The Nokia E5-00 looks set to land any day soon as the great news is you can pre-order your Nokia E5-00 QWERTY smartphone right now from Nokia Online. With a SIM free price of £259 (inc. VAT) it comes with free delivery. Is the Nokia E5-00 set to replace the Nokia E72 in your affections? Read on to find out more about the Nokia E5-00 SIM free pre-order...

The Nokia E5-00 is a great looking smartphone with a 2.4-inch screen and may well be about to replace the Nokia E72 in our affections as the go-to QWERTY messaging device.

Check out the Nokia E5 versus Nokia E72 side-by-side

What’s more, with its large QWERTY keyboard and stunning screen, 3G/HSDPA for fast browsing and built-in Wi-Fi for home and office use, the Nokia E5-00 packs a mighty connectivity punch.

With email proving one of the Nokia E5’s priorities, you’ll also find support for all the big webmail accounts – including Yahoo! Mail, Gmail, Windows Live Hotmail, Ovi Mail, Microsoft Exchange and IBM Lotus NotesTraveler Business.

If you want to make sure you get your hands on the Nokia E5-00 SIM free by the end of August then you'll find that Nokia Online is taking pre-order for the price of £259 (inc. VAT). At the moment, the only colour of Nokia E5-00 on offer seems to be black but we're sure other colours will be forthcoming over time.

So, got your Nokia E5-00 pre-order in or have you found a better deal elsewhere? Let us know in the Comments below.