Low-cost smartphone? Try the Nokia E63
Posted by Scout on November 28, 2008
Some business-friendly smartphones can set you back up to 50K++, which I find ridiculously expensive. I’d rather buy a laptop with that kind of money, thank you very much. It’s a good thing Nokia is beefing up its budget smartphone line, and one of them is the new Nokia E63. It is said to be the little brother of the well-received E71, cutting back on some of the features and slashing the price in half.
The Nokia E63 has a QVGA display, full QWERTY keyboard, WiFi, Bluetooth, 3G (UMTS), 2MP camera, Email support, office productivity applications, PDF viewer, web browser, standard 3.5mm headphone port, microSD slot, and a standby time of up to 20 days on a single charge, among others. But the best thing about it is that this phone will start retailing at P11,000 - possibly even less. It doesn’t have a touchscreen, but hey, we have the LG Cookie for that.
(Full features after the break)
Size
* Form: Monoblock with full keyboard
* Dimensions: 113 x 59 x 13 mm
* Weight: 126 g
* Volume: 87 cc
* Full keyboard
* High quality QVGA display
Display and 3D
* Size: 2.36″
* Resolution: 320 x 240 pixels (QVGA)
* Up to 16 million colors
* TFT active matrix (QVGA)
* Two customisable home screen modes
Security features
* Device lock
* Remote lock
* Data encryption for both phone memory an microSD content
* mobile VPN
Keys and input method
* Full keyboard
* Dedicated one-touch keys: Home, calendar, contacts, and email
* Speaker dependent and speaker independent voice dialling
* Intelligent input with auto-completion, auto-correction and learning capability
* Accelerated scrolling with NaviTMKey
Colors and covers
* Available in-box colors: Ultramarine Blue and Ruby Red
Connectors
* Micro-USB connector, full-speed
* 3.5 mm standard AV connector
Power
* BP-4L 1500 mAh Li-Po standard battery
* Talk time (maximum): GSM up to 11 hours; WCDMA up to 4h 40 min
* Standby time (maximum): GSM up to 18 days; WCDMA up to 20 days;WLAN idle up to 170 hours
* Music playback time (maximum): 18 h
Memory
* microSD memory card slot, hot swappable, max. 8 GB
* 110 MB internal dynamic memory
Data network
* CSD
* HSCSD
* GPRS class A, multislot class 32, maximum speed 100/60 kbps (DL/UL)
* EDGE class A, multislot class 32, maximum speed 296/177.6 kbps (DL/UL)
* WCDMA 900/2100 or 850/1900 or 850/2100, maximum speed 384/384 kbps (DL/UL)
* WLAN IEEE 802.11b/g
- WLAN Security: WEP, 802.1X, WPA, WPA2
* TCP/IP support
* IETF SIP and 3GPP
Local connectivity and synchronization
* Bluetooth version 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate
- Bluetooth profiles: DUN, OPP, FTP, HFP, GOEP, HSP, BIP, RSAP, GAVDP, AVRCP, A2DP
* MTP (Multimedia Transfer Protocol) support
* Bluetooth (Bluetooth Serial Port Profile. BT SPP)
* File
* Network (Raw). Direct TCP/IP socket
connection to any specified port (a.k.a HP
JetDirect™).
* Network (LPR). Line Printer Daemon
protocol (RFC1179).
* Support for local and remote SyncML synchronization, iSync, Intellisync, ActiveSync
Call features
* Integrated hands-free speakerphone
* Automatic answer with headset or car kit
* Any key answer
* Call waiting, call hold, call divert
* Call timer
* Logging of dialed, received and missed calls
* Automatic redial and fallback
* Speed dialing
* Speaker dependent and speaker independent voice dialing (SDND, SIND)
* Fixed dialing number support
* Vibrating alert (internal)
* Contacts with images
* Conference calling
* Push to talk
* VoIP
Messaging
* SMS
* Multiple SMS deletion
* Text-to-speech message reader
* MMS
* Distribution lists for messaging
* Instant messaging with Presence-enhanced contacts
* Cell broadcast
* Supported protocols: IMAP4, Mail for Exchange, POP3, SMTP
* Support for e-mail attachments
* IMAP IDLE support
* Support for Nokia Intellisync Wireless Email
* Integrated Nokia Mobile VPN
* Easy Email set-up
Web browsing
* Supported markup languages: HTML, XHTML, MP, WML,CSS
* Supported protocols: HTTP, WAP2.0
* TCP/IP support
* Nokia browser
- JavaScript version 1.3 and 1.5
- Mini Map
* Nokia Mobile Search
GPS and navigation
* Nokia Maps application
Photography
* 2.0 megapixel camera (1600 x 1200 pixels)
* Image formats: JPEG/EXIF
* CMOS sensor
* digital zoom
* Focal length: 4.5 mm
* Focus range: 10 cm to infinity
* LED flash
* Flash modes: Automatic, Off, Forced
* Flash operating range: 1 m
* White balance modes: automatic, daylight, incasdencent, fluorescent
* Capture modes: still, sequence, self-timer, video
* Colour tone modes: normal, sepia, black & white, negative
* Viewfinder
* Active toolbar
* Share photos with Share on Ovi
Video
* Main camera
* 320 x 240 (QVGA) at 15 fps
* 176 x 144 at 15 fps (QCIF)
* digital video zoom
* Video recording file formats: .mp4, .3gp; codecs: H.263, MPEG-4 VSP
* Audio recording formats: AMR
* Video white balance modes: automatic, sunny, incandescent, fluorescent
* Scene modes: automatic, night
* Colour tone modes: normal, sepia, black & white, negative
* Clip length (maximum): 1 h
* RealPlayer
* Video playback file formats: .Flash Lite 3, mp4, .3gp; codecs: H.263, MPEG-4 VSP
* Video streaming: .3gp, mp4, .rm
* Customisable video ring tones
Music and audio playback
* Music player
* Media player
* Music playback file formats: .mp3, .wma, .aac, AAC+, eAAC+
* Audio streaming formats: .rm, .eAAC+
* FM radio 87.5-108 MHz with RDS support
* Visual Radio support. Read more: www.visualradio.com
* 3.5 mm Standard AV connector
* Nokia Music Manager
* Nokia Music Store support
* Nokia Podcasting support
* Customizable ring tones
* Synchronize music with Windows Media Player
* Navi™ wheel support
* Voice Aid
Voice and audio recording
* Voice commands
* Speaker dependent and speaker independent voice dialling (SDND, SIND)
* Voice recorder
* Audio recording formats: AMR-WB, AMR-NB
* Speech codecs: FR, EFR, HRO/1, AMR-HR, and AMR-FR
* Text-to-speech
Personalization: profiles, themes, ring tones
* Customizable profiles
* Customizable ring tones
* Customisable video ring tones
* Support for talking ring tones
* Customizable themes
* Customizable home screen content in Business and Personal modes
Software platform and user interface
* S60 3.1 Edition, Eseries
* Symbian Os 9.2
* Two home screens with customizable active standby views
* Voice commands
Personal information management (PIM): contacts, clock, calendar etc.
* Advanced contacts database: multiple number and e-mail details per contact, contacts with images
* Support for assigning images to contacts
* Support for contact groups
* Closed user group support
* Fixed Dialing Number support
* Clock: analog and digital
* Alarm clock with ring tones
* Reminders
* Calculator with advanced functions
* Calendar with week and month view
* Converter
* Active Notes
* To-do list
* PIM information viewable during call
Applications
* JavaTM MIDP 2.0
* Flash Lite 3.0
* Chat and instant messaging
* Nokia browser
- JavaScript version 1.3 and 1.5
- Mini Map
* Dictionary
* Quickoffice (Quickword, Quickpoint, Quicksheet)
* PDF Viewer
* ZIP Manager
* Download
* File Manager
* Nokia Search
* Nokia Maps
* Files on OVI
* Adding more applications:
- Use the Download! client
- Over-the-air (OTA) downloads
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I think you are mistaken. What makes this cheap is because it does NOT support 3G but supports GPRS/EDGE connectivity
I believe it does. If you look at the specs above copied from Nokia’s site, under Data Network it says:
WCDMA 900/2100 or 850/1900 or 850/2100, maximum speed 384/384 kbps (DL/UL)
Now WCDMA (also known as UMTS) is 3G technology, though it’s limited to 384kbps. It’s a downgrade from Nokia E71’s theoretical 3G (HSDPA) speed of up to 3.6Mbps. That’s part of the reason why it’s cheaper.