Nec e540
Release year: 2005
NEC e540 features a USB connection and built-in Java technology that allows downloading the latest generation games and applications, and is also equipped with an MP3 player and numerous 64-tone polyphonic ringtones. Its main TFT display has a resolution of 176x220 pixels and 65,536 colors, and the external display has about 4,096 colors. NEC e540 features a built-in MPEG4 video camera and Bluetooth connectivity to communicate with other mobile phones within a range of a few meters, as well as a 1.3 pixel camera capable of printing images thanks to the Pictbridge function through a compatible printer.
Technical specifications
| Networks | Tri-band GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz |
| Battery | Lithium |
| Standby time | n.a. |
| Talk time | n.a. |
In the box: Battery, user manual, charger
Messaging
| SMS |  |
| EMS | |
| MMS | |
| Predictive text (T9) | |
| Video messaging |  |
| Chat | |
Design and display
| Display | Internal display with 65K colors, resolution of 176x220 pixels. External LCD display with 4096 colors and resolution of 30 x 120 pixels |
| Adjustable contrast | |
| Multi-line display | |
| Display color | 65K |
| Display size | 176x220 pixels |
| Backlit keypad | |
| Keypad lock | |
| One-touch phonebook access | |
| Antenna | internal |
| Vibration | |
| Headphone jack | |
Design notes: Clamshell shape with color display, built-in antenna and camera
Features
| SIM Application Toolkit | |
| Built-in speakerphone | |
| J2ME support | |
| Conference calling | |
| Voice recorder | |
Connectivity
| UMTS | |
| GPRS | |
| WAP | |
| IrDA (infrared) | |
| Built-in modem | |
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| Bluetooth | |
| USB | |
Personalization
| MP3 player | |
| Custom ringtones | |
| Silent mode | |
| Downloadable ringtones | |
| Polyphonic ringtones | |
| Downloadable images and logos | |
| Games | |
| Downloadable games | |
| Alarm clock | |
| Calculator | |
Camera
| Camera | |
| Sensor | Integrated digital video-camera/camera |
| Image resolution | 1,3 megapixel |
| Zoom | 5 x |
| Photo phonebook | |
| Image editor | |
| Self-timer | |
| Contrast and brightness adjustment | |
Video
| Video recording | |
| Format | MPEG4 |
Price history
229 € → 154 € (-33%) · minimum 119 €, maximum 229 € · 19 readings, Dec 2005 – Dec 2007