I have been using the Nokia E71 NAM for over 2 weeks now (thanks Colin at WOM World) and have been mostly impressed. As a whole I think it’s amazing but there are a few aspects of it that could use some work.
For example, it needs to restart much less often, it also needs to have a much longer battery life. It barely lasts a whole day for me and quite often I need to charge it during the day.
I want to focus on what it has going for it.
- The size is absolutely amazing, I forget I have it with me sometimes
- The build quality is second to none, can’t say enough good things in this department
- The keyboard is near perfect, it could use more symbols on the buttons so I don’t have to go into the additional characters
- Nokia Email is a joy to use on here
- I usually swap phones on a regular basis and since I have had the E71 I have only switched to take pictures and then switched right back.
There are many more good things about this phone but I can’t name them all
Some of the less then perfect aspects of the E71 are
- Battery life, it should last the whole day
- The screen size, I think it should be a little taller
- The camera, it has a blue or purple tint to it
- The 2.5mm ear phone adapter, it should have been 3.5mm to accept standard earphone plugs
My favorite application on the E71 is Nokia Email, it has really added a great deal of value to the the device.
Remember I really like this phone. It is one of the first phones in a long time that I want to go out and purchase myself. It is much faster then I expected and of such high quality I have recommended it to many friends and associates who turn to me for mobile phone advice. It absolutely has it faults but those are minor trade offs. I suggest if you are in the market for a new mobile phone and you want a QWERTY keyboard then you should consider this phone and honestly, no others.
8 responses so far ↓
1 WOM World / Nokia » Blog Archive - Mind blowing E71 // Sep 18, 2008 at 2:18 am
[…] his Brilliant Blog, Jeb has written about his experiences with the E71 NAM and he has been ‘mostly […]
2 Mike Macias // Sep 18, 2008 at 6:26 am
Hey Jeb. I’ve always loved your enthusiasm for the E71. First time seeing this blog, can’t believe it too this long to find.
Anyways check out the home for E71 fanatics like yourself… http://www.e71fanatics.com
Piece out man… hope to see you soon.
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