- First Impressions Of The Nokia E75
- Nokia E75 Review: Email
- Nokia E75 Review – Things I Love
- Nokia E75 Review – Things I Hate
- Nokia E75 Review – Hardware
After having used the Nokia E75 for a few weeks, I’ve confirmed that this phone is pretty much exactly what I thought it would be. I’m definitely going to be buying one of my own, in black, as soon as the NAM variant is available. While it’s not going to be the perfect phone for everyone, there are some very cool things about the E75 that I just plain love, and hope to see Nokia doing more of in the future.
Note: This review is based on pre-production firmware v100.48.58.
1. Dual-charging. The Nokia E75 features the standard 2mm Nokia charging port, which we’ve seen on most of its phones for the past several years. I’m glad to see this, as I have a ton of chargers all over the place to use to power up the phone. However, the E75 can also charge through its microUSB port, which means that when I’m synchronizing music, the phone is getting a bit of juice, as well. This also makes it possible to charge in other situations, such as from my laptop while traveling. Having the option of either charging method is really handy.
2. Form factor. I’ve always been a big fan of the idea of having 2 hardware keyboards, both the numeric and QWERTY, which allows me to choose which is more convenient for a given situation. The first phone I had with this, the Sony Ericsson P910a, did it with style, and Nokia has continued that with the E70 and E90 Communicators for a while. The E75 is the first smartphone, though, to offer both input methods along with a decent feature set, and I’m definitely a big fan. Both keyboards are a pleasure to type on, too.
3. Camera key. The Nokia E75 is the first Eseries to have a fully-usable camera key. By fully-usable, I mean that you can press the camera button to launch the camera application, and use the same button to actually snap the photo. For Nseries fans, this is nothing new, but it’s been an aggravation of mine on Eseries for a while now, and I’m glad to see Nokia finally paying attention.
4. Battery life. When it was revealed that the Nokia E75 only has a 1000mAh battery, I was stricken with flashbacks of the N95-1 and the N96, battery issues. However, I have been pleased to find that the E75 can easily make it through a full day of even my usage, which is admittedly slightly higher than normal. With email checking constantly over 3G, some GPS usage, a bit of browsing, 20-30 SMS, and even an hour or so of music, The E75 doesn’t skip a beat. I assume this is thanks to the improvements that S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2 brings in terms of power management, but in any case, it’s both nice and noticeable.
5. Build quality. As with most Eseries, the Nokia E75 is built like a stinking tank, with metal accents and a complete absence of creaks or squeaks when in use. This results in a fantastic in-hand feel, and really positions the E75 as a great device. However, my unit is not without a bit of a light leak, which some will find to be really annoying.
6. Audio Themes. I know most of you think they’re silly, but I think they’re fantastic, specifically the Jazz one, and I’m definitely going to count them as a plus, specifically since they’re on an Eseries device like the E75.
Clearly there are other great features of the Nokia E75. This is just a list of the things that I love the most about this fantastic little smartphone. What things do you think really stand out on the E75? Tomorrow, I’ll bring you a list of the things that really annoy me about this phone, though, so stay tuned.
