'Nonetheless, if you require a smartphone for both professional and personal use (and don't mind a small screen), the Nokia E5 is an enticing proposition. '
'fine messaging E-series phone'
'This is probably the most comprehensive suite out there as the E5 could view, edit and create Excel, sheets, Word documents and PowerPoint presentations in the best possible way that you can do so on a mobile phone.'
'But for £80, it’d almost be rude to ask for more – especially as it looks like a lower end BlackBerry and not really like a Nokia at all. '
'This classic looking, budget phone from Nokia is an amazing phone that was released in June 2010. '
'Even before I began to test the handset I was a little sceptical, but when it came to using the phone as my everyday handset I found no problems whatsoever which you can imagine I was very happy about!.'
'Its latest is the X3 Touch and Type mobile phone, curiously combining a basic touchscreen with a regular numeric keypad; to surprisingly good effect. '
'good phone'
'The slide mechanism is smooth and delivers a good ‘clunk’ in both opening and closing the phone.'
'Look wise, the mobile phone is stylish, sleek and elegant. '
'The phone is available in four vibrant colors viz Graphite, White silver, Hot pink, Blue giving ample of options to people to make a choice.'
'The quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support make Nokia 2690 capable of global roaming and the built-in microSD card slot allows expanding the internal memory to 8GB. '
'The two colours give the phone a distinctive look, especially as the band with the navigation key, call keys and screen selection keys, are located on the coloured case. '
'Communicating on the Nokia 2690 is effortless as a result. '
'The look is more corporate than cool, but there's a nice chrome stripe down the side, behind which is the MMC card slot, so there's no need to remove the battery to change cards'
'Along with the two integrated cameras are flash and bright screen capable of displaying up to 262,144 colors.'
'the inconvenient key placement may end up putting off potential buyers and frustrating existing users.'
'Colours in our outdoor shots were good, though even well-lit scenes came back blurred more often than not.'
'Nokia doesn't include cutting edge, headline-grabbing mobile phone technology such as built in GPS, Wi-Fi or HSDPA high-speed data connectivity, or touchscreen activation.'
'underperformance or exorbitant price'
'"The high-end materials and seamless surfaces are pleasing to touch while the sophisticated, minimalistic design is equally satisfying to the eyes.'
'The Nokia N70 Symbian based smart phone is a tri-band GSM (900/1800/1900Mhz) and 3G UMTS compatible device, and features a 2.0 megapixel camera on the back'
'The phone makes its first picture in 4.4 s - a bit far from ideal, not to say a disappointing performance'
'PC Software supplied is very flaky; no more than the bare minimum to get things struggling along'
'Users are certain to appreciate the adjustable brightness which ranges from pitiful to torching, and an ambient light sensor provides the finishing touch.'
