Nokia E61i: Slim & sexy design, Best business phone with lots
Nokia E61i, designed specifically for extensive mobile email usage, provides advanced attachment handling with on-the-device document editing. The Nokia E61i features a roomier QWERTY keyboard and adds a 2-megapixel camera. The Symbian smart phone offers integrated Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and robust e-mail options. In addition, the Quickoffice and Nokia Team Office suites are handy tools for the mobile professional.
Technical specifications
Operating frequency: Quad-band GSM/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900)
Dimensions: 117 x 70 x 13.9 (/11.5) mm
Volume: 97 cc
Weight: 150 g
Display: 2.8” QVGA (320 x 240 pixels) with an active area of 56.9 x 42.7 mm
User interface: S60 platform 3rd Edition 9.1a
Keypad: QWERTY keyboard with backlight, One Touch keys
Imaging: 2 mega px camera for taking pictures and video
Email: supports POP/IMAP and SMTP protocols, Supports Nokia Intellisync Wireless Email 8.0 MMS and SMS, Instant messaging client
Music player: MP3 and AAC formats
Audio/Video: 3GPP and RealMedia
Internal Memory: 60 MB of user memory
External Memory: Upto 2 GB
Applications: Java MIDP 2.0 games and applications
Battery: Battery BP-4L
Talk time: Up to 4 - 9 hours GSM, Up to 2 - 5 hours WCDMA, Up to 4 hours VoIP
Standby: Up to 12 - 17 days GSM, Up to 13 - 19 days WCDMA, Up to 8 - 9.5 days GSM/WCDMA and WLAN
Browsing: HTML and XHTML browsers, Nokia Web browser with Mini Map
Connectivity: WCDMA PS (packet switched data) with maximum uploads and download rate of 384 kbps, GPRS/EGPRS (Class B, MSC 32), GSM CSD (circuit-switched data) up to 14.4 kbps, HSCSD (high-speed circuit-switched data) up to 43.2 kbps
Infrared: Yes (up to 115 kbps)
Bluetooth: Yes 1.2 specification
Data transfer: Remote and local (peer-to-peer) synchronization via Bluetooth, IR, cable, or WLAN
Messaging / Data Features: PDF support, VoIP client, XHTML Browser, Zip Manager support, Microsoft Word support, Microsoft Excel support, Macromedia Flash support, Microsoft PowerPoint support
Wireless Interface: Bluetooth, IEEE 802.11e, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11i, Infrared (IrDA)
Other useful features
Printing capability to compatible printers using Bluetooth wireless technology
Integrated Nokia Mobile VPN (virtual private network)
USB 2.0 full speed supported through Pop-PortTM interface
Voice dialing, Voice commands for menu short cuts, keypad lock, and profiles, Voice recording for making notes or recording conversations
Calendar, to-do lists, notes, and contacts
Text-to-speech message reader
Key Features of the Nokia E61i
* Experience improved email with One Touch keys and QWERTY keyboard
* Take your work with you. View and edit compatible attachments easily on your Nokia E61i
* Get wide business email solution support and easy consumer email set up
* Surf the internet via high-speed 3G and explore the full potential of mobile browsing
* Form meets function in a slimmer than ever design
* Relax a little – listen to your favorite tunes on the MP3 player, and capture images and videos with the 2 megapixel camera
* Connect on the go: from restaurant, cafes, or your home, for example. Use the WLAN Wizard to locate available WLAN networks
The question of an upgrade for existing E61 users is a little bit more difficult. Beyond the camera there’s little difference in the physicality of the E61 to the E61i. The built in software changes are, for the most part, included in the firmware updates available to end-users of the E61 using Nokia Software Update. As a replacement unit for a damaged Nokia E61, by all means take the later model, but there’s no real need to lust after that extra ‘i’ just yet.