12-10-2005, 11:38 AM
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Nokia announce 3 new Business Series 60 handsets
Nokia today announced the addition of three new business targeted Series 60 phones to its portfolio. The Nokia E60, E61 and E70, the first of the new Nokia Eseries range. The phones are based on Series 60 3rd edition and Symbian OS v9.1. The Nokia E60 provides a classic design with 3G and WLAN functionality. The E61 is a GSM quad-band, WCDMA2100 (3G) phone with, a full keyboard on the phone, a 16 million colour screen, and support for all the major corporate email. The E70, with two varinats one for Europe/Asia (triband GSM with WCDMA) and one for the Americas (GSM50, in place of GSM 900) is an all in one messaging device with when opened up reveal a full messaging keyboard.
See: http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/news/..._60_phones.php
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12-10-2005, 05:14 PM
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Well I can't believe nobody else has commented about these devices. I amazed that they actually managed to keep these quiet until now. I wonder if there has been a bit of gamesmanship with Palm announcing its new handhelds today?
Anyway they look like killer business devices to me. I think Palm and Blackberry must be worried. I look forward to some hands on comments.
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12-10-2005, 07:55 PM
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I must say I really like that E61. Might just be the one to replace my 9300.
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12-10-2005, 10:27 PM
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I've now fixed the comment thread from the front page so hopefully more people will post (just a glitch in the new system, easily fixed - sorry). I've just got back from the Show.
I had a few minutes which each of these devices and they were all very nice. Aside from the obvious there's some significant software changes, I'm trying to get some screenshots to better demonstrate this. Nothing major, but little things. The E61 will of course appeal to those who like the form factor and the E70 follows the popular 6820 (and its been a long time coming). The E60 shouldn't be overlooked either - it will sell more than the others in all liklihood, and it has a very nice feature set.
If any one has any questions I'll try an answer them.
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12-10-2005, 10:52 PM
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I would really like to see some screenshots from the E61, Rafe (if you have). The UI of the E61 looks quite a bit different from the standard S60 (which I think is a good thing), at least based one that one official photo... It looks like the UI really takes better advantage of the screen estate than previous S60 versions.
Any info you have gathered about the E61 would be most welcomed. 
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12-10-2005, 11:30 PM
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Raven - I will be doing a preview article tomorrow.
Yes screen estate is better used (e.g. less room given to the status / header bar). Its also got a lot of the s60 3 enhancements (scroll bars etc. etc.), which make more sense in the form factor.
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13-10-2005, 02:41 PM
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E61 Screen size?
Do you know the E61 screen size? they didn't tell at the website... the others have 352x416 (that odd resolution), do you know if it is like that too, or if it is VGA (or something else)?
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13-10-2005, 02:44 PM
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320 x 240 (QVGA)
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13-10-2005, 02:56 PM
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I wasn't too suprised about the arrival of the E71 - had to happen sooner or later. Might be a nice compromise for people who want a keyboard but can't afford/want a Communicator. The TreoBerry (a.k.a E61) was also inevitable, although it's crying out for a touchscreen.
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13-10-2005, 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Masamune
The TreoBerry (a.k.a E61) was also inevitable, although it's crying out for a touchscreen.
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I don't know. I think it depends on how well keyboard-optimised the UI is. If it is anything like the Communicator line, the lack of a touch screen won't be such a big deal, at least in my opinion. With keyboard shortcuts on my commie (and the help of PowerDesk) I can navigate around the UI with greater ease than I could on my P900 (with Tracker installed).
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13-10-2005, 10:21 PM
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Sorry everyone - didn't get round to the preview article today. In answer to the concerns about no touch screen. Bear in mind this is a Series 60 phone - do you ever need a pen on a Series 60 phone?
On the other hand given Series 60 supports pen input in Series 60 3rd edition I would not be surprised if a variant with pen support is released some time in the future. Nokia said the 3 E Series handhelds were just beginning of a new Enterprise range.
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13-10-2005, 11:27 PM
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Bear in mind this is a Series 60 phone - do you ever need a pen on a Series 60 phone?
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Yeah, but S60 phones are annoying as hell to navigate IMO. I can't stand having to use a joystick to scroll down endless menu lists just to get to the simplest things. I just hope the E61 takes advantage of the full keyboard, instead of leaving everything to a joystick and two soft keys.
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14-10-2005, 06:26 AM
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re:raven
touchscreen is not required for S60 phones.if its difficult for you to scroll down to access a simple app,then just organise them into folders in the size of the screen.
it becomes easier to access the apps...
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14-10-2005, 08:08 AM
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Yeah, but S60 phones are annoying as hell to navigate IMO. I can't stand having to use a joystick to scroll down endless menu lists just to get to the simplest things.
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The lists are not endless, unless you have an endless number of applications installed, which I doubt. 
Anyway, you can organize the menu in any way you wish so that frequently used apps are immediately available (and with quickest access on the Active Standby screen).
And there are also keypad shortcuts; when you enter a menu, the 3 by 3 grid visible correspons to the keypad so that if you hit number 1, it will launch the first app in the grid (first app on first row), and if you hit, e.g., number 6, it will launch the 3rd app on the second row, etc.: 123 456 789
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14-10-2005, 01:03 PM
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And there are also keypad shortcuts; when you enter a menu, the 3 by 3 grid visible correspons to the keypad so that if you hit number 1, it will launch the first app in the grid (first app on first row), and if you hit, e.g., number 6, it will launch the 3rd app on the second row, etc.: 123 456 789 |
Ok, that's good. So S60 has definitely improved since I last used it. I wasn't talking about apps particularly, I know they can be organised. Just menu option lists in general. In the older versions there were no keypad shortcuts, and you couldn't even scroll directly from the top to the bottom.
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