Nokia E71 review: Messenger of steel

Gsmarena have posted their review of the Nokia E71. Here are the key features, main disadvantages and conlusion.

Key features:
Quad-band GSM support
3G with HSDPA 3.6Mbps support
Landscape 2.36" 16M color display of QVGA resolution
Comfortable full QWERTY keypad
Convenient business-minded shortcut keys
Symbian 9.2 OS, S60 UI with FP1 (topped with some FP2 goodies)
369 MHz ARM 11 CPU and 128 MB of SDRAM
Wi-Fi
Built-in GPS receiver, A-GPS
3.15 megapixel auto focus camera with LED flash
110 MB of internal memory, microSD expansion, ships with a 2GB card
The slimmest smartphone ever
Stainless steel casing
Standard 2.5mm audio jack
Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP support
microUSB v2.0
FM radio
Infrared port
Great battery life
Office document editor
Rich retail package

Main disadvantages:
Below average camera performance
Video recording maxes out at QVGA@15fps
No dedicated camera key
Smaller display than its predecessor
Cheap-looking power key
No RDS for the FM radio

Nokia E71 is a powerful business tool - in fact it is one of the most capable we've ever seen. Plus, it has completed the demanding task of adding style and slick looks to the QWERTY messenger breed. The performance of Nokia E71 is praiseworthy, save for the below-par camera.

Rarely has a handset had us so impressed so quickly as the E71. The Nokia messenger seems a great purchasing option if you're after a device of this kind. We still feel a fair warning is due for those upgrading from E61 - the keypad and screen of E71 are notably smaller. If they can live with that though, nothing stands between them and the pure messenger power unleashed. As for the ones who like the business features but aren't so much into QWERTY keyboards - E66 is the way to go.

We admit to a tinge of excitement over a great rivalry shaping up with BlackBerry Bold. But it's fair to say that at this point every day of Bold delay is Nokia's gain, securing the E71 stand as the single ruler of the QWERTY messenger realm. It seems at least one long wait was well worth it.