Nokia E75
Discontinued 16th February 2009
  
The Nokia E75 is a messaging
smartphone with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. Designed
for people who want a full-sized keypad as found on
the E90,
but who don't want to carry around a brick, the E75
could be thought of as the spiritual successor to the
old Nokia
9300i.
One immediately obvious compromise here
is the size of the screen, which is a fairly standard
2.4" 240 x 320 pixel panel. The E90 has a massive
800 pixel wide display, and this really makes a difference
when web browsing, but really the key target audience
for the E75 is email users.
Nokia
have added a number of features to the E75 to enable
it to access all types of email. The E75 supports several
different types of consumer email accounts for hassle-free
setup, plus support for Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Notes
and Nokia Messaging. Of course, the E75 also supports
standard internet protocols such as POP3 and IMAP, and
it can also access corporate VPNs. Enterprise users
will also appreciate the device and memory card encryption
which should help to prevent data breaches.
It's not all work though, the Nokia
E75 allows two customisable home screens, one for business
and one for personal use. There's a media player, FM
radio, a standard 3.5mm audio socket and Ovi integration
for file sharing. On the back is a fairly standard 3.2
megapixel camera capable of VGA resolution video recording.
The E75 comes with GPS and Nokia Maps
preloaded onto the supplied memory card, it should also
work with Google Maps if you prefer.
This is a quad-band GSM phone with tri-band
UMTS / WCDMA support (depending on region). The Nokia
E75 also has WiFi, stereo Bluetooth, USB 2.0 connectivity
and microSD expandable memory. At 139 grams, the E75
is still a little on the heavy side, but it is 71 grams
lighter than the E90.
This is a phone that you will either
see a need for, or you won't. But it will probably appeal
to people who do a lot of messaging and find smaller
keyboards too fiddly.
Nokia say that the E75 should be available
during Q1 2009 in black, red and copper colour combinations
at a price of around €375 before tax and subsidy.
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Nokia
E75 at a glance
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Available:
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Q1
2009
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Network:
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GSM
850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
+ UMTS 850 / 1900 /
2100 or UMTS
900 / 1900 / 2100
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Data:
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GPRS
+ EDGE + UMTS (3G) + HSDPA
+ WiFi
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Screen:
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240
x 320 pixels, 16m colours
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Camera:
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3.2
megapixels
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Size:
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QWERTY
slider 112 x 50 x 14mm
/ 139 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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Yes
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Battery
life:
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4 hours talk / 11 days standby
(3G)
5 hours talk / 11 days standby
(GSM)
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