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Nokia E55 Overview

Expected UK Release Date: Available

Key Features
QWERTY Keyboard built into Numeric Keypad
2.4 Inch Colour Screen with Business & Personal Home Screen Modes
Compact Casing 116.5 x 49 x 9.9 mm
WLAN Wi-Fi Technology
FM Radio RDS
3.2 Megapixel Camera with LED Flash & 4 x Digital Zoom
Music Player with Music Search (Artist, Album & Genre)
N Gage Application
A GPS Navigation System with Nokia Maps Application
Instant Messaging (Windows MSN Live & Yahoo! IM)
Email with Attachment

Design

100%

Usability

100%

Features

100%

The above ratings are average figures, which have been generated from submitted mobile phone reviews.

Our Nokia E55 Review

The Nokia E55 is a bar shaped 3G Smartphone which comes with a distinctive compact QWERTY design. It has a QWERTY keyboard which is built into the well spaced numeric keypad which allows the user to input text & numbers at high speed. This handset has a solid design which is in a bar shaped casing & measures 9.9mm deep, 49mm wide by 116.5mm tall. The E55 weighs only ninety six grams including a fitted rechargeable battery which is lightweight for a Smartphone with so many features & built in capabilities. The user will find the screen perfect for viewing colourful images, messaging, videos & much more. The screen is a high colour screen which displays up to sixteen million colours on a QVGA type screen with a screen resolution of 320 pixels by 240 pixels. This perfect viewing display is 2.4 Inches in size when measured diagonally. The user can enjoy a user friendly user interface complete with two home screens which include a personal home screen & a business home screen to suit the user's requirements for both personal & business use. The user will find a well positioned key which allows the user to access their home, calendar feature or integrated email feature by one press of this dedicated key. The Nokia E55 comes with a fitted battery which is recharged via the power adapter provided with the handset & when fully charged the battery can provide up to eight hours of GSM talk time or six hundred & seventy two hours of GSM standby time when the user is using their handset over a GSM network. If the user is using their Nokia E55 over a WCDMA network the user can enjoy less talk time & standby time but can still experience approximately six hours of WCDMA talk time or approximately four hundred & fifty six hours of WCDMA battery standby time. The E55 is a member of the Nokia E series which includes other Smartphone's such as the Nokia E63, Nokia E71 & the Nokia E75 but all handsets have different features & built in technologies.

This amazing Smartphone is a 3G HSDPA handset which supports high speed connectivity, 3G video calling as well as multi use of features such as receiving a call whilst surfing the Web. The E55 supports WLAN WiFi technology allowing the user to connect their Smartphone to a local WLAN or close by hotspot to achieve an Internet connection on their phone via a wireless connection to the WLAN or hotspot. The Smartphone supports other high speed technologies such as HSCSD, GPRS & EDGE which allow the user to enjoy fast connectivity & transfer rates on the Nokia E55. The user of the E55 can connect to compatible devices using either a USB cabled connection or a Bluetooth® wireless connection when connection to a compatible personal computer, laptop, mobile phone, PDA or printer. A built in A GPS navigation system which supports a Nokia maps application allows the user to gain street by street navigation to new locations. The E55 comes with a Symbian 9.3 operating system complete with series 60 third edition software & the Smartphone supports an easy to use user interface.

An email service supports many popular email protocols including POP3, IMAP4, mail for exchange & SMTP. The email service provides support for lotus notes traveller & the user can enjoy sending & receiving emails complete with attachments. The user is able to enjoy a mobile email service on their Nokia E55 just like the email service a user experiences on their personal computer or laptop but the E55 is fully mobile. An instant messaging service which supports Windows MSN Live & Yahoo! Instant messaging allows the user to have online chats with compatible contacts that are online at the same time as the user. The instant messaging feature allows the user to share short text chats & fun symbols with other contacts in an online chat. A SMS service allows the user to create, send & receive messages containing short text or long text input which can be shared between SMS compatible contacts. The user can manage their SMS inbox & SMS sent folder by selecting multiple messages to delete them together. The Nokia E55 has a text to speech message reading feature which allows the user to hear their messages out loud as well as reading the text on their screen. The SMS text service comes with a recently used numbers list which allows the user to access their recently used numbers quickly & easily. The Nokia E55 comes complete with MMS picture messaging support which means the user can share pictures & even short video clips with other MMS compatible contacts & this is a fast & fun way to communicate using pictures. The Nokia E55 comes complete with Internet access & this well equipped handset comes with a Nokia Web browser complete with a mini maps facility. The built in browser supports HTML, XHTML, MP, WML & CSS browsing. This handset comes with built in games which include a block cascade game & a solitaire game as well as the Smartphone supporting N Gage application.

An integrated 3.2 megapixel camera comes with all the built in imaging features a user could desire on their mobile handset. The main camera has a LED flash, automatic focus & a four times digital zoom. The flash function comes with a user setting option which the user can chose between an automatic setting, off flash & a red eye reduction setting. The camera comes with a dedicated camera key which means the user can enjoy holding their handset like a digital camera & using the capture key which is well positioned for ease of use. This 3.2 megapixel camera comes with many useful settings & imaging modes which allow the user to gain the finish they desire when taking a picture. The camera comes with a light sensitivity option which can be set to high, medium, low or automatic, a colour tone mode which can be adjusted to normal, sepia, black & white, vivid or negative setting, a capture mode which can be set to still, sequence, self timer or video capture mode. The E55 has a second camera which is a front facing camera which allows the user to use this camera when the user of the E55 wishes to take part in a video call as the front facing camera can capture the user's expressions whilst the user is viewing their contact on their screen. The Nokia E55 supports video recording capabilities & the user can capture moving footage at up to fifteen frames per second. The video recorder comes with a four times zoom function which allows the user to capture up close footage on their Nokia E55. A video scene selection mode can be set to either automatic setting or a night setting dependant on the users surroundings when recording their footage. This highly capable 3G Smartphone supports video steaming & the user can play back video footage in popular video formats including MP4, 3GP, H263, H264, RealVideo, Flash Video, WMV & RV.

This compact Smartphone supports both MP3 ringtones & video ringtones which the user can change to their desired ringtone sound. The user can enjoy hearing their chosen ringtone when a new call or message is received or even use their ringtone as their alarm tone. The Nokia E55 comes with an integrated FM radio with RDS feature allowing the user to view text on their screen which is relevant to the station the user is listening to. A fully charged battery can provide up to thirty hours of radio listening time for the user to enjoy on the go. The integrated music player allows the user to enjoy their transferred & downloaded music at any time & a fully charged battery means the user can enjoy up to eighteen hours of music playing time on their E55. The music player supports MP3 & AAC music playback formats & comes with a wide range of built in music features which will assist the user to gain the best results when listening to their music. The user can turn the loudness on or off depending on the user's needs & adjust the equaliser to gain the best sound to suit the users style of music. The user can view their album art covers on their colourful screen & use the repeat or shuffle features when playing their music. The Nokia E55 has a music search feature which provides the user with an easy to use search feature by artist name, album name or genre. This Smartphone supports both audio streaming & audio recording in MP4 format. The user can record voice recordings using the built in microphone & the handset supports voice commands to activate features. A vibration alert function means the user can be made aware of an incoming call or message by a gentle vibration of their handset. The Nokia E55 comes with useful call features including a conference call feature, hands free call function & a push to talk call option which allow the user to make their calls using the best call feature to suit their needs. This handset comes with an expandable memory card option which supports up to sixteen gigabytes of external memory & the Nokia E55 has one hundred megabytes of internal memory. The user can experience worldwide roaming as the handset covers four GSM networks & HSDPA network but the coverage depends on the user's service operator.

Nokia E55 Specifications & Features

Screen
2.4 Inch QVGA 16 Million Colour Screen (320 x 240 Pixels)
Business & Personal Home Screen Modes

Imaging
3.2 Megapixel Camera
EDOF Camera
4 x Digital Zoom
Auto Focus
LED Flash
Dedicated Camera Key
Flash Mode (Off, Automatic & Red Eye Reduction)
White Balance Mode (Auto, Sunny, Incandescent & Fluorescent)
Capture Mode (Still, Sequence, Self Timer & Video)
Scene Mode (Auto, User Defined, Portrait, Landscape, Sport, Night & Night Portrait)
Colour Tone Mode (Normal, Sepia, Black & White, Vivid & Negative)
Light Sensitivity (High, Medium, Low & Auto)
Video Recorder (15 fps)
4 x Video Zoom
RealPlayer
Video Scene Mode (Automatic & Night)
Video Colour Tone (Normal, Sepia, Black & White, Vivid & Negative)
Video Playback (MP4, 3GP, H263, H264, RealVideo, Flash Video, WMV & RV)
Video Streaming
Second Front Facing Camera
Video Calling

Messaging
SMS (Text Messaging)
MMS (Multimedia Messaging)
Instant Messaging (Windows MSN Live & Yahoo! IM)
Email (POP3, IMAP4, Mail for Exchange & SMTP)
Email with Attachment
Support for Lotus Notes Traveller
Text to Speech Message Reader
Multiple SMS Deletion
SMS List of Recently Used Numbers
Distribution List

Sound
Music Player (MP3 & AAC)
Album Art Display
Music Search (Artist, Album & Genre)
Equaliser
Repeat
Shuffle
Loudness (On & Off)
FM Radio RDS
MP3 & Video Ringtones
3.5mm Nokia AV Connector
Audio Recording (MP4)
Audio Streaming
Voice Recorder
Voice Commands

Entertainment
Block Cascade
Solitaire
N Gage Application
Downloadable Games

Organiser
Contacts with Images
Calendar
Clock (Analogue & Digital)
Alarm Clock with Ringtones
Calculator with Advanced Function
Converter
Active Notes
To Do List
Vibration Alert
Conference Call
Push to Talk
Handsfree Speaker Phone
Call Waiting, Call Hold & Call Divert
Call Timer
Call Log (Missed, Dialled & Received)
Automatic Redial
PDF Viewer
ZIP Manager
A GPS Navigation System
Nokia Maps Application
QWERTY Keyboard with Numeric Keypad
Dedicated One Touch Key (Home, Calendar & Email)
Symbian 9.3 Operating System
Series S60 3rd Edition Software

Connectivity
3G HSDPA
USB
Bluetooth®
WLAN Wi-Fi
HSCSD
GPRS
EDGE

Network
Quad Band (GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800 & GSM 1900)
HSDPA

Internet
HTML, XHTML, MP, WML & CSS Browser
Nokia Browser with Mini Maps
Nokia Mobile Search

Memory & Talk Time
100 Mbytes Memory plus MicroSD™ Memory Card support up to 16 Gbytes
8 Hours GSM Talk Time
6 Hours WCDMA Talk Time
672 Hours GSM Standby
456 Hours WCDMA Standby
30 Hours FM Radio Play Time
18 Hours Music Playback Time

Weight & Size
96 g
116.5 x 49 x 9.9 mm

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Reviewer: James - UK
Date: 22nd Sep 2009

Hi Johno, Really trying to get hold of one of these. Where did you get yours from? Nokia said they won't have them till mid October & for around Â£300? Cheers J.

Design

100%

Usability

100%

Features

100%

Reviewer: Johno Mastin - Colchester, UK
Date: 11th Sep 2009

Note from the editor: John sorry for the delay, thanks for the great review.

Without a doubt the best phone I've owned ;-).

In all fairness the previous 18 months I'd been stuck with a Sony Ericsson W960i which was massively underpowered processor wise but made up for it in battery life.

The E55 on the other hand is a revolution in mobile technology, not only is it smaller, lighter & has a small nuclear reactor for a battery, the HSDPA speed is one of the best out there (a 1/3 quicker than a 3GS! ).

I am still getting used to the half QWERTY but every day is quicker & I've no doubt that I'll be rolling out messages without having to look in no time.

The screen is bright & laid out nicely with easy access to apps & all the everyday functions of texting or camera etc. Setting up email was also simple & the push method works a treat as they're instantly accessible without having to actually log into your client first, everything is automated naturally so a couple of minutes & you're done.

Still a bit new to the Ovi maps but with the A-GPS I've not encountered any problems & it's found my position in seconds, with a wave of the phone (to calibrate the compass) you're off. Again, I've not fully followed a route using the navigation but it starts up & seems to point in the right direction.

Camera works well too. I am no David Bailey but I can see how well the pictures have come out of the 3.2 meg & they're good enough in my opinion. When you take them off the camera & look at them full resolution then there is a slight bit of graining but let's put this in perspective, 3.2MP is larger than my 20 monitor so you always downscale them for any viewing, printing or sending, in which case they look excellent, perfectly clear. There are better camera phones out there but they are also all much bigger physically so I am happy with the trade. If I WAS David Bailey I'd actually use a camera of course, something most people seem to overlook! Incidentally, the slimness of the phone means it fits in the pocket of a pair of jeans with no discomfort while sitting down.

Of course, there are a million other things this phone will do that I've not covered but just compare the spec sheet of what it will do compared to an iPhone 3GS (which was my other option) & I think you'll be amazed. Once you get bored after the first week of the all the millions of daft apps you have to buy on the iPhone & you actually want a phone that when you've gotten in from the pub the night before & haven't charged it, you haven't got to kick yourself all day that you're walking around with a dead brick in your pocket because the batteries flat. I've been messing about with mine solidly for five days downloading stuff, using the Internet, texting, calling, photos with flash, email, GPS etc etc & am only having to recharge it today.

I suppose to conclude all of it, it is really well made & looks smart too, in fact, I think it looks awesome in the black with silver bezel. The people in the office are very jealous. More so because the guy with the 3GS is paying £45 for a 18 month when I bought the phone & moved to a £20 a month plan with unlimited Internet, 800 minutes & 1600 texts on O2. Quality!

Design

100%

Usability

100%

Features

100%

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