Nokia E71 Review
The Nokia E71 is a slim, extremely handsome phone, encased in attractive metal and if you like typing long messages, emails or chatting using a mobile IM service then you’d be hard pressed to find a better phone. If you do like this phone but want to compare it to others with similar features and in the same price range then check out the Sony Ericsson W705 or the LG Prada 2 KF900.
The E71 has a screen that is bright and clear and a QWERTY keypad that is well designed; in fact one reviewer even went so far as to say that the QWERTY keypad on the E71 was the best he had ever used in his mobile phone review.
Every key on the keypad is of the right size and only requires the gentlest of presses to register easily and accurately. In fact it makes emailing and texting a complete pleasure.
Even though the E71 is slim, Nokia has managed to fit in HSDPA (3.5G), Wi-Fi and GPS, which means that applications such as Google Maps will be easily downloaded and can be used to navigate around the country.
There are a couple of negatives with this handset. The 3.2 megapixel camera’s shutter lag is a bit long, meaning that you have to hold the phone perfectly still unless you want your photographs to come out looking blurry. There is also no standard 3.5 mm headphone jack.
The main niggle though is the lack of folder support for Microsoft Exchange.
But apart from these slight problems, this is a great phone.
