A narrow Symbian business phone with a numeric keypad, quad-band GSM, email and optional 1.3 MP camera.
Screen
–
Display
LCD
Chip
–
Memory
–
Storage
70 MB
Main camera
1.3 MP
Zoom
–
Battery
970 mAh
Weight
104 g
What reviewers say
Both reviews praise the compact construction, clear calls and business value, while noting the lack of Wi-Fi and 3G. GSMArena likes the responsive software but criticises the joystick, power button, sunlight visibility and poor video. TechRadar finds reception strong but gets short battery life at the edge of coverage; GSMArena does not claim a representative endurance result. Camera opinions differ, with GSMArena finding stills reasonable for the class and TechRadar finding washed-out pictures and unreliable exposure.
QVGA 240 × 320 TFT LCD with 262,144 colours in the production reviews; not a touchscreen. Maker physical diagonal not recovered, so no headline inches inferred.
Performance
Storage
70 MB
Memory
70 MB internal user storage in GSMArena and TechRadar's camera-equipped production tests; the camera-free configuration has no borrowed capacity. Installed physical RAM not verified in the maker guide or these tests.
Storage type
microSD beneath the metal rear cover, removable without removing the battery in both tests; no maximum card capacity inferred
Cameras
Main camera
1.3 MP
Ultra wide camera
None
Telephoto camera
None
Optical zoom
None
Main camera
E50-1 RM-170 has a 1.3 MP camera, up to 1280 × 960 pixels in the exact maker guide. E50-2 RM-171 omits the camera; headline camera applies to the equipped configuration.
Video recording
QCIF 176 × 144 in GSMArena's camera-equipped production test; no unverified frame rate inferred
Battery and charging
Battery
970 mAh
Wireless charging
None
Battery life detail
Removable BL-5C 970 mAh identified in GSMArena's exact production test. Maker launch claims up to six hours of talk; not video playback. TechRadar's 55-hour result involved weak coverage and about 20 minutes of calls.
Wired charging
Separate small Nokia charger connector. Exact issue 1 guide lists AC-4 and DC-4; no charging wattage inferred.
Design
Type
Standard
Weight
104 g
Thickness
15.5 mm
Height × width
113 × 43.5 mm
Weight detail
104 g and 113 × 43.5 × 15.5 mm from GSMArena's exact-model specification table; TechRadar rounds thickness to 16 mm. Maker dimension sheet unresolved.
Materials
Metal rear battery cover with plastic sections; Silver/Black original press finish
Buttons
Numeric keypad, joystick, dedicated menu and correction keys, side volume/edit/voice controls; notification light around joystick
Speakers
Built-in loudspeaker; mono headset in both reviewed packages, stereo headset or compatible adaptor sold separately. No FM radio in GSMArena's production test.
Software
Operating system
Symbian
Software at launch
Symbian OS 9.1 with S60 Third Edition
Software features
Quickoffice views Word, Excel and PowerPoint; PDF reader, ZIP manager, Team Suite, voice functions and phone-wide search. Maker launch's two-number feature routes an office line through enterprise software; not dual-SIM hardware. Historical enterprise servers and downloads may no longer operate.
Release detail
Nokia announced E50 on 18 May 2006. Its full-year 2006 results confirm first shipments during 2006; earliest retail month unresolved, so year precision retained. May announcement and planned third-quarter shipment are not treated as sale dates. No inferred predecessor link.
Connectivity
Mobile network
EGSM 850/900/1800/1900, GPRS and EDGE; no UMTS or LTE
Wi-Fi
No Wi-Fi in both production tests
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 2.0 in the exact owner guide, with headset/hands-free, dial-up, object/file transfer, imaging and remote SIM profiles; no A2DP support inferred
USB
Pop-Port data/accessory connector, PC Suite and memory-card mass-storage modes; infrared. No standard headphone socket.
Storage options
Storage
70 MB
Pros and cons
Pros
+Compact body with a metal battery cover
+microSD expansion and removable battery
+Email, document viewing and phone-wide search
Cons
−No 3G or Wi-Fi
−Office documents can be viewed but not edited with the supplied software
