Nokia E5 review

A phone for work and play – does it deliver the best of both worlds?

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The definitive Nokia E5 review
The definitive Nokia E5 review

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Video can be shot with or without sound on the Nokia E5. The maximum resolution is 640 x 480, and the quality was reasonable, although, like stills, a little lacking on the colour depth front. Playback was smooth.

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We can't explain away the vertical band running down our video in the recording, though we hope it was just an issue with our review handset and not symptomatic of a wider problem with the Nokia E5 handsets.

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