by : Adam Jaylin

When it comes to zero-in on a mobile handset, even the most firm of minds may waver. Priorities and parameters are effective contributors for this and hence to fetch a handset (to your satisfaction) is quite a commendable job.

Nokia E50 is the latest in Nokia E series, heralded as a business phone. Unlike other handsets of E series, it does not come with 3G technology, but goes a lot slimmer emphasizing more on appearance than the prior E series handsets. It does reasonably well in specifications.

To begin with, Nokia e50 is a GSM Quadband phone which guarantees global roaming. Looks like they have opted for GSM Quadband over 3G (wonder what could have stopped them from integrating these two technologies, just a thought!). The 256 K TFT display measuring 31 x 42 mm is on the expected lines and it comes with an optional camera. Once opted, it is instilled with 1.3 megapixels camera with video which maintains the standards of a high-end mobile phone.

Data transfer/connectivity has many quality takers in . There is this long list of such facilitators and hence consumer's nerves should be settled had it swelled after getting to know that Nokia e50 is not a 3G handset. GPRS, HSCSD, EDGE, USB, Bluetooth, infrared and WAP 2.0/xHTML browser ably fits into the scheme of functionalities.

70 MB shared memory can well be upgraded to make room for more data storage (documents, music, images etc.) through microSD hotswappable cards. Living by the reputation of 'business handset', Nokia e50 consists of document viewer and goes compatible with Zip manager and Adobe reader.

Add on mobile PBX solutions help make communication more comfortable and effective. It brings in features like call tracking and expense reporting which basically caters to the business needs.