More thoughts on the Nokia E71

I have to admit that the Nokia E71 is not the perfect mobile device. But it is a very good compromise for my requirements.

You should consider the E71 is you want the following features

• a usable QWERTY keypad
  
• great free Symbian software (Gmail, Google Maps, Mobbler, MSN Messenger, Skyfire, Opera Mini)
• every connectivity option covered (Wifi, 3.5G, GPS, bluetooth, infra-red)
• beta apps from phone manufacturer (Ovi, Beta Labs, MOSH)
• search tool (a bit like a desktop search on a PC)
  

You should look elsewhere if you are looking for the following

• good camera
• lightweight handphone
• 3.5mm headphone jack (to plug in better headphones)
• charging using normal USB-mini USB cable
• touchscreen
• scroll-wheel
• easy sync of documents with PC (it can't sync office documents, one way is to transfer manually)

Personally, I find that some of the missing features are a result of market segmentation, rather than a technology limitation...