Nokia E62 vs Nokia E71
Better figure, where one is clearly better
| NokiaE62 | NokiaE71 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Released | September 2006 | 2008 |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | – | 2.36″ |
| Resolution | 320 × 240 | 320 × 240 |
| Sharpness | – | 169 pixels per inch |
| Panel | LCD | LCD |
| Display type | Landscape 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. | 2.36-inch QVGA LCD, 320 × 240 pixels and up to 16 million colours; non-touchscreen. Panel technology confirmed by the full production reviews, not explicitly stated in the maker launch sheet. |
| Cameras | ||
| Main camera | None | 3.2 MP (better) |
| Ultra wide camera | None | None |
| Telephoto camera | None | None |
| Optical zoom | None | None |
| Main camera | No camera; camera-free business device | 3.2 MP autofocus camera with LED flash; maker gives up to 2048 × 1536 still pixels. |
| Front camera | – | Front camera for video calls confirmed by maker; no sensor megapixel figure inferred. |
| Video recording | – | Maker specifies QVGA video. GSMArena tested 320 × 240 recording at 15 fps; frame rate is review evidence, not an additional maker claim. |
| Camera features | – | Press the T key to focus before taking a photograph with the scroll key; image sequence, scene, white-balance and exposure controls in the exact owner guide. |
| Battery and charging | ||
| Battery | 1,500 mAh | 1,500 mAh |
| Wireless charging | None | None |
| Battery life detail | Removable 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. | User-replaceable BP-4L 1500 mAh Li-Po. Maker maxima are 10.5 hours GSM or 4.5 hours WCDMA talk, and 17 days GSM or 20 days WCDMA standby. These are different operating conditions, not video-playback claims. Trusted Reviews' 1530 mAh wording differs from the maker's 1500 mAh. |
| Wired charging | Separate battery charger connector; AC-4 travel charger and DC-4 mobile charger in the exact guide. No charging wattage inferred. | Separate charger connector; exact guide describes a compatible wall charger and optional CA-44 adaptor for older compatible Nokia chargers. No USB charging in Trusted Reviews' production test; no charging wattage published in these maker sources. |
| Design | ||
| Type | Standard | Standard |
| Weight | 144 g | 126 g (better) |
| Thickness | 16.2 mm | 10 mm (better) |
| Height × width | 116.5 × 69.9 mm | 114 × 57 mm |
| Weight detail | 144 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. | Maker gives 126 g and 114 × 57 × 10 mm; GSMArena's 127 g wording differs. |
| Materials | Silver metal enclosure in PhoneArena's exact production review | Stainless-steel body with patterned metal rear cover. |
| Colours | – | Grey Steel and White Steel in original maker launch specification; regional availability varies. |
| Buttons | Backlit QWERTY keyboard, joystick, email/menu/call/end and soft keys, side volume and voice key, top power key; email indicator and light sensor | Physical QWERTY keyboard, navigation/scroll key, call/end controls and one-touch Home, Calendar, Contacts and Email keys. |
| Speakers | Built-in loudspeaker and stereo audio playback in the exact guide; PhoneArena hears distortion at maximum loudspeaker volume | Built-in speaker and FM/Visual Radio; production review reports no RDS. Compatible wired headset serves as radio antenna. |
| Software | ||
| Operating system | Symbian | Symbian |
| Software at launch | Symbian 9.1a with S60 Third Edition, release 3.0 in the exact guide | Symbian OS 9.2, S60 Third Edition Feature Pack 1, identified by GSMArena's production review. |
| Software features | Maker 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. | Two personal/business home-screen profiles; Mail for Exchange, Nokia Intellisync, POP/IMAP, mobile VPN and phone/card encryption. Exact guide describes Quickword, Quicksheet, Quickpoint, PDF reader and ZIP manager. Both production reviews tested included document editing; Office 2007 support required an upgrade. Historical apps and online services may no longer be available. |
| Release detail | Announced 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. | Announced 16 June 2008 with July shipments planned; launch sheet instead states planned Q3 introduction. Maker's July interim report says E71 had already begun shipping during the second quarter. Factory shipment is not proof of first retail sale; only confirmed 2008 year precision retained because worldwide first-sale month remains unresolved. No direct predecessor inferred from shared family or review wording. |
| Performance | ||
| Chip | – | ARM11 369 MHz (GSMArena) |
| Memory | – | 128 MB |
| Storage | – | 110 MB |
| CPU | 32-bit RISC ARM9 in the exact maker guide; no clock speed or chip identity inferred | 369 MHz ARM11 processor from GSMArena's full production review. |
| Memory | Greater 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. | 128 MB installed SDRAM from GSMArena; distinct from free application memory. Maker specifies up to 110 MB internal user storage; GSMArena's 120 MB wording differs, so the maker figure is retained. |
| Storage type | Hot-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. | Hot-swappable microSD up to 8 GB in the maker launch specification; optional card capacity is not built-in storage. |
| Connectivity | ||
| Mobile network | Quad-band EGSM 850/900/1800/1900; EGPRS/GPRS/HSCSD/CSD in the exact owner guide. No UMTS, HSDPA or other 3G radio. | Quad-band GSM/EGSM 850/900/1800/1900. Maker lists separate WCDMA 850/2100, 900/2100 and 850/1900 variants, not one five-band model. HSDPA up to 3.6 Mbps; WCDMA upload/download up to 384 kbps. No LTE. |
| Wi-Fi | No Wi-Fi, confirmed by both production reviews; not the E61's WLAN hardware | IEEE 802.11g from maker launch sheet. |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 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 2.0 with EDR and A2DP stereo audio. |
| USB | Mini-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. | Maker specifies Full-Speed USB and infrared; production review confirms micro-USB connector. USB 2.0 compatibility does not establish Hi-Speed transfer. Separate 2.5 mm AV/headset connector. |
| Positioning | Exact guide lists optional LD-1W wireless GPS module; PhoneArena tests an external Bluetooth receiver. No built-in GPS inferred. | Internal GPS with assisted GPS and Nokia Maps. Original production reviews describe licensed voice guidance rather than permanent free navigation. Historical services are not promised available today. |
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