Nokia E5-part 3

Outlook

The 600MHz processor and 256MB RAM did well to keep things chugging along smoothly. We did not feel significant slowdowns when using the smartphone even with the browser, Tweets60 (for Twitter), email and the Bloomberg app all running in the background.

Battery life was good, giving us over two days of use on a single charge. Considering most touchscreen smartphones these days require daily charging, this is a very good show from the E5. However, remember that the dwindling third-party support for S60 also means apps are not as compelling. For example, the preloaded Facebook app is very hard to use compared with the Android and iOS versions. Because of lower-quality apps, we ended up doing fewer social-networking activities (such as tweeting and checking in using Foursquare) and spending less time using the browser. That had a part to play in extending the battery life of the E5. The 1,200mAh battery, according to the specifications, has a rated talktime of 18.5 hours on GSM and standby of up to 29 days.

Call quality was good. We were able to hear and be heard clearly and no dropped calls were experienced during the course of our review.