled games at all

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Key Features:

* The most feature-loaded S60 handset to date

* 2.8″ 16M-color TFT display of QVGA resolution

* 8 megapixel camera with mechanical shutter, automatic lens cover, dual PowerLED flash, digital image stabilizer, geotagging, auto panorama shot, face detection, smile detection, blink detection

* VGA video recording at 30fps and slow-motion video recording

* Symbian OS 9.3 with S60 3.2 UI

* 3G with HSDPA support

* Quad-band GSM, dual-band UMTS, HSDPA 7.2 Mbps

* 128 MB RAM

* Wi-Fi with DLNA technology

* Built-in GPS with A-GPS functionality

* Massive 8/16GB internal memory

* microSD card slot with microSDHC support

* Built-in accelerometer for UI auto-rotation

* 3.5 mm audio jack

* TV out

* Stereo FM Radio with RDS

* Optical trackpad navigation

* USB and Bluetooth v2.0

* Stereo speakers

* DNSe audio technology

* DivX support

* ShoZu integration

The INOOV8 is an easy handset to use and sports all the sports, plugs and fittings that could hope for a high-end handset. The right hand side is camera town with a dedicated camera shutter key, the microSD card slot and a switch for navigating between camera and video mode and opening the gallery. The volume/camera zoom rocker is on the opposite side above a 3.5mm headphone socket. The screen is sharp and clear with great viewing angles, but isn’t as bright as other phones and is near impossible to view under sunlight. The standard navigation key layout is added to by two extra shortcut buttons and an optical mouse jammed into the middle of the five way navigation button. This mousse takes some getting used to and is sometimes troublesome when moving through the regular menus, but is a godsend when browsing the web. The INNOV8 is a 8 mega pixel cameraphone that are already cornering the market and the most recommended featured balanced camera phone. Samsung i8510 INNOV8 also uses the microUSB port for charging, which allows you to transfer data and recharge at the same time

Main Disadvantages:

* Sizeable body

* No xenon flash

* No screen auto rotation in the main menu and homescreen

* No office document editing out of the box

* No smart dialing out of the box

* No FM transmitter (which may be nitpicking though)

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