== Introduction ==
This is made by Nokia and is targeted primarily at the business user. Although, this is suitable for anyone. It was released in mid 2008. I personally have owned the E66 for the past year or so.


== Hardware - Appearance / case / battery ==
It has a solid feel to it. On the outside, it has a metal casing apart from the keys which are plastic which I have found quite handy. I tend to drop my phone quite a lot and so far it is still working fine. It looks pretty stylish and I wouldn't say it was all that big.
This is a slide phone but unlike say the N95 it doesn't feel like a toy. The slide action is very solid when you push it up to reveal the keypad.
The power button is at the top of the phone and it has a 2.5mm headphone jack on the left hand side and the volume keys on the right.
It has an GPS reciever which I find can take several minutes to lock onto a signal and it has a 3mp camera which gives average quality images.
The battery lasts usually 2 to 3 days before I need to charge it again and it doesn't take that long to charge at all. I'd say about an hour. Reception has been excellent even in rural settings.


== Sofware / Operating System ==
It runs the Simbion operating system, Series 60 V3. When compared to the N95 this phone seems to load applications much faster.
There is one application that I find very useful on this and it is the free GPS navigation app, Ovi Maps. This can also play mp3 files and you can download podcasts which I use to listen to when I go to the gym. It has a 2.5mm headphone jack but I bought an adapter off Ebay for about £3 that means I can use normal 3.5mm headphones with it.
The only problem I have with it is that every few days I have to reboot the phone as I get an 'out of memory' error. I think it may have something to do with the text messaging application.
I have not found many useful 3rd party applications to use with it but this may be because it has the main ones I need already in-built with the phone.


== Accessibility ==
For people with a visual impairment or the elderly who may have problems with their hands, the keys on this are tactile and easy to find. This also makes it easier to text or if you are in the dark. It also has a feature whereby you can have it announce the name of the person calling you which I found handy.
You can buy a program called Talks which is some screenreading software that will allow you to hear whatever's displayed on screen and it also comes with a magnifier as well.


== Conclusion ==
I can recommend this phone for someone who wants a cheap and simple mid-range smartphone to use for music, GPS web browsing and email. You can also watch Youtube flash videos on this unlike the Iphone.


* This review may appear on Ciao under my username Neeo420