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This review of the Nokia E75 is the first par of the entire review of the phone and focuses on Form Factor/Design and Keypad/Display of the phone. Before going through this review, you might want to check out the Unboxing of the E75, E75 Gallery and the First Impressions about the E75.

Form Factor/Design - As highlighted earlier, the Nokia E75 feels sleek, heavy and solid in hand as compared to the E71. The device is not as broad as the E71 but takes more of its shape from the E65 slider that also belongs to the Nokia E Series. E75 is sleek and you will be surprised that the body houses two keypads, one alphanumeric and one QWERTY, that slides out from the side of the phone. The phone's design feels good in hand as its edges are rounded off. The stainless steel battery cover adds some bling to the E75 and also makes it look good and pricey. The QWERTY keypad slides out smoothly from the side and if you are holding the phone for the first time, you will hardly realize that there is a second keypad, as the thickness of the phone does not give away its secret keypad housed below. The backside of the phone has a 3.2 mega pixel snapper, there is also a small speaker at the backside adjacent to the camera. The volume and camera button on the right handside are easy to find and operate. The left hand side of the phone has provision for memory card and the microUSB port. The microUSB port is easy to open but the memory card slot's cover is a tough nut and you feel as if you will break it while opening. This time Nokia, has kept the top and bottom of the phone clean with just a 3.5 mm standard head phone jack on the top and a charging socket at the bottom. The power button has been removed from the top and it is coupled with the "Call Reject"/"Call over" button on the main key pad.

Keypad/Display - The alphanumeric keypad of the E75 is the one you will be using by the time you get used to the QWERTY keypad. I found the main keypad a bit disappointing. There is no gap between the Keys and you will end up pressing the wrong keys at times. The D Pad is also ok and not that great, feels less responsive at times when you are using it, makes you feel if you have actually pressed it. Unlike the E71, where the keys are a bit elevated, the keys on the alphanumeric keypad of the E75 are flat. Some functions like Call key and Calendar; Email and Call reject share same keys, which is a bit annoying at times. Overall, the main alphanumeric keypad is ok and nothing great. Once you get used to it, you might feel comfortable in using it. This is just my take on the E75's keypad, some people might find it easy and handy to use as compared to the keypads of their previous phones.

Coming to the QWERTY keypad, I think that, Nokia has really worked on getting the QWERTY keypad into the daily use of mobile phone users. This one slides out from the left side of the phone and once I was used to this keypad I found it really handy and was not able to imagine the E75 without it. The QWERTY keypad on the E75 is broad and the keys are big as compared to the QWERTY on the E71 or the E63. Big keys and broad size make the keypad really handy and easy to use when it comes to typing messages, emails, browsing Internet and editing documents. I think, Nokia E75's QWERTY keypad will be its main USP when it reaches to an enterprise mobile user, especially if he/she is annoyed with the cramped up QWERTY keypads you get on most of the enterprise phones these days. The QWERTY keypad of the Nokia E75 simply rocks!!!

Nokia E75's display is crisp and clean. The 2.4 inch QVGA screen does a real good job when it comes to brightness. The brilliant screen of the E75 will be its other USP apart from the ROCKING QWERTY keypad. The E75 is the first E Series device with S60 V3 FP2 and the battery back up is also impressive, though the phones churns out such high resolution screen graphics. You can also switch the phone into a power saver mode to retain the battery life at times when charging seems a distant dream.