Nokia E65 Slide Phone 3G mobile phone handset reviews and tariffs

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Score: 7.3/10

66 Real Customer Reviews - In Summary

This mobile phone is a good all rounder. “Message reader, although completely unnecessary. 'own' menu key. voice in ringtone alert.” Andy, Manchester View all 66 real customer reviews

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66 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
74% of people recommend it.

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Battery life6.7
Design8.1
Ease of use7.5
Features7.7
Overall rating7.3
 

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Andy, Manchester

Score 3.0/10

+ Message reader, although completely unnecessary. 'Own' menu key. Voice in ringtone alert.

- Many previous Nokia features have changed, ie. alarm clock will not snooze for longer than 25 mins, recently used feature for SMS has gone, access keys for menus, phone book etc. have changed, no games, cannot display full screen pics for wallpaper, Many unnecessary features for a PHONE!, battery life fine, unless you use it, ' slient mode' shortcut key does not work.

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51 of 51 people found this review helpful

purchased 14 Apr 2007

Eddy, Durham City

Score 8.0/10

+ The WiFi is really good and easy to use. The screen is very clear.

- No radio.

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44 of 44 people found this review helpful

purchased 11 Apr 2007

Barry, Orpington

Score 2.0/10

+ Accesories. Light and fits in pocket nicely.

- Awful reception, most calls break up and sound like they are talking under water which meant I have to end the call and call back on a land line, not good if you are running a business (which is what is aimed at). Has a tendency to turn off when ending a call after closing the slider. I have had three and all have had the same problem. The font is too small. I have TomTom and now I am having problems re-activating the software because it has been replaced too many times. Absolute waste of time and money, don't buy it!

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42 of 42 people found this review helpful

purchased 23 Mar 2007

debbie, edinburgh

Score 10.0/10

+ Fantastic phone, love absolutely everything about it from the feel of the phone in my hand with the leather backing to the functions with ease of organising. Wifi is so handy and the symbian installations are fantastic. i already have skype and a german translator installed. sound quality is also good.. the music can be played at the highest level and fill a room well. Fantastic. In so many ways its top 5 on the market just now.. for price, looks and functions.

- The battery life really is poor in comparison to others. The music player eats most of the power, as does bluetooth. Unfortunately the camera is extremely weak and grainy. The calander could be a little more complex allowing more detail and better organision

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40 of 40 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 Aug 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

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36 of 36 people found this review helpful

purchased 30 Jul 2007

kate, crawley

Score 10.0/10

+ i like the camera,video,screen,emails,web browsing,being able to listen to music,plays the whole tunes and sounds good.

- doesnt come with a memory card which i didnt like,it doesnt have night mode

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35 of 35 people found this review helpful

purchased 12 Jun 2007

Dianne, Bishop Auckland

Score 1.0/10

+ No good points would not buy or recommend ever again

- Have sent 1 back because not working am about to sent another back. Battery life rubbish, phone navigation difficult, overall the worst phone I have ever used, is now causing business difficulties.

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28 of 28 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 May 2007

Natalie, Chester

Score 10.0/10

+ Its all good, i like the data trasnfer button. That save tonnes of time

- The Alarm clock - I dont like the 5 min intervals and only going off for 25 min. Auto locking - having to enter a password every time i want to unlock the phone. Its getting boring.

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17 of 17 people found this review helpful

purchased 18 Aug 2007

Jack, West Byfleet, Surrey

Score 9.0/10

+ Huge amount of features packed in, works well.

- Some features hard to find, esoteric navigation system, need more user defined controls for frequently used functions etc. Battery life poor when WLAN used, Ok to be expected really.

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16 of 16 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 Mar 2007

Gavin, Fernandez

Score 5.0/10

+ Good phone apart from battery life and the build quality.

- Flimsy, two months old and feels like the phone is going to fall apart

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15 of 15 people found this review helpful

purchased 23 Apr 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ fantastic design, ease of use, wifi, usability

- cannot change the font size..too small for some of my family so they cant use the phone. also, no games!

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15 of 15 people found this review helpful

purchased 09 Jul 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 4.0/10

+ it looks good and thats about it.

- everything. this is the worst phone i have ever had. every feature is just poor and the sound quality is awful. i took two of these phones back after upgrading. i now have a n95 and its brilliant.

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14 of 14 people found this review helpful

purchased 05 May 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ everything about it

- would have been good if it had GPS navigation software

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14 of 14 people found this review helpful

purchased 08 Aug 2007

kirsty, newcastle

Score 3.0/10

+ easy to use

- too big, misleading online description/photo.

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11 of 11 people found this review helpful

purchased 12 Jun 2007

Alison, Eston

Score 9.0/10

+ Nice phone. Does all I want it to do and the menus are easy to follow.

- Some of the buttons on the side are very small and hard to feel.

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11 of 11 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 Aug 2007

Anna, Cheshire

Score 1.0/10

+ Reviewer left no comment

- After receiving this handset it continually turned itself off and froze whilst vibrating. The handset was replaced and i had the exact same problem. Have now swapped for a Nokia Navigatior which is brilliant.

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10 of 10 people found this review helpful

purchased 30 Jul 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 7.0/10

+ easy to use, smart looking,

- battery life is pants i get 2 days at most out of it.

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10 of 10 people found this review helpful

purchased 29 Jul 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ classy design

- the main screen is a bit boring and it always says i have a voice message when most of the time i dont

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9 of 9 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 Jun 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ very stylish phone very up to date features

- not enough memory for downloading songs without having to purchase a memory card

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9 of 9 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 Aug 2007

Chris, Birmingham

Score 9.0/10

+ Stylish, compact, versatile

- Cannot transfer my numbers from my old phone over as i was an o2 customer

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8 of 8 people found this review helpful

purchased 13 Jun 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ Reviewer left no comment

- Phone dose not lock automaticaly

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8 of 8 people found this review helpful

purchased 05 Jun 2007

Andy, Huddersfield

Score 2.0/10

+ There is not any apart from it looks good

- Too many features many of which do not get used. Unable to see the screen in bright sunlight

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8 of 8 people found this review helpful

purchased 13 Jul 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ slim and compact

- Battery life

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8 of 8 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 Aug 2007

Mark, Winchester

Score 8.0/10

+ Unlike a lot of the more recent Nokias this one doesn't freeze.

- I hate making calls with the slider open; however, when you have used search within the phonebook to make a call - i.e. used the keypad - the phone disconnects when you shut the slider again.

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7 of 7 people found this review helpful

purchased 02 Jul 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 7.0/10

+ its fairly easy to use for saying how much is actually on the phone

- there are no games for this phone yet

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7 of 7 people found this review helpful

purchased 09 Aug 2007

Venu, Surrey

Score 5.0/10

+ 1. Looks really good
2. WLAN

- 1. Poor battery life
2. Really hard to find downloads for it as compared to N95
3. If you do not need business features, go for another phone

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7 of 7 people found this review helpful

purchased 27 Nov 2007

Jane, Huddersfield

Score 8.0/10

+ Its easy to use.

- It doesn't have any games on it.

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7 of 7 people found this review helpful

purchased 17 Oct 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ Easy to use like all nokias.

- No radio or games

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 Jun 2007

corrina, huddersfield

Score 10.0/10

+ ev i love iterything is good about it its quality

- none

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 30 Jul 2007

Dario, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland

Score 9.0/10

+ The email feature works great, and the 3g downloads are really quick. love the quick office s/w thats installed,and the music is great.

- battery life is really short in some cases, camera is not as good as other 2mega pixel ones i have used, but if you want great photos buy a digital camera.

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 15 Jul 2007

Matt, southend

Score 5.0/10

+ Easy to use, looks good

- Battery life is short, somtimes cuts out when i open the phone to answer a call, slow when on the option menus, internet cuts out (now and then)

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 21 Aug 2007

gail, sheffield

Score 9.0/10

+ great for work and personal use

- when texting it wont let you go to previous person you just text have to go through names again

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 10 Jul 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ Very easy to use and has all the necessary business email, sms,web browsing, organiseer functions

- Would like a gps built in but for the price i could not complain as that would of meant getting the N95 which is too big.

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 15 Nov 2007

Lachlan, London

Score 5.0/10

+ Reviewer left no comment

- Battery

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 27 Oct 2007

Laura, Sheffield

Score 9.0/10

+ It looks ace, and has plenty of extra features

- The camera isnt very clear

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 24 Aug 2007

praduman, cheshunt

Score 8.0/10

+ it is good............

- not bed...........

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 Jul 2007

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Expert reviews for Nokia E65

TechRadar expert review

The E65 is yet another stylish phone from Nokia and that's not a sentence we'd have written a couple of years back. We would usually describe this slider phone as slim or thin, or even slender.However, the E65 is almost exactly the same size as the HTC S710 and is slightly thicker, despite the fact that HTC crams in a full Qwerty keyboard. The build quality of this phone is simply superb, and the feeling when opening and shutting the slider is the best we've ever felt. At first glance the front of the E65 looks almost devoid of buttons, but in fact there's an Enter button, a navigation…

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reviewed 13 Jul 2007

Product Features

3G Yes
Touchscreen No
Type Slide Phone
Band Quad
EDGE Yes
WiFi Yes
Camera Resolution in MegaPixels 2
Screen Resolution (pixels) 240x320
Bluetooth Yes
XHTML Browser Yes
WAP Yes
FM Tuner No
Email Functionality Yes
SatNav No
MP3 ATRAC Playback Yes
Operating System Symbian OS
Memory Card Slot Yes
Weight (g) 115
Talk Time (hours) 3.5
Standby Time (hours) 264
USB Port Yes
Video Recorder Yes
Instant Messaging Yes
Built-in Camera Yes
Dimensions (mm) 106.4x43.6x11.7
Java Yes
Games Yes
HTML Browser No
Phone book capacity (names) Unlimited
Colour Multi
Networks Vodafone
Mobile Phone Buyers Guide  

Manufacturer's Description

Nokia E65 incorporates a long battery life, 3G, quad-band calling, and multiple messaging options into a slim, stylish design with dedicated One Touch keys

  • Get more out of your workday with a range of business features: conference calling, voice recording, notepad, integrated handsfree speaker, talking ringtones, and Nokia Team Suite
  • Send messages using an extensive range of options: SMS, MMS with distribution lists, instant messages, and email
  • Access business functions quickly and easily: One Touch keys for conference calls, mute/unmute, and contacts
  • Talk around the world with quad-band coverage on up to five continents
  • Show your sense of style with the slim, stylish slide design
  • Work hard, play hard – listen to your favourite tunes or watch video clips with the music and media players
  • Take snapshots with the 2 megapixel camera

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