Nokia "E62i" spotted?

by Paul Miller posted Nov 14th 2006 at 3:51PM

Sure, Nokia knows how to make solid phone, and we hear they even manage move a few units, but if there's one thing Nokia hasn't quite nailed yet -- for whatever reason -- is that thin is in. Well, it doesn't look like they're planning on winning any prizes in this arena just yet (though that N75 is dang close), but some blurry camphone shots of a supposed "E62i" successor to the E61/62 qwerty handhelds points to a marked slimming of the phone, and every mm counts in a world of smartphones like the Excalibur, Q and Pearl. From the pics, it's apparent Nokia has also added a couple of face buttons, swapped the 5-way joystiq for a welcome new flat button, and added a camera. It's hard to tell from the pics if any other dimensions have gone under the knife in the interest of making this thing a bit more pocketable, but we definitely like where this one is headed. We're otherwise in the dark for specs, but supposedly "confirmation" is headed our way near the end of November. Head on over to Engadget for some jumbo pics.

[Thanks, JC]

Filed under: Handsets, Nokia, Symbian

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Jeb @ Nov 14th 2006 4:57PM

I really hope it's more like the E61 then E62. It is a deal breaker for me that it has WiFi. It would also be nice if it had 3G for the US. I would also really like a forward facing camera for video calling.

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prophet @ Nov 14th 2006 7:57PM

I'm worried about the square directional button, albeit it probably won't break as quick, i still think that it will be slower though...

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mike @ Nov 14th 2006 7:39PM

thanks for this information

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elizabeth @ Nov 14th 2006 9:00PM

do you know the expected release date? Thanks!

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V.I. @ Nov 14th 2006 11:14PM

Aint that a bitch!

I love my e61, but I would like a camera add on.

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causseur @ Nov 15th 2006 12:26AM

Looks nice. More like the width of a treo except slimmer in depth. Now if only Nokia would add a touch-screen, then we will have a true Treo killer.

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Colin @ Nov 15th 2006 4:27PM

Can everyone else really see a few less mm in thickness? It looks like a current e61/62 with a modified case to me. Then again, perhaps it is only minor cosmetic changes that they are going for.

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Mohit Sharma @ Nov 20th 2006 12:21AM

Does anybody know about the pricing of E62i?

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