Nokia E63 vs Nokia E70
Better figure, where one is clearly better
| NokiaE63 | NokiaE70 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Released | 2008 | 2006 |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | 2.36″ | – |
| Resolution | 320 × 240 | 416 × 352 (better) |
| Sharpness | 169 pixels per inch | – |
| Panel | LCD | LCD |
| Display type | 2.36-inch QVGA TFT active-matrix LCD with up to 16 million colours; not a touchscreen. Mobile Tech Review's 2.6-inch prose differs from its own table and the maker's 2.36-inch specification. | 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 | ||
| Chip | ARM11 369 MHz (Mobile Tech Review) | – |
| Memory | 128 MB | – |
| Storage | 110 MB | – |
| CPU | 369 MHz ARM11-family processor identified by Mobile Tech Review; GSMArena also specifies 369 MHz. | – |
| Memory | 128 MB installed RAM from the independent production reviews; not the free memory after startup. Maker specifies 110 MB internal dynamic memory; Mobile Tech Review identifies 256 MB physical flash with over 100 MB available to the user. The configuration records the maker's user-accessible capacity. | 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 supports up to 8 GB. No larger capacity inferred from contradictory review test passages. | 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 | 2 MP fixed-focus camera with LED flash; up to 1600 × 1200 pixels from Mobile Tech Review's exact production test. | 2 MP rear camera, up to 1600 × 1200 pixels in the exact Nokia service manual |
| Front camera | No front-facing camera in the production reviews; no front sensor megapixels inferred. | No separate front camera in the exact device layout |
| Video recording | QVGA 320 × 240 at 15 fps in both production reviews. | CIF 352 × 288 video in GSMArena's production test; All About Symbian describes 15 fps. No later-model recording modes inferred. |
| Camera features | Rear flash can act as a torch; exact owner guide describes holding the space key in the home screen. | White balance, colour tone, night mode, compression and resolution controls; no exposure compensation in GSMArena's production test |
| Battery and charging | ||
| Battery | 1,500 mAh (better) | 1,150 mAh |
| Wireless charging | None | None |
| Battery life detail | User-replaceable BP-4L 1500 mAh Li-Po in the maker specification sheet. Its maxima are 11 hours GSM or 4 hours 40 minutes WCDMA talk, 18 days GSM or 20 days WCDMA standby and 18 hours music. The RM-437 issue1 guide instead lists 10.5/4.5 hours talk and 17/20 days standby; conditions vary. Mobile Tech Review's approximately three-day mixed-use test is not a maker playback claim. | 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 | Separate charging connector and compatible Nokia charger; the exact guide permits a CA-44 adaptor for older chargers. No charging wattage published in these sources; Full-Speed USB is not a charging-power claim. | 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 | 126 g (better) | 127 g |
| Thickness | 13 mm (better) | 22 mm |
| Height × width | 113 × 59 mm | 117 × 53 mm |
| Weight detail | – | 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 | Plastic enclosure; matt rear cover and glossy front surround identified in production reviews. | Silver plastic housing and mechanical folding split keyboard; numeric-keypad section lifts over the unchanged rigid screen. Not a folding display. |
| Colours | Ultramarine Blue and Ruby Red in the maker launch and specification sheet; regional availability varies. | – |
| Buttons | Full QWERTY keyboard, navigation key and dedicated Home, Calendar, Contacts and Email keys. Volume adjusted with navigation key; no side volume rocker in the production reviews. | 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 | Built-in loudspeaker, 3.5 mm headset socket and FM radio. Maker regional sheet claims RDS, but GSMArena's production test finds no RDS; retained as a source conflict rather than universal support. | 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, S60 Third Edition Feature Pack 1. Maker regional sheet calls it S60 3.1 Edition; full production reviews clarify the edition. | Symbian OS 9.1 with S60 Third Edition in both production reviews |
| Software features | Business/personal home-screen profiles; Mail for Exchange, POP/IMAP email, VPN and phone/card encryption. Quickoffice editing in both production reviews; Office 2007 formats required an upgrade in their tests. PDF reader, ZIP manager and Flash Lite 3.0. Historical online 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 12 November 2008 with shipments forecast in the coming weeks. Nokia's 2008 annual report confirms E63 shipments during that year; earliest worldwide retail month remains unresolved. The E63 joins the E71 in the maker range rather than replacing it. | 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. |
| In the box | Maker regional sheet lists E63, BP-4L, AC-8 charger, WH-102 headset and owner/quick-start documents; memory card depends on market/channel. Mobile Tech Review's US test instead includes HS-125. GSMArena's package has no USB cable. | – |
| Connectivity | ||
| Mobile network | Quad-band GSM/EGSM 850/900/1800/1900. E63-1 uses WCDMA 900/2100, E63-2 850/1900 and E63-3 850/2100; these are separate regional variants. WCDMA up to 384 kbps down/up; no HSDPA or LTE. | 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 802.11b/g; maker lists WEP, 802.1X, WPA and WPA2. | WLAN access and internet calling in the exact owner guide; no unverified peak speed inferred |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR and A2DP stereo audio. | Bluetooth 1.2; exact owner guide lists headset/hands-free, object/file transfer and remote SIM profiles. GSMArena confirms no A2DP stereo audio. |
| USB | Micro-USB Full-Speed data connector; do not infer Hi-Speed transfer from USB 2.0 compatibility. Separate 3.5 mm AV/headset connector. | 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 built-in GPS receiver. Exact guide supports a compatible external Bluetooth GPS receiver and Nokia Maps; historical map services are not promised available today. Mobile Tech Review's final GPS specification row conflicts with its own test and the exact maker guide. | No built-in GPS in the exact device layout; optional third-party navigation is not an internal receiver |
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