Nokia E71x Unlocked GSM Symbian 9.2 OS QWERTY Cell Phone - Black

First off, I have to say that I am a long time diehard fan of Nokia phones. In fact, I have never owned another brand. I am totally loyal! They take a beating and last forever. They have exceptional call quality and clarity. They are durable and biult to last. Never once had a problem with any that I owned.Typically I don't like the Blackberry style phones, however, this is a Nokia we're talking about! So I had to get it. It was time to replace my 6682 anyway. I had it for quite a while. I tend to keep my Nokia's for a while because I become so attached to them and they just never die!I love the E71x! Very easy to use. The WiFi is great! Buttons are a little small, but I am sure I will adapt quickly. The selection of ringtones is great - funny too because they have a few on there that are actually sung by a female voice lol. I love that the casing is made of stainless steel - adds to the durability. The lcd screen is a decent size. If you like a full screen like on the iPhone, you might not like this one, but I don't have a problem with it at all. After seeing it online, I thought I would be disappointed with the screen size, but it turns out it is just right. Plenty big enough for me.The phone is slim, but a tad heavy. Nothing to complain about though and I believe the weight is due to the battery. I love the sleek black finish on it. It does gather fingerprints easily but they are easily "polished" off using a cloth. A microfiber cloth is great for this... kinda like the ones you use for eyeglass lenses.The buttons feel good when using. The back casing snaps on and off easily and feels secure when doing so. This one actually latches very well and has 2 push buttons to release it.The feature list is complete and useful. All functions process fast too! My 6682 always seemed a little sluggish at times, however I still loved it just the same. I wish this E71x had a sliding case for the camera like my 6682 did. I absolutely loved that feature! There was no chance of damaging the lens, getting dust in it, etc. The camera on this phone, as with all Nokia's is great and includes all of the features/settings you could ask for. I truly believe that Nokia phones have the best cameras. I have messed around with bzillions of other cell phones and I just have never found one to rank up there with Nokia phones in regards to any features, wether technical or physical.I have only been using my phone for 2 days now, but I have tested all of the features and "played" with it extensively and I have to say that I am totally happy with my purchase and would recommend this phone to anyone. It will appeal to business users and "regular" users as well. In fact, my 15 yr old son who likes the full screen touch screen phones w/slide out QWERTY boards actually said "Whoa! That's nice!" when he saw my phone. He does not like the Blackberry/Palm phones either. He was quite impressed and also played with it for a while.I am not a business user, but I do like to have all of the features as I do find use for them from time to time and it comes in handy to have them. I use all of the multi media features though and always use the camera/video features as primary camera. I text a TON and also email quite often from my cell phone. Like I said, this phone will appeal to the business user as well the non business user.Definitely a 5 star phone in all regards!Now, I am just waiting for Krusell to release a leather case for the E71x. Their cases are the best! I buy one for all of my phones and all of my family's phones. They fit perfectly and totally protect all surfaces of the phone while allowing full functions while the case is on. Highly recommend Krusell as well!Edited to add: In case anyone is interestes, the Krusell case for the Nokia e71 also fits the e71x perfectly. I don't know why I assumed it wouldn't since they are both the same size/design. I got my case and my Nokia is snuggled inside it :). I could not be any more happy with either purchase!UPDATE - I do have to admit that the battery life on this is on the short side. It pains me to find a complaint with this phone, but I have to be honest. All my previous Nokia's we able to go DAYS without charging. I charge this phone everyday and sometimes twice a day. I have gotten in the habit of plugging it in to charge each night when I go to bed. It seems to charge more slowly than my previous phones too. I am not sure if it makes a difference or not, but my other (Nokia) chargers always had the "rapid charger" claim in the name .. this one doesn't. I also plug it into the car charger during any and all car trips, no matter how short, just to get a little extra charge on it.One final peeve, as someone else also has mentioned, you cannot dial by letter; for example 1-800-SEPHORA .. you have to dial the actual numbers because of the qwery keypad. That really threw me off when I wanted to call Sephora lol. Just something to keep in mind. Hopefully I won't run into too many situations where it will be an issue, but it is soo much easier to dial 1-800-PROGRESSIVE than to memorize the number lol. I guess anyone who already uses qwerty phones will already be used to this issue anyway.All in all, I still love the phone. Those things aren't enough to change that. It is a beautiful phone! :)Oh, one more thing.. I am also on a family plan.

Pro's: good hardwareBad:Phone's power supply has a low pitched noise. Works as an excellent mice/moskito's reppelent :-), that is if you need one for free.If you need to keep it next to your bed and you have sensetive ear forget about sleeping next to this phone.Software - buggy synchronization with MS Exchange / Office

The phone looks to be in excellent order but I'm not sure if this is really an original brand-new Nokia unit since it did not come in the usual E 71X packaging like I've gotten in the past. I have yet to test it out. But I'm sure it is fine.

Got this phone and returned it the next day. It does have lots of features and is very well put together.The keyboard and numeric pad is too small for me to read and type and as the title says I would not recommend it especially for seniors with vision problems.I exchanged it for the iPhone 3G which is a much better phone. Large onscreen touch screen keyboard. Much better for me

Very durable, previously had a T-mobile Dash that broke 3 times so that is what I am comparing it to. 3G internet surfing is fast, internet browser is so so and AT&T adds a lot of folders to the phone that you cannot remove. Exchange email works just fine, great work phone.

I am a E61i owner. I bought E71x to replace my wife's Palm Treo 750 a few days ago. The quality of build is solid. E71x is a bit smaller (thinner) than E61i with better and well-organized software setting menus (E61i's setting is kind of all over the place). It took my wife about 30 minutes to play around and reconfigured the phone to fit her convenience. It is easy enough to use.When I download Nokia PC Suite, it is important to "pick" the right phone, otherwise, your PC may not find your phone (apparently, I made that mistake). Also, for the first time, check the phone to agree on updating the service component on the phone from 1.0 to 1.xx(click Yes on your phone and accept the connection when you see "Windows is installing..." screen hanging for a bit too long like several minutes).After PC suite installation is finished, it is a walk in the park to synch up e-mails, notes, appointments with Outlook. External E-mail setup is a snap, nothing particularly difficult (mostly, same information you need to set up your PC in the office/home).The reception is amazing (the basic function as a phone). I did not even know my wife was already on the road (usually, a lot noises and breakups with her old phone on the speaker). When she warned me that she was arriving her company's underground parking lot, we kept on talking until I finally asked her where she was. She told me sitting in the car in the parking lot chatting with me.The display is better than most of the phones I saw in the office. Camera is so much better than my E61i. I took a picture on my lunch in the lunch room and printed on a letter size (8 by 10 I think) through office's color laser and still looked good. The response from the phone is terrific (meaning much faster comparing to my E61i). You feel the good quality on the keypad when you text.I am just a regular Joe with no particularly strong technical background and this is my 2 cents about this phone.

Item was not an E71x, as described, but was a Chinese E71 (model RM493). It was in great condition, but will not work in the United States and is also missing features compared to the E71x.

I love the full QWERTY keyboard and non-touch-screen workings. However, it couldn't be made to work with my Consumer Cellular network so it's a lost gadget to me. I had hoped...