Cingular Wireless will start to sell the new Nokia E62 business phone model, a direct rival to RIM's successful BlackBerry phones, later this month.
Measuring barely half an inch thick, the Nokia E62 features a full QWERTY keyboard with large backlit keys for easy typing, and a sizeable, high-resolution 16 million color screen measuring 320 x 240 pixels. Through a variety of popular secure email platforms, E62 users can choose between Good Mobile Messaging, Cingular Xpress Mail, BlackBerry Connect, and Mail for Exchange (direct push corporate email from Microsoft Exchange). The E62 also integrates Nokia push solution via Intellisync Mobile Suite, and standard clients such as POP3, IMAP and SMTP.
Beyond email, customers can view, edit and create documents, spreadsheets and presentations. They also can surf the Internet with ease using the device's robust S60 browser, developed by Nokia. This gives them access to a treasure trove of Web content via Cingular's MEdia Net. In addition, the E62 includes a pre-loaded instant messaging application.
Boasting Nokia voice quality with approximately five hours talk time, the Nokia E62 device also features as speakerphone, six-way conference calling, voice dialing, voice commands for menu shortcuts, and a dedicated voice key for easy use of voice recording.
Nokia E62 will be available beginning September 29, 2006 in Cingular Wireless retail stores nationwide, select national retailers, online, and through Cingular's B2B direct sales organization. The Nokia E62 device will be available exclusively from Cingular in the U.S. at an estimated initial price of $149.99 with service.
