Thought I was able to play around with the E52 during Nokia Connection ’09, I wasn’t privy to the actual specs as the Nokia N97, E72 and XpressMusic 5530 proved to be bigger distractions. Now that the dust has settled, let’s compare the E52 with the previous model.
The Nokia E52 retails for PhP17,580 and is available at all Nokia Stores and authorized dealers nationwide. It comes in two colors — Metal Grey Aluminum and Golden Aluminum.
Here’s a blow by blow comparison:
Dimensions
E52: 116 x 49 x 9.9mm
E51: 115 x 47 x 9mm
Standby time
E52: Up to 28 days
E51: Up to 13 days
Talk time
E52: Up to 8 hours
E51: Up to 4.4 hours
Networks
E52: HSDPA/ HSUPA
E51: WCDMA
A-GPS
E52: Yes
E51: No
USB charging
E52: Yes
E51: No
Display
E52: 320×240
E51: 240×320
Camera
E52: 3.2 MP
E51: 2.0 MP
Headset jack
E52: Standard 3.5 mm
E51: Proprietary (needs adaptor)
Wow, great! So you might then be wondering if there’s something that the E51 has that its new and improved brother doesn’t. Well, there is! The new E-series devices have said goodbye to BlackBerry Connect, that wonderful feature from RIM that allows you to send and receive email just like SMS. The E51, though ancient, is one of the last Nokia phones that supports this feature. The move to eradicate the option for BlackBerry connect was a move by Nokia in order to support their own version of the technology (Nokia Messaging).