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Nokia E71 - gray (unlocked)

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Reviewed by: Bonnie Cha
Reviewed on: 07/03/2008

The good: The Nokia E71 features a slim design, while still managing to have a full QWERTY keyboard. The Symbian smartphone is stocked with features, including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, and U.S. 3G support. Voice, messaging, and productivity tools are also strong.

The bad: The E71 is expensive, and the display is on the smaller side. The keyboard is a bit cramped as well.

The bottom line: Mobile professionals who need a powerful but sleek messaging-centric smartphone will be well-served by the Nokia E71; just be prepared to pay a price.

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It may be that the Nokia E series sometimes suffers from Jan Brady syndrome, as it gets overshadowed by a flashier member of its family--the Nokia N series (aka Marcia Brady). But the E series is just as bright and deserves some recognition too. Traditionally, the E series devices have been very corporate-centric and serious in design, but now Nokia is updating the line with the introduction of the Nokia E66 and Nokia E71, bringing with them a modernized look and a fresh set of features.

For this review, we took a look at the Nokia E71, which steps in to relieve the older Nokia E61i. What the company has done with the E71's design is remarkable, as it's taken the once-bulky smartphone and turned it into an incredibly sleek QWERTY device. You do lose a bit in screen and keyboard size, but we feel it's manageable. Plus, with its strong messaging, productivity, and connectivity features and solid performance, it's worth those little sacrifices. The only downfall is that it has yet to be picked up by a U.S. carrier, so your wallet will take a hit, as an unlocked version of the Nokia E71 will go for about $500.

Design
The first thing you'll notice about the Nokia E71 is its design. It's noticeably sleeker and sexier than the Nokia E61i, sporting a compact frame that measures 4.4 inches tall by 2.2 inches wide by 0.4 inch deep and 4.4 ounces. The slimness is especially noticeable when you use the E71 as a phone, or just hold it in the palm of your hand. In addition, the handset has a solid construction with its steel frame. Our only complaint, and it's a minor one, is that the back gets a bit tarnished with fingerprints and smudges.

The Nokia E71 is an extremely sleek smartphone, considering it has a full QWERTY keyboard. Here it is next to the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8310.

On front, there's a 2.36-inch QVGA nontouch display with a 16-million-color output and 320x240-pixel resolution. The screen is a bit on the smaller size, but text and images look sharp. It also has a light sensing technology that adjusts the display's brightness depending on what environment you're in. A new feature that's not readily apparent from looking at the phone is the Business and Personal home screens. You can now toggle between two different home views, depending on whether you're at work or at home. In Business mode, you'll have immediate access to work tools, such as e-mail, the Web, and the file manager. After hours, you can switch to Personal mode and have your music and photo gallery a click away. Of course, you're not really "off" from work since you can easily switch back, but its a nice thought anyway.

Below the display, there's a standard navigation array of two soft keys, Talk and End buttons, and a four-way toggle with a center select key. In addition, there are four shortcuts to the Home screen, Calendar, Contacts, and Messages. You also get a full QWERTY keyboard. Given that the E71 is physically smaller than the E61i, the layout is a bit more cramped with less spacing between the buttons. Still, I found it pretty easy to use, though I do have small fingers. Customers with larger thumbs might want to give it a test drive. On the bright side, the keys don't have that squishy feel of the E61i; they give more of a satisfying, clicky tactile feedback.

Given the phone's smaller size, the E71's full QWERTY keyboard is more cramped than the Nokia E61i. Still, we found it easy to use.

The left spine holds a microSD slot and a micro USB port. It seems Nokia is sticking with the decision to go with the less standard micro USB port at this time. It's definitely not a deal-breaker, just a minor inconvenience since you can't use the more widely used mini USB accessories. On the right side, you have a 2.5mm headset jack, a volume rocker, and a voice command activation key. Both sides also have buttons to release the battery cover. The power button is located on the top, while the power connector is on the bottom of the unit. Finally, you'll find the camera, flash, and self-portrait mirror on the back.

The Nokia E71 comes packaged with an AC adapter, a USB cable, a wired headset, a 2GB microSD card, a protective pouch, a lanyard, a software CD, and reference material. For more add-ons, please check our cell phone accessories, ringtones, and help page

Features
If the QWERTY keyboard didn't give it away, the Nokia E71 is a messaging-centric smartphone, though it's certainly not limited to just e-mail. The E71 works with Microsoft Exchange Server, POP3, IMAP, and SMTP accounts and has a full attachment viewer. The device is also compatible with a number of push e-mail solutions, including Intellisync Wireless E-mail, Visto, and Seven Always-On Mail. The E71 includes a new wizard to help set up your e-mail as it automatically looks for the settings needed to access your account. There are no instant messaging clients preloaded on the device, though you can certainly download software to do so. In fact, there is a download catalog right on the device where you can find such titles. We'd also suggest taking a look at CNET Download.com for more suggestions for third-party applications.

Using the new wizard, we configured our review unit to access our Yahoo Plus account by simply entering our username and password. There's also a voice aid utility that uses text-to-speech technology to read aloud not only your messages but also your call history, contacts, clock, and more. The feature worked fine in our tests, though the voice sounded quite robotic. We'd say this function might come in handy when you need to hear a message while driving; otherwise, it might just be easier to read the information off the phone.

The E71 runs Symbian OS 9.2, Series 60 3.1 edition, and comes with full support for viewing and editing Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents with the Quickoffice suite. It appears, however, that the company has done away with the Nokia Team Suite, which first debuted on the Nokia E65. The E71 comes with the Nokia Web browser with support for Flash Lite 3.0, so you're able to view and use such sites as YouTube. The smartphone does have a number of other PIM applications and organization tools, including Adobe Reader, a Zip Manager, a calendar, notes, a calculator, a clock, a voice recorder, and a currency converter. There are also a number of security features, including memory encryption and mobile VPN. There's 110MB internal dynamic memory, and the microSD slot can accept up to 8GB cards.

On the left side, you'll find a microSD expansion slot, which accepts up to 8GB cards.

The Nokia E71's phone features include world roaming, a speakerphone, conference calling, speed dial, voice commands, VoIP calls, and text and multimedia messaging. The address book is limited only by the available memory, while the SIM card can hold an additional 250 contacts. Each entry has room for multiple numbers, an e-mail address, home and work addresses, a Web URL, and so forth. For caller ID purposes, you can pair a contact with a photo or one of 39 polyphonic ringtones. The E71 makes it easy to perform certain tasks from your contact list, as you simply press the right arrow button and a pull-down menu appears where you can choose to place a voice call or send a text, multimedia, or audio message.

The E71 works on U.S. 3.5G bands, more specifically the 850/1900MHz bands. This means you'll only get the HSDPA support on AT&T and not T-Mobile's 3G network, which operates on the 1700/2100 bands. Other wireless options include Bluetooth 2.0 and Wi-Fi. The smartphone supports a number of Bluetooth profiles, including mono and stereo Bluetooth headsets, hands-free kits, dial-up networking, and file transfer.

The E71 is equipped with a GPS chip, as well as assisted GPS, so it uses the help of cellular towers and Wi-Fi spots to more quickly get a fix on your position. The E71 comes preloaded with the Nokia Maps 2.0 application, which offers plenty of navigation tools, including satellite and hybrid maps, and pedestrian and bicycle modes. For turn-by-turn directions, however, you will need to pay $125.77 for a one-year license or $13.96 a month for the privilege.

Finally, for those times you do want to switch from business to personal mode, there are a host of multimedia features on the smartphone. The built-in music player supports MP3, WMA, W4A, AAC, AAC+, and eAAC+ files, as well as OMA DRM 2.0- and WM DRM-protected songs. The music library categorizes tracks by artists, albums, genres, and composers; you can also create playlists right on the phone and adjust the sound with the built-in equalizer. You can listen to your favorite podcasts or listen to the radio (you must used the included earbuds as it contains the FM tuner). If you'd like to watch other videos, you can use RealPlayer to check out 3GPP and MPEG-4 files. And while there is a direct link to the Nokia Music Store, it's not yet available in the United States.

Whether for work or play, you can snap photos with the Nokia E71's 3.2-megapixel camera.

The Nokia E71 is also equipped with 3.2-megapixel camera with video recording capabilities. There are a number of imaging tools, including autofocus, an LED flash, exposure compensation, and digital zoom. You also get multiple scene modes, white balance settings, and color adjustments. In video mode, there are three quality settings, but you only have access to controls for the scene mode, white balance, and color. Once you're done snapping photos or videos, you can share them via multimedia message, e-mail, or Bluetooth; set them as your phone's wallpaper or assign them to a contact; or post them to the Web, whether it be on Nokia's Ovi service or a site like Flickr.

Picture quality wasn't the greatest, since images had a grainy look to them.

Picture quality was disappointing. Though we could make out the images, there was a grainy quality to the photos, and the colors never looked right, even after tweaking some of the settings. Video, on the other hand, looked quite decent.

Performance
We tested the quad-band (GSM 850/900/1800/1900; HSDPA 850/1900) Nokia E71 in San Francisco using AT&T service, and call quality was good. We enjoyed clear and loud audio on our end, and we were able to use an airline's voice automated system with no problem. Meanwhile, our friends also reported good sound, though every now and then, they could hear an echo, but not enough to be distracting. Speakerphone quality wasn't quite as stellar. Calls could sound patchy at times, and volume could be a problem in louder environments. We were able to successfully pair the E71 with the Logitech Mobile Traveller Bluetooth headset and the Motorola S9 Active Bluetooth Headphones.

The Nokia E71 was a very responsive smartphone. Long performance lags were rare, and we never experienced any system crashes during our review period. Web browsing was swift, whether we were cruising on AT&T's HSDPA network or via Wi-Fi. One area that could use some improvement was multimedia. Music playback through the phone's speakers sounded flat, even after we fiddled with the equalizer. Watching video clips was fine in short spurts.

The Nokia E71's 1,500mAh battery has a rated talk time of 10.5 hours (GSM) and up to 17 days of standby time. We are still conducting our battery drain tests, but will update this section when we have final results. According to FCC radiation tests, the E71 has a digital SAR rating of 1.4 watts per kilogram.

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10 stars

Great email device if u don't want to pay for data plan

by kennifu on September 6, 2008

Pros: Yes, you can send attachments with this phone.
Great Wifi functions
Great POP email functions
Great office apps

Cons: Poor media functions (no divx playback; flash player is choppy)

Summary: Particularly a good choice for people who do not want to get an expensive data plan for email - I can find a wifi connection often enough (at home, or ...

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Summary: Particularly a good choice for people who do not want to get an expensive data plan for email - I can find a wifi connection often enough (at home, or at the university or at coffee shops) so I can just download all my emails by wifi. I was looking for a phone that can download all the emails (including attachments) by POP (instead of IMAP) so i can read and draft replies offline, and the E71 is excellent for this purpose.

Also, I've read some people had trouble getting gmail POP to work on E71: using recent:username should fix it. See link below
http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=47948

The office applications are also good enough for me to write my cover letters and resumes on. With 8 gb of ram I can carry a backup of my documents with me and refer to any documents i need.

I've always used nokia phones since the the 1990s, and this phone has impressed me the most since my 6100.

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9 stars

Slim, strong, crisp

by rgsmith21 on August 12, 2008

Pros: Wi-fi, US 3G, Bluetooth, GPS, bright screen, strong set of applications, VPN capabilities for intranet access, very solid build quality

Cons: Cramped keypad, currently lacks support of third party software

Summary: While the E71 measures about he same height and width of my Palm 700p it is 1/3 of the thickness, and while my Blackjack II is larger the E71 ...

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Summary: While the E71 measures about he same height and width of my Palm 700p it is 1/3 of the thickness, and while my Blackjack II is larger the E71 weighs more. It's a dense phone giving it a very sturdy feel.

Symbian S60 reduces the number of steps one has to go through in order to get where you want to go relative to Windows Mobile, it does lack some home screen customization. For instance, I'd like to replace the Nokia Maps with Google Maps, but it doesn't give me the option.

The Nokia Maps application is underwhelming. Google maps with GPS enabled is a much stronger application on this phone.
I'm also awaiting Skype and Google Talk support for the E71 so I can use WiFi to make video calls and chat with my Google contacts.

The keypads on the Blackjack II and Palm 700p are much more efficient to type emails and even fill in spreadsheets or edit documents. There isn't enough button definition to be able to determine by feel if you are pushing one or many at the same time.

The camera takes a decent 3.2 pic, and the flash does an adequate job of lighting the subject.

The call quality is by far the best of any phone I have used. The reception of 3G does not seem to be as strong as the Blackjack II, and it has little to do with how I hold the phone as you may see discussed elsewhere.

I can't wait to see how it does overseas even without the 3G support there.

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9 stars

Fantastic little phone

by andyde1 on July 31, 2008

Pros: size, packed w/ nice features, querty keyboard, fantastic build quality, great battery life

Cons: somewhat of a small screen, Nokia Maps, camera is a little weak but still nice

Summary: I am not much about writing reviews but I am compelled to write about the Nokia E71. I am coming off a Palm Treo 680 and blackberry 8100. This phone ...

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Summary: I am not much about writing reviews but I am compelled to write about the Nokia E71. I am coming off a Palm Treo 680 and blackberry 8100. This phone is on a different league all together.

Form factor: This thing looks so sexy, and amazingly thin where I can't believe Nokia packed so much into it. The build quality is the best of any phone I have ownedm seriously this thing is so well built and the materials are superb.

Call quality: IMO Nokia and Blackberry both have the best call quality of any manufacturer. The Nokia E71 lives up to that mark.

The dedicated short cut buttons work extremely well. I have Garmin XT working on the E71 and it is much better than the Nokia Maps. Google maps works beautifully as well.

This phone will do it all for you, WiFi, GPS, Business suite, querty keypad, smart dialing, bluetooth, and so much more...

If you are looking for strong media, this phone is not for you. Look at the Nokia N-series such as the N95.

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9 stars

Excellent phone for business and communication.

by Dalecosby on November 15, 2008

Pros: Very slim. Very Solid. Decent camera and great camera for a phone.
Good selection of built in software. GPS, bluetooth, wifi and 3G all built in as well as infrared. Syncs with Macs and iTunes.

Cons: The camera could be better but it is not bad for a phone. Real player does not have a good interface but there are 3rd party solutions. the webcam on front does not work with US carriers. Has only a 2.5 MM plug. a larger 3.5 would be nice for music.

Summary: Over all this is a great phone. It is no iPhone for entertainment uses but then the iPhone is no E71 for work needs. I ultimately decided to go with ...

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Summary: Over all this is a great phone. It is no iPhone for entertainment uses but then the iPhone is no E71 for work needs. I ultimately decided to go with the e71 and my iPod for the best of both worlds.

The hardware is very solid and the camera is one of the best I have seen in a phone, short of the N95, though it is still lacking compared to a dedication digi cam.

The bundled office software is great and the excel program is very usable for viewing my schedule spreadsheets and also basic stuff such as shopping lists etc.

The music player was a big surprise. It is almost as good as an iPod and the built in podcast app is great for downloading new episodes on the go.
I have been amazed with the wifi performance and I find myself using it often at home for basic web and chatting.

The keyboard is very accurate, though I do not have particularly large hands. It is better than the blackberries and WM devices I tried, though that is a more personal opinion.

The takes decent pics but will not replace your main camera, though the video is phenomenal for a phone, taking YouTube quality video.

The built in GPS was a but disappointing to me but I am used to using a Garmin dedicated GPS so I would not buy this phone rather than buying a GPS if you intend to use a GPS often.

The built in browser is OK but for the most part I prefer to use Opera Mini, though for things such as online banking you will need to use the the Nokia browser.

Overall, I would reccoment this device over any other qwerty device I have seen but depending on your uses you might prefer one of the touchscreen phones such as the iPhone or the Google Phone from TMobile.

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2 stars

wont sync with computer

by robair12 on October 3, 2008

Pros: feels good and loaded with features

Cons: although the phone feels and looks good, it just wont sync with my computer. even after 3hrs and two different units with the Geek squad at Best buy. so i returned it.

Summary: if nokia ever sorts that sync problem out then i may buy again.

Summary: if nokia ever sorts that sync problem out then i may buy again.

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9 stars

Productivity powerhouse

by guyfromtrinidad on December 21, 2008

Pros: WI-fi, Slim and sexy, user friendly, great on board apps, very extensible. Predictive text is the best i have seen. Best battery life of any smartphone on the market.

Cons: Camera could have been better, 2.5mm jack instead of 3.5mm, expensive depending on where you are.

Summary: I was a long time Nokia fan but flirted with the W sony ericsson series because I loved their multimedia capabilities. Since that time my job has evolved where I ...

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Summary: I was a long time Nokia fan but flirted with the W sony ericsson series because I loved their multimedia capabilities. Since that time my job has evolved where I needed a smartphone to support my new way of working. Being a road warrior it was either the Bold of the E71. The E71 won hands down.
It is perfect for me because I don't live by email so the excellent email push qualities of a blackberry wasn't for me, however I am in a wireless environment for most of my day and would rather make a quick check of my email rather than making paying for a data plan. The E71 wireless discovery is fast, you can go from discovering an access point to browsing in 5 secs(literally, I timed it).
A lot has been made about the cramped keyboard but I am 6ft tall which means big hands and I was able to bang out a document with few mistakes because of the excellent predictive text. In this area it also beats back the Bold because you can edit and create new documents(doc,xls and ppt) whereas with the Bold you can just view them(you have to pay for the upgrade to be able to edit on the Bold). I could see myself pulling this out on a flight and editing a document rather than firing up my laptop.
Finally the battery life is fantastic this thing keeps going and going again another plus if you are a road warrior.

You would realise I see the choice is between this and the Bold(not the iphone). If you live by email and can pay for Blackberry services go with the Bold. If however you want a nice into the smartphone world and at the same time want to experience one of the best phones on the market go with the E71.

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10 stars

great mobile, best communicated device.

by on December 8, 2008

Pros: slim,metal body,easy use for organiser

Cons: poor multimedia facilities.ear phone sound is not as good as N-series
8 stars

Excellent Phone

by rmosec2 on December 4, 2008

Pros: Superb signal strength. Superb audio quality. Solid OS being Symbian- no crashes and no lagging at any time. No dropped calls. Superb battery life. Days go by without having to recharge. Good Email Software. Email alerts, Audio playback of Emails.

Cons: Keyboard is just a tad bit stiff and cramped. GUI not as easy to get around on-from text to email accounts like on Blackberry Bold is easier. Display resolution is not as good as newer devices. On board email client not as good as BB.

Summary: Overall, this is the best phone I have ever had. I have used the Bold, the iPhone, the Storm, LG Dare, Omnia, and others. I have owned three Nokias. A ...

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Summary: Overall, this is the best phone I have ever had. I have used the Bold, the iPhone, the Storm, LG Dare, Omnia, and others. I have owned three Nokias. A 9300 communicator, E62 and E71-2. The E71-2 is by far the favorite one for me. All the others were returned due to either SW issues or dropped call issues due to poor radios.
The E71-2 has the best signal strength out of any device and, my 9300 was good but, this thing beats that. It locks on to 3G and rarely goes into Edge here at home. I live in a dead zone and, this phone is the only one that gets almost full bars here. The call quality is loud and clear too. Speakerphone is not the best. Could be better. The battery life is amazing on this thing.

I found the onboard email setup to work but, not in real time even when set to auto retreive mail. It did not work as was intended. After downloading Nokias new email software, it now works just as good as the BB service I had. In fact, I prefer the layout of the email better on Nokias software. I also love the autofill for addresses and CC fields. IT works just like on a desktop machine in fact.

Typing on it at first: I didn't care for it like the BOld. But, after a bit of use, I can now type on it. I used to think the Bold was miles better for the keyboard due to the spread of the keys but, now, I think I like/prefer the narrow setup as I can use it fully with one hand on the go. The Bold was just a bit too wide to use in that manner. At least it was for my hands. But, two handed typing is almost as good on the E71-2 vs. the Bold but, not as easy due to cramped space.

The software is rock solid and I have had no crashes or hangs, freezes, lags or any strange behavior occur so far. Something that I had returned the Bold due to. Well, that plus the Bold did not work for making calls.

Bottom line is that out of all the devices that I tried out, this is the only one that works right out of the box. That and the build quality of this device have sold me on Nokia products. When I do update again, it will definately be another Nokia and, probably the N97 that is coming out next year. Since I had two Nokias, I originally wanted to try something else. But, out of real world use and trying new devices out, I could not find one that was as solid and one that worked out of the box. The E71-2 works.

Last thing I have to say is that this device looks very sharp. WIth it's polished metal case, it looks very good and feels very good.

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10 stars

For a business user,almost the best phone ever

by Jeffgreen1987 on November 22, 2008

Pros: + Email client is really good, exchange support is good, speakerphone is good, integrated GPS with navigation (via subscription), podcast client can auto download on a daily basis, very solid phone and software. Predictive text when typing..all good.

Cons: - Regular email program only renders in plain text, all html mail is as an .htm attachment. For me this is no problem as plain text is smaller in size and more secure.
- No faxing client (was standard on N80 series).

Summary: For a business user this is one of the best phones out there. There are far too many features to list and as many other Nokia phones, they are engineered ...

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Summary: For a business user this is one of the best phones out there. There are far too many features to list and as many other Nokia phones, they are engineered to software and hardware perfection.

If you want a multimedia phone that looks pretty (i.e. Iphone) then this is not for you. Multimedia is not as good as on the iphone and the browser is also not as good, so if you want to play video, and browse the web then look elsewhere.

but, If you want a business phone that will work very well with your corporate environment in different countries and support all your daily needs then this is for you.

Updated on Nov 22, 2008
it would be good to write a review about the phone, but sounds like you only wanted to write about your customer service experience.

N.B. - good point for any phone purchase; if you buy an unlocked phone from a 3rd party you are a bit at the mercy of the seller, or mftgr. If you bought a network phone you probably could take it up with the supplier.

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9 stars

Incredible phone for business or personal use!

by J-Abad on November 16, 2008

Pros: Slim, Durable, WiFi, GPS, Texting, Nice bright screen, Quick GUI, Mappable Keys, Reception, 3G (ATT ONLY), syncs with iTunes, Texting, Highly customizable, Great support, Many application, easily usable for the business and/or consumer.

Cons: 3.2 MP Camera has purple tint, Screen on the smaller side, Expensive, Media capabilities is sub-par, 2.5mm headphone jack.

Summary: Overall this phone is excellent! I have been using it for the past 2 months and have had no problems at all. Here are my opinions on these parts of ...

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Summary: Overall this phone is excellent! I have been using it for the past 2 months and have had no problems at all. Here are my opinions on these parts of the phone..

Keyboard --
The keyboard is in my opinion, EXCELLENT! Many people say that its cramped and small but I myself have kind of fat thumbs and find the keyboard perfect. I type faster with this keyboard then the blackberry curve keyboard which I used for around 6 months. The keys feel great and their highly responsive. The positions of some of the keys were different from the blackberry but I got used to them in a matter of days.

Screen --
I found the screen also EXCELLENT! Yes, it is on the smaller side compared to many other phones but the screen is definitely nice and bright! Also, you really don't see a glare when you are outside, which is great! To be honest, after a while the small screen size won't really be anything you would worry about.

Camera --
This is the most disappointing part of the phone, I take a decent amount of pictures with my phone and I am highly disappointed with the camera on the Nokia e71. The camera has a purple tint to it, so basically any pictures taken, especially in the dark will have some sort of purple tint, but I found when taking pictures outside with nice lighting, the purple tint is barely distinguishable.

Network --
I currently use it on the T-Mobile network, which then pulls me out of 3G since the network bands of the e71 only work on AT&T. Anyways, not having 3G is really no problem since I am not much of an internet user on my phone. But the reception on the phone is excellent, I seem to get great reception wherever T-Mobile has reception, no problems with dropped calls, haven't had any.

Overall --
Overall the phone is TREMENDOUS! This might be a keeper for me, I have used many different phones in the pas 3 years and I think I have found one that is a keeper. I am the type of person that texts a lot so a keyboard is a must for me and the keyboard on this phone definitely suits me well. I have really found nothing on this phone that would pull me away, except the camera but I don't use the camera a lot.

If you are looking into a new phone, this is a great choice, for either business or personal use. At the moment, I find this phone to be one of the top phones out in terms of style, durability, and overall use. There is none that tops this phone, not even the iPhone 3G.

Also the S60 OS I would say tops WinMO big time. No need of tweaking and new ROMS to make it run smoothly like WinMO, which definitely drew me away from it big time.

Reason I gave it a 4.5 and not a 5 is because of the camera, if the camera didn't have the purple tint, this would of been perfect, hopefully future updates will fix this issue.

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