TD Staff 
Nokia E-series is a range of SmartPhones manufactured by Finland-based Mobile giant, Nokia. Designed especially for the corporate sector, this range of SmartPhones has a huge cult following in India. All the phones, in the E-series, operate on Symbian OS. First phone of E-series range was launched in the year 2005, since then numerous phones, in the series, have been released world wide by Finnish company.
The word ‘E’ in E-series stands for ‘Enterprise’ and rightly so all the phones belonging this series are custom-made for entrepreneurs. Lets have a look at the best available Nokia E-series phones, to date, in India:
Nokia E5
Nokia E5 is yet another Nokia phone that targets the corporate sector of India. E5 runs on Symbian v9.3. It comes pre-installed with QuickOffice, an app that allows you to view and edit Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint documents. Also included are Mails for Exchange, IBM Lotus Notes for Travellers, Facebook and Twitter while all the major Instant Messengers are supported and are available for download from Nokia OVI Store. Camera comes with LED flash and is of 5MP. Sourced by Li-ion 12000 mAh battery, E5 is sure to provide standby time of over 600 hours and talk time of over 5 hours(3G). Dimension-wise E5 is 115mm x 58.9mm x 12.8 mm, weighing 126g. Nokia E5 is a very good mid-range SmaprtPhone from Nokia. Nokia E5 is available across multiple retailers in India at an average price of INR 9,627.
Nokia E7
Referred to as Nokia E7-00 in some countries, E7 operates on third generation Symbian OS. E7 looks very attractive from outside, it comes with 4-inch ClearBlack AMOLED touch screen display and full QWERTY keyboard. Dimension-wise this beauty is 123.7×62.4×13.6 mm, has a CPU powered at ARM 11@680MHz and weighs 176 grams. ClearBlack display significantly improves out door visibility, which means user can see the display screen even under the brightest of sunlight. Nokia E7 is well equipped with home key, power key, lock key, camera key and volume keys. Though cons include fixed mass storage of 16 GB that cannot be expanded, a less advanced camera of 8 MP with dual LED Flash and no FM transmitter. These features are, however, least required for day to day work at office. It provides finger touch support for text input and UI controls. It also has Wi-Fi and GSM connectivity, ever so important for any SmartPhone. Nokia E7 can be purchased at approx. Purchasing Nokia E7 would cost INR 25,000.
Nokia E72
Nokia E72 is a bar phone boasting of full QWERTY keypad, available across the globe in dimensions 114mm x 58mm x 10 mm. Like all Nokia phones in E-series, E72 also comes with preloaded apps like QuickOffice, calender, organizer and many more. It operates on Symbian OS 9.3 which is powered by ARM 11 @ 600 MHz CPU. Guaranteed to provide 6 hours of talk time over 3G network, this phone comes with a 5MP auto focus camera with 5x digital zoom capability. The display screen is a 2.36-inch TFT, 16M colour beauty. It has sensor features like Accelerometer and Compass, memory can be expanded up to 16GB. Nokia E72 weighs in a total of 128g. Nokia E72 is available for sale tagged at INR 18,200.
Nokia E6
Nokia E6-00 or simply E6, is another widely used Nokia SmartPhone in India. Just like E7,it combines Touch Screen with full QWERTY keyboard. Nokia E6, comes in dimensions of 115.5mm x 59.2mm x 11.7mm and, has a 8MP camera with Dual LED flash mounted on its back whereas a 0.3 MP camera is provided in the front for video calling purpose. Main display, a 2.5-inch screen, is supported by native resolution of 640×480. E6 comes with a strong metal back cover and weighs 133g in total. Though a bit more on the heavier side than its ancestors, E6 definitely makes up for it by providing resolution which is four times better. It comes with pre-installed apps like calender, alarm clock, QuickOffice, and basic networking apps among many. Nokia E6 is valued at an average price of INR 16,350 approx.
Nokia E71
A successor to Nokia range of E61 and E61i, Nokia E71 is the slimmest QWERTY phone available. It is one of the best phones available from Nokia, with both business and entertainment features merged into it. E71 has all the wireless features, a SmartPhone user wishes to have including 3G. It has a 2.36-inch 16M colour display. Powered by ARM 11 @ 369 MHz CPU, it runs on Symbian 9.2 OS and has a battery life of 10 hours. With dimensions of 114mm x 57mm x 10mm, E71 phone is easily the slimmest phone to date from Nokia that encapsulates Wi-Fi/or GPS features. It also has a 3.2 MP auto focus camera with LED flash, internal memory of 2048MB, runs on Symbian 60 3rd edition and weighs 127g. Currently Nokia E71 is priced at INR 18,900.
Nokia E61i
When Nokia unveiled E61i in the Indian market, it was considered to be main competitor to Blackberry’s range of SmartPhones. With most of the business application pre loaded, E61i also comes with One Touch keys and full QWERTY keyboard, it offers high speed Internet via 3G. From outside, the design and metallic finishing of chassis is sure to impress you. Essentially an upgrade to E61 which lacked camera, E61i has a 4x zoom 2MP camera at the rear. 1500 mAh battery provides a talk time of over 300 minutes on 3G network. Inbuilt memory of 60MB can be easily expanded to 2GB. E61i operates on Symbian OS 9.1, runs on S60 3rd edition Platform and has a 2.8-inch display screen. This phone is 117mm x70mm x13.9 mm dimensionally and weighs 150g. If you are looking for a communicator styled phone offering numerous business oriented features with a reasonable price tag, then Nokia E61i does the trick. Priced at INR 15,500 Nokia E61i is currently available for sale in India.
