Nokia E50 vs Nokia E61

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E50 compared with E61

	NokiaE50	NokiaE61
Overview
Released
Released	2006	2006
Display
Screen size
Screen size	–	2.8″
Resolution
Resolution	320 × 240	320 × 240
Sharpness
Sharpness	–	143 pixels per inch
Panel
Panel	LCD	LCD
Display type
Display type	QVGA 240 × 320 TFT LCD with 262,144 colours in the production reviews; not a touchscreen. Maker physical diagonal not recovered, so no headline inches inferred.	2.8-inch non-touchscreen landscape LCD, 320 × 240 pixels and 16 million colours in OSnews production review. The Japanese X01NK carrier announcement describes a 2.8-inch TFT but only 262,000 colours; that planned regional specification is not transferred to the original E61.
Performance
Storage
Storage	70 MB (better)	64 MB
Memory
Memory	70 MB internal user storage in GSMArena and TechRadar's camera-equipped production tests; the camera-free configuration has no borrowed capacity. Installed physical RAM not verified in the maker guide or these tests.	Up to 64 MB fixed internal user storage in the reproduced Nokia specification at NokiaMuseum, corroborated by production reviews. Installed RAM and CPU are omitted because the maker sources read do not establish them; user storage is not physical RAM.
Storage type
Storage type	microSD beneath the metal rear cover, removable without removing the battery in both tests; no maximum card capacity inferred	Hot-swappable miniSD under the removable rear cover, confirmed by exact owner guide. OSnews and The Register received a 64 MB card; this removable card is distinct from internal storage. No maximum inferred from later E61i microSD specifications.
Cameras
Main camera
Main camera	1.3 MP (better)	None
Ultra wide camera
Ultra wide camera	None	None
Telephoto camera
Telephoto camera	None	None
Optical zoom
Optical zoom	None	None
Main camera
Main camera	E50-1 RM-170 has a 1.3 MP camera, up to 1280 × 960 pixels in the exact maker guide. E50-2 RM-171 omits the camera; headline camera applies to the equipped configuration.	No camera in both full production reviews; later E61i is a separate camera-equipped model.
Front camera
Front camera	–	No video-call camera. Exact owner guide and OSnews describe receiving video calls and sending a static image, subject to network support.
Video recording
Video recording	QCIF 176 × 144 in GSMArena's camera-equipped production test; no unverified frame rate inferred	–
Battery and charging
Battery
Battery	970 mAh	1,500 mAh (better)
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	None	None
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Removable BL-5C 970 mAh identified in GSMArena's exact production test. Maker launch claims up to six hours of talk; not video playback. TechRadar's 55-hour result involved weak coverage and about 20 minutes of calls.	User-replaceable BP-5L, 1500 mAh identified by OSnews and the reproduced NokiaMuseum specification. OSnews achieved over seven hours of GSM talk with UMTS disabled; The Register used its test unit from Friday morning to Monday evening. These are attributed tests, not comparable maker video-playback claims.
Wired charging
Wired charging	Separate small Nokia charger connector. Exact issue 1 guide lists AC-4 and DC-4; no charging wattage inferred.	Separate charger socket; exact issue-4 guide specifies wall charging and compatible older Nokia chargers through a CA-44 adaptor. OSnews confirms no USB charging. No charging wattage published in maker sources read.
Design
Type
Type	Standard	Standard
Weight
Weight	104 g (better)	144 g
Thickness
Thickness	15.5 mm	14 mm (better)
Height × width
Height × width	113 × 43.5 mm	117 × 69.7 mm
Weight detail
Weight detail	104 g and 113 × 43.5 × 15.5 mm from GSMArena's exact-model specification table; TechRadar rounds thickness to 16 mm. Maker dimension sheet unresolved.	144 g and 117 × 69.7 × 14 mm from OSnews full production review and reproduced NokiaMuseum specification. Later planned Japanese X01NK announcement agrees, but does not establish the original worldwide release date.
Colours
Colours	–	Silver in original recovered press photographs; no additional global finish inferred.
Materials
Materials	Metal rear battery cover with plastic sections; Silver/Black original press finish	–
Buttons
Buttons	Numeric keypad, joystick, dedicated menu and correction keys, side volume/edit/voice controls; notification light around joystick	QWERTY keyboard, joystick, email and menu keys, call/end and soft keys; side volume and voice-recording key, top power key and email indicator light in exact owner guide.
Speakers
Speakers	Built-in loudspeaker; mono headset in both reviewed packages, stereo headset or compatible adaptor sold separately. No FM radio in GSMArena's production test.	Built-in loudspeaker and voice recorder confirmed by exact guide. Wired audio uses Pop-Port; no standard headphone socket in production tests.
Software
Operating system
Operating system	Symbian	Symbian
Software at launch
Software at launch	Symbian OS 9.1 with S60 Third Edition	Symbian OS 9.1 with S60 Third Edition in maker deck/reproduced launch release and production reviews.
Software features
Software features	Quickoffice views Word, Excel and PowerPoint; PDF reader, ZIP manager, Team Suite, voice functions and phone-wide search. Maker launch's two-number feature routes an office line through enterprise software; not dual-SIM hardware. Historical enterprise servers and downloads may no longer operate.	Manufacturer guide includes Word document editing, spreadsheet and presentation tools, file manager and screen export. Original launch supports corporate email clients, mobile VPN, remote management/lock/wipe and VoIP. Functions and online services may no longer be available; early review software faults are qualified in the review summary.
Release detail
Release detail	Nokia announced E50 on 18 May 2006. Its full-year 2006 results confirm first shipments during 2006; earliest retail month unresolved, so year precision retained. May announcement and planned third-quarter shipment are not treated as sale dates. No inferred predecessor link.	Announced 12 October 2005 with Q1 2006 availability planned. Nokia 2006 annual report confirms first Eseries shipments during 2006, while independent production reviews establish actual retail units in 2006. Earliest worldwide retail month remains unresolved, so year precision retained. Later Japanese X01NK planned March 2007 is regional. No direct predecessor link inferred from shared family or secondary database claims.
Connectivity
Mobile network
Mobile network	EGSM 850/900/1800/1900, GPRS and EDGE; no UMTS or LTE	GSM 850/900/1800/1900 and WCDMA 2100 in exact RM-89 manufacturer guide and reproduced launch release. The Register confirms no HSDPA; no LTE. Japanese X01NK carrier bands differ and are not transferred to this original global record.
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	No Wi-Fi in both production tests	Wi-Fi 802.11g with VoIP support in OSnews production review; exact owner guide describes wireless LAN access-point and security setup. Historical service availability is not promised today.
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 2.0 in the exact owner guide, with headset/hands-free, dial-up, object/file transfer, imaging and remote SIM profiles; no A2DP support inferred	Bluetooth 1.2 from OSnews production review and reproduced NokiaMuseum specification; exact guide describes paired audio accessories, file transfer and remote SIM mode.
USB
USB	Pop-Port data/accessory connector, PC Suite and memory-card mass-storage modes; infrared. No standard headphone socket.	Full-Speed USB through proprietary Pop-Port in reproduced NokiaMuseum specification. Exact guide confirms Pop-Port for headset/accessories, a separate charger socket and infrared. Launch USB 2.0 compatibility does not establish Hi-Speed transfer.
Positioning
Positioning	–	No integrated GPS in production-review evidence; external Bluetooth GPS support is separate from an internal receiver.