Nokia E90 Communicator
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made by Nokia
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and the latest model of the Communicator
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series. It was announced in February 2007 at the 3GSM show in Barcelona
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.
The first Nokia E90 unit was sold in an auction
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in Jakarta
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, Indonesia
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on May 17, 2007 for Rp
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. 45,000,000 (5,000 US$
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). Indonesia being one of the largest market share for Nokia's communicator series is cited as a reason for the unit's first launch location.
The E90 is a fifth generation Nokia Communicator. Unlike its predecessors,
it operates on the Series 60 v3 platform of Symbian OS. Previous Communicators have been based on either GeOS
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or Series 80. The E90 is also the first Communicator to have UMTS/HSDPA connectivity and integrated GPS. It features OSGi
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and eRCP, Eclipse
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RCP
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for embedded systems.
Early user-feedback and reviews highlighted a defect in the microphone of the Communicator. Nokia initially denied the existence of the defect, but Nokia Europe later acknowledged it in the Q3 earnings report released on October 18, 2007, and stated that the issue had been fully resolved.
The Communicator's firmware version 7.40.1.2, released in late October 2007, added support for A-GPS and improved GPS performance. This version also upgraded the Maps application. , the Communicator's most recent firmware version is 400.34.93. The free navigation program Ovi Maps is also available for this Communicator (currently just without the free navigation itself).
Specification sheet
(Source)| Platform | |
|---|---|
| Operating System | Symbian OS v9.2 S60 Platform, 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 1 |
| CPU | ARM11 ARM architecture ARM is a 32-bit reduced instruction set computer instruction set architecture developed by ARM Holdings. It was named the Advanced RISC Machine, and before that, the Acorn RISC Machine. The ARM architecture is the most widely used 32-bit ISA in numbers produced... (OMAP2420 OMAP OMAP developed by Texas Instruments is a category of proprietary system on chips for portable and mobile multimedia applications. OMAP devices generally include a general-purpose ARM architecture processor core plus one or more specialized co-processors... @ 330 MHz) |
| RAM (built in) | 128 MB shared |
| Expandable memory | Originally stated as 2 GB maximum- this has now been changed to 4 GB on the nokia website specifications. microSD/microSDHC hot-swappable http://europe.nokia.com/A4480069 http://europe.nokia.com/products/accessories/all_accessories/memory-cards-and-cables/memory-cards/MU-41/MU-41-compatibility. However, 16GB has been observed to work http://symbianworld.wordpress.com/2008/02/23/16-gb-microsd-hc-card´s-will-work/.Tested working with 32GB |
| Phone Features | |
| Messaging | SMS SMS SMS is a form of text messaging communication on phones and mobile phones. The terms SMS or sms may also refer to:- Computer hardware :... , MMS Multimedia Messaging Service Multimedia Messaging Service, or MMS, is a standard way to send messages that include multimedia content to and from mobile phones. It extends the core SMS capability that allowed exchange of text messages only up to 160 characters in length.The most popular use is to send photographs from... , Email (IMAP4, POP3, SMTP), Instant Messaging |
| Voice Recognition | Yes |
| Speakerphone | Yes |
| Video calls | Yes (QCIF Common Intermediate Format CIF , also known as FCIF , is a format used to standardize the horizontal and vertical resolutions in pixels of YCbCr sequences in video signals, commonly used in video teleconferencing systems. It was first proposed in the H.261 standard.CIF was designed to be easy to convert to PAL or NTSC... camera) |
| Push to talk Push to talk Push-to-talk , also known as Press-to-Transmit, is a method of conversing on half-duplex communication lines, including two-way radio, using a momentary button to switch from voice reception mode to transmit mode.... |
Yes |
| Vibration | Yes |
| Call log | Yes (maximum of 30 days) |
| Connectivity | |
| GSM | Yes (Quadband 850/900/1800/1900 MHz) |
| CDMA | Yes (WCDMA 2100 MHz with simultaneous voice and packet data) |
| 3G 3G 3G or 3rd generation mobile telecommunications is a generation of standards for mobile phones and mobile telecommunication services fulfilling the International Mobile Telecommunications-2000 specifications by the International Telecommunication Union... |
Yes (UMTS 2100 with HSDPA of 3.6 Mbit/s). |
| GPRS | Yes |
| EDGE Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution is a digital mobile phone technology that allows improved data transmission rates as a backward-compatible extension of GSM... |
Yes |
| WLAN Wireless LAN A wireless local area network links two or more devices using some wireless distribution method , and usually providing a connection through an access point to the wider internet. This gives users the mobility to move around within a local coverage area and still be connected to the network... |
Yes (Wi-Fi 802.11b/g) |
| VOIP | Yes |
| GPS | Yes (integrated) |
| FM radio FM broadcasting FM broadcasting is a broadcasting technology pioneered by Edwin Howard Armstrong which uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. The term "FM band" describes the "frequency band in which FM is used for broadcasting"... |
Yes (requires included headset) |
| Bluetooth Bluetooth Bluetooth is a proprietary open wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances from fixed and mobile devices, creating personal area networks with high levels of security... |
Yes (v2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate & A2DP) |
| Infrared IRDA IRDA may refer to:* Infrared Data Association, in information and communications technology , a standard for communication between devices over short distances using infrared signals... |
Yes |
| USB | Yes (v2.0 miniUSB) |
| Fax Fax Fax , sometimes called telecopying, is the telephonic transmission of scanned printed material , normally to a telephone number connected to a printer or other output device... |
No |
| BlackBerry BlackBerry BlackBerry is a line of mobile email and smartphone devices developed and designed by Canadian company Research In Motion since 1999.BlackBerry devices are smartphones, designed to function as personal digital assistants, portable media players, internet browsers, gaming devices, and much more... |
Yes (with BlackBerry Connect v4.0 Software, including over the air activation) |
| Misc. | |
| Offline mode | Yes, However Bluetooth and WiFi may be switched on independently. |
| Office Suite | Quickoffice (Microsoft Office compatible) |
| Web browser | WAP 2.0, xHTML, HTML (limited Adobe Flash support) |
| Java support | Yes (MIDP 2.0, CLDC 1.1) |
| PDF viewer | Yes (Adobe Acrobat Reader LE 1.5.0) |
| GPS Integration |
|
| Camera | 3.2 megapixels (with autofocus and LED flash), video at (up to) VGA (640×480), up to 30 frame/s |
| Video player | Yes (built-in Real Player) |
| Displays | |
| Exterior screen | TFT, 16M colors, 240×320 pixels, 2 inch |
| Internal screen | TFT, 16.7M colors, 800×352 pixels, 4 inch |
| Battery | |
| Removable battery | Yes |
| Battery Type | BP-4L, Li-Ion 1500 mAh |
| Stand-by time | Up to 14 days |
| Talk time | Up to 5.8 hours |
| Physical | |
| Form factor | Clamshell with full QWERTY keyboard |
| Dimensions | 132 × 57 × 20 mm |
| Weight | 210 gram |
- The Nokia E90 does not support fax as fax services are not included in the 3G Specifications. It does however support fax through Content Beamer application.
- Supports Microsoft Exchange email via the Nokia "Mail for Exchange" software application. This program does not support folders or native HTML mail.