Nokia E63Nokia E63 Now Available in the USA
It took a good month or so, but the E63 is now hitting Nokia Flagship stores on US soil (that’s New York and Chicago), as well as the usual bunch of retailers.
There’s two things that make the E63 an interesting specimen. First is the price: at $279 USD, it’s by far one of the cheapest/most affordable Symbian S60 smartphones available on the market. Second is the fact that essentially it’s a downgrade of the E71, with a little bonus or two – namely, the 3.5 mm stereo audio jack and 30 more minutes of potential talk time. You lose the GPS and 3.2 megapixel camera, however.
The E63 comes in two colors: Ruby Red and Ultramarine Blue. You also get a 1 year subscription to “Files on Ovi”, basically a 1 gigabyte online storage space, with your purchase.
Today Nokia dropped an E-bomb on the world with the (completely random) announcement of the E63 smartphone. Essentially it’s a budget E71, with the exception of a couple nice features aimed towards the consumer market. Since it’s an Eseries device, it still retains business-y features such as the ability to switch work/personal modes. More details inside.
In a nutshell, here’s the differences between the E63 and E71:
Nokia E71 Nokia E63
Size 114 x 57 x 10 mm 113 x 59 x 13 mm
Camera 3.2 megapixel camera 2 megapixel camera
Audio Jack 2.5 mm audio jack 3.5 mm standard audio jack
Talk Time 10.5 hours 11 hours
GPS Yes No
-”Better” features are highlighted in bold.
The E63 isn’t what I’d call a step forwards or backwards, even though it loses the GPS and the higher pixel count camera. It’s more or less a step sideways. The way I see it, Nokia is just starting to recognize the trend towards Blackberry-ish devices with full keyboards. Look at the success of recent Blackberry models as well as the Palm Centro, a phone that I personally think has a horrible shape and design:
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