The E-series welcome a new member in the face of Nokia E51. Featuring a classic metallic design, it has all the features you would expect in an E-series model, plus some extras on top.

The phone will be quad-band GSM and will support GPRS and EDGE. In terms of third generation networks it is equipped with HSDPA, providing speeds of up to 3.6 Mbps. Other wireless connectivity includes Infrared, Bluetooth 2.0 and WLAN. Regarding wired connectivity Nokia E51 includes microUSB v2.0 full speed and a 2.5mm audio jack.

It seems as if it doesn't have much in common with the Nokia E50 and when it comes to functionality it resembles more the Nokia E65. Regardless of the fact that the Nokia E51 is totally business-oriented, it is not completely depraved of multimedia capabilities. It has a 2 megapixel camera that is also able to record video. There is also an MP3 player and FM radio, as well as A2DP Bluetooth profile.

The display on Nokia E51 is a 2" 16M color one that supports QVGA resolution. In terms of internal memory - the phone is doing well with a good 130MB, which is further expandable through the microSD card slot that support memory cards with capacity of up to 4GB.

The new E-series family member will be globally available during Q4 2007 with a retail price of approximately EUR 350.

This post has been edited by panasonic88: Apr 8 2008, 10:59 AM


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the design is cheap. looks like the low-range Nokia but with symbian.

Ugly design for a smart phone (semi)?

design can be looks cheap

but we need to look more deeper about features inside this phone.

This post has been edited by khun_khun: Sep 19 2007, 03:57 AM

It has radio? Hmm, surprising.

E series never had radio....
This phone is going to cost a bomb with those HSDPA, radio & high internal memory

plus WiFi n suport external memory till 4Gb

design is very cheap. if i'm a businessman i'll not buy this phone
it look like nokia 1110/1112 put more button+screencolour+cameras...

no touch screen? bye bye.

Only 2MP !!!!!!!! That's not good enough.........N80 is better than this one I think.......

This post has been edited by wztech: Sep 19 2007, 01:12 PM

yup...SE design is much better nowadays

e series ,but the design so cheap kai lar ,macam 3100 design ,omg

even less then 1k ,i dun think people will go for it ,better buy e61

hmmm... WiFi with small screen, sure a no no for me... even 3110 classic looks better than this phone...

the design is more like 6120 classic and compare to 6120 classic that is only defference is WLAN

omg ,buy this better go for e61 ,better screen and with keyboard

watever this phone have e61 have

Don't forget that the E51 as with other E-series phones can be managed centrally with the Nokia Device Management suite. You wouldn't appreciate it unless you're deploying them in an enterprise environment.

Comparing the 6120 classic with the E51 (and other E-series phones), the 6120c doesn't have native VOIP. The E51 is also heavier but smaller, indicating that it will feel more "solid" than the 6120c. Lastly, the 6120c has less RAM than the E51, 64MB vs 96MB, which is critical for multitasking.

E61 dun have HSDPA, radio & camera

This post has been edited by ViRaViRa: Sep 23 2007, 12:02 AM

at least screen bigger 2.8inchi ,but this ,hsdpa not necessary,camera also


i will buy except less then 1k for ori first launch

This post has been edited by zac1: Sep 23 2007, 12:25 AM

Ha......... i think this should be more than 1.5k if look at this phone features.

donno why so many don't like the looks of the phone... i'm looking forward to this phone...

if u check the pics in www.nokia.com.sg in the See it in Action
- the stainless steel back has bump dots... texture... cool!
- the keypad material also has texture...
- can only hope the trimming at the side wont attract fingerprints...

+ it's thin... and metal solid (weight) like the 6300...
+ wifi! FREE VOIP...!
+ extra shortcut keys
+ very business like... (that's why E series la...)
+ interesting battery life (1050mAh)... bigger capacity, can last longer then usual


hope the price wont be sky high

This post has been edited by edwin74: Oct 16 2007, 05:12 PM

wah... thanks bro fro your references.

hmm.just wondering.does this E51 have a front camera for video calls?cant really see it from the pictures

i dont think it has a front camera... not really built for video conferencing...

similar like the 6233... the connectivity (HSPDA/3G & Wifi) capabilities all for business applications...

wah,the phone look look like 3100

Anyone know when this will be on sale?

sigh... i also want to know... nokia singapore has it on their website... but malaysia not yet...

+ not launched yet in sing...

so wont be so soon...

crap, i really like this phone's features. I checked with Nokia shop yesterday, no luck zzz

its havent laucnh mar.

nokia just announced

well its been on gsmarena for long time, i've got my eye on it but the camera is just average, I like the HSPDA and the wifi though =D

hm.... this phone for business people actually, it brings E-series mar.

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Added on November 10, 2007, 2:56 amIts available oredi, just wait for few week to see it in malaysia market.

This post has been edited by khun_khun: Nov 10 2007, 02:56 AM

need comment for the performance, battery life etc.

Read a few reviews and they stated that the battery life is very good.

Many commented that it looks cheap, but somehow I feel it look elegant.

And with the features it offers, it's just the E90 minus the GPS, which is pretty redundant in such a device with such a small screen.

Some traders in Garage Sale have already listed the E51, retailing at around RM 1,300 +/- authorized set.

Nokia, The Curve is retailing it at RM1,399.00.

Are there colour options as there's 3 colours as stated in Nokia.com?

This post has been edited by sonyclie77: Dec 3 2007, 02:43 PM

this phone is quite nice e50 upgrade version... from 1.3 megapixel to 2 megapixel. and is a 3g phonethen wifi, avaxx set my friend told me is RM1250 coz she works in avaxx company mayb this is staff price la

Probably. Cos I just checked at Nokia The Curve and the retail price is RM 1,399.

Very solid phone and feels good holding it.

HI Guys,

Need advise before I go out and splash RM1,399/- on the E51. I am currently
using a Moto V3x + Ipaq 6365 (ya I knw its old) will the E51 suit me better? I thought
of just getting all my contacts into a single phone, is this model advisable?
I hve previously checked out the Ipaq 512, similar features as the E51 but I dont plan to
get another Ipaq, so what say the SIFUz here, thanks in advance

yup, at first i don't really like the design, but after seeing the crome version,
i'm starting to like it

its classy and quite elegant..
at first prefer the e65 but then later focus on this one as it feels more solid as it is partly made of metal and not so plasticy like e65

E65 is not plasticky at all. The battery cover's rubbery texture makes the phone feel very solid when holding in the hand.

The 6120c on the other hand is very plasticky.

But yeah I went to Nokia The Curve and actually held the actual unit of the E51. The metal casing really is solid, and feels good.

Too bad they only had the black version.

everything else it good except got no flash, no second camera for video call viewing and no gps..

good buy anyway..


any shop in one utama selling ? ori set....




This post has been edited by rich8833: Dec 7 2007, 01:13 PM

silver or black preferable? black looks solid but silver more to executive look

some reviews:

1. GSMArena.com
2. AllAboutSymbian.com
3. Mobile-Review.com (1)
4. Mobile-Review.com (2)

questions:
1. can i jst turn on wifi @ starbucks and surf away for free?
2. is it practical to apply transparent skin to prevent scratches and marks?
3. what colour u prefer - silver/black?





This post has been edited by leenux: Dec 13 2007, 09:27 AM

Oh noes! ANy idea when they'll have the chrome/silver version ?

1. It's free. Just get the password from the counter.
2. It's up to individual preference. I prefer my phones to be in its original state, ie, without any wrappings / crystal casing.
3. Definitely the chrome / silver version. I've seen the Black in real life, held it, but still prefer the chrome silver version.

No idea. Even the staff there couldn't give me an answer on this.

if only the phone has 3g/video call..
shame that nokia doesn't want to include these basic feature for this current era

this mostly for businesses purpose so dun hope too much.

hi everyone,

i'm a long time "lurker", this is my first post after some months of silence really like this phone. someone said earlier it's available at Nokia The Curve? Gonna check it out there.

But so far after looking at the pics at various review sites... I think this is the next nokia phone i'm gonna buy. I really love the whole "functionality over bling-bling" philosophy.

The only thing that's making me hesitate right now is whether it wil work with Ubuntu or any other GNU/Linux.

This post has been edited by Buffalo Soldier: Dec 12 2007, 11:23 PM

hhmm NO one can reply me (page 2)...please....

dun know y it is so difficult to on and off the e51....

got to press really hard..maybe they can improve on this...or maybe i still cannot catch the right angle to press..


still trying to set it up...jus got wlan, 3g, wap, mms, sms, bluetooth, usb connection to pc suite working...still
dunno what is 'set up internet tel' ???? and how to set up voip????

anyone can help....


one more...where can i download games for this e51 model...seem it does not work with maxis.net ...

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Added on December 28, 2007, 3:42 pmNow got problem...how to delete the useless email addresses that was setup wrongly?

suppose to be imap but it will always show pop3.....dunno why...

This post has been edited by rich8833: Dec 28 2007, 03:42 PM

the side button are so hard to press and the camera shutter sound can't be turned off -.-" any idea how to turn it off ?

the good thing i like is the mini usb and wifi =D and it's not slide becoz slide phone when u have problem wit the screen to change the ribbon may cost u 100? LOL

hi all owners, you all have a black version? i have heard someone got the black paint peeled off after couple weeks of ownership with care. so far any such problem?

can you charge using mini usb port with the cable provided? i mean charge using laptop/pc

So, finally got my answer after some hard knocks..and I wish to share it with u all...

so, if u still have a programs/ files / data inside ur nokia e51 which u cannot remove even u set to factory setting...

goto to nokia website and download the firmware of this phone into ur PC/notebook...then plug in ur usb cable..

install the new firmware..

OH b4 that, pls backup all ur important data first!

It will takes about 15 to 20 minutes to be fully installed...so make sure ur phone is fully charged and ur notebook is on AC power...Do not pull out ur USB cable even the display show it is disconnected..

Wait till it shows installation is completed..then u may pull out.

Wah La ! now u have a phone as u just brought it...

now, u hv to restore back ur data back to the phone..

but I noticed that i lost all my downloaded games ...

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yes, I got the black steel version too...so far so good..maybe i hv not drop it yet...

I went around KL looking for the Chrome version with no luck
All the shops had were the Black and Rose versions. Aieeeeeeeee. Anyone know where to get the Chrome one ?

I'm looking forward to get this one for my father. His phone really old and sot sot already...

How do you guys find the reliability of the speaker phone? Also keypad hard to press or something? How long the battery will last if average 1 hour talk per day?

Thanks in advance hope you guys can answer my question...

think they anticipated the chrome ver will be the best seller for e-series range la.. so release later. btw, you managed to locate rose ver? where you seen it cos so far i've seen only black.

KLCC, BB Plaza and Low Yat Nokia stores carry the Rose model. RM1399.

any other bad things on that phone?

thanks

i can't think of anything bad....only no touch screen, no flash, no 2nd camera for video call, i wish it has 3.2MP camera, now is only 2MP..that is fine. cannot off camera shutter sound..

but u got wlan, can serve net, do skype call, do chat, nokia map that shows most of the road name in klang valley, check mails, games, wheather forcast, world time, appt, radio, video camera, MP3, notes, can open word, excel, ppt,pdf files, can read ebook, realplayer, bluetooth, i think it got one of the fastest processor too.

Finally caved in and bought a Black Steel E51 (Avaxx) .

Don't know if I got ripped off, but I got it for RM1399 + 1 GB Toshiba mSD. Paid using CC (no surcharge).
Gonna transfer my contacts (any fast way to transfer from Windows Mobile to Symbian ?). Any help appreciated. Thanks.

This post has been edited by Eoma: Jan 11 2008, 06:11 PM

you can't charged the phone tru usb ...i don't know whether is good or not ..hehe.. becoz i don see any problem with it .

hi all users,


any one using the bluetooth handfree (the clip type) with this nokia e51?

i want to get one. any one can recommend a good and reliable brand and model...and where to get it...and how much it cost?

can i listen to radio using this bluetooth handfree ?

the original is just too long and come with two earphones..always get entangled when want to answer call during driving..

good day..

HOI!!!!! why this phone is not popular???? so little people using it meh?

in penang i've asked several shops they don't even know what is E51 model. if the shop got also. they said the sale very "cold". i found a shop got sell CLS ap set which carries 15months warranty for RM960.

ahhh... my xphone2 is dying. i'm looking high low for a windows mobile smartphone but it seems like nothing come close to this E51. price and feature.

i've put my hands on this mobile. it's very solid and feature packed! i guess i'm gonna migrate to symbian. godammit.

rich8833, i guess you can't listen to radio using bluetooth handsfree. as of what i know, most mobile phone requires a wired handsfree earphone to on the radio. it's because of the wire act as an antenna.

slingwish, i asked one of the salesman. that fella said the phone can only charge very little bit when you plug it on a computer usb for data transfer. LOL i'm very doubtful of his knowledge. hahaha... maybe you can check for us. see whether the battery percentage got go up or not when you plug on the usb.

E series normally very "cold door" one lah. Like my E70 so useful but so little people talk about it.

Maybe E61i and E90 is more popular maybe because of the size lol. Nevertheless, E51 is one hell of a great device, I wanted to buy for my father but he said he kinda fedup with smartphones, try to convince him that this phone has very good features and no more slow like old nokias la but he wanted a simple phone enough.

Still, if I want a small and powerful business phone this is definitely the one to get.

Hi Guys/Gals,

Im torn between the E51 and Ipaq 512, as both has what i want. So problem is, which one should i get?
Advises are welcomed...

bro delsol,

actually i'm searching for a windows mobile also. cause i'm using windows mobile currently. reluctant to switch to S60 but after i've come to this E51. nothing from the windows mobile smartphone comes close to the feature and price of an E51. see the comparison.

http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPho...6&idPhone1=1900

E51 users !

Let's share essential apps to make this neat little device even better.

Currently I have/or have tried/want to know:

1. Google Maps
2. Yahoo Go! (will not install, sent an e-mail to Yahoo tech support, they said to check back often as they add new phones regularly)
3. Any freeware notepad app better than the included one ? With the default notepad app, I can't seem to move down a line. Need to press space many times for it to go down to the next line.
4. Any recommended media players ? Haven't played around with audio/video playback yet, but I think for my simple needs, the inc Realplayer should be "ok".
5. Any app to display the battery in percentages ?

Will list/request more as i play around.

p/s: How long does the battery last typically for you ? I get about 3 days with normal wifi/calls usage.

i just got my phone today, mixed feeling, not biasa with s60. as i'm using windows. maybe i'll take sometime to master the phone. but the thing i'm satisfied about it is the solidness of the phone.

i've been searching for softwares. there is this website that i came across with when i'm searching E51 forums. alot of good stuff there.

http://www.howardforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=177

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Added on January 18, 2008, 9:03 pmeoma,

i found a software. i haven't install it yet. maybe you like to take a look at it. http://www.patrickfrei.ch/phonetinfo/

This post has been edited by katopunk: Jan 18 2008, 09:03 PM

katopunk -

Thanks for the reply, much appreciated.

Yes, u can go down the line....just press 0 (zero) 3 times..

This post has been edited by rich8833: Jan 19 2008, 09:43 AM

anybody here is a windows mobile user last time? i'm sure you know what i'm talking about.

i'm miss the search contact style at my windows mobile.
you just have to type the contact's name using t9 style (like sms dictionary like that) on the front page/ desktop. then the name will come out. that one very useful.

is there any s60 3rd party software that is similar to that?

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Added on January 20, 2008, 5:01 amorite!

i found a discussion thread about it and a solution also. checkout this thread.
http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php...96&page=1&pp=15

This post has been edited by katopunk: Jan 20 2008, 05:01 AM

Hei thx katopunk ! PhonetInfo works great. Neat little app.

Just transferred some stuff to the phone last night, Painfully slow ! (800KB/s to phone mem, a Toshiba 1GB mSD) Is it meant to be this slow ? I just used the data transfer mode, although later I used Nokia PC Site, about the same oso. ANything I'm doing wrong ? Also seems to take a lot of power, from almost full (2 bars missing) to 2 bars left !.

Am getting this next week, scouted around the lowest price i got was
RM1200/- Avaxx set....any other good deals or freebies to look out for?

Hi i'm new here...

Just got my E51, and also my brother did as well.. it's such a powerful phone. I can do anything that my previous O2 Zinc could do, but faster and in a much more compact platform. this is my first symbian phone, and my first nokia for at least 6 years. the interface is comparable or maybe a bit faster than my w850i, which has been a key point of phones for me. I hate the lag of motorola and nokias of the old.

so far the wifi and 3g connections have been impressive, very stable. voice call quality a step up from the O2, and the slim form factor is very well appreciated compared to the O2 of course.

installed office suite (document editor) as well some games e.g. need for speed, tower bloxx etc. just to test the functionality of the system.

i will post further long term review of the phone, as well as input from my brother.

Hmmm.. I'm not sure about it. Still waiting for my 4gb to come. Hopefully will reach this monday. For me if i were to transfer large capacity of files i'll use the card reader. Much more faster i believe.
Bro, csl ap set now priced at rm980. 15months warranty summore. More worth it. Service center at major cities in malaysia.

hey guys...i m currently a 6300 user...i m interested in dis phone...

1.is it true dat symbian phones are slow(loading wise) compared to d normal phone..i know 6300 suits me..no lag watsoeva..what about this phone...

2.wat about battery life..in reality how long would it last? heavy sms user...

3.full charge takes about 2 hours?

4.for me the wifi capability is a bonus for me.how about viewing websites?everything is displayed?

thanks in advance...

1. The E51 performance is pretty zippy thanks to it's speedy 369Mhz CPU.
2. 3-4 days for me. A bit of wifi, mp3s, average sms & calls.
3. Haven't timed it yet, but I'd say around that.
4. Should be able to display most websites with no issues (LY.net works fine )

What a surprise from my wife, she went ahead and bought it for me
as my early birthday present Its now day one of using the phone and so far cant say
much cuz haven't had the time to utilize the full potential as yet , but am planning so soon.

Keep you all posted

p/s it came with a FOC 2gb card, screen protector, and a "chapalang" phone holder(put around the belt)

This post has been edited by mydelsol: Jan 28 2008, 06:16 PM

Congratulate to ur new toy~ i'm wondering wat price u get for it and where? ori set?

considering about it too

on the price i hve NO idea as my wife bought it as a present...but its Avaxx set....and 2gb card!

yes. Indeed. So far no problem in viewing any sites known to me. Even i can access maybank2u and do transaction.

OK day 2 of owning this phone....besides the superb functions.....lightness and superb fast connection
speeds...i hve no complaints...BUT......sound quality via ringing tone is a bit low...any one knows how
to increase it?...am using an mp3 song as my ring tone....sadly cant here it when calls come in even though
its at high ring tone...another thing....seems like my speakers like "crackling".....hhmm...anyone?

remind you 1st, this is not n series phone. so don't espect much from the media playback quality. i don't have any problem with the volume. it's sufficient for me. maybe the mp3 song that you used isn't suitable to be a ringtone. that's why you can hear is sometimes. try something like daft punk's song. i bet you can hear it. hahahaha...

about the crackling sound i think you increase the volume beyond the speaker capability. that's why crackling gsound. perhaps you can lower down the volume for the ring tone.

thanks for the reply bro, much appreciated post feedback soon...actually posting frm E51...hehehhe

This post has been edited by mydelsol: Jan 29 2008, 04:35 PM

haha...day 17 using e51..superb..never hang.'wi-fi'ing smoothly.fast.3g is superb.no problem with video call(except that it doesn't have a front camera.hahaha..sound also superb!also had install few games.never hang and running smoothly.just..battery can't last as long as 3 day.hahaha.(a lot of games and 'wi-fi'ing involve!hahaha).

i guess its about time to say goodbye to my 6300...i ve made my decision...i ll get d e51.so d price would b around 1k?

i m juz abit sceptical about d battery...coz my6300 wouldnt even last for 2 days...i hope e51 has alot more to offer...

thanks guys for helping me make my decision..

show off la tu ahahah

ok, found out what the problem was, I had used the 3D Tone(a feature in E51) and deactivated it, now it rings
perfectly. mp3 plays really well in this phone BUT battery life not more then 2 days for sure for me.
I make alot of calls as well as send out numerous sms as well as listen to music, so so far battery lasts only
2 days. SO time to get a car charger(lucky same with my wifes N73)

Now transfering Word, Xcel files into it, will check out how it performs and post reply. Have a good week alll.....

latest price AP and ori?

lets share some nice programs. what's yours?

here's some of my must have programs. some programs you have to sign it yourself. it's a little bit pain in the ass.

handy taskman (task killer and etc)
fexplorer (file explorer, i find it better than y-browser)
conversation (threaded style of sms)
emtube (youtube)
resco photo viewer (e51 gallery sucks!)
skyequikey (search contacts and programs using t9 from main page)
nokia device status (you can get it from nokia website)
google map mobile
windows live messenger (you can get it from nokia website)
coreplayer (media player for all shitz. mp3, flac, divx, xvid, wma, and etc)

hint:


price for ori is about rm1250 and for ap is rm980.

Hello amfslash, may I ask which office suite are you using? Is it the paid upgrade of QuickOffice from Nokia Download! from the phone?

ugpm

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Added on January 30, 2008, 11:30 amOk here's my 1 week review of my new E51...

VERY fast system... stable internet (3g and wifi) connections.. installed some games and everyting seems to be fine...

Battery life with a lot of phone calls, sms, internet, bluetooth handsfree - i have 1-3 bars left at the end of the day, so have to charge every night... not sure if its the battery or i'm a heavy user... will need to check with service center soon if its the battery...

the phone gets hot during long phone calls/internet sessions... kinda annoying but cant beat its performance...

anybody know where can get nice casing/silicone case for this phone? no one in low yat seems to have it...



This post has been edited by amfslash: Jan 30 2008, 11:30 AM

sorry if this sounds stupid, how do i set up my internet phone?
also any recommended Bluetooth headset?

This post has been edited by mydelsol: Jan 30 2008, 05:04 PM

internet phone. is a very pain in the ass process setup. you have to register for a SIP account. go to www.voipstunt.com or www.fring.com

most voip provider gives free calls to landline. you have to pay for mobile. another thing is, you gotta have credit in your account. before you have phone for free.

THANK YOU for the info
another thing I found out yesterday, when i placed my Moto V3x next to my E51, seems like the E51
battery by the end of the day will show 2 bars!! and I jus did my normal calls, sms and wifi'ing....
today(now 4 pm) seems the same thing again.....anyone has answers to this phenomenon?

This post has been edited by mydelsol: Jan 31 2008, 04:06 PM

got mine from Nokia Klcc yesterday for RM1687..

black model + 4GB of memory.

everything is smooth. but i ask the sellsperson to set up all the connection. now, i can online anywhere.

but no application downloaded yet..