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Nokia E63

Prasad Naik, Jan 06, 2009 1844 hrs IST

Nokia E63 is a perfect business phone with a full QWERTY keypad at an affordable price.

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Solid build quality, QWERTY keypad, Wi-Fi, 3.5mm headphone jack, Great battery life, Decent sound quality.

Display could have been bigger and brighter, No dedicated volume control keys, Poor camera.

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Design and Construction

The E63 looks almost identical to its elder brother, the E71. The only difference here is that now the body is all plastic compared to the part metal body of the E71. This is obviously to reduce the price of the E63 but it also makes it look less upmarket. In fact, when placed beside the E71, the E63 does look quite bland. Also, the E63 is thicker than the E71. While the E71 measures a stunning 10 mm, the E63 adds 3.0 mm more to its waistline. However, the E63 does weigh 1 GM less than the E71 at 126 gm, which is partly because of the lighter plastic body and the lack of GPS receiver. Overall the E63 may not have the sleek upmarket look of the E71, but it still looks nice. The weight and the dimensions are quite manageable considering it has a full QWERTY keypad.

On the front of the phone we can see the call speaker at the top with the light sensor on its right. There is no video camera as seen on the E71 though. Below the speaker is the 2.36" display in the landscape orientation. Below the display is the D-Pad in the center with shortcut keys on its left and right and the Menu key, along with the soft keys and the Call/End keys. Below that is the full QWERTY keypad, which has undergone minor modifications since the E71 (more on that later though).

The E63 and E71 side by side

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USER COMMENTS

hi guys i am planning to buy this phone coming month....just wanted to know if we can install new applications and games on the phone. If yes does it mean it can run .sis ana .jar files to install applications. please let me know.thanking you in anticipation.

by vivek, mumbai, on Nov 18, 2009 11:55 PM, Report abuse Reply

Price ranges from Rs. 10,865 to 14,339 at pricesbolo

by Santhosh, Bangalore, on Nov 18, 2009 03:05 PM, Report abuse Reply

Price is ranges from Rs. 10,865 to 14,339

by Santhosh, Bangalore, on Nov 18, 2009 03:04 PM, Report abuse Reply

hi what is the best price of e63 in bangalore & where.. pl. update .. thanks.. regds/magesh

by magesh, bangalore, on Apr 10, 2009 04:04 PM, Report abuse Reply

the 8520 black berry now whoops e63...

by Sameer, Gurgaon, on Aug 29, 2009 05:25 PM, Report abuse Reply

BB-8520 would cost you around 16k and E63 costs you roughly 11k ( 10900 Rs). Both these phones belong to "Business Phone" category, implying that you`d be on GPRS on both (and NOT 3g, since none is 3g). E63 is a better option for the 'real business users', coz the e63 has Class 32, 100 kbps GPRS, and when lined up against BB 8520`s mere Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps, E63 is way faster online than BB-8520. I have tested both of them. Moreover e63 has Class 32, 296 kbps EDGE, and BB-8520 is way behind with Class 10, 236.8 kbps EDGE. The only things BB outshines, outnumbers and outclass e63 are the looks, the Brand and better sound quality. IMHO I wouldn`t pay 5k for all these UP-Market functions.

by Sine, New Delhi, on Oct 28, 2009 12:15 PM, Report abuse

oopps correction ... e63 is 3g and BB-8520 is 2g.

by Sine, New Delhi, on Oct 28, 2009 12:20 PM, Report abuse

Current price in mumbai ?

by Pia, Mumbai, on Oct 10, 2009 09:44 PM, Report abuse Reply

I bought the E63 in Calcutta for 10,950. The phone comes with a data cable (a very short one though) and a 1 GB card.

by Anonymous, Calcutta, on Oct 09, 2009 10:01 PM, Report abuse Reply

wanted to know more about Nokia E63 Phone very much intrested in buying please send me the brife detials

by Basker Goud, hyderabd, on Jul 24, 2009 08:18 AM, Report abuse Reply

Hi! e63 now comes with USB Cable inbox. this is gonna be a major plus.

by Max, Bombay, on Jul 17, 2009 03:26 PM, Report abuse Reply

I really enjoyed reading this review. Thanks alot coz i wanna know more about the phone...but why's there no usb cable????

by James Ralte, Hyderabad, on Jun 17, 2009 09:14 PM, Report abuse Reply

Hi I purchased the E63 today for 12300/- in Mumbai. It does not come with a leather cover, you need to buy it separately. There is a general Nokia E series leather Cover that comes at around 100 bucks.

by Anonymous, Mumbai, on Jun 03, 2009 12:52 PM, Report abuse Reply

Excellent baba

by Satz, Chennai, on May 13, 2009 10:07 PM, Report abuse Reply

With no offense to Mr. Nair, The review is good but not higher on thechnical as well as practical part. From your part Mr. nair you have done adequate job but atleast you should have a look on gsmarena. com and see the review of nokia e63. Regards

by ashutosh, ghaziabad, on Jan 22, 2009 08:46 PM, Report abuse Reply

the E71 data cable works on the E63!

by Anonymous, mumbai, on Mar 26, 2009 12:04 AM, Report abuse Reply

hey i got e63 for Rs. 12300 in chandigarh today and i need a leather cover as it comes with e71, do anyone suggest me is there any cover available in the market for e63 as well??

by aman, chandigarh, on Mar 18, 2009 07:29 PM, Report abuse Reply

I bought E63 today for 12400 in delhi. And it really is a fantastic device. Yes E71 has better looks but E63's looks are good as well. Its a great device. E63 rocks!

by Amit, Delhi, on Mar 13, 2009 09:41 PM, Report abuse Reply

How much does the Nokia e63 cost?

by Rajesh Adya, mumbai, on Feb 25, 2009 12:54 PM, Report abuse Reply

I bought this model sometime in Jan-09. I paid 14500.

by Viren Sashital, Mumbai, on Feb 27, 2009 03:22 PM, Report abuse

It cost Rs12500/- at Planet - M Stores in mumbai.

by vitthal, mumbai, on Mar 02, 2009 12:14 PM, Report abuse

The battery ability mentioned in this review is perfect. I got mine from Reliance at 14.9k. I had a RAZR2's micro USB, so no problems with data cable. Got about 2.5 days of battery with general bit of music, lot of texting and about 1.5hours of talking. Yeah the features are good, but the intuitive way in which these features have been exposed is awesome.

by arjun, Bangalore, on Feb 19, 2009 12:23 PM, Report abuse Reply

I got a data cable seperately, cost me 200 bucks and it works perfectly. In mumbai btw

by Sejal, Mumbai, on Feb 12, 2009 10:52 PM, Report abuse Reply

USB DATA CABLE is not included in the package. Difficult to find.

by FINE COUNTRY, BOMBAY, on Feb 10, 2009 05:05 PM, Report abuse Reply

Mr.Naik, is this a review or a joke? Not a single detail has been reviewed, looks more like a description. E71 battery itself lasts 3-4 days with normal usage (1hr/day call, 30mts/day GPRS, 30mts/day GPS)................and that being the case, the E63 with less features should only last longer. So please dont pass a generic statement that the battery lasts 2 days. We dont need your assumptions.

by xotiq, blr, on Jan 07, 2009 12:36 AM, Report abuse Reply

oh shut up and read or just get lost somewhere and find a better review..ur more bugging than the review

by Anonymous, Gurgaon, on Jan 07, 2009 04:31 PM, Report abuse

They are providing us the good review and u r not admiring them.Go to some other site or tell a good site which has very good and perfect results

by anonymous, pune, on Jan 09, 2009 01:11 PM, Report abuse

Xotiqblr, for heaven sake dont visit this site ever again, the reviews are just fine.

by Yaa Yada, blr, on Feb 05, 2009 01:47 PM, Report abuse

can the author or anybody please tell me if the lack of hsdpa might be a problem in the future, as far as i can see this is the only thing missing apart from looks n gps when compared to e71, i would not like to shell out around 4.5 k more for just the looks and gps, but my cause of concern is hsdpa, should i worry about it?

by Saurabh Narula, Bangalore, on Jan 29, 2009 11:02 PM, Report abuse Reply

Hi Deepak, I too got it recently. Facing the same problem-data cable. pls let me know if u get one.

by Dipankar D, Hyderabad, on Jan 22, 2009 11:31 AM, Report abuse Reply

What is the price in India?

by Venkatraman, Kolkata, on Jan 17, 2009 08:50 AM, Report abuse Reply

Around Rs.14,600/-

by Deepak T, Chennai, on Jan 18, 2009 07:18 PM, Report abuse

pray tell me where you got the device from... last i checked, it wasnt available >>

by Anonymous, NEW DELHI, on Jan 07, 2009 01:52 AM, Report abuse Reply

I got it at 'The Mobile Store'. The problem is the data cable. I'm still searching for a compatible cable. Is this the same as the one in E71? Can anyone confirm it?

by Deepak T, Chennai, on Jan 16, 2009 06:25 PM, Report abuse

Thank you. It's really nice and detailed review.

by Ravi, Chennai, on Jan 13, 2009 11:03 AM, Report abuse Reply

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by julian john, Delhi, on Jan 11, 2009 02:35 PM, Report abuse Reply

the device i've been waiting for. and i gess its worth the wait.

by Angad, Delhi, on Jan 07, 2009 09:01 PM, Report abuse Reply

this is nice news

by Rocky, Mumbai, on Jan 07, 2009 09:52 AM, Report abuse Reply