Nokia E61i Review

Nokia E61i Specifications:-

• General:-
  Announced:-2007, February.
  Status:-Available .
• Size:-
  Dimensions:-117 x 70 x 13.9 mm, 97 cc .
  Weight:-150 g.
• Display:-
  Type:-TFT, 16M colors.
  Size:-320 x 240 pixels, 2.8 inches.
  - QWERTY keyboard- Five-way scroll key.
• Ringtones:-
  Type:-Polyphonic, Monophonic, MP3, True Tones.
  Customization:-Download.
  Vibration:-Yes.
• Memory:-
  Phonebook:-Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall.
  Call records:-Detailed, max 30 days.
  Card slot:-microSD (TransFlash), hotswap.
  - 60 MB shared memory.
• Data:-
  GPRS:-Yes.
  HSCSD:-Yes.
  EDGE:-Class 10, 236.8 kbps.
  3G:-Yes, 384 kbps.
  WLAN:-Wi-Fi 802.11b/g.
  Bluetooth:-Yes, v1.2.
  Infrared port:-Yes.
  USB:-Yes, v2.0 Pop-Port.
• Features:-
  OS:-Symbian OS 9.1, Series 60 v3.0 UI.
  Messaging:-SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging.
  Browser:-WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML.
  Games:-Java downloadable.
  Colors:-Silver.
  Camera:-2 MP, 1600×1200 pixels, video(CIF).
  - Java MIDP 2.0,- MP3/AAC/MPEG4 player,- Office applications,- Blackberry connectivity,- Push to talk,- Voice command/dial,- PIM including calendar, to-do list and printing,- Integrated handsfree.
• Battery:-Standard battery, Li-Po 1500 mAh (BP-4L).
  Stand-by:-Up to 400 h.
  Talk time:-Up to 9 h.
• Price:-364.99$ approx 12,000 – 15,000/- Rs.
• You all know Nokia E61 – it’s been among the most popular Nokia smartphones ever since it was presented. Its fans have always been divided over it not having a camera. Taking that into account Nokia decided to release an updated version of the handset marked with “i”. Besides a camera, the new model features a number of small modifications, or otherwise upgrades, which would again reinstate it as a top-notch smartphone messenger.
• Key features:-
  Rich connectivity options – UMTS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB, Infrared.
  Outstanding battery life.
  2 megapixel camera .
  Messenger form factor with a full QWERTY keyboard.
  Really large 2.8” TFT display.
  Solid, metallic body.
  Symbian OS 9.1 S60 3rd Edition UI.
  microSD memory card slot .
• Main disadvantages:-
  Hefty weight.
  No HSDPA support .
  No secondary camera for video calls .
  S60 UI doesn’t come with Feature Pack 1.
• Connecting…:-
  When it comes to connectivity, Nokia E61i has pretty much got it covered on all sides. You name it: GPRS, EDGE, Wi-Fi, UMTS, USB, Bluetooth and Infrared. Nokia E61i works with Bluetooth Specification 1.2 and A2DP is not among the supported profiles which makes impossible the use of stereo Bluetooth headset with the phone. But then again, E61i is a business oriented smartphone right form the get go. The supported Bluetooth profiles are Dial-Up Networking, File Transfer Service and Object Push Service.
  USB 2.0 is supported with the USB cable supplied in the retail box. When connected to a PC, one of three modes can be chosen for the handset: “Mass storage” – memory card is available as a removable USB drive, no drivers are required; “PC Suite” – standard mode; “Picture Bridge” – direct access to printer, which supports PictBridge.
  Fast data transfers can be achieved via GPRS, EDGE or 3G UMTS. You can also try the Wi-Fi connectivity, in which case you have to be near a Wi-Fi hotspot. And while you are at it, feel free to use the available Internet telephony.

  The Nokia E61i has the latest support for SIP-based services. You can set Internet calling (VoIP) as the default calling method when a SIP service is available which makes internet calls that much easier.

• Conclusion:-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.