Nokia E63 is official

I've got to stop my own pessimistic attitude against Nokia, because when I thought Nokia is about to take a rest for awhile with no more new releases for its E business handsets line-up; Nokia just proved me wrong with the announcement of E63 on yesterday November 12th, 2008.

How could we forgot the alluring thin E71 with its sturdy metallic body? The strong astonishment that you get after you held E71 in your hands, is hard to be forgotten just like that.

But, apparently Nokia thinks not everyone want to enjoy the luxury of E71 along with its quite hefty price tag. It is a business mobile phone after all, not a fashion statement kinda phone for a quick flash.

So Nokia has released a cheaper model that looks like E71, codenamed below it: the E63. The look & the slim waist line at only 13mm are all still there, but the casing is replaced entirely with plastic. GSMArena says the E63 will have touch sensitive Navi wheel functionality that lacks in the E71. Here's a quick rundown list of the specs inside E63:

• Quad-band GSM up to UMTS connectivity
• 2.36 inch screen
• 16M color QVGA display
• 110MB internal memory
• microSD slot
• microUSB port
• Bluetooth with A2DP & EDR
• WiFi
• 3.2MP camera with autofocus
• 1BG online storage for Ovi Files

If you still interested in the E63 with its plastic body, no GPS but better camera resolution; then you can grab one home for the price of 200 Euro (around $US250) before taxes & subsides. Two colors will be available to choose from: red and blue.

[blogged with my Treo 750v]