Comments on: My Ideal E90 Successor http://mobilespace.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/my-ideal-e90-successor/ A blog dedicated to various issues affecting the use of cell phones Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:27:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Amir http://mobilespace.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/my-ideal-e90-successor/#comment-678 Amir Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:07:13 +0000 http://mobilespace.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/my-ideal-e90-successor/#comment-678 Mega thanks, Tony, for your comprehensive comment -- it could have very well formed a review article. I've not yet migrated to the E90, but I guess I'd wait till the E90 successor reaches consumers. Mega thanks, Tony, for your comprehensive comment — it could have very well formed a review article. I’ve not yet migrated to the E90, but I guess I’d wait till the E90 successor reaches consumers.

]]> By: Tony http://mobilespace.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/my-ideal-e90-successor/#comment-677 Tony Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:35:56 +0000 http://mobilespace.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/my-ideal-e90-successor/#comment-677 I have had the E90 for about six months now and while it is a good phone, but I have a few bug-bears: The battery is terrible; considering the phone is supposed to be a work tool, if you use it for work, it'll be dead by lunch time! If I listen to music on the way to work, make 45 minutes of calls and work on the web for an hour, it will be dead by 2pm. I need a charger at work and at home, otherwise it's pointless. The email client is a little cludgy, but the real problem is the last of native HTML support. I use RoadSync, which works perfectly, but it doesn't interface with ther clients, such as Profimail, so the lack of HTML is a problem. The performance of the CPU is ok, but could do with a bit of a boost. However, if they do, the battery will go even quicker! The camera is very, very slow.....but then all the Nokia camera are. It hangs too often; I went away from MSMobile to avoid this, but to no avail The web browser is really quite poor. It has some nice features, but it's lack of support for ActiveX, Flash and a ton of picture formats leaves many websites simply not working. Very annoying. Plus, you can't copy and paste! I have tried Opera, but it still doesn't recognise the multi-direction button! :o~ The BlueTooth receiver is not the most powerful in the world, lacking against the HTC offerings which I've used before and tested back to back. Other little things are annoying, such as some applications written for Symbian S603rd, which work on the N95 and you would assume therefore would work on the E90 don't! An good example is the Sky Remote Record app. All in all, a good phone, a little big, but I'll forgive it for its lovely screen, but lacking that edge to make it a class leader. If nothing, fix the battery, please! I have had the E90 for about six months now and while it is a good phone, but I have a few bug-bears:

The battery is terrible; considering the phone is supposed to be a work tool, if you use it for work, it’ll be dead by lunch time! If I listen to music on the way to work, make 45 minutes of calls and work on the web for an hour, it will be dead by 2pm. I need a charger at work and at home, otherwise it’s pointless.

The email client is a little cludgy, but the real problem is the last of native HTML support. I use RoadSync, which works perfectly, but it doesn’t interface with ther clients, such as Profimail, so the lack of HTML is a problem.

The performance of the CPU is ok, but could do with a bit of a boost. However, if they do, the battery will go even quicker!

The camera is very, very slow…..but then all the Nokia camera are.

It hangs too often; I went away from MSMobile to avoid this, but to no avail

The web browser is really quite poor. It has some nice features, but it’s lack of support for ActiveX, Flash and a ton of picture formats leaves many websites simply not working. Very annoying. Plus, you can’t copy and paste! I have tried Opera, but it still doesn’t recognise the multi-direction button! :o~

The BlueTooth receiver is not the most powerful in the world, lacking against the HTC offerings which I’ve used before and tested back to back.

Other little things are annoying, such as some applications written for Symbian S603rd, which work on the N95 and you would assume therefore would work on the E90 don’t! An good example is the Sky Remote Record app.

All in all, a good phone, a little big, but I’ll forgive it for its lovely screen, but lacking that edge to make it a class leader.

If nothing, fix the battery, please!

]]> By: Amir http://mobilespace.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/my-ideal-e90-successor/#comment-636 Amir Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:08:43 +0000 http://mobilespace.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/my-ideal-e90-successor/#comment-636 @Bytales: These are all good reasons to purchase the E90, but I have two more issues to resolve. First, I'm not sure how the E90 performs when recording audio via ALON Mp3 Dictaphone. On the N82 it offers 22 combinations of sample rates and on the E51 it is 11. Moreover, the N82 microphone is simply awsome. Second, I'm a bit concerned about what Nokia might introduce in the near future. If Nokia comes up with the true E90 successor in, say, 3 months, I'll have spent money on a so-called past-generation handset by getting the E90. @Bytales:
These are all good reasons to purchase the E90, but I have two more issues to resolve. First, I’m not sure how the E90 performs when recording audio via ALON Mp3 Dictaphone. On the N82 it offers 22 combinations of sample rates and on the E51 it is 11. Moreover, the N82 microphone is simply awsome. Second, I’m a bit concerned about what Nokia might introduce in the near future. If Nokia comes up with the true E90 successor in, say, 3 months, I’ll have spent money on a so-called past-generation handset by getting the E90.

]]> By: Bytales http://mobilespace.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/my-ideal-e90-successor/#comment-634 Bytales Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:40:44 +0000 http://mobilespace.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/my-ideal-e90-successor/#comment-634 Heck no ! Get E90 now ! Like i will this saturday (21-06-2008) 1)There is the headset of the 5700 phone which has 2.5 to 3.5mm converter. Alternatively u can use a bluetooth headset with 3.5mm jack 2)This has been fixed in the black version of the phone which i will buy ! 3)So what, it has big charger. It's more a problem of being more small chargers out there than there are big chargers as more phones come with small chargers. With a small charger, to phone would have probably weighted 2grams less. That's irrelevant unless u plan to carry 1 million phones in your pocket ! 4)Use this http://www.zagg.com/invisibleshield/nokia-e90-cases-screen-protectors-covers-skins-shields.php 5)This is the only valid reason, but it might take a while ! Heck no ! Get E90 now ! Like i will this saturday (21-06-2008)
1)There is the headset of the 5700 phone which has 2.5 to 3.5mm converter. Alternatively u can use a bluetooth headset with 3.5mm jack
2)This has been fixed in the black version of the phone which i will buy !
3)So what, it has big charger. It’s more a problem of being more small chargers out there than there are big chargers as more phones come with small chargers. With a small charger, to phone would have probably weighted 2grams less. That’s irrelevant unless u plan to carry 1 million phones in your pocket !
4)Use this
http://www.zagg.com/invisibleshield/nokia-e90-cases-screen-protectors-covers-skins-shields.php
5)This is the only valid reason, but it might take a while !

]]> By: Amir http://mobilespace.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/my-ideal-e90-successor/#comment-501 Amir Tue, 06 May 2008 08:47:14 +0000 http://mobilespace.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/my-ideal-e90-successor/#comment-501 Thanks, Vaibhav, for your excellent analysis and recommendations. I guess I should take another look at the E90 with your points in mind. Also, I can avoid the issue of "wired headphones" as these days I make heavy use of my Nokia stereo bluetooth headsets. Thanks, Vaibhav, for your excellent analysis and recommendations. I guess I should take another look at the E90 with your points in mind. Also, I can avoid the issue of “wired headphones” as these days I make heavy use of my Nokia stereo bluetooth headsets.

]]> By: Vaibhav Sharma http://mobilespace.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/my-ideal-e90-successor/#comment-500 Vaibhav Sharma Tue, 06 May 2008 06:34:05 +0000 http://mobilespace.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/my-ideal-e90-successor/#comment-500 I myself just went through all that dilema and then bought the E90! First of all a sucessor is not coming soon. The next Eseries are going to be the Liam and Dora and I would presume there will be a gap of at least 6 months before a new device gets out. Next the screen can be taken care of by a screen film that will protect it from damage. The 2.5mm jack can be overcome by an adapter, pretty small and the music is great, in fact it surprised me. The camera could have done with a shutter yes, but the rubbers on the back of the communicator prevent it from coming in contact with the surface you keep in on - some consolation. The charger, definately. I hate the huge thing it ships with. Fortunately I have N95 charger with me. I myself just went through all that dilema and then bought the E90! First of all a sucessor is not coming soon. The next Eseries are going to be the Liam and Dora and I would presume there will be a gap of at least 6 months before a new device gets out.

Next the screen can be taken care of by a screen film that will protect it from damage.

The 2.5mm jack can be overcome by an adapter, pretty small and the music is great, in fact it surprised me.

The camera could have done with a shutter yes, but the rubbers on the back of the communicator prevent it from coming in contact with the surface you keep in on - some consolation.

The charger, definately. I hate the huge thing it ships with. Fortunately I have N95 charger with me.

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