Nokia E71 Unlocked Phone with 3.2 MP Camera, 3G, Media Player, GPS and Free Vocie Navigation, Wi-Fi, and MicroSD Slot–U.S. Version with Warranty
- This unlocked cell phone is compatible with GSM carriers like AT&T and T-Mobile. Not all carrier features may be supported. It will not work with CDMA carriers like Verizon Wireless, Alltel and Sprint.
- Quad-band GSM cell phone compatible with 850/900/1800/1900 frequencies and US 3G compatibility via 850/1900 UMTS/HSDPA plus GPRS/EDGE capabilities
- Access to corporate communication via Microsoft Exchange; full QWERTY keyboard; 3.2-megapixel camera/camcorder; stereo Bluetooth; GPS with Nokia Maps; Wi-Fi connectivity (802.11b/g); MicroSD expansion
- Up to 10.5 hours of GSM talk time, up to 400+ hours (17 days) of standby time
- What’s in the Box: handset, battery, charger, connectivity cable, headset, Eseries lanyard, Eseries pouch, user guide, quick start guide, and other documentation
Product Description
The Nokia E71: designed for business, with high-speed downloads, faster messaging and email. Today work is where you are. Now meet the mobile device designed for the way you work. With optimized messaging and email, high speed connections, and navigation. Making the most of your day at work and away, Nokia E71 is mobile efficiency, beautifully styled. Amazon. com Product Description
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$249.99
im 19 yr old male from texas.
Got this phone for Christmas for 400$.
If you are thinking about this phone but cant decide, over others, consider this. i previously owned the original iphone. great phone, nonetheless, but decided to sell it and go for a nokia. Most people dont realize it, but this nokia really can do just about anything (and more) than that iphone your thinking about. (save the apps on the iphone) But i truly am more happy now with my Nokia. its such a solid, substantial piece of technology, in every way i can think of, nokia made this thing of quality materials. not fragile at all.
So what about the monthly internet (data plan) ?
Well, with the iphone get ready to pay 30$ a month for data alone! that is a rough estimate of 720$ over a span of a two year contract with at&t.
Why not get this Nokia, sign up for at&t’s “smartphone data plan” (also known as MEdia net thing) i pay literally 15$ a month flat rate for unlimited data. it takes no genius to realize thats about 360$ savings over 24 months. (that number covers the actual cost of the phone it self!)
Do not be swayed away either by the e71′s business appeal. I am a college kid and very into electronics, and i can honestly say this phone has everything a person would need (business/just for fun/practical uses) and seriously has technology a year ahead of its time. in otherwords, i could see myself using this phone in two years and still be more than pleased with it.
Buy also a micro SD card. i bought an 8gb card on here for around 20$ these plug into the phone and allow you to save your media on the phone. i. e. music, videos, pictures ect. this gives me a wonderful media device thats easily comparable to any ipod.
one setback on the phone is the 2. 5mm headphone jack. Standard is 3. 5mm so your favorite headphones wont plug into the phone without an adaptor. i bought one on dealextreme. com for literally 1. 26$ (no tax, and no shipping) the adaptor is a 2. 5mm male to 3. 5mm female adaptor, and works wonderful.
Nokia did things right with this device.
the iphone strays away from the fundamentals of what a cell phone is really about: making/ recieving calls. Nokia sticks to simplicity and makes using the phone for calls/texts VERY straightforward and easy.
you wont be dissapointed, and at this price its really a deal that can save you a good chunk of change in the future.
Rating: 4 / 5
I have been a long time user of smartphone. Started with one of the first smartphones, Ericsson p800. Then some windows flavor as well as blackberry.
This phone is by far the best phone I have owned. And I think this phone is probably one of the best looking phones in the market. Here are some of the things I love about this phone:
1. It has a very strong signals.
2. Call/voice quality is really good. Speaker is loud as well.
3. Battery lasts a long time.
4. GPS works really well and fast (this phone has 3G). GPS works especially well with google map/earth.
5. It plays youtube out of the box.
6. One hand handling capability from typing, taking calls, etc.
7. Screen is bright and still usable under bright sunlight.
8. Lots of applications available including a free SEVEN push email solution which is still beta version.
9. Multi-tasking.
10. FM Radio.
11. An ability to subscribe to podcasts and download the only the ones you like.
Some of the features that can be improved:
1. Audio playback like play list creation and sound quality when using headphone are not as good.
Creating a play list requires too many clicks. I am using a kingston 4gb and often my song list just disappear. I need to refresh it many times.
I can hear a hissing sound from the headphone. From what I read many people experience this as well.
2. Lack of task manager. I can not kill an application like I can on windows phone.
Correction: The task manager came with the phone can kill most of the programs but not all. A media player for some reasons can’t be killed using this. And in my experience, this is the one that hangs often.
3. Keyboard takes a little time to get used to. I don’t have big hands but I am still trying to adjust to this keyboard.
4. Copy and paste only works in some applications. With windows phone, you can always copy and paste almost everywhere. Not with this phone.
5. Headset output is not a standard size.
I found ‘Shure’ makes an adapter which allows you to use regular size (3. 5 size?) headphone of your choice. This adapter comes with a microphone. There are a lot cheaper one, but none comes with microphone. This adapter was made for Palm device but works well with E71.
6. I like the FM radio but this feature only works when you attach the included headset. I think the antenna is actually on the headset.
I hope this brief review helps. Some of the feature like camera, I have never really used. So I don’t mention it here.
Rating: 4 / 5
Based on all the reviews I had seen of this phone, I am really under whelmed by the actual product. I have used a Motorola Q9h and really wanted something that could connect to WiFi. While the E71 does that, it does not offer much more. It has a few nice features, but there are many things that make you wonder what Nokia was thinking.
Pro:
Build quality is great
Easy set up, auto wizards did everything
Browser is great
Call quality and signal is good (better than some LG phones but no better than my Q9h)
Menu system is very good (much better than Windows mobile which hides so much).
Lots of option for pic taking
PC Suite is a nice free app for syncing -integrates well with Outlool
GPS with Google maps is very quick to pick up signal
Nice to have a phone w/o all the garbage they put on the ones you get from the network operators.
Syncs Outlook notes
Cons:
Sending and deleting emails should be easier, they make it a 2 step process. I do a lot of email and this is a major disappointment.
When using IMAP for mail, no way to move emails to other folders.
Categories for contacts does not carry over from Outlook
No ability to filter contacts, you must use groups. Unable to set a default group
Does not play quicktime or windows media video files
Pic quality is just ok, color are really off unless the light is great
Signal strength meter is almost impossible to read
Limited ability to customize home page, no ability to add shortcuts to non original apps (lots of plug ins for Windows mobile allowed much more flexibility)
Enabling call forwarding is a very involved process
Alarms are not well done. You can not save an alarm turned off.
All in all I like the phone but am not sure there is much of an improvement over the Motorola Q9h. Generally better menu system, but email is a weak point on the E71. If you are a light email user and are looking for a good looking phone, the E71 is a good choice. If you are a heavy email user, go with either a Blackberry or Windows Mobile phone such as the Motorola q9h
Rating: 3 / 5
This phone is possibly the best smartphone available right now (December 2008). I’ve had windows mobile, palm and blackberry phones in the past to compare this to.
Very thin, sturdy (all metal casing) it feels solid in your hand, professional and sleek. Screen is good, keyboard better than most, camera, GPS, email. . . . it essentially has it all. “Mail for exchange” software works flawlessly for “work” push email and calendar syncing. Battery life is outstanding (two days on one charge with moderate to heavy use. . . which is as good as it gets).
Nokia makes everything customizable with many shortcuts available to get to all functions. Really a great thing about Nokias in general and this one is no different. Short press the dedicated calendar key (like on a Palm) for the calendar, long press for a new calendar entry. 4 dedicated keys for these types of things (calendar, messaging, contacts and a home key) and 6 on screen shortcuts, plus two more soft key shortcuts and even some keyboard long press shortcuts on top of that. That means one click access to just about everything you would want to do with the phone.
OS crashes less than windows mobile, though not as good as blackberry (simply turn off / on to get back to normal – this happens once every two weeks or so if you use it heavily). There are many app’s available for download. Camera is good in good light, video quality is surprisingly good (even in bad light). GPS works great (download google maps).
This is the best smartphone that I have ever owned and as good as any smartphone available on the market right now in terms of build quality, battery, features and certainly in terms of looks (slimmer than the iPhone 3G and as I said before – it is made out of metal). The metal gives the phone a certain gravitas, a certain feeling of quality that it generally not available in phones. It feels like a well made tool, it just feels good in your hand.
Get a blackberry if you mostly just need email and don’t care as much about multi media and games and the like.
Get an iPhone if you mostly want multi media and the like and not so much email.
Get this phone if you are in the middle (though it handles email and calendar syncing about 95% as good as a blackberry – I use it heavily for work email and have no complaints).
Rating: 5 / 5
I used Nokia when they made the brick phones. I updated to all kinds of phones, and I still missed the quality of the Nokia, but I was too embarrased to carry around such an ugly brick of phone. This phone does everything! I have a hard time keeping track of events, when to take my vitamins, when exams are due, birthdays, everything. With other phones I had, there was the option to use the calendar and alarm settings, but none like this. Now, I don’t have an excuse. I used to be stuck by the monitor all day waiting for that email, myspace message, Google Chat, AIM, messenger, facebook photo tag, listening to Last. fm, and now, I can literally take all of that with me. And the best part is, it does not eat up the battery and I can go anywhere! I can scrobble music on here with my SD card, and I have a GPS and it tells me where the closest dry cleaner is and what not in walking distance that I never knew of before! It also has this really cool application called SportsTracker, and it tracks not just the miles, but your pace. It is a great tool for athletes. I can see how many calories I am burning on my bike rides, and I can see how far I go when I walk to places. It made me get a little competitive with myself and I try to beat my own record. I love Nokia, and I have seen and tested all kinds of smartphones, and I know this phone will be with me forever!!
Me + Nokia = Common Sense
Rating: 5 / 5