Nokia E52 review: E as in Exceptional

11 August 2009
Eseries seem to have been around forever: grown-up, confident and reliable. It’s a small but solid lineup that’s gone a long way from a fairly late start. Perhaps they’ve got a point: the business Finns are not running against the clock to...

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  • darren m4e
  • nF9
  • 16 Aug 2009

optional, 13 Aug 2009What's the best place to get this from in the UK? How'd u m... morePlay.com have it in stock for £229 SIM free

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    • Andrew Tan
    • veS
    • 15 Aug 2009

    One of the Excellence phone out by Nokia. Nokia still good in E-series. Thumbs up!

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      • aboy_pogi
      • jC3
      • 14 Aug 2009

      Anonymous, 14 Aug 2009I've been waiting a long time for GSMArena review on E52. ... moreWhen I bought the phone I did not charge it for 3 days... that means battery out of the box... I used it for Internet, Youtube, Facebook, Email, Calls and Text messaging. I even played around with it since its a new phone... I think 3 days without charging is pretty long thinking that it came right out of the box... I recently charged it now and its full bar... lets see how long will it take..

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        • aboy_pogi
        • jC3
        • 14 Aug 2009

        Im from the Philippines and I just bought one this week. I used to have an HTC Touch and it was the worst phone ever... After using the E52 for a couple of days, I think I've got the best business phone so far in my hand. (Based on a non-touch screen, non-sliding or fliptop phone.) Email, Wifi, Internet, 3.5G, GPS, Apps and its sleek lightweight built really makes this phone one of the best. E for Excellent...

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          • Anonymous
          • tDx
          • 14 Aug 2009

          I've been waiting a long time for GSMArena review on E52.
          It turns out that the review doesn't have enough coverage on one factor that turns my attention to this phone : battery life.
          This review has extensive coverage on sound, camera and other features, but not on battery life. There are many charts, tables, figures and pictures but not for battery life.

          There's only one paragraph that stated "the Nokia E52 is said to last 672 hours of stand-by or 8 hours of talk time and that's more than impressive. We can confirm more than three days of some really heavy usage and there's hardly a contemporary smartphone outside the Eseries that can pull that of"

          But where's the comparison chart or something to other phones? Even the preview of E52/E55 has more info on battery life - said something like 14 hours with gps on in comparison to less than 4 hours on other phones.

          Ok, 672 hours is a long time - i'm not sure if the reviewer would want to wait that long. I know I won't.
          But what is the meaning of "some really heavy usage" ?
          How long the battery last with gps on?

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            • Anonymous
            • uEx
            • 14 Aug 2009

            This phone will be the most sold phone due to it's GREAT size/weight/batery-life.

            This is the best phone with this small form factor from nokia that I ever touched. Congratulation nokia.

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              • joe
              • Lcb
              • 14 Aug 2009

              After the BEST professional and smallest phone ever from Nokia (E51) this is the true successor! Congratulations Nokia.

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                • Flash
                • 04%
                • 14 Aug 2009

                I just wasted 320 dollars on this phone and by god this was a mere dissappointment. The quality of this phone is cheap and after using e71 I am feeling like I am a complete idiot. I advice everyone to actually hold the device in hand and see it working. Before buying it. Don't buy it online out of excitement.

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                  • QVr
                  • 14 Aug 2009

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                    • pKq
                    • 13 Aug 2009

                    Solutions, 12 Aug 2009Mine has been delivered this morning, I am having a great t... moreWhat's the best place to get this from in the UK? How'd u manage it for less than £200? Dont really want an 18/24 month contract.How quick is the new processor?Thanks.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • 3Jc
                      • 13 Aug 2009

                      E as in Everyday... I've never seen such a boring looking phone!

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                        • 9Lb
                        • 13 Aug 2009

                        of course you guys can get it really cheap if you buy it along with a mobile plan..

                        but the contract will last you about 1 or 2 years for that though.. still fer me id go for the 5630 for all the nice features.. too bad that the e52 has a better build than the plasticky 5630. hopefully they create a hybrid of the mx and Eseries.. get all the features of the MX and put it in a build of an Eseries.. that'll last you maybe 5 or more years @_@

                        we guys need a durable MX model @_@

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                          • CalVol
                          • i$K
                          • 13 Aug 2009

                          This thing has a 1500ma battery and insane 23days standby time.

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                            • CalVol
                            • i$K
                            • 13 Aug 2009

                            I would like to know how the call volume is when using the wired headset. I had the E51 for a week, but returned it due to low volume, tried another one, same thing. I hope the Nok-boys changed out the audio amp in this design.

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                              • Spiffo
                              • mVj
                              • 12 Aug 2009

                              I liked the review mentioning the audio quality. It appears to be very good. I'd like to hear comments of anyone using this phone as a media player with high-end headphones connected to that 3.5mm jack...
                              (And listening to lossless formats like WAV or Flac)

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                                • gud thing
                                • 0%s
                                • 12 Aug 2009

                                is it just me or did gsmarena missed to comment on the battery life?
                                also it would have been nice if we could see the compass

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • mGD
                                  • 12 Aug 2009

                                  Metal grey, seems like the fine people here at GSMArena were eager to please us readers by chunking out a great review, but by doing so mentioning the wrong color version which they got their hands on.

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                                    • CalVol
                                    • i$K
                                    • 12 Aug 2009

                                    I would like to know how the call volume is when using the wired headset. I had the E51 for a week, but returned it due to low volume, tried another one, same thing. I hope the Nok-boys changed out the audio amp in this design.

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                                      • smason
                                      • 38c
                                      • 12 Aug 2009

                                      Hi,

                                      Is the unit reviewed the METAL GREY or the GRAPHITE GREY one?

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                                        • NMB
                                        • LaG
                                        • 12 Aug 2009

                                        Thanks for this good review. Waiting for it, and now i will buy this phone. GSMARENA ruuuuulllls