E71 in-depth review and key points

Jun
17

02:49 am

The guys at All About Symbian are regularly first on the big announcements when it comes to reviews and details. This time they really out did themselves, getting a review up of the new E71, almost literally as soon as the device was officially announced.

Steve Litchfield
goes through every aspect of the device, with detailed comparisons and images. If you want to know everything there is to know about the new E71, this is the place to start, Ewan Spence cuts down the review into key points for those of you in a rush. As always the AAS forums are a wash with discussion and chat, jump over, ask your questions, add your opinions and join the conversation
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Comments

  • horia:
    06:14 am
    Jun 17th, 2008

    another great e71 at my-symbian.com

    Reply

  • WOM World / Nokia » Blog Archive – Comprehensive questions and answers on the E71:
    23:56 pm
    Jun 17th, 2008

    [...] has come through again with this post. We encouraged you to get into his comprehensive E71 review yesterday, now he’s collated everyone’s questions from the All About Symbian forums and tried to answer [...]

    Reply

  • Kuttub:
    15:31 pm
    Jul 2nd, 2008

    can i kno th price of nokia E 71

    Reply

  • Dr.Vikram jain:
    03:15 am
    Jul 25th, 2008

    I have purchased E71 few days back,As far as phone is cocerned it is very good,The only big downside is its camera performance which is very worst,The images are grainy,I heard E66 is also having same camera but performance is good,I hope Nokia people will improve the firmware to rectify the problem.otherwise disappointment.

    Reply

  • Dnyaneshwar Gaikwad:
    11:21 am
    Jul 28th, 2008

    Can i know the price of NOKIA E71.Pls send the price and where i will get

    Reply

  • Kable Singh:
    09:18 am
    Aug 6th, 2008

    Does the E71 have a soft-key option on the RH key for Loudspeaker/Handset like the original E61 or is it like the E61i which, surprisingly, used a Mute/Unmute on thtat key instead.

    Reply

  • KHALI:
    14:30 pm
    Aug 6th, 2008

    THE PRICE IS ABOUT 20 2

    Reply

  • NKDUBEY:
    14:20 pm
    Aug 7th, 2008

    price of E71 is aprx 20000/Rs. loud speaker option is available during connected state with the Rt soft key.
    Its browser is great and gives good navigation in the banking sites except Kotak bank which does not allow any browser other than Int Explorer 6 onwards

    Reply

  • viral:
    10:11 am
    Aug 8th, 2008

    i tried to download themes on the E71 but after installing it says: CERTIFICATE ERROR, PLS CONTACT APPLICATION SUPPLIER”
    can someone pls tell me what to do or where have i gone wrong. i was installing thru bluetooth in my PC

    Reply

  • abhinav:
    13:44 pm
    Aug 9th, 2008

    same problem tht while i downland software it responds during instaling [connection error contact application provider]

    Reply

  • Kirubakaran:
    16:40 pm
    Aug 15th, 2008

    E71 IS A GOOD MOBILE AND NO HAVE A PROBLEMS

    Reply

  • Maik:
    14:27 pm
    Aug 18th, 2008

    well… now its mine —a few days ago ..i got my E71 and its great …
    this smartphone is only for adult`s made..so dont compare with n-series or other ….

    and to install themes like these one(viral)^^

    you have to navigate to systemsettings -programs than open the programmanager(idont know how if the description in english is the same -corse i only have the german vers.)
    and deaktivate the option
    “only install certified”

    dosnt matter ..bluetooth or usb ..it always works

    thats the way it should work…

    greetings from good old germany /:0=

    Reply

  • gautam chintamani:
    12:08 pm
    Aug 19th, 2008

    Viral/ Abhinav try a simple thing. Just before you load the theme change the date of your phone. make it go back by a year (in place of 2008 just add 2007). load the theme and once the theme is loaded, rechange the date.

    Reply

  • tapan trivedi:
    09:06 am
    Aug 26th, 2008

    I dont no what is a problem in E71, i am purchesd E71 are one months but my experionce is so exelent, E71 camara, size,internet speed,navigation, all featre are very good and its work perfectly.
    in short E71 is a new solder in nokia regiement.

    Reply

  • sunny:
    17:09 pm
    Aug 27th, 2008

    is the ring voice of E-71 good or normal or poor.
    does it at least voice up to n-70

    Reply

  • vikas:
    12:47 pm
    Sep 2nd, 2008

    please anybody tell me how to remove trojan from E71

    Reply

  • alok gupta:
    23:45 pm
    Sep 6th, 2008

    sir, with very hope i purchase E71 but i disappoined because ….i can not read Hindi E-MAIL. So Please tell me how we can read Hindi MAIL. JOURNALIST, sahara tv . Lucknow.

    Reply

  • Vijay:
    08:06 am
    Sep 7th, 2008

    its awsome

    Reply

  • Adarsh krishnan:
    10:11 am
    Sep 14th, 2008

    I’ve purchased e71 a month ago from a store at bangalore;the phone is an exellent business gadget:the gps feature, voip support,and the multimedia features;the problem i encountered was the phone restarts every time or hangs up when i press the phone book more than once .
    also i am worried about the anti virus…anybody pls suggest a good anti virus and any solutions for the phone’s hangup issue..
    thank u

    Reply

  • watchmate2002:
    16:14 pm
    Sep 15th, 2008

    Does anyone know of a reliable site where I can down load the Symbian S60 OS to restore my Nokia E71 to its original Nokia software?

    Reply

  • nagraj:
    11:12 am
    Sep 16th, 2008

    I thought my search for a perfect mobile had ended. I am satisfied with the features which are superb. There is one thing lacking is the “email alert”. Though I have activated the GPRS & have configured my yahoo & gmail accounts the inbox does not update automatically. I had this amazing feature in my previous mobile. I am a NOKIA fan I have lots of praises for the mobile.

    Reply

  • Manish Goyal:
    09:30 am
    Sep 18th, 2008

    I am SonyEr user . I have purchased nokia E71 but facing problem that if I want to search some name in the phonebook by typing first letter of first word than it searches that letter in whole phone book & give too many results including all names which contains that letter but I wnat only those which starts with that letter. I am irritated with this, can someone give me solution or I will sell it backi.

    Reply

  • irfan chaudhary:
    09:59 am
    Sep 18th, 2008

    please can some one let me know the difference between made in finland nokia e71 and made by nokia which is made in china i wanna by finland one can please some one tell me hwere can i get the finland one in mumbai and is it worth bying the finland one please mail me back on irfanuddin82@hotmail.com

    Reply

  • Abhishek dedhia:
    20:34 pm
    Oct 3rd, 2008

    the phone is excellent I luv it . But I think the camera quality is not as good as sum of Sony Er phones. A phone with so many good features has this major drawback. The camera quality should b improved in the upcoming models. We expected a lot more from nokia

    Reply

  • N:
    17:35 pm
    Oct 4th, 2008

    I’m thinking of buying either Nokia E71 or Palm Treo Pro. I’m not sure which one to choose. Do they have push mail as Blackberry? That’s all I care about. Please let me know. Thanks.

    Reply

  • B:
    10:26 am
    Oct 9th, 2008

    Does anyone know any tricks in making text and email text larger.

    Reply

  • Manoj Kumar:
    09:37 am
    Oct 10th, 2008

    E 71 is good business phone with Email & browsing facility. Problem areas are :
    Camera : Grains & quality of picture is problem.

    Problem in downloading : every time downloading ends up with a error message. is it with me only. Please advise.

    Reply

  • Sri KUMAR:
    06:28 am
    Oct 20th, 2008

    I purchased an E71 last week and I am really pleased with this phone. It is a business phone and we should not compare it with an N series phone. Scheduling, GPS, WLAN, Emails are marvellous features. If you have E71 you should try to use all of its functions. I had been a Sony Ericson user and thought this time I will buy an E71.

    Reply

  • shashank:
    07:08 am
    Oct 24th, 2008

    it is getting hard to use this phone.there are not even any free games or some softwares at internet for this handset.

    Reply

  • Brett:
    07:10 am
    Oct 26th, 2008

    I love the phone but the text size is small in sms and email even with large selected. Does anyone know how this can be made larger?? It is big with 2 line selected but the actual email is small.

    Reply

  • Amelia:
    11:09 am
    Oct 30th, 2008

    i still can’t download themes i changed the year and all the other advice people on here have given but it still refuses to let me download them

    please someone help me!!!

    Reply

  • vinit:
    06:25 am
    Nov 1st, 2008

    hi how ru im frm india im using e71 i m havin problem i m t gettin ne themes for noikia e71 so kindly help me out from wer i m suppose to get e71 themes

    Reply

  • sanjay bhatt:
    09:36 am
    Nov 10th, 2008

    hi i am using E71 and please suggest me for best antivirus for this and i m unable to download themes and unable to brows internet

    Reply

  • ARJUN:
    14:15 pm
    Nov 15th, 2008

    hi

    wish any1 could help

    i bought this phone to use push mail can anybody suggest which operator can provide it voda/airtel

    Reply

  • pageupseo:
    07:37 am
    Nov 18th, 2008

    hi guys, i’m using this phone from last 2 months & it is amazinggggg……..

    Reply

  • khushal:
    14:11 pm
    Nov 28th, 2008

    Hi please help me buddies……….
    I’m using this e71 handset and its tooo good…….but i’m helpless in finding the softwares and games……..i’m crazy for games….pls help me out………

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  • LOVPRIT SINGH:
    06:09 am
    Nov 30th, 2008

    hello readers,
    i have booked an NOKIA E-71, just finding out that i have made the right decision or not, but as i read the comments on this site, i found that everybody here has some other probelem and the other is ok with the same one.
    I think i have made the right choice by booking the NOKIA E71 but i found the common problem is the camera quality and the themes downloading problem.
    i am a guy who likes to find out how to solve the problems. will be right back with my suggestions when i have a cell in my hand and have an experience. well, one suggestion for u all now. Try solving the problem u all have from nokia.com.
    I FOUND THAT THERE ARE ANSWERS FOR UR QUESTIONS IN NOKIA.COM, THE SECOND SEARCH IN GOOGLE.CO.IN IS HELPFUL,
    WILL BE BACK WITH THE SOLUTIONS

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  • suresh bains:
    11:06 am
    Dec 2nd, 2008

    i have bought a nokia E71 rom london but will u please tell me how to unlock the phone,pls

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  • Kirit:
    12:03 pm
    Dec 4th, 2008

    To unlock the phone, press top leftside button (its blue color ‘-’) and immediately press botton leftside conrner button (its below z)

    Reply

  • avaneesh:
    05:43 am
    Dec 6th, 2008

    Hi

    i have had the e 71 for 2 month the phone works like a charm, guys dont download any themes last time i downloaded a theme to my n 70 it reduced my font size. i have not been able to increase the font size. the camera is not great but guys you dont need a camera in a buisness phone in any case the buisness card reader works well with the phone. if you do want to download games and themes check out “mobile9.com”

    Reply

  • paresh:
    17:07 pm
    Dec 7th, 2008

    Pl help me..
    Whenever i use Actv. Keys Icon (in Tools menu) my nokia E71 restarts.
    The problem is since i purchsd th phone.

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  • paresh:
    18:14 pm
    Dec 7th, 2008

    hi guys
    I find a problem with nokia E71.
    In th tools menu whenevr i open Actv. Keys application my phone Restarts.
    Anybody!
    Pl help..

    Reply

  • gurpreet singh ghuman:
    07:30 am
    Dec 13th, 2008

    my e71 is the best thing is long battery life his keypad is to small but overall ph is very gud.

    Reply

  • Aman:
    16:47 pm
    Dec 14th, 2008

    I need a link for a free smart light app for the e71 that keeps the backlight on till one is using an app.

    Anyone?

    Reply

  • rajesh-uae:
    08:28 am
    Dec 15th, 2008

    Can i use mobile office thru airtel to download my mail in E71 ? I configured
    the same way i use in sony errics but still i cant receive my mail how do i configure? pls help me out ? ! ! !

    Reply

  • kailash:
    11:54 am
    Jan 1st, 2009

    Is e71 good enough for video conferencing? does it have dual camera?

    Reply

  • William Banks:
    17:29 pm
    Jan 7th, 2009

    Looks like a great phone. will verizon be having the nokia E71 anytime soon?

    Reply

  • Niteen Mazire:
    04:39 am
    Jan 14th, 2009

    Can i know the price of NOKIA E71.Pls send the price and where i will get

    Reply

  • Michael:
    12:27 pm
    Jan 19th, 2009

    Hi.. I just purchased the E71. So far so good but it took some time to figure out that I had to change the mail forwarding on my email server to get email “pushed” to the E71.

    Question.. how do you transfer contacts from a blackberry or outlook. thanks

    Reply

  • vikram:
    12:45 pm
    Jan 25th, 2009

    hi,

    i just purchase nokia e71 at florida (USA) , its work at there , but when i came in india and insurting the vodafone sim , the problem has been apperre . the screen has not coming . i not understand what is the problem,. i went to the local nokia care but still he not resolve my problem.

    Reply

  • Prabhu Seshadri:
    15:27 pm
    Jan 26th, 2009

    Hi, I got an E71 since Nov. I have to say its almost Perfect (remember… ALMOST) I used to have a Motorokr … it is a wonderful pone too.. But we will stick with E71 now. 1. Easy to use 2. Lots of good stuff that can be d/l and installed. I have just been giving the phone really a hard time with the installs. U can all try to install Nimbuzz,its an amaazing msngr ( Skype and Hotmail) and u can make / receive calls with ur mobile to ppl in chat no matter where they r located (cost u a Local call but thats ok!!), Also try the Widgets, apart from gmail . U can also install Opera browser (although the one that came wih the phone is truly very good!) Next thing to try is the google Maps. The latest Firmware is out and it improved the CAMERA performance But do remember to back up ur phone memory before the UPDATE!! On the flip side.. Yeahh the phone restarts/hangs occationally that borm with the Symbian OS but i hope its gonna be better with the firmware update. ONE THING IS FOR SURE.. E71 IS NOT FOR THE COLLEGE GUYS .. ITS REALLY A PROFESSIONAL PHONE FOR THE SELECT FEW …

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  • Prabhu Seshadri:
    15:34 pm
    Jan 26th, 2009

    Sorry a correction Nimbuzz works with GTalk and Skype and not Hotmail… and I forgot to mention the WLAN performance in the phone is SUPER and the bundled software is genuinely useful (office, GPS, voice recognition etc.)!!!!

    Reply

  • afsar:
    07:55 am
    Jan 30th, 2009

    phone is sucks key pad is minature u require a magnifier disappointed

    Reply

  • mahish:
    09:00 am
    Feb 2nd, 2009

    nokia E71 is Great phone i m using it from last 6 months

    Reply

  • vinodh:
    11:25 am
    Feb 5th, 2009

    how to down load business card reader for e-71 models

    Reply

  • dhavl thakkar:
    09:10 am
    Feb 9th, 2009

    i got it now and really it is owsam……i like it very much and i am enjoying its use

    Reply

  • akhil:
    11:06 am
    Feb 14th, 2009

    hey guys

    i got the E71 a month back. im very happy with it . i have a few things you could help me with

    i have a cellone ( bsnl ) number. how can i automatically recieve emails. do let me know what settings i need .

    thanks

    Reply

  • Kirti Chonkar:
    07:31 am
    Feb 21st, 2009

    It’s just great. very inovative and very good and a amazing software.

    Reply

  • Avinash:
    07:35 am
    Feb 25th, 2009

    suppose there is any nseries cell phone rate at 4000/- then pls contact me.

    Reply

  • bhushan.wankhede:
    12:43 pm
    Mar 3rd, 2009

    hi,,,everyone does new e71 black has a facility of sms scheduler,,,,,,,,it means dat we can set time of sms n it sms is sent at the time

    Reply

  • rafter:
    16:44 pm
    Apr 23rd, 2009

    i just bought E71 black , inshaalah il have it tonight my friend bought for me..
    i hope it’ll work ryt…
    amazing…………..

    Reply

  • JAI:
    09:22 am
    Apr 30th, 2009

    Hi

    To receive mails just like Blackberry on your gsm phone download emoze software.

    Its cool…

    Reply

  • naveen:
    12:54 pm
    May 2nd, 2009

    hi every body
    i wanted to download google earth for nokia e71 mobile send the link to my mail
    plz

    Reply

  • Madhu:
    04:42 am
    Sep 6th, 2009

    I have purchased E 71 Very recently, I am trying to install some freewares which was downloaded by Mobile 9 site, but it is not supporting.
    Could anybody help me

    Reply

  • Jitendra jain:
    11:19 am
    Sep 24th, 2009

    I purchase a E71 , I found it is failed in six month only, i pur it in nokia care they charge 2500/- ( In warrenty period ) then also phone is not repair Now phone conditions is it has lot of noice, phone screen is having lot of dust particals, phone is misshandle, agains nokia care ask money for repair, even they dont want to touch befor payment commitment, last eight year i am fan of samsung (trouble free ) at list i used 10-15 models of samsung

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  • suresh Pai:
    06:51 am
    Nov 21st, 2009

    Hi,
    i have purchased a E71 consulting a friend who was using it. It looks good except that the key pad is small. Down load thru wifi is great. The major issue i have is the phone is hanging very often when i get a call & am not able to receive the call. What is the use if it has all the features & is not functioning for the primary use it is meant as a phone.Now, i am upset when checked with few more users who has got both e66 & e71 and says that it is a common problem in e series even with out using many of the features the phone hangs i have already complained & getting a replacement of my phone but i want to make sure before using it again whether it is a common problem

    Reply

  • Dinesh Nejhavan:
    05:45 am
    Apr 24th, 2010

    Hi, I am planning to buy E71 but wanted to reconfirm that it supports CDMA. Also what would be the basic difference between features offered by Blackberry and E71?

    Reply

  • MANJUNAT:
    09:19 am
    May 15th, 2010

    I WOE71 but wanted to reconfirm

    Reply

  • Brijesh Patel:
    10:04 am
    May 16th, 2010

    hi ! i am using nokia e 71, how do i block contacts from calling me

    Reply

  • js:
    01:36 am
    Jan 24th, 2011

    i have e71, please sombody help me! I am able to download anything and install everything, but after a day have passed, I am unable to download any file, I almost download complete, but a message says “unable to download”, the only fike that i can download is in a format of .jpg, please somebody help me..

    Reply

  • js:
    05:36 am
    Jan 24th, 2011

    hello

    Reply

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