The keyboard is simply amazing, and only the larger Moto Q9 beats it (our #1 pick for keyboards). When it arrived, we looked at it and said "no way can anyone type on that tiny thing". Support for Flash, both in web pages and full desktop-style YouTube put the Nokia E71 ahead of the iPhone 3G and most Windows Mobile phones out of the box.Ī smartphone this small shouldn't have such a usable keyboard. Speaking of the E90, the E71 got a few of its enhancements including the split pane contacts and calendar views. And at half the price and size, the E71 is the everyman's QWERTY device while the $750 mondo-brick E90 remains niche. The E71, like other recent Nokia E series devices like the E66 and E90 are stunning looking. The incredible redesign that makes the E71 easily pocketable is compelling. 3G alone is enough to make AT&T users in major metro areas, where 3G is generally available, giddy. The E71 isn't offered by US carriers, but it's sold direct by Nokia and from online retailers for $499 list.Īs an upgrade to the E61 and E62, the E71 is superb. There are two E71 variants: the E71-1 is the Eurasian version with Euro 3G, and the E72-2 (our review unit) is for the US with US 3G HSDPA. It has a QWERTY keyboard that puts it up against the likes of the BlackBerry Curve and HP iPAQ 910. It has a full laundry list of high end features including GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0, a 3 megapixel camera and S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 1 running on Symbian OS 9.2. The Nokia E71 is a quad band GSM phone with EDGE and 3G HSDPA for fast data. No easy feat when you consider that Nokia added features while shrinking and glamorizing the phone. The E71's predecessor, the Nokia E61 ( E62 in the US) once a good looking phone, now looks drab and huge in comparison. one could imagine James Bond carrying the Nokia E71 if he were a man of words rather than action. Impossibly slim, sleek, classy metal back, smoky colors. 2010: Check out our review of the Nokia E72 that replaces the E71.Įditor's note, May 2009: Check out our review of the AT&T version of this phone, the Nokia E71x.
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