The Nokia E71 is a business smartphone with a full QWERTY keyboard. It uses the Symbian OS (version 9.2), with Feature Pack 1. It succeeded the Nokia E61/61i models before it by building on their base design and enhancing their features. The Nokia E71 is to be succeeded by the Nokia E72.

The E71 recieved many positive reviews and awards, such as:

Editor’s choice and a 8.9/10 rating on CNET.co.uk
Phone of the Year and Best Smartphone at the Mobile Choice Consumer Awards of 2008
WIRED Magazine’s Best of Test in 2008
Highly Commended at the GSMA Awards in 2009

Features

* Pocket-sized for one handed typing, full QWERTY keyboard.
* Two customizable Home Screen views which each have their own active plugins and shortcuts – basically for switching between business and personal modes.
* One-Touch keys for quick acecess to applications
* Auto-completion, autocorrection and learning capability while typing
* Calendar and Contacts
* Built in GPS and Nokia Maps
* VOIP Calling
* HSDPA data up to 3.6 Mbps
* 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus and flash, also a front camera for video calling
* Music player, media player and radio
* Built in VPN
* Data encryption for phone memory and the microSD card
* Internet access if you want to use your phone as a modem for your computer

Technical details

* System: WCDMA 850/2100, WCDMA 900/2100and WCDMA 850/1900, HSDPA, GSM/EGSM 850/900/1800/1900
* User Interface: Symbian S60 platform
* Dimensions: 114 mm x 57 mm x 10 mm (L x W x H)
* Standby time: Up to 17 days (GSM), 20 days (WCDMA)
* Talk time: Up to 10.5 hours (GSM), 4.5 hours(WCDMA)
* Main display: 2.36” QVGA (320×240), 16 million colours
* Battery: BP-4L, 1500 mAh, Li-Po
* Memory: 110 MB internal memory, support for up to 32 GB microSD-HC memory card
* Camera: 3.2 megapixels (2048×1536 pixels), video recording in QVGA quality at 15fps
* WCDMA max download 384 kbps; upload 384 kbps
* HSDPA up to 3.6 Mbps
* WLAN (IEEE 802.11b/g)
* EGPRS multislot class 32, max download 296 kbps; upload 177.6 kbps
* GPS and support for assisted GPS (A-GPS)
* FS-USB, Infrared
* Bluetooth wireless technology 2.0 with A2DP stereo audio, enhanced data rates (EDR)
* 2.5 mm AV connector

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