Nokia E63 is the next QWERTY messenger by Nokia, set on the glorious path of the E71. Only this time it slips off the high heels to walk it in plain straight and simple boots instead. And the matching price tag leaves little doubt of what this Working Joe here is all about.
No fancy spoils, the Nokia E63 means business and brings connectivity and messaging together in a sharp and reliable package. Certainly a no-thrills mobile, the E63 does its jobs with no fuss and at a fair wage. Well, who would frown at that?

Nokia E63 official photos
Now, comparisons to E71 are clearly inevitable and maybe we know better than expect Nokia E63 to impress us as much. But who says it can't persuade through common sense.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Key features:

• Quad-band GSM support
• 3G support
• Landscape 2.36" 16M-color display of QVGA resolution
• Symbian 9.2 OS, S60 UI with FP1 (sprinkled with some FP2)
• 369 MHz ARM 11 CPU and 128 MB of SDRAM
• Wi-Fi
• 2 megapixel fixed focus camera with LED flash
• 120 MB of internal memory, microSD expansion
• Standard 3.5mm audio jack
• Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP support
• microUSB v2.0
• FM radio
• Comfortable full QWERTY keypad
• Convenient shortcut keys
• Provider-independent VoIP support
• Office document editor
• Nokia Maps
• User-friendly Mode Switch for swapping two homescreen setups
• Great battery life
• Remote Lock and Wipe feature
• One-year free subscription for Files on Ovi

Main disadvantages:

• Poor camera performance
• Video recording maxes out at QVGA@15fps
• No GPS
• No RDS in the FM radio
• 3.5mm jack protective bud is not attached to the body
• No USB cable in the retail package
• No preinstalled games at all

Nokia E63 is undoubtedly a trimmed-down version of the E71 and almost a return to the E61i roots - with a 2 megapixel camera and no built-in GPS receiver. Well, the camera of the E71 was largely disappointing in the first place plus, an external Bluetooth GPS receiver is always an option, so we hardly count these as serious drawbacks.

Nokia E63 at ours
The styling of the E63 is where the difference is most significant. Nokia E63 still looks OK and feels sturdy, but it sure lacks the solid metal charm of the E71. Anyway, the mild price tag may as well make you forgive the cost-effective approach to the exterior.
The potential market rivals of the E63 aren't that many but there are still a few affordable QWERTY smartphones out there.
Before we get to the actual competition, let's briefly look at the ageing Nokia E61i. It's got a pretty much identical spec sheet to E63 and boasts some really nice metallic accents. But Nokia E61i keeps the price quite high even 2 years now since its debut and it's got half the RAM and a slower CPU than the E63. Probably the biggest selling point of Nokia E63 is that it's relatively compact for a QWERTY device and Nokia E61i is no match here.

Specifications
Display	TFT - 16M colors 320 x 240 pixels - 2.36 inches Full QWERTY keyboard
Operating System	Symbian OS 9.2, Series 60 v3.1 UI
Processor	ARM 11 369 MHz processor
Memory	Phonebook: Practically unlimited entries and fields - Photocall Call records: Detailed - max 30 days Internal: 120 MB Card slot: microSD (TransFlash) up to 16GB - hotswap
Network	2G: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 3G: UMTS 900 / 2100 - UMTS 850 / 1900 - American version
Camera	2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels, LED flash
Video	QVGA@15fps
Sound	Alert types: Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic / MP3 ringtones Speakerphone: Yes 3.5 mm audio jack
Dimensions	113 x 59 x 13 mm - 87 cc
Weight	126 g
Battery	Standard battery - Li-Po 1500 mAh (BP-4L) Stand-by: Up to 432 h (2G) / 480 h (3G) Talk time: Up to 11 h (2G) / 4 h 40 min (3G) Music play: Up to 18 h
Features	WMV / RV / MP4 / 3GP video player MP3 / WMA / WAV / RA / AAC / M4A music player Document editor (Word / Excel / PowerPoint / PDF) incl. MS Office 2007 support via free update Push to talk Voice command / dial Organizer Printing
Radio	FM radio; Visual radio
GPS
Data
GPRS	Class 32, 100 kbps
HSCSD	Yes
EDGE	Class 32, 296 kbps
3G	384 kbps
Wireless	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth	v2.0 with A2DP

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