TamsS60 - the S60 Blog

A phone retailer called SMSShop could be the source of the latest leak - one of its sales brochures contains the line-up shot shown below:

Amusingly, the device at the bottom right is Nokia’s XpressMedia 5800. It is said to be the first touchscreen-device ever; and has been known by its codename “Tube” until a few days ago:

BTW: anyone want to take a bet that the Tube codename has something to do with YouTube?

via JAMPB

Engadget managed to get their hands onto a E66 and an E71 - and used the opportunity to create an impressive gallery of action shots and two hands-on videos. In case Steve Litchfield’s review didn’t satisfy you, give the boys a click at the link below:
http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/16/video-hands-on-with-the-new-e66-and-e71-from-nokia/

AllAboutSymbian’s Steve Litchfield somehow managed to get his hands onto a preproduction sample of the E71. He considers the device to be the iPhone’s nemesis - but does he like it?

First of all: he notes that the device is a lot smaller than the current E61x boxen. While Steve doesn’t have a problem with that, others(er.g. me) are likely to be unhappy about this. His main gripe is the media suite of the box: he dislikes the 3.2MP camera and the video/audio playback features.

However, he considers the device a great Eseries device - in case you feel like reading his full review, you can find it here:
http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/reviews/item/Nokia_E71.php

Nokia’s N82 is considered the best camera phone on the market - but is it portable? Or does it require a camera assistant for transportation? Read on for a few comparison shots with other devices…

Our first competitor is Palm’s trusty Treo 680. The QWERTY phone is quite a bit wider:

HP’s baby ipaq is less high, but much wider:

The Nokia N71 is a flip phone - ergo thicker, but less tall.

Finally, here’s a shot next to the iPod touch:

Generally, we see that the N82’s screen is significantly smaller than the ones found on PDAesque devices. Also, its controls are much smaller - the practical implications of this will be covered in the next issue.

In the end, the N82 is a nicely-transportable candybar phone that is neither excessively big nor small. It fits my trouser pocket well…no issues here!