The E7 is one of Nokia’s latest handsets, and is ideally placed within an increasingly competitive smartphone market, to offer something different. Whether you are a busy professional who needs a productivity tool to get the job done on the move, or a multimedia enthusiast in need of a phone with loads of internal storage and comprehensive multimedia compatibility, the E7 makes a great choice.

The Nokia E7 is such a versatile handset, not only because of its advanced Symbian^3 operating system, but it also sports the combo of a touchscreen and a slide out keypad. Therefore it equally at home in use as a web browser, or for quickly sending out SMS and email messages.

The E7 is one of the manufacturers more aesthetically pleasing units. Its initial appearance is similar to that of the recently released Nokia N8. However, upon closer inspection you will notice the slide-out QWERTY keyboard. This is ergonomically designed for comfort of use and provides an excellent option for those who prefer a physical keyboard over that of a touchscreen. Speaking of the touchscreen, it measures 4 inches, and incorporates AMOLED technology.

Both vibration and ringing are utilised within the Nokia E7 to alert users to incoming calls and messages as well as other alerts such as social networking notifications. As an added bonus, the ability to assign MP3 and WAV files as ringtones is also included.

To store your files, be they music tracks, video clips, documents or downloaded apps, the handset comes with a generous 16GB of onboard storage. By including this level of storage as standard, Nokia has pretty much eliminated the need for a microSD slot. With 16 GB at your disposal, you can keep all your music tracks, MS Office documents or any other files you desire, right in your pocket.

The Nokia E7 features a selection of connectivity features to stay connected to the optimum levels when on the move. To kick things off, GPRS and EDGE are both provided in class 32 versions. If you need to browse the web on the move, the E7 has got you covered with HSDPA in areas with 3G coverage, and Wi-Fi offering a faster connection whenever you have access to local wireless networks.

One of the more notable hardware features of the Nokia E7 is its wonderful 8 megapixel camera. This operates at a high pixel resolution, meaning that the resulting still images are of fantastic quality. As if this wasn’t enough, the camera can also shoot HD video in 720p quality. It comes with fixed-focus, dual-LED flash and face detection for top notch photography. Geo-tagging is another included feature, which operates thanks to GPS, and automatically keeps track of where you used the camera.

A long list of additional productivity and entertainment features are all included as standard. A selection of vibrant colour variants adds to the aesthetic appeal, and increases the potential fanbase of this superb all rounder.