Gallery: Nokia E55

Published by Rafe Blandford at 19:31 UTC, March 1st 2009

Summary:

The Nokia E55 is Nokia's thinnest ever Eseries device (9.9 mm), but still manages to pack in a lot of functionality. It has a 20 key - half QWERTY keyboard (two letters per key), a 3.2 megapixel camera, an integrated GPS (with compass) and a 1500 mAh battery. There's also tri-band 3G (HSDPA and HSUPA) and WiFi connectivity, 35 mm audio jack and ehanced messaging software.

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E55 home screen

Note the email shortcuts as well as other Ovi services and tools.
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E55 keyboard

Nokia refer to this as the half-QWERTY keyboard. There are two letters on each key and the phone has predictive software to determine which letter is needed. It takes a bit of getting use, but once you have confidence in the the prediction text entry is fast for a keyboard of this size.
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Nokia E55 in landscape

The built in accelerometer means the handset will automatically switch to landscape mode. It also has the flip to silent feature for calls and alarms.
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E75 compared to E55
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E55 from the top

The key of power and the 3.5 mm audio jack are found on the top of the device.
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E55 in the hand

The shortcut keys are diamond cut.
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E55 from the left

Camera capture and volume keys. The key between the volume keys does double duty - recording voice notes and as a mute button during calls.
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E55 from the right

It is a remarkably thin device. Nokia set out to create a QWERTY devices that was even thinner than the E71 and this was the result.
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E55 from the back

E55 from the back - the E55 uses aluminium which is lighter and also allows for extra colours.
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BP-4L 1500 mAh battery

Its honestly difficult to see where there's room for the actual phone. The battery life of the E55 should be outstanding.
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E55 key detail

You can see, in this shot, how the each key slopes from bottom to top (going up the keypad). This make it easier to type and improves accuracy.
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E55 key detail

The centre two columns are slightly higher than the outer columns. This make it easier to type and improves accuracy.