Nokia E63
Discontinued 12th November 2008
Essentially a cut-down version of the existing Nokia
E71, the Nokia E63 is a 3G smartphone with a QWERTY
keyboard and WiFi, aimed slightly more at consumers
than business people, and with a significantly lower
price tag.
Nokia are pitching the E63 at around €200 (approximately
£160 / $240) before tax and subsidy, compared
with the current retail price of about €340 (£270
/ $400) for the E71.. but the E63 is almost identical
in most major respects.
Some immediately obvious features that the E63 shares
with the E71 are the QWERTY keyboard and the 2.36 inch
QVGA display. As with the E71, the E63 is a 3G phone
with WiFi support, microSD expandable memory, email
and VPN support, a web browser, multimedia player, an
FM radio and the Symbian S60 operating system. Both
the E71 and E63 feature dual
home screens so that work appointments can be kept separate
from personal ones. Both handsets can use Nokia's Ovi
service, and this now has enhanced file sharing capabilities
with the E63.
Some features from the E71 are missing - the Nokia
E63 doesn't have HSDPA or GPS capabilities, and the
E63 only has a 2 megapixel fixed-focus camera compared
to the 3.2 megapixel autofocus sensor on the E71. On
the other hand, the E61 has a more standard 3.5mm audio
socket, rather than the 2.5mm one on the E71. Both handsets
have the same 1500 mAh battery giving up to 4.5 hours
talktime on 3G and a maximum of 20 days standby time.
Clearly, the E63 is a simpler phone than the E71,
so it will be cheaper to make. But is it really €140
cheaper to make than the E71? More like €40 than €140,
we feel. Either this means that the E71 is seriously
overpriced, or the E63 offers very good value for money.
The E63 is certainly much cheaper than the equivalent
BlackBerry model, so it looks like the E63 is rather
inexpensive.. especially when you consider that it is
cheaper than the Nokia
6500 Slide and Classic
handsets.
Nokia say that the E61 should be available in the
nest few weeks in ruby red and ultramarine blue colour
combinations.
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Nokia
E63 at a glance
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Available:
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Q4
2008
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Network:
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GSM
850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
and UMTS 900 / 2100
(E63-1) or UMTS
850 / 1900 (E63-2) or UMTS
850 / 2100 (E63-3)
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Data:
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GPRS
+ EDGE + UMTS (3G) + HSDPA
+ WiFi
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Screen:
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320
x 240 pixels, 16m colours
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Camera:
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2
megapixels
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Size:
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Messaging
device 113 x 59 x 13mm
/ 126 grams
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Bluetooth:
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Yes
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Memory
card:
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microSD
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Infra-red:
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No
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Polyphonic:
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Yes
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Java:
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Yes
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GPS:
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No
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Battery
life:
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4.5
hours talk / 20 days standby
(3G) 11 hours talk /
18 days standby (GSM)
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