Nokia E90
07 AUG 2007
Launch price
From £230
Stuff says
The E90 isn’t for wimps – it’s a big, bold statement that you want power, but it delivers it in spades
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The E90 is the latest in a short, and considerably maligned, range of Nokia Communicators. Despite having a redesigned clamshell hinge, no one is going to be amazed when you 'reveal' that it has a hidden QWERTY keyboard. Especially given competitive smartphones, like the HTC S710, which is thicker, yet appears more compact to the naked consumer eye.
Suits you, sir
But size and weight isn't necessarily the first concern for the target audience for the E90. Those of you who are au fait with Nokia's naming conventions will know that the 'E' prefix makes this a business phone.
Your man in a suit has impeccably tailored pockets or a briefcase in which to keep his E90, and what he wants from it is messaging ability, connectivity and document handling. All of which it has, but so powerfully realised that it has raised the eyebrows of us non-suit-wearing Stuff geeks.
Widescreen wonder
Folded, the E90 is a Series 60 smartphone with a 16million-colour, 320x240 screen, a 3.2MP AF camera and the power of say, the best-selling Nokia N95.
It has HSDPA, Wi-Fi and GPS, like the N95. But, unlike the N95, you have the option to unfold - at which point the actions cuts near-instantly to the 800x352, 16m-colour widescreen - and let the E90 really fly.