Nokia delivers – again
IF YOU CONTINUE to be amazed by how Nokia manages to increase its already dominant market share every quarter and sell 40m handsets a month worldwide, its new E71 should provide some answers. It’s an awesome piece of equipment.
The E71, with a qwerty keyboard, easy email setup for both personal and corporate accounts (real easy – for example, on Gmail it’s as simple as typing in your user name and password) and broad support for handling office documents and calendar tasks, is targeted at business users. Connectivity is via WiFi and HSDPA.
I liked the bright widescreen – expect more phones to go for default landscape as opposed to portrait orientation in future. That takes some of the endless scrolling out of menu navigation, web browsing and reading documents and, combined with its bright hi-res screen, makes it possible to pack a lot of information into a single glance.
Then there’s Nokia’s latest trick: a single click to switch between business and personal mode. Let’s say it’s after 7pm, and you don’t want to be reminded of emails you still have to read and office tasks you still have to complete, switch to personal mode and everything in your setup will change – from ringtones to wallpapers, to how reminders are handled. It’s almost like having two phones in one.
The E71 is quite heavy and big, thanks to the full keyboard and matt, metal-like finishes, but this simply adds to its appeal and overall quality feel. I can only think of one drawback on the E71 – and that’s the price. Without a contract you’re looking at around R5 500.
Finweek
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