Comment: Great review I have been waiting for this.

Cheers!

Comment: Just to point out I had a more positive experience with the keyboard, as I mentioned in my first look review. In contrast to Steve I found speeds nearer a full QWERTY device than I did a 12 key device.

I think this illustrates the issue of user choice / opinion nicely. Basically there's no way to get a full QWERTY on to the E52 form factor so the E55 solution is the best compromise. Looks like there's room for improvement though on software (I don't have the E55 so can't check what I was doing when entering punctuation etc.). I will point out it is self learning so for names etc it will get better with usage (same as T9).

I'm also a lot fonder of word auto-completion than Steve (gimmicky - not for me!)... and the Eseries switch home screen tool - I wish all Nokia devices had it...

There' also still plenty of stuff on the E55/E52 we've not talked about. I'll try and address some of this in more detail in due course (with regards to some enterprise extras).

Rafe

Comment: The screenshots show how pathetically small the QVGA resolution. The letters are pixelised, blocky and just plain ugly.

Comment: Let's not get into the screen resolution debate again. For a 2.4" screen, QVGA is absolutely fine. It only starts to look blocky ON THE DEVICE once you get to 2.6" and 2.8" displays, IMHO.

Comment: Hi Steve! Excellent review (as always!). The quirk you mentioned with using punctuation (it'a, etc.), can than not be rectified by intoducing that as a new word? And how did you find it for one-handed use? Cheers.

Comment: I have had my E55 & 52 for two weeks so will share a little input. For one-handed use the E52 is a much better solution.
The half QWERTY is designed to be used with two hands but it is possible to use one handed. You have to be more accurate and in a weird way I felt like I would drop the device when trying to use it one handed (My thumb was going all over the place). The E52 is a lot more comfortable one handed. I am walking around most of the time and found myself constantly stopping to text or email with the E55 were, as with the E52 it felt more natural. If you have both hands free then you won't have any issues.

Comment: Hi
Just a question, slightly off-topic: how do you find out which version of Web is installed? (I have a Innov8, which is also S60v3 FP2, but I guess it's not as updated...)
Thanks
Ricky

Comment: xxnoelziexx, does the E55 have T9 for the numeric keys? If so, that would still be a one-handed option, right?

Comment: Does a long press on the fullstop/comma button enable you to choose whether to have a fullstop or a comma? Likewise for an apostrophe can you long press on the appropriate key to bring up an apostrophe?

Comment: >>Does a long press on the fullstop/comma button enable you to choose whether to have a fullstop or a comma? Likewise for an apostrophe can you long press on the appropriate key to bring up an apostrophe?

Long press on the ., key gives a semi colon. Long press on the l key gives apostrophe.

Re: Web version: if your copy doesn't have an 'About' menu item then you have the 'old' one! 8-)

Comment: Great review!
Does the E55 have a digital compass? If so, do Ovi Maps and the N97Compass app work with it?
Have you checked to see if by chance either Podcasting or Internet Radio were available from Download!? Alternatively, does the version of Podcasting that Nokia [URL="http://europe.nokia.com/get-support-and-software/product-support/podcasting/compatibility-and-download#detailed_instructions_3"]offers as a free download for older devices[/URL] work on the E55?

Comment: RickyS, another, slightly more scientific, method is to visit with your phone some site that show you your user-agent string, for example [URL="http://www.useragent.org/"]http://www.useragent.org/[/URL].
The older Web application uses version 413 of the Apple WebKit. For example, the user-agent of your i8510 may look something like this:

Mozilla/5.0 (SymbianOS/9.3; U; Series60/3.2 Samsung/I8510/XXHJ3; Profile/MIDP-2.1 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 ) AppleWebKit/413 (KHTML, like Gecko) Safari/413

By contrast, the newer Web app uses version 525. For example, the user-agent of the E55 is:

Mozilla/5.0 (SymbianOS/9.3; Series60/3.2 NokiaE55-1/021.008; Profile/MIDP-2.1 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 ) AppleWebKit/525 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/3.0 BrowserNG/7.1.13841

Version 525 is also the one used by the browser on the iPhone OS 2.0, whose user-agent is:

Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU iPhone OS 2_0 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/525.18.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/3.1.1 Mobile/5A345 Safari/525.20

Comment: You can download internet radio from Nokia

Full instructions here

[url]http://www.s60mobile.co.uk/2009/08/19/nokia-e52-and-e55-internet-radio/[/url]

Comment: Will you be getting the Nokia E72 in for a hands-on any time soon? I still really can't make my mind up between the E55 or the E72!

Comment: Has anyone measured the battery lifetime with WLAN active all the time? I'm planning to have push-mail, RSS-feeds and SIP VoIP on all the time while in range of a hotspot (e.g. at home or the office). I heared the first WLAN-enabled phones had battery issues when used this way.

Comment: [quote=Unregistered;433723]Has anyone measured the battery lifetime with WLAN active all the time? I'm planning to have push-mail, RSS-feeds and SIP VoIP on all the time while in range of a hotspot (e.g. at home or the office). I heared the first WLAN-enabled phones had battery issues when used this way.[/quote]

With Sip/Voip constantly connnected over wifi - 24 hours a day, and with moderate usage (a few calls, some internet and gratity(twitter) usage), I am getting two days from fully charged to four bars.

I haven't let the battery drop below four bars yet.

Comment: It would have been amazing if the half qwerty was the kind implemented by SE in M600 and the P1i, i.e. press the left side for Q and press the right side for W. No T9 needed in that case and it works almost like a qwerty.
Word suggestion is still a good feature though and definitely increases speed, but may not work at all.

Comment: I am confused about the memory of this device. For me, the amount of RAM is the most critical information when it comes to smartphones (that is why I have N82). There is really nothing more frustrating than "Sorry out of RAM" messages while being under a time pressure.

On the official site you get the following information ([url]http://www.forum.nokia.com/devices/E55):[/url]

Memory Functions
Maximum User Storage 60 MB
NAND Memory 256 MB
Memory Card type Micro SD
Memory Card Features Hot Swap
Maximum Memory Card Size 16 GB
Maximum Heap Size Unlimited
Maximum JAR Size Unlimited

Where is RAM? Or is NAND (the flash type memory) used as such? Could anybody please clarify this for me?

Comment: Absolutely essential for travelling on business. Can you let us know when it arrives then I will buy either e55 or e72 according to how I like the keyboard

Comment: I wonder if Nokia will ever make a non-touch phone better than the E90.
This one has the E90's battery but nothing has the E90's screen, even the bug-crippled N97, and it looks like hardware graphics acceleration is gone for ever. If I had to replace my two year old E90 now I could only do so with another E90, even if I take cost out of it. Or maybe Apple will have cornered the market in another year or two... they deserve to.

Comment: About the camera, is it good enough to shoot business cards? and of cos the square Qcodes lol.
Possible to post a test? :)

Comment: @Pintofale
We are on the same boat. I am using the E90 from 11 month and i used to upgrade each 10 months but now i cant find a successor even on non-Nokia and non-Symbian phones. I am afraid i will go the wrong way and buy a Netbook or WM device.

From E55 i miss:
1. Speed & performance.
2. Photos application to organize my huge images collection.
3. Better Calendar. (now using 3rd party).
4. Ngage.

But what i will miss if i leave E90 to dust is more important. I cant exchange the huge screen,keyboard for just (just fior me) Ngage.

Comment: @rvirga Thanks! I'll check it out

Comment: nice 2 read your reviews !! almost perfect ;)

i have a question 4 those have this device. how is typing with it ? i spend too much time 4 texting. most handsets give me pain in hand !! ow about E55 ? how much keyboard is soft and easy ? thanx

Radin

Comment: Can you confirm which 3G Bands are supported? Thanks!