![]() ![]() The Safari-family webkit web browser is excellent, but the low screen resolution limits surfing ease. As a consolation, the E75 has WiFi 802.11b/g for fast Internet when you're in range of an accessible WiFi network. Data speeds are good over AT&T's HSDPA 3G network with quick email downloads and page load times, but T-Mobile folks will only get EDGE. Reception is a bit above average for a GSM phone, but not as strong as the best Nokia smartphones. Like most Nokia phones, voice quality for calls is excellent. The micro USB port and SDHC microSD card slot are under snug rubber doors, and the E75 uses the small round charging connector, not micro USB. There's a dedicated camera button and the power button does double duty with the call end button on the phone's front face. The side volume controls are easy to operate, while the recessed voice command button is hard to press and hold (you won't start voice dialing by accident). Though not as good as the BlackBerry Bold and Curve 8900 keyboards or the HTC Touch Pro2 in terms of tactile feedback and typing speed, it easily beats the Palm Pre. We like the dual shift keys, oversized space bar and key- the only thing we wish for is more key travel, but that would have made this very slim 0.57" phone fatter. This is a 4 row keyboard and the numbers are embedded. The QWERTY keyboard is very good: the keys are large and the keyboard as a whole is large, though not so large as to cause stretched-thumb syndrome. It's easy to operate, as are the relatively large number pad keys. The d-pad "breathes" but it's a traditional design and there's no touch sensitive center area as with some N series phones. The back cover is metal with a swirled texture, similar to the Nokia E71, while the number pad and keyboard keys are black with white masking which makes for good contrast both with and without backlighting. The phone is available in black and red, though red USA models haven't surfaced yet as of this writing. Fit and finish are excellent and the slider is solid. Unlike some N series Nokia models that scream plastic, this one has that glass, chrome and metal look that makes you think of tastefully designed skyscrapers and the (ahem) iPhone 3G. The Nokia E75 is an elegant, slim and attractive phone. ![]() Here's our 10 minute video review of the Nokia E75: The E75 can sync to both Windows and Mac OS X computers. It's a quad band unlocked GSM world phone and it sells for around $500 (no contract required). The smartphone runs S60 3rd Edition feature pack 2 and it has a 369MHz CPU, a GPS, accelerometer, MS Exchange mail support, 3G HSDPA on AT&T's bands (850/1900MHz plus 2100MHz for Europe) and EDGE for T-Mobile US and overseas carriers. ![]() The Nokia E75, or E75-2 or E75 NAM (the latter two signifying this is the US version with 3G HSDPA on AT&T's bands and a US warranty) is sold unlocked on Nokia's US website () and by online retailers like Dell, Amazon and Buy.com. For the uncoordinated like me who forever play Where's Waldo with the embedded number pad on QWERTY-bar phones like the Nokia E71x and my otherwise beloved BlackBerry Bold when fooling with phone trees and other automated forms of torture, the E75's dual nature appeals. But wait: slide the display rightwards to reveal a roomy full QWERTY keyboard. Like the HTC S740, it has a front number pad and d-pad and can be used as a traditional phone, complete with T9-style text entry. The Nokia E75 is one of the few QWERTY side-slider smartphones that masquerades as a candybar phone. What's not: QVGA resolution is getting old. What's hot: Slim and beautiful with great build quality Home > Nokia Phone Reviews > Nokia E75 NAM ![]()
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