Nokia’s E63 is an out-and-out email phone, and does the job brilliantly. The keyboard is superb and incredibly quick to use. As with all Nokia products, the build quality is also good, and the handset is solid and feels great in the palm.
There’s a main navigation button above the keyboard, along with menu keys just under the screen. The software is Nokia’s standard operating system and it works well. The icon-based system is straightforward and everything from texting to email is simple and logical.
However, for multimedia support the Nokia software is showing its age. The music software, for example, is terrible and looks as if it was designed at some point in the late 1980s.
Overall, it’s a decent handset but lacking in the slickness and polish of some of its rivals. However, for email it’s hard to fault, and if your needs extend only to this and the odd text, then it’s well worth a look.
Pros Great keyboard
Cons Terrible music player
Free on contract