Nokia E71

Nokia E71

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We just loved the Nokia E71’s QWERTY keyboard that was quite comfy even for someone with large fingers. Unlike other Nokia handsets, the keys are quite solid

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Our Rating: 92%

Best Value for Money Plan

Price Plan Internet Talker 900
89.9%
Texts/Minutes 900 mins/texts
3 to 3 Mins 5000 minutes
Handset Cost FREE
Monthly Cost £25
Contract 24 months

The One Plan

Currently, Three's most extension price plan. The only One you are likely to need, this '3' price plan gives you 2,000 (yes 2,000!) anytime, any network minutes, 5,000 Texts, 1GB internet usage and 5,000 minutes of calls to other 3 mobiles each month.

Value for Money
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The One Plan
 
Nokia E71 Grey 24 months contract
Texts Minutes Internet Handset Cost Monthly Cost  
5000 2000anytimeany network 1GB FREE £33a month
 

Internet Talker Plans

A price plan which gives you flexibility, Internet Talker plans don't tie you to a set number of texts and set number of minutes each month. As with Three's previous With Mix & Match plans, you receive a monthly allowance, which you are free to use for texts, minutes or any combination of the two. This is ideal if you find your minutes and text usage fluctuates month by month causing you to exceed either your monthly text or minutes allowance.

But Wait! There's more. Internet Talker also gives you 500MB Internet usage and 5,000 Three-to-Three minutes each month.

Value for Money
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Internet Talker 500
 
Nokia E71 Grey Refurbished 24 months contract
Texts/Minutes 3 to 3 Mins Handset Cost Monthly Cost  
500anytime any network mins
or texts or any mix of the two
5000minutes FREE Was £22, now£17a month
 
Value for Money
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Internet Talker 300
 
Nokia E71 Grey 24 months contract
Texts/Minutes 3 to 3 Mins Handset Cost Monthly Cost  
300anytime any network mins
or texts or any mix of the two
5000minutes FREE Was £20, now£18a month
 
Value for Money
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Internet Talker 300
 
Nokia E71 Grey Refurbished 24 months contract
Texts/Minutes 3 to 3 Mins Handset Cost Monthly Cost  
300anytime any network mins
or texts or any mix of the two
5000minutes FREE £19a month
 
Value for Money
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Internet Talker 500
 
Nokia E71 Grey 24 months contract
Texts/Minutes 3 to 3 Mins Handset Cost Monthly Cost  
500anytime any network mins
or texts or any mix of the two
5000minutes FREE £23a month
 
Value for Money
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Internet Talker 900
 
Nokia E71 Grey Refurbished 24 months contract
Texts/Minutes 3 to 3 Mins Handset Cost Monthly Cost  
900anytime any network mins
or texts or any mix of the two
5000minutes FREE £25a month
 
Value for Money
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Internet Talker 900
 
Nokia E71 Grey 24 months contract
Texts/Minutes 3 to 3 Mins Handset Cost Monthly Cost  
900anytime any network mins
or texts or any mix of the two
5000minutes FREE £26a month
 

Internet Texter Plans

Just like with Internet Talker Plans, Internet Texter Plans give you 500MB internet (1GB with the iPhone) usage and 5,000 minutes to other 3 mobiles each month, however you also receive 5,000 Texts plus an allowance of anytime, any network minutes.

Value for Money
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Internet Texter 100
 
Nokia E71 Grey 24 months contract
Texts Minutes Internet Handset Cost Monthly Cost  
5000 100anytimeany network 500MB FREE Was £22, now£20a month
 
Value for Money
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Internet Texter 300
 
Nokia E71 Grey 24 months contract
Texts Minutes Internet Handset Cost Monthly Cost  
5000 300anytimeany network 500MB FREE Was £25, now£23a month
 
Value for Money
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Internet Texter 300
 
Nokia E71 Grey Refurbished 24 months contract
Texts Minutes Internet Handset Cost Monthly Cost  
5000 300anytimeany network 500MB FREE £24a month
 
Value for Money
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Internet Texter 500
 
Nokia E71 Grey Refurbished 24 months contract
Texts Minutes Internet Handset Cost Monthly Cost  
5000 500anytimeany network 500MB FREE £27a month
 
Value for Money
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Internet Texter 500
 
Nokia E71 Grey 24 months contract
Texts Minutes Internet Handset Cost Monthly Cost  
5000 500anytimeany network 500MB FREE £28a month
 
Value for Money
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Internet Texter 900
 
Nokia E71 Grey Refurbished 24 months contract
Texts Minutes Internet Handset Cost Monthly Cost  
5000 900anytimeany network 500MB FREE £30a month
 
Value for Money
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Internet Texter 900
 
Nokia E71 Grey 24 months contract
Texts Minutes Internet Handset Cost Monthly Cost  
5000 900anytimeany network 500MB FREE £31a month
 

Pay As You Go

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PAYG
 
Nokia E71 Grey Refurbished No Contract
Details Cost  
Buy the Nokia E71 Grey Refurbished on Three Pay as You Go. Use your Top-up to buy one of our Stretch bundles and you can double your minutes and texts. Plus get 100 3 to 3 minutes, UK Voicemail and Skype to Skype calls and messages. £149.99
 

Our Nokia E71 Review

Nokia E71

Design

The Nokia E71 sports an alluring, smooth design with an ultra-thin build that fits perfectly in your palm. Like any polished steel handset, our fingerprints were all over the Nokia E71 after extensive testing sabotaging its sophisticated look. The general frame is quite sturdy surviving a couple of accidental falls to the grounds.

Overall, its design reminded us of RIM’s BlackBerry and Palm’s Treo making it a sure bet for any modern user.

Screen

At 2.36in, the Nokia E71’s screen boasts a light sensor technology adjusting to your current surroundings. The 16 million colour QVGA 320 x 240 resolution compensates for the screen’s size. The images appear with distinct sharpness and colour saturation. We found the screen to be quite modest in size in comparison with other competitor handsets. We would’ve loved a bigger screen for better performance.

Nokia E71 Angled

User Interface

The Nokia E71 runs a straightforward user interface with full support for the Microsoft Office suit (Excel, Word, etc). One of the handiest features we came across in our research is the specialized home and business modes where you can customize what’s on by default (e.g. email for business mode and music player for home mode).

One problem we’ve stumbled across with the Nokia E71 is its user interface. They are many features tucked away behind mountains of menus. We couldn’t help but think that the user interface is a bit complex for a modern user.

Keypad

We just loved the Nokia E71’s QWERTY keyboard that was quite comfy even for someone with large fingers. Unlike other Nokia handsets, the keys are quite solid. On the negative side, the keypad isn’t very popular with ergonomics specialists, as the keypad is a bit crowded with little spacing. It could’ve used a breather for better design and usability.

Reverse of Nokia E71

Camera & Multimedia

The Nokia E71’s 3.2 Megapixel camera is of good quality producing ordinary images. In poor lighting, the photos were grainy and the colours off-balance. We were glad to find image adjustment tools in order to amend the damage done.

Video quality is the camera’s forte; we found the video mode to be in good shape with clear, sharp color and great frame rate.

Moving on to the music player, we found it to be quite versatile with different file formats such as: WMA, W4A, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+ and MP3. The user interface is impressive categorized by genre, artists, albums, and playlists.

Watching video using RealPlayer is a breeze. We could easily watch our favorite video formats including MPEG-4 and 3GPP.

Nokia E71 Sideview

Connectivity & Battery Life

The Nokia E71 comes with great, out-of-the-box connectivity such as: Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth 2.0, and 3G HSDPA. The Nokia web browser is flash-friendly enabling infinite YouTube browsing. Add to that, an impressive Nokia Maps application is available for maps and smart navigation tools.

The Nokia E71 fully supports the Microsoft Exchange Server, IMAP, POP3, and SMTP email account. We found the setup process hassle-free with a handy setup wizard.

The Nokia E71’s ultra slim battery caught our eye with its size and performance. At 10 hours talktime, and 17 days standby, the Nokia E71 excels in the battery department ideal for business men on the move.

What We Liked

The Nokia E71's QWERTY keyboard, attractive slim design, Wi-Fi support, laundry list features.

What We Disliked

Crowded keypad and modest screen.

Our Final Verdict

The Nokia E71’s has a balanced appeal between sophisticated design, great smartphone features, and reliable connectivity. It comes, however; with a red price tag that not everyone can afford. If you’re willing to shell out the pounds, you definitely have a winner handset!

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General

Form Factor Candybar
Dimensions 112 x 57 x 10 (mm)
Talk Time 630 mins
Standby Time 408 hours
Weight 126 g
Quad Band Yes

Photo and Video

Integrated Camera Yes
Camera 3.20 megapixels
Video Player Yes

Phone

Vibrating Alert Yes
Voice Recognition Yes
Polyphonic Ringtones Yes
Integrated Keyboard Yes
Smart Phone Yes

Messaging

MMS Yes
Photo Messaging Yes
Predictive Text Yes
Video Messaging Yes

Screen

Colour Screen Yes

Connectivity

3G Yes
Bluetooth Yes
Email Yes
GPRS Yes
HSDPA Yes
Infra Red Yes
WAP Yes

Music and Radio

FM Radio Yes
MP3 Player Yes
MP3 Ringtones Yes

Additional Content

Downloadable Content Yes
Downloadable Games Yes
Downloadable Ringtones Yes

Nokia E71 Full Specification

General

Form Factor Candybar
Dimensions 112 x 57 x 10 (mm)
Talk Time 630 mins
Standby Time 408 hours
Weight 126 g
Quad Band Yes

Photo and Video

Integrated Camera Yes
Camera 3.20 megapixels
Video Player Yes

Phone

Vibrating Alert Yes
Voice Recognition Yes
Polyphonic Ringtones Yes
Integrated Keyboard Yes
Smart Phone Yes

Messaging

MMS Yes
Photo Messaging Yes
Predictive Text Yes
Video Messaging Yes

Screen

Colour Screen Yes

Connectivity

3G Yes
Bluetooth Yes
Email Yes
GPRS Yes
HSDPA Yes
Infra Red Yes
WAP Yes

Music and Radio

FM Radio Yes
MP3 Player Yes
MP3 Ringtones Yes

Additional Content

Downloadable Content Yes
Downloadable Games Yes
Downloadable Ringtones Yes

User Comments

I love checking my emails with this phone.. Before I had many mobiles that weren't easy to configure.. But this one made my life easier by keeeping me connected without confusing me with technical stuff

Geekard submitted on 11 February 2009

Couldn't wait to buy the E71…as the previews looked great. phone is beautiful and light… n filled with features.. Recommended!

Avery submitted on 27 August 2008
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