Teach The Technophobe Challenge 4 is all about sharing your opinion about the E75 and Nokia Messaging. That’s why we grabbed our camera and our Technophobe Denirah shares her views on this messaging duo.

Again both Denirah and I would like to give a big thanks to the guys over at WOM World.

If you missed earlier challenges, direct links can be found below.

Challenge 1, Challenge 2 and Challenge 3

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1.Two devices in one: The E75 literally feels like two devices in one. One second you have a full QWERTY device, the other you have a compact candybar phone that fits much easily in your pocket and more comfortable to hold in your hand. Think of it as having an E71 that can transform into a much smaller E55. In fact, with the slider closed it could easily pass for the E55. With the slider open the E75 has an overwhelming amount of keys, but you quickly learn to focus on just the QWERTY  keys. Many people argue that QWERTY devices are bulky, not only for the thickness, but also because they are wide. The E75 easily solves this problem.

2.Beautiful design: It says a lot about the design when you have a business device that has no less then 68 keys, yet it still manages to have a classy beautiful design that’s also functional. The E75 is able to turn heads just like any Nseries, but with some serious Stainless steel goodness. The Red is not a color I would  have picked up, but it’s growing on me  and really stands out in a world of Silver and Black QWERTY devices. It’s one of those devices where you are constantly asked: “What phone is that?”

3.Great build quality: Keeping true to Eseries tradition, the E75 has amazing build quality. Everything from the stainless steel, to solid slider, to the heft of the device shows that it’s build like a tank. From what I’ve seen, the E75 also seems to be very resistant to scratches or dents.

4.3.5mm Audio jack and great audio quality: One of the things I missed on the E71 was a 3.5mm audio jack. To be honest I wasn’t expecting much. But the best thing is the fact that the E75 has a very clean audio output, easily driving my earphones. In certain situations you do wish that it had some volume headroom, but there is no denying that the audio output is impressive.

5.Not a finger print magnet: Yes, the E75 is shiny and yes the lady could easily use the back as mirror, yet it’s not a finger print magnet. I’m not sure if it’s the Red color,  or some magical coating, but the E75 never seems to attract finger prints like other shiny devices. Obviously it doesn’t remain spotless, but for some reasons it simply won’t show finger prints like other device. Finally a device with materials designed for the real word.

6.Really fast: The E75 is very responsive and never seem to leave you waiting, even with the Theme effects are on.With heavy multi-tasking the same responsiveness is maintained.

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While studying for my upcoming Criminal law exams, I received an email message from Denirah. The message can be seen below. This coach is starting to think that this particular student might be getting a bit too comfortable with her E75!

How it was done.

I had previously shown Denirah the Geo-tagging capabilities of the E75’s camera and Sports Tracker. All she needed to do is get a GPS lock, fire up Sports Tracker and take her shots along the way. Knowing that her shots were Geo-tagged, when she emailed me the picture I uploaded the shot to Flickr. Flickr is able to read the EXIF data, revealing the exact coordinates of where the image was taken. This can be done by going viewing the “More properties” option in Flickr. In this case the picture was taken at GPS Latitude: 12 deg 7′ 1.00″ N/GPS Longitude: 68 deg 57′ 54.00″ W:

Sports Tracker is also able to export an KML file that can be read by Google Earth, showing me exactly how to get to that beach:

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Nokia’s Eseries is all about business-oriented smartphones with an an emphasis on messaging, connectivity and enhanced build quality. Well, that’s the general idea at least. I have to confess that for a long time I stayed clear of the Eseries for the simple fact that they lacked many multimedia features. Besides messaging, I use my smartphones as my ONLY music player and the occasional video, surfing, gaming and imaging. In most of  these areas the Eseries just didn’t cut it for me, until a Red E75 came along…

Up until recently the Eseries had either no headphone jack or the pretty much useless 2.5mm Nokia audio connector. As a Music fan that likes to use his high-quality earphones, this pretty much meant that I had to buy a separate music player or a 2.5mm to 3.5mm adapters that didn’t help in the audio quality department. Introduced on the E63 and now also present on the E75, there’s a 3.5 mm audio jack. I’m not only excited about the fact that the 3.5mm audio jack is here to stay in the Eseries, but also the fact that the E75 sounds impressively good with my earphones. In fact, it sounds just as good as most Nseries devices and perhaps better than quite a few of them. Certainly not what I was expecting. Even the S60 music player has all the bells and whistles we’ve come to expect from the Nseries. It’s even funny to consider that the E75, a business device, has 3 visualizations and full screen album art while the N97 and the 5800 XpressMusic lack these features!

Another surprise is the N-gage support. 2 or even 1 Year ago I certainly wouldn’t have never thought that the Eseries would receive the N-gage treatment. Even stranger is how the E75 currently has N-gage support while the 5800 XpressMusic, a device dedicated to entertainment doesn’t. It makes sense for the E75 to have N-gage, especially with the addition of a Mode switcher, but clearly shows how the Eseries, in particular the E75 is pushing into multimedia.

Last, but certainly not least is the camera. With the E90 being an exception, the images of Eseries were more of a study in pointillism than photography. Snapping a few pictures with the E75 reveals that it’s actually quite good, with auto-focus and all. Look, it even has a dedicated shutter button!

If you prefer multimedia, there are certainly better devices out there like the N86 8MP and the N97, but the E75 seems to be the best balance between both worlds.

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Courtesy of WOM World/ Nokia we’ve received this Limited Edition Red E75 complete with suitcase. Other than the different packaging there isn’t any extra accessories or content. The package and presentation is very nice, with no less than 3 boxes(!) in side the suitcase. Considering that Eseries are intended for use in the business environment, what better way to present the E75 than in a matching suitcase. We were informed that the E75 was sent in connection with a project called “Teach a Technophobe.” Basically, the point is to see how easy it is for those unaccustomed to the world of mobile technology to use email from the Nokia E75 with the help of a Nokia fan. For this WOM World has a few challenges for them to complete, competing against other. These challenges will to be completed on a weekly basis. There’s still a bit of a mystery as to how these challenges will have to be completed, but think of the N96 Ninja challenges but with an Eseries device. Below the unboxing.

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Nokia has finally made the E75 official, a device that was leaked a long time ago and even before launching had more shots taken of it than a Victoria’s Secret super model. Keeping true to Nokia’s current trend of QWERTY and Half-QWERTY devices, the E75, just like the N97, sports a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. Once closed, it bears a strong resemblance to the E55, Nokia’s other announcement of the day. In fact the E75 can be best described as a short E51/E55 with a QWERTY keyboard that slides out from the side. The E55, is Nokia’s thinnest Smartphone and the successor to the E50.

Both devices will be the first to ship with the company’s new email user interface and will also come standard with Nokia Messaging. The enhanced email UI includes folder and HTML email support, expandable views and sorting capability by date, sender and size, as well as the most commonly used email. On top of email, the devices also offer improved calendar capability, as well as contacts and task management. It is expected that this functionality (especially the HTML email support) will be offered as an updated version to Nokia Messaging for older Eseries devices.

The E75

“With the Nokia E75 we took a lot of inspiration from the Nokia 9300, which was our first mini communicator,” adds Kai Oistamo, Executive Vice President at Nokia. Kind of funny that Nokia mentions the 9300 as inspiration, as the E75 with it’s rather small screen looks more like an evolution of the E70, than the 9300 or even the E90. A quick look at the specs reveals the following:

· 112mm by 50mm by 15mm, 139g

· Available in Red, Silver/black and Copper/Yellow

· N-Gage compatible

· Comes with Nokia Messaging Service

· 3.2 megapixel camera/VGA video capture, GPS, Wi-Fi

· 3.5mm audio jack with TV out

· Standby time: Up to 11 days (GSM), 11 days (WCDMA) Talk time: Up to 5.4hours (GSM), 4.2 hours (WCDMA)

· BL-4U, 1000 mAh, Li-Po battery (- disappointing)

· microUSB port with charging

The E75 again continues the trend started by E63 by adding a 3.5mm jack and even goes a step further by including TV-out functions. This further pushes the Eseries into Nseries territory. It still remains to be seen how long Nokia will be able to separate the multimedia from the enterprise range. The E75 is expected to ship in March at an estimated retail price of 375 EUR, before taxes and subsidies

The E55

Despite its relatively low price, the device sports an unusually long talk and stand-by for a device this thin. All this juice is thanks to the 1500mAh used. The E55 is the successor to the E51 and just like the E75, it has taken the E71/E51’s design language and updated with a new look, including brushed aluminum on the front and flat instead of the raise d keys like the ones on the E71. The E55 that now sports what Nokia calls a “compact QWERTY keyboard” which basically is two letters on one key, instead of the traditional 1 letter per key.

· System: WCDMA 850/1900/2100 or GSM/EGSM 850/900/1800/1900

· User Interface: S60 platform, version 3, feature pack 2.

· Dimensions: 116 mm x 49 mm x 9.9 mm

· Volume: 54 cc

· Weight: 98 g

· Standby time: Up to 28 days (GSM), up to 19 days (WCDMA)

· Talk time: Up to 8 hours (GSM), up to 6 hours (WCDMA)

· Main display: 2.4” QVGA (320×240), up to 16 million colors

· Battery: BP-4L, 1500 mAh, Li-Po

· Memory: Up to 60 MB internal memory, 2GB microSD in sales box, support for up to 16GB microSD memory card

The Nokia E55 is expected to ship in the second quarter at an estimated retail price will be 265 EUR, before taxes and subsidies

Via: AllAboutsymbian