Nokia E6 Review

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(Written Review by RichWhite & Video Review by ThunderE)

Once again the nice people at WOM World Nokia (@WOMWorldNokia) lent me a trial device for 2 weeks, this time in the form of the E6. For the uninitiated, the E6 follows on from the excellent form factor of the E71, E72, E63 etc., except that this one has the standard portrait QWERTY and a touch screen, which should suit most people. Crucially, the device tailors to those who do and do not like touch screens, because everything can be done without touch. As with the E7, you can scroll the home screens using the cursors, so no need to swipe.

The E6 was a slight departure to me because I've only used touchscreen devices since I had the Nokia 5800 back in 2009, and I wasn't sure how I was going to get on with the buttons. Still, it wouldn't be an objective review if you didn't look at something you may not like, right?

First things first, hardware. One of my biggest gripes with phones in recent years is removing the back cover to access the battery, the covers never feel quite strong enough as you prise them open from one corner (and if anyone is wondering, the worst back cover I have seen in my entire life is on the Samsung Galaxy S 2. I've seen sturdier pieces of bread). Nokia really solved this problem on the E6 though, because not only is it made of strong plastic, but it also has a small switch and when you flick it the back cover simply unclips and lifts up at the bottom, in a similar way to many remote controls. You can remove that cover all day every day and never worry about it breaking. Perfect.

Specs

2.46" Touch screen, Resolution 640x480
OS Symbian OS (Anna)
Candy style device
portait QWERTY keyboard
8GB SD expandable to 32GB
8MP reamer camera (720p Recording)
Front facing camera for video chat
GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
WCDMA 850/900/1700/1900/2100
Automatic switching between WCDMA and GSM bands
GPRS/EDGE class B, multislot class 33
HSDPA Cat9, maximum speed up to 10.2 Mbps, HSUPA Cat5 2.0 Mbps
WLAN IEEE802.11 b/g/n
Capability to serve as data modem
Capability to serve as mobile WiFi hotspot
Support for MS Outlook synchronisation of contacts, calendar and notes.
The rest of the phone is typical Nokia build -- solid. The physical buttons feel nice and do not move around under the fingers like some BlackBerry's are known to do, and just above them, next to the 'call' and 'end call' buttons, are shortcut keys to contacts, calendar, email and inbox. These look like capacitive buttons but they do in actual fact depress with a satisfying click and simultaneously reassuring you that you won't accidentally open something by brushing it lightly.
The keyboard itself is very good, the buttons are slightly raised in the middle thus increasing accuracy. My one complaint is that the buttons are narrow and I always thought I would hit the wrong one -- that being said, I never did hit the wrong one even when typing quite fast, so the design team clearly did something right.

Considering the Nokia E6 is a business phone, it does have a very good camera. The camera opens fast and takes fast pictures, the only downside being the same as the E7 -- it's EDoF (full focus) rather than auto-focus like the N8. I'm aware that this is because of it being E series not N series, and yes the 8MP shooter takes very, very good pictures, but it would still be good if Nokia made a phone that combined all their stunning features into one or two devices. That said, the E6 does come with a HDMI port, so you can either play HD presentations to your colleagues or just kick back with some popcorn after a hard day in the office and stream a film to your TV. Business meets pleasure -- and that sums up the E6 to a tee.

Full Review from RichWhite her
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