Hey hey....
Got a new gadget to add to my collection. The Nokia E65!

(Photos taken with my Sony Ericsson K618I)

Got this phone for free from Singtel by signing up for the $99.86 Mio Plan. Well, why Mio plan? I'm currently on Singnet Broadband 10Mbps and my residential line is under my name as well. Both of these add up to around close to $75+ per month. (Sometimes close to $90+ as they charge the fixed line rental quarterly.) So now I get a free mobile phone and an additional mobile line with just a little bit extra cost. Quite a good deal IMHO. Hehehe.

Anyway, back to the phone itself. I bought the Mocha/Silver version and I like it a lot. Here's a quick review from me.

Appearance
As a business centric phone, it got the looks. It is slim. (Unless compared to Samsung.) It feels nice on my hand and it is not so heavy. The best thing I like about the phone in this department is the battery cover. It got a leathery texture/feel to it which makes it really looks like a business phone. Slider is solid as well.

Connectivity
Well, I got nothing to complaint here. Other than 3G, it got WIFI, Bluetooth and IR onboard. (You may say 3G is out as there is 3.5G now. But seriously, I'm not confident of our 3.5G infrastructure in Singapore now. Give 3.5G a few more years.) The WIFI allows me to be connected to any public hotspot easily. It can scan and detect wireless network and I can get myself connected quickly. At home, I got it connected to my secure Wireless Network without much glitches and I use it to make free calls using Pfingo which is quite clear. When I am outside, I connect to Wireless@SG and it also work well. I also use it to get online to Windows Live Messenger and use Mail for Exchange to synchronize with my school exchange server. The built in web browser is also ok. I use the Bluetooth to link to my macbook that runs Windows Vista. (HEHE!)

Display
The display is quite clear and nice. I got a screen protector on it since I got it.

UI
This is the first time I own a Symbian OS device (Played with my friends' phone before) and as a techkie, I get used to it pretty fast. UI is quite intuitive and I can get things done on it pretty fast.

Multimedia
The camera is just a plain jane 2MP camera. I'm okie with it as a camera is not the most important function I look for on a phone. The speakers are quite ok. MP3 ringtones sound ok to me. It's nice that they added in a 256MB MicroSD card in the package and the card is MADE IN JAPAN!!!! (YIPPIE!!!)

Work Stuff
This phone got the PIM functions as well and it syncs with Outlook/Exchange server. So I'm now using it as a supplement/replacement of my trusty Sony Clie that has been serving me for a long time.

Battery Life
Quite okie so far. Given my high usage of WIFI/Bluetooth.

That's all for now.