Nokia N95 - a device that constantly compare with a portable computer and a set of various gadgets. Since its emergence in the market price of the model fell by more than $ 500.

Appearance

Let’s start with the negative. By purchasing such a device for a solid amount wants to perfect it looked, it was perfectly collected and just worked, so many owners of the device is very saddened play halves. Using the phone this feature does not prevent. We are supportive in the hands of a few copies N95 - in other models play was markedly lower, but memorable.
Other serious deficiencies in the design not. The body is made of plastic pleasant to the touch. In the hands of the device is convenient for both parties to disclose soft, not pops at the close.

Slyder disclosed in both parties. At the top of a number of musical buttons at the bottom - digital keyboard. The fact that the musical keys hidden, does not allow to use them blindly. After all, hardware control buttons for the player and set them on the case to be in the pocket to find and track switch, volume, momentum, and so on. In the case of the N95 can be used only if a player reaches pockets.
Telephone keyboard realized very convenient. Convex large buttons have a clear soft course.
Q functional keys also claim not. Difficulties may arise when using buttons “pencil” and “Cancel”.
Managing contour slightly lifted on the remaining keys, it’s convenient for them to use. At the end of the right keys installed cameras, galleries and volume. On the left - plus headphones, a memory card slot and IR.
Fixing holes for a USB port, a microphone and a connector for ZU installed in the lower front.
Above the display are located “portholes” frontal camera and light sensor, as well as the speaker. It is only used during a call. Multimedia dynamics installed at the ends corps. They sound good and loud.
The device huge vested 2.6 - inch display. With such a large diagonal permit 320 × 240 may seem insufficient, but did not seem large pixels, the image does not look covered ribs. In addition, the screen itself is excellent in the sun. To work in the display room also claims not: bright colors, rich, distinct angles review.

Functions

Program Nokia N95 is a S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 1. Contrary to standard delivery is not much: player, Maps application, the function of TV-out and the game SRE. Earlier, a three-dimensional “shooter” we saw only masthead N93 smartphone and N93i. It particularly interesting to play, connecting device to a TV. In this case, a little blurry image, but at some distance from the monitor looks tolerably well. The screen TV receiver displayed the same as the phone smartphone.
Programs to rotate the screen, as in the E-series, no. The operation is carried out through disclosure slider player in the mode of closing and emerging applications. Incidentally, the annex “player” is in memory.
On the multimedia key instead of the usual four labels have generally carousels icons to launch frequently used programs.
Now quality player in the phone is not a trend, as established fact. K 3.5 - millimeters connector can be attached favorite set of headphones without adapters. Loudness player above average (compared with the loudness player in the Nokia 5700).

FRC smoother than the Nokia 5700. No recession at low frequencies. In any case, sounding can be adjusted using an equalizer.
Frequency depends on the volume. At the secondary level the entire schedule smoother, a little bit at a high retracted basses. The noise level of -79 dB. This is worse than in 5700 (-85 dB). Overall assessment - well.
Built-in GPS receiver has fallen short of expectations. In some cases, it is no substitute for individual gadget, and a few reasons.
The first reason - embedded chip. This is not the usual SiRF Star III, and Texas Instruments NL5350. On less than Serf Star III, but is generally not worse. At the same time, N95 in the process of fixing the necessary number of satellites can take up to 15 minutes, depending on the weather, the availability of surrounding buildings and other conditions. GPS is at the lower end of, a little left of the USB connector, and it is a place many users are protecting handy when trying to work with the receiver. From here, and a lot of angry feedback. If a device to keep the lower end up, the quality of GPS significantly increasing, but “cold start” is still occupies 10 - 15 minutes. If the launch was carried out in the stationary, the transport device used to be realistic. In the room receiver to enjoy extremely difficult: sometimes, thrusting his hand out the window, “managed to catch a few” satellites. The latest firmware appears support A-GPS, improving the speed of “cold start” and the quality of work on the premises.

Another problem - firmware. It would seem the perfect solution - not pre-loaded maps, and while working with GPS. The result is not spent precious space on the memory card, and the manufacturer did not have to think what kind of cards for each region to supply kit. On the other hand, imagine how all this will work in roaming and how much will cost downloading maps. Fair to note that the service is extremely Dard speed channel to connect to the Internet and consumes very little traffic. Sights and other sectors on the map can be loaded or turn off when necessary.
Maps can be downloaded using any type of connection, including Wi-Fi. In addition, the application allows pave the route, which, when fully cached. For example, sitting in a cafe or airport, it is possible to plan the upcoming holiday, download route available via Wi-Fi and will not remember roaming.
Among other surprises related applications Maps, worth recalling its slow work (for the GPS program, which we have seen in other smartphone Nokia, the N95 faster and more stable Maps), as well as a proposal to acquire an expanded version of the program. It occurs when you turn on the regime construction of the road. Voice escorts, and many other necessary in the process of building a route functions are paid for.
The user is available to about 160 Mb in the phone’s memory and about 18 MB of memory.
Bluetooth controller version - 2.0. Supported profiles A2DP, AVRCP, BIP, BPP, DUN, FTP, GAVDP, GOEP, HFP, HSP, OPP, SAP.
As Eseries devices, N95 supports VoIP. Settings and use - are similar.
Video allows gather in one place subscriptions to videos, including You Tube.
When the Java tests yielded the following results:
Please note that the performance in 3D applications slightly lower than that of N93/N93i, even though a new platform and 3D accelerator. Otherwise, these figures are typical for Bugs.

Camera

5-megapixel camera - one of the key functions of the device. Maximum permission photo - 2592 × 1944. In close-up photograph is considering the effect of watercolors, blurry and fuzzy edges. The images are from 500 Kb to 2 Mb. If you see pictures on the monitor, the defects are not visible. Photos seem to be bright, are difficult to distinguish from photographs made by a camera.
Video produced good quality.
Audio: 48 kHz, 96 kbit / s, mono (1 / 0), mp4a: MPEG-4 AAC LC.
Video: 2700 kbit / s, 29 fps, 640 × 480, MPEG-4 Video.
Container: mp42: MP4 v2 [ISO 14496-14].

Conclusions

N95 - masthead series of Nokia multimedia device. Manufactured by constantly refining flagship programmatic part, in every way it promotes. A device for a long time will remain the most fashionable and best, so its current price can be described as adequate in all respects.
Pluses:
• Qualitative screen;
• Availability of GPS;
• Availability of Wi-Fi;
• support VoIP;
• embedded 3D-accelerator;
• Quality player.
Negative:
• Loose shell.
Included items:
• Telephone;
• Audio / video CA-75U;
• USB cable DKE-2;
• Stereo wired remote control with HS-45, AD-43;
• Battery BL-5F, 950 mAh, Li-Poll;
• AC charger-5.

Quite a few smart phones are in demand in a year and, even more so since the release of the two and even fewer can boast slightly reduced for all lifetime cost. He received a second life in the black case, and even now, when released many new smartphones, remains quite popular.
Today, we introduce direct heir Nokia N73, which obtained the best quality of the entire series of multimedia Bugs Finnish Company: 5 Mp cameras with Xenon outbreak and Auto, support for N-Gage, Wi-Fi, GPS.

Design

Users accustomed to the feeling of metal and coated with the plasticity of Soft Touch, block Nokia N82 can seem cheap or even substandard. There is no velvety surface or metal inserts. The front panel outwardly resembles perfectly Amp’s metal, but other tactile sensations. Not texture and pleasant felt cold metal does not feel the strength of the design. Further, the perimeter of the front there is a gap in 0,5-1 mm, especially notable at the top of the shell.

However, the Corps did not scripts not think hlipkim, no loose or poorly attached details. Battery compartment lid sits firmly in place. The above-mentioned gap absolutely no effect on the overall strength of the design.
Keyboard panel implemented in the overall style of “liquid metal”. Glossy surface has a property to collect fingerprints: they arrive in the dirty divorce between numerical buttons. For the rest of the front footprint almost not visible.
Average consists of a durable and high-quality plastic. Back to the plastic part of the shell mounted decorated with a characteristic pattern of lines. Figure not engraved, and there was no touch. Coverage looks strong and nesklonnym abrasion. The same can be said with certainty about the secondary part.
Giving a prediction about the mirrored front panel while difficult, Nokia applies for the first time such a performance hull. Something similar we saw in BenQ-Siemens E71, where the body has been fairly resistant to deterioration, and scratches.
Original front panel design innovation is not restricted. Both multimedia dynamics set on the right end of perception for the best video and games also provided an unusual design joystick. In fact, this is an ordinary stick, a kind of covered lid. As it turned out, the solution requires a little time to adjust, but, in general, it is convenient. Erroneous or accidental clicks is not the case, the selection and confirmation of Action coincide with the wishes of the user.
It resembles Sony Ericsson W880i, but, subjectively, it’s convenient. Buttons Sydney softly and clearly. Even with the long-SMS correspondence fingers never tire of pressing the thin surface. The disadvantages include inadequate labeling numeric keypad: inscriptions on the keys bright afternoon almost merged with mirror-like shell. We have to match angle, hold the apparatus closer to the eyes. In the dark backlight fixes the situation.
Between Right soft keys “and” X “buttons installed multimedia button menu. Surprisingly, but even if accidentally click negligent enough to get past the multimedia buttons produced extremely rare. On the verge of a top button is the inclusion, on the right - the volume keys, camera and call the gallery. Pro difficult for them to say something special.
Actually, with the management of the Nokia N82 is OK. Keys are convenient, comfortable to use them.
Engineers have provided 3.5 mm headphone socket, hot replacement memory slot for 2 mm ZU and microUSB port. This is a solid set of interfaces for a modern masthead smartphone. Fixing to strap also available. It obviously is intended to keychain or strap on the wrist.The display shows excellent picture, which looks perfectly, even with wide angles of view. Color rendition, brightness, the behaviour in the sun, and other parameters are at the excellent level. Perhaps not the best display quality on the market, but it is not enough only in very rare cases: and photos, and games, and videos are fine.
Voice earpiece wonderfully fulfilling its responsibilities. Voice of living and the natural interlocutor. Sound loud, high-quality, and crepitating without serious distortions. With special desire stereo system can be a source of background music in a small room, and even allow seeing a movie.

Menu

Functionality producers realized without major trade-offs: it is the maximum today. Even the quality of the player is higher than in other decisions station.
Hardware platform built on TI OMAP 2420 332 MHz ARM kernel with the 11, there is a hardware accelerator 3D graphics and 128 MB of RAM. The test results will reflect this in the figures. Productivity - one of the best to date. Test results are almost the same as Nokia N95, which is not surprising, since both smartphone use the same chip. The user is available to about 100 MB of memory on the phone. In addition, the kit comes in 2 GB memory card.
Program smartphone line with the latest models of Nokia smartphones: Symbian OS v9.2, S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 1. The basic functions of the platform can be found in the review of Nokia 6290. Now look at the specific features of this device.

I am working very quickly. Smartphone not intended when starting standard applications, at the entrance to the submenu. Bigger applications and games to run a slight delay, but it is not over and the second. Flipped photos in the gallery, the change of orientation of the screen, working with video, browsing, and other operations that require computing power, are now working without delay. Even the masthead Nokia N95, subjectively, works slowly.
Nevertheless, with intensive testing capabilities gadget he locked a few times. Well, all defects will be corrected in the new version of firmware.
Another interesting point - full use of the accelerometer. In standby mode, it has left, but in the central menu, submenus, in the programs (even those in which it does not make sense, for instance, for writing messages) changing screen orientation, along with turning the phone. Perhaps the N95 and other smart phones with the accelerometer will get the opportunity after the firmware update, but at the moment fully accelerometer is used only in the N82.
User’s demonstration version is available N-Gage and two games. In Nokia N81 user receives 3 games, but the rest of the same features and functions, so will not repeat. Note that there were no additional gaming keys, and you can play only in portrait mode when not in the game menu option provides for a special. The keyboard and joystick N82 not a perfectly friendly games.
Multimedia menu also moved unchanged from Nokia N81. This is still 7 points: Music, Videos, Gallery, Games, Contacts, Internet, and Maps. Details about it can be read in the review.
Player something very special is not allocated. He is the same as in the N95 that is the quality of sound like an absolute majority of users. By the standard 3.5 mm connector can be attached as tablets, and closed headphones with high resistance. In both cases, the volume and sound quality will be at an acceptable level.
Dedicated buttons player no, it’s not a music device. Hands free kit rather poor quality, it is better to just buy good headphones.
To work with GPS standard Nokia Maps. There is support for A-GPS, which theoretically allows locating even in the room for 10 seconds. In practice, the program asked to wait 8-9 minutes, and then almost immediately announced the task. It turns out that managed to catch a few satellites directly out of the room. According to generally good results, even given the error results in 5-10 meters.
The open area cold start was 5 minutes. If you are near a building, the satellite caught a little longer. Overall, the quality of the GPS we liked even more than the Nokia N95.
The GPS antenna rationally installed at the top of the shell. This favorable effect on the quality and speed of the signal, as in the car or in the hands of the holder of the antenna will not be anything covered.
Deep in the menu “hidden” Home Media Program, which provides support UPnP. Her we saw in the masthead smartphone Nseries (N95, N93), but in this case, a new version with enhanced functionality.
Opening hours on battery power is at a level N95 and N81, it is 2-3 days, depending on the intensity of use of functions and, most importantly, xenon flash. In general, if the 4-5 hours a day listening to the player, send a couple of messages, and calls to perform 4-5, we can expect two days of stable work. For compact All-in-one solution it is a good indicator.

Camera

The cell is placed in a metal module together with the outbreak of Xenon and active shutter. Optics developed with the assistance of Carl Zeiss. Results of the camera very close to a low-cost camera. In most cases, photographs and even produced good Excellence. If adjust ISO, and other settings, you can make pictures with the flash even close. Most are shooting automatically configure parameters for best results. For example, in sport mode is the maximum and minimum sensitivity excerpt. The result can be with some success, even muddy landscape of a moving train window. Shumov and color virtually no mistakes. The regime is not required of white separately adjust even when shooting indoors. Most automatics cope even with the difficult combined coverage.
The minimum distance to the object can not be less than 10 cm - the camera simply will not be able to focus. At sites of regular shape, there barrel distortion. The edges of objects a little blurred, as a result of decreasing the sharpness of detail in the photograph.
Even with the drawbacks, Nokia N82 camera is one of the best on the market. It shows better results than the Nokia N95 and is a par with Sony Ericsson K850i. I want to add that the skeptical feedback on the quality of camera phones in the near future will be, at a minimum, inappropriate.

Conclusions

Overall, the impression from Nokia N82 only positive. The phone minimum number of shortcomings, the maximum number of functions, it works almost perfectly. Over EUR450 to producer requests for the gadget, the user receives a complete solution with maximum functionality to date and one of the best cameras on the market.
Speaking on the shortcomings, all of them are subjective. Impressions from the shell design, implementation keyboard and joystick for each individual user.

Nokia E90 Communicator, unlike all previous Communicators Finnish company designed for a much wider audience. It is no longer a niche product, a long-awaited device with maximum functionality and the huge screen. How justified its price? Should I consider him as a loyal satellite for a businessman, is forever on the road? Offer insight.

Appearance

Halves are connected via two joints. In disclosing the screen is in the ideal angle (just over 180 degrees) on the plane of the keyboard. This is the most comfortable conditions for the work. You can customize any convenient angle, but after the shake up device or you type near the top half of the screen will revert to the situation fully disclosed.

The device looks very firmly in place. When tactile contact only reinforced this impression. A careful inspection managed to find a couple of non-metallic parts. This is a series of keys, and support elements that simply can not be metal: display, and rubber stalk of the back cover of the battery. Everything else - a little rough. There is a feeling that is not in the hands of Nokia Communicator, a sort of military development, and the remaining screws in mind only reinforce this impression.
The body is made perfectly true. Historical convenient lies in the hand, it is true. All control elements are in the zone of reach. Some flaws do exist, but they are later.
The model is remarkable because of the huge screen and a full keyboard. It is satisfying because apparatus can be put on the table and use it as a miniature laptop. While “can” does not mean “easy”. Canberra same buttons than a computer keyboard and the bulk of the keys is always hidden under the fingers. If typing text in the hands holding the device, it will slow down the process, as will be involved only two fingers. At Nokia E61 typed text even faster, because the distance to the buttons below.
Subjectively it is the second input method is the most convenient. I keyboard designed with this in mind. Often used in combination Chr and Shift buttons are duplicated on both sides, which is very convenient: no drag on with both hands to a single fragment of the keyboard to press the two neighboring keys, as do the owners of Sony Ericsson M600i and P1i. In Nokia E61 and E61i Shift button duplicated, but not Ctrl and Chr.
Role joystick moved to the administrator path. On slightly above the keyboard and it is very convenient to use. Usually on both sides of the joystick are soft keys, here they are installed left display. On the one hand, this is logical, because the buttons should be placed next to their description of the phone on the other - for the keys have to drag on, moving hand. Furthermore, the first time otuchat fingers will go soft keys.
Left of the display set keys reception and Lights Out. Do they drag even further, but they had to use much less often.
In Nokia E90 virtually all necessary functions incidental without using menu. By default, dedicated keys or keyboard combinations can perform the following operations:
• Brightness light;
• The illumination of the keyboard;
• incl. / off. IR port;
• incl. / off. Bluetooth;
• Louder;
• Quieter;
• Help function of the phone;
• Change of profile;
• Favorites;
• Contacts;
• Communications;
• Browser;
• Notes;
• Calendar;
• Dictaphone;
• Camera;
• Two customizable features.
Switching language input is carried out by a combination of Shift + Chr. There are standard office and combinations to work with the style of the text (Ctrl-U, Ctrl + B, Ctrl + I), and Ctrl + A, Ctrl + Z, Ctrl + C, Ctrl + X, Ctrl + V to highlight / copy / paste. Rollback only works on one action, and only with highlighted text. Simply erase the symbol / proposal will fail. If you delete the selected text, then Ctrl + Z work.
After some time spent with the Nokia E90, regular phones are beginning to seem something terribly inconvenient, even archaic. Most consumers will use the external display and keyboard only for basic phone functions, to view SMS and the calls were made. For the rest will be used by the usual large screen and a comfortable keyboard. Full synchronization between external and internal displays lets you do this to the full. That is the content of the external screen is transmitted to the domestic and vice versa. For example, a message delivered conveniently open on the external display, but to respond more convenient to open a communicator and take internal display and full keyboard.
The internal screen can be located almost at any angle from the user and remain readable. Viewing Angle - just high enough exactly like the brightness, contrast, color. With all these merits display minimal fades in the sun.
Specifications external screen slightly worse, but it is rarely prevented, in fact, only if you want to make a picture in sunny day. Behavior display outside in the sun can be assessed only as satisfactory.
The device is equipped with two cameras. The Principal is not difficult to notice, but the camera will have to search for the edge. She installed on the Green Keys admission to the inner side of the hull. Thus, to participate in the videoconference will disclose corpus. This is not always convenient, but not fatal.
Loudspeakers are a bit unusual way. When the apparatus disclosed, the two openings are above the palms. In this case, the remarkable sound: loud, lively, and bright. Without sounding palms becoming dim, a little less loud. At the table signal produced more sonorous, less pleasant.
Late role in the construction of the device played 4 rubber legs, scattered on the bottom of the corners. They publish quite dynamic quality audio, if device left on the table, and the rear face and the camera lens from potential scratches.
Between halves of the shell also have rubber gaskets. Just right outside the display window can be found light sensor. His need debatable, as if he had just useful device used in a closed form. After disclosure of the management apparatus keyboard and display backlight transmitted user.
Nest memory card looks massive, though not for hides microSD slot, and for the full SD. In fact, under the cover conceals a small nest for miniature cards.

Functionality

As a programmatic platform chosen commonplace and convenient S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 1. Nokia E90 - the first Communicator, which is running a series of smartphones. Nokia has taken an important step that will allow the use of the entire park greatest S60v3 programs for the new device. And all applications will work on the outer and inner screens.
Embedded program adapted for Nokia E90, or use additional horizontal space internal display and look absolutely habitually on the external display. Additional applications simply stretched to the width. For example, here is how embedded file system browser.
And it all favorite X-Plore.
Built-in browser is equipped with additional information on the panel highlighted file. Such panels also fitted and other programs.
Working with messages, calendar, files and images has become much easier.
Some programs display built usual.
Historical use chipsets OMAP 2420 processor with ARM11 operating at a frequency of 332 MHz, and the 3D hardware accelerator. That was long enough to see most films, but, as it turned out, not fast enough for the opening of photography. Full screen video looks perfect, but, for example, a clip with a resolution of 720 × 576, packed XviD. In general, you can say that the film is cast on the memory card without recoding.
Photos made camera built at the maximum resolution, offered few seconds in full-screen mode, and for the preview in the gallery. Explanation of these simple facts: permission to display great power brings the entire processor to a minimum, and Java-only tests confirm this.
Most of the results or worse at Nokia N75, which uses the ARM 9 processor with a frequency of 220 MHz. The wide screen is comfortable to illuminate the text. This is appreciably when reading documents or browsing.
In certain settings Onliner site looks no worse than usual Monitor: any crowded letters or horizontal scrolling. Rest assured, other sites are not bad too. Browser nothing particularly remarkable is not allocated, it is a standard solution for the platform.
GPS works appreciably faster than in the N95. “Cold” start happening for a few minutes. The work programmers and the receiver are otherwise similar to N95, just look at the map of the big screen much nicer.
Supported Bluetooth-profile: A2DP, AVRCP, BIP, DUN, FTP, GAVDP, GOEP, HFP, HSP, OPP, SAP.
In the device is 256 MB of memory, the user can be found half. These parameters for the same amount of RAM and 80 MB 128 respectively.

Camera

Photographs obtained excellent. Deficiencies have, but they are too small and easily corrected on the computer. With a closer look, you can see a little blurry edge of objects.Very good work outbreak. Even in the dark atmosphere is produced to make good shots.

Conclusions

Price and size Nokia E90 - these are major weaknesses flagship device for business users. If overcome the first one, then you are in the bag (hardly fit in a pocket model) will be an excellent assistant with maximum functionality.
The working mode (browsing through Wi-Fi, reviewing documents calls) battery allows two days to dispense with charger. In general, you can say those two days - a normal work offline. Very rarely will achieve three days.
Pluses:
• support HSDPA;
• Availability of Wi-Fi;
• Broad and display quality;
• Quality camera;
• Full-fledged support for video and documents;
• Practically perfect assembly;
• Packaging and quality of the keyboard;
• Maximum functionality.
Negative:
• Large dimensions;
• High price.
Equipment:
• Nokia E90 Communicator;
• Battery-4L BP 1500 mAh 3.7 V;
• Stereo wired HS-47;
• AC charger-4;
• USB cable DKE-2;
• MicroSD memory card is 512 MB;
• Quickstart manual;
• Guide;
• DVD-ROM with Nokia PC Suite.

The device looks great. Modern phone sizes were clearly too much, but for smartphone (especially for smartphone with a full-QWERTY keyboard), they are the norm. Among the models of the form factor E70 is one of the dimensions, losing only a few millimeters apparatus triennial old Nokia 6810, and is the leader in weight. Weight smartphone - 127 grams. Perhaps the blame on the subjective assessment of the weight dimensions, but heavy device can not be named. This also contributes to the shell material - thin lightweight plastic silver. Dark silver paste can be black. The majority view is that the black version is better only in photographs, in the hands of the same interesting looks exactly visited us on the silver model tests.
By assembling no claims, all carefully collected, adjusted remarkably, not scripts not replied. Reliability is felt even in the construction anchorage folding keyboard. The mechanism of opening quite tough, durable. Fixing is made of metal, which eliminates breakage ambulance. Block numeric keys, we get a device resembling a handheld gaming console. The image on the display that rotated 90 degrees. “Coup” applies to all working and running applications. Fair should note that in inverted mode applications run (and sometimes work) slower than usual, a “screensaver” Landscape mode is not supported at all. Using smartphone opened even easier than in private. Functional elements proportionally been assigned to both sides of the keyboard: Right placed backspace, enter, ctrl, on the left - symbian (key menu), Chr (special characters), the inclusion of illumination. Space and shift were at the usual places - at the bottom of the keyboard. The first time is likely to be inconvenient soft keys located on the right side of the display.
But this habit as easily as to the keyboard layout. She standard, but to press the buttons produced only large fingers. The usual method of “blind” the press is not suitable because of the peculiarities of the construction corps, and the keys are too closely located. The last true when trying to press the button several fingers. If one finger typing, the problems will not. By the location of each button takes very quickly. In short, holders will be happy with small hands convenience location and size of the controls. For the short but clear, without a mouse. Erroneous pressing does not arise. Even in the recruitment of relatively long fingers never tire of texts, which undoubtedly is a huge plus device. Soft-keys were above the level of the hull. Such a course designer is not absolutely clear, but any inconvenience is. Convenience joystick slightly above average. No special weaknesses, except slippery chrome coating, were not.
Stand alone power key and start the voice recorder. The first hole in the hull, but difficulties with its fixation occurs. The second is made of rubber, is located to one side, at the left soft keys, and is responsible for recording, not just inclusion. This is very convenient. Ordinary digital keyboard has been concentrated in the center of the proposed space. Keys and thin jets, Sydney inconvenient. The main emphasis was on “big” keyboard, and the habitual use will only to dial the number, and other small tasks. In Expanded View, it is disabled.

Light sensor (located on the left of the dynamics of the voice) only works for the digital keys. To turn on the internal keyboard is a special key. Color illumination - white with a yellow tinge.
The display is bright, perfect review angles, colors, lush and natural. Any review of coal white looks white and black - black. At sun picture fade slightly. Permission 352 h416 - is the best to date. A similar authorization used N80, but we need only a cursory glance to see the difference in the quality, color, clarity in favor of the testing model. The display can also be confidently described as the best so far.
Hot possible replacement memory cards. Slot for miniSD hidden on the right side, under the battery compartment lid. There is also a high-capacity battery (1150 mAh). Testing revealed that the E70 will have to charge every two days - sometimes lacked even charge for a full day of work. For multi smartphone this result was not bad. Recall that the CPC, with a low-resolution screen, and without having to board a GSM / UMTS / Wi-Fi / Bluetooth and other supervisors, unable to endure even before the end of the working day.For calls and multimedia uses a separate earpiece, located on the right side, just above the window, IR port. He was not loud, but not scripts and cod accompanied Enterprise melody.
The standard interface connector and a port for ZU are habitual place.
Camera only one at the rear. Lens does not covered, only slightly drawn into the body.

Menu and function

About this version of Symbian OS, we have written more than once already. If you wish to understand the capabilities of the platform reader should refer to previous materials. Additional elements are not so much, but what there is to tell. E70 positioned as a full solution for business, for people who are often in the road and appreciate the speed and compactness. They calculated and additional software.
Most importantly - to work with office documents. Notably, the software comes bundled “own” compositions. Earlier, it was a Quick Office or Pixel Viewer. The new software works faster, allows many types of settings allows users to view the data in full-screen mode (including bar). Supported by three types: a page, table of contents, and reading. Once again want to mention the magnificent display. Even extremely small font reads well. In full screen text is placed quite a lot. Software for viewing presentations and spreadsheets less convenient because of a more complex structure of the documents. For example, it displays the full contents of a cell, even if it must be less. The search functions like unusually quick work. Features editing documents is not too rich, and could not show any document. In any case, high-quality office suite is not enough to S60 smartphones. Now from this shortcoming has disappeared. The result easily sends prints.
In addition to the classical instruments of office, is software for viewing PDF files, and flash animation.
Many will be useful management functions projector and transfer the on-screen information on the projector (using IR or Bluetooth connection).
Among the applications for corporate clients also include software for the management of wireless GPS navigation (sold separately). Their only three. The first is based on a service operator (weather, coordinates jams on the roads, etc.), the second manages GPS navigation (search satellite, the definition of the situation, routing), the third allows you to tag orientations (recreational facilities, attractions, etc.).
Interestingly, despite the positioning, in the latest models of smartphones have extensive and detailed information. This model is no different. Help inexperienced user detailed contextual background, the textbook, voice assistance, the master settings, online reference service. It is not clear whether all this will really set demanded by most potential buyers, but for beginners will become a true gift.
Supported 3 band GSM, WCDMA 3G network, WLAN (802.11g, 802.11e and 802.11i), Bluetooth, infrared. At the same time, it is possible to use multiple connections. In the same connection can run several programs. We have excellent data transfer took place and worked on a dial-up connection and an outdated volatile IR port (classic test for strength). On the one hand, such abundance allows you to select the most convenient type of connection on the other - depending on the conditions it will have to change. You can set up connections manager, automatically performs the work on choosing the preferred mode of communication, as soon as it becomes available. Ie 3G is on the street, and if the base station does not support or 3G signal is too weak, included GPRS, in the office switches to Wi-Fi. Note that the audio device can be connected only one.
Generally smartphone enjoy convenient. Gone is the shortcomings voice dial (when the sentence reduced is not fully read), the quality of speech recognition, translation menu became clearer, but the cuts are still insufficient.

Some enhancements to the system due to form factor. Suffice to deploy the keyboard to type a few characters and how they will be immediately recorded in a new window editor notes. Then you can send a file, for example, e-mail or via the usual combinations (ctrl + c, ctrl + v), moved to any other application that allows you to type characters. Message Manager (otherwise it was not) want to commend separately. Very convenient and functional application. U reports received from different sources, different icons. Attached files are opened in their respective applications (supports jpeg, 3gp, mp3, ppt, doc, excel and PDF).
Another useful point relates to memory cards. Vendor announced support for the maximum amount of 1 gigabyte, but the map on the 2 GB also correctly identified and worked. That’s enough for a collection of music, and for all the necessary documents.
Results of tests JBenchmark was not remarkable, but during the delay (if time turning aside menu in disclosing the keyboard). Obviously, the reason is no better assess high resolution display.

Camera

The module allows the camera to make images with a resolution of up to 1600 х1200. You can withdraw as disclosed with the keyboard as well as usual.
The function will make your night shooting photos and video lighter, but also more noisy, slightly blurry. While photo frames produced 6. Permit or deterioration in the quality of this does not arise. The timer is set at 10, 20 or 30 seconds. You can set the white balance (automatic, sunny, cloudy, artificial lighting, fluorescence) and tint colors (regular, sepia, black and white, negative). The video settings are similar, except for the possibility of shooting without sound. The maximum resolution - 352 х288. The quality of video and photos very dignified. Video without artifacts, severing pixels and noise. Photo sharp, clear, but slightly faded.
Menu camera is not very convenient. It is a standard list. It is much easier under the stylized camera interface. There is a demand from its model of this class, but it would definitely please.

The impressions and conclusions

As a result, Nokia has a niche machine, which wills definitely its user. The weak can recall only inconvenient external digital keyboard. Prompts to find fault with the desire to set. A much more logical it would be to offer wireless solution.
Advantages of the model to allocate difficult. In fact, the entire paper and was listing of the benefits of E70. If you try to isolate the most significant and important pluses, the first and foremost to mind is the ideal display and convenient (for their size), a full-fledged keyboard. Mention should also be made of the edited and interface software, offering a complete set of necessary software and advanced networking features. Even the most progressive man after at least a year (and perhaps twice as much), after the acquisition of E70 is unlikely to have the change, this smartphone in a more modern model.

The company withdrew Nokia to market an updated version of the famous N93 multimedia computer. The index is a letter “i”, but to the image of the phone-bit external terminator added polish.
The device has got to the testing laboratory perceived quite differently than N93 model, which seemed very much in the world. In fact, the updated version videophone is not much less “big brother”: virtually disappeared only massive upper lid and slightly reduced in length. But those shortcomings did N93 unattractive appearance.
Novelty is a stylish (albeit large) device, which attracts the attention of others. It is rare, mainly because of price, model, which not many can boast. In other words, N93i is intended for those who appreciate its image in the $ 1300 - so much (at the time of writing) will have to pay for multimedia computer.
It is clear that this is not beautiful dummy, and the AIO, which does not leave a feeling of the owner since the opening of the box. There are: memory card volume 1 GB DVD with a lot of software, spacious bag, binding to the lens shutter, strap on the wrist, a data cable, STORAGE, documentation, cable to output images on TV. The set lacks memory card adapter, which accounts for as wire used for copying video on the PC.

Design

As mentioned above, the main drawback is the thickness of the shell, which, despite all the tricks Nokia, still not satisfied with many users. The maximum fine upper half of the size of the lower stresses, which makes corpus N93i visually massive yet.

Camera module, which took a significant portion of chipsets, gives it a serious look and shows as optics. Only noticing a placard Nokia surrounding understand that their high-tech device Finnish company.
Lens covered with a plastic lid logo Carl Zeiss, which theoretically could easily lose. The tragedies could be avoided if attach it through completing strap to the bottom of Staff. It’s a little bit spoils the appearance and ergonomics worsens.
On the face of the manufacturer’s logo hides under a multicolored light, which reacts to certain events (missed call, charging), but not an infinite надоедает smiley.
Under the inset mirror is OLED display, the settlement of which has remained the same (as in the N93). Information presented in this case white. In addition to time and service indicators displayed on the screen animation accompanying extra bed closures, and various events (incoming and missed calls, unread message, etc.). When you press the camera is displayed time, date and day of the week - a very handy thing, especially given the fact that the screen is extinguished in a few seconds after the start of work.
When the apparatus is closed, the user can change the profile (power key), include a flashlight (key outbreak), and block the keyboard (key switch mode photo / video). In the latter case, blocked all the buttons, including digital.
Interface connector and a slot for memory cards were hidden, which is a good idea, as diverse elements corpus overstocked. The memory card is installed under the door on the right side, cable - on the left. Slightly above located and infrared outburst. Plugs are functioning normally, inconvenience its use does not arise.
Below on the left end of the slot to set ZU and loud, it is pleasant sounding speaker. In high-tech multimedia devices, but would like to see stereo speakers.
In the device has two provisions of the display: right angles (camera mode), and at an angle of approximately 160 degrees (normal mode).
The internal screen is typical of Nokia multimedia computers. His diagonal of 2.4 “, resolution - 240 × 320. This is sufficient for normal smartphone, but while in a video display seems quite small, wants to he held large area. At the same time, the picture quality claims not: excellent angles review, bright colors and lush, rich palette.
Above the screen are two soft keys, operated in portrait mode, as well as cameras for window edge, lights and the voice speaker.
Ergonomics keyboard below average: the function keys are small, have a shorter course. At the touch to work very hard, we have to constantly look at the buttons.
The side keys and joystick used in camera mode, much nicer than the N93 model. However, the holders of small hands to manage them will still uncomfortable because of the large corps and a strong distributes buttons. True, use these elements simultaneously accounted rare. In addition, the close was still required to turn the slider left, but to remove - to the right, slightly illogical.

In order to enable smartphone, it is necessary to slightly tilt the upper halves (if it is open); otherwise access to the appropriate button is blocked.
The updated design forced the manufacturer to install the battery and smaller-capacity, which affected the work of the autonomous N93i time. With the active use of ZU device will be required at least once a day.

Menu

As in the N93, the N93i installed OS Symbian OS 9.1, S60 3rd edition. However, a set of programs and functions expanded. First and foremost, we note an updated WLAN Manager, which first appeared in E65, a local search function, Lifeblog and the new manager. Also in the recruiting programs are set solitaires, Snake three-dimensional, three-dimensional arcade TRE and video editing program for Muvee.
In N93 review of this application has already been mentioned, but then the results attributable to obtain. Functional programs remained: choose some spots required and photos, if desired, adjust the quality and length of video clip and generate a template. The whole procedure takes about 5 seconds, followed by a few tens of minutes is a video processing. Commercial low resolution for the MMS messages generated 10 - 15 minutes, and as a source of the video, two were chosen, duration 3 - 4 minutes. The creation of high-resolution video took more than half an hour (the rest remained unchanged settings).
Smartphone supports UPnP technology, which can send photos, video and audiokontent on wireless network at home computer equipped with software from a kit, or compatible appliances.
Like other Nokia smartphone, the N93i can view and sort the photos and video through the gallery. Compressed into MPEG4 video with a resolution of 640 × 480 plays without hovering in full-screen mode. If necessary, what is happening on the display could be shown on television through cable or UPnP. Supported output in 4:3 and 16:9 formats (PAL or NTSC).
Video, photos and games look fine in portrait mode, but, as in the case of the N93, the holders of small palms will distort paunch over keyboard module block the camera.
Migrating from portrait to landscape mode is carried out faster than in all previous Nokia smartphone with this feature, which can be seen in videoobzore.
The company has set the standard in N93i player. The quality of sound and the possibility of a special player is not a matter of admiration; it is a standard solution that will satisfy most users.
Productivity updated version multimedia PC can be compared to the previous model.
Easy to see that the results worse, but not much.

Camera

Camera Module, its functions and the possibility remained at N93, but the photos and video seem to be worse. So, following pictures shows clearly too strong pressure, even though all the settings were “quality” at maximum. According to the EXIF, compression level, in both cases the same and equal to 60%.
The quality video remarkable for the smartphone, but excessive compression and spoils the picture in this case. Subjective reasoning confirms experimental data:
Nokia N93i
• 640 × 480, 30.00fps, MPEG-4, 1429kbps
• MPEG-4 AAC LC, 48000Hz, 193 kbps, 2 chnls
Nokia N93
• 640 × 480, 30.00fps, MPEG-4, 2915kbps
• MPEG-4 AAC LC, 48000Hz, 193 kbps, 2 chnls
Bit rate reduced by half.
Changed work optical zoom. The objective now is not the roars, but rolling image, as demonstrated in the next video.
Features photos and video compression are the programmatic optimizing codec’s. Perhaps in the next versions of firmware settings at maximum quality will be better.
Video Primer
Annex “Camera” is in the device memory, so its inclusion is implemented as quickly as possible. Turn the screen instantly to the appropriate treatment program and already runs through the second allows withdraw.

Conclusions

The new version of Nokia phone-cameras can boast a remarkable design. At the same time, the deterioration in the quality of person “highlights” the main apparatus - the camera. Last, but very little impact on the work of WOW-function device, which is highly, demanded the target audience. N93i created to surprise, and this is successful.
Pluses:
• Attractive and relatively compact body;
• Quality camera.
Negative:
• Small battery capacity;
• Lack of memory card adapter;
• Strong photos and video compression.