Not to be outdone by Sony Ericsson, Nokia announced three new Series 60 models under the E-series, targeted for business users. The new models, which will be debuting in Q1 of 2006, are the E60, E61 and E70 - all three being based on the latest Symbian OS v9.1 and Series 60 3rd Edition.

The Nokia E60
Series 60 is becoming more powerful, with the E60 boasting both WCDMA and WLAN connectivities - the sole drawback being the small screen that is common to S60 devices. From the looks of it, I'd say the keys look comfortable already, when it comes to one-handed text entry. The E60 is slated to work with GSM900/1800/1900 and WCDMA2100 networks.
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The Nokia E61
All geared up for mobile e-mail. The first Series 60 phone to feature a QWERTY keyboard, the screen 16-million color screen is much wider, and this is definitely appreciated. The E61 supports multiple e-mail clients, and offers seamless, secure connectivity. Built-in viewers for documents, spreadsheets, presentations PDF files and compressed files (ZIP), as well as editing functionality for docs/spreadsheets/presentations are provided. The E61 is compatible with GSM850/900/1800/1900 and WCDMA2100 networks.

The Nokia E70
Although it looks like any other Series 60 phone on the outside, the Nokia E70 opens up to provide the user with a QWERTY keyboard on the inside, for faster data entry. Like the E61, the E70 comes with a host of document viewers and editors. This device will come in two flavors - one for Europe and Asia (GSM900/1800/1900/WCDMA2100 networks) and one for Americas (GSM850/1800/1900).