Nokia E5-00
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The Nokia E5-00 also called Nokia E5 is a qwerty
smartphone
that runs on the Symbian
OS v9.3 operating system. Like all phones in the Nokia Eseries
it is targeted at b2b
and comes with business software applications, including Quickoffice (Office document editor). It was released in the third quarter of 2010. It comes in a candybar form factor
. Its casing has five color options.
. It has more DRAM
memory than the E72 but also has some important cost reductions. One cost reduction is the technology of the LCDs screen. The E5-00 has a transmissive LCD display while the E-72 has a transflective LCD. Other important cost reductions are the removal of the secondary camera, the accelerometer
and the digital compass . The third is the full focus for the camera, instead of autofocus.
The E5-00 has a smaller battery (1200 mAh
) than the E-72 (1500 mAh), but maintains a longer battery life
.
It also features a GPS, both integrated and assisted, and runs Nokia Maps 3.0 and Ovi
maps. Nokia E5 supports Mail for Exchange and IBM
Lotus Notes
Traveler for corporate emails. E5 supports HD Voice.
Blackberry Messenger
, the Nokia E5-00 features IM (instant messenger). While Blackberry Messenger is locked between Blackberry handsets exclusively, the E5-00 allows access to several chat services or communities simultaneously. These include Yahoo! Messenger
, Google Talk
and Windows Live Messenger
.
keyboard, but criticized the performance of the 320 x 240 pixel LCD, quoting it as "virtually impossible to see in direct sunlight". Softpedia in contrast stated that the LCD worked perfectly in sunlight.
Softpedia
wrote that the E5-00 is "an all-rounder as it performs decent in all areas", though they also stated that the camera is not a very strong point but the video recording with formats 640*480 DvD Quality .
QWERTY
QWERTY is the most common modern-day keyboard layout. The name comes from the first six letters appearing in the topleft letter row of the keyboard, read left to right: Q-W-E-R-T-Y. The QWERTY design is based on a layout created for the Sholes and Glidden typewriter and sold to Remington in the...
smartphone
Smartphone
A smartphone is a high-end mobile phone built on a mobile computing platform, with more advanced computing ability and connectivity than a contemporary feature phone. The first smartphones were devices that mainly combined the functions of a personal digital assistant and a mobile phone or camera...
that runs on the Symbian
Symbian
Symbian is a mobile operating system and computing platform designed for smartphones and currently maintained by Accenture. The Symbian platform is the successor to Symbian OS and Nokia Series 60; unlike Symbian OS, which needed an additional user interface system, Symbian includes a user...
OS v9.3 operating system. Like all phones in the Nokia Eseries
Nokia Eseries
The Nokia Eseries consists of business-oriented smartphones, with emphasis on enhanced connectivity and support for corporate e-mail push services. All devices have advanced office features...
it is targeted at b2b
B2B
B2B may refer to:* Business-to-business* Back to Back * Back to Basics * Budapest-Bamako...
and comes with business software applications, including Quickoffice (Office document editor). It was released in the third quarter of 2010. It comes in a candybar form factor
Mobile phone form factors
Mobile phones are designed with one of a variety of different form factors, depending on its functionality or aesthetic considerations.-Bar:A bar phone takes the shape of a cuboid. It is named because of its resemblance to a candy bar in size and shape...
. Its casing has five color options.
Features
The E5-00 is very similar to the E72Nokia E72
The Nokia E72 is a smartphone from the Nokia Eseries range that manufactured in Finland. It is the successor to the Nokia E71 and is based on a similar design and form factor, and offers a similar feature set...
. It has more DRAM
Dram
Dram or DRAM may refer to:As a unit of measure:* Dram , an imperial unit of mass and volume* Armenian dram, a monetary unit* Dirham, a unit of currency in several Arab nationsOther uses:...
memory than the E72 but also has some important cost reductions. One cost reduction is the technology of the LCDs screen. The E5-00 has a transmissive LCD display while the E-72 has a transflective LCD. Other important cost reductions are the removal of the secondary camera, the accelerometer
Accelerometer
An accelerometer is a device that measures proper acceleration, also called the four-acceleration. This is not necessarily the same as the coordinate acceleration , but is rather the type of acceleration associated with the phenomenon of weight experienced by a test mass that resides in the frame...
and the digital compass . The third is the full focus for the camera, instead of autofocus.
The E5-00 has a smaller battery (1200 mAh
MAH
The National Security Service was the governmental intelligence organization of Turkey between 1926 and 1965, when it was replaced by the National Intelligence Organization ....
) than the E-72 (1500 mAh), but maintains a longer battery life
Rechargeable battery
A rechargeable battery or storage battery is a group of one or more electrochemical cells. They are known as secondary cells because their electrochemical reactions are electrically reversible. Rechargeable batteries come in many different shapes and sizes, ranging anything from a button cell to...
.
It also features a GPS, both integrated and assisted, and runs Nokia Maps 3.0 and Ovi
Ovi (Nokia)
Ovi by Nokia is the brand for Nokia's Internet services. The Ovi services can be used from a mobile device, computer or via the web. Nokia focuses on five key service areas: Games, Maps, Media, Messaging and Music. Nokia's aim with Ovi is to include third party developers, such as operators and...
maps. Nokia E5 supports Mail for Exchange and IBM
IBM
International Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...
Lotus Notes
Lotus Notes
Lotus Notes is the client of a collaborative platform originally created by Lotus Development Corp. in 1989. In 1995 Lotus was acquired by IBM and became known as the Lotus Development division of IBM and is now part of the IBM Software Group...
Traveler for corporate emails. E5 supports HD Voice.
Messaging
In comparison with RIMResearch In Motion
Research In Motion Limited or RIM is a Canadian multinational telecommunications company headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada that designs, manufactures and markets wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market...
Blackberry Messenger
Blackberry Messenger
BlackBerry Messenger is a proprietary Internet-based instant messenger application included on BlackBerry devices which allows messaging between BlackBerry users.It was developed by Research In Motion , maker of the BlackBerry device...
, the Nokia E5-00 features IM (instant messenger). While Blackberry Messenger is locked between Blackberry handsets exclusively, the E5-00 allows access to several chat services or communities simultaneously. These include Yahoo! Messenger
Yahoo! Messenger
Yahoo! Messenger is an advertisement-supported instant messaging client and associated protocol provided by Yahoo!...
, Google Talk
Google Talk
Google Talk is a freeware voice over Internet protocol client application offered by Google Inc. The first beta version of the program was released on August 24, 2005...
and Windows Live Messenger
Windows Live Messenger
Windows Live Messenger is an instant messaging client created by Microsoft that is currently designed to work with Windows XP , Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Mobile, Windows CE, Xbox 360, Blackberry OS, iOS, Java ME, S60 on Symbian OS 9.x and Zune HD...
.
Reception
Reception of the E5 has generally been positive, CNET UK praised the quality of the full qwertyQWERTY
QWERTY is the most common modern-day keyboard layout. The name comes from the first six letters appearing in the topleft letter row of the keyboard, read left to right: Q-W-E-R-T-Y. The QWERTY design is based on a layout created for the Sholes and Glidden typewriter and sold to Remington in the...
keyboard, but criticized the performance of the 320 x 240 pixel LCD, quoting it as "virtually impossible to see in direct sunlight". Softpedia in contrast stated that the LCD worked perfectly in sunlight.
Softpedia
Softpedia
Softpedia is an Internet web site that indexes information and provides software downloads. The site also covers major technology, science, health, and entertainment news from both external and in-house sources and provides software and game reviews. , it is one of the top 500 websites according to...
wrote that the E5-00 is "an all-rounder as it performs decent in all areas", though they also stated that the camera is not a very strong point but the video recording with formats 640*480 DvD Quality .