Nokia E5 Bloggers Event at Hackerspace – Video Within

Nokia invited bloggers to Hackerspace for an interactive session on their latest offering, E5. At first look, it looks like E71 or E72. On closer look, you will be able to spot the differences. Currently, Nokia E5 is on sales at RRP of S$398.

The event started at 7 pm. As usual, we have a short presentation on what Nokia E5 can do.

Here are some slides that I captured. 3 Reasons why You Need an E5

As you can see, E5 integrated Social Networking into it (Facebook, Twitter). And it can support email from Lotus, Exchange and up to 10 accounts.

The contacts can also be linked to Facebook.

Easily connected to Ovi Store, you can download Paid or Free Apps. I played with their Ovi Map. Quite cool. Video later.

After the presentation, we were given an unit to play around. In total, they only brought 7 sets.

As you notice, there are only two colors, white and black. According to Nokia, more colors may come in at the end of the year. I like the white one. Here is a close up.

and the retail box.

The Nokia E5’s built is quite nice. It doesn’t feel cheap although the price range (RRP: S$398) is of the lower end.

And a look at the back.

It has a 5-megapixels camera but it does not have auto focus. It is a fixed lens.

A look at the keyboard.

Also notice that Nokia has put in effort in details.

Now, a close up of the camera.

Opening up the aluminum back, you will see the battery first.

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A look at the aluminum back. I think this is one of the item that makes the phone looks expensive.

And here is how it looks after removing the battery.

I like the layout. Very neat. The top part of the phone consist of the MicroUSB connection port, ear piece.

And now, lets take a look at the black version.

And now, a side-by-side check of Nokia E5 and HTC HD2

Now, video of some hands on.

Demonstrating Nokia E5 build-in flash and also on the Torch light feature.

and also, checkout the Ovi Map.

Summary

I think Nokia E5 is made for budget conscious person who wish to have a physical keyboard. The keyboard is easy to type. I am not a keyboard person. So, I may be wrong in my judgment. The lack of auto-focus on the camera is a little lack down. Overall, with the one hour hands on, E5 seems to be the correct replacement for E71 or E72.
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