Nokia E90 PDA Hybrid

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More and more cellphone manufacturers right now are tilting towards the smartphone and PDA market. This is a good move since a lot of people are looking for that one device who has it all. Of course, given the popularity of the smartphones and PDAs, manufacturers such as Nokia has shifted their sites to this type of design. That is also the reason why, Nokia came out and made the Nokia E90 PDA phone.

The E90 is a boxy PDA phone that sports a lot of features that would make its owners very happy. As we all know, Nokia gives it its all when making devices such as this. The E90 has features such as Wi-Fi support, built-in GPS, and a 3.2-megapixel camera. The only flaw then in this phone is its usability and eye-friendliness.

As mentioned, the E90 has a boxy design. To put it bluntly, it looks horrible. Personally, it looked like a device warped from 5 years ago. At the front of the phone, you’ll see its numeric keypad and some navigation controls. Also located at the front is a small display inlaid in a red rectangular case. Aside from this, the phone also weighs a ton! Well, not really a ton, only by about 7.4 ounces, but its still heavy when compared to other phones in the market.

Also, the E90, though having a brick like shape, opens horizontally to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard. It has a beautiful 4-inch display that would let users have a clear view of what they are looking at. The full keyboard and its complement of navigation controls are useful for accessing all of the phone’s features. However, its design is poor and is difficult to use.

Let’s now go to the phone’s software which is ultimately better than the phone’s hardware. As most Nokia’s do, the E90 runs on Symbian OS and includes the QuickOffice suite for working with office documents and Adobe’s Acrobat Reader for viewing PDFs. Its excellent messaging options include BlackBerry Connect and Nokia Intellisync Wireless E-mail. It supports POP3, IMAP, and SMTP e-mail accounts.

As mentioned, the phone has a built-in 3.2 megapixel camera which is also difficult to use. The E90 plays audio and video files and includes an FM tuner. Its built-in GPS includes Nokia’s worldwide mapping application. It also supports Bluetooth, voice dialing, and - overseas only - the truly 3G HSDPA network.

The E90 is a quad-band GSM phone with a decent voice quality and has an excellent talk-time battery. Tests show that the phone can last up to 10 hours.

With its full complement of business software and multimedia tools, the E90 is almost like a portable office. But even its significant capabilities can’t overcome its unfriendly design and its steep price.

Sources:
http://www.gsmarena.com
http://nabes-life.cocolog-nifty.com
http://www.mobiletechreview.com