Overview :

It's not the most exciting handset around at the moment, but the Nokia E52 still manages to impress with its long battery life, excellent call quality and useful feature set.

Killer Features :

1) Very Long Battery Life (nokia's longest so far)
2) All new and powerful 600MHz Processor
3) 3.5mm Jack
4) slim and sleek n lite design with big buttons
5) USB charging with standard data cable (no additional accessory needed)

Pictures :



Specs :

2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
Announced 2009, May
Status Released 2009, July
Dimensions 116 x 49 x 9.9 mm, 54 cc
Weight 98 g
Display TFT, 16M colors 240 x 320 pixels, 2.4 inches - auto-rotate
Sound Alert Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
Speakerphone Yes - 3.5 mm audio jack
Memory
Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records Detailed, max 30 days
Internal 60 MB
Card slot microSD (TransFlash), up to 16GB, 1GB included, buy memory
Data
GPRS Class 32
HSCSD Yes
EDGE Class 32, 296 / 178.8 kbits
3G HSDPA, 10.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UPnP technology
Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP
Infrared port No
USB v2.0 microUSB USB Charging
Camera 3.2 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, enhanced fixed focus, LED flash
Video VGA@15fps
Secondary QVGA videocall camera
Features
OS Symbian OS, S60 rel. 3.2
CPU ARM 11 600 MHz processor
Messaging SMS, MMS, Email
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games N-gage + downloadable
Colors Metal Grey Aluminium, Golden Aluminium, Graphite Grey
GPS A-GPS support; Nokia Maps 3.0, Digital compass
Java MIDP 2.1

- WMV/RV/MP4/3GP video player
- MP3/WMA/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A music player
- Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) incl. MS Office 2007 support via free update
- Voice memo
- T9

Battery Standard battery, Li-Po 1500 mAh (BP-4L)
Stand-by Up to 672 h (2G) / Up to 432 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 8 h (2G) / Up to 6 h (3G)
Music play Up to 18 h

Review (GSM Arena):

http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_e52-review-384.php

Video review (engadget) :

http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/nokias-...ays-of-standby/

IMPORTANT!!! E52 users please check ur IMEI (type "*#06#")

The old Mobo E52 had IMEI 355216030xxxxxx and new Mobo one is 355216033xxxxxx, firmware is still 021.013


Latest Firmware : 022.009 (download using nokia software updater)


Other links:

Nokia official site : http://www.nokia.com.my/find-products/all-phones/nokia-e52

Nokia Forums and support : http://www.forum.nokia.com/devices/E52

Useful downloads for your E52 :

- Simple and cool themes by bandez : http://www.bandezthemes.com/blog/?cat=5

- JB Taskman very powerful taskmanager : http://www.nokiamobiletalk.com/wp-content/...0v3.signed.sisx

- Full screen Digital compass interface (better than nokia maps small one) : http://www.newlc.com/node/22951

- E-52 games, themes, and other stuff at nokia e-52 blog : http://nokia-e52.com/

This post has been edited by fariq_azad: Nov 11 2009, 01:09 PM

the speaker for e52 is very soft!

Exactly, the alarm is too soft... I think tis is the only weakness.

You mean to say the listening sound volume is low?

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the ringing tone.loudspeaker

im not owner,my mom is
put in bag sure cant hear

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Hi guys. have anyone of you owners managed to find the silicone case or soft pouch casing?
I found only the soft pouch casing at Sunway Pyramid rm47, which is a bit pricy.

Sorry, can you be more specific?

1. Is the ringing tone soft or
2. Is the listening ear piece sound soft? My hearing aren't that good.

ringing tone soft
listening ear piece sound is ok

cant find silicon casing for e52

Thanks. How much is it now for original set?


This post has been edited by Optiplex330: Oct 8 2009, 07:19 PM

"5) USB charging with standard data cable (no additional accessory needed)"

Can I still charge this phone with a normal nokia charger? Or charging ONLY thru USB?

Thanks.

What colour of your phone? All silver only??? Who is holding the Black one??

Of coz can charge with normal nokia charger.

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Added on October 8, 2009, 9:57 pmOnly Silver and gold for e52
For black is the e55 with the qwerty keyboard..
This is the info i've got from Nokia center.

This post has been edited by squareballs: Oct 8 2009, 09:57 PM

Case solution to protect ur precious E52

Capdase Soft Skin 2



I really love cases from capdase coz it fits snuggly with the E52

The soft skin 2 is not rubbery at all and does not collect dust ATT ALL

currently only one colour available and is nice for the Silver grey version

now I'm not worried about dropping it

when e55 will be out?

how fast dz phone detect gps signal ah?

If Using A-GPS quite fast around 60 secs, but might incure some data cost form telco provider.

if just using integrated GPS I tested around 5-6 minutes

err anyone knows if GPS lock is acffected by weather? i.e rain clouds?

any gps maps application that can utilise the compass besides nokia maps?

How much is this phone after reading and see yr pics feel like getting for a second phone. Thanks both ori an ap

yes quite interested to know price....anyone please, what's the cost?

Wow, where did u get it? How much does it cost? Is the material like those rubber kind of material?

Where did you buy that? I'm very interested..

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Added on October 9, 2009, 11:15 pmAnyone can share which website to download themes for e52?
Perhaps TS can update the first thread a bit with downloads links..

This post has been edited by squareballs: Oct 9 2009, 11:15 PM

Errr for themes basically any sybian series 60 V3 phone themes would work. I used the same theme I used on my previous E71. simple black on green and then use matrix wallpaper.

the capdase soft skin I got at atlantis SS2 PJ next to sports ToTo outlet. RM40 including Screen protector

best price for Avaxx set I got for RM1180 nokia SRP is RM1290 AP set dunno.

I would strongly suggest ORI Avaxx set since AP also only RM1oo difference.

I'll wait for other types of silicone case, i prefer covering the keypads also..
Anyone tried installing n-gage? I've install the application but don't know how to install the games.. lol

zedge.net is a nice place to get themes for your E52.

dunno if google maps can use the compass. but... if you check in the 1st post I have Updated a full scren compass interface software for download. Much better than thye small compass on ovi maps

This post has been edited by fariq_azad: Oct 9 2009, 11:50 PM

Will check it out next week. Looks kinda nice this phone. And the price is surely

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Added on October 10, 2009, 11:32 pmI got some questions....My Built in memory only got 29mb left....anyone here know how to clear it up? or everyone here has about the same amount?

This post has been edited by liangtucky: Oct 10 2009, 11:32 PM

The E52 has 60MB of onboard Memory

When bought new it has around 54MB Free

After installing a few applications I now have 45MB free

Yup... similar free memory with my E52.

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Can anyone share how long it takes to get a GPS lock using Integrated GPS only? does it depend on your location. I was in terengganu and it took forever to "acquire satellites"

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Popped my smartphone cherry with this phone. Awesome experience so far. Battery gets warm under usage sometimes though. Is this to be expected?

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guys I need your HELP!

banged my E52 against the bedroom door accidentally and now the lower right corner is bent and wont pop back in properly. Its sticking out. phone is functioning properly.

So can anyone please tell me if I can buy new metal casing in mobile phone shop in Sungei Wang? I will be visiting KL next month and will change casing then and buy leather cover or something.

I am really really sad right now....

will appreciate your help....



This post has been edited by GTI WR6: Oct 14 2009, 12:23 AM

post pic lor

i agree, this would definitely help others understand ur situation.

will do when I go home from work.

i agree, this would definitely help others understand ur situation.



This post has been edited by fariq_azad: Oct 14 2009, 05:00 PM

Hi, I am a new user of this phone.
Any great appz for this phone? Pls share with me.

Just an update... the battery life of this phone is awsome. Last charged 6 days ago and still 15% left, both GSM and 3.5G on, bluetooth off. Average daily usage pattern - 30min of wifi (browsing, fring skype call, etc), 20 sms, 5 min of call (not an avid talker thought). Worth it.

I have yet to get one due to the following reasons and hope feedback from you owners.

1. Some of you said the ringing volume is low but the voice receiving volume is NOT low. Correct?

2. New model often have bugs. So you fellow reporting any?

3. A few months later, price drop like a brick so better wait.

1. I have not experienced it.

2. There are bugs. Mine wont recognize my samsung bluetooth headset even though other Nokias of my parents can.

3. For a phone with a lot features, I think its already good value for money. I bought it because my SE K800i was stolen and I needed a new phone.

I've spoken to Nokia Singapore and a massive update for E52 is on its way soon. Dont know when though.

cool...

err do you have garmin installed? my friends E52 gets 8 days without garmin installed...

This post has been edited by fariq_azad: Oct 15 2009, 10:21 AM

May be it will be wise to wait for this update before buying.

As to the listening volume thing, can other confirm it is NOT low? My hearing aren't good so that is a big concern for me. Thanks.

I dont know about you guys but my earpiece volume is 2 steps before max out thats what I use. But I can confirm speaker phone is not very loud. my previous E51 loudspeaker is better.

check out 1st post. theres a new link to a Nokia e-52 blog. here you can find games, themes and other stuff for your E52

This post has been edited by fariq_azad: Oct 15 2009, 03:30 PM

so you are saying, when using the phone touching your ear, the sound volume is not low.

But on the other hand, for hand free usage, the sound volume is low. And so is the call ringing sound?

Others confirming that? Thanks

Yup I do have Garmin Mobile XT installed. Rarely use it. Not travelling anywhere foreign though...

impressive battery life !!

how about with garmin usage ? is black color available on market now?

I think the battery life creates more possibilities for the phone. Imagine back in the days when you had a smartphone that lasted you 2 days tops. ( 1 day one charge for PDA phones)

back then whenever you wanted to use your bluetooth stereo headset or surf the web using wifi for hours at campus or even using GPS, you would be cautious of how much battery you had left.

now with the E52. you CAN actually use that Bluetooth headset and keep it going for 2-3 whole days (limited by the battery of the headset) or you CAN even use GPS all the way from JB to Alor setar!!!!

Optiplex - for me sound of ringtone - Loud enough sound of headset - OK sound of loudspeaker a little weak

This post has been edited by fariq_azad: Oct 15 2009, 11:59 PM

Really? around 8+ hours continuously ? phew... really interested!! wait for the full black color arrive

I'm thinking of buying this phone for my wife... what color range does it have?

for now most stores sell grey silver colour, some got bronze gold colour. I hear a black aluminium one is coming

ok, thanks for the info, might buy the bronze gold color...

just letting everyone know that my phone just died on me. was watching a football game and when it was over I went over to check if I had any missed calls and found my phone switched off and could not turn it on ever since.

Why suddenly like tat? Did u installed any software or games that might have corrupted the whole Symbian?

Ouch!!! Any particular reason why it died on you?

time to bring it to nokia mobile care centre bro...

nokia will change the whole motherboard and reflash to firmware.

Why there is no Zoom Fuction in the Gallery for Images?

or I dunno where to Zoom the pictures?

Can anyone help me?

Yes, how to zoom the pictures??? Seems like this phone does not have this feature to zoom pictures.

BTW, I am a new user. TS, pls add-me in. Thanks.

not good...

tell us when u know what happened actually...might just grab this phone some time in future..

yes there is, just press the up and down arow keys at the side of the phone same row as the camera shutter button.

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Added on October 20, 2009, 10:57 amHi,

I was also one of "proud" owners of E52, but the proud part lasted only three days and now I am totally anti-Nokia (but still stuck with the dumb phone).

My E52 was just unstable, dont know whether that particular unit was defective or the model in general also is unstable.

I bought it in September (ori set), just before hari raya. From day one, the phone kept freezing every now and then, and its getting worse by the day. Sometimes I wud need to remove and replace the battery then only it can restart. I thought it just needed some warming up so I let it be and tried to be patient.

But my patience did not pay. On the 3rd day, the phone was dead for good. It didnt start anymore despite numerous attempts to revive it. However since it was raya time, I had to wait for a week before I cud send it to the service centre.

I sent it to the service centre on 28th Sept. They said they need to replace the m/board but Nokia hasnt sent them the m/b stocks. What more, the lady told me they had tens of E52 having the same problem and admitted that the first batch was problematic. It has now been more than 3 weeks and I still havent got my phone back. They promised it will take another week as the m/b stock has just arrived.

I was really shocked but nothing I can do anymore. I switched from SE to Nokia firmly believing that Nokia products are much more reliable but Nokia has disappointed me really bad.

This post has been edited by mohdyusnizan: Oct 20 2009, 10:57 AM

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I also bought the E52 (ori set) a week before Raya (i think). and igenerally, it works veery well. It did hangs, 2 times, when web browsing HEAVILY. I usually check the disk space regularly, because, in my experiences, any system will have problem when no disk space left. Other minor issue, the built-in SIP client did not 'released' from the memory properly if I disablled the service wrongly. But, this issue is minor if you disable the serice properly.

Yes, I am using gizmo SIP service with Google voice. ... So, today, I left my internet connection via celcom 3g (fullspeed data plan) since this morning. And just right now, the handphone start's 'crying' for the battery charging . mmm..6 hours straight net connectiviy... not bad.

Yeah, the speaker volume is low. But I can considered it as polite or sopan. Imagine if you are a businessman with ultra loud funky ringtones... ... The E52, is just enough to catch my attention, but not if I am at very noise places. Wait, I usually use earpjhones at crowded/noisy places, so not much issues with the speaker. Aiya, businessman don't go to crowed places or pasar maa.. I think that's why Nokia designed the E52 to be a polite phone.

Other than that, I am very satisfied.

p/s: I am not a businessman ... Just an old techie.

I'm switching to E71. My advise from my personal experience: Dont buy this phone. for those who already have it and working properly, you're the lucky ones....

Its a pretty phone though.

I've just got my silicone case from lowyat plaza, rm10.. hopefully in future pasar malam will sell 3 for rm10, so can buy different colors.

My e52 is my first symbian phone and i'm very satisfied with it, great calendar etc..

i have not experience any issues with the phone hanging, hope with new firmware it will be more stable..

while they will improve the quality, it's expected going to happen.. for the 1st batch of product.

bro, pity ur bad experience..dont sweat it bro, hang in there...change from SE to symbian is so very worth it and that E52 is a very good phone...just have to give it some time, all phones also fumble first time...

changed from SE to E71 and never regretted it. really bro..symbian roxx..

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Added on October 20, 2009, 9:55 pmE71 is a very damn good phone...but by specs E52 is better with upgraded features...if ur changing, wait for E72...

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Added on October 20, 2009, 10:05 pmbtw if u compare E71 to E52/E72:-

1. USB1.1 vs USB2.0 (usb1.1 data transfer damn slow!)
2. USB cable cannot charge phone vs can charge
3. processor 369MHz vs 600MHz
4. and lots more...


This post has been edited by attahun: Oct 20 2009, 10:05 PM

I just got back my phone yesterday evening, I guess they really sped up my case once they got the mboard coz I've been giving them headache for the past 3 weeks hehe

Apparently they have replaced the m/board as now it has new IMEI no.

Anyway I havent really tested the phone, will let you be updated once I have

Couldnt wait bro. Nokia Care said I had to get it then. plus, I will see what the E72 is like before jumping in. Let's see what user reaction is after 6 months or so.

but for now, E71 blows away my E52 (maybe yours is better).

i'm using e71 and i assure u its a very good phone..the only downside is the ones i mentioned before..if u can't wait, do look forward to joining the e71 community.

user complains has been infesting gsmarena user opinions & review area, which is the major reason causing me to hold back the purchase.

Are u sure that it has a great calendar?

From my usage, u can add birthday reminders in the calendar. You can only add a birthday reminder on the contacts itself.

Unlike the S40 version calendar whereby all calendar, reminders, to-do list can be included in a day.

Hence, I kinda frustrated with the calendar.

hehe if no good can get other symbian app calendars..thats the beauty of s60..

I'm NOT sure if the calender pleases you, but for me it is good enough.

I tested tis phone at nokia centre. Its speaker is horrible so soft le.

What do you mean? The incoming ringing tone or the ear piece listening voice sound?

Especially, the alarm is damn soft... I always missed work bcos of this phone.

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Added on October 23, 2009, 11:20 pmWhen will Nokia release the updated firmware for this phone... Really cant wait for the latest firmware.

This post has been edited by Jurlique: Oct 23 2009, 11:20 PM

The E52 speaker is not soft, but just POLITE, , suited very well for high class businessman

Any great applications u guys feel that it is great to share?

i second that.. been using my trustworthy e61i for many years, nvr upgraded to e63, let alone e71, bcoz waiting so damn long for e72.. and viewed a few e52 youtube vids, evn there's one e52 vs e55 vid too (the only thing diff btwn them r the keypads rite?).. i wanna get a replacement for my phone and this one kinda low on d price, which is gud, but then again, d gsmarena reviews puts me in a sceptical situation.. hmm those stable e52 owners r lucky..

wahhh after read thru all the pages makes me to think twice 2 buy dis phone lo..

If Nokia release the updated firmware, I think it will be OK edy. Every new phones sure got problems de la.

Just like the N900, I confident 100% sure got problem oso.

how long do u think it will out?act i cant wait 2 buy dis phone anymore anyway wanna ask u guys rite now i'm using N95 8GB.is it a good move to change to dis phone?

This post has been edited by spoon2272: Oct 25 2009, 11:10 PM

I say that MAIN advantage of this phone is the battery life. I dont think any phone can rival this kind off battery life. (6 days with 3G)

the ONLY prob is the Fuxxing firmware.

When and only when a firmware update is introduce then this phone will totally rawk!!

NOKIA oooo NOKIA!!! please expedite the firmware release!!!!

(If E71 had the same battery life then I wouldn't have made the switch )

This post has been edited by fariq_azad: Oct 26 2009, 08:26 PM

e61i, e52, e71, etc.. mostly all use the same BP-4L battery which has a standard 1500mAh battery power, superb than other standard 800~1100mAh phone battery power. it depends on how u use d phone also, leaving bluetooth/wifi/3G on all the time of coz drains quicker.. etc.

nonetheless, one thing i love abt d e-series is that they use this type of long lasting battery

True all of them is using the same battery, but somehow I have to acknowledge the fact nokia's Engineering or R&D design team did some miracles with the power consumption (but failed in the stability of the OS)

tried and tested...even if you use an E71 in gsm only mode n dont use wifi n dont install garmin, it would only last 4-5 tops. The e52 would go twice as long as reported by most e52 users.

too bad d hardware sucks, or else dis cud be a gud phone as par as e71

Hi Hi, i wanna ask users here, if charging the battery from empty, need how long ah?

For me, it is about 2 hrs only.

Hi hI, thx.

in dilemma between dis and 6700 classic but 6700 classic dont have secondary camera (front)