Yes, that’s right, Joel Spolsky is in love with his Nokia E71. Who’s Joel Spolsky? Well, he’s the author of ‘Joel on Software’, and he’s been playing with his Nokia E71 now for a while. Joel’s favorite features by far are the keyboard and overall build quality, which I would have to agree with.
To start out, Joel only had a shortlist of things he wanted in his next phone:
- He wanted a phone with a decent MP3 player, so as not to have to carry two devices.
- He wanted to be able to use the phone’s internet connection to get online with his laptop on the train out to the Hamptons (there’s tolerable 3G coverage on AT&T for the first two hours of the trip).
- He needed great Exchange synchronization, not just an IMAP client. For the last few weeks he’s been desperately trying to get Merlin Mann’s Inbox Zero concept working and you need a great Exchange client, not a 1.0 Exchange client.
It seems that the E71 was an excellent choice for Joel. Have you gotten your mitts on the Nokia E71 yet? What things do you love about it, and what drives you nuts? Don’t forget to click over to read Joel’s full thoughts, as he compares it directly to the iPhone 3G in a pretty honest little list.
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Hey Joel, have you tried JoikuSpot Premium Edition?
I also had the free one and had lots of problems with dropped connections.
The Premium edition is awesome, I’ve spent hours without any problems whatsoever!
NICE!
Cheers!
Rayan
Joel writes that he didn’t buy the iPhone 3G, because of the reports of dropped connections. I have an iPhone 3G and I do not have any such issues - but I think the Apple iPhone 3G has a couple of other drawbacks. The Nokia E71 is also not perfect.
But overrall I think both are simply great phones - in fact the two best phones in the world at the moment. I wrote a review and compared the two - maybe you want to have a look:
http://www.begemann.org/iphone-vs-nokia-e71/
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