Nokia E90 Communicator is a high-end 3G smartphone from Nokia, the fifth generation and final Communicator, also part of the Eseries. It was announced on 11 February 2007 at the 3GSM show in Barcelona. It succeeded the Nokia 9500 Communicator as the company's flagship business-oriented device. Its clamshell form and design are reminiscent of older palmtop computers.
Unlike its predecessors, the E90 runs on the S60 platform of Symbian OS (3rd Edition Feature Pack 1 and v9.2 respectively). Previous Communicators meanwhile have been based on either GeOS or Symbian-based Series 80. The move to the common S60 was essential for software compatibility, but it did get rid of some exclusive Series 80 UI behaviours. The E90 is also the first Communicator to have UMTS/HSDPA connectivity and integrated GPS. It features OSGi and eRCP, Eclipse RCP for embedded systems.
The first Nokia E90 unit was sold in an auction in Jakarta, Indonesia on 17 May 2007 for Rp. 45,000,000 (5,000 US$), which was sold to Hartono Gunawan, an Indonesian businessman. Indonesia being one of the largest market share for Nokia's communicator series is cited as a reason for the unit's first launch location.Ringing Up Sales in Indonesia – WSJ.com
Early user-feedback and reviews highlighted a defect in the microphone of the Communicator. Nokia initially denied the existence of the defect, but Nokia Europe later acknowledged it in the Q3 earnings report released on 18 October 2007,Nokia Q32007 Earnings Call Transcript – Seeking Alpha and stated that the issue had been fully resolved.
The replacement of the QWERTY-ridden interface of Series 80 with the S60 software, which is designed to be used with one thumb, was criticised by some people.
The Communicator's firmware version 7.40.1.2, released in late October 2007, added support for A-GPS and improved GPS performance. This version also upgraded the Maps application. , the Communicator's most recent firmware version is 400.34.93. The free navigation program Ovi Maps is also available for this Communicator (currently just without the free navigation itself).
Specification sheet (Source )
Platform Operating System Symbian OS v9.2 S60 Platform, 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 1 CPU ARM11 (OMAP2420 @ 330 MHz) RAM (built in) 128 MB shared Expandable memory Originally stated as 2 GB maximum- this has now been changed to 4 GB on the Nokia website specifications. microSD/microSDHC hot-swappable . However, 16 GB has been observed to work . Tested working with 32 GB Phone Features Messaging SMS, MMS, Email (IMAP4, POP3, SMTP), Instant Messaging Voice Recognition Yes Speakerphone Yes Video calls Yes (QCIF camera) Push to talk Yes Vibration Yes Call log Yes (maximum of 30 days) Connectivity GSM Yes (Quadband 850/900/1800/1900 MHz) CDMA Yes (WCDMA 2100 MHz with simultaneous voice and packet data) 3G Yes (UMTS 2100 with HSDPA of 3.6 Mbit/s). GPRS Yes EDGE Yes WLAN Yes (Wi-Fi 802.11b/g) VOIP Yes GPS Yes (integrated) FM radio Yes (requires included headset) Bluetooth Yes (v2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate & A2DP) Infrared Yes USB Yes (v2.0 miniUSB) Fax No BlackBerry Yes (with BlackBerry Connect v4.0 Software, including over the air activation) Misc. Offline mode Yes, However Bluetooth and WiFi may be switched on independently. Office Suite Quickoffice (Microsoft Office compatible) Web browser WAP 2.0, xHTML, HTML (limited Adobe Flash support) Java support Yes (MIDP 2.0, CLDC 1.1) PDF viewer Yes (Adobe Acrobat Reader LE 1.5.0) GPS Integration Nokia Maps Google Maps Garmin Camera 3.2 megapixels (with autofocus and LED flash), video at (up to) VGA (640 × 480), up to 30 frame/s Video player Yes (built-in RealPlayer) Displays Exterior screen TFT, 16M colours, 240 × 320 pixels, 2 inch Internal screen TFT, 16.7M colours, 800 × 352 pixels, 4 inch Battery Removable battery Yes Battery Type BP-4L, Li-Ion 1500 mAh Stand-by time Up to 14 days Talk time Up to 5.8 hours Physical Form factor Clamshell with full QWERTY keyboard Dimensions 132 × 57 × 20 mm Weight 210 gram
The Nokia E90 does not support fax as fax services are not included in the 3G Specifications. It does however support fax through Content Beamer application. Supports Microsoft Exchange email via the Nokia "Mail for Exchange" software application. This program does not support folders or native HTML mail.
References
External links
Official Nokia E90 page Forum Nokia Specifications Nokia Press Release – 12 February 2007. Latest Nokia Maps application and Map Loader utility Beta release of contact-threaded SMS/MMS text messaging application for E90 – and others