Nokia E63 Review
Thu 14 Jan 2010Filed Under: Mobile Phone Reviews, Nokia | Leave a Comment
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Welcome to the Nokia E63 review.
Released in late 2008 this was the cheaper entry model of the E71. Sure in the pictures it looks the same as the E71 but there are very important differences that will effect your decision to purchase. It goes without saying that the E71 is a very popular model because it does everything that you could possibly want in 2009 and more! So much so that it is the benchmark mobile phone to get if you can’t which model you want!
We’ve included a quick review on the website because it will run all the free screensavers and powersavers that we’ve made.
To capitalize on the E71’s success the E63 was released for those who found the E71’s price unreasonable. Personally we think it’s price and positioned perfectly! Anyway it probably easier to talk abut what the E63 doesn’t have rather than what it does. So here goes:
- The construction is all plastic compared to the E71.
- The case is bigger and thicker than the E71.
- Missing A-GPS.
- The camera is only 2MP.
- Missing Infra-red.
- Pre-installed games.
- Reduced music audio quality.
- Missing pre-packaged SD memory card in some countries.
What is does have is a 3.5mm audio socket so that normal headphones will work. The screen appears to be the same too! Otherwise the E63 works exactly the same way as the E71 - which is very good.
When compared to other models like it from other manufacturers - there’s nothing else like it. Sure what about Blackberry? Well they are still $100 more than the E63 and offer the same thing. Both do push email now so there’s little difference.
Overall and in isolation the Nokia E63 is a very good phone and you probably will not miss any of the omissions from the E71 unless you really need GPS on your phone. At the same time the major problem is that it must be compared to the E71 because the price difference is quite small at release. Thankfully since then the difference has widen and some very good deals can be had for E63 now (2010). Go for it if you must but make sure you try out the E71 at the same time to see if the price difference is worth it. Otherwise go for which one you think looks better!
Specifications
- Nokia E63
- Network
Quad-band GSM 850/900/1800 /1900 MHz)
3G 900/2100 (varies by country) - Design
Candy Bar
L113 x W59 x D13 mm
Weight 126 grams - Display/s
External TFT 240 x 320 - Camera
2MP main camera
Picture format: JPG - Video Camera
176 x 144 pixel
Movie format: MP4 - Connectivity
Micro USB
Bluetooth V2 - CPU
ARM 11 369Mhz - Memory
Up to 110 MB available to user
Up to 8Gig MicroSD Flash cards - Ring tones
MIDI, MP3 and others including video - Features
SMS, MMS, WAP, EMAIL
JAVA MIDP 2.0
Flash compatible web browser
Word/Excel/Powerpoint editor
PDF reader
Music player
FM radio and visual Radio
Speaker Phone/Hands free
Customizable themes
Picture Viewer
Voice memos
Voice command
Calender and organizer
Battery BL-4L 1500mAh
Up to 20 days Standby
Up to 11 hours Talk Time - Package contents
Personal hands free kit
Travel charger - Price history
From $299 AUS 2009 (Pre-Paid)
Nokia 2700 Review
Thu 14 Jan 2010Filed Under: Mobile Phone Reviews, Nokia | Leave a Comment
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Welcome to the Nokia 2700 mobile phone review.
Released in early 2009 the 2700 is placed at the higher end of Nokia’s entry level range of mobile phones. In all honestly we think it is essentially a Nokia 6300 in a cheaper body plastic body. Sure it looks like the latest metal based 6700 but it’s not. The styling clues however do make the 2700 look like a decent model though which should make it easy to sell if priced correctly.
The 2700’s all plastic construction the underlying operating software is the latest Series40 5th edition. As a result it run the various free animated screensavers and wallpapers that we develop. This model is quite a step up from the the base models like the Nokia 1661 etc…
The only thing this phone does not have is 3G capability. However it can connect to the slower EDGE based network for some data capability. USB connectivity and capability to work with the Nokia Suite makes this a pretty decent phone. Apart from that its got everything you need in standard mobile phone in 2009.
We can recommend this model if you want a cheaper and reasonably featured but GSM network only phone. It’s price is highly competitive from about $99 as a pre-paid package. Expect the price to lower even further over next 12 months.
Specifications
- Nokia 2700
- Network
Quad-band GSM 850/900/1800/1900 - Design
Candy Bar - L109.2 x W46 x D14 mm
Weight 85 grams - Display/s
External TFT 240 x 320 - Camera
2MP with 4X digital zoom - Video Camera
174 x 144 pixel video camera - Connectivity
Bluetooth V2
Micro-USB - CPU
- Memory
32MB available to user
MicroSD up to 2Gig - Ring tones
Midi, MP3 and more - Features
Customisable Profiles and Themes
Organiser/Calender
SMS, MMS, IM, Email
JAVA MIDP 2.0
FM radio with RDS
Speaker Phone/Hands free
Battery BL-5C 1020mAh
Up to 12 days Standby, 6 hours Talk Time - Package contents
Nokia 2700 classic
Nokia Battery (BL-5C)
Nokia Compact Charger (AC-3)
Nokia Headset (WH-102)
Nokia 1 GB micoSD Card (MU-22) - User Guide
Compact/Travel charger - Price history
From $99 AUS 2009 (Pre-paid)
From $129 AUS 2009 (Outright)