The Nokia E71 is the latest offering from the company. This is a phone that will be quite new to US users since it features a number of features that they haven’t offered on American versions of the phone. Although the price of the phone is expected to pretty steep it clearly offers the quality to justify it. The is a very good chance of success for the E71
The Nokia is one of the best looking phones that you are going to find, it looks great. It is also the thinnest smart phone on the market. It is very lightweight and it fits easily into your pocket. The display is a little on the small side but it does allow you to do your work without any real problems. Resolution is good but it wouldn’t hurt if the screen was a little bit brighter. The keyboard is a little crowded, the keys themselves are a good size but to get them that big they had to be really crammed together. This makes it a little bit hard to type for some people. Just above the keyboard there are four shortcut buttons which really came in handy. The touchpad worked quite well.
The user interface on the E71 is an improvement over previous versions of the phone. From the home screen you have quick access to all of the things that you would need to use on regular basis. There are also separate work and play profiles that you can switch back and forth between with an icon at the top of the screen. That way you can keep your work and your personal stuff separate.
The sound quality on the E71 is quite good so you can listen to music with no problem. The speakers are good enough that you can listen to music as long as the phone is nearby. The audio is good with headphones but for some reason they use a 2.5 mm jack rather than 3.5 mm jack like everybody else. That means you will need to get an adapter if you want to use headphones. The video quality is quite good and it plays back smoothly. The GPS is one of the better ones that we have used.
The Nokia E71 is a very good smart phone, it looks and works great. There are however a few issues particularly for American users. The phone was clearly designed for use in Europe and then adapted. In particular there are a number of features that aren’t supported for US users so they are just taking up space on the phone. The decision to use non standard size headphones is just strange. However other than that there is not much to complain about with the Nokia E71, it can certainly take its place next to the best in the class.