Nokia E52 Smartphone Revealed

The Nokia E52 is an upcoming E-series offering from the world's largest mobile device maker. Sitting at the bottom end of the E-series portfolio of devices, the E52 offers outstanding standby battery life (up to 23 days) and several features that make it a compelling mobile and office phone device.



Featuring a slim, candybar form factor, the E52 will have GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0 w/Stereo capability, and quad-band GSM cellular wireless with HSDPA and HSUPA connectivity. A 1 GB microSDHC card will be included, though it supports up to 16 GB cards. Nokia's Ovi Files service will be supported and the E52 comes with a free 60-day trial of the service. The E52 will sport a 3.2 megapixel camera w/auto-focus and OCR capabilities, and a 1500 mAh battery.

Mobile VPN support is going to be built in, as is a new application called Call Connect that will enable IT departments to integrate the E52 into enterprise phone systems. Users can then be contacted via a single number (office number would ring office phone and mobile) and manage voicemail through a single voicemail box. Nokia Messaging will also be included -- supporting POP, IMAP, and Microsoft Exchange clients -- as well as IBM Lotus Notes Traveler. Because this is going to be a Symbian S60 Feature Pack 2 (v3.2) device, the usual PIM applications (Calendar, Contacts, Notes) will appear here. As with other E-series devices, QuickOffice, Dictionary, and a Converter application would also be included.

The Nokia E52 is largely being targeted at the European market. It is slated to go on sale in the second half of this year for about €245 before taxes or subsidies. It will come in metal-grey aluminum and silver aluminum color variants.