
FIRST LOOKS CONSUMER ELECTRONICS
Nokia E65
$449 direct
llllm
PROS Sharp, bright
screen. Crisp slider
mechanism and keypad.
Includes Wi-Fi. Superb
Web browser. Fast
camera.
CONS Lacks 3G support.
No document editing.
For more:
go.pcmag.com/e65
NOKIA E65
Business-Class Cellular
A classy pin-striped suit of a phone, Nokia’s new handset gives
you smartphone power with a dignifi ed feature-phone look.
With its aluminum faceplate and snappy slide-out keypad,
the E65’s build is unusually solid and feels decidedly rich.
Watch out, though, as some of this cell’s keys may be too small
for the ham-thumbed.
The E65 is a Symbian Series 60 smartphone with unusu-
ally speedy EDGE data support, as well as Wi-Fi. Voice calls
sounded clear, though the speakerphone’s sound level was low.
The built-in e-mail client works with POP/IMAP accounts, and
third-party software can let you edit Offi ce documents. Nokia’s
Web browser, which handles full pages, is the best available on
any mobile platform. The bundled music player app had no
trouble with MP3 tracks but couldn’t play unprotected iTunes
Plus AAC fi les. For pictures, an internal 2-megapixel camera
takes detailed, grayish photos with good light balance. Battery
life, at 7 hours and 44 minutes of talk time, is pretty good.
Sold as an unlocked device, E65 is especially appealing to
world travelers, who appreciate the ability to swap in foreign
SIM cards. But any professional could warm up to this solid
GSM handset, which may look and act like an ordinary phone
but offers a host of smartphone features.—Jamie Lendino
HELIO FIN
in but Short-Lived
Take a look at this sweet, svelte little cell. It happens to be the
thinnest phone yet from Helio, the extremely Web-friendly
cellular carrier, and the company’s best camera phone, too. But
with its slim body also comes an annoyingly short battery life.
The Fin is a very good voice phone. Calls sound clear, with
no hiss, though the speakerphone is somewhat quiet. For Helio
users, however, voice is just where handhelds begin. This cell
has the de rigueur MP3/AAC player supporting 4GB memory
cards, though there’s no integration with Windows Media
Player. (Better PC media software will come soon, Helio says.)
With its big 2.3-inch, 320-by-240-pixel screen, you can navi-
gate full Web pages, check multiple e-mail accounts including
Yahoo! and Windows Live, or log on to MySpace. The ability
to read Microsoft Office attachments in e-mails is a bonus.
A 3-megapixel camera takes photos that but look a bit washed
out in daylight and have a tendency to blur under low light.
But the Fin’s performance felt sluggish at times, the flat
keypad was a bit diffi cult to use, and battery life was pathetic,
providing less than 3 hours of talk time. This brief battery life
hurts, especially because this is a phone you’d want to use for
extensive gaming and Web browsing. Helio’s Ocean, while
larger, is a much better platform for the cellular carrier’s rich
set of Web and messaging services.—Sascha Segan
Keys
are
large
but too
fl at
Helio Fin
$375 direct,
$175 with contract
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PROS Slim. Three-mega-
pixel camera. Full Web
browser. Excellent e-mail
client.
CONS Very short bat-
tery life. Annoyingly fl at
keypad. Feels sluggish in
advanced applications.
For more:
go.pcmag.com/fi n
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textured
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NOVEMBER 6, 2007 PC MAGAZINE 45
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