Nokia E60 (Unlocked)

Nokia E60 is available on the market for some time now and offers the users powerful business solutions in almost every possible way. The tri-band phone has 3G UMTS network support and features a fabulous TFT 16 million colors display. E60 is based on the 3rd edition Series 60 and runs on Symbian OS 9.1. It has GPRS, EDGE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Infrared and USB support.

Nokia E60
Key features:
Brilliant display
Symbian OS
Fast user interface
Very good web browser
RS-DV-MMC memory card slot
Office documents editor
64 MB internal memory
All connectivity options: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Infrared, USB
GPRS, EDGE and UMTS support
Main disadvantages:
Visually big dimensions
No camera
No FM radio
Tiny Profiles/Switch off button
Nokia made this phone's interface and functionality features remarkably like the N80 model. It only lacks the 3 megapixel camera but has a display with more colors. Both phones are of 3rd edition Series 60 with Symbian OS 9.1 and thus are very similar in terms of user interface. We will use part of the material for Nokia N80 in this review.
Elegant and clean
Nokia E60 looks very elegant and sophisticated. However, the silver phone reminds me of an old VCR remote control. The big dimensions of the phone are more of an optical illusion than real bulky size. Actually, the phone feels very comfortable when held in hand and there isn't even the slightest sign of the visually perceived big size. 115 x 49 x 17 mm and 117 g seem pretty normal for E60. Interesting fact is that not everybody who sees Nokia E60 thinks that it is a high-class phone with nice design, some consider the phone looks as cheap.

Nokia E60 held in hand
The very plain and clean design of Nokia E60 is eccentrically disturbed by the front silver frame which ends in its left side but merges with the lateral side on the right. Similar design solution is used for the battery cover. Another interesting thing about Nokia E60 is the two white lights which are located in the alphanumeric part of the keypad. They serve as additional light for the backlighting.
Solid as a rock
Nokia E60 is surprisingly solid. The phone is so well elaborated that it seems that it’s made of one big piece and then it has been cut down to its current form. There aren’t any gaps between the parts of the phone and it seems unbreakable. Moreover, the phone leaves the impression of safety and control in your hands. Nokia truly deserve admiration for this.
When you first grab E60 in your hands, the first thing you will notice is the enormous display. The 16 millions colors display covers half of the front side of the phone. Above the display there is only space for the speaker and a Nokia sign, both etched in the metal frame, which surrounds all elements on the phone’s face.
On top of the keypad there are the two soft keys and the green & red receiver keys with the navigation joystick between them. On the next row are the Pencil, Menu and C (correction) buttons. Below them are the numeric keys.

Front side
The back side design of Nokia E60 lacks imagination. It shelters another Nokia sign, the battery cover and collaborates with the top side for the two holes for a neck-strap. The battery cover, however, is interesting as it slides aside not downwards. When you remove it you will find the BL-5C Li-Ion battery of 970 mAh capacity. The manufacturer promises up to 290 hours of stand by time and 6 hours and 40 minutes of talk time with this battery and we’re prone to trust him.

I've used a lot of the latest phones, and this one tops them all. It's small enough to fit in your pocket, very solid and beautiful design, the screen is brilliant... it is compatible with my Mac, although, only after some manipulation of the isync code... I am able to sync my contacts on my Mac, and my Outlook calendar and tasks on my work PC... There are 2 browsers, one html and the other is WAP. The HTML browser is really sweet, because the "back" button brings up a MAC OSX-esque srolloable snapshot of all the previous screens you have visited.

The only cons, which are not as important to me, but would be to some are: no camera (IT Dept Friendly) and no qwerty keyboard.

If you want the camera and keyboard, pay extra for the E70

How do I love thee...let me count the ways.
First this is simply an excellent phone - excellent reception, excellent sound quality at both ends, it works better as a basic phone than the any other that I have used over the last 20 years. Secondly it has a web interface that is exceptional, with scrolling features that really give you control over web pages not designed for mobiles. Third it can connect via any Broadband network as well as 3G(when will it ever arrive in the US?)and so gives data connection with speed. So it is an excellent modem connection for my laptop even on the EGPRS limited band in the US and so good within 3G networks. VOIP calls were difficult to set up, but more because of the nascent nature of the industry in mobile VOIP than because of the phone. Now it is set up I have Internet telephone calls for free wherever I can find a broadband connection and the quality is exceptional. Add to that the business software with antivirus, Word, Acrobat and Excel attachments opened with ease this is the phone par excellence. If I have to fault it then it would be that the headphone volume is preset too low - the loudspeaker is excellent so it is not an issue of amplification. That is an issue for it's MP3 playback but then with so much about this phone that is so very, very good, how can I let this minor aberration stand in the way of an excellent review. The I-Phone definitely has a faster cleaner user interface but on sheer technical competence there is no comparison - the E60 takes the prize.

Great Phone. Very stylish and catches peoples attention. The only downfall is it is a little complicated for inexperienced cell phone users.