---
title: Nokia E6
date: 2011-07-19 12:30:27
permalink: https://lesterchan.net/blog/2011/07/19/nokia-e6/
author: Lester Chan
categories:
  - Mobile Phone
tags:
  - E6
  - Nokia
---

As part of the [Nokia Rangers Program](https://lesterchan.net/blog/2010/10/30/nokia-n8/), we were asked to choose between the [Nokia E6](http://www.nokia.com.sg/find-products/products/nokia-e6-00) or [Nokia X7](http://www.nokia.com.sg/find-products/products/nokia-x7).

I went for the Nokia E6 after I played with it during the blogger’s preview ([Nokia E6 Blogger Preview](https://lesterchan.net/blog/2011/05/26/nokia-e6-blogger-preview/) | [Nokia X7 Blogger Preview](https://lesterchan.net/blog/2011/05/27/nokia-x7-blogger-preview/)) back in May 2011. One of the reasons I went for the Nokia E6 is because of the full QWERTY keyboard. I am still not used to typing on the virtual keyboard of Symbian OS.

I am intending to use the Nokia E6 as an upgrade to my [Nokia E72](https://lesterchan.net/blog/2010/12/04/nokia-e72-white-edition/) which I won last year during Nokia’s Christmas Draw. I still need to use a Nokia as my secondary work phone (my primary work phone is an Android) because my company, [mig33](http://www.mig33.com/), application runs on Symbian as a Java App. As our user base are from emerging markets, they do not have the luxury of having iPhone, Android or Windows Phone 7 (though Android is catching up very fast over there).

The first thing I noticed when comparing with the Nokia E72 is the screen of the Nokia E6 is ultra sharp screen boasting a resolution of 640 x 480 pixels in a 2.46″ screen. The UI also has a major overhaul running on Symbian Anna. It supports both “touch and type” which is good as these days I am too used to touching screens. The upcoming Blackberry 9900 also supports both “touch and type”.

After playing it for a day, I find the OS sluggish which I think is pretty common to all Symbian phones, the [Nokia Social App](http://betalabs.nokia.com/apps/nokia-social-1-3) has been improved tremendously since I last played with it on my Nokia N8. The 8MP camera takes pretty good pictures as well considering this is a business phone. Overall I find the Nokia E6 worthy to be a successor to the Nokia E72.

The Nokia E6 is retailing for S$460 at [Mobile Square](http://mobilesquare.com.sg/products/products_listing.asp?cid=2) or S$188 for a 2 year contract over at [SingTel Shop](https://www.singtelshop.com).

![Box Front](https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6139/5942716935_cfdd62cb21_z.jpg)

![Box Back](https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6135/5943276564_815eb6e676_z.jpg)

![Nokia E6 vs Nokia E72](https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6030/5942779175_d29efd85c8_z.jpg)

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