Nokia E51: perfectly balanced...

[Chickenbackside]

Got this little guy to use and so far it has been a joy.

 

 

It's slimness and fantastic build-quality and materials make the phone feel good to use. Like driving a German car. It's the smallest in the family.

 

Functionally, the E51 can do everything the E90 can, except GPS. And it does everything very well. Improved user interface, fast speed, top of the range communications protocols ensure that it is not all show and no go.

 

Of course being a business phone targeted at business people, media capabilities take a back seat. The 2MP camera with no flash is nothing to shout about, but business users don't go around snapping pictures with their phones everyday. But the looks can easily fit into the multi-media phone category.

 

 

 

Functionality comes before everything else. Wifi, 3.5G, push/pull mail, VoIP, productivity suites, compatibility with Office documents, PIM, instant messaging, camera, music, video...etc. You name it, it can do it. To top it all off, the battery life is good.

 

The things that aren't so good aren't so bad either. The main complaints are that it is a fingerprint magnet and the buttons on the sides and top of the phone are a bit stiff to press. That's about it.

 

At RRP SGD$588, I honestly cannot think of a more capable, well-made, functionally well-balanced and good-looking phone to buy at this price.

 

I think we have a winner here.

 

For the full view with loads of pictures and video:

 

http://meandmyphones.blogspot.com/2007/11/...y-balanced.html