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This Nokia E66 review has been broken down into 2 parts:

Part 1 will cover an overview of the device including the specs, physical appearance, etc and an overview video of the smartphone.

Part 2 will provide videos of the smartphone and the underlying Symbian OS plus my observations and final thoughts of the device.

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Here’s another Nokia smartphone device review. This time, I am reviewing the Nokia E66 smartphone, which is a numeric keypad equivalent to the popular Nokia E71. If you are not a fan of QWERTY keypad style smartphones, you may find that the E66 may be something that is more appealing.

Nokia E66 (Gray) at Amazon.com

Nokia E66 (White) at Amazon.com

Nokia E66 (white) at Newegg.com

In my view, it seems that the E66 is very much a non-QWERTY version of the E71 but with some differences. It has a very interesting feature of automatic screen rotation, similar what’s offered on the iPhone and others. Simply tilt the screen on its side so that you are viewing the screen in landscape as opposed to portrait view and the screen will automatically detect and rotate it so that it renders in landscape. Rotate it back and it comes back. Very cool! This becomes very handy when viewing web pages when surfing or viewing videos and I found myself rotating the screen often when surfing the web.

The phone looks very sleek and offers a slide out numeric keypad at the bottom. Push up on the bottom part of the phone and the numeric keypad slides out effortlessly. Slide it back in when you’re done and it’s back to its sleek and compact good looks. Much of what I’ve seen and reviewed in the Nokia E71 is there in the E66. The A-GPS, 3.2 MP camera, front and back camera, QVGA screen, metallic battery cover and so on. The main feature that sets it apart is, as I’ve already mentioned, is the automatic screen rotation/orientation.

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As a smartphone, the Nokia E66, offering very much the same features as its QWERTY key counterpart (E71), should work just as well. Unfortunately, (and this is my bias toward non-QWERTY layout smartphones so please keep this in mind) having only a numeric keypad to input characters and text can be a very tedious and frustrating experience. Mind you, for anyone else not acquainted with QWERTY layout phones, he may not have as much of a hard time as I did. For me, it was extremely frustrating to take much too long to type a few words for Twitter or Facebook. I will explain in more details in the Observations section in Part 2.

Specs and Details

The following specs are for the European version of the Nokia E66 smartphone.

For more information on the specific details for the Nokia E66, please visit the following respective Nokia E66 product sites:

Nokia E66 Europe

Nokia E66 North America

Technical specifications (from Nokia Europe)

Physical features, power and memory

Size

* Form: Slide
* Dimensions: 107.5 x 49.5 x 13.6 mm
* Weight: 121 g
* Volume: 62.6 cc
* Smooth sliding action

Display and 3D

* Size: 2.4″
* Resolution: 240 x 320 pixels (QVGA)
* 16.7 million colours

Keys and input method

* Numeric keypad
* Dedicated one-touch keys: Home, calendar, contacts, and email
* Speaker dependent and speaker independent voice dialling
* Accelerated scrolling with intelligent NaviTMKey
* Illuminated One-touch keys

Colors and covers

* Available in-box colors: Grey steel and White steel

Connectors

* Micro-USB connector
* 2.5 mm audio jack

Power

* BL-4U 1000 mAh
* Talk time (maximum): GSM 7 h 30 min; WCDMA 3 h 30 min
* Standby time (maximum): GSM 264 h; WCDMA 336 h

Eco Declaration

Eco Declaration provides information on the sustainability of the product (safety of materials, energy efficiency, packaging, recycling), based on scientific analysis and/or data provided by Nokia suppliers.

This product complies with EU RoHS Directive 2002/95/EC and the China legislation “Management Methods on the Prevention and Control of Pollution caused by Electronic Information Products” commonly known as “China RoHS”.

This product does not contain:

* Azo colorants and pigments with carcinogenic amino compounds
* Asbestos
* Benzene
* Beryllium Oxide
* Cadmium
* Chromium VI+
* Chlorofluorocarbons CFCs/HCFCs/Halons as banned in the Montreal Protocol
* Lead
* Mercury
* Polybrominated Biphenyls (PBB) or
* Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDE)
* Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) or
* Polychlorinated Terphenyls (PCT)
* Short Chained Chlorinated Paraffins
* Endangered species of flora and fauna

Concentrations remain below legal and Nokia Substance List limits.

This product meets the Energy Star and EU Code of Conduct requirements.

AC-5 charger: <300 mW no-load consumption, rated 3 on the scale of 1 to 7, where 1 consumes the most (>500 mW) and 7 the least (0 mW)

Do not dispose in unsorted municipal waste. For the nearest collection point for your used device and accessories, please see the Recycling Map of Nokia’s over 4500 global collection points on http://www.nokia.com/environment. You can also always mail your used product to us and we will take care of its recycling.

* All mechanical plastic and metal parts have been marked for recycling if practically possible. Plastic parts are marked in accordance with ISO 11469 and ISO 1043-1 to -4 standards.
* All Magnesium (Mg) containing mechanical parts are marked to ensure efficient End-of-Life treatment.
* Product has been marked according to WEEE directive requirement for recycling.
* The battery can be easily removed without tools for recycling.

* Unplug your charger from the socket when not charging
* Tips on conserving energy and prolonging the use of your device
* Recycling instructions

Memory

* microSD memory card slot, hot swappable, max. 8 GB
* Up to 110 MB free memory

Communication and navigation

Operating frequency

* Quad-band GSM 850/900/1800/1900
* Automatic switching between GSM bands
* Flight mode

Data network

* GPRS class A, multislot class 32, maximum speed 100/60 kbps (DL/UL)
* EDGE class A, multislot class 32, maximum speed 296/177.6 kbps (DL/UL)
* WCDMA 900/2100 or 850/1900 or 850/2100
* HSDPA, maximum speed 3.6 Mbps (DL)
* WLAN 802.11b, 802.11g
* TCP/IP support
* Capability to serve as data modem
* Support for MS Outlook synchronization of contacts, calendar and notes

Local connectivity and synchronization

* Infrared, maximum speed 115 kbps
* Bluetooth version 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate
- Bluetooth profiles: DUN, OPP, FTP, HFP, GOEP, HSP, BIP, RSAP, GAVDP, AVRCP, A2DP
* Add-on solutions enable integration into enterprise private branch exchange (PBX) infrastructure
* MTP (Multimedia Transfer Protocol) support
* Print support
* Support for local and remote SyncML synchronization, iSync, Intellisync, ActiveSync
- Support for PC synchronization with Nokia PC Suite

Call features

* Integrated hands-free speakerphone
* Automatic answer with headset or car kit
* Any key answer
* Call waiting, call hold, call divert
* Call timer
* Logging of dialed, received and missed calls
* Automatic redial and fallback
* Speed dialing
* Fixed dialing number support
* Vibrating alert (internal)
* Side volume keys
* Mute/unmute
* Contacts with images
* Conference calling with up to 6 participants
* Video calling
* Push to talk
* VoIP
* Easy dialling directly from home screen

Messaging

* SMS
* Multiple SMS deletion
* Text-to-speech message reader
* MMS
* Automatic resizing of images for MMS
* OMA Instant Messaging and Presences Service
- Instant Messaging client (OMA IMPS 1.2)
- Windows Live Messenger application*
* service not available in all countries
* Cell broadcast

E-mail

* Supported protocols: IMAP4, Mail for Exchange, POP3, SMTP
* Support for e-mail attachments
* IMAP IDLE support
* Support for Nokia Intellisync Wireless Email
* Support for Nokia Mobile VPN

Web browsing

* Supported markup languages: HTML, XHTML, MP, WML
* Supported protocols: HTTP, WAP
* TCP/IP support
* JavaScript version 1.3 and 1.5
* Nokia Mini Map Browser
* Nokia Mobile Search

GPS and navigation

* Integrated A-GPS
* Nokia Maps application

Image and sound

Photography

* 3.2 megapixel camera
* Image formats: JPEG/EXIF
* CMOS sensor
* 4x digital zoom
* Autofocus
* LED flash
* Flash modes: On, off, automatic, red-eye reduction
* Flash operating range: 1 m
* White balance modes: automatic, sunny, incandescent, fluorescent
* Centre weighted auto exposure; exposure compensation: +2 ~ -2EV at 0.7 step
* Capture modes: still, sequence, self-timer, video
* Scene modes: automatic, user defined, portrait, landscape, night, night portrait
* Colour tone modes: normal, sepia, black & white, negative
* Full-screen viewfinder with grid
* Active toolbar
* Dedicated camera key
* Landscape (horizontal) orientation
* Share photos with Share on Ovi

Video

* Main camera

- Video recording at up to 320 x 240 pixels (QVGA)and up to at 15 fps
* Up to 4x digital video zoom
* Front camera
- Video recording at up to 128 x 96 pixels (QCIF) and up to 15 fps
* Video recording file formats: .mp4, .3gp; codecs: H.263, H.264
* Audio recording formats: AMR, AAC stereo
* Video white balance modes: automatic, sunny, cloudy, incandescent, fluorescent
* Color tone modes: normal, sepia, black & white, vivid, negative
* Clip length (maximum): 60 min
* RealPlayer
* Video playback file formats: MPEG-4 ,.mp4,.3gp, RealVideo; codecs: H.263,H.264
* Video streaming: .3gp, .rm, mp4
* Landscape mode video playback
* Video calling: up to 640 x 480 pixels (QCIF), up to 15 fps
* Video ring tones

Music and audio playback

* Music player
* Real player
* Music playback file formats: AAC, AAC+, MP3, AMR-NB, AMR-WB
* Audio streaming formats: .rm, .eAAC+
* FM radio 87.5-108 MHz
* Visual Radio support. Read more: www.visualradio.com
* 2.5 mm Nokia AV connector
* Nokia Music Manager
* Nokia Music Store support
* Nokia Podcasting support
* Ring tones: mp3, aac, 64-tone polyphonic (25 built-in tones)

Voice and audio recording

* Voice commands
* Voice dialing
* Voice recorder
* Audio recording formats: AMR, AAC stereo
* FR, EFR, WCDMA, and GSM AMR
* Digital microphone
* Text-to-speech

Personalization: profiles, themes, ring tones

* Customizable profiles
* Customizable ring tones
* Customisable video ring tones
* Support for talking ring tones
* Customizable themes
* Two customizable home screen modes

Pics of the Nokia E66 smartphone

Click on the thumbnail images for a bigger picture

*Note. The original “Unloader” page came to me all shredded in strips (part of the promotion idea). It was a lot of fun to put and tape the strips back together to render the promotional page you see above.

The Nokia E66 and E71 are part of a promotion called The Unloader. View this amusing video Unloader-YouTube to get an idea of what to expect at the Unloader website.

Here’s the The Unloader website and an amusing look at how those smartphone can unload and “take care of” all your office documents.

Slideshow of the above pictures

Overview Videos of the Nokia E66 smartphone

Here’s are overview videos of the Nokia E66 smartphone.

Overview video of Nokia E66 Part 1

Overview video of Nokia E66 Part 2

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This is the end of the first part of my Nokia E66 smartphone review providing an oveview of the smartphone. Stay tuned for Part 2 where I will be getting into the software and the Symbian platform plus my observations and final thoughts.

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