Nokia's finally fessing up to its latest E series QWERTY phone, but took this one in a seriously surprising direction... for Nokia, anyway: thin. The E71 is one of the thinnest phones we've ever seen exit the doors of the Finnish giant, at 10mm thick, but there's still plenty of room for everything you'd expect out of an E series phone like WiFi, HSDPA, A-GPS and even a 3.2 megapixel camera and a front facing camera for video chat -- the main place the E71 differs on specs from its new E66 sibling is the 2.36-inch QVGA screen, just a fraction of an inch smaller. The E71 even manages to squeeze in extra battery, with 20 days of standby, 10.5 hours of GSM talk or 4.5 hours of 3G talk. There's 110MB of built-in storage and a microSD slot if you grow out of that, and the same business / personal switcher of the E66. Folks accustomed to previous Nokia QWERTY phones in the form factor like the E62 will find the screen noticeably smaller, but with the same number of pixels and an incredibly pocketable form factor there's plenty to love about this new entry. Unfortunately, the $500-ish pricetag isn't quite alluring, and like the E66, Nokia doesn't have any carrier subsidies lined up just yet. The E71 should arrive in the States -- and yes, with full 3G US bands -- sometime Q3 of this year, and will be available in grey steel and white steel.
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This post has been edited by sonyclie77: Oct 23 2008, 10:36 PM
Check out the video link a few posts up... The YouTube thing is kinda cool... The video wont fit the Nokia screen, but click it, and it will auto-adjust to fit the E71 screen...
I just found that someone is selling the E71 from LYN. I just called him and he said it would be coming in 2-3 weeks time. He also said price could be as low as RM19++ to RM2+++. Not too sure on pricing yet. He is gonna let me know once it comes out.....
nice... but do beware abt these kinda things... may turn out to be frauds... not than i am discouraging u... go ahead go ahead...
Dont really like the menu icons in this phone, looks ugly... but i guess that problem can be solved by downloading a new theme or something...
with that said, i think this is the phone la... waiting for soooo long to get a new phone... was using Treo 650 before, then now rosoak already, so wanted to replace with another QWERTY phone... was considering Palm Centro or Treo 500, but the features are very basic... And now Nokia comes along with this, WiFi, HSPDA, 3.15mp camera (not great, but it will do)... this is 'the one' i think...
This post has been edited by almattitude_v1: Jun 28 2008, 04:02 PM
Hi all! Just got the e71 YESTERDAY for RM1900 Avaxx set at Alam Sentral. Well actually went there just to trade in my e51 with N82 coz e51's screen is sooooooo small. problem when watching movies. But e51's function was superb and suits my business needs. But when i examined the n82's keypad. don't suits my taste coz its too tiny for my thumb. Then, after hearing me complaining this and that about n82, the phone's sales men let out something in the box. He said just came in on Monday so you'll be the first one to see it. LO AND BEHOLD! the e71. I fell in love with it instantly, with nice screen, nice keypad and most important thing is that it has the more or less the same function with e90 or even n95 (minus the camera and the ngage that is). it has a-gps too by the way.
so trade in my e51 with e71 and without a doubt this is the best phone i ever own. the d-pad is amazing! you have to test it out to believe it.... p.s : thinking of selling my pdair leather case for e51 flip type and the holux gps m1200 in the garage sales thread....see you there.....
bro, post pics la... what is the shop called? i want it so badly! is Avaxx official distributor?
got one myself just now. speaking from an ex-owner of E61 and E61i... huge improvement on the physical size! i can't believe it's so sleek and compact. well.. the keypad abit loose.. compare to E61i.... E61i has the best ever QWERTY in nokia E-series.
Might get it next week... I wonder if KLCC selling already or not
One thing that I was really shocked to see (and a little dissapointed after seeing) is the screen size! WTF?! N95 8GB is 2.8 inch, and this is 2.4 inch... Doesnt seem like much, 0.4 inch only... But i saw comparison photos, and damn! the E71 screen is TINY! So small! But i cant judge yet la... Must go and see proper unit in the shop first...
This post has been edited by almattitude_v1: Jul 3 2008, 09:19 PM
Wow..... yes its finally out. I just got a call from a friend at Nokia Bangsar. She told me the price is RM1950. Hmm... I'm wondering why the price difference in original sets??? But the price difference is very minimal only. I'm gonna have a look at it this Saturday and low and behold, it will be mine. Wanna trade in my e61i...... yes, yes my friends a bit sad.... it has been serving me for the last year with no problems. Actually better than my companies blackberry. I gave back my Blackberry to the company and used my e61i instead. Hahaha........ Well... I can't wait to get my hands on it.....
Because thats from Nokia... High profile mah... make abit more profit la... if u buy from low profile shops, they give cheaper... if Nokia Bangsar has it, I guess every else should have it too... Which means I dont have to go out of the way to get it... klcc will do for me!
This post has been edited by almattitude_v1: Jul 4 2008, 11:52 AM
i went to check out the E71 just now... nice... i was very impressed... however, 3 things concerned me...
1) QWERTY keypad felt a bit small (I used a Treo 650 before this, and that has the best QWERTY keypad (and I'm not the only one who thinks so, see reviews of it, and everyone praises the keypad)... So when I tried this phone, it felt just a tad too small... but i guess i can get used to it...
2) The QWERTY keypad felt flimsy... it didnt feel solid... u noe? i little shaky... like it could wiggle around in its place... Same thing as number 1... Used a Treo 650, and the keypad was fantastic...
3) Being an E-Series, it felt VERY business-like... just the theme alone made me feel like it was a business phone... where are the casual features? I'm better off with an N95 or something if you ask me... but i've always wanted another QWERTY phone to replace my Treo 650...
Those are my main concerns about it (not so much number 3 la)... Other than that, the phone is awesome! Very slim! And I am really liking it! Nice pouch too!
Jun 16 2008, 11:16 PM, updated 18y ago
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yes, yes my friends a bit sad.... it has been serving me for the last year with no problems. Actually better than my companies blackberry. I gave back my Blackberry to the company and used my e61i instead. Hahaha........ Well... I can't wait to get my hands on it..... 
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