Nokia E51 Smartphone
Nokia has launched the latest smartphone in E-series, the E51, which is one of the slimmest smartphones with just 12 mm thickness.
Features of E51 are;
- Networks: GSM (GPRS/EGPRS) 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, WCDMA (HSDPA, up to 3.6 Mbps) 850/2100 MHz
- Dimensions: 114.8×46x12 mm
- Weight: 100 g
- Display: 2”, TFT, 240×320 pixels, 16M colors
- Camera: 2-megapixel with video capture
- Memory: up to 130 MB of user’s memory, microSD cards (up to 4 GB)
- Media: FM-radio, MP3-player, music playback on stereo Bluetooth headsets
- Connectivity: WLAN (IEEE 802.11g), Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, USB 2.0 full-speed (Micro USB connector), IrDA port (115 kbps)
- Email: POP3, IMAP4, SMTP with attachment viewer, LED notification on incoming messages; support of exterior E-Mail clients (Mail for Exchange, Visto Mobile, Seven Always-on)
- Voice: PTT (Push to talk), speakerphone, VoIP via WLAN, voice recorder, Text-to-speech
- Misc: Nokia Office Tools 2.0 (Nokia Team Suite, In-device Search, Quickoffice, Macromedia PDF reader, Zip manager, File manager, Active Notes), Download! Tool, Nokia Maps, Worldmate, Yahoo! Go.
I bought the Nokia E51i about a month ago. It is sleek and beautifully finished. it is truly a smart phone in that it incorporates an astonishing range of functions that work very well. The camera is excellent. Telephony is a breeze with excellent audio quality. Web-browsing is within easy reach with an ADSL connection. What are the faults? it is too small and easily slips from the hand. The buttons are small and cramped and it is not easy to hit the right ones without careful inspection. While the screen is bright and sharp, one has to wear glasses to read anything. (I am an oldie)I know the fashion is to go in for wee phones with lot of functions - but this is downright silly. A full-featured phone must be large enough to make full and easy use of the facilities offered. To sacrifice this for the sake of mere fashion is downright silly. The e51i would have been a wonder if it were double its size.
R Chandrasoma Sri Lanka