Nokia E63 unveiled (See all news)

Today Nokia has announced the latest addition to its E-Series range, the Nokia E63. Featuring a similar design to the popular E71, the business orientated handset sports a QWERTY keyboard, 2 megapixels camera with LED flash and a microSD card slot for extra storage.

"The Nokia E63 is a new proposition for E-series - a messaging device where people will be just as involved in their social network as they are in their business network," said Soren Petersen, Senior VP at Nokia.

"People use E-series to access their corporate mail, review their calendar and work in their business network, so the Nokia E63 still includes Wi-Fi connectivity, easy access to Mail for Exchange and dedicated key access to contacts, calendar and email."

The smartphone will be available on the market in three different variants. All three of them have quad-band GSM/EDGE radios, but different 3G configurations. Fortunately, there is a WCDMA 850/1900 version to support North American 3G. Other connectivity methods are a microUSB port, Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP and Wi-Fi.

The Nokia E63 comes with a 2.3 inch 16M colour QVGA display and up to 110 MB of internal memory and according to the press release, its users will also have 1GB of online storage at their disposal though the latest Nokia service, Files on Ovi.

The cell phone also has the ability to change modes with a single key press, switching from a view of corporate mail, appointments and intranet data, to a personal mode with personal email and shortcuts to favourite websites.

Nokia E63 specs:

- 113mm x 59mm x 13mm, 126g
- S60 3rd Edition FP1, Symbian v9.1
- 2.4" 16 million color QVGA TFT display
- 110MB internal memory
- 2 megapixel camera
- WiFi, Bluetooth with A2DP, microUSB
- 3.5mm stereo headset jack
- 11 hours talk-time and 432 hours of stand-by
- Plastic body

The Nokia E63 will be available in ruby-red or ultramarine-blue and it's expected to begin shipping in the next weeks for an estimated retail price of $250.