Nokia E51 vs Nokia E70
Better figure, where one is clearly better
| NokiaE51 | NokiaE70 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Released | 2007 | 2006 |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | 2″ | – |
| Resolution | 320 × 240 | 416 × 352 (better) |
| Sharpness | 200 pixels per inch | – |
| Panel | LCD | LCD |
| Display type | Active-matrix TFT with up to 16 million colours; ambient-light sensor | Active-matrix colour LCD, 352 × 416 native pixels and up to 16 million colours in the exact Nokia service manual. Rotation changes orientation, not pixel count. GSMArena calls it 2 inches; All About Symbian calls it 2.1 inches. Maker physical diagonal not recovered, so no headline diagonal inferred. |
| Performance | ||
| Storage | 130 MB | – |
| Memory | Up to 130 MB user data storage in the maker specification sheet; physical RAM not verified in the exact maker sheet or guide | GSMArena reports 75 MB internal user storage; All About Symbian describes about 60 MB. No exact maker user-capacity figure recovered, so configurations omit a headline capacity. Free application RAM and physical installed RAM are distinct; no installed-RAM figure inferred from the review's landscape-mode memory use. |
| Storage type | Hot-swappable microSD; maker brochure supports up to 4 GB | miniSD, not microSD. Exact owner guide supports FAT16/FAT32 and card removal without switching off or removing the battery. All About Symbian's reviewed package includes a separate 64 MB card; not built-in storage. |
| Cameras | ||
| Main camera | 2 MP | 2 MP |
| Ultra wide camera | None | None |
| Telephoto camera | None | None |
| Optical zoom | None | None |
| Main camera | Fixed-focus 2 MP without flash in GSMArena's camera-equipped production test | 2 MP rear camera, up to 1600 × 1200 pixels in the exact Nokia service manual |
| Front camera | – | No separate front camera in the exact device layout |
| Video recording | QVGA 320 × 240 at 15 fps, MPEG-4 in GSMArena's exact test | CIF 352 × 288 video in GSMArena's production test; All About Symbian describes 15 fps. No later-model recording modes inferred. |
| Camera features | – | White balance, colour tone, night mode, compression and resolution controls; no exposure compensation in GSMArena's production test |
| Battery and charging | ||
| Battery | 1,050 mAh | 1,150 mAh (better) |
| Wireless charging | None | None |
| Battery life detail | Removable BP-6MT. Maker brochure gives 1050 mAh, up to 4.4 hours GSM talk and 13 days GSM standby. GSMArena itself inconsistently gives 1050 mAh in its package description and 1070 mAh in its battery section; headline retains the maker figure. | Removable BL-6C; 1150 mAh identified in both independent production reviews. Nokia's exact service manual gives 3.6–7.3 hours GSM or 2.5–3.9 hours WCDMA talk, and 7.2–9.3 days GSM or 7–9.2 days WCDMA standby, depending on network conditions. These are not video-playback claims. |
| Wired charging | AC-5 charger through a separate small charger socket; miniUSB does not charge the phone in GSMArena's test | Separate large Nokia charger connector. Exact issue 3 owner guide lists LCH-12, ACP-12 and AC-1 chargers; Pop-Port is the data/accessory connector. No charging wattage inferred. |
| Design | ||
| Type | Standard | Standard |
| Weight | 100 g (better) | 127 g |
| Thickness | 12 mm (better) | 22 mm |
| Height × width | 115 × 46 mm | 117 × 53 mm |
| Weight detail | Maker brochure gives 100 g and 115 × 47 × 12 mm. Headline width follows TechRadar's exact-model 46 mm and GSMArena's 114.8 × 46 × 12 mm production description; the brochure's 47 mm conflicts with both. | 127 g and 117 × 53 × 22 mm closed in GSMArena's exact-model production review; 127 g independently confirmed by All About Symbian. Maker dimension sheet not recovered. |
| Materials | Stainless-steel trim and rear battery cover, with plastic upper rear section | Silver plastic housing and mechanical folding split keyboard; numeric-keypad section lifts over the unchanged rigid screen. Not a folding display. |
| Colours | Black Steel, Pink Steel and White Steel | – |
| Buttons | Numeric keypad and five-way Navi key; one-touch email, contacts, calendar and home keys; side volume, mute and voice controls; email notification light | Numeric keypad when closed; backlit split QWERTY keyboard with number row, duplicated modifier keys and manual backlight key when open; navigation joystick, menu key and side voice-record button |
| Speakers | FM Visual Radio and MP3/AAC music playback; no RDS in GSMArena's production test | Built-in loudspeaker and mono headset in All About Symbian's tested package; stereo music headset sold separately |
| Software | ||
| Operating system | Symbian | Symbian |
| Software at launch | Symbian OS 9.2 with S60 Third Edition Feature Pack 1 | Symbian OS 9.1 with S60 Third Edition in both production reviews |
| Software features | Quickoffice document viewing, PDF reader, ZIP manager, Team Suite and Active notes. Maker brochure mentions attachment editors, but supplied Quickoffice does not edit in GSMArena's production test; editing requires the separate editor version. Historical enterprise email and internet-call services may no longer operate. | Exact owner guide covers Word document editing, spreadsheets, presentation editing, PDF reader, ZIP manager, email, web browser and internet calls. All About Symbian's later test uses version 2.0618.07.10 firmware; its faster rotation is not transferred to the earlier GSMArena test. Historical software downloads and online services may no longer operate. |
| Release detail | Announced 18 September 2007 with planned fourth-quarter availability; Nokia's actual fourth-quarter results confirm first shipments during that quarter. Earliest retail month unresolved, so year precision retained. E50 comparison remains available without an inferred manufacturer successor link. | Nokia's 19 June 2006 Content Discoverer release explicitly lists E70 among devices already in the global marketplace. Earliest first-sale month remains unresolved, so year precision retained. October 2005 database date is announcement-era information, not used as a sale date. No unsupported predecessor link. |
| Connectivity | ||
| Mobile network | EGSM 850/900/1800/1900 and WCDMA 850/2100; HSDPA up to 3.6 Mbit/s | E70-1 RM-10 supports EGSM 900/1800/1900 and UMTS 2100 in the exact owner guide. Regional E70-2 RM-24 is a separate GSM 850/1800/1900 EDGE variant in the service manual; not a combined five-band model. No HSDPA support inferred. |
| Wi-Fi | IEEE 802.11g WLAN with internet calling | WLAN access and internet calling in the exact owner guide; no unverified peak speed inferred |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 2.0; wireless stereo headset support in maker brochure and A2DP verified in GSMArena's production test | Bluetooth 1.2; exact owner guide lists headset/hands-free, object/file transfer and remote SIM profiles. GSMArena confirms no A2DP stereo audio. |
| USB | miniUSB data connector and IrDA 115 kbit/s; 2.5 mm headset socket in TechRadar's test | Nokia Pop-Port with PC Suite, mass-storage and IP-passthrough modes in All About Symbian's production test; infrared. No standard micro-USB or headphone socket inferred. |
| Positioning | No internal GPS in TechRadar's test; Nokia Maps can use an optional external receiver | No built-in GPS in the exact device layout; optional third-party navigation is not an internal receiver |
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