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CNET Asia Review

By Damian Koh
Jun 29, 2006

Excellent

8.4

out of 10

The good: Slim form factor; large 2.8-inch 24-bit display; expandable memory; onboard 3G and Wi-Fi; office applications; remote security features; push email capabilities; long battery life; loud built-in speaker.

The bad: Keys are a tad too close for comfort typing; moderately stiff joystick; camera version not available; no FM tuner.

The bottom line: The Nokia E61 has pretty much everything a mobile professional will need in a smart phone and its sub-S$750 pricing makes it all the more attractive to mainstream users, particular those who want a phone without camera.

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Codet

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Wouldn't trade it in for the new i-Phone!!!

Jul 8, 2008

Rating: 10 out of 10 (Perfect)
Pros: Sturdy for its look, Qwerty keyboard, WiFi, No Camera (sometimes a Pro), Responsive OS, Easy to find software/upgrades, Amazing battery life!
Cons: No Camera (yes, sometimes a Con), Slow SMS system (patch/fix available), Sound recorder button a bit too responsive, No keypad Auto-lock
Opinion:
Yes, I wouldn't trade this phone for the new (3G) i-Phone! No I have nothing against Apple or the i-Phone!

So the first thing I read about this phone when I researched about this phone and found after buying it that it actually does have the most amazing battery life! They say its 7 hours and its actually supposed to be 7 hours! I can say its more than any other phone I have ever owned.

The SMS service did take a lot of time, like 30-45 seconds but I found the patch to fix it and now its out of the screen in 3 seconds.

It runs on a Symbian OS and you can find a lot of free software/upgrades, like Opera Browser, WiFi Presenters, divx player, supports i-pod videos if I am not wrong, and even has Real and Flash players.

One thing I realy wanted and miss the most is the keypad Auto-lock ... Read more

puensuan

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It is pretty easy use especially sending SMS

Dec 27, 2007

Rating: 8 out of 10 (Excellent)
Pros: Wifi support, support Group SMS, Easy to send sms through keypad
Cons: Not the usual USB connector for synchronisation, no camera, not touch screen.
Opinion:
Although E61 is not a touch screen phone, it has the useful mouse like joystick control to make selection. For past one year, it is very useful for me to send sms by grouping.

bn2585

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NOT GOOD AT ALL!

Dec 21, 2007

Rating: 1 out of 10 (Abysmal)
Pros: SCREEN, KEYPAD AND WIFI.
Cons: EVERYTHING!!
Opinion:
I bought it over an year ago and I had to do a frimware upgrade because the thing got so dam laggy and it would take over 40 seconds to send an sms. After i did a frimware upgrade, i lost my privlage of using bluetooth, when i connect to my car handsfree it disconnects and would not connect again, this happens with my bluetooth adapter on my PC to. I contacted Nokia and they were NO GOOD. AVOID THIS PHONE!!!

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