Backman
02-07-2007, 12:34 PM
Nokia E61i Review by 3G.co.uk
See 3G's best deal on the Nokia E61i - click here (http://shop.3g.co.uk/o2-nokia-e61i.html)
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Emailing "buddy"
At 3GSM World Congress 2007 this year, Nokia introduced the second wave of the Nokia Eseries portfolio with a trio of feature packed devices - the Nokia E90 Communicator, the slider Nokia E65 device, and the slim email-optimized Nokia E61i device.
Nokia says that the E61i is designed for extensive mobile email usage and offers advanced attachment handling and document editing capabilities.
The Nokia E61i is an upgrade to the well accepted Nokia E61. We reviewed the E61 back in July 2006 when we said it had everything but a camera. Well, now the E61i does have a camera. Lets find out more.
The E61i works on quadband GSM and 3G ( UMTS ) network frequencies with broadband connectivity via WCDMA and WLAN. It should be noted that the handset does support HSDPA but does support the most popular e-mail and mobile business applications.
The first thing to notice is that the E61 has a refreshed, sleeker design than the old E61. This is borne out by the fact that the volume of the E61i is 9cc less than the E61 and that the depth of the E65i is tapered from top to bottom so the actual depth is max. 13.9 min 11.5 mm.
http://www.3g.co.uk/PR/June2007/Nokia_E61i_SideMid.jpg (http://www.3g.co.uk/PR/June2007/Nokia_E61i_Review2.htm)
Click for larger photo
This is by no means a small handset yet when you consider all the features it offers then a compromise on size can easily be made. Its fairly slim but wide.
The colours available are mocha, mocha or mocha. Mocha has been used before by Nokia as an exclusive colour option ( it was offered on the N73 ) and is a very dark brown colour, like that of mocha coffee. So it looks that you will need to like the colour mocha for your purchase of the E61i. The mocha finish, does however, make the phone look really business orientated.
The joystick on the Nokia E61 has been replaced with a 5 way navigation key which has a centre Enter key. You can see the full extent of the keyboard setup and controls in the diagram shown in photo 3 and 4. Two additional buttons have been included for the E61i – these are the contacts list and a programmable short cut button which will launch the applications you have pre selected.
The main physical differences by specification between the E61i and the E61 are :
Nokia E61i
Feature
Depth 13.9 / 11.5mm
Weight 150g
Volume 97cc
Input method QWERTY keyboard
Camera Yes
Internal memory Up to 60MB
Nokia E61
Feature
Depth 14mm
Weight 144g
Volume 106cc
Input method Phone keypad and full keyboard
Camera No
Internal memory Up to 64MB
The E61i is sleeker and has an improved business look to it and has been upgraded with the addition of a 2 megapixel camera. However, there is only one camera.
http://www.3g.co.uk/PR/June2007/Nokia_E61i_ButtonsHome.jpg (http://www.3g.co.uk/PR/June2007/Nokia_E61i_Review3.htm)
Click for larger photo
When a phone is hailed as an emailing wizard maybe we should not expect the bees knees of a camera. The camera is pretty middle of the range with reasonable quality pictures but there's no flash included. Image resolution is a maximum of 1600x1200 pixels 15fps
When Nokia design a business phone they must surely place a strong emphasis on battery life. Looking at the specs Nokia says :
Talktime : Up to 4-9 hours (GMS), up to 2-5 hours (3G WCDMA)
Standby : Up to 12-17 days (GMS), up to 13-19 days (3G WCDMA)
So the good news is that the battery does indeed have reasonable staying power. The battery is 1500 mAh, Nokia BL-L4.
See 3G's best deal on the Nokia E61i - click here (http://shop.3g.co.uk/o2-nokia-e61i.html)
Nokia’s E61i is built on latest edition of the Series 60 Platform, an easy-to-use smartphone software platform. Series 60 third-edition 9.1a together, with Symbian OS 9.1, provides an identical application environment. This is powered by ARM9-based processor running at 222 MHz. The E61i is 3G UMTS only so HSDPA speeds will not be achieved.
The E61 has Wi-Fi built in, so if you are in the vicinity of a network you can use for free you don’t even have to pay connection charges for email retrieval. Bluetooth is here too, and so is infra red, which means you have the full monty of wireless communications options.
Hopping onto a wireless LAN for email pickup or using the E61i’s Web browser is a simple matter of getting the device to search for WLANs and then choosing the one you want from the list proffered.
The E61i has a number of on-board business solutions such as Nokia Team Suite ( for team participation in conference calls, push to talk calls etc ), Quickoffice, Microsoft outlook, ZIP Manager, Adobe Acrobat Reader and more.
The Nokia E61i is designed specifically for extensive mobile email usage and provides advanced attachment handling with document editing included. The new full keyboard design with Navi and One Touch keys offers a mobile user experience in the palm of a hand.
http://www.3g.co.uk/PR/June2007/Nokia_E61i_LayoutMid.jpg (http://www.3g.co.uk/PR/June2007/Nokia_E61i_Review4.htm)
Click for larger photo
The E61i supports corporate mobile email solutions such as Nokia Intellisync Wireless Email, Good Mobile Messaging, Mail for Exchange, Seven Mobile Mail, and BlackBerry Connect and most popular consumer email solutions.
It’s a surprise to see some applications e.g. Instant Messaging included as businesses generally don't like the idea of staff messaging their friends all day.
The upgraded keyboard is a full keyboard with Navi and One Touch keys . This means the keyboard makes the whole email experience and messaging so much easier and allows for much more accurate results too.
I feel any E61 user will cheer that the old 5 way joystick has been removed and replaced with the 5 way pad with a centre button. The location and effectiveness of the quick keys adds to the whole user-friendly experience that the E61i now brings. This is now a great keyboard.
Everyone who looks at the E61i will soon see that the screen is large ( 2.8 inches 320x240 pixels ) and that the TFT screen produces bright, clear results. There is also a XHTML browser for viewing web and intranet pages. Voice calls made with the E61i sounded OK with no issues noticeable. There’s 60MB of internal user memory with hot swappable microSD memory card support of up to 2 GB. That's fine.
3G's verdict on the Nokia E61i
Business users want something that looks the business and does the business. I feel that there will be few business people out there who won’t be impressed with Nokia’s E61i – your emailing “buddy”.
http://www.3g.co.uk/PR/June2007/Nokia_E61i_MultiMid.gif (http://www.3g.co.uk/PR/June2007/Nokia_E61i_Review5.htm)
Click for larger photo
Nokia has come up trumps with the keyboard which likely could be one of the best around. The camera can be a big plus or a big minus to Nokia's E61i sales.
The burning question is. Now that Nokia have included a camera, will business decision makers bar it from their companies as it could fuel company security problems associated with camera phones ?
The Nokia E61i certainly looks the business with its mocha colour co-ordinated finish and slender looks. It definitely does the business in the area of its slick, Symbian operating system and stylish and responsive keyboard.
It can be summed up in 2 words as your “emailing buddy”.
IN THE BOX
Sales Pack Contents
• Nokia E61i
• Battery Li-Ion BP-4L
• Charger Travel Charger AC-4
• Headset HS-5
• User Guide, Quick Start Guide
• CD-ROM (include PC Suite)
• Connectivity cable CA-53
Best features
Great keyboard
Camera included
Good document creation software
Wide range of mobile email support
Nokia E61i Specification
Specification Details
Type of handset Smartphone
Operating System S60 platform 3rd Edition 9.1a
Size 117 x 70 x 13.9 mm
Weight 150 g
Display 2.8” QVGA landscape active-matrix color display supporting up to 16 million colors with an active area of 56.9 x 42.7 mm
Display resolution 320 x 240 pixels
Camera 2 megapixel camera for taking pictures
Video recording / playback Yes
Audio playback MP3, AAC
Connectivity
WCDMA PS (packet switched data) with maximum upload and download rate of 384 kbps
GPRS/EGPRS (Class B, MSC 32)
GSM CSD (circuit-switched data) up to 14.4 kbps
HSCSD (high-speed circuit-switched data) up to 43.2 kbps
Integrated infrared module (up to 115 kbps)
USB 2.0 full speed supported through Pop-PortTM interface
Bluetooth 1.2 specification
Internal memory 60 MB of internal user memory
Memory card slot Hot swappable microSD memory card support up to 2 GB
Java Java MIDP 2.0 games and applications
Messaging email, SMS, MMS
Email client
Email: supports POP/IMAP and SMTP protocols
Supports Nokia Intellisync Wireless Email 8.0 and a variety of third-party email clients: Mail for Exchange 1.5 (delivered via Nokia Downloads! Application), Visto Mobile v5.5, RIM BlackBerry Connect v2.1
View and open email attachments Quickoffice, ZIP Manager, and Adobe Acrobat Reader
MMS and SMS
Instant messaging client
Ringtones Polyphonic, MP3, AAC
Internet browser HTML and XHTML browsers, Nokia Web browser with Mini Map
GPRS Yes
Frequency EGSM 850/900/1800/1900, GPRS/EDGE/3G (WCDMA) 2100MHz
Talktime Up to 4-9 hours (GMS), up to 2-5 hours (WCDMA) Standby Up to 12-17 days (GMS), up to 13-19 days (WCDMA)
Pros
Your emailing "buddy" with a great keyboard
Cons
Camera inclusion may put some businesses off. HSDPA support not included
Verdict
A great smartphone which business users should check out.
3G Total Score
89%
See 3G's best deal on the Nokia E61i - click here (http://shop.3g.co.uk/o2-nokia-e61i.html)
This review covers the above mobile phone only and does not address the performance of any 3G Network. The score is based on a 3G mobile phone checklist.
Copyright : You are advised that this material is the copyright of www.3G.co.uk and is our own personal view only. (C) All rights reserved 2007. Whist every care has been taken in the preparation of this review, the author nor 3G.co.uk cannot be held responsible for the accuracy or authenticity of the information it contains, or consequence arising from it.
See 3G's best deal on the Nokia E61i - click here (http://shop.3g.co.uk/o2-nokia-e61i.html)
http://www.3g.co.uk/PR/June2007/Nokia_E61i_FrontMid.jpg (http://www.3g.co.uk/PR/June2007/Nokia_E61i_Review1.htm)
Click for larger photo
Emailing "buddy"
At 3GSM World Congress 2007 this year, Nokia introduced the second wave of the Nokia Eseries portfolio with a trio of feature packed devices - the Nokia E90 Communicator, the slider Nokia E65 device, and the slim email-optimized Nokia E61i device.
Nokia says that the E61i is designed for extensive mobile email usage and offers advanced attachment handling and document editing capabilities.
The Nokia E61i is an upgrade to the well accepted Nokia E61. We reviewed the E61 back in July 2006 when we said it had everything but a camera. Well, now the E61i does have a camera. Lets find out more.
The E61i works on quadband GSM and 3G ( UMTS ) network frequencies with broadband connectivity via WCDMA and WLAN. It should be noted that the handset does support HSDPA but does support the most popular e-mail and mobile business applications.
The first thing to notice is that the E61 has a refreshed, sleeker design than the old E61. This is borne out by the fact that the volume of the E61i is 9cc less than the E61 and that the depth of the E65i is tapered from top to bottom so the actual depth is max. 13.9 min 11.5 mm.
http://www.3g.co.uk/PR/June2007/Nokia_E61i_SideMid.jpg (http://www.3g.co.uk/PR/June2007/Nokia_E61i_Review2.htm)
Click for larger photo
This is by no means a small handset yet when you consider all the features it offers then a compromise on size can easily be made. Its fairly slim but wide.
The colours available are mocha, mocha or mocha. Mocha has been used before by Nokia as an exclusive colour option ( it was offered on the N73 ) and is a very dark brown colour, like that of mocha coffee. So it looks that you will need to like the colour mocha for your purchase of the E61i. The mocha finish, does however, make the phone look really business orientated.
The joystick on the Nokia E61 has been replaced with a 5 way navigation key which has a centre Enter key. You can see the full extent of the keyboard setup and controls in the diagram shown in photo 3 and 4. Two additional buttons have been included for the E61i – these are the contacts list and a programmable short cut button which will launch the applications you have pre selected.
The main physical differences by specification between the E61i and the E61 are :
Nokia E61i
Feature
Depth 13.9 / 11.5mm
Weight 150g
Volume 97cc
Input method QWERTY keyboard
Camera Yes
Internal memory Up to 60MB
Nokia E61
Feature
Depth 14mm
Weight 144g
Volume 106cc
Input method Phone keypad and full keyboard
Camera No
Internal memory Up to 64MB
The E61i is sleeker and has an improved business look to it and has been upgraded with the addition of a 2 megapixel camera. However, there is only one camera.
http://www.3g.co.uk/PR/June2007/Nokia_E61i_ButtonsHome.jpg (http://www.3g.co.uk/PR/June2007/Nokia_E61i_Review3.htm)
Click for larger photo
When a phone is hailed as an emailing wizard maybe we should not expect the bees knees of a camera. The camera is pretty middle of the range with reasonable quality pictures but there's no flash included. Image resolution is a maximum of 1600x1200 pixels 15fps
When Nokia design a business phone they must surely place a strong emphasis on battery life. Looking at the specs Nokia says :
Talktime : Up to 4-9 hours (GMS), up to 2-5 hours (3G WCDMA)
Standby : Up to 12-17 days (GMS), up to 13-19 days (3G WCDMA)
So the good news is that the battery does indeed have reasonable staying power. The battery is 1500 mAh, Nokia BL-L4.
See 3G's best deal on the Nokia E61i - click here (http://shop.3g.co.uk/o2-nokia-e61i.html)
Nokia’s E61i is built on latest edition of the Series 60 Platform, an easy-to-use smartphone software platform. Series 60 third-edition 9.1a together, with Symbian OS 9.1, provides an identical application environment. This is powered by ARM9-based processor running at 222 MHz. The E61i is 3G UMTS only so HSDPA speeds will not be achieved.
The E61 has Wi-Fi built in, so if you are in the vicinity of a network you can use for free you don’t even have to pay connection charges for email retrieval. Bluetooth is here too, and so is infra red, which means you have the full monty of wireless communications options.
Hopping onto a wireless LAN for email pickup or using the E61i’s Web browser is a simple matter of getting the device to search for WLANs and then choosing the one you want from the list proffered.
The E61i has a number of on-board business solutions such as Nokia Team Suite ( for team participation in conference calls, push to talk calls etc ), Quickoffice, Microsoft outlook, ZIP Manager, Adobe Acrobat Reader and more.
The Nokia E61i is designed specifically for extensive mobile email usage and provides advanced attachment handling with document editing included. The new full keyboard design with Navi and One Touch keys offers a mobile user experience in the palm of a hand.
http://www.3g.co.uk/PR/June2007/Nokia_E61i_LayoutMid.jpg (http://www.3g.co.uk/PR/June2007/Nokia_E61i_Review4.htm)
Click for larger photo
The E61i supports corporate mobile email solutions such as Nokia Intellisync Wireless Email, Good Mobile Messaging, Mail for Exchange, Seven Mobile Mail, and BlackBerry Connect and most popular consumer email solutions.
It’s a surprise to see some applications e.g. Instant Messaging included as businesses generally don't like the idea of staff messaging their friends all day.
The upgraded keyboard is a full keyboard with Navi and One Touch keys . This means the keyboard makes the whole email experience and messaging so much easier and allows for much more accurate results too.
I feel any E61 user will cheer that the old 5 way joystick has been removed and replaced with the 5 way pad with a centre button. The location and effectiveness of the quick keys adds to the whole user-friendly experience that the E61i now brings. This is now a great keyboard.
Everyone who looks at the E61i will soon see that the screen is large ( 2.8 inches 320x240 pixels ) and that the TFT screen produces bright, clear results. There is also a XHTML browser for viewing web and intranet pages. Voice calls made with the E61i sounded OK with no issues noticeable. There’s 60MB of internal user memory with hot swappable microSD memory card support of up to 2 GB. That's fine.
3G's verdict on the Nokia E61i
Business users want something that looks the business and does the business. I feel that there will be few business people out there who won’t be impressed with Nokia’s E61i – your emailing “buddy”.
http://www.3g.co.uk/PR/June2007/Nokia_E61i_MultiMid.gif (http://www.3g.co.uk/PR/June2007/Nokia_E61i_Review5.htm)
Click for larger photo
Nokia has come up trumps with the keyboard which likely could be one of the best around. The camera can be a big plus or a big minus to Nokia's E61i sales.
The burning question is. Now that Nokia have included a camera, will business decision makers bar it from their companies as it could fuel company security problems associated with camera phones ?
The Nokia E61i certainly looks the business with its mocha colour co-ordinated finish and slender looks. It definitely does the business in the area of its slick, Symbian operating system and stylish and responsive keyboard.
It can be summed up in 2 words as your “emailing buddy”.
IN THE BOX
Sales Pack Contents
• Nokia E61i
• Battery Li-Ion BP-4L
• Charger Travel Charger AC-4
• Headset HS-5
• User Guide, Quick Start Guide
• CD-ROM (include PC Suite)
• Connectivity cable CA-53
Best features
Great keyboard
Camera included
Good document creation software
Wide range of mobile email support
Nokia E61i Specification
Specification Details
Type of handset Smartphone
Operating System S60 platform 3rd Edition 9.1a
Size 117 x 70 x 13.9 mm
Weight 150 g
Display 2.8” QVGA landscape active-matrix color display supporting up to 16 million colors with an active area of 56.9 x 42.7 mm
Display resolution 320 x 240 pixels
Camera 2 megapixel camera for taking pictures
Video recording / playback Yes
Audio playback MP3, AAC
Connectivity
WCDMA PS (packet switched data) with maximum upload and download rate of 384 kbps
GPRS/EGPRS (Class B, MSC 32)
GSM CSD (circuit-switched data) up to 14.4 kbps
HSCSD (high-speed circuit-switched data) up to 43.2 kbps
Integrated infrared module (up to 115 kbps)
USB 2.0 full speed supported through Pop-PortTM interface
Bluetooth 1.2 specification
Internal memory 60 MB of internal user memory
Memory card slot Hot swappable microSD memory card support up to 2 GB
Java Java MIDP 2.0 games and applications
Messaging email, SMS, MMS
Email client
Email: supports POP/IMAP and SMTP protocols
Supports Nokia Intellisync Wireless Email 8.0 and a variety of third-party email clients: Mail for Exchange 1.5 (delivered via Nokia Downloads! Application), Visto Mobile v5.5, RIM BlackBerry Connect v2.1
View and open email attachments Quickoffice, ZIP Manager, and Adobe Acrobat Reader
MMS and SMS
Instant messaging client
Ringtones Polyphonic, MP3, AAC
Internet browser HTML and XHTML browsers, Nokia Web browser with Mini Map
GPRS Yes
Frequency EGSM 850/900/1800/1900, GPRS/EDGE/3G (WCDMA) 2100MHz
Talktime Up to 4-9 hours (GMS), up to 2-5 hours (WCDMA) Standby Up to 12-17 days (GMS), up to 13-19 days (WCDMA)
Pros
Your emailing "buddy" with a great keyboard
Cons
Camera inclusion may put some businesses off. HSDPA support not included
Verdict
A great smartphone which business users should check out.
3G Total Score
89%
See 3G's best deal on the Nokia E61i - click here (http://shop.3g.co.uk/o2-nokia-e61i.html)
This review covers the above mobile phone only and does not address the performance of any 3G Network. The score is based on a 3G mobile phone checklist.
Copyright : You are advised that this material is the copyright of www.3G.co.uk and is our own personal view only. (C) All rights reserved 2007. Whist every care has been taken in the preparation of this review, the author nor 3G.co.uk cannot be held responsible for the accuracy or authenticity of the information it contains, or consequence arising from it.