We are back with our annual review of the latest Nokia mobiles available in the market similar to the one we did last year. We have added many new models and removed older discontinued models.
Reviewed below are current high end Nokia mobile handsets. No more reading through multiple page reviews of mobiles to draw your conclusions. Just short summary reviews, covering the things that matter.
Scope & Objective:
- The objective of this post is to enable people to evaluate Nokia mobiles through reading short summary styled reviews instead of long reviews which extend to multiple pages.
- The objective of this post is not to list down the complete specifications of each individual Nokia mobile; but to present a short review of its positives & negatives. If you want to filter Nokia mobiles by specifications, you can visit Nokia’s official website or GSMArena’s Phone Finder or PhoneArena’s Phone filter.
- This post covers only high end Symbian smartphones.
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Nokia 5800 XpressMusic
The Positives
- Large 3.2 inch 16:9 display
- Touchscreen Interface with Symbian S60v5
- Wi-Fi connectivity
- Built-in GPS and A-GPS
- Goodies such as Standard 3.5 mm audio jack, TV-Out & Accelerometer
- VGA video recording at 30fps
- 8GB memory card in the retail box package
The Negatives
- Poor 3.2 MP camera which is worse in low light
- No protective cover for the camera lens
- UI slightly immature with somewhat dodgy user experience
- Resistive Touch instead of capacitative touch. (Note however that resistive touch has its benefits such as the ability to use the phone with a stylus)
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Nokia N97
The Positives
- Large 3.5 inch 16:9 display
- Touchscreen Interface with Symbian S60v5
- Slide-out full QWERTY keypad
- Wi-Fi connectivity
- Built-in GPS and A-GPS with Digital Compass
- Goodies such as Standard 3.5 mm audio jack, TV-Out & Accelerometer
- 5 megapixel Carl Zeiss autofocus camera
- VGA video recording at 30fps
- FM transmitter
- 32 GB internal storage with further expandable memory slot
The Negatives
- UI slightly immature with somewhat dodgy user experience
- Resistive Touch instead of capacitative touch. (Note however that resistive touch has its benefits such as the ability to use the phone with a stylus)
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Nokia 5530 XpressMusic
The Positives
- Large 2.9 inch 16:9 display
- Touchscreen Interface with Symbian S60v5
- Wi-Fi connectivity
- Goodies such as Standard 3.5 mm audio jack & Accelerometer
- VGA video recording at 30fps
- Full Kinetic scrolling in touch interface out of the box
- 4GB memory card in the retail box package
The Negatives
- Poor 3.2 MP camera which is worse in low light
- No 3G Support
- No GPS
- No TV Out functionality
- Screen size comparatively smaller than other Nokia Touchscreens
- Resistive Touch instead of capacitative touch. (Note however that resistive touch has its benefits such as the ability to use the phone with a stylus)
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Nokia 5230 XpressMusic
The Positives
- Large 3.2 inch 16:9 display
- Touchscreen Interface with Symbian S60v5
- Built-in GPS and A-GPS
- Goodies such as Standard 3.5 mm audio jack, TV-Out & Accelerometer
- VGA video recording at 30fps
- Ships with an 4GB card
The Negatives
- Poor 2 MP camera which is worse in low light
- No Wi-Fi connectivity
- Resistive Touch instead of capacitative touch. (Note however that resistive touch has its benefits such as the ability to use the phone with a stylus)
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Nokia N82
The Positives
- 5 megapixel camera with auto focus, Carl Zeiss optics and Xenon flash
- Wi-Fi with UPnP
- Built-in GPS and A-GPS
- Goodies such as Standard 3.5 mm audio jack, TV-Out & Accelerometer
- N-gage platform for gamers
The Negatives
- Difficult keypad (takes time getting used to)
- Uninspiring looks (though the black N82 looks much better than the silver)
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Nokia N95 8GB
The Positives
- 5 megapixel camera with auto focus & Carl Zeiss optics
- Fast user interface & multitasking due to presence of 128 MB RAM
- Large 2.8 inch display
- 8GB Storage
- Wi-Fi with UPnP
- Built-in GPS and A-GPS
- Goodies such as Standard 3.5 mm audio jack, TV-Out & Accelerometer
- N-gage platform for gamers
The Negatives
- No protective cover for the camera lens
- No Xenon Flash for the camera
- Rather bulky and hence not easily pocketable
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Nokia N96
The Positives
- 5 megapixel camera with auto focus & Carl Zeiss optics
- Fast user interface & multitasking due to presence of 128 MB RAM
- S60 user interface with latest Feature Pack
- Large 2.8 inch display
- 16GB Onboard Storage with support for extended memory
- Wi-Fi with UPnP
- Built-in GPS and A-GPS
- Goodies such as Standard 3.5 mm audio jack, TV-Out & Accelerometer
- N-gage platform for gamers
- Built-in DVB-H TV tuner
The Negatives
- Very Poor Battery Life
- No protective cover for the camera lens
- No Xenon Flash for the camera
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Nokia N85
The Positives
- 5 megapixel camera with auto focus, Carl Zeiss optics & Dual LED flash
- Large & bright 2.6 inch AMOLED display
- Wi-Fi with UPnP
- Built-in GPS and A-GPS
- Goodies such as Standard 3.5 mm audio jack, TV-Out & Accelerometer
- N-gage platform for gamers
The Negatives
- No Xenon Flash for the camera
- Questionable build quality
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Nokia N86
The Positives
- Large & bright 2.6 inch OLED display with scratch-resistant surface
- 8 megapixel camera with auto focus, Carl Zeiss optics & Dual LED flash
- 28mm wide camera lens & variable aperture
- Wi-Fi with UPnP
- Built-in GPS and A-GPS with Digital Compass
- Goodies such as 3.5 mm audio jack, TV-Out & Accelerometer
- N-gage platform for gamers
- 8 GB internal storage with further expandable memory slot
The Negatives
- No Xenon Flash for the camera
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Nokia N79
The Positives
- 5 megapixel camera with auto focus, Carl Zeiss optics & Dual LED flash
- Wi-Fi with UPnP
- Built-in GPS and A-GPS with Geo-tagging of photos
- FM transmitter
- Goodies such as 3.5 mm audio jack, TV-Out & Accelerometer
- 4GB memory card in the retail box package
- Very good battery life
The Negatives
- No Xenon Flash for the camera
- No TV out cable in the retail box package
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Nokia E71
The Positives
- Full QWERTY Keyboard
- Excellent build Quality & slim form factor
- Lots of preinstalled licensed applications
- GPS and Wi-fi
- Superb battery life
The Negatives
- Below Average 3.2 MP camera with pictures showing purple tinge
- Video recording limited to QVGA@15fps
- No Blackberry Connect
- No Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
- No Accelerometer
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Nokia E72
The Positives
- Full QWERTY Keyboard
- Excellent build Quality & slim form factor
- GPS and Wi-Fi
- Superb battery life
- 5 MP camera (the major factor distinguishing it from the E71)
- Accelerometer
- Standard 3.5mm audio jack
The Negatives
- Video recording limited to QVGA@15fps
- No Blackberry Connect unlike previous E-Series phones
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Nokia E75
The Positives
- Slide out full QWERTY Keyboard
- Excellent build Quality & slim form factor
- Wi-Fi with UPnP
- GPS
- Superb battery life
- Remote Wipe functionality
- 3.5mm audio jack
- 4GB memory card in retail box
The Negatives
- Average 3.2 MP camera
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Nokia E63
The Positives
- QWERTY Keyboard
- Wi-Fi connectivity
- Superb battery life
- Standard 3.5mm audio jack (which is not present in E71)
- Remote Lock and Wipe feature
- Cheaper price as compared with E71 with almost similar functionality
The Negatives
- Below Average 2 MP camera
- No GPS
- Slightly thicker design as compared to E71
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Nokia E66
The Positives
- Excellent build Quality
- GPS
- Wi-Fi connectivity
- Accelerometer
The Negatives
- Below Average 3.2 MP camera
- Video recording limited to at QVGA@15fps
- No Blackberry Connect unlike previous E-Series phones
- No Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
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Nokia E90 Communicator
The Positives
- One of the best QWERTY keyboards
- GPS
- Wi-Fi connectivity
- Blackberry Connect
The Negatives
- Below average 3.2 MP camera
- Bulky size; not pocketable
- No Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
- No TV out
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Nokia E52
The Positives
- Fast 600 MHz ARM 11 CPU
- Excellent design & build Quality
- One-touch shortcut keys
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UPnP technology, DLNA support
- Built-in GPS receiver, A-GPS support, Digital Compass
- Remote lock/wipe over-the-air
- Great Battery Life
- Goodies such as standard 3.5 mm audio jack, accelerometer
The Negatives
- Below Average 3 MP camera
- No TV out support
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Nokia E55
Basically Nokia E55 shares the positives & negatives with the Nokia E52 above. The only major differentiating factor is the “semi-QWERTY” keypad
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Nokia 5630 XpressMusic
The Positives
- 12mm slim form factor
- Wi-Fi with UPnP
- Built-in GPS
- Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
- 4GB memory card in the retail box package
- N-Gage support
The Negatives
- Questionable build quality
- Smaller 2.2 inch screen
- Average video recording quality of the 3 MP camera
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Nokia 5730 XpressMusic
The Positives
- Slide out full QWERTY keypad
- Wi-Fi with UPnP
- Built-in GPS
- Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
- 8GB memory card in the retail box package
- N-Gage support
The Negatives
- Average quality of the 3.2 MP camera
- No TV-out support
- Poor Battery life
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