The Nokia E63 smartphone Review
The E63 is essentially a cut down version of Nokia's venerable, keyboard-touting E71 smartphone that was warmly received when it was released last year. In fact, that handset managed to rack up our top score when we reviewed it back in July, so the E63 certainly has a lot to live up to.
The phone follows the E71's design quite closely, but there are some significant differences. For instance, this model is slightly wider and fatter, and forgoes the E71's metal battery cover in favour of a plastic one with a slightly rubberised finish. It means that the phone doesn't feel quite as sturdy, but the pleasing 'grippiness' of the new battery cover does counter this somewhat. Overall, we'd say that while the final finish is not as solid as the E71, it still looks very classy.
One of the best things about the E63 is its excellent keyboard. It takes a lot to match the keyboards found on RIM's Blackberry devices but in our opinion, Nokia has managed it here. The keys are relatively large and slightly domed so it's easy to hit individual letters without accidentally nudging the key next to it. Furthermore, all the important symbols such as the '@', full stop and question mark characters can be hit without having to first press shift, which speeds up typing when you're tapping out emails or text messages. The E63's keyboard also has some improvements over the one used on the E71. Nokia has shortened the space bar and used the extra space on the right to add dedicated keys for the 'Ctrl' and 'Char' functions and on the left for two keys that give direct access to the '(' and ')' characters.
Price: $141
General
Product Type Smartphone
Integrated Components Digital camera, FM radio, digital player
Service Provider Not specified
Width 2.3 in
Depth 0.5 in
Height 4.4 in
Weight 4.4 oz
Body Color Ultramarine blue
Cellular
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Band WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900
Phone Design Candy bar
Antenna Internal
Vibrating Alert Yes
Polyphonic Ringer Yes
Input Device(s) QWERTY keyboard
Voice Dialing Yes
Call Timer Yes
Conference Call Capability Yes
Voice Recorder Yes
Speakerphone Yes
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, Bluetooth 2.0 EDR
Bluetooth Profiles Dial-up Networking Profile (DUN), File Transfer Profile (FTP), Hands Free Profile (HFP), Headset Profile (HSP), Object Push Profile (OPP), Generic Object Exchange Profile (GOEP), Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP), Audio/Video Remote Control Profile (AVRCP), General Audio/Video Distribution Profile (GAVDP), Basic Imaging Profile (BIP)
Speech Codec EFR, FR, AMR
Additional Features Text-to-Speech (text recognition)
Communicator Features
Operating System Symbian OS 9.2 / Series 60 3.1 Edition
Synchronization With PC Yes
Messaging & Data Services
Cellular Messaging Services MMS, SMS
Supported SMS Functions SMS CB (Cell Broadcast)
Mobile Email Client Yes
Supported Email Protocols POP3, IMAP4, SMTP
GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) Yes - Class 32
EDGE (Enhanced Data Rates For Global Evolution) Yes - Class 32
High Speed Circuit Switched Data (HSCSD) Yes
Internet Browser Yes
WAP Protocol Supported WAP 2.0
Platforms Supported Java MIDP 2.0
JAVA applications Yes
Messaging / Data Features XHTML Browser, PDF support, Macromedia Flash support, Zip Manager support, VoIP client
Multimedia Features
Playback Digital Video Formats RealVideo and RealAudio (RealMedia), MPEG-4, 3gp, H.263 video and AMR audio
Downloadable Content Audio files, themes, games, ring tones, wallpapers
Digital Camera
Sensor Resolution 2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS
Still Image Resolutions 1600 x 1200
Still Image Formats JPEG, EXIF
Min Focal Length 4.5 mm
Self Timer Delay Yes
Camera Light Source LED light
Video Recorder Resolutions 176 x 144 (QCIF), 320 x 240 (QVGA)
Digital Video Formats 3gp, H.263 video and AMR audio, MPEG-4
Organizer
Alarm Clock Yes
Calendar Yes
Reminder Yes
HTC Unveils New TD-SCDMA Smartphones- First HTC-Branded Phones for China.
HTC announced Tuesday that it's launching its own name brand of smartphones in China, with four phones set to take the stage this year.
A Taiwanese company reports that the Brand HTC is well known in China to make it sell its devices under its own brand name – HTC. The first phones to be branded will be the HTC Wildfire, HTC Tianyi, HTC Desire and the Chinese makeover of HTC HD2 – HTC Tinaxi. The HTC Desire and Wildfire will be an exclusive of China Unicom
Although the mobile phone maker already holds a presence in the Chinese market, its phones there have previously been sold under the Dopod brand. These will be the first phones in China to carry the HTC name."We are proud to introduce the HTC brand in China and look forward to bringing a fresh customer-centric smartphone experience to consumers in China," Cher Wang, chairman of HTC, said in a statement.
The phones will all sport the company's HTC Sense user interface and will operate using TD-SCDMA technology, China's own version of 3G. The lineup includes the already-known Android-based HTC Desire and HTC Wildfire, both of which will be carried by China Unicom.
Two new phones--the HTC Tianxi and the HTC Tianyi--will also be making the trip. Though details on the new phones are sparse, The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) says they're touch-screen models designed exclusively for China Mobile. The Tianxi will run Microsoft's Windows Mobile, while the Tianyi will be powered by Android.
The two new models will be available by the end of August or early September, according to HTC, and will be carried by China Mobile, the country's largest mobile carrier. GOME Electrical Appliances Holding, China's biggest electronics distributor, will sell the phones for HTC.
Free Yahoo messenger for mobile
Don’t want to leave your IM friends? You don’t have to. Sign into Yahoo! Messenger on your phone and keep the conversation going for as long as you want. Send a message, respond, change your status, view emoticons, photos or links—whatever you would do from your desktop, you can do from almost any phone.
Relax. All your conversations
come with you.
Head to the gym. Go to the beach. Wait for the train. You’ll get every message, the instant it arrives. Make yourself available, busy, or invisible; you’ll still know what’s going on. So, get out. Stay connected.
Features
No setup necessary: Just enter m.yahoo.com/messenger into the mobile browser on your phone, and you’ve got Yahoo! Messenger
Enhanced look & feel, simplified navigation: A new look and feel with simplified navigation lets you get to Yahoo! Messenger features in one simple step
Instant messaging to Yahoo! Messenger contacts: Message your friends reliably in real-time
Status Updates: Access your friends’ availability ('Available' or 'Offline') or custom status messages (‘Back in 5 mins’) in real time—and update your own
Personalize: Show your style with emoticons and avatars
Released Opera Mini 5.1 for Android
Great launch of opera Mini for android officially.
Opera Mini 5.1 is now available for full download on Android after the Beta was released in early March. While the finished product looks very similar to the test version, there have however been some minor improvements.With improved stability, and an improved page layout design, 5.1 is an impressive addition to the Android Market, allowing tabbed browsing, pinch-to-zoom function and the ability to sync with Opera on your computer. While the program may look cramped on Android devices with smaller screens, it's bound to look great on HTC's Desire and Wildfire.
The Java based program while already advanced in its earlier incarnations will now be looking to hold dominance over the Android Market with this latest version.
Sony Ericsson W20 Launched
We’ve become accustomed to manufacturers concentrating on smartphones such as the HTC Desire recently, so it makes a nice change to see the Sony Ericsson W20. A regular feature phone, albeit with a music slant, this looks a great bet for those with slightly smaller budgets.
Network TBC
Latest Deals Latest iPhone 4 deals
Price TBC
Frequency Quad Band
Phone Style
Touchscreen
OS Sony Ericsson Proprietary
Thickness 16.0 mm
Length 103.0
Width 52.0
Weight
115.0 g
Built-in Memory …..Up to 260MB Phone Memory
Additional Memory …..MicroSD™ support (up to 16 GB)
High-speed Data ……GPRS, HSDPA, EDGE, Wi-Fi
Connectivity …………Bluetooth, USB
Screen Size ……….240 x 320 pixels (QVGA)
Secondary Screen Size ……….N/A
Screen Colours ……… 65,536 colour TFT
Camera ………. Yes
Camera Resolution ………3.2 megapixel
Flash ……….
Ringtones ………Polyphonic, MP3, Truetone
Music Player ……..Yes
Music Formats ……..MP3, AAC,WAV
Radio …….Yes
Speaker ……..Yes
Internet …….Yes
Browser ………HTML
Games ……. Yes
Battery …….. TBC
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