Nokia E65 vs Nokia E70
Better figure, where one is clearly better
| NokiaE65 | NokiaE70 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Released | February 2007 | 2006 |
| Display | ||
| Resolution | 320 × 240 | 416 × 352 (better) |
| Panel | LCD | LCD |
| Display type | 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. | 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 | ARM9 220 MHz (PhoneArena) | – |
| Storage | 50 MB | – |
| CPU | 220 MHz ARM9 processor identified by PhoneArena's exact-model production review; not transferred from another Nokia model | – |
| Memory | 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. | 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 | 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. | 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 rear camera; up to 1600 × 1200 pixels in the GSMArena/MobilMania production test. PhoneArena confirms no flash. | 2 MP rear camera, up to 1600 × 1200 pixels in the exact Nokia service manual |
| Front camera | No front video-call camera in the production reviews | No separate front camera in the exact device layout |
| Video recording | CIF 352 × 288 MPEG-4 recording in both production tests; no frame rate inferred | CIF 352 × 288 video in GSMArena's production test; All About Symbian describes 15 fps. No later-model recording modes inferred. |
| Camera features | Night mode, image sequence, self-timer, white balance and colour effects in the GSMArena/MobilMania test | White balance, colour tone, night mode, compression and resolution controls; no exposure compensation in GSMArena's production test |
| Battery and charging | ||
| Battery | – | 1,150 mAh |
| Wireless charging | None | None |
| Battery life detail | 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. | 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 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. | 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 | 115 g (better) | 127 g |
| Thickness | 15.5 mm (better) | 22 mm |
| Height × width | 105 × 49 mm | 117 × 53 mm |
| Weight detail | 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. | 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 | Mechanical numeric-keypad slider; textured plastic rear cover resembling leather in the GSMArena/MobilMania test. This is not a folding or flexible-display phone. | Silver plastic housing and mechanical folding split keyboard; numeric-keypad section lifts over the unchanged rigid screen. Not a folding display. |
| Colours | Brown and Red in the original production reviews; later regional finishes not inferred | – |
| Buttons | Numeric 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. | 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 speaker; no stereo Bluetooth capability inferred from generic Bluetooth 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 9.1 with S60 Third Edition in both production reviews; not Feature Pack 1 from the later E66 | Symbian OS 9.1 with S60 Third Edition in both production reviews |
| Software features | 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. | 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 | 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. | 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 | 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. | – |
| Connectivity | ||
| Mobile network | 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. | 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 in PhoneArena's exact production test; maker guide describes WLAN and internet calling | WLAN access and internet calling in the exact owner guide; no unverified peak speed inferred |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 1.2 without multimedia stereo profiles in PhoneArena's exact-model review; not copied from the E66's Bluetooth 2.0/A2DP specification | Bluetooth 1.2; exact owner guide lists headset/hands-free, object/file transfer and remote SIM profiles. GSMArena confirms no A2DP stereo audio. |
| USB | 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. | 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; software supports a compatible external Bluetooth GPS module in the GSMArena/MobilMania review. Historical services are not promised available today. | No built-in GPS in the exact device layout; optional third-party navigation is not an internal receiver |
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