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One of the things we noticed during our review was the speed. Opening applications and navigating the menus on this Nokia were a lot snappier compared with the previous 9300i. That's probably due to a fast 330MHz TI OMAP2420 processor and 128MB of RAM (about 80MB is free).

Setting up the E90 to connect to our Exchange server was also a breeze. We used the Mail for Exchange program which can be downloaded for free from Nokia's Web site. The application allows us to sync our calendar, contacts and email on our server to the mobile device. There's also an option to set how often the synchronization should happen, although we left that to manual most of the time. The E90 also supports other popular messaging clients such as RIM's BlackBerry Connect and Intellisync Wireless Email.

The E90 comes with a generous 4-inch 800 x 352-pixel LCD.

The other component of the Communicator which we were rather impressed with is the LCD. The screen is crystal-clear and text on it appears razor sharp. It also held up well under sunlight and has a wide viewing angle.

Some similarities this Communicator has with the N95 are 3G, HSDPA, Wi-Fi connectivity and built-in GPS. Unfortunately, the E90 has the same issue as the N95. It took a much longer time for it to get a lock compared with the 6110 Navigator with assisted GPS. Click here to read a more in-depth description of the GPS navigation feature on the N95. Also, because the E90 uses a widescreen format, map display on the LCD is wider but requires the user to scroll vertically more often.

For executives, the E90 comes preloaded with several useful programs such as Quickoffice (for document viewing and editing), a PDF reader and Team suite for contacts management. Other S60 applications will still work on the E90 although it won't be optimized for the widescreen format. According to Nokia, the user interface will need to be tweaked by the developers.

Other features include FM radio, a music player, voice recorder, 128MB of onboard memory with a microSD expansion slot (a 512MB card is bundled), a 2.5mm audio jack (why no 3.5mm?) and Bluetooth stereo. There's also a 3.2-megapixel camera with LED photo light along with a pair of stereo speakers at the back of the device.

For a handheld that has almost everything, we're a little disappointed it doesn't have a TV-out option. Another feature that's missing is the fax feature. Granted not everyone uses fax, but it's still something which is good to have especially on a business device.

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