Pictures of the Nokia E6-00 in action have hit the Internet. A user of Italian forum Nokiateca has posted the first photos and videos (since removed) of the mobile phone turned on and running Symbian.
The E6-00, which has yet to be officially announced by Nokia, packs a Qwerty keyboard and a 4:3 screen. It's a relatively meagre 480x640-pixel display unfortunately, measuring around 2.5 inches across. The phone packs HSDPA and Wi-Fi connectivity, but key feature is an 8-megapixel camera that shoots 720p high-definition video.
The 8-megapixel camera is an extended depth of field (EDoF) snapper, which is fixed focus. That means it doesn't have autofocus, instead keeping all the photo in focus. Your backgrounds will be as crisp as your foreground -- so no pleasing bokeh effects, and macro shots will suffer, but in theory the lack of autofocus will make the camera faster and smaller. The pictures show a dual LED flash alongside the camera.
You might think touchscreens would have killed Qwerty keyboards by now, but there's clearly life in the old buttons yet. Several other companies have shown off Qwerty candybar phones recently, including the HTC ChaCha, INQ Cloud Q and Samsung Galaxy Pro.
There's also life in Symbian, depite Nokia's recent commitment to Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 operating system. The Nokia N8 is getting a Symbian update with tweaked homescreen and widgets, and the E6-00 appears to use its own version of the OS optimised for the 4:3 screen.
Photos credit: Nokiateca
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J4M35 30 March, 2011 13:22
480x640 is actually pretty amazing for a 2.5inch display. that's higher than on many 3.5+ inch displays.
J4M35 30 March, 2011 13:25
Just worked out the PPI. It's 320! That's as high as the Retina display!
Mark Anderson 30 March, 2011 15:32
Small screen is small. No thanks.
anonymous 30 March, 2011 15:46
Well spotted, J4M35, but we should clarify that the exact size hasn't been confirmed - it's AT LEAST 2.5-inches but could be closer to 2.8-inches, or even 3-inches at the outside.
J4M35 30 March, 2011 16:07
Even on a 2.8 inch screen, the PPI at that resolution would still be VERY high.
Mark Anderson, I agree it is small (you didn't need to say small twice), but it's perfectly fine for people who want a touchscreen and qwerty combined.
jeffjeffz 31 March, 2011 13:27
How can anyone show him/her self with such an outdated style
J4M35 12 April, 2011 16:19
Btw the Nokia E6 has just been announced today and has a 2.46 inch VGA screen that has the same PPI as the i4