In this first part of a two part long term review, David Gilson looks at the hardware on his trusty Nokia E55, at his side now for eight months. From design to materials to typing to camera, David covers the E55 in detail. Part two will follow later in the week and will both look at the E55's software and also draw some long term conclusions for this diminutive qwerty smartphone.

"Compared to the E51, the E55's lack of coloured call and soft keys serves to give an understated look. It thus wouldn't look out of place slipping into the pocket of a pinstripe suit, as befitting its Eseries classification."

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