Nokia today announced a new addition to its Eseries line up. The Nokia E5, which runs S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2, is a mid-range device in a QWERTY slab form factor, with a 5 megapixel camera, comprehensive connectivity (tri-band 3G, WiFi) and integrated GPS. It has a comprehensive social messaging software suite, with support for email, instant messaging and social networks. The Nokia E5, which can be considered a successor to the E63, will be available in Q3 2010 at a price of EUR 180 before taxes and subsidies. Read on for specs, photos and our thoughts.
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QVGA 320X240? Hahahaha
Please tell me this is a joke. It probably cost them $25 to make this phone.
is it a limitation of s60 v3 to have the screen @ 320x240? a blackberry-like resolution would sell this phone like hotcakes fresh from the oven
also, any specs on cpu speed?
jerm: no, it's not. I still have 4 years old S60v3 with 352x416 resolution. I hate QVGA!! Nokia, shame on you. 😞
Nokia, pls. nobody is waiting for these.
We have already have E55, E72, E75. All mid-tier S60 3rd edition business phone with qwerty keyboard.
What about a E9. S60 5th Edition Communicator with good camera?
I'm afraid Nokia is becomming the mid-tier champion and forgetting the top models.
Pretty slow to market - Q3?
People are crying for a Blackberry Bold screen resolution yet this phone is priced below Backberry Curve, and DOES have 3G, WIFI and GPS.
I'm sure nokia could do a higher res version, but it wouldn't be 180 EUR.
It's a nice looking device and certainly a great price point......but
It's outdated now, it will be positively antique by the time it comes out in Q3.
I fail to see Nokia's logic in announcing a phone months before it is available, any buzz created by the launch will be lost, by time this phone hits the street it will be long forgotten.
I think this looks like a great little successor to the E63, it would be perfect for somebody like my little sister.
That said, i hope that the design language in this new lineup of phones isn't carried throught to my beloved n-series. I dont want my phone to look like a toy.
@Ratkat, I don't think this phone is meant to create buzz. I do wonder if they'll sell well in Q3, as that gives BlackBerry plenty of time to release a cheap device.
@Unregistered, the N8 is not official yet. As of now, Nokia is right at the bottom of the heap when it comes to top end feature-rich phones.
Any news about the CPU and RAM on E5 and C6? Still ARM11 and 128M (with only 50M free), I guess? While that's enough for most users, the hardware on Nokia devices (except N900) is lagging badly behind.
Unregistered wrote:Any news about the CPU and RAM on E5 and C6? Still ARM11 and 128M (with only 50M free), I guess? While that's enough for most users, the hardware on Nokia devices (except N900) is lagging badly behind.
Same 600MHz ARM11 like E52, E55 and E75. Which is fine by me, the speed of my E52 is good enough for my needs.
I also like that the device is thicker than E72. 10mm was too thin, and the E72 was kinda ugly with the camera part sticking out so much. 12mm is perfect for a 5mp camera module.
I'm also extremely pleased about the 250MB free internal storage, the 60MB on the E52 is a joke.
But the best thing is that the forum nokia device page say this have 256MB of system RAM, which should mean it got plenty of free RAM! Hooray!
It seems to me that nokia was building some "new" phones that were obsolete before they put them on the market. So they repurposed the phones at entry level/low price to recover research costs.
any ideas on whether this social networking homescreen integration is going to get passed onto higher end models like the E72?
Then, what's the real difference between this and E72?
(I mean the major one, not the minor one like the longer spacebar)
Are the price this low is simply it's launched much longer after E72?
Croog wrote:jerm: no, it's not. I still have 4 years old S60v3 with 352x416 resolution. I hate QVGA!! Nokia, shame on you. 😞
I also have my old E60 somewhere with nice hi-res screen. QVGA is a bad joke in 2010...
I have an E63 and have been quite happy with it. The only thing I wanted improved was the camera so the E5 is very interesting for me.
Anyone know if the E66 is gonna get an upgrade soon? it was released 2years ago and its a beauty still and never received an upgrade like the E71 did with the E72! I would love if nokia came out with an E6-7 QWERTY slider hybrid predecessor, that would be bomb!
E72 knockoff c'mon nokia bring on the N8
I'm not hugely impressed with the device, but I think it's a step back in the right direction, as the 600Mhz cpu with loads of RAM plus a smaller resolution screen would mean a very smooth experience. I know no one is impressed with it, but at least I feel more confident that they'll get this right, although I could be completely wrong about that too. I might actually dump my N95 and N97 for this. This device feels more realistic as an attainable goal than some of the other lofty announcements Nokia has been making to try to re-assure investors and consumers that it's still in the game. As for the C6, I think Nokia should really just put S60v5 out to the pasture, put it out of it's misery, and just concentrate on Maemo and Symbian^4. They really should just stick with what they're good at. As for the price point, let's just see what it really goes for when it's released. I remember Nokia lying about pricing with the N97 as well.
-Gene
Notice what letter is missing from new models? N. Get over yourselves. Not every Nokia phone released is for people with cash falling out of their pockets. These should do well in many parts of world, reaching the stated goal of "everyone connect." I've been relatively happy with an E63 (rough edges of software aside) but free navigation is desirable.
Not everyone wants a mega-spec super phone, this looks like a possible upgrade for my E71 when the time is right. Price plus some good all-round specifications should make this a winner. CPU speed? Your average punter doesnt care when buying a phone, they just want something that works and having a keyboard will appeal to those who want to use social networking apps on a regular basis.
Not all of Nokia's phone need to be high-end phones -or they will price their way out of the market.
Better screen for my e71 please Nokia please. Doesn't Nokia get it! The blackberry screen looks so much better. Shame on u Nokia, your screen resolution should be better.
LOL... I have been away from Symbian for a while now but decided to check this site today.
I see I haven't missed much. 2.36 QVGA display? Surely this is a joke or is Nokia still stuck in 2002?
Nokia E5 is yet another Symbian-powered messaging phone that will come with a 2.4" QVGA display, where you can remain connected from either HSDPA or Wi-Fi to stay online, while a built-in GPS chipset lets you move from one place to another in full confidence that you can't get too lost. Apart from that, a 3.5mm headset jack, a 5-megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash and a microSD memory card slot rounds off the list of features. Hopefully it will be as nice to use as the Nokia E72, but the �180 clearly points this to be a mid-range unit as it is being prepped for a Q3 2010 release.
I'm in the "This is quite a good upgrade" camp. I own a E63 and yes I'd like a better camera, free maps, GPS etc and this appears to offer a big upgrade. Not all of us can just rush out and buy the top phone whether it's an iphone or top HTC , N97etc. Yes the Blackberry's look good but they _cost more_, the cheap curve uses the same resolution as the e71/e63/e6 and still costs more and has no 3G . Have you looked at Blackberry's Maps service, download as you go when I looked...
RushArt wrote:Then, what's the real difference between this and E72?
(I mean the major one, not the minor one like the longer spacebar)
Are the price this low is simply it's launched much longer after E72?
Cheaper, twice the internal memory, and looks like it will have updated firmware and apps. Still 3rd Ed FP2 but I'm betting it will be much improved over the E72 in terms of software.
There's no hint that the E72 is getting any of the software upgrades. Still waiting for firmware updates that deliver the completed email client that actually works properly (the client is non upgradable on the E72 as it's integrated into the firmware, yet has been upgraded on 5th edition devices which aren't devices aimed at business users, unlike the E series!).
So basically if you're like many of us who's bought the E72 recently (remember it's still fairly new), then we've been ripped off and are left with an outdated buggy phone and the fix is to bin it and buy a new one.
Though the E5 does have some downsides. Larger, more plastic build, and I get the impression the battery life may be shorter.
The cheaper price means cheaper components and build quality so could be the E5 will be more likely to fail in hardware, whilst the E72 is just a failure in software (personally I love the E72 hardware, aside from a slightly not perfect battery cover, but at least it's metal and looks smart).
Mind you, given the delay between announcement and launch, the E5 will be very old by then and Symbian^3 handsets are coming out around then which will just make 3rd Ed FP2 look very dated.
well nokia must have been clever to do what is has done.......including the best of e63, e71, and e72. integrating SNS with the phonebook is yet another welcome addition. It stands as a perfect upgrade to my e63, at just about the same cost. However the worst part of the deal is releasing it in Q3......?!!!....if this was nokia's decision to release it so late in the year, then who said it to announce now!????Marketing strategy gone haywire, nokia?? Get up, before its too late!!!!
waiting for this mobile to come into market, apart from the features mentioned here the other features of this phone are http://here4mobile.in/2010/04/nokia-e5-mobile-phone-features/ .