| booredatwork.com Twitter: twitter.com Facebook: www.facebook.com Empireavenue: www.empireavenue.com (Written Review by RichWhite & Video Review by ThunderE) Once again the nice people at WOM World Nokia (@WOMWorldNokia) lent me a trial device for 2 weeks, this time in the form of the E6. For the uninitiated, the E6 follows on from the excellent form factor of the E71, E72, E63 etc., except that this one has the standard portrait QWERTY and a touch screen, which should suit most people. Crucially, the device tailors to those who do and do not like touch screens, because everything can be done without touch. As with the E7, you can scroll the home screens using the cursors, so no need to swipe. The E6 was a slight departure to me because I've only used touchscreen devices since I had the Nokia 5800 back in 2009, and I wasn't sure how I was going to get on with the buttons. Still, it wouldn't be an objective review if you didn't look at something you may not like, right? First things first, hardware. One of my biggest gripes with phones in recent years is removing the back cover to access the battery, the covers never feel quite strong enough as you prise them open from one corner (and if anyone is wondering, the worst back cover I have seen in my entire life is on the Samsung Galaxy S 2. I've seen sturdier pieces of bread). Nokia really solved this problem on the E6 though, because not only is it made of strong plastic, but it also has a small switch and when you flick it ... |
