Nokia has done a great job of creating the next evolution of its E-series business phones.
Featuring the E66 and the E71, Nokia’s latest E-Series phones. Surely, the Nokia E71 is bound to be a favorite. Relatively lightweight for 127 grams (6 grams lighter than iPhone) and with body made of steel and high density plastic, making it sturdy and sleek.
Despite its obvious lack of an oversized touchscreen interface, Nokia E71 gains points for a remarkably trim profile (10mm vs. 12.3mm), decent 3.2-megapixel camera with LED flash and most of all, a gorgeous hardware packed with a satisfying range of FUN-ctional features.
Setting up Nokia’s Mail for Exchange program required no IT help or time. QuickOffice let you create, edit and send Word/Excel/PowerPoint files on the fly while you browsed PDFs with Adobe Acrobat Reader.
The E71 is stocked with enough apps and goodies to keep even the most overworked road warrior on the ball, but it didn’t feel too “business.” That’s mostly due to the fact that the E71 has two separate customizable home screens, one is designed to house all of your work apps like Excel and PowerPoint while the other is geared more towards entertainment with programs for audio, video and gaming.
Switching between the two is very simple, a dedicated button at the top of the menu lets you toggle between the two screens instantly. Up to 8 GB in an easy-to-access external microSD slot, the E71 features a business centric connectivity.
The E71 includes quick and seamless OS, A-GPS function, 3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, a 110MB onboard memory and a dedicated 128MB RAM and ARM 11,369 MHz processor to make the phone works express.
The screen is very bright and clear, all of the surfaces are high gloss and the textured stainless steel backing prevents slippage.
It also has a features assign purely on security, the WEP and WPA2 security, a built-in encryption features for both the device’s memory and the memory card, as well as integrated mobile VPN support, device lock and wipe features.
This allows the E71 and the memory card in it to locked remotely if it is lost or stolen, and requires a PIN to unlock it.
With its combination of excellent features and performance, matched with sleek design, Nokia’s E71 will surely outshine recently released smartphones as our business phone of choice.