Nokia’s E7 hitting store shelves in ‘select markets’ starting this week

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In a short press release today, Nokia announced that its business-centric E7 handset would begin arriving in stores in “select markets” starting this week. The full-QWERTY, horizontal slide and tilt device boasts a 4-inch ClearBlack display, peta-band WCDMA radio, quad-band GSM radio, Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0, GPS, 16 GB of internal storage, an 8 megapixel camera with 720p video recording and dual-LED flash, HDMI connector, and 1200 mAh battery. The device, which was officially announced back in September of this year, should retail for around €495. Hit the jump for the full press release.

All-in-one business smartphone, the Nokia E7, arrives in stores

Espoo, Finland – The highly anticipated Nokia E7 will begin arriving in stores in select markets this week, with broader availability building up quickly in several markets.

With its tilting 4 inch ClearBlack display, full qwerty keyboard and a fast access to a wide variety of apps directly on the homescreen, the Nokia E7 is the key to having a successful day in or out of the office. Importantly, the device supports business applications from leading enterprise technology partners including Microsoft and IBM.

Key features of the Nokia E7
– Easy access to private and business email
- Create, edit and share office documents and view PDF files with Adobe Reader
- Fast, secure intranet access with the built-in VPN
- High-resolution photos and HD video with the 8 megapixel camera and dual LED flash
- HDMI connectivity to project files, videos and images onto large screens
- 16 gigabytes of on-board flash memory
- USB-On-The-Go, enabling easy file sharing by connecting a USB stick to the smartphone

For business users, Nokia E7 provides direct, secure and real-time access to email, calendar, contacts, tasks and the corporate directory through Microsoft Exchange servers, as well as Office Communicator Mobile, developed by Microsoft for Nokia smartphones, which brings presence and corporate instant messaging.

Additionally, a wide range of entertainment and social services available on the Nokia E7 make it the perfect off-duty companion, and the Ovi Store offers a wealth of apps such as Bloomberg, Angry Birds and Sports Tracker.

The new arrival offers drive or walk navigation in 80 countries. The latest commercial version of Ovi Maps, available immediately via Ovi Store or Ovi Suite, adds visibility to subways, trams and trains, real-time traffic, safety alerts, visibility to parking and petrol stations, speed limit warnings, and improved search and location sharing capabilities.

11 Comments
  • Sean

    Ah… Nokia really needs to do something about their smartphones. The hardware seems to be ok (until it starts breaking) but the software is just terrible… lack of long term support (try counting your support just using months) and the ever-glitchy symbian OS… Yeah after screwing me over with the N97 and my friend with the E75, I’m not interested.

    • http://twitter.com/usemeego meegouser

      What utter bullcrap! Nokia support their phones longer than any other manufacturer. My N97 had its last update just a month ago. It was crap when it launched but I bought mine six months after launch. All the problems were fixed by that point.

      I currently own an N8 and so far I’ve received new updates every few weeks since buying it last year. A new firmware was just released a day ago with the next one coming during MWC!

      • Sean

        Dude… the N97 crashes constantly and has horrible bugs. My friend who has an E75 can’t use most applications available in OVI and is receiving no updates for his phone. I had tons of hardware issues with the N97 in addition to the software issues. It was cheaply made.

  • http://DonnyGamble.com Donny Gamble

    This phone looks like all of the other phones that are currently out on the market

    • Anonymous

      It’ll have a fantastic camera, though. Say what you want about Nokia, but that’s something that they always do right.

  • m1chaelk1m

    “. . . back in September of this year . . .” makes no sense.

  • matus201

    It looks good. Symbian is NOT a bad system (it’s different than android or ios.. but that does not mean it is bad!) and i’m sure ppl used to it will welcome this phone. I myself still use old symbian phone and- for a non-touchscreen dirt-cheap device- i can’t complain.

  • Itsjustmee

    it’s a nice design. and europeans love their nokias so i’m sure it’ll be succesful there.
    they really should just quit wasting time and put android on it and they could sell it here.
    or put meego on it with a way to run android apps

  • http://twitter.com/hawaiiinsomniac hawaiiinsomniac

    Nokia needs to get their phone subsidized in the US if they’re ever gonna sell these phones…

    • Zkyevolved

      They don’t care. They have Europe & Asia. The US is obsessed with BB and iPhone and Android.

  • http://twitter.com/Syk0Matik420 Beefy McBigDick

    this looks like the nokia texting phone i had on Unicel in 2005. good work, nokia. its hard to stay in business despite NEVER CHANGING ANYTHING

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