The E7 Communicator is the enterprise version of the N8. The smartphone is reminiscent of the much-loved Nokia Communicator series, first released in 1996. The last of the Communicator breed was released in 2007. The E7 features a 4-inch AMOLED multi-touch display (with 640x360 pixels resolution), 16GB internal storage, a powerful 8-megapixel camera with dual-LED flash, HD quality video capture, front-facing VGA camera for video calling, slide-out full four row Qwerty keyboard, and enhanced security features similar to the ones offered by BlackBerry devices. The business-focused E7 comes with a tilt screen and a number of business applications installed that allow the editing of Microsoft documents and PowerPoint presentations, among other things. It also comes with Microsoft Exchange Active Sync support.

All the usual connectivity features for a high-end smartphone such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, A-GPS, HDMI-out and high-speed microUSB port are present in the E7.
Despite its large size - it measures 123.7 x 62.4 x 13.6mm and weighs 175g - the smartphone is surprisingly thin. The E7 has been priced at €495, excluding taxes and subsidies.