Nokia E6 Unlocked GSM Phone with Touchscreen, QWERTY Keyboard, Easy E-mail Setup, GPS Navigation, and 8 MP Camera–U.S. Version with Warranty (Black)
Nokia E6 Unlocked GSM Phone with Touchscreen, QWERTY Keyboard, Easy E-mail Setup, GPS Navigation, and 8 MP Camera–U.S. Version with Warranty (Black)
- Unlocked quad-band GSM cell phone compatible with 850/900/1800/1900 frequencies and
- 3G-enabled messaging phone in black with 2.46-inch touchscreen and physical QWERTY keyboard, access to personal and corporate e-mail
- 8-megapixel camera, 720p HD camcorder, Bluetooth stereo music, 8 GB memory, microSD expansion,
- Up to 7.5 hours of talk time, up to 744 hours (31 days) of standby time, released in June, 2011
- What’s in the Box: handset, rechargeable battery, charger, wired headset, connectivity cable, quick start guide
- GPS with free Ovi Maps Navigation voice-guided directions
- US/International 3G compatibility via 850/900/1700/1900/2100 UMTS/HSDPA plus GPRS/EDGE capabilities
Get more done with the business-optimized Nokia E6 smartphone. Enjoy an amazingly bright touchscreen and full QWERTY keyboard, as well as the power to stay productive from virtually anywhere with easy access to business and personal email, social networks, work files, calendars, chat and more. The Nokia E6 smartphone is fully equipped to help you stay productive no matter where you are. Get the best of both worlds with touchscreen navigation as well as fast typing with the full QWERTY keyboard. Keep up on email with simple setup and instant email access for both your business and personal email accounts. The Nokia E6 also features a PDF reader and QuickOffice so you can view, edit and create Word, Excel and PowerPoint files right on your ph
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An In-Depth Review of the Underwhelming Nokia E6 – Ultimately Returned,
I have owned Nokia Symbian smartphones since the 6682, and in the E-series, I have owned the E71 and E72. I loved both the E71 and E72 phones, and I had very high expectations for their successor. Many of my expectations were met, but the phone has several serious issues that prevented me from giving a higher rating.
Form Factor & Build – 10/10
- Nokia really did their homework when putting together this phone. Symbian Anna is a nice evolution for a hybrid hard key and touch interface. I was skeptical at first, but I’m now seamlessly using both.
- The phone feels very solid, and it feels a little stronger in my hands than even the E71. It is certainly sturdier than the E72.
Battery Life – 10/10
- Battery life is fantastic. As with previous E-series phones, this phone was designed to go the distance.
- The battery is proportionately large and makes up more than half the width of the phone. I think that it was a good move on Nokia’s part to get the extra hours and is a definite advantage over most touch screen phones. As they were still able to keep the phone small, I would say it was worth putting in the larger battery.
Keyboard – 6/10
The Good:
– I am a hardware keyboard addict, and I loath the cell phone industry’s move to all-touch phones.
– In terms of feel, the E6 has another solid portrait layout keyboard from Nokia.
The Bad:
– I can’t believe they put the apostrophe as a function access on the `L.’ I would much rather have a thinner spacebar if I could still have a functional apostrophe – no question. Though not as important as the apostrophe, the double quote and parentheses were relegated to function accessed keys as well.
– The `Ctrl’ key now has its own, coveted bottom row position, but what’s the point? The entire user guide only mentions it once, and it is supposed to help with copy and paste functionality. I didn’t even remember that my E72 had this key (it was a secondary function to the `silent mode’ shortcut – something foolishly done away with in the E6).
– The E6 has slightly raised keys, but Nokia got rid of the domed keys from the E72 which I preferred for typing speed.
– The keyboard backlight has taken a step back from previous models. By default, the backlight won’t turn on in seemingly random situations and never turns on when entering the lock code – even in pitch black darkness. When I first drafted this review, I gave the keyboard a 3/10. After lots of digging and playing with settings, I found that the keyboard backlight is controlled by Menu>Settings>Phone>Display>Brightness. If you turn the brightness setting above 50%, the keyboard and screen backlights work 10x better, and the keyboard backlight is on when typing the lock code!
Screen – 9/10
- The screen is beautifully detailed, the color appears accurate, and the black levels are very good.
- The touch interface is remarkably good. I have found it to be one of the more accurate touch screens I have used, and multitouch gestures work consistently.
- I had to mark it down slightly because the default backlight setting is much too dim and gets even dimmer when the sensor deems it appropriate. The screen is beautiful when the backlight is well-illuminated, but it’s hard to read when it’s often too dim at the default setting.
- I immediately deactivated the touchscreen vibrations as they felt cheap and were noisy.
Notifications – 5/10
- I really miss the `breathing light’ from the previous two phones. This made the phone brilliantly easy to watch for the status of emails, sms, and calls even when the phone had to be completely silent during a meeting. There is a menu setting to enable the breathing light (off by default), but it seems to have respiratory problems as it is dim and hard to view off-axis.
- I have not had any problems with the vibration as reported by other users. Symbian tailors vibrations to match audio tones even when the tones are turned off, and they might just need to make a tweak to get it working properly again.
- The charging light is annoying, bright, and cannot be turned off in the settings menus. I have to cover my phone when I place it on my nightstand.
- Email notifications are abysmal – More on this later.
Sensors – 8/10
GPS: Seems to work well as in previous models and is able to quickly lock on a signal.
Electronic Compass: This is a pretty slick new feature, but it seems to be a little off. I have retried the built-in calibration every way I can think, and it still seems to be about 10degrees off. It also doesn’t notice if I turn the phone 180degrees.
Accelerometer: I haven’t found many practical uses for this feature on the Symbian Anna phone, and I quickly disabled the feature to deny calls or turn off my alarm by `turning’ the phone. This seems…
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|Excellent option after using a Nokia E71 and E72,
After being a user of Nokia E71, E52 and E72, i was looking for a replacement of my Nokia E72.
This is a good option, since i tested a Motorola Milestone with Android to see if Milestone 2 could be a winner. And it didn’t seduce me.
So, i bought this Nokia E6, installed the Lotus Traveler PushMail client, Nokia own client with HTML support, and went to the road.
- Excellent battery life!
- Excellent quality of audio over bluetooth (i have an A2DP car stereo).
- Awesome screen quality. Resolution could be challenging at first, but it’s great with very good legibility.
- The same excellent quality of audio in phone calls, and great signal reception.
The only not so good point is the notification light… It’s VERY weak… But, with Remind Me for Symbian i solved the problem.
Regards
Mac
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|Best touchscreen qwerty combo,
I recently bought the NOKIA E6 and have to say that its all I wanted from a combination touchscreen and qwerty. The Symbian Anna OS is very responsive and precise, the browser is superb and easy to input URL address, save bookmarks and scroll between open pages. It supports one exchange account and multiple gmail and other services emails, push email is easily enabled in the settings for both exchange and gmail accounts. The keyboard is superb, better than E71, as the buttons are somewhat wider and tactile perception is superb. 8 MP camera pics are great and easy to share to with social networks and by email. Overall I am highly satisfied with this touchscreen qwerty combo in the E71 form.
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