Nokia E90 Communicator

The Nokia E90 Communicator is a smart phone that hails from Nokia’s E series. It designed to meet business and can be used to brows the Internet as well as transfer media-rich files via HSDPA (up to 3.6 Mbit/s enabled) and 3G high-speed mobile broadband. The Nokia E90 Communicator also helps to increase mobile productivity with applications for viewing and editing documents. For added convenience, it can also automatically switch between bands to allow users to talk on every continent with quad-band GSM. There are also convenient shortcut keys which allow users to access voice and data functions quickly. In addition to that, it also features an integrated GPS navigator that helps you to locate meeting venues, restaurants, and places of interest. There is also an integrated digital camera of 3.2 mega pixels with flash and auto focus functions that can take still pictures which can be sent to via MMS and email.
Specifications
The Nokia E90 Communicator comes in the form of a clamshell design that incorporates both a traditional alphanumeric keypad on its front face and a full QWERTY keypad when opened as well as another display. It measures 132 mm x 57 mm x 20 mm (H x W x D) in dimension and weighs approximately 210 g with a volume capacity of 140 CC. It is compatible with operating frequencies including GSM quad-band (850/ 900/ 1800/ 1900 MHz) and WCDMA 2100 MHz. Its main display is an Active Matrix colour disply with a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels that can support up to 16 million true colours while its second display is a TFT active matrix display with a resolution of 800 x 352 pixels and can support up to 16.7 million colours. Besides that, it also runs on an S60 Platform 3.1 Edition and a SYmbian OS version 9.2. Not only that it also incorporates JAVA MIDP 2.0. Media features include video calling, music player for MP3 and AAC files, FM radio, and real player that can be used to stream audio, video and MP4 video files. In terms of memory, the Nokia E90 Communicator comes with up to 128 MB of free memory available for user data and applications. It also allows for memory expansion via its memory slot that is compatible with microSD memory cards and can support up to 2 GB. The Nokia E90 Communicator runs on a Nokia Battery BP-4L Li-ion standard battery that has a capacity of 1500 mAh. It can provide up to 5 hours of talk time on GSM. When left on standby, the Nokia E90 Communicator can last up to 14 days on a GSM network. The Nokia E90 Communicator comes together with a Nokia Travel charger AC-4, Nokia MicroSD 512 MB, Nokia connectivity cable DKE-2, Nokia Wired Stereo Headset HS-47, Nokia Battery BP-4L, user manual, quick start guide, DVD ROM including the Nokia PC Suite application and a leather pouch. The Nokia E90 Communicator also has a built-in digital camera of 3.2 mega pixels with flash and auto focus functions. In addition to that, it also has a secondary QCIF camera located on the front face for video calling. Other additional features include integrated GPS, support for Nokia Intellisync file sync and device management, Stereo FM radio and vibrating alert feature. In addition to that, the Nokia E90 Communicator also has personal information management (PIM) functions including Nokia Team Suite, Calendar attachment support, meeting requests to calendar, contacts with images and Nokia Active Notes application. In terms of voice features, the Nokia E90 Communicator includes voice dialing, voice commands for menu short cuts, keypad lock and profiles, voice recording for making notes or recording conversations, Internet Call release 2.1 for making VoIP (voice over IP) calls, text to speech message reader, enhanced voice commands with speaker-independent name dialling (SIND), and voice aid for eyes-free control for core functions, integrated handsfree speaker and push to talk (PoC). In addition to that, the Nokia E90 Communicator also comes with many pre-loaded applications including Quickoffice tools with editors, maps application for location-based services, Nokia Office Tools 1.1 (including Active notes), VoIP 2.1, Download! Application to get more applications, support for Nokia Intellisync Mobile Suite, World Mate, Wireless Presenter, and Global Race (Raging Thunder).
Reviews

“Strong features and a relatively compact form factor make the E90 Communicator one of the best smart phones in the market today.” (CNET, 2007)

“Undobtedly, the E90 is the most powerful Nokia Communicator ever created. Two fully functional screens and one of them of the fantastic 800×352 resolution, not only UMTS but also a 3.6 Mbps HSDPA connectivity, quadband GSM, built-in GPS receiver, fast and powerful OMAP2420 processor running at 330 MHz, 128 MB of RAM memory with almost 80 MB available for the user and providing true and unlimited multitasking, very good 3.2 MPix camera with autofocus providing both great still pictures and TV-quality VGA resolution (640×480 pixels, 25 frames per second) videos, superb keyboard with perfectly shaped keys and very good tactile feedback, high quality materials and superb build quality, USB 2.0 and Bluetooth connectivity, stereo audio with A2DP support for stereo streaming over Bluetooth, good standby and talk times, very good size and tolerable weight, elegant and stylish design…. quite a lot of powerful features for a single device. Of course, one might complain about lack of 8 GB Microdrive like in the HTC Athena (weighing 360 g), no triband WCDMA providing worlwide UMTS support, 2.5″ jack instead of the 3.5″ one, no WLAN A support, etc., etc., etc. Some people are never happy. What I feel, however, is that the E90 is a truly poweful mobile device, definitely one of the most powerful PDA-phones ever created. What I miss the most is no fax support and I hope that it’ll be added before the device starts shipping. Other than that – a great successor to the 9500/9300(i) family and the flagship Symbian OS device.” (Mobile88, 2007)

“It is the format that sells the Nokia E90 Communicator and if you really do need a seriously wide viewing area and a keyboard for a fair amount of serious typing, then the E90 is definitely worth considering. You might need to double-stitch your pocket to take the weight, though.” (ITReview, 2007)