Eric’s Corner has published an article detailing a full year with the Nokia E71. In my opinion it is the best smartphone Nokia has made to date, but I can’t remember having any smartphone for a full year.
“My E71 has travelled with me all over the world.Two main selling points of the E71 for me are its stylish design and highly demanded qwerty keyboard. The E71 is still one of the thinnest available QWERTY keyboard equipped phones. It’s one of the first QWERTY phones to use metal accents which was quickly followed by the Blackberry Bold. More important than looks is the E71′s great keyboard. The raised keys make it easy to distinguish keys and the narrow design makes it possible to use the phone in one hand. The keyboard is positioned well away from the sides of the phone so reaching for the keys at the edge of the keyboard, like the letter A, are not a chore. The weight of the phone lies just a bit below the center around the keyboard giving it good stability while typing. I actually use my E71 to write my reviews while I’m commuting because it’s much more convenient than pulling out my laptop…”
