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If you are a business user looking to change your old E51, E61 or to migrate to Nokia E series business smartphone then you should pay some attention to the Nokia E71. The E71 makes an impact on the market comparable to the iPhone impact, even if you are not a mobile phone fan. Any user of this smartphone will praise the Nokia E71. The E series has always been known for the build quality and top materials. The E71 has a great design, with an all metal back cover, while the body is made of glossy plastic that won't wear off with time. Even if the E71's plastic is not completely scratch proof, you won't see any ugly damages on it. The Nokia E71 is one of the best Nokia smartphones.

Its direct competitors are: the BlackBerry Bold 9000 and the, old by now, Sony Ericsson P1. Also in the same business line we have Samsung i600, Motorola Q9h and Samsung i780. All of the above phones have candy bar form and feature QWERTY keypads. Comparing the E71 with the old E61i you can easily find the differences in the design and dimensions. Although the phone looks small it weights almost 128 g. The E71 dimensions are one third reduced then the E61 dimensions.

Even so the keypads are easily found and the editing of long texts is not a problem. This model does not have a touch screen (maybe it's for the better - a Nokia stylus would've only complicated the user). Nokia E71 measures 114 x 57 x 10 mm (you have to hold the phone to understand how small it is, for a business phone). In fact at 10 mm thickness, the Nokia E71 is not only the slimmest full QWERTY device on the market, but it's the slimmest phone to date.

Nokia introduced a new Home Screen configuration for the E71. You can now have two separate Home Screens - one for personal use and the other one for business use. Therefore the E71 can be maneuvered with only one hand which is a valuable argument for the on the run, busy users. Unlike the E61i, the E71's display sits underneath a protective layer. The E71 utilizes a 2.36" QVGA display (320 x 240 pixels) with 16 million colors. The display is a good compromise between legibility and font size. The E71 has a flawless specs list. The 110 MB internal memory is not big but you can expand it using up to 2 GB microSD care or up to 32 GB using HC compatible memory card.

You can understand that this is not a music orientated phone because of its 2.5 mm audio jack. Regarding the connectivity department this phone doesn't lack anything: 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900, 3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 and HSDPA 850 / 1900, GPRS Class 32, 100 kbps, HSCSD, EDGE Class 32, 296 kbps, 3G HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps, WLAN WiFi 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP, Infrared port and v2.0 micro USB. The Nokia E71 features a 3.15 MP digital camera, 2048 x 1536 pixels, autofocus, LED flash with QVGA video recording (15 frames per second).

Navigation is a must for all up-to-date PDA-phones. The E71 can determine the right position, even without GPS, using the cell communication coordinates (Network Based Positioning). The data received from the satellites are rapidly uploaded using A-GPS from the Internet, instead of receiving them directly from the satellites (process that takes time). Nokia Maps is an application that allows simple orientation on unknown territories. The handset uses a 1500 mAh (BP - 4L) Li-Pol battery. The E71 should have a stand by value up to 410 hours in the 2G network and up to 480 hours in the 3G network. The talk time is surprisingly good in the 2G network, 10 h 30 minutes, and modest in the 3G network, 4 h 30 minutes. Only when using UMTS or WLAN the autonomy lowers its self to only 3 hours.

The quality of calls is flawless. If you are interested in using the music player then you should know that the phone can play up to 18 hours continuously music. The lack of dedicated music keys is easily overcome by the smooth D pad control. Remember this is a Symbian S60 phone so the music player will support a huge number of audio formats. The player comes with five equalizer presets and stereo widening effect. You can also create new equalizer presets. The sales package contains handset, battery (BP-4L), charger (AC-5), USB data cable (CA-101), Wired stereo headset (HS-47), Wrist strap, Pouch, Software CD, User Guide, 2 GB microSD memory card.

Nokia E71 is a powerful business tool. If you are looking for a phone with business features like the E90 Communicator, but with small dimensions then the Nokia E71 is the perfect choice.