Nokia E90 Communicator review: Gear Diary
If only the Nokia E90 Communicator had a U.S. 3G radio. I might have considered giving it a closer look if it did, but for now I’ll just have drool over the device that Mitchell Oke reviewed at Gear Diary. The device certainly isn’t cheap at $1,099 here in the ‘States but it offers quite a bit of bang for buck. How so? The 800 x 354 internal screen looks great for browsing on a pocket device for starters. The keyboard appears well designed although it would be nice if more than one hardware button were configurable. While the 3.2-megapixel camera doesn’t share Carl Zeiss optics like the E90’s bretheren on the Nseries side, the pics that Mitchell took look pretty darn good to me. It’s just too bad about that 3G frequency… this could be a nice dual-purpose device when used as an HSDPA modem!
It sure is a sweet device, I was lucky enough to persuade my company to get one on the business tariff.
Just a quick point, you can configure two hard buttons (or my keys) on the keyboard. The circle split into four on the right and the My own on the left.
I was all set to buy one of these devices and then I made the mistake of trying an iPhone. I never looked back :-S
The E90 has a wonderful spec – in theory – but in comparison to the use I make of the iPhone – well, there is no comparison really.
Just my 2 cents
I was used to use an N800 and a N95 as a light mobile blogging platform. Now I got the E90 and (being based in Europe) I can say is a truly nice blogging experience. If only Typepad could improve a bit their mobile client….
STV
Hi Kevin,
I have an E90 – it is a fantastic phone! In fact, I have given up using my iPhone in favour of going back to my E90.
It works seamlessly with my Macbook Pro as an HSDPA modem. The phone itself works exceptionally well (camera, GPS, keyboard…) Of course the iPhone browser (and media functions such as Audio and Video) beat the E90 hands down!
So, for work I have decided to go back to my E90 and for play I still use my iPhone…
Choices, choices.
PS. One of the other things that keeps me with my E90 is that I can hook up my foldable bluetooth keyboard (AND even my Apple Wireless Bluetooth keyboard) to the phone… When, oh when, will Apple allow us to do the same?
you might be able to find the e90 for $780 at buy.com :
http://www.buy.com/prod/nokia-e90-communicator-gsm-cell-phone-unlocked/q/loc/101/204853791.html
(unfortunately sold out now)
Yes it does have two configurable buttons, I forgot to put that in the review. Fixing now!