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Review The Nokia E55 is actually one of a pair of very similar handsets simultaneously released by Nokia. Its brother is the E52, which is pretty much the same, except that it has a standard numeric keypad rather than the E55′s SureType-style Qwerty keypad with two letters assigned to each key. That aside, both phones come with Wi-Fi, HSDPA 3G, a 3.2Mp Camera, aGPS, FM radio and an outsize battery.

Slim pickings: Nokia’s E55 Symbian smartphone

Nokia is claiming that the E55 is the world’s thinnest smart phone, which, much like world-class sprinting, is a contest that is increasingly based on very small margins. For the record, Nokia is quoting it as 9.9mm thin, which cuts a mighty 0.1mm off the 10mm E71. No, we couldn’t tell the difference when we held them next to each other, but do let us know if you think it’s significant.

It’s a neat looking device, with chrome-look trim around its plastic frontage and a metallic backplate. Incidentally, this feels a little flimsy, and even came off in our pocket once. The 2.4in screen offers 320×240 resolution and 16 million colours. It’s bright and sharp, as you might expect, and not bad in sunlight either. Read the rest of this entry »