Nokia E61i

“Well, it’s time for us to call it a day and finish the E61i review. There isn’t much to say really – you wanted a messenger handset with a camera and you got it. And it is a really good one. You may remember the couple of questions we laid out when we set to do this review. It’s probably took you several pages until you got here, so let us refresh your memory on those: * Is the camera positioning the E61i into another device category? * Is it worth exchanging your vanilla Nokia E61 for it? Well, as our opinion goes, the camera doesn’t really throw the E61i into a different market niche – it can surely earn it some new rivals, but in the end, it remains the second attempt of Nokia at the messenger form factor. It’s always been an increasingly competitive market and Nokia have done their best to make it tougher for the competition.So getting back to that itching question of all you E61 owners – should I swap mine of E61i or not, we guess that you’ve already found your answer when you bought your Nokia messenger without a camera. The E61i surely offers some really nice upgrades over E61, but considering the probable cost of dumping your used E61 and getting the E61i really doesn’t makes sense.Our thanks go to Mobile Gadgets for providing us with the test E61i unit.”

“Howdy, big boy! At 4.6 x 2.8 x 0.6 inches, the E61i dwarfs most handsets. Luckily, you won't care: Its roomy 2.8-inch screen and comfy keyboard make excellent companions to the fast Symbian OS, which puts Windows Mobile to shame by loading apps almost instantly. The browser stomps others in usability, too, and feels speedy even when tethered to the plodding EDGE network. And since the E61i also has Wi-Fi, you can always find a hot spot instead.WIRED: Handy thumbnail-driven history viewer in browser. Streams Flash and other videos. Nice collection of business and media apps, including a project team manager and RealPlayer. Almost 11 hours of talk time.TIRED: So wide it barely feels like a phone. Accessing the microSD slot requires removing backplate. No stereo Bluetooth. Proprietary headphone jack.”