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Nokia E5 out and priced

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Announced back in April, the Nokia E5 is the latest E-series smartphone and now available in stores and has a suggested retail price of Php14,950.

The Nokia E5 can be considered the smartphone equivalent of the Nokia C3 featurephone (only with 3G) or the successor to the Nokia E72.

Nokia E5
2.36″ display @ 320 x 240 pixels
ARM 11 600MHz processor
250MB internal memory
256MB RAM
up to 32GB via microSD (2GB included)
HSDPA 10.2 Mbps; HSUPA 2.0 Mbps
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UPnP & DLNA technology
Bluetooth 2.0 w/ A2DP
5MP fixed-focus camera w/ LED flash
Symbian OS v9.3, Series 60 rel. 3.2
FM Radio Tuner
GPS w/ aGPS support
Li-Ion battery 1200mAh

And unlike the Nokia E71 and E72, the Nokia E5 is being released at a much lower price of Php14,950 (the former models came out with a retail price above Php20,000).

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Name: · 14 years ago

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ben kisla · 15 years ago

got mine and so far so good..battery lasts 2 days…watching youtube and surfing the net…


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jonah · 16 years ago

Ouch.! Why its too expensive now? Despite that PHP is now gettin stronger than USD.. Previous posts ard stating that it would be just around 11k tn 12k when it comes available here in the philippines. I think its another scam. Nokia phil has sumthim to do bout it! Unless their market may decrease than it supposed to be.


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Maniniyot · 16 years ago

Its something that I want.


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Josh · 16 years ago

@Leso

The Nokia E5 doesn’t have a front camera.


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bing · 16 years ago

blackberry fanboys are feeling the heat. They can’t compete feature for feature and price points :)


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nexusboy · 16 years ago

comparing this nokia to a blackberry is an insult. there’s no way this phone can go head on with blackberry, come on, get real people. :)


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Josh · 16 years ago

I’d rather burn a few more pesos to get my hands on the Nokia E72.


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Leso · 16 years ago

Is this worth buying? What color is better? Black or white? Does this have a front camera???


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hugo_ · 16 years ago

i think i saw this with pricing around 10-11k only..


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David · 16 years ago

I think the white E5 looks nice. A good improvement over the E63, E71, & E72 that I see is that the camera on the back looks like it’s flush or even slightly inset vs. having a protruding bulge on the others.


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raymond · 16 years ago

Better specs than Blackberry Curve 8900:

Processor: 600 mhz vs. 512 mhz
Camera: 5mp vs. 3.15mp
Display: 256k vs. 65k
Radio: nokia: yes – bb: no


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bing · 16 years ago

E73 (they call is Mode here) is for T-mobile US only. There’s some minor facelift compared to E72 but everything else are the same.


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Jazon · 16 years ago

E63 looks better. I don’t get why there has to be a gap that divides the color. Nokia has a history of releasing bad-looking phones, but before when it had market dominance it didn’t matter much. Right now I don’t think Nokia has that dominance, so it has to please buyers.

So, I’m sticking to my E63 till they release a better-looking, yet functional, QWERTY phone. Or I might as well switch to BB.


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Nonaho · 16 years ago

Why is it in Ebuystore the Nokia E5 is only 10,900 and 14,950 posted here? is this because of the warranty thats why its more expensive?….any thoughts on this? anyone?


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manibela · 16 years ago

I think this is more of an e63 upgrade than an e72 . E7x series use premium materials but have pretty much similar hardware (no front facing camera and fixed focus cam, though right?).

And with regards to the e73, I just want to ask why? With the e7 nearing its release, I don’t know if there’s even a point in releasing an e72 rehash with probably minimal upgrades and the same old OS. (Oh yeah and I think e73 is just the e72’s version in the US, am I right?)

I think this got released way too late in the game and with a not so attractive price point.


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Cessie · 16 years ago

How come there’s no E73 here yet? any news about that?


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Vdiz0nJr88 · 16 years ago

kinda pricey….


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Arthur Abogadil · 16 years ago

Is this better than blackberry?

http://www.philcoders.com


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Jhay · 16 years ago

Sorry, I’d still go for a BlackBerry in the same price category.


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braindead · 16 years ago

what happened to E73? lol


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Doc Harry · 16 years ago

Fixed focus cam… ok.

Pastel color-plasticky look? Lower-rated battery? No thanks. Still loving my E72.

Nokia, you need to step up your game. Execs jumping like rats on the proverbial sinking ship. And Meego hasn’t even launched yet. Makes me kinda glad I didn’t jump for the N900.


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