Nokia E66
Encyclopedia
The Nokia E66 is a slider smartphone
in the Nokia
Eseries range, a S60 platform
third edition device with slide action targeting business users. It is a successor to the Nokia E65
with which it shares many features.
E66 has similar features to the Nokia E71
handset, but lacks the larger capacity battery and full QWERTY
, however the E66 is smaller in size and weighs less. The E66 also includes an accelerometer
and new animations and transition effects, which are lacking in the E71.
The 2.5 mm (3/32") audio port
is not suitable for traditional 3.5 mm (1/8") headphones plugs
.
The microUSB port cannot be used to charge the mobile.
Smartphone
A smartphone is a high-end mobile phone built on a mobile computing platform, with more advanced computing ability and connectivity than a contemporary feature phone. The first smartphones were devices that mainly combined the functions of a personal digital assistant and a mobile phone or camera...
in the Nokia
Nokia
Nokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational communications corporation that is headquartered in Keilaniemi, Espoo, a city neighbouring Finland's capital Helsinki...
Eseries range, a S60 platform
S60 platform
The S60 Platform is a software platform for mobile phones that runs on Symbian OS. It was created by Nokia, who made the platform open source and contributed it to the Symbian Foundation. S60 has been used by mobile device manufacturers including Siemens mobile, Lenovo, LG Electronics, Panasonic...
third edition device with slide action targeting business users. It is a successor to the Nokia E65
Nokia E65
The Nokia E65 is a smartphone in the Eseries range, a S60 platform third edition device with slide action. It shared many of the features of the N95 released around the same time, but thinner, lighter and without the GPS....
with which it shares many features.
E66 has similar features to the Nokia E71
Nokia E71
The Nokia E71 is a smartphone from the Eseries range with a QWERTY keyboard targeting business users worldwide. It runs on Symbian OS v9.2, with a Series 60 3rd Edition, second generation Feature Pack 1. The Nokia E71 succeeded the Nokia E61/61i models, building on the base design and form factor...
handset, but lacks the larger capacity battery and full QWERTY
QWERTY
QWERTY is the most common modern-day keyboard layout. The name comes from the first six letters appearing in the topleft letter row of the keyboard, read left to right: Q-W-E-R-T-Y. The QWERTY design is based on a layout created for the Sholes and Glidden typewriter and sold to Remington in the...
, however the E66 is smaller in size and weighs less. The E66 also includes an accelerometer
Accelerometer
An accelerometer is a device that measures proper acceleration, also called the four-acceleration. This is not necessarily the same as the coordinate acceleration , but is rather the type of acceleration associated with the phenomenon of weight experienced by a test mass that resides in the frame...
and new animations and transition effects, which are lacking in the E71.
Features
- Quad band GSM / GPRSGeneral Packet Radio ServiceGeneral packet radio service is a packet oriented mobile data service on the 2G and 3G cellular communication system's global system for mobile communications . GPRS was originally standardized by European Telecommunications Standards Institute in response to the earlier CDPD and i-mode...
/ EDGEEnhanced Data Rates for GSM EvolutionEnhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution is a digital mobile phone technology that allows improved data transmission rates as a backward-compatible extension of GSM...
: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900GSM frequency rangesGSM frequency bands or frequency ranges are the cellular frequencies designated by the ITU for the operation of GSM mobile phones.- GSM frequency bands :There are fourteen bands defined in 3GPP TS 45.005, which succeeded 3GPP TS 05.05:... - Dual band UMTSUniversal Mobile Telecommunications SystemUniversal Mobile Telecommunications System is a third generation mobile cellular technology for networks based on the GSM standard. Developed by the 3GPP , UMTS is a component of the International Telecommunications Union IMT-2000 standard set and compares with the CDMA2000 standard set for...
/ HSDPAHigh-Speed Downlink Packet AccessHigh-Speed Downlink Packet Access is an enhanced 3G mobile telephony communications protocol in the High-Speed Packet Access family, also dubbed 3.5G, 3G+ or turbo 3G, which allows networks based on Universal Mobile Telecommunications System to have higher data transfer speeds and capacity...
: UMTS 900 / 2100UMTS frequency bandsThe UMTS frequency bands are radio frequencies used by third generation wireless Universal Mobile Telecommunications System networks.They were allocated by delegates to the World Administrative Radio Conference held in Málaga-Torremolinos, Spain between February 3, 1992 and March 3, 1992... - FM Radio 87.5–108 MHz with Visual RadioVisual RadioVisual radio is a generic term for adding visuals to normal audio radio broadcasts. Visual Radio is also a trademark for a Nokia solution for interactive radio with FM radio over a data connection.- Nokia Visual Radio :...
- 3.2 megapixel camera (2048 × 1536 pixels) with Self-portraitSelf-portraitA self-portrait is a representation of an artist, drawn, painted, photographed, or sculpted by the artist. Although self-portraits have been made by artists since the earliest times, it is not until the Early Renaissance in the mid 15th century that artists can be frequently identified depicting...
mirrorMirrorA mirror is an object that reflects light or sound in a way that preserves much of its original quality prior to its contact with the mirror. Some mirrors also filter out some wavelengths, while preserving other wavelengths in the reflection...
, autofocusAutofocusAn autofocus optical system uses a sensor, a control system and a motor to focus fully automatic or on a manually selected point or area. An electronic rangefinder has a display instead of the motor; the adjustment of the optical system has to be done manually until indication...
and LEDLight-emitting diodeA light-emitting diode is a semiconductor light source. LEDs are used as indicator lamps in many devices and are increasingly used for other lighting...
flashFlash (photography)A flash is a device used in photography producing a flash of artificial light at a color temperature of about 5500 K to help illuminate a scene. A major purpose of a flash is to illuminate a dark scene. Other uses are capturing quickly moving objects or changing the quality of light... - 110 MB Internal user storage, support up to 8 GB MicroSDHC memory card
- Video: 320 × 240 (QVGA) at 30/15 frame/s, 176 × 144 at 15 frame/s (QCIF)
- Front-facing camera for video callVideophoneA videophone is a telephone with a video screen, and is capable of full duplex video and audio transmissions for communication between people in real-time...
- 2.36 inch QVGA (320×240) landscape screen
- Modes: Define user preset standby screens for different times of the day
- AccelerometerAccelerometerAn accelerometer is a device that measures proper acceleration, also called the four-acceleration. This is not necessarily the same as the coordinate acceleration , but is rather the type of acceleration associated with the phenomenon of weight experienced by a test mass that resides in the frame...
and Light sensor - OS: S60S60 (software platform)The S60 Platform is a software platform for mobile phones that runs on Symbian OS. It was created by Nokia, who made the platform open source and contributed it to the Symbian Foundation. S60 has been used by mobile device manufacturers including Siemens mobile, Lenovo, LG Electronics, Panasonic...
3rd Edition, Feature Pack 1 (Version 3.1), with Symbian OS Version 9.2 - In-Box Colours: grey steel, white steel, black steel and red steel
The 2.5 mm (3/32") audio port
TRS connector
A TRS connector is a common family of connector typically used for analog signals including audio. It is cylindrical in shape, typically with three contacts, although sometimes with two or four . It is also called an audio jack, phone jack, phone plug, and jack plug...
is not suitable for traditional 3.5 mm (1/8") headphones plugs
TRS connector
A TRS connector is a common family of connector typically used for analog signals including audio. It is cylindrical in shape, typically with three contacts, although sometimes with two or four . It is also called an audio jack, phone jack, phone plug, and jack plug...
.
The microUSB port cannot be used to charge the mobile.
Operating times
- Talk time: Up to 3.4 hours (3G), 7.5 hours (GSM)
- Standby time: Up to 14 days (3G), 11 days (GSM)
Firmware history
Dial *#0000# to Check firmware version- 100.07.81/100.07.76: Build date 16-06-2008 (Default firmware upon release)
- 102.07.81: Build date 12-07-2008
- 110.07.126: Build date 03-10-2008
- 200.21.118: Build date 26-11-2008
- 210.21.007: Build date 27-02-2009
- 300.21.012: Build date 18-06-2009
- 400.21.013: Build date 24-10-2009
- 410.21.010: Build date 08-02-2010
- 500.21.009: Build date 02-06-2010
- 501.21.001: Build date 10-08-2010
- 510.21.009: Build date 19-03-2011
Bundled software
- Adobe PDF
- Adv. Call Manager
- Barcode Reader
- Chat and instant messaging
- Dictionary
- Download! (Replaced by Ovi store on later versions)
- Email for Nokia
- File Manager
- Flash Lite 3.0
- Global Race – Raging Thunder
- Internet Radio
- Java MIDP 2.0
- MfE (Mail for Exchange)
- Multiscanner
- Nokia Maps (with 3 months of turn-by-turn navigationTurn-by-turn navigationTurn-by-turn navigation is a feature of some GPS navigation devices where directions for a selected route are continually presented to the user in the form of spoken and visual instructions. The system keeps the user up-to-date about the best route to the destination, and is often updated according...
mode trial) - Nokia Search
- Nokia browser
- PDF Viewer
- Quickoffice (Quickword, Quickpoint, Quicksheet)
- Sports Tracker
- WiPresenter
- Wireless Keyboard
- World Mate
- ZIP Manager