In Part 1 of my Nokia E63 review, I covered the hardware, the UI and Email. In this, part 2, I look at the E63's multimedia capabilities, I look in detail at how the bundled Files on Ovi subscription works in practice and I sum up the device - never has the term 'workhorse' been so accurately applied to a smartphone. The E63 is terrific value though, at the end of the day, with the cost considerations dominating our opinion of it.

"In this, part 2 of the review of the Nokia E63, I'm going to look at how multimedia is handled, followed by a look at the way Files on Ovi has been bundled. As explained in part 1, the E63 has been set up so that many users will never actually need to go into the main S60 menus (most apps and functions they need are available from the two mode switching standby screens). The 'Personal' mode includes Music player and Gallery, so that's the very basics covered, but anyone with any sense will also delve into the menus to see what's there. And, this being S60, there's no reason not to pluck a favourite media application and put a shortcut to it on the standby screen as well, though this of course does rather qualify as 'advanced' S60 and will require a bit of tech awareness to accomplish."

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Nokia E63 Forum

Nokia E63 Review - Part 1

Nokia E63 news announcement