Nokia E66 review: Clean-cut business tool

Gsmarena have posted their review of the Nokia E66. Here are the key features, main disadvantages and final conclusion.

Key features:
Quad-band GSM support
3G with HSDPA 3.6Mbps
2.4" 16M-color display of QVGA resolution
Shortcut keys mean business
Symbian 9.2 OS, S60 UI with FP1 (topped with some FP2 goodies)
Accelerometer sensor for screen auto-rotation
369 MHz ARM 11 CPU and 128 MB of SDRAM
Wi-Fi
Built-in GPS receiver, A-GPS
3 megapixel auto focus camera with LED flash
110 MB of internal memory, microSD expansion, ships with a 2GB card
Comfortable keypad
Compact body (62.6cc only)
Stainless steel casing
Standard 2.5mm audio jack
Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP
microUSB v2.0
FM radio
Infrared port
Great battery life
Good retail package
Nokia Maps comes with three months free turn-by-turn navigation license

Main disadvantages:
Average camera performance
Video recording maxes out at QVGA@15fps
No camera geotagging
Cheap-looking power key
Office document editing not available
No RDS in radio

To begin with the upgrader's point of view, we'd say a jump from E65 to the E66 is totally worth it. The phone has improved in nearly every area compared to its predecessor and addresses most of its issues. The price tag is still slightly on the steep side but we guess it will be a great bargain in no time. And even as it stands now, the Nokia E66 still is a great purchase.

Maximizing the reach with one and the same styling and feature sets used across different form factor is no news in the industry. Think Nokia 6500 classic and slide, or the Samsung Soul lineup, if you will. With Nokia E66 and E71 though, it's so easy on the user with almost complete replicas available in different design.

In general, Nokia E66 is as good for business as its QWERTY peer. It might not have the stamina and keypad of the powerful E71 but that was hardly the objective in the first place. We like the E66 for being a worthy alternative in terms of shape and looks, without compromising performance. It adds a pinch of fun to the whole thing too, coming out as more of an all-round device than strictly a business tool.