Nokia E66 Cell Phone Review - Intro
The Nokia E66 is the latest in Nokia's business oriented E-Series devices. Available in the third quarter of 2008 for north of $500 as an unlocked handset the E66 is an extremely capable device. It's solidly built and the form factor is slim and professionally attractive. The organizer and email features, which are probably the most important for business users, have been improved over previous E-Series devices and provide you with powerful business tools. For a little bit of fun the E66 has a very capable 3.2 megapixel auto-focus camera, the excellent Nokia music software and a powerful web browser on board. And if you need to get around you'll appreciate the built in GPS functionality and updated Nokia Maps 2.0. With all this going for it the E66 seems to be a dream phone, as long as you get past the price, but unfortunately poor battery life means that you won't be able to enjoy all these features for very long.
| Section |
The Good |
The Bad |
| Tour & Design |
Well put together and excellent assortment of accessories |
Keys feel a little plasticky |
| Audio Quality |
Excellent audio sent and received |
Sidetone is low, which may lead you to speak too loudly
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| Imaging |
Very good resolution in photos and a nice camera interface
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Very high noise |
| Making/Receiving Calls |
Fast to dial a number and fast to start up, for a smart phone |
Ring volume is low and vibrator is weak
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| Messaging |
Automatic setup for many email services |
Messaging interface still isn't as good as BlackBerry |
| Organizer |
Numerous improvements to make contact and calendar much more usable
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To-do support is still weak |
| Multimedia |
Excellent music software interface |
Slow to load music software and video playback is jerky |
| Software |
Powerful S60 operating system, excellent web browser |
Can we please have a new calculator and a game please? |
| Battery Life |
Music playback time was excellent |
Talk time and web browsing time was pretty poor |
| Connectivity |
3G, Wi-FI, Infrared, Excellent Bluetooth stack |
No support for international 3G networks |
| Hardware |
Able to type very quick on the keypad
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Proprietary charging port and terrible volume keys |
| Other Features |
GPS and Nokia Maps 2.0 |
Push to talk won't work in U.S. |
| Value & Comparisons |
The E66 compares very well to most other smart phones |
It will cost you north of $500 |
