Love at first sight
The cellphone has the usual trappings: a camera, 3G, WiFi and music player. But instead of those being trumpeted from the rooftops, they’re hidden away. That’s because the E65 is a serious business phone, not a frivolous one like Nokia’s N-series.
In fact, there isn’t even a button on the case to activate the camera – you need to access the menu to find that. Instead of a camera button it has buttons for the voice recorder, changing the input style (such as turning predictive text on and off) and volume.
On the front there is a variety of buttons, one of which is dedicated to setting up conference calls. Considering that’s one function that even corporate users might not want to use, the fact that you can’t change the function of that button seems shortsighted.
Something else that can’t be modified is the length of time you can record on the phone. That’s restricted to one minute, which makes the system rather pointless.
However, even with its faults there’s an endearing quality about the E65. It works flawlessly as a communications device and allows you to use both the cell and the WiFi networks to surf the Internet. All in a package that puts Nokia back in the industrial design race, an area the company seems to have neglected recently.
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