Nokia E62 vs Nokia E65

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E62 compared with E65
NokiaE62NokiaE65
Overview
ReleasedSeptember 2006February 2007
Display
Resolution320 × 240320 × 240
PanelLCDLCD
Display typeLandscape active-matrix TFT, 16 million colours, 320 × 240 pixels and 56.9 × 42.7 mm active area in the exact owner guide; not a touchscreen. Production reviews call it 2.8 inches, while GSMArena lists 2.9; no headline diagonal inferred.QVGA 320 × 240 LCD with up to 16 million colours in both production reviews; portrait screen, with resolution stored long side first. PhoneArena gives a 2.24-inch diagonal; a maker physical diagonal was not recovered, so no headline inches inferred.
Cameras
Main cameraNone2 MP (better)
Ultra wide cameraNoneNone
Telephoto cameraNoneNone
Optical zoomNoneNone
Main cameraNo camera; camera-free business device2 MP rear camera; up to 1600 × 1200 pixels in the GSMArena/MobilMania production test. PhoneArena confirms no flash.
Front camera–No front video-call camera in the production reviews
Video recording–CIF 352 × 288 MPEG-4 recording in both production tests; no frame rate inferred
Camera features–Night mode, image sequence, self-timer, white balance and colour effects in the GSMArena/MobilMania test
Battery and charging
Battery1,500 mAh–
Wireless chargingNoneNone
Battery life detailRemovable BP-5L 1500 mAh; exact guide's battery chapter calls it Li-Polymer, while its accessory list says Li-Ion. Maker claims up to 5.5 hours GSM talk and 14 days idle; launch release says approximately five hours. Review tests use different conditions, not video playback.Removable BL-5F in both production tests, described as 1000 mAh. An exact maker capacity specification was not recovered, so no headline capacity set. PhoneArena measures 4 hours 15 minutes of talk in its conditions; GSMArena/MobilMania reports four to five days on GSM. These are different workloads, not playback or universal endurance claims.
Wired chargingSeparate battery charger connector; AC-4 travel charger and DC-4 mobile charger in the exact guide. No charging wattage inferred.Separate charger connector. Exact issue 2 guide lists AC-3, AC-4 and AC-5, plus specified older chargers through CA-44. The GSMArena/MobilMania test confirms no charging through the computer data port; no wattage published in the maker guide.
Design
TypeStandardStandard
Weight144 g115 g (better)
Thickness16.2 mm15.5 mm (better)
Height × width116.5 × 69.9 mm105 × 49 mm
Weight detail144 g with battery and 116.5 × 69.9 × 13.9–16.2 mm in the exact maker technical table; headline thickness uses its upper bound. Secondary database's rounded 117 × 69.7 × 14 mm is not substituted.115 g and 105 × 49 × 15.5 mm from PhoneArena's production review; GSMArena/MobilMania rounds thickness to 16 mm. Exact maker dimensions were not recovered and review precision is explicitly attributed.
MaterialsSilver metal enclosure in PhoneArena's exact production reviewMechanical numeric-keypad slider; textured plastic rear cover resembling leather in the GSMArena/MobilMania test. This is not a folding or flexible-display phone.
Colours–Brown and Red in the original production reviews; later regional finishes not inferred
ButtonsBacklit QWERTY keyboard, joystick, email/menu/call/end and soft keys, side volume and voice key, top power key; email indicator and light sensorNumeric keypad, navigation key, conference key, configurable shortcut, Contacts key and microphone mute; side voice-record, edit and volume keys. Exact owner guide identifies the Pop-Port and separate charging connector.
SpeakersBuilt-in loudspeaker and stereo audio playback in the exact guide; PhoneArena hears distortion at maximum loudspeaker volumeBuilt-in speaker; no stereo Bluetooth capability inferred from generic Bluetooth support
Software
Operating systemSymbianSymbian
Software at launchSymbian 9.1a with S60 Third Edition, release 3.0 in the exact guideSymbian OS 9.1 with S60 Third Edition in both production reviews; not Feature Pack 1 from the later E66
Software featuresMaker launch and exact guide support creating/editing documents, spreadsheets and presentations, PDF viewing, HTML/WAP browsing, email, instant messaging, VPN and synchronisation. Guide/launch carrier services may no longer operate; not a promise of present network support.Team Suite, conference calling, internet calling, email, phone-content search, PDF reader and ZIP manager. Quickoffice document viewing; editing required a purchased upgrade in both production reviews. Original alarm has one non-repeating alarm in the tests. Historical online services may no longer operate.
Release detailAnnounced by Nokia/Cingular on 12 September 2006 with US retail planned for 29 September; contemporaneous actual-sale coverage confirms Cingular shipping that day. Month precision retained because an earlier worldwide first-sale day is unresolved. Separate regional E61-related hardware, not an inferred successor.Nokia's 12 February 2007 announcement confirms already available in selected markets, with broader first-quarter availability. Month precision retained; the statement does not establish a worldwide first-sale day. No unsupported predecessor relation.
In the box–GSMArena/MobilMania's tested package includes AC-4 charger, battery, software CD, owner guide, CA-53 USB cable, HS-5 mono headset and CP-18 pouch; no memory card or stereo headset. Regional contents may differ.
Performance
Chip–ARM9 220 MHz (PhoneArena)
Storage–50 MB
CPU32-bit RISC ARM9 in the exact maker guide; no clock speed or chip identity inferred220 MHz ARM9 processor identified by PhoneArena's exact-model production review; not transferred from another Nokia model
MemoryGreater than 80 MB total user memory in the exact guide; Computerworld reports 80 MB and PhoneArena 75 MB. Installed RAM and an exact internal capacity are not established, so omitted from configurations.50 MB internal user storage in the GSMArena/MobilMania production review. PhoneArena's approximately 24 MB wording describes available RAM, not installed physical RAM; no installed-RAM figure inferred.
Storage typeHot-swappable miniSD beneath the rear cover; exact maker accessory list supports 3.0 V cards from 64 MB to 2 GB. Not microSD, RS-MMC or full-size SD.microSD slot under the rear cover; exact owner guide supports FAT16/FAT32 and card removal without switching off or removing the battery. No maximum card capacity inferred from a sibling.
Connectivity
Mobile networkQuad-band EGSM 850/900/1800/1900; EGPRS/GPRS/HSCSD/CSD in the exact owner guide. No UMTS, HSDPA or other 3G radio.GSM/EDGE and UMTS in the exact owner guide. PhoneArena's tested model supports quad-band GSM and UMTS 2100 MHz; no HSDPA or American UMTS support inferred.
Wi-FiNo Wi-Fi, confirmed by both production reviews; not the E61's WLAN hardwareIEEE 802.11b/g in PhoneArena's exact production test; maker guide describes WLAN and internet calling
BluetoothBluetooth 2.0, up to six simultaneous connections in the guide; headset/hands-free, serial/dial-up, file/object transfer, remote SIM and imaging profiles. No A2DP inferred.Bluetooth 1.2 without multimedia stereo profiles in PhoneArena's exact-model review; not copied from the E66's Bluetooth 2.0/A2DP specification
USBMini-USB, described as USB 2.0 in the exact guide; separate headset and charger connectors, plus infrared. No Hi-Speed transfer rate or headset-jack diameter inferred.Nokia Pop-Port data/accessory connector with CA-53 USB cable; PC Suite and memory-card mass-storage modes. Infrared and separate charger connector. No standard 2.5/3.5 mm headset socket or micro-USB port in the production tests.
PositioningExact guide lists optional LD-1W wireless GPS module; PhoneArena tests an external Bluetooth receiver. No built-in GPS inferred.No built-in GPS receiver; software supports a compatible external Bluetooth GPS module in the GSMArena/MobilMania review. Historical services are not promised available today.

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