Nokia E90 Communicator was a high-end 3G smartphone from Nokia, the fifth generation Communicator, and also part of the

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. It was announced on 11 February 2007 at the 3GSM show in Barcelona. It succeeded the

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. It features OSGi and eRCP, Eclipse RCP for

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s. The first Nokia E90 unit was sold in an

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in Jakarta, Indonesia on 17 May 2007 for Rp. 45,000,000 (5,000

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). Indonesia being one of the largest market share for Nokia's communicator series is cited as a reason for the unit's first launch location. Early user-feedback and reviews highlighted a defect in the microphone of the Communicator. Nokia initially denied the existence of the defect, but Nokia Europe later acknowledged it in the Q3 earnings report released on 18 October 2007, and stated that the issue had been fully resolved. The replacement of the QWERTY-ridden interface of Series 80 with the S60 software, which is designed to be used with one thumb, was criticised by some people. The Communicator's firmware version 7.40.1.2, released in late October 2007, added support for

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and improved GPS performance. This version also upgraded the Maps application. , the Communicator's most recent firmware version is 400.34.93. The free navigation progra
Ovi Maps
is also available for this Communicator (currently just without the free navigation itself).

Specification sheet

Source
) * The Nokia E90 does not support fax as fax services are not included in the 3G Specifications. It does however support fax through Content Beamer application. * Supports Microsoft Exchange email via the Nokia "Mail for Exchange" software application. This program does not support folders or native HTML mail.

References

External links

Official Nokia E90 page

Forum Nokia Specifications

Nokia Press Release
– 12 February 2007.
Latest Nokia Maps application and Map Loader utility

Beta release of contact-threaded SMS/MMS text messaging application for E90 – and others
{{Nokia phones Mobile phones with an integrated hardware keyboard S60 (software platform) Nokia ESeries Mobile phones with infrared transmitter Mobile phones with user-replaceable battery Flip phones