Nokia’s E75 is designed to give phone users everything they need – a normal phone keypad for numbers and short text messages but also a slide-out QWERTY keyboard for typing emails. For the mobile phone giant, this is a pretty radical design, and Nokia has spent a lot of time making it look good. (It comes in red, silver and black, and copper-yellow.)
It’s an easy-to-use gadget, using Nokia’s standard software, and setting up corporate email is not a problem thanks to the fact that virtually every company now supports Nokia handsets.
The build quality is flawless and the unit feels sturdy even with the keyboard fully extended. For music fans, there’s a full-size headphone socket, and the sound quality is reasonable enough for listening to occasionally – it’s nowhere near as good as Apple’s iPhone, though.
The 2.4-inch screen feels slightly squeezed, particularly when using the keyboard to type, and long emails can become irritating to write as you can’t see very much of what you’re doing at any one time.
Overall, the Nokia E75 sports great design but is let down by a screen that is slightly too small. It’s fine for sending the odd email but there are better handsets out there for email addicts. If you’re a huge fan of Nokia’s simplicity and design, it might be worth a look – just don’t plan on writing your first novel on it.
Pros Innovative design
Cons Cramped keyboard and screen
Free on contract
