Nokia E50
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Smartphone
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from Nokia
Nokia
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announced May 18, 2006 as part of the Eseries
Nokia Eseries
The Nokia Eseries consists of business-oriented smartphones, with emphasis on enhanced connectivity and support for corporate e-mail push services. All devices have advanced office features...
, intended primarily for the corporate business market. It includes sophisticated e-mail support for Nokia’s Intellisync
Intellisync
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Wireless Email, BlackBerry
BlackBerry
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Connect, Visto
Visto
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Mobile, Activesync
ActiveSync
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Mail for Exchange
Microsoft Exchange Server
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, and Altexia, along with the ability to view Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel attachments, and PDF
Portable Document Format
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documents but it cannot be used for editing these. Device to device synchronisation is possible with Data transfer application. Features include EDGE
Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution
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, Bluetooth
Bluetooth
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2.0, a 1,280 × 960 pixels (1.3 megapixel) camera, a MicroSD memory-card slot, and digital music player functionality. This unit does not support UMTS
Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
Universal Mobile Telecommunications System is a third generation mobile cellular technology for networks based on the GSM standard. Developed by the 3GPP , UMTS is a component of the International Telecommunications Union IMT-2000 standard set and compares with the CDMA2000 standard set for...
, Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi
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, or FM radio
FM broadcasting
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.
It uses the third edition of the Series 60 user-interface (S60v3) and the Symbian
Symbian
Symbian is a mobile operating system and computing platform designed for smartphones and currently maintained by Accenture. The Symbian platform is the successor to Symbian OS and Nokia Series 60; unlike Symbian OS, which needed an additional user interface system, Symbian includes a user...
operating system version 9.1. It is not binary compatible with software compiled for earlier versions of the Symbian operating system.
Versions
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V 07.36.0.0
- Nokia model E50-1 / RM-170 (with camera)
- Nokia model E50-2 / RM-171 (without camera)
- Nokia model E50 Metal Black, available in selected markets.
Specifications Sheet
| Feature | Specification |
|---|---|
| Form factor | Candybar / Monoblock |
| Operating System | Symbian OS (9.1) + Series 60 v3 |
| GSM frequencies | 850/900/1800/1900 MHz |
| GPRS | Yes, class 10 |
| EDGE (EGPRS) | Yes, class 10 |
| 3G | yes |
| UMTS/WCDMA | No |
| WLAN/WiFi | No |
| PG.R.S. support | Yes |
| Main screen | Active Matrix, 262 144 colours, 240 × 320 pixels, adjustable brightness |
| Camera (optional) | 1,280 × 960 pixels (1.3 megapixel), 4x digital zoom |
| Video recording | Yes 176 × 144 or 128 × 96, 15 frames per second, up to one hour |
| Voice recording | Yes |
| Multimedia Messaging | Yes |
| Video calls | No |
| Push to talk | Yes (Push to Talk over Cellular – PoC) |
| Java support | Yes, MIDP 2.0 |
| Built-in memory | 70 MB |
| Memory card slot | Yes, MicroSD/TransFlash max. 2 GB |
| Hot Swappable Memory card slot | Yes |
| Bluetooth | Yes v2.0 + EDR |
| Infrared | Yes |
| USB Mass Storage | Yes, via Pop-Port Pop-Port The Pop-Port interface is a discontinued plug-in port, available with many Nokia mobile phones. The port consists of one metal pin on either end, and a plastic tab containing thirteen contacts.-Functions:... |
| Data cable support | Yes |
| Browser | WAP Wireless Application Protocol Wireless Application Protocol is a technical standard for accessing information over a mobile wireless network.A WAP browser is a web browser for mobile devices such as mobile phones that uses the protocol.Before the introduction of WAP, mobile service providers had limited opportunities to offer... 2.0 XHTML XHTML XHTML is a family of XML markup languages that mirror or extend versions of the widely-used Hypertext Markup Language , the language in which web pages are written.... / HTML HTML HyperText Markup Language is the predominant markup language for web pages. HTML elements are the basic building-blocks of webpages.... . Comes standard with a full Nokia Mini Map Browser |
| Yes | |
| Music player | Yes, stereo |
| Radio FM | No |
| Video Player | Yes |
| Stereo Speakers | No |
| Ringtones | Yes, Polyphonic, Monophonic, MP3, True Tones |
| Vibrate | Yes |
| HandsFree (HF) speakerphone | Yes |
| Offline/Flight mode | Yes |
| Battery | BL-5C (970 mAh) or BL-6C (1,150 mAh) |
| Talk time | 6.8 / 8 hours |
| Standby time | 9 days / 10 days |
| Weight | 104 grams |
| Dimensions | 113 × 43.5 × 15.5 millimeters |
| Availability | Q3 2006 |
| Else | Nokia PC Suite Nokia PC Suite Nokia PC Suite is a software package used to establish an interface between Nokia mobile devices and computers that run Microsoft Windows operating system.-Usage:... |
External links
- Nokia E50 – Product Page
- Nokia E50 – Resource Information
- Nokia E50 – Device Details
- Bluetooth Qualification Program specifications
- Repair Video
Reviews, Photos & Videos
- Nokia E50 – Review by Mobile-Review
- Nokia E50 – Review by phoneArena.com
- Nokia E50 – Review by GSM Arena, Video
- Nokia E50 – Review by About-nokia.com
- Nokia E50 – Preview by All About Symbian
- Nokia E50 – Review by CNETCNETCNET is a tech media website that publishes news articles, blogs, and podcasts on technology and consumer electronics. Originally founded in 1994 by Halsey Minor and Shelby Bonnie, it was the flagship brand of CNET Networks and became a brand of CBS Interactive through CNET Networks' acquisition...
: UK - Nokia E50 – Review by Tech2 India
- Nokia E50 – Review by Steve Punter's Southern Ontario Cell Phone Page
- Nokia E50 – Unofficial Live Photos of 'Metal Black' model
- Nokia E50 – Official Photos of 'Metal Black' model
- Nokia E50 – Official Photos
- Nokia E50 – Official Video