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16 November 2007  |  Avg user rating: RatingRatingRatingRatingRating  

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Look and Feel

The Nokia E50 is long and sleek with a businesslike steely finish - it feels dependable. It's nicely weighted and quite robust and feels like it will go the distance.

Features

PIM functions, EDGE technology for faster download speeds, PC synchronization and support for push email are some of the business attributes. For pleasure, there is a 1.3-megapixel camera and a music player.

Ease of Use

The Nokia user interface is always easy, and the Symbian OS equally so. The joystick is sturdy and keys a nicely set out and sized. The email support is pretty simple, as are ; we set up ActiveSync Mail For Exchange and our emails were ready for 'pushing' almost instantly.

Performance

The Symbian OS is fast and responsive, and the high-resolution screen is vivid and great for web browsing. Nokia's MiniMap technology makes reading web pages easy, and EDGE technology makes downloading faster than a GPRS connection. Photos are respectable, but the music player sounds flat through the supplied headphones.

Battery Life

The Nokia E50 has a bumper 408 minutes of talk time. Standby time is a less impressive 216 hours.

Nokia E50

Pros: This slender handset has impressive extended battery life and push-email capabilities.
Cons: The lack of 3G and Wi-Fi might cause some of you to have second thoughts.

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Verdict: As an accomplished and reliable smartphone, it goes about its business with the minimum of fuss.