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INTRODUCTION<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In February 2007, we brought you the first review of a prototype E90<\/a> unit on the Internet. Now we are back with update of the review based on a production unit, V 07.22.4.0, 01-06-2007.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10 years, 10 Communicators…<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It’s hard to believe but it’s been 10 years since the\n first Nokia Communicator was announced in 1997. The E90 is the eleventh\n Communicator model, following the 9000, 9000i, 9110, 9110i, 9210, \n9210i, 9290, 9500, 9300 and 9300i.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nokia Communicator users and fans got used to always \nhaving to wait several years for a new model and always being slightly \ndisappointed by the lack of some important features and reduced \nperformance of new models compared to e.g. S60 smartphones \nannounced\/released at the same time. The 9210, the first Symbian OS \nbased Communicator released in 2001, came with no GPRS and no Bluetooth,\n even though simple Nokia phones had both. 9210i and 9290 haven’t \nchanged much and we had to wait 3 years for the 9500 which finally \ndelivered Bluetooth and GPRS\/EDGE but (in 2004\/2005!) still no UMTS, \nlow-res camera and slow(ish) 150 MHz processor, compared to 220 MHz \nclocks of S60 smartphones (e.g. the 6630) announced at the same time… \nThe 9300 and the 9300i provided improved WLAN connectivity but still the\n same processing speed and no UMTS support…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

History often repeats itself…. but NOT THIS TIME! The E90 has almost everything you could dream of and provides the fastest processor currently used in Symbian OS smartphones and the largest operating memory (RAM) capacity ever used in a Symbian OS based device, with the recently announced UIQ3 based Sony Ericsson P1i<\/a> being the only smartphone to offer the same amount of RAM. Yes, it’s true, Nokia has finally created a Communicator that is as fast as other high-end Symbian OS devices and as powerful (and MORE functional) than high-end PocketPC Phone Edition devices!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PART I: HARDWARE<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Unboxing<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The E90 comes in a small and elegant box. It contains\n the following items: the Nokia E90 Communicator (in my case the \nbeautiful red one), BP-4L 1500 mAh battery, 512 MB microSD memory card \nwith SD adapter, HS-47 stereo headset, DKE-2 USB cable, AC-4E charger, \nuser’s guide, quick start guide and a DVD disc with E90 presentation and\n PC Suite software. Unfortunately, the box does not include desk stand \nor carrying case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n