The Family Is Growing - Nokia E50
In my search for the perfect weekend phone I decided to get a Nokia E50 from the dependable boys over at Mobile Planet. I've actually had the Nokia E50 for over a month now and primarily used it as my weekend phone.
I have to say that I really, really like this device! I will not give up my Nokia E61 (nor the Nokia E62 for that matter 
) since I am hooked on email and rely on the QWERTY keyboard. However, as a "weekend phone" or a back-up, this device is amazing. It is small and light but the screen is huge. There is something about it that makes it very nice to hold. It's hard to explain it - you have to feel it. The device fits so well in your hands (and in the pocket) but the sensation you get when you hold the Nokia E50 is hard to explain…
I think Elisha on HowardForums came close when she wrote - "its awesome man…..i love it alot. can't keep my hands off it. feels like holding a gold nugget!"
Here are the ritual unboxing photos. More about the Nokia E50, a peek inside and some unique applications for the E50 over the next few days.
Some Tech Specs:
- Quad Band GSM 850/900/1800/1900
- Weight: 104g
- Dimensions: 113 mm x 43.5 mm x 15.5 mm
- 70 MB internal dynamic memory
- 240 x 320 pixels
- S60 platform, 3rd edition
- Supports: BlackBerry Connect, Visto Mobile, Activesync Mail for Exchange, Intellisync Wireless Email and Altexia
October 15th, 2006 at 8:49 pm
I’ve been thinking that the E61/2 would be a good “weekday” phone, with something slimmer for the weekends. I’m curious, though - do you have two phone accounts, or do you switch the sim card in and out? If you switch (the way I was considering doing), do you think there’s any issue of wear and tear on the card? Thanks; I enjoy your blog.
October 15th, 2006 at 10:00 pm
I have also shifted to NOkia E70 , awsome phone , high resolution , ease of use and ease to put it in pocket of my kameez ( traditional Pakistani shirt ) sorry my blog is down due to beta.blogger trouble will resume once it will start working
October 15th, 2006 at 10:05 pm
.. and the flickr page is private for the big pic’s
this might, of course, be standard - i’m a noobie here
October 15th, 2006 at 10:20 pm
Sorry Marc. My bad. As usual, trying to do too many things at the same time. The pictures are public now.
October 15th, 2006 at 11:50 pm
hey man good choice…….
i knew my Gold Nugget analogy would catch on in regards to the E50 one day.
i got a bunch of pics with the E61 and E50 side by side and they are on my flickr as well.
October 16th, 2006 at 12:34 am
Brian,
I think I already have that issue. My phone sometimes shows that sim registration failed. When I look at the sim card, I see some deep scratches on it… I think this is a bad design of E61. Will go to cingular shop and replace it soon..
October 16th, 2006 at 1:34 am
Hi Brian,
I only have one SIM so I have to move it from one device to the next.
Speaking about side by side comparison photos.
Here\’s the link to Elisha\’s photos on Flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/94483215@N00/
October 16th, 2006 at 3:08 pm
Nice phone.
October 17th, 2006 at 8:11 am
Yeah E50 rocks!
I have one and I just love that machine.
Best Nokia phone at the moment.
October 17th, 2006 at 4:11 pm
Has anyone tried the Avaya Connect Suite yet?
I was wondering if it would work with my Mitel instead.
October 18th, 2006 at 6:09 am
Still no camera though!! - pity
October 18th, 2006 at 8:42 am
Hi Steve,
The Nokia E50 comes in two different models - one with camera and one without. So if you want the camera Nokia e50 you can get that one.
Cheers
October 18th, 2006 at 12:06 pm
I’ve been using my E50 (purchased in Asia) for a month now. Nokia has done a great job packing all those features into such a small form factor. Unfortunately, I seem to be among the few who have issues with it’s battery life. I never get more than 2 days on a single charge while my 6800 used to go for 4-5 days. Swapping the battery didn’t help.
I’m also not able to connect to medianet. I use an old AT&T sim, which did all the setup automatically. I’ve verified all the settings but keep getting the message “Package data connection not available”. Anyone else have this issue?
October 18th, 2006 at 4:42 pm
Do you have BT enabled by any chance? And is your data packet setting set to When Available or When Needed?
Turn of BT and set Data Packet to When Needed and it should give you more juice. Also make sure that when you close some apps, that they are indeed closed. You can hold down the Menu key and it will show you whats open in the background.
October 19th, 2006 at 10:09 am
Thanks for the tip Elisha. I noticed a few apps like IM running in the background. But how do you close them? I don’t want to restart the phone every time!
I also got this link from another discussion, which helped configure for mmode (and other data connections) and it works:
https://nokiags.wdsglobal.com/standard?siteLanguageId=118
I guess the older AT&T sims don’t work with Medianet.
October 19th, 2006 at 2:20 pm
You can either re-open the program and exit it from there or you can get programs like Handy Taskman and Best Task Manager which lets you close it from there. I personally use Handy Taskman.
October 20th, 2006 at 6:39 am
Yah it gives you a very solid feel, but lacks that X factor of fashionable phones. Steel like and durable. And at least the joystick don’t hurt as much as the E61, but still I will die without my WIFI.
October 26th, 2006 at 11:37 am
[...] Sorry, I skipped the unboxing pr0n, but if that’s your bag, Ed’s got you covered. [...]
November 3rd, 2006 at 6:09 pm
Hi! Do you know if the E50 has a wi-fi access like the E61?
November 3rd, 2006 at 6:15 pm
Hi Chinang,
There is no WiFi in the E50 but it is still one amazing device!!!
November 7th, 2006 at 11:02 am
[...] Although I have written about the Nokia E50 before I feel that it wasn’t a “review” of the device. Like so many of my posts it was more a photo exposé than anything else. To make things right I asked Asri from the excellent site i-symbian to write a more in depth review of the Nokia E50. Here’s Asri’s report: [...]
December 8th, 2006 at 7:44 am
E50 - Is it possible to make the font larger
N73 - What is the blue flashing light at the top right of the phone and how do you switch it off
thanks for your help
December 14th, 2006 at 7:58 am
E50 Lovers… what is the restart code for this phone???
December 19th, 2006 at 11:53 pm
the reboot code is for E50 is *#7370#
December 19th, 2006 at 11:58 pm
take back up bfore using this code. otherwise u will lose all the datas saved
January 10th, 2007 at 4:55 am
i `m deperately - want to get my hands on the E50 nokia Black metal with the Blue backgroung light ?
i got the black with the white backgroung light , but that looks pretty lame - so gave it back , the shop-keeper told me the Silver comes with blue backgroung not the Black model , i even gave him Net-photos of the same to prove my point — but all in vain
Can U please Help ….
February 4th, 2007 at 6:28 am
the ´´little´´ E 50 is the little brother of the amazing 6310i.
February 13th, 2007 at 1:59 pm
I´ve a problem installing apps and games, when installing sis files the phone won´t let me install them prompting the message: “the file.sis instalations is not admitted. When instaling Java game then messages me with “there´s no enough memory please close some of the apps running” and there are none running. If someone have any answer to my problem I will really appreciate.
DAmian
February 13th, 2007 at 2:01 pm
Sorry I forgot the Phone model is E50
February 17th, 2007 at 3:01 pm
Anyone know how to set up IM (msn) in the US? I bought my E50 in Asia and T-Mobile(USA) can’t seem to figure out how to set up the IM unless I subscribe to their web plan and access IM through the internet. Any ideas about what ‘Server Name’ and ‘Web adress’ need to be entered? They said the access point would be t-zones…
Lisa
February 17th, 2007 at 6:02 pm
Hi Lisa,
There is no real way around it. Either you pay to the carrier for a reliable IM service or you purchase a 3rd party solution such as IM+ or AgileMessenger.
Cheers
March 5th, 2007 at 12:23 pm
can somebody suggest gmail settings on nokia E50?
Kindly provide us step-by-step information which will be useful for all NOKIA E50 fan-club.
March 5th, 2007 at 12:28 pm
Does anyone configured GMAIL POP email settings on Nokia E50. Pls share the configuration if possible. In my case, its connecting but when I am trying to send an email from my Nokia E50, It is queued in outbox.
Kindly tell us what will be exact settings on Nokia E50
March 9th, 2007 at 9:40 pm
@Hemant, there’s Setting Wizards on Tools, its very easy to setting Gmail Pop email on it. here’s : Menu - tools - Setting Wizard - Email - gmail. I’ve try and its workable to send or receive the mail. Have great explore your E50.
Rgds // Alexs
April 10th, 2007 at 4:48 am
Its a very nice looking phone and the most important its a symbian 3rd edition phone.I am using Nokia 6670 and I want to replace it with E50 because of its screen resolution(240*320).Can any E50 user tell me how is the sound through external speaker and stereo headset when listening to music.Is the sound clear and loud enough.Please reply me,I will be thankful to you.
April 15th, 2007 at 10:59 am
Hi,
Its a fact that Nokia E50 is a little brother of amazing 6310i.
I am also facing problems in configuring gmail settings. Anyone plz calrify it stepwise.
Also looking for games … Any site for free downloading
April 15th, 2007 at 11:02 am
How to use GPS on Nokia E50. Does service provider have to provide this option or there is some other way out?
April 15th, 2007 at 6:51 pm
Madi,
Do you have a Bluetooth GPS device to use with the Nokia E50?
April 16th, 2007 at 10:57 pm
I purchase Nokia E50,
and tried to install games and software through .sis files but its giving me message that file format not supported
Please help me
April 20th, 2007 at 1:52 am
I bought E50 just a couple of weeks ago - its really awesome. There is something in it that makes you comfortable - whats that - you need to have the phone, only then you’ll know it. In my opinion, Nokia E50 belong to that rare breed of Nokia phones which came in early 2000,2001. It looks like a modern Nokia 6310i. I still have Nokia 6310i - which I’ll never dispose off. I check my gmail atleast twice a day. I check cricket websites quite often. Its beautiful man. Finally Nokia produced something at par with their 6310i.
April 20th, 2007 at 1:53 am
Those who are facing problems in configuring gmail are advised to download gmail client for Nokia E50. Its available for free.
April 25th, 2007 at 12:15 pm
hello there!
I am an E50 user, I also updated the FW to the latest.
but, to be eact: Nokia E50 (RM-170) 06.27.1.0 current, update 06.27.01
Hungary Vodafone.
question:
I did not found the “NOKIA CATALOG” icon earlier, and do not find it in this release of firmware.
(I am talking about : http://www.nokia.com/catalogs )
I wanted originally, to download the cool “pearl black” skin.
later, I found the skin on the web, but you know– I like to get my SIS files directly from nokia, etc etc.
SO ! I downloaded from nokia the catalog****blabla**EMEA.sis, wanted to install, because I did not found the icon on my nokia: then , surprise ! installer says, oops, already installed, or internal application: unable to install.
so this is my main problem now. anyone a hint? can I find the executable or something with Y browser or so? or is it hidden on my mobile because something.
THANKS ! I love your site!
cheers: Martin, from hungary. martin5 ˇatˇ freemail.hu
May 9th, 2007 at 2:51 am
i can’t setting my gmail for my nokia e50 , who can tell me ? thanks!!!!!
May 9th, 2007 at 8:33 am
Hi Ih,
There are a few posts on the blog about Gmail settings. There are lots of useful information on those post. Just use the search function and you will find them.
May 22nd, 2007 at 4:30 am
Hi,
Could you please help i have the bluetooth for the E50 and inserted the
G mobile xt card, I installed the software application. I now am trying to
open Gmobilext application but it says unable to execute file for security
reasons.
Could you please help?
Many of thank, love, peace ………
May 22nd, 2007 at 11:46 pm
Anybody knows how do I configure my nokia E50 to register with SIP server (example like http://www.fonosip.com). I can see setting option in E50 but I can’t see the option where I can tell my phone rather than using GSM services, phone should use IP Telephony services and it gets connected to SIP server (There are many SIP servers are available on the internet where you can register and use the services between NOKIA E-series phones.) The options what I am asking those complete feature is available in Nokia E61. What abt Nokia E50?
July 3rd, 2007 at 5:28 am
Hi Anyone find that E50 calender does not have the same features especially the anniversary bit? I got so used to Birthdays and anniversays on 6230i that this one now seems like a step back.
July 3rd, 2007 at 5:33 am
Those of you trying to install software on E50 but get error messages, try Tools\App.mgr\options\settings: Make sure Software Installation is set to “All” and Online Certif.check is “Off” (If not required)
July 16th, 2007 at 2:45 am
hello, i have tried to update new software on my e50. unfortunately I had a crash on my computer during th update. now I cant turn it on anymore.. it’s dead.. can i do e hard reset and how?
thanks..
September 14th, 2007 at 2:41 am
I have e50 but i don’t knot about e-mail setting pls give me information about e-mail setting
September 15th, 2007 at 7:17 am
hello, Me too I have tried to update new software on my e50. unfortunately usb cable disconnected during the operation. My E50 can’t be opened anymore What can I do now? Is there anyone who solve this problem. Is it possible to do hard format. I am looking forward to your helps Thanks
September 21st, 2007 at 8:47 am
please give me complete detailes of nokia e 50 series.
October 31st, 2007 at 7:44 am
How to install sis format software in nokia e50 & n73
November 25th, 2007 at 12:16 am
my e50 won’t start..simply because i installed an application to increase the font size..theres no solution to recover the phone(except for hard reset which currently is not working on my phone)..i’ll soon be takn it back to the retailer to restore factory settings and update the firmware..
March 13th, 2008 at 2:06 am
e50 is my first symbian phone ever to use and to possess. and i definitely agree that its one heck of a phone, for both business and leisure and definitely comfortable to hold , esp being very thin unlike other Symbian OS phone starting with 6600 or anyother.
According to Nokia website, (http://www.forum.nokia.com/info/sw.nokia.com/id/ddd8018c-e10c-4327-bc7f-ca37a41af912/E50.html)
it says that e50’s ability to have two phone numbers in one phone.
Does anyone know abt that , and how its done ?
April 24th, 2008 at 11:10 pm
To all e50 lovers and users
e50 have s60 v3 operating system so download software and games that are compatible with this operating system.
for those having problem configuring gmail on e50,check whether you have enabled pop in your gmail account settings .
May 16th, 2008 at 7:36 am
how do you connect nokia e50 to your mac (power book G4) via bluetooth. i want to use my cell’s GPRS (internet) on my computer via BT. Please help.
May 24th, 2008 at 6:56 am
hi,
I purchased nokia e50 after using nokia 6300, 3110c, 5310 but i find
my e50 is better than above these phone because battery backup, style
and function is very easy but i can,not install sis software its shown ur phone not supported and how i install sis software & animated screen saver and how i watch hindi massage in my mobile any body help me i rally thankful for your support
\
Kumar from India
24.05.2008
June 15th, 2008 at 9:40 pm
hi in my nokia e50 ERROR comming unable to perfome the bluetooth operation ???????????????????????
What is the problme please help me………………………………
June 16th, 2008 at 12:23 pm
Hi maria,
Can you give any more background to what is happening? what is the error message you are recieving?