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The Nokia E75 is a work-a-holic’s dream phone, and a skiving employee,s nightmare. It’s a smartphone running Symbian S60 and the ability to run a variety of 3rd party apps. But it’s not those that should scare you, it’s the ability of the E75 to make you contactable almost anywhere that should send a shiver down the spines of slackers.
See, the phone is a quad-band GSM handset, so it’ll work anywhere in the world. It also packs HSDPA for speedy downloads and Wi-Fi for even quicker access.
There’s also Microsoft Exchange support built in, so it’ll grab contacts and e-mails from company servers, and as if that wasn’t enough the Nokia E-Mail service will turn any other account you have into a push messaging server too. Wherever you are, and whichever address messages are sent to, they’ll pop up on the E75 in an instant.
That’s not necessarily a bad thing though, as the E75 makes replying to midnight missives an absolute breeze. There’s a large side-sliding QWERTY keyboard, and a crisp QVGA display. Included in the box is a 4GB microSD card, so you needn’t worry about having space to download large attachments, and thanks to Nokia’s inclusion of Quick Office it’ll even open Word and Excel documents.
It’s not all business though. There’s also a 3.5mm headphone jack, so you can enjoy music while you climb the career ladder, and there’s also a 3.2 megapixel autofocus camera. Bizarrely, considering this is a business phone, Nokia has also built in N-Gage support, letting the E75 play 3D games with impressive graphics.
Of course, there’s also GPS built-in and the whole package is reassuringly sturdy. But we can’t help thinking this phone, no matter how well specced, is a lesson in mobile depression. The design lacks flair and panache, and seems to constantly scream “shouldn’t you be working?!”
It’s also an absolute sucker for power. Battery life is a mere four and a half hours’ talk time. That’s not good, especially for businesspeeps taking lengthy conference calls.
If you’re keen to prove you’re all business, the E75’s a solid bit of kit. Mark our words though, this is a power user’s phone, a tool for information junkies, and no good for posers. It certainly won’t draw many amorous glances over the dinner table. Not least because you’ll probably have to charge it up while you eat.
