For years, the layout of the T9 keypad has been a simple and easy to understand style. While, the Nokia X3 Touch and Type will not be changing any standards, it is certainly a fine point in any argument that variation and deviation can often result in slightly more advantageous situation. In this case, it seems as if the new layout of the keys has made typing a whole lot easier on this handset.

Small Changes, Big Differences

The one thing that users will be able to point out at first glance is the fact that the bottom row of keys has been moved into a fourth column for the handset. The positions have also been altered slightly, instead of the zero/space button being placed in the center row; it is located on the bottom right –which actually turns out to be a lot more intuitive a position than in the center.

In practice, it is easy to say that the Nokia Touch and Type handset is a device that is easy to get used to. Just type with it for a short while and it will seem as if this is how the keypads on all mobile phones should be. Of course, it also helps that the display is a touch screen that complements the controls of the keypad.

Resistive Touch

It is pretty understandable that the initial public reaction to resistive touch screen technology is one of mild dismay. After all, the convenience of capacitive technology is quite outstanding. But when one realizes that the display on both the Nokia X3 and Nokia C3 Touch and Type has been designed as a complementary input method as opposed to being a primary, one can see how the combination truly works in favor of the handset –and how redundant having a capacitive touch screen would have been.

Nokia is the king of mid range mobiles. Apple and BlackBerry may be outperforming them in the Smartphone scene, but there is no doubt that Nokia still remains to be on top of the lower market segments.

They have had immeasurable success in providing their users with quality mobiles that come with very reasonable price tags. One such device is the Nokia E5 – a mid range QWERTY Smartphone that’s equipped with a ton of useful features, but does without the alarming market price.

What’s in an E?

Nokia’s E Series of Smartphones is one of the most acclaimed lines of mobile phones to date. However, while critics absolutely loved the likes of the Nokia E71, the consumer market was not as receptive. Nonetheless, the fact still remains that E Series Smartphones are very impressive.

One of the fruits of this family is the Nokia E5. However, it has been positioned differently from most of its predecessors as it hopes to target a lower and younger target market. This is made evident not only by the E5’s reasonable price tag, but also by the fact that it comes in a number of more ‘youthful’ colour schemes such as sky blue, chalk white, and copper brown.

Packed

In terms of features, there’s nothing more you can ask for from the Nokia E5. Composing longer text messages or emails is made much easier by the QWERTY keyboard of the device. High speed mobile internet is also on board via 3G HSDPA and WLAN support. This Smartphone has a powerful 600 MHz ARM processor to back up the Symbian mobile OS.

We were also impressed by the Nokia E5’s built-in camera which has a 5-Megapixel resolution. Fixed focus, an LED flash, and video capture (VGA @ 15fps) are some of the snapper’s built-in features.