Nokia E55 'compact QWERTY' smartphone unveiled

Nokia's just announced what it's calling the "world's thinnest smartphone," the E55. They're calling it a compact QWERTY keyboard, but let's be honest, it's SureType. According to the press release, it's got 28 days of standby time in its battery, as well as full Nokia Maps and assisted GPS with integration. Look for it this summer for 265 euros unsubsidized.

Update: New details from the fact sheet. The 28 days of standby applies to GSM -- it drops to 19 days on WCDMA -- and talk time for GSM / WCDMA is 8 and 6 hours, respectively. The phone sports a 2.4-inch QVGA screen, 3.2 megapixel camera, 3.5 mm headphone jack, 802.11 b/g, EGPRS, and Bluetooth 2.0.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 16th 2009 5:01AM]

SureType or similar to Sony Ericsson M600i and P1i?

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 16th 2009 7:37AM]

Yes.....sounds like love to me...........sign me up.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 16th 2009 8:55AM]

The N86 was just leaked.

http://zomgitscj.com/nokia-leaks-the-n86-8-megapixels-carl-zeiss-cameraphone/

[CeluGeek Posted Feb 16th 2009 12:33PM]

SureType is a trademark of Research In Motion. Nokia can't use that name unless they pay RIM for its use. So, "compact QWERTY" it is for the E55. I've also heard about other phones with similar keyboards using the name "half-QWERTY" probably due to the same trademark issues.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 4th 2009 1:08PM]

is there any front camera in nokia e55 like n series