[KSM-Vtec]

Ya do agree with you on most points.


One thing i wanted to ask all you guys - does the GPS maps etc use the GPRS?

Originally Posted by premjit

Hi,

I've had the E 71 for about a month now and here are my observations:

Looks:

Looks absolutely stunning. Its very sleek and light too compared to my earlier Palm Treo 680. The steel burnished doesnt scratch easily if its kept within the leather/ pseudo leather case. However, the inner lining gets loosened up with time so u need to keep sticking it with super glue or sumtn.

Features:

Some extremely useful features like the business card reader, GPS (tho there are no Nokia maps for Kolkaya yet). Any idea of Nokia has launched them for Kolkata, The camera sucks big time...and its an understatement. I cannot take a vaguely presentable photograph no matter what the conditions are. This is the singular most horrible feature on the phone. Another issue is with the selection of multiple entries. I wish there was a dedicated selection button based on which we could mark all the relevant entries rather than going into the menu everytime. (Any idea if there are any shortcuts for this). The speaker is also not the best consdierng its a business phone and one may need to use the speakerphone often.

Keypad:

I think the key pad is extremely user friendly and the keys are perfect for use. Yes, u need to use ur nails but it does the job of punching an sms or a quick email very well. Also, since its rubberised, its non slip.

Software:

The initial two weeks were good with no glitches whatsoever. But, lately, I've been seeing that after prolonged sms'es, I cant get into the menu by pressing the Home key. I need to restart the phone for this. Extremely strange, but its come to be expected from the E series. Also, if u let loose a few applications quickly, the phone hangs and needs a restart.

On the whole, The pluses and minuses are:

+
1. Sleek looks
2. Good keypad
3. Features

-
1. Horrrid Camera
2. Medicre speaker
3. Strange E series software glitches

Regards
Premjit