A phone that I’m looking forward to is the Nokia E6, which is schedule to be released during the second quarter of this year according to various websites. It is a business phone that’s obviously meant for messaging – the QWERTY keyboard is a giveaway – and has a stylish design.

What really interests me is the display. According to previews, it is a 2.46” compact display with an extremely sharp touchscreen. Although the screen itself is small, it’ll be interesting to see just how precise the touch capabilities are and whether it can keep up with similar smart phones in this respect.

A bonus of the Nokia E6 is that it integrates with certain Microsoft tools such as Sharepoint and Exchange. It also has support for VPN amongst other things. The operating system is the newest Symbian.

Other features of the phone include an 8MP camera, ability to record videos at up to 720p and an FM radio. As we’ve come to expect from a modern smart phone, it has a variety of connectivity options including 3.5G and can download at over 10Mbps.

The problem I see with the phone is that it’s trying very hard to be a BlackBerry when it obviously isn’t. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing – and I can certainly see lots of business people using the E6 – but it would be nice to see a phone company take a different route rather than just copying other designs. Still, it’s an interesting phone that might have some admirers when it’s released.