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More…As Nokia's very first 3G phone with a full QWERTY keyboard, the $500 E71 is an all-around improvement on its predecessor, the E61. It not only has a sleeker and more sophisticated curved design, but it packs a multitude of features ideal for both business and personal use.
Nokia E71
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| Diagonal Display Size | 2.36 inches |
| Display Resolution | 320 x 240 inches |
| Display Type | Color |
| Number of Displays | One |
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Pros
Slim and sophisticated design
Web browser easy to use and loads fast
Cons
Camera quality mediocre
Limited applications for US audience
Bottom Line
The Nokia E71's sleek design and multitude of useful features makes it ideal for both personal and business use.
Nokia E71 3G Smart Phone
E71 Review, by Ginny Mies, PC World October 10, 2008
This candy-bar phone is remarkably slim at 0.4 inch thick and fits as easily in your hand as it does in your pocket. And at a light 4.4 ounces, it won't weigh you down. Call quality on my end was generally very good, but some callers on the other end reported that my voice sounded tinny. I also noticed an echo in some calls. In the PC World Test Center's trials, the battery lasted 4 hours, 50 minutes--on a par with other 3G smart phones.
The E71's keyboard is smaller than the E61's, but a colleague with larger hands had no trouble using it. The raised, tactile keys enable quick and easy typing.
Nokia has made the sometimes confusing Symbian S60 platform more user-friendly by including customizable shortcut keys and a standby screen. You can access your home page, calendar, address book, and e-mail from the dedicated shortcut keys on the keyboard. These keys can be customized to launch another application of your choice. And holding down a shortcut key for a few seconds triggers a different action. For example, holding down the calendar key lets you enter a new appointment. You can add up to 15 shortcuts on the E71's standby screen. A new Switch mode allows you to create two separate standby screens to accommodate the business and personal sectors of your life. And finding a contact in your phone is as simple as typing the first few letters of their name.
The Web browser loads quickly, and pages look sharp on the E71's 2.3-inch QVGA screen. The d-pad offers easy mouse maneuvering, and Nokia's Mini Map feature, which zooms out to a full screen view of the entire page, is helpful for speedy navigation. Just find the section you want and zoom in.
Setting up personal e-mail is a snap, but business e-mail requires your IT department's assistance. The free Nokia Exchange client synchronizes your phone with push e-mail, contacts, and calendar appointments from Microsoft Exchange, but you cannot access e-mail subfolders--something I find baffling in a business phone. The E71 supports e-mail accounts from over a thousand ISPs as well as Gmail, Yahoo Mail, and Hotmail.
Many of the E71's applications, such as the Music Store and Push-to-Talk, are not available to American users. The inclusion of Nokia Maps 2.0 is a real gem, however. Turn-by-turn pedestrian and car navigation, voice guidance, satellite maps, and multimedia city guides are just a few of the features of Nokia Maps.
You can also share photos and videos via the preinstalled Ovi and Flickr applications, but given the camera quality, you might not want to. Pictures I took with the E71's 3.2-megapixel camera came out grainy and dark, particularly in bright environments.
The music players' audio quality is good, and it offers features such as an equalizer and balance control. Videos stored in the device's memory or on a card play smoothly in RealPlayer; however, flash videos in YouTube tend to skip frequently.
Unfortunately, the E71 comes at a steep price, as it is not currently offered by any U.S. carriers. You'll have to drop around $500 for it, so it is important to evaluate exactly what you want out of it. But overall, the E71 shines as a stylish device that does more than the average business phone.
--Ginny Mies
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| Battery Life Average (hh:mm) | 4:48 |
| Battery Life Word Score | Poor |
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Reviewed by: mdembski
Duration of ownership: 1 Month
Strengths: Sturdy build quality, size
Weaknesses: Poor email client
Overall: While this is a good phone, based on all the reviews I have been disappointed. Its a great phone (voice quality, battery life, signal, etc), but email client is poor and video frequently studders. Does not index large sd chips well, so opening pics, audio files is slow. Keyboard is very good considering the size. GPS is very good, picks up signals very quickly. Menu's are OK, better than Windows mobile, but could be a lot better. I last used a Motorola Q9h and this is not really much of an improvement.
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Reviewed by: BruceBoogie
Strengths: Small, fast, easy to connect, clear screen, great OS, all the connectivity you could need, solid case, adequate camera, WiFi at the shake of a stick, a GREAT PHONE
Weaknesses: Haven't found them yet
Overall: I have just upgraded to an Internet phone and there's lots on offer. A bit of research and a bit of picking up and putting down and BINGO - I've got a NOKIA E71 - it's fabulous. Instant e-mails into my Inbox, texts are a breeze, no more 4 push letters a real tiny keyboard. Connect it to your computer and fill out your contacts, etc. using the big keyboard. This is one fabulous phone - browsing the web, buying on Ebay, checking e-mails and the voice phone is very clear. The only thing left to say is - stop thinking about buying one and go get one today.
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Reviewed by: NoodleTech
Strengths: Slim, lightweight, FAST, bright screen, great audio quality
Weaknesses: none
Overall: This is the best phone I have used by far. I owned the iPhone, the Nokia E61i and almost all the smartphones you could think of. This one far surpasses every one of them. I want to start off with the speediness of the symbian OS. Everything loads instantaneously on this phone. I noticed NO delay compared to my E61i. The keyboard is very pleasant to type on. It is a good balance of plasticky and rubbery. The screen is very vibrant and bright. You can do so much with just a $15 unlimited data plan, such as send emails, IMs, and use VoIP. The built in GPS also comes in handy. All in all a great phone!
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