S60 3rd edition feature pack 2 is really a nice upgrade to the E71’s feature pack 1. There are so many little things I like more about it, but what the E75 is missing is memory/RAM. The E75 seems to stall out sometimes and needs a reboot but that’s really my only single complaint about the software. Of course it could be a little faster and of course it could have more of this or smarter that, but in general it’s all around solid software.
As far as the hardware goes it’s a candy bar style with a side slide QWERTY keyboard that’s 90% great and 10% ehh because of the lack of tactile feedback on the QWERTY portion. I find it to be very useful and descent to type on. You do need 2 hands to type on it because of the width of the keyboard which is good or bad depending on your preference. Personally it is not my taste but I know quite a few people that are gaga over this style and particularly the E75.
Software wise the E75 does support the 4 apps I can’t live without and of course many many more apps but in particular
emoze – a push email and content client (my companies client)
Truphone – mobile VOIP offering me cheap international calls around the world and to my home country when I’m traveling
JoikuSpot – an app that turns my phone into a wifi hotspot by rebroadcasting the 3G it pulls in
Nimbuzz – an instant messaging (IM) client that supports GChat, Skype, MSN, AOL, Yahoo and ICQ
All in all the E75 is a solid piece of kit that doubles and triples as multiple devices. Regular phone, VOIP, email, IM and wifi hotspot one by one or all at once. This phone won’t disappoint and won’t let you down. I have high regard for it but it’s not perfect because of the minimal RAM. Most people would never miss it but I like to run everything all at once so if you’re a power user hold out a little longer for the E72 or something else otherwise I say pick one up and enjoy.
5 responses so far ↓
1 Kevin Neely // Sep 17, 2009 at 2:32 pm
The two wins for me for E75 over E71 are the T9 so I can type while I walk without looking, and the Ngage platform. I love me some gaming on my phone for downtime.
The loss is the out of memory bug I am getting now with Mail 4 Exchange syncing my Google Contacts. Not fixed on v110 firmware
2 Jeb Brilliant // Sep 17, 2009 at 2:40 pm
Hi Kevin. Missed you in SF last week, how was the concert?
I hear you on the T9, but I’m not into gaming. Is there a 110 firmware out for the NAM E75? I’m still on 100.xx.
3 Nokia E72 where are you??? // Oct 5, 2009 at 2:54 pm
[...] I used the E75 for a while then went back to my trusty E71 and back and forth and back and forth for weeks now. [...]
4 rkhi // Oct 13, 2009 at 3:09 pm
Agree with you re.the E75. Had an E71 – loved it. Tired of waiting for the E72 so bought an E75. Great looker but battery is a stinker. Also, calendar runs so slow (when entering/editing appointments) that it would be quicker to use an old-fashioned paper diary sometimes. Roll on the E72.
PS – San Diego – that’s a great town!
5 Jeb Brilliant // Oct 13, 2009 at 3:42 pm
Rkhi,
Thanks so much for reading my blog. The E75 is good in so many ways, but by no means is it a Communicator like some said it would be. The E71/E72 is more along those lines.
By the way I played with the E72 and it is the bees knees. A snappy, powerful business geared device.
Cheers,
Jeb
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