Nokia E75 review: Business on the slide

Gsmarena have posted their review of the Nokia E75. Here are the key features, main disadvantages and final impression.

Key features:
2.4" 16M-color TFT display of QVGA resolution
Four-row side-slide QWERTY keyboard
Quad-band GSM and tri-band 3G (with HSDPA) support
Symbian OS with S60 3.2 UI
369 MHz ARM11 CPU
3.5mm standard audio jack
microSD card slot, 4GB microSD card prebundled
3.2 megapixel auto focus camera with a dedicated shutter key (a first for the E-series), geotagging and VGA@30fps video recording
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g with UPnP technology
Built-in GPS receiver and Nokia Maps with 3 months of free voice-assisted navigation
USB and stereo Bluetooth (A2DP) connectivity
Steel battery cover
FM radio with RDS
Remote Wipe functionality
Carrier-independent VoIP support
Office document editor
User-friendly Mode Switch for toggling two homescreen setups
Smart dialing

Main disadvantages:
Rather expensive at this point (more than 350 euro)
Controls around the D-pad are too tiny
Mediocre camera performance
Fingerprint-prone cheap-looking front
Wiggling cheapo camera key
Limited battery life (in comparison to the E71)

Adding value to an already impressive fleet of business handsets is by no means an easy task. And since there's no doubt that the E75 is up to the E-series standard - there's nothing too big to complain about. Though, well, there's nothing too big altogether. Nokia E75 is just an alternative: it's the usual Eseries skill with a different approach to QWERTY and compact design.

But before we dig deeper in the E-series ecosystem, let's look for a meaningful competition to help us better define the Nokia E75. The form factor and the smart platform pretty much narrow the list down to a single nominee outside the touchscreen world. HTC S740 sports an almost identical spec sheet and it costs the same, so it's purely a matter of OS preference here, isn't it?

The side-slide QWERTY form factor is a Symbian debut and the fact that it packs in a pleasantly compact and nice handling piece of gear is only in favor of the E75. Its only problem is it's launched after the stunning E71 and thus risks being burdened with the wrong expectations.

Form factor aside, the only things Nokia E75 has over the E71 are the FP2 and the VGA@30fps video recording but that doesn't give it much of a multimedia edge. Nor does the 3.5 mm jack (that's another novelty) make such a big difference to us.

But anyway, even if the E75 has nothing groundbreaking to offer it still can't be ignored as a viable Eseries option. After all, a handset that sits between E90 and E71 just can't go wrong. There maybe nothing to write home about but write you sure will.