E series and N series : Bridge The Gap

Hello Readers,
I am an avid Nokia E-series phone user or you may even call me a DIE HARD E-series FAN. As you must be aware i am currently using an E90 and earlier i was using an E51. The part one of my endeavor with the E90 can be found here. Saying this i want to make something very clear that I have nothing against the N-series. Actually with this post i want to make a few suggestion and want to share a few grievance which i have against Nokia.

Why doesn’t Nokia Bridge the Gap between E-series and N-series. I would want to discuss this topic Point wise hope you guys enjoy reading this Post and put in your comments. I don’t mean that the present phones have not offered us with quality features but sometimes i tend to feel that why can’t my E-Series Device do what the other N-Series has to offer. I’m sure some of you N-Series users out there too want to taste a few Masala features of the E-series in your device.
1. QWERTY N-series:

Just because there is no ‘N’ in the word QWERTY doesn’t mean that N-Series don’t deserve a QWERTY Keypad. When will Nokia come up with a QWERTY N-series. I understand the point that Nokia wants to keep the market of the E-series and N-series distinct but then what happens to customers like me who want a QWERTY handset but also dont want to compromise on their MUSIC. This will sooner or later lead to people looking for other options and even DIE-HARD Nokia fans will look other places. At this point in the Mobile market there is no device which combines both a QWERTY keypad and Spectacular Music features. Nokia should immediately tap this segment market. Okay i know that i’m not the only one out here who thinks this and there were some rumors about a N99 a year ago but we still don’t see it, so all of you of the same frequency opinion can jot your feedback below.
2. Camera in the E-series:
I currently use an E90. The phone is approx. worth $900 (sim-free) and the camera that Nokia provides is a mere 3.2 MP with Auto focus. I dont say that the camera in the E90 is worthless the camera quality is very nice. I agree that other buisness phones like the Sony Ericsson P1i also come with a 3.2 MP camera but then isn’t Nokia supposed to be a Step a head than the others?

I would love to see a 5 MP Af Carl Zeiss Camera on an E-series it is high time that the Monopoly of N95 and N82 over good cameras is destroyed. After all E stands for Extraordinary.
3. A 2.5 mm jack is obsolete:
A standard feature in all E-series phones is a 2.5 mm jack while all N-series have a standard 3.5mm jack.

This question has been asked millions and millions of times WHY. Even Nokia Express music phones which Nokia has come out have a standard 3.5mm jack. These devices are half the price of what a High End E-series cost but the E-series has a 2.5 mm jack. So customers like me use converters but isn’t it high time Nokia starts providing standard 3.5 mm jacks so that Die-Hard E-series fans also can enjoy their music with better headphones. Okay all you Bluetooth Headsets freaks, i understand that you would say that why not use the wireless option but i feel wired headsets/handsfree too are important.
I am not here to criticize Nokia all i am trying to say is this is how NOKIA CAN COMPLETLY CAPTURE THE PHONE MARKET
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July 18th, 2008 at 7:41 pm
I’m pretty sure soon a bridging device will come out to play.
July 18th, 2008 at 10:05 pm
This is what everybody is waiting for,But wonder will they release this dream device any soon.
July 18th, 2008 at 11:10 pm
one thing which is beeing talked abt is will E71 prove to be that device lets hoipe so…..
July 19th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
Well I Also think that there are some important features that need to be introduced in both the series
most of them you have already mentioned
nut i will also like to see a handset with great music capabilities,a decent 5mp camera,qwerty(as already mentioned),and the stylish looks of N-series
December 3rd, 2008 at 2:55 am
It’s a sales strategy to not to include all the features together. If you add all the features to a one phone, the other models will not sell and that’s the last thing Nokia want to see. Also Nokia wants to distinguish cooperate users from music loving teenagers, etc. If all the music lovers buy the E-Series because it offers all the features in N-series Cooperate and business users don’t want to carry the same phone what their teenagers have.