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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  • 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

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      • AZ
      • 0BX
      • 12 Aug 2009

      Solutions, 12 Aug 2009Mine has been delivered this morning, I am having a great t... moreHey, where did you get it for less then £200? Cheapest I can find is £235

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        • partono
        • Mfx
        • 12 Aug 2009

        We buy this phone on Sunday.
        Monday : suddenly call drop after 30 seconds talk
        try another round, as get the same result.
        Tuesday : Go to the store and change other E52. Made 1 call for 50 seconds, it is good.
        Wednesday : drop call happen frequently. Even if we change the operator.
        I think, we go to the store and try get a new model then.
        I was dissapointed, because this is o great phone thou.

        Sorry to say then.

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          • Solutions
          • 0pa
          • 12 Aug 2009

          Mine has been delivered this morning, I am having a great time with it so far. The reception and call quality is great. System is very zippy. Great package for less than £200 in the UK.

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            • Slobodan
            • pux
            • 12 Aug 2009

            Thank you, I've been waiting for this review

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              • Semafor
              • yfi
              • 12 Aug 2009

              Is it possible to get other langauges for T9? Like bosnian, crotian or serbian..

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                • Anonymous
                • 3iL
                • 12 Aug 2009

                Beowulf, 12 Aug 2009Very informative review regarding the latest E's genes. Mak... moreWhat does that have to do with this review? :)

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                  • Anonymous
                  • Sdd
                  • 12 Aug 2009

                  looks like a very dull, boring phone...yawn...

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                    • bajigur
                    • p6v
                    • 12 Aug 2009

                    -The Nokia E52 also has support for VoIP calls-

                    combined with wi-fi...does it mean we can use it for skype call? and what about video call?

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                      • jupanu
                      • nDG
                      • 12 Aug 2009

                      dont buy this phone, the soft is a disaster only work 2 or 3 days, after that is crash, the phone is close 2 or 3 times / day ... wait to see the next platform after 021.013 ... if you want ...

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                        • Anonymous
                        • wrc
                        • 12 Aug 2009

                        GSM ARENA E52 review stated:
                        So we guess, the Nokia E55 kinda boils down to a limited edition E52.
                        After all, most people will perhaps prefer the traditional phone keypad. The unusual half-QWERTY is not so much of an advantage after all when you factor in PREDICTIVE TYPING on E52 and the steep learning curve when tackling typing on the E55 new type of keyboard.

                        Is you own E52 and happen to live inIndonesia, please explain what PREDICTIVE TYPING on E52 means?? Is it on english like t9, or is it in native language bahasa indo? Thanks.

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                          • Rob
                          • vwd
                          • 12 Aug 2009

                          Zobi, 11 Aug 2009OMG i knew was gonna be good but didn't expect so good. Now... moresame here....I thought it would be good...but nokia surprised me..Nokia E52 is better than my expectation….wow..what a package..It will be better if nokia make a no-camera version of e52 like e51….great phone so far the best…to me..

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                            • Anonymous
                            • wrc
                            • 12 Aug 2009

                            does E52 have predictive input text for native language (non english, in my case bahasa indonesia)?
                            the reason is not all understand english well, and t9 is only for english.
                            I'm bored waiting for Nokia to release E55!! Nokia could just give an official announcement if they cancel E55, so we can think of other phone. Speak Nokia!!!!!!!!

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                              • Anonymous
                              • mV7
                              • 12 Aug 2009

                              Anonymous, 12 Aug 2009I'd get this phone in a heart beat if Nokia would put in a ... moreYeah, somewhere along the line this phone went from being a triband to dualband 3G. That sucks.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • PG{
                                • 12 Aug 2009

                                I'd get this phone in a heart beat if Nokia would put in a triband 3G.

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                                  • Iax
                                  • 12 Aug 2009

                                  I have personally used one, and I can say I like it a lot, very comfortable, easy to use, fast....why all nokia's dont have 600Mhz processors I dont know (im looking at you n97 and 5800 grrr)

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                                    • Spiffo
                                    • mVj
                                    • 12 Aug 2009

                                    Dudes, I'm tellin ya'. I've had my current Symbian (6630) for almost 5 years now and have been checking phones all the time and not getting anything not for lack of money but because I thought the feature/cost benefit wasn't worth it. The E52 was the first model to get my attention as upgrade-worthy... it packs a lot of features for the cost (same as E55).

                                    Pity about the camera and lack of the optical D-Pad but we'll get those on the premium E72. Pimps.

                                    Even so, I as an expert (NOT) in this market predict that the E52 will be one of Nokia's biggest hits, same as the E55 will be a major flop (too many people scared of something different than T9) and the E72 will be at least as successful as the E71.

                                    Way to go Finnish! If you only had sunlight, imagine what you could achieve!


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                                      • Beowulf
                                      • mVj
                                      • 12 Aug 2009

                                      Very informative review regarding the latest E's genes. Makes me have only ones question left: When can I order the E72?!?!?!

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • N7D
                                        • 11 Aug 2009

                                        Wow! Im rather impressed. I was a bit worried about the button layout not being the same as the e51, but im now convinced (especially by the live photos) that they are ok.
                                        The camera is actualy ok (except for close up photos). The sample photos from the review are ok.
                                        Im glad editing documents finally came to non-QWERTY e-series phones. But now whats going to happen to e55?
                                        Other than that this phone is flawless n unbelievably beautiful. As GSMArena said, its E for Exceptional!!