Rafe'll be along soon with his own hands-on analysis of the Nokia E6 and X7 prototypes, but until then here's a very interesting little text interview with Chris Probert, the E6 product manager, answering some of the questions that you (and I) have about this new qwerty candybar device, the follow up to the popular E72. The questions cover display brightness, screen size, the lack of an optical sensor, the use of EDoF camera and software compatibility. Worth a read.

NC: Chris, thanks for taking the time to talk to us. We’ve had a lot of questions about the screen on E6. In particular, people are concerned about the brightness and readability, given it’s not an AMOLED. What can you tell us?

CP: No trouble. Well, measured in candelas, this is the brightest LCD panel we’ve ever put into smartphone. It’s more than double the brightness of the E72. You shouldn’t have any problems with the Nokia E6 outdoors, and the excellent pixel density makes text more readable than on other devices. It also has a better contrast-ratio than any other LCD panel we’ve used to date.

Read on in the full interview.