The E398 is a bit larger than other phones in its class, assuming that you consider phones such as the K700i to be in the same class (even though it lacks a memory card slot). Coming in at 110g with SIM and TransFlash memory card, it is not the lightest of phones. Nor the smallest, at 108mm x 46mm x 21m. But that mass (I don't want to call it 'bulk') serves a good purpose. This phone is very solid. Everything about the feel, fit, and finish suggest that the phone can dish it out as well as take it. I find the black soft-touch rubber compound to be the perfect material for a phone cover. It is very easy to grip, comfortable, warmer to the touch, and it does not attract fingerprints like the current crop of black glossy lacquer finishes we have seen in the past year. You still have to worry about fingerprints on the display, of course, but that could probably be dealt with by adding a glare reducing screen protector, such as those sold by Boxwave.



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