QUOTE(lostasylum @ Oct 14 2009, 04:20 PM)
between E63, E71 and 5800XM
my main focus of the phone (besides taking calls), would be this:
1. value for money
2. allows me to use and edit office applications (excel, word, pdf)
3. performance of the phone (doesn't lag, able to handle processes well)
4. camera (allows me to take basic photos of merchandise i'm looking at)
would love to hear from you guys...
A little opinion of mine:
1. Value for money:
- 5800 XM is definitely value for money, good feature-price ratio.
- E63 is quite good.
- E71 is relatively expensive due to its popularity.
2. Office apps:
- E71 is quite snappy and has full QWERTY keypad.
- E63 is close to E71 minus the exclusive-ness.
- 5800 XM is not meant for office, virtual QWERTY is not for prolonged typing and it doesn't even has pre-installed office apps.
3. Performance:
- E71 is snappy.
- E63 is similiar to E71.
- 5800 XM is relatively slower.
4. Cameras:
- 5800 XM although it's not very good but compared to E71, it should be better and has better LED light.
- E72, 3.2MP with AF.
- E63, 2MP without AF, as it's a budget phone.
Overall, if your focus is on office apps, E71 should do better, 5800XM is a multimedia phone that focuses on music, video and web surfing while E-series is for business which suits your requirements. If you can afford E71, I think you shouldn't be concerned about E63, it's a lower end of E71, E71 has everything E63 has + better camera, GPS and HSDPA, unless you want a 3.5mm earphone jack and don't need those extra.