Nokia E5

“We would be happy to recommend the Nokia E5. With a slightly more lackluster finish at a more appealing price-tag than its E72 sibling, and most other similarly classed phones, it certainly does the key things it needs to do pretty well. The slightly unrefined finish of the Nokia E5 does crop up from time to time, with the screen resolution, cramped keypad and awkward volume-rocker occasionally hindering use. The interface could also use a revamp as it's been looking dated for a while now. That said, for considerably less than a BlackBerry, the Nokia E5 offers a good feature-set at a decent price. QWERTY alternatives to the Nokia E5 with similar specs would be the considerably more expensive BlackBerry Bold 9700, or the Android-powered Motorola Milestone 2, the latter of which has a much larger keyboard layout. If your sights are set on something at a similar price-point, another QWERTY device to consider would be the Xperia X10 mini pro, with less of a business orientation, but the versatility of Android nonetheless.”

“Nokia E5 is a decent phone with very good features, which targets corporate people that are also into the social networking services thingy. The handset is an all-rounder as it performs decent in all areas. Add the that its solid construction and you get a serious rival to the Eseries smartphones, which are slightly more expensive than the E5.”

“Nokia E55 may be one of the best Eseries smartphones without a full-QWERTY keyboard, but it belongs to an era long gone. Symbian^1 is an obsolete platform that cannot rival with the newest operating systems launched on the market. Also, its high price makes it even more 'undesirable' unless you are really a Nokia freak.”