Nokia launch E71 and E66
Today Nokia launch the E71 and E66 and I’m here in London at Nokia’s event announcing the release. I shall be updating throughout the afternoon with first looks and thoughts and hopefully some initial comparisons with my BlackBerry 8820. Both devices are expected to ship in key markets in July at a retail price of €350 before applicable taxes and subsidies.
They say:
• The Nokia E71 and Nokia E66 come fully equipped for easy-to-install and easy-to-use business and personal email. Both products support email accounts from more than a thousand internet service providers (ISPs) around the world, including Gmail, Yahoo! mail and Hotmail. Additionally, the Nokia E71 and Nokia E66 support the Nokia Intellisync Wireless Email solution as well as third party email solutions like Seven and Visto. People who use Microsoft Outlook at work can access their email using the Mail for Exchange mobile email client, which comes pre-loaded in both devices.
• These are well-crafted devices, stainless steel was chosen by our design team as the core material for these devices, giving them great strength and classical beauty.
• The Nokia E71 is designed for email power users, just some of its many features include: One touch key to access email, full QWERTY keyboard, predictive text input, easy set-up as well as improved calendar and contacts functions. With these Nokia Eseries devices, people can get reliable real-time access to their email, calendar, contacts and tasks, as well as download and edit attachments like Word, Excel, PowerPoint or pdf files directly on their devices.
• The products support the latest Ovi services, including maps, music and media sharing that power users expect from their device. This includes fast and seamless browsing with HSDPA, wireless LAN and 3G connectivity, Assisted GPS (A-GPS) and Nokia Maps for navigation, an in-built music player with support for up to 8/16 GB; and a 3.2 megapixel camera.
• In addition to serving entrepreneurs and smaller businesses, the Nokia E71 and Nokia E66 also come fully equipped with a robust suite of enterprise grade features, including a built-in encryption functionality for both the device memory and for the memory card, integrated mobile VPN, device lock and wipe to protect corporate information, device management, and integration to business voice systems.
Further specs:
Nokia E71
• Optimised mobile email and messaging experience with full QWERTY keyboard and pocket-size for one-handed typing.
• Two customisable Home Screen views with active stand-by-plug ins and application shortcuts - fast and easy switching between the two screens. For example one for business and one for personal.
• One touch keys for Home, Calendar, Contacts and Email.
• Intelligent input with auto-completion, auto-correction and learning capability ensuring fast and error-free typing.
• Nokia Calendar and Contacts for Eseries applications with improved features.
• Built in A-GPS/GPS and Nokia Maps.
• HSDPA data connection - up-to 3.6 Mbps for fast web browsing and downloading.
• 3.2 megapixcel camera with auto focus and flash, front camera for video calls.
• Music player, media player, visual radio.
• Nokia MiniMap browser.
• Online Sharing: Share on OVI.
• Built in mobile VPN.
• Data encryption for both Phone Memory and Micro SD.
• Nokia PC internet Access (Via Phone as Modem.
Email is handled by Nokia’s Intellisync Wireless Email, MS Exchange and other corporate server mail formats and POP/IMAP. The Phone runs the usual S60 platform and yes the photos were right, both devices are available in Grey Steel and White Steel.
The Nokia E66 has similar spec. It uses a slide design and has no QWERTY keyboard, instead going with the traditional mobile keypad. It also has the ability to switch from portrait to landscape view with the usual turn of the device. This makes the most of the 320×240 2.4″ QVGA screen.
The E71 has a quoted standby time of 17 days (GSM) and 20 Days (WCDMA). The E66 is 11 days (GSM) and 14 days (WCDMA). Talk time for the E71 is up to 10.5 hours (GSM) and 4.5 hours (WCDMA) and 7.5 hours (GSM) and 3.5 hours (WCDMA) for the E66.
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